LifeStarts WLS
Newbie here -- Pre - Op
Hi Everyone --
I'm new here, hoping to have an RNY in August. I'm 43, a mom of two kids and live in CT. Like many of you, I've always been.. husky...though I look at high school photos etc and think to myself -- wow, I wish I could be that size husky again! ; )
Anyway, here I am at 5'6" and 273. Last year I weighed 255. The thinnest I remember myself being is 160 in 1995 or so when I ran a couple of miles a day.
I'm here because I'm 43 and my knees and hips are really starting to hurt, and I've had chest pains (though I know I'm fine because I just had an EKG and echocardiogram as part of this process). I travel every year, and every year I hope that the airline seat belt fits so I don't have to ask for an extension.
So, here I am. Thanks for having me.
Best,
Stephanie
I'm new here, hoping to have an RNY in August. I'm 43, a mom of two kids and live in CT. Like many of you, I've always been.. husky...though I look at high school photos etc and think to myself -- wow, I wish I could be that size husky again! ; )
Anyway, here I am at 5'6" and 273. Last year I weighed 255. The thinnest I remember myself being is 160 in 1995 or so when I ran a couple of miles a day.
I'm here because I'm 43 and my knees and hips are really starting to hurt, and I've had chest pains (though I know I'm fine because I just had an EKG and echocardiogram as part of this process). I travel every year, and every year I hope that the airline seat belt fits so I don't have to ask for an extension.
So, here I am. Thanks for having me.
Best,
Stephanie
Height: 5'6". Top Weight/Surgery Weight: 274. (August 2010)
8 weeks out: 219.6. 12 weeks out: 198.
NORMAL WEIGHT REACHED MARCH 2011 (153 lbs.).
Goal BMI: In the normal range, please -- somewhere between 22-24
Clothing size 26/28 (triple X) before surgery in August of 2010.
March 2011 clothing size: 10/12 (large)
Lap. RNY and Gallbladder Removal, Dr. Choi @ Danbury Hospital, Aug. 2010
8 weeks out: 219.6. 12 weeks out: 198.
NORMAL WEIGHT REACHED MARCH 2011 (153 lbs.).
Goal BMI: In the normal range, please -- somewhere between 22-24
Clothing size 26/28 (triple X) before surgery in August of 2010.
March 2011 clothing size: 10/12 (large)
Lap. RNY and Gallbladder Removal, Dr. Choi @ Danbury Hospital, Aug. 2010
Dear Stephanie,
We are so so glad to have you in Life-Starts.
You will soon be on the other side. I am so excited for you.
You are on an amazing journey.
Soon you will be posting a new pic that will show your inside and outside changes.
You will be amazed everytime you "fit" in an airline seat, theater seat, etc.
One of my wow moments has been the ability to cross my legs with no pain.
Hugs~
Annie
We are so so glad to have you in Life-Starts.
You will soon be on the other side. I am so excited for you.
You are on an amazing journey.
Soon you will be posting a new pic that will show your inside and outside changes.
You will be amazed everytime you "fit" in an airline seat, theater seat, etc.
One of my wow moments has been the ability to cross my legs with no pain.
Hugs~
Annie
Welcome Stephanie. I ditto what Annie said, I am three months post op today and I have lost 70 lbs., and especially over the past month I have noticed that I am feeling so much more comfortable going to movies and sitting in booths at restaurants, etc. My family likes to sit in the middle of the row at themovies, but I used to make them sit on the end of the movie row because I was embarrassed that if I have to get up in the middle of the movie to go to the bathroom I didn't want others to have to look at my behind when I passed them; now I don't worry about it anymore.
Good luck and keep us posted on your surgery date.
Pam
Good luck and keep us posted on your surgery date.
Pam
