Update

Hello group
It has been awhile since I have posted. I am hanging in there. Had to deal with dehydration (went to the ER) I had a scope done and dealing with an ulcer. Still on soft foods because of it. As of today I am down 50.5 lbs from highest weight and 33.5 lbs from surgery weight. Which brings me to .6 lb to be under 300 lbs.. I am so close to hitting my first real goal.
Pretty excited.

Hey lady, I was just thinking about you yesterday! I'm so sorry to hear about the dehydration and ulcer, that's a shame, but I'm glad they could find the problem and hopefully you'll heal up in no time. And congratulations on the weight loss! I share your excitement, I'm 2 pounds away from being under 300, so I know how great that feels!

You keep on being excited, and keep on truckin', as they say! Good to hear from you.

I hit the goal!!! 298.7 WOOHOO ME!!
The Ulcer is the only thing that is giving me issues right now. Just feel icky to my pouch most of the time. But the rest of me feels pretty damn good This is the first time I have weighed under 300lbs in 7 years...

I am so happy to hear your doing well. You are now on the road to recovery. Im glad nothing worse was wrong. That is amazing that you are almost to your first goal. Keep it up you are doing great.

 

Shannon

Congratulations to you on your weight loss. Sorry to hear of the issues you are having. We are very similar in our starting weight and amount we want to loose. I am a week out of surgery and still on liquids only. Keep up the great work!

Thank you and good luck to you Even with the issues, after 7 weeks I feel pretty good!

I am new to this group but very excited to share triumphs! Congratulations on meeting your first goal!

Welcome!  Have you had your surgery, or is it coming up?  Whichever, you will find great support here. This group is an awesome bunch of people!

Karen

My surgery was on January 16, 2014. So I am a little more than one week out. It has been a roller coaster of emotions.  The physical part of the surgery was fine but my emotions have been up and down all week. I am praying for them to smooth out. I have lost 17 pounds since surgery and looking forward to many more pounds down.

 

Woo hoo on the weight loss since surgery; that's fantastic for a little over one week out - especially considering how much fluid they pump into us while we're in the hospital.  (At one week, I was still 8 lbs over my pre surgery weight.)

Having your emotions up, down, left and right is perfectly normal.  I see a psychiatrist to manage my meds for anxiety and depression.  Before the surgery I asked if I could start weaning off one of my meds.  He very tactfully said, "why don't we wait a while and see how things go?"  HA - he knew what was coming for me!!

How are you liking it so far on "The Loser's Bench", with the rest of us? 

Karen