VSG Maintenance Group
09/25/18, Tuesday
Good morning ! Quick check in before leaving for the PA Grand Canyon ! Has anyone heard from Cecily ? Seeking Serenity by car ! Have a great day !!
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Thanks for checking in! I'm glad the surgery went well, David and I sure hope you get the hoped for results.
Enjoy the Grand Canyon! It is one of the places I've never been to but would so like to see it some day. No word from Cecily here - was she going on a trip?
Weight 120.6, calories 831. Not as low as I'd like but 1.2 pounds lower than the day we left for vacation (September 1). So I'll take it! At least I'm back in the range I was in most of the summer (118-122). If I can't get back to my previous range (115-118), I guess I'll have to decide if I can accept the new one. At least my clothes still feel the same.
Yesterday was busy. I'm now an official mentor for my weight loss center. It was a nice group last night - more men than women which surprised me, but I think it is good. We ranged in age from 36-63 (I'm the oldest), and there were 3 women and 4 men, spread across a fairly broad portion of Massachusetts. Interestingly several of them work at other hospitals or have spouses who do and they all said that they would NEVER have their WLS at any of them. My insurance only allows about 4 hospitals, one being in central Mass where I used to live, but a couple of them said they wouldn't use that program. Very interesting. I do know that I was super happy with my surgeons training, access to staff and ongoing support program. I liked everything I heard at their introductory meeting and they have carried through or exceeded on all promises.
Off to get a haircut/highlight this morning, then I have to deal with paperwork and activating the replacement tracking watch which came while we were away.
Have a transformative Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Weight: 163
Is it bad that I'm somewhat happier with the stomach bug I had yesterday, considering my new pp low?!
But I know it will quickly rebound...
Not much interesting to say. Busy weekend. DH won't hardly be home for the next 3 weeks since we'll be in Aspen next week. So we had to get up Halloween decorations in a flurry. With a baby, that's often the only way that'll happen.
Becca's 6 month appointment today. She's 24% for weight, 83% height. Lucky girl. And very soon to be crawling :O
Greetings Dear Ones
Still in orbit at 151. Had a very salty dinner of cheese and cold cuts and some perfect sun gold tomatoes last night. A great fall repast with zero work. I have become a super lazy cook.
Enjoy the PA grand canyon Diane O. Looks beautiful. Serenity by car should be good. Heck, serenity is good even if by riding a broom!!
Liz, glad the mentor program was a success. And its probably motivating for you on some level. I wish we had a wls support group here. Dr. C used to come up every couple of months but not any more. And there was a group with this one other surgeon but I don't think he was very good and moved away. I once tried to get a few people together to do this but it didn't work out. Apathy being epidemic.
Dave so glad to hear from you and that all went well. Now your mission is to heal and to tell us about it when you can.
BB, stomach bug is no fun. I am impressed by your organizational ability to put up Halloween stuff now in anticipation of the traveling. I am the queen of last minute. Enjoy the aspens in Aspen.
Yoo Hoo Cecily, where art thou?
Another beautiful fall sunny day here. I should go out and soak it up as the rains will be coming in another 6 weeks.
Another tempest in a tea pot at one of the galleries. Some people just can't resist stirring the pot. I am stepping away from this brew and hoping it just cools off. A former member who took a leave because of a broo-ha-ha is now returning which is a good thing. Same person responsible for most of the tempests. Must be related to Cecily's aunt.
Peps I love that you named your girl Liza. My old Liza was such a sweetie.
Chip is looking at me expectantly. I think he wants a walk. More coffee first. Diane S
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Glad to read David is doing well. I am hopeful is surgery is 100% curative! I can't imagine that type of constant pain. That is scary to me.
Enjoy the Gorge! (That's what I remember it being called 30 years ago when I lived back east.) I'm assuming you are going to Pine Creek Gorge, yes? I never got there, but hell, I haven't been to the Grand Canyon in AZ yet either. I am a pathetic traveler. For years I had no money to travel and now that I finally do, I spend it all on dog travel instead of personal vacation travel. Well, I can't have it all and I'm pretty darn content with the way things have worked out. Can't complain, now can I?
Yesterday went as planned. I met my goals for eating. Shrink session was productive in that I got validation for the way I am approaching change. No "Just Do It" about what I'm doing. This is a complete 180 from my approaches in the past. It's sure producing a different feeling internally. I am not feeling the clench my teeth and bear with it feelings I've had in the past. I had a weird empty feeling throughout the day, but I know that feeling. It is truly physical, but it affects me mentally, too. Today is going well. I anticipate the afternoon to be a challenge once I get home. I'm thinking I might have some egg salad or chicken to see me through until dinner. I also have lightly salted almonds. Hey, as long as I don't eat sugar stuffs, I'm good.
Perhaps an afternoon cup of joe is what I need. I'm feeling a bit tuckered out.
Diane S. - Liza, a name that means Oath of God or God is Satisfaction or Consecrated by God depending on the religious roots of the name. She named Liza is supposed to be content with the blessings she has been given and will strive to do good. And here, I just thought it was a pretty song by Gershwin. LOL!
