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Thanks Julia...hoping can continue losing a few more pounds and distance myself from the 200 lb threshold.
Just to say that this journey, once started with the surgery, is a lifetime commitment even as we grow older.
Cheers
j
Congratulations Jen! That is amazing and wonderful! I know how difficult it is to reach onederland! It's my goal too, but I'm not that close yet. I am also a survivor, ten years. It sounds like your life is going pretty darn well these days!
Julia
Have to share, just got off the weighscale. I've dropped 0.6 lbs since last 2 days and broke the 200 lb barrier, am now 199.8 lbs.
The lowest I managed after wls 9 years ago was around 208, and then slow regain started after painfully slow weightloss over first 8 months (which had me jealous of everyone else losing massive amounts in record time). Surgeon and Nut put it down to my age, my slow metabolism due to lifetime yo-yo dieting since age13, and that I had already cut out sugars, carbs and most fats over the previous few years and was eating sensibly and not drinking my calories. The surgery gave me built-in portion control, less hunger so theoretically I should lose weight more easily. I was disappointed, plus I was self pay ( remortgaged home) so was really motivated for the surgery to work.
All through high school and college I was around160-175 lbs. I got to over 300 lbs in my 40s-50s on many diets, yo-yoing down 50 lbs and up more. You've all been there, done that before you decided on your surgery. In a way was successful in that I did lose and the regain was not more than I lost ...but ONEDERLAND was still a dream.
Today I've made it. My IBD has given me a helping hand these last few months as haven't been hungry, but I'll take it. Today and for last few days have come through a flare, so am totally without gut pain. Yay! I've broken the Onderland barrier for the first time since the mid 80's! Yay! I'm a 4 year cancer survivor! Yay! My pain patch is working on all my arthritis and fibro pains.Yay!
Life is Good! Doing a little dance here...just had to share my beautiful day.
Jen
Rosie Mercado to Motivate & Inspire as Keynote Speaker at #OH2017!
Plus-sized model and VSG post-op, Rosie Mercado, will join the 2017 ObesityHelp National Conference as the Keynote Speaker on October 28th in Long Beach, California! Rosie will share how she learned to be "Fearless" in spite of being Fat-Shamed, Skinny-Shamed, and told to "jump off a bridge" and kill herself.
Rosie is best known for her work as a plus-size print and runway model, as well as starring in the reality television show Curvy Girls on NuvoTV and as a special correspondent on The Doctors and Dr. Phil on CBS.
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
BTW: 20 year is a long life for a cat. We have 3 cats, all different one 16-17 year old, one 10+, and the third only 3.5 ..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Most my vitamins minerals are fine. My D is good but I take a lot. My iron is dropping so I can see iron infusions his year. I not love them, but I need a load up.
hair, nails and joins are made of collagen... so every time i see my nails splitting -it reminds me to get more jello.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hello,
I went to the public museum today since its was free. At least it was cooler today since i had to park quite away from the museum. Then went to my friends granddaughter b-day party.
Sorry for your loss Julia. I know it is hard.
Have a goodnight
Hi Kathy,
I so understand about the *****ing...go****s human nature. I love to ***** But I just try to keep in mind that I have it very good.
I too hope that the traffic here will improve. Some days I just forget to look and that seems to happen with others too. It would be great to get some new people to post too.
I always wonder how I would do in humidity like that. I can handle it on vacations but it is shocking to my system.
We just lost our third cat. We had three for many years and they started to die about nine months ago. They were all close to twenty years old.
Ever since my surgery my hair and nails have been suffering...I am taking biotin now and hoping for the best. I still get the blood tests for my vitamin levels and all are good except for vitamin D. How about you?
