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HI all ... It has been a long day!!! Name:Lisa Michelle Nick Names: Chelle -_itch fill in the blank Age: 35 Date of Birth: 12/12/1968 Location: Knoxville Status: I am married and pre op waiting on ins app Kids:2 14yr old son and 2 year old daughter Occupation:Environmental Health and Safety Cordinator Is the offical title Things you love:God, My kids , my husband Family, and Cherry. Going to the beach with my Dh and Kids. Cant wait til next summer. Things you hate:liers people who hurt others. stupid racist people Favorite -Movie? Forrest Gump -Music? country- Kenny Chesney-toby keith-mongomery gentry -Hobby? this thing here -TV Show? Judge Judy -Workout? are you kidding -Food? watermelon and dew -Animal? What made you have WLS? I am just so tired of being sick.... I want to feel good. I am 35 and feel 80 Do you regret it? Would you like to meet other WLS Tennessee Members? yes Things your can't wait to do once the weight comes off? plant a garden ride Cherrys husbands Harley(if the witch will let him take me) go to a park and ride the rides Something your looking forward to this surgery

Michelle, I love you too and you can ride all you want to with dh. He will let you ride the Harley anytime you want too! And when we all go to the beach we will take the Harley! Cherry

Hi, Im Donna Nick Names: none Age: 30 yrs old Date of Birth: July 19th Location: Clarksville Status: Married Kids: 4 Occupation: Disbalilty Things you love: reading, the water, reality shows Things you hate: bugs, spiders Favorite -Movie? Finding Nemo -Music? Rap -Hobby? reading -TV Show? The Swan, Survivor -Workout? Running -Food? Sushi -Animal? Goldfish What made you have WLS? Seeing the scale climb to almost 300 lbs Do you regret it? Not one bit Would you like to meet other WLS Tennessee Members? Yes Things your can't wait to do once the weight comes off? Wear a bathing suit at a beach without fear of being harpooned Hey great idea Katie; this was fun

Katie it's a great ideal ! name: Linda Reagan age: 45 dob: 8/31/1958 location: Maryville status: married, surgery date 8/9/04 kids : Danny 25, Eric 22, Amy 18 Occupation : LPN things I love : god, spending time with my family, walking on the beach, riding with the top down, camping. things I hate : liver, slimy stuff, liars, two faced people favorite: movie : Secerts of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, Finding Nemo, the lord of the ring movies, music: anything but Opera and heavy metal hobby : love to read, dabble in gardening TV show :The Dead Zone, 24, Monk, StarGate workout: not really food : ice cream animal : have a poodle name Bear I'm having WLS to improve my health and lessen my pain, I have the hip of a 70 yr old and a knee of a sixty yr old my ortho doc's say they are in a race to witch one will have to be replace within the next two yrs. I want to feel better!! Do you reget it : I don't think I will I would love to meet other WLS members !! Things I can't wait to do.. ride a bike again, cross my legs, not worry about fitting in seats, walk without resting every little bit, play with my grandkids in the floor. Something your looking forward to : feeling better, shopping in a normal store, better sex... Good things to all, Linda

Here it is Katie and everyone elsa name: Eva Ortiz nick name: Beaver,don't ask lol age:56 Dob:1947 location:Franklin,Tenn. Status:pre-op and married to a really good man finnally after 4 times Kids:4 occupation:not working right now things i love:my God,my family my grandchrildren things i hate:trying not to do that anymore it gets you no where Favorite: movie:Saturday night fevor,Harry Potter,Pretty woman music:love the oldies,60's 70'80's stuff and of course country hobby:can't say any one thing love my puter tv show:CHARMED,VAGUS,THE Ellen show workout:curves,trying to when my knee lets me food:love everything sweet,fried pork chops,fresh squash animal:can't say not to crazy about animals what makes me want wls:well who wouldn't anyone in her right mind would have this surgery if possible,it just gives our lives back to us all the times i see people looking or starring and u know they are talking about you,ya know it just hurts and i know we have all been thier.But that is not the reason well it is part of it,i want to live a longer healthy life for my chrildren and grandchrildren and my husband of 14 years. do i regret it:haven't had it yet but i know i will love it meet other WLS TENN. members: yes things to do when the weight is gone:walk,walk ,walk,go to parks and ride the rides with GC,bye a size 10 or 12 maybe smaller will see. something i look forward to:showing my mom and some other people that i really will do this.they are just not very supportive.

