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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 !!
Too frustrated to stay here.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
4th time attempting to reply:
Hoping that this reply goes through. I am going to post on Slack this morning, not because I necessarily think it is the easiest to use but I am too frustrated to deal with OH.
It is a good thing that your Dad isn't frustrated by not remembering. Yet another stage but is easier for them I think. Someone wanted to okay for a POA? Bank of America made us jump through hoops when we had to change from the primary POA (deceased DH who was too far in dementia) to secondary POA (my BIL) for my MIL. Ridiculous that they don't have a concept that a legal POA is valid when the person is INCAPACITATED. Why did she think your Dad didn't know his name???
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Congrats on beating the Shark for your 10% of the time! I don't think I would have gone back with the milk either but I might (if I remembered) mention it the next time and maybe have them charge me twice for one?
Yes, way too much company. We tell people to visit whenever and they do! Of course having 6 children between the 2 of us and having also combined friends makes the audience larger.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Third time trying to reply:
Congrats on beating the Shark for your 10% of the time! I don't think I would have gone back with the milk either but I might (if I remembered) mention it the next time and maybe have them charge me twice for one?
Yes, way too much company. We tell people to visit whenever and they do! Of course having 6 children between the 2 of us and having also combined friends makes the audience larger.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Congrats on beating the Shark for your 10% of the time! I don't think I would have gone back with the milk either but I might (if I remembered) mention it the next time and maybe have them charge me twice for one?
Yes, way too much company. We tell people to visit whenever and they do! Of course having 6 children between the 2 of us and having also combined friends makes the audience larger.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 3/3/26 6:14 pm
Your sweet dad. I'm so glad that didn't upset him and that he was able to come up with it himself!
I will post anywhere that works best for everyone. Slack seems to have the highest learning curve for me, but that's just because I've never used it. I can learn...OH is the easiest for me. I don't love FB, but will use it if that's the vote.
on 3/3/26 6:09 pm
Why thank you! Having a mom who was in law enforcement for 38 years and 15 years of Catholic school didn't hurt my sense of right and wrong.
Aren't you the most decent person in the world????? I am quite impressed!
My vote is to stay on OH, if at all possible. I think Facebook might be easier for most of our members. Slack Chat has a high learning curve. I still have not figured out how to start a separate thread for each day. However, I was thinking that perhaps we could start an online forum, say on ProBoards... I would be happy to set it up for us. It is FREE... Any thoughts?
Still 202 today. Shee****hink my sugared weekend inflammation is not wanting to let go. I get that. I had a good food day and work out yesterday. Today I was up and at 'em for a sub job. I had fun, but I'm certainly glad I don't HAVE to do it every day. There is a joy in going to work because you want to and because you're helping a fellow teacher to go on a field trip with his 2nd grade daughter.
After a full day of teaching, plus an hour after school visiting with my old 3rd grade teaching partner I am home and probably will not go workout. I feel like I should, but I can skip a day. Maybe I'll feel like it after resting a bit, but it's already 5 pm...
Dad update: We had to deal with some fraudulent activity with his credit card. To do it, Pops needed to give verbal permission for my brother and me to represent him (even though my brother has POA). When he was asked who he was his response was, "I am me." The operator said, "Oh, I need you to tell me your name." Dad hesitated. He replied, "Oh, that... Um... Well... My name.... My name is..." confused look towards my brother, then suddenly rallied and blurted out, "Clive. Clive Allen. Clive T Allen. The T is for Thomas." That was the first time I have known him to struggle for his own name. However, he was not at all bothered by his lack of memory. I think he is so used to not remembering things, it's his normal. I also don't think he recognizes that he has forgotten something. His missing memories seem unrecognized as a cognitive shortcoming. I think that's a very good thing!
Wonder if Ron will go for Taco Tuesday tonight? Me, I'm always up for Taco Tuesday!
