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Hi everyone my name is Michele and i had my surgery this past feb 9.09 and on that date i weighed 312.6 and since then I now weigh 221.6 im so excited that I have been able to drop the weight . Just needing the extra push to hit my goal weight so keep me in mind

michele, sorry it took so long for us to get to you.  patrece, who is the group leader has been extremely busy and is now out of town.  i am the assistant leader and i want to welcome you to our family. you will meet  a lot of nice people here and i hope we get to  know you real well. sounds like you are on your way as far as weight loss is concerned.  be sure and post a lot so we can get to know you.  also there is a chat session every monday at 6 central through our group here. that is a real good way to get to know people. welcome, once again. vick

Welcome to bariatric buddies Michele,

Fantastic loss, can't wait to hear your story.  Keep posting and sharing, looking forward to meeting you in the chat room on monday's too.  I'm headed off to church, more another time.  Hugs, Kathy

Michele,

Great for you on the weightloss!    Keep up teh great work!   One day at a time, and those pounds will go away!   Just keep doing what you need to do!

Mike

Welcome michele! Sorry it took me so long to welcome you. I have been out of town and am just getting caught up on everything here. I hope to see you around alot. And I hope we can help keep you motivated and going in the right direction!
Hugs!

Hi.  My name is Deborah and I will be having my surgery in the couple of months.  I joined OH in July, but haven't been very active.  As I am getting closer to my surgery date (should be in Jan) I'm getting a little nervous so thought I'd getting involved in a group or two and make some friends.

Hi Deborah, I am Kathy, had my lap RNY on 09/02/09 and it was the best thing I did for myself.  Looking forward to getting to know you better.  Please try to make chat time on Monday evenings, I am there most of the time, I miss 1 week a month for my local support group.  This is a nice time to share with each other and get questions answered.  We are here for positive support for each other, and the occasional gentle kick in the rear when needed.

Hi Kathy.  Thanks for the reply.  I'll try and make the Monday night chats.  That's a good night---nothing happening at the school where I work, so I'm usually home those nights.

Wow, you just had your surgery.  How are you feeling?

Feeling great, got back a few days ago from an 11 day road trip.  Used my time off for a much needed vacation.  Work wouldn't allow me back to work with  lifting restrictions.  I will be back to work next Wed. on the 14th.

What do you do at school? Teach, other?  I have great respect for teachers, not my kind of job.  Bless you for looking after the youth every day.  I am a nurse and work the night shift.  Lots of folks don't want my job either.

Hugs, Kathy

Good idea to combine the road trip with time off.  Did you have any problems traveling that soon after surgery?  My daughter had the surgery last year (BTW-she's a nurse too)  And she said she was really tired all the time.  I think they found out she wasn't eating enough protein or something.

I'm a teacher at a school for deaf children, ages 18 mos to 22 years.  I was in the classroom for many years, but now I am kind of the assistant to the Supt who is deaf.  He is a great guy to work with, so I'm really enjoying my job.

Deb