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Biking1
on 3/7/11 5:20 am

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Hi everyone,

Just a short note to say how grateful I am for everyone's good wishes & thoughtful messages. I came through my surgery (RNY revision to RNY) just fine last Thursday, and am well on the road to recovery. Bonus: I lost 10 pounds on the pre-op and post-surgery diet, so that's 10 fewer pounds I need to lose, now that I'm home!

More importantly, I've had a great deal of time in which to reflect upon my "bad" habits and toreadjust my thinking. Over the past several weeks, I've analyzed the non-medical reasons I needed a revision in the first place. Sure, there were bio-mechanical issues that needed resolving (stretched stoma & pouch). They added significantly to my regained weight. But for honesty's sake --and to increase my chances of success this time 'round -- I am taking full responsibility for the things I did to sabotage my own success. Eating too many carbs, at the expense of high-nutrient, high satiety proteins. Not exercising, or doing it half-heartedly.

I'm grateful for the blessing of this second chance. Sure, I wish I didn't find myself in this position, but since I am, I'm going to make the best of this new opportunity. I got down to goal in 2004, and I'll do it again in 2011. 44 pounds and counting...

Cheryl W.
on 3/7/11 5:57 am - Fernandina Beach, FL

RNY on 12/15/10

You made a good choice. You recognized your problem and took rational steps to fix it. We're human and being human sometimes means imperfection and not succeeding every time, and trying, trying, trying again. I admire that you have made the mental leaps to identify why you did not make all the lifestyle changes you needed to make to remain at goal weight. I wish you the best of luck the second time around. I look forward to hearing about your new journey.

HW: 258 SW: 237 CW: 152

Biking1
on 3/8/11 1:51 am

Thanks, Cheryl! I like your way of thinking & look forward to hearing about YOUR journey, too.

southernlady5464
on 3/7/11 6:09 am

DS on 01/24/11

Welcome home and glad everything went okay. Now sip, rest, and walk. Liz

Biking1
on 3/8/11 1:52 am

I'm good about the sipping and resting. Thanks for reminding me to walk.

Jody ***
on 3/7/11 6:15 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

Glad to hear you're home and doing well.

I just told BF tonight I wish I could go in and have the Dr do the "malabsorption" thing again for me, but know its not a reality.

I do wonder how much my stoma has stretched and my pouch...

HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"

Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!

Ruthie D.
on 3/7/11 7:25 am - Mayer, AZ

RNY on 02/09/11

Jody, you said once that you could tell when you quit "malabsorbing". Can you expound on that a little?

LIFE'S a REACH...

and then you FLY!!!
HW = 224, SW = 204, CW = 124, GW = 119

Jody ***
on 3/7/11 8:48 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

When I was malabsorbing, it seemed I was living on borrowed time. I ate cashews and other food items I probably shouldn't have, and didn't gain. I did that for about a year, then it seemed in a matter of a few months I started gaining, eating nothing different than I did before. Yes, I pushed the limit at times, but basically stuck to the rules. And now I'm looking at 7 lbs I need to get off....

HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"

Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!

Ruthie D.
on 3/7/11 2:38 pm - Mayer, AZ

RNY on 02/09/11

Well, it doesn't appear to have hurt you much - you look great. Those extra 7 lbs. must be in your toes cuz I don't see anywhere else they could be hiding out! LOL

LIFE'S a REACH...

and then you FLY!!!
HW = 224, SW = 204, CW = 124, GW = 119

Biking1
on 3/8/11 1:56 am

Thanks for your supportive words.

About your last point: Maybe you could ask for/about getting a diagnostic workup? Knowing that my stoma and pouched had stretched, I felt I was better able to make wise choices about next steps. Equally important, I stopped beating myself up for an ever-increasing appetite.

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