Name~Melissa Nickname~Missy(only by my grandma) ,Mawissa by my best friend. Age~35 Date of Birth~5/19 Location~Knoxville,Tn Status~Happily married for 15 years. Kids~1 daughter 8years old Occupation~I work 3rd shift at the wonderful world of Wal-Mart. Things you love~God,my family Things you hate~ stupid people Favorites ~Movies~Grease,Coyote Ugly ~Music~ country ~Hobby~ I collect cookie jar at the current time I have 70 and they are all on display. ~TV Show~Soaps ~Workout~ none yet, but I like to walk ~Animals~ I have on cat,She is a calico, her name is Patches What made you have WLS~ I want to live a healthier life. Do you regret it~ No Would you like to meet otherWLS Tennessee members~ YES Things you cant wait to do once the weght comes off~Have my daughter put her arms ALL the way around me. Something you look forward to~ I look forward to being able to buy more stylish clothes.

I just wanted to Thank Ya'll for posting a little informatin about yourself! It's nice to finally know a little bit more about you and also wonderful getting some new people to post here! Hope see more of you posting in the future too!! However, where are the Tennessee Obesityhelp MEN?! Huh? Where ya'll hiding on us?! Hehe... Anyways, Thanks Again! -Katie

Alright, here goes! Name: Laura Nick Names: none Age: 27 Date of Birth: 4/7/77 Location: Memphis Status: Married, have not had surgery Kids: 5 month old son Occupation: teacher Things you love: God, son & hubby, family Things you hate: mean people, rude children Favorite -Movie: Harry Potter, Dirty Dancing, The Neverending Story -Music: Indigo Girls, Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, Eddie From Ohio -Hobby: Scrapbooking -TV Show:Law & Order (all of them), 6 feet under, charmed, friends, Boiling Points, Nick & Jessica, ok, I watch WAY too much tv!!!! -Workout: does carrying around an 18 pound baby count? -Food: ice cream, pizza, hot dogs, anything bad for me -Animal: cats & dogs What made you have WLS? I want to be around to have more babies - Dr. said I must lose weight or I may have more serious complications next time - had preeclampsia this time. I want to see my son grow up. I WANT TO BE HEALTHY!!!!!!!!! Do you regret it? I don't think I will Would you like to meet other WLS Tennessee Members? YEP Things your can't wait to do once the weight comes off? HMM... wear smaller clothes, dance, run, rollerblade, ride a bike, not have young children always ask when I will have my baby!!! Something your looking forward to? living life to the fullest

Oh HOW COULD I FORGET CHARMED!!!!!!!!!! That is my favorite show, hands down, also I loved the Neverending story too, good answers!! Candi

Hey Katie! Great Idea! Name: Jennifer Nick Names: Jen Age: 42 Date of Birth: 5/29/62 Location: Mt. Juliet, TN Status: Married Kids: 2 (19 y/o daugher; 14 y/o son) Occupation: Lease Coordinator for a telecommunications company - fancy way of saying I help build cell phone towers Things you love: God, my kids, my husband Things you hate: Being fat Favorite -Movie? Way too many, but to name a few: LOTR (all 3); Moulin Rouge; Ya-Ya -Music? Anything as long as it's good -Hobby? Genealogy, crafts -TV Show? Law & Order; CSI -Workout? Walking; Can't wait to get to the point where I can do more -Food? It would be easier to say what I *don't* like! -Animal? 2 cats