LifeStarts WLS
Just starting my journey
Hello! My name is Lynda and I just joined this group. I had my RNY surgery on September 14, 2010 with Dr. Teel in Dayton, Ohio. The 15th was my birthday and I figured the surgery was the best birthday gift I could give myself!
I was mainly an emotional eater and with the termoil in my family, there was always a reason to be emotional. I was not fat as a child and was rather skinny all through high school, marriage, and two kids up until I was about 35 or so. Then heredity started catching up with me and I couldn't lose the weight any more. My kids are teenagers now and I could no longer keep up with their activities or with my husband. I got tired of sitting on the sidelines!
I was only in the hospital one night and have been doing fairly well since then. My only problem has been finding "normal" foods that don't upset my new stomach. So I was on the full liquid post-op diet a little longer than I would have liked. I made White Chili last weekend and it has gone down just fine; plus it's high in protein! I started back to work yesterday and so far so good. It does take extra time and planning to pack everything I'll need for the day though.
I look forward to getting to know all of you and going through this journey together!
Lynda
I was mainly an emotional eater and with the termoil in my family, there was always a reason to be emotional. I was not fat as a child and was rather skinny all through high school, marriage, and two kids up until I was about 35 or so. Then heredity started catching up with me and I couldn't lose the weight any more. My kids are teenagers now and I could no longer keep up with their activities or with my husband. I got tired of sitting on the sidelines!
I was only in the hospital one night and have been doing fairly well since then. My only problem has been finding "normal" foods that don't upset my new stomach. So I was on the full liquid post-op diet a little longer than I would have liked. I made White Chili last weekend and it has gone down just fine; plus it's high in protein! I started back to work yesterday and so far so good. It does take extra time and planning to pack everything I'll need for the day though.
I look forward to getting to know all of you and going through this journey together!
Lynda
