Row Call- WLS Grads that Lurk

Aww, thanks, Deb!! Your kind words meant alot to me!! Thank you very much!! Eileen

Hi Deb, Ok, I'll get brave & post. I've been lurking everyday since they started the WLS Grads board. I'm on the California board everyday. I like this board alot. I'm 17 months out today & lost 101 lbs. I'm considered a lightweight. I've been struggling & don't always make the right choices with my food. I have a sweet tooth. Ugh!! It's my own fault I haven't lost more weight..what can I say? I think I'm the only one struggling but here I see I'm not. Just recently had a total knee replacement that I'm recovering from. Hope to learn alot from this board. Terri

Hey Terri... Ok first off... the lurk mode.. won't work.. they done seen you now lady. Ya gotta start posting more. I dont know if you feel as I do but since coming here .. it has been the first time I felt.. dunno energized on a personal level..and challenged in a VERY long time as post op. I love talkin with others and get alot of enjoyment from that but I also being here on this board... feeling challenged and more aware of the things that I started slacking on. I am so happy to know my struggling is not just me...and seeing others with the same issues makes me not feel so down on myself. Posting keeps me more HONEST lol... its just part of the support sooo.. ya keep a posting girl. We are all in this together and since this is a new site.. many don't know each other yet so no "cliques" are here either like some chat sites! Its a circle of love! deb

Hiya Deb. I post here.........not often but some. I love just board. I get so much information from all of ya . Everyday I learn somthing from some of ya. Great to met everyone here. . Good to see how well we have all done. ~~T 296/176/165

Hey Teresa.. it is so wonderful to meet u. Thanks for posting back gf. wahoo 10lbs to goal... good job girlie.. Its so nice to meet new friends here... Ya keep a posting girl and have a wonderful weekend!!! *hugs* deb

I guess I would be considered a lurker. I lurk on many boards on OH. I have peeked at this new board a few times since it started. I have lost 200 pounds since my surgery on 2/22/02 and in April gave birth to our first child (a girl). Having a baby was a big part of the reason I had WLS since at 419 pounds I was unable to get pregnant. I still have between 50 and 75 pounds to loose and hope to have more plastic surgery soonish. Thanks for encoraging lurkers to post. I usually don't feel like I have anything important to say but like making connections with people who understand where I am coming from. Thanks again, Cindy W

OK Cindy the Lurker.. yer busted.. they have seen you here as well now lol so no lurking... You seem like me ... a sponge absorbing from different areas.. I love surfing.. Wow you have alot of wisdom in different areas to help many.. losing over 200lbs is amazing but also having a child as well. now thats a bigggggggg blessing girl! Congratulations and I sure hope to see you here as much as you can... great to meet you "wonder lady" deb

Hi! This is the pefect board for me. I am 2.5 years out and at goal!!! I think you are all great here and am looking forward to posting instead of lurking. God bless...

Awww hi Sandi. I am so glad you posted. Its great to meet you and congratulations on the goal met. After I finish here posting ..Im going to everyone's profile to just read up on everyone's journey. where's yer pic girl... show that body off gf! holding you to that post that your going to start posting instead of lurking .... ***Hugs**** deb Thank you so much for posting to this link!!!

Hi Deb, I've posted here a few times and lurked every stinkin' day.....your comments about the little demon on your shoulder every time you post....LOL I had to laugh, I have one too......I think most of us do. I tend to ramble when I post and I get very boring, or so I've been told. LOL. I'm trying to curb my verbosity and just post when I feel there is something I can offer......instead of sitting here and journaling!!! I post mostly on the Over 50 Forum - I'm old......and sometimes on the Cali board though I live in Phoenix. But I post less and less as time goes by.......I just don't seem to "fit" on the Cali board anymore and though the Over 50 board is fabulous, there are a lot of newcomers and I and a few others are the only ones a little farther out......if there are lurkers there further out than I am, they post rarely.....so this is an important board for me. I read every day. So, if you don't see me much it's because I'm trying to learn moderation and not post too much.......LOL You are doing a great job getting this board up and running......a more perfect "welcome wagon" could not be found - you rock!! Keep up the good work! P.S. I love my new After pic in my Before and After.....it is this thumbnail, and was not supposed to be the thumbnail......oh well...they are volunteers...and they do a great job! Jeannie 380/330/180/155 size 5X to a size 10