Good Morning. Introduce yourselves LWs!

Hi everyone, I'm Lee and yes, I'm older than Roz.  :)  I'll be 60 in October and I hope that by then I won't look my age!  

I'm single these days and have a great friend in my 36 year old son Zach who lives in NYC.  He's working on his second master's degree at the film department at NYU.

I love to walk, so bought a condo back in 2003 that sits on an urban lake with a 3.5 mile path around it.  My yard is a big park filled with ducks, geese and other birds.  I'm lucky that I can walk to work.  I love hiking on trails up in the park district.   Walking is so much easier than it was last summer.  Summer time is pool time for me and I love cultivating a great tan.

My main passion is travel.  In the past few years I've hiked the Great Wall, gone to S. Korea, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Italy, Russia last summer and tomorrow morning I leave for 15 days in the South of France.  I also love my Kindle and enjoy reading very much. 

I had VSG 16 weeks ago.  I'm a slow loser but it's coming off.  I started in a 22/24 pant and 2 or 3x shirt.  I'm now in a 16 pant and L or XL shirt.  I couldn't be happier with my surgery.

It's great reading about everyone.  What a brilliant idea Gina!  :)

Hi everyone, my name is Sandi and I had RNY on March 17, 2010.  My doctor recommended this surgery because of my sleep apnea and I couldn't be happier.  I have lost 53# and 20 inches.  I have gone from a size 18 to a size 14.  Somedays it is still hard to find something I like to eat but I work real hard at getting in my protein.  I have been married 29 years on Saturday and have 1 grown son and 1 grandson (so far!)  I am a registered nurse and work in a cardiovascular ICU.  I love the support of this website and also the knowledge people share.  
Sandi

Hello everyone, My name is Mary.  I am more of a reader than a poster.  I am 44 and have 4 children 2 biological boys 24 & 18 and 2 special needs adopted girls 10 & 6.  Plus my 2 Teddy bear dogs.  I am mairied to Dennis for 19 years.  I am a photographer in north east Wisconsin.  I am so close to my goal weight, but it has slowed down big time.  Total weight loss so far is 97lbs.   

My name is Andrea and I live in Cleveland, Georgia.  I have always LOVED food, but never had a weight problem until I married at 24.  I consistently gained, had twin boys at age 27, then gained some more weight!  My most recent attempt at weight loss was my most successful.  I lost 53 pounds, gave away all of my larger sized clothes, and swore I would never go back. (I'm sure that story sounds familiar!)  Well.........I did go back there PLUS 20 pounds.  I switched insurance so that I could have WLS.  I am currently finishing up insurance required monitored dieting so that I can have RNY.  Since I gave all of my "fat clothes" away, I hardly have anything in my closet I can wear, but don't want to buy since I hope to schedule surgery for August 2010.
My BMI is not high enough to meet my insurance requirements to have DS, so I have opted for RNY.  I like and am confident in my surgeon.  
Our twin boys are now 16 (ugh)!  My husband is very supportive of the WLS.  I enjoy gardening and sitting on the deck around our koi pond.
I like OH alot, but I LOVE the LW board.  I attend a support group and will always look to you all for support and offer support to others as well.  THANKS for being there!!!

Hi Everybody!  I'm Beverly and I'm a GA girl.  I am going through this process for the second time.  I was scheduled for RNY on July 14th, 2008 but about 2 weeks before that date, my husband's insurance changed at work.  So now he is with a new job with new insurance and here I go again!  I have been to my doctor's seminar and I have an appt. with him on June 24th and  I am so ready to get the ball rolling.  This time I am leaning toward the sleeve.

On the personal side, I am 55 years old, married for 9 years to my second husband, have 3 children, 2 stepchildren and 3 grandchildren.  I am a 5th degree black belt and have been teaching martial arts for 22 years.  I love my family and Iove my students and I can't wait to be thin so that I can enjoy them even more than I already do!

I have learned so much from the LW board.  I am not a big poster, but I do read often and you all are always so encouraging and so positive that I feel I am in good hands here when my day finally comes!

 Hi my name is Linda i live in new hampshire after recently moving from san diego..
I had my surgery just over 11 months ago and am almost at my nutritionists goal.
my husband retired from the military after serving his 20 years and is now working for the Va  that being the reason for the move .... hopefully at some point we can move back to the west coast.

I had the vsg done as i considered it to be the best option for me.   but i have already learned that i have trigger foods and no longer allow those in my home.   I have enjoyed coming to the LW board and reading the posts for so long now... It is definately past due to introduce myself
 

Hi!  I am Emily.  I had my RNY 1/29/2010 and thus far am down 70 lbs.  I train and show dogs for a hobby, and am loving that I can run agility with my dogs better then ever before-although the dogs are not used to be being "right there" all the time!  RNY also allowed me to get back into riding and I am so excited that I now have my own horse!  She is only green broke, so I have alot of work to do to "finish" her, but it will be a fun journey.  She is smart and funny and loves to amuse the dogs with her antics.  

I am suffereing a frustrating plateau right now, but this too will pass!

Hi All,

My name is Sheri and I am from NJ.  I work in the pharma industry, with the same company for the past 13 years where my husband of 5 yrs  also works and my 3.5 yr old son goes to daycare.  We all commute together in the AM and PM which makes for a nice (most days) start and end to the day.

I had Lap RNY  almost 4 months ago.  and including 13 pre surgery pounds I have lost over 60 lbs.  My recent battle is a 6 week stall but I am through it and the scale is moving again!  I was a chubby baby and have overweight my whole life  for as long as I can remember. I have tried every diet known to mankind it always came off but then came right back plus some more.   

Last year i saw the results of a friend having RNY and really wanted to do it but was not sure how my DH would feel about me having elective major surgery.  I initially told him I would get the lapband but then slowly warmed him up to RNY as they were my only 2 options. He was not "thrilled" as there was always the "what if" how will I raise our son on my own chat but he caved and became supportive.

I have not regretted this decision at all, now I just need to learn how to handle the compliments which embarrasses the hell out of me especially from co-workers!

I also come here everyday although I do not post a ton.  The LW board is an awesome group!

I'm Kay.  I'm a retired Lt Col mom too!!!

I've been lurking on the board for about a month.  I'm currently in a 3 month behavior modification program and hoping to have RNY in September. I'm taking the plunge because I want to be healthy.  My weight is causing co-moridities.  I've struggled with my weight in last several years.  I can't do the things I used to do and want to do because of my weight. 

I've been married to my husband almost 18 years (most of them wonderful, but he is an man and I do get PMS).  We have 4 kids (2 each from previous marriages).  All kids are grown and on their own. We have 8 grandkids and one due in August!  We're a pretty active couple, but in hte past few years, I've done alot of watching from the sideline.  I want to get off the sidelines and back in the game.
 

Outstanding! Nice to meet you. I don't know why they think we need behavior modification. We need metabolism modification after we spent our entire careers trying to destroy it. lol

--gina