Thanks for being here!

Hi all,
I'm not exactly new to OH, but I have mostly lived on the VSG forum for the past year+. 

I have just enjoyed the past 45 minutes or so reading this 50's+ forum.  You all seem so uplifting, and supportive.  Just wanted to say thanks for a great cup of coffee so far today!

Hope you and yours are doing well today.

Hello and WELCOME to OFF!!!! We are a great group if I do say so myself!!! Hope to see you here again so we can get to know you!!

HUGS

Hello and welcome to off.....hope you stay around and we can all get to know you better. 

Hugs...connie d

Welcome gonersmom! We are a friendly supportive bunch here. You will love us! LOL
Now start talking! Hugs Debbie

Welcome to the Over-50 Forum ... we're a good group. Hope you'll come often.

Good mornin' ya'll.
Welcome gonersmom. At first I read that gunnersmom and thought you had a marine child as I do. We are a pretty diverse bunch and we are always happy to have another join us. I just got my VSG 2 weeks ago. I love that even 1/2 cup of liquids fills me up. Unfortunately I am still waiting for some significant weight loss.
Well, I FINALLY finished the guy clown. Well, I need to tighten the buttons. I wanted to get DIL's okee dokee on them before I tighten them up. The Fairy Princess is pinned and cut. This afternoon I will mark it and begin sewing. Should be done by Thursday. I have been tied to my sewing machine and today we MUST get to the grocery store.
My DIL says she is confident I can do her couch. She just wants something that will look decent until she can afford a new couch. I have been mulling it over, and I agree. I CAN DO THIS!
My DH is ready to go. Sooooooo.
Everyone have a fantabulous day

Congrats Grannylew on your surgery.  I hope all is going well.  I thought it was a breeze compared to some of my other surgeries I've had.  I hope you are doing just as great. 

You'll be surprised how quickly the weight will come off.  Even when that dreaded 3 week stall happens I've found that I just have to be at peace with what my body is doing.  As long as I'm doing what I should be doing, then my body is going to do what it is supposed to do.  We just might not be on the same time schedules!  LOL  I try to remember I didn't gain the weight over night, I plateau'd on my way up, I'll do the same on the way down. 

Enjoy the journey!

Thanks all for the warm welcome! I had my VSG this past March. I'm closing in on the 100# mark, of which I had lost about 30# during my preop period.

I'm mom of 3 grown boys, the oldest isn't quite a Marine, but he's a pilot for the US Navy. My husband and I live in a small rural area of central WI, and are starting to enjoy the empty nest as the last of the boys moved about a few months ago.

I too enjoy doing some crafts or I should say that I am now just starting to refind my creative side as I am reclaiming the extra bedrooms for a guest room and a 'sewing' room. However, now since VSG I am more apt to hang out on the eliptical in the living room.

So, that's about it for my introduction. Oh...I'm enjoying my last 3 weeks as a 50 year old....the 51st is looming very close in the future! Oh, and I'm very tall (6') with big feet (13-14's) so if anyone else has these problems, please let me know where you are shopping!

Enjoy the day!