Introductions

Hi my name is Sabrina and I am from Colorado. I am 27 and I have 4 Boys ages 11, 7, 5, and 2. I have been with my DH 12 years. They are my life and one of the reasons why I want to live a long time.  I have always been overweight. I lost my mother 4 years ago and that sent me into a deep depression which led me to my highest weight of 372. I have lost down to 336 and finally have a surgery date scheduled for November 8Th. I am ready to have my life back and play football with these wonderful boys of mine. I chose the Gastric Bypass It was the right chose for me Its nice to meet you all and I look forward to this journey together...

Hi Sabrina,

Welcome to the group! I look forward to getting to know you better as you  make your way on the phenominal, life changing journey. It sounds like you are already well on your way to making the changes that will sustain long term success. 

Wishing you all the best,

   Hello, my name is Georgia, I am a single mom of 2 handsome boys, my oldest is Austin he is 12, and my baby is Dalton he is 9. My kids are my life, they are the reason I get up everyday, they are amazing. 
                                                                                                                                                                    I have not had surgery yet, I have my first consultation next week on the 18  so I'm praying everything works out so I get to have my surgery soon. 

   I have not been big my whole life,  just only the last 12 years or so. I had my oldest son and life happened (I by no means am blaming motherhood on my weight gain) I had the baby blues really bad. On top of having the baby blues, I was dealing with a major loss in my life. My oldest son is a twin, however I lost his twin about 4 months into my pregnancy and carried the deceased baby until I had him 6 weeks premature.  I didn't get to grieve the loss of the unborn baby until after I had Austin. I still grieve to this day. Then 3 years after I had Austin, my son Dalton made his arrival. Again I had trouble with that pregnancy as well and the baby blues were horrible. 

                                                                                                                                                                       I have been taking depression and anxiety meds since the age of 14 and I still do. The meds are the reason for most of my weight gain and I am also an emotional eater. My biggest weight thus far has been about 315lbs. Currently I am at 288lbs, haven't been below 280 in almost 4 years. My goal weight is 135. I am at very high risk of being a diabetic (it runs in my family on both parents side extremely bad) as does high blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease  and obesity.

I just want to be happy and healthy again. I want to be able to do more with my kids without being out of breath, and tiring out so easily.  I want more out of life and more for my kids. So please wish me luck and send up some prayers for me. Thank you and God Bless!!!!                                      

Hello all! My name is Nellie. I live in a small town outside Springfield, MO. I am a 48 year old divorced grandma. I have raised my 4 biological and one adopted foster child as a single parent and now enjoy 15 grandchildren ranging from 5 months to 12 years old.

My RNY surgery is scheduled for 3 days from now on 11/16/10. I have been overweight most all of my life. I was able to loose weight with various diets when I was younger but as I get older I find it harder and harder. My knees are both in need of replacement but my orthopedic surgeon won't do surgery unless I lose at least 100 lbs. he is the one that has really encouraged me to look into bariatric surgery.

My highest weight is 398lbs. I weighed in 11/4/10 at 371. I can tell I have lost some on the 2 week liquid diet. I am looking forward to becoming mobile again. I am a bit nervous about the surgery but mostly just ready to get it behind me. My toughest hurdle to get over was admitting I could not lose the weight on my own and just because I have surgery doesn't mean that I am a failure. There is a lot of negative statements made about bariatric surgery and have talked to many people that think that only lazy people that don't want to help themselves do it as an easy way out. So far nothing has been easy about preparing for surgery  and it doesn't sound like it will be easy afterward either. But I believe it will definately be worth the struggle to finally have control of my life back.

My mother passed away from complications of diabetes, I have sleep apnea, artheritis, high blood pressure and neuropathy. I look forward to living a longer healthier life as a smaller person.

Hi, My name is Gwen Jones and I live in Louisiana. I have been overweight since my mid-late 20s. It is very hard to diet when you live in the heart of cajun country. We cajuns will eat just about anything!! Put some Tony's seasoning on it and call it dinner, LOL!!
I am 50 years old and married to a very supportive, loving husband. We have 5 children,(Shasta 21, Jeremy 20, Angela & Shelby 18 yr old twin girls, and Jacob 12.
I started thinking about having the RNY since march 2010 and followed through with all the stuff my insurance required. I am 5'1" and weighed 229 on the day before my surgery. My RNY was Oct 13, 2010 and I have lost 25 lbs in 5 weeks. I have a long way to go, but it is a journey that will get me to a healthier place in my life.
God bless everyone and it is nice to be here!!

 Hi,I  just joined group and am having a gastric sleeve next Monday.  I'm excited and scared to death at the same time.  Have struggled with my weight for 30 years losing and gaining pound after pound.  This last year I was diagnosed with pre diabetes and can see the road I'm heading down plainly in front of me. Plus I take wayyyy... too many prescription pills.   The real crux of my problems is my weight and have finally decided I don't want to spend the rest of my life like this. So I'm going to do something about it. While the weight loss will be great , I just want to be healthier and feel better. My daughter is pregnant with our first grandchild and I want to be around as long as I can. My story is similiar to many others I've read online which gives me hope I'll have a successful outcome as well.

 I had my Lap-Band surgery on 12/15/10.  I am doing very well.  I was happy that the procedure was much less painful then my previous laparoscopic surgeries.  

I decided to have this done because my health issues were hard to ignore anymore. I have sleep apnea and hypertension but when the back and knee pain started they were much harder to brush aside.  I knew I could lose weight but I was never any good at keeping it off.  I did not want to fail again.  I found out the my insurance would cover the surgery and I decided to go for it.  I am so glad I did.  I actually find myself planning for the time when I am thin.  I know I can do it with this extra tool in my arsenal.  

I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Greetings to my Fellow Losers!

My name is Brenda, I currently live in the Pacific Northwest (brrrr), and had Roux-en-Y surgery on November 16th, 2010.  I am 43 years old, but refuse to act my age, so I am often coy about telling anyone how old I am.  I live in sin with my boyfriend, Jeff, who is also persuing WLS.  We have my 19 year old daughter living with us, who also has battled obesity & is currently winning (yeah!). 

Weight related information, hmmmmm... I have not weighed myself since my two week follow up, so I guess I need to get on that!  I am doing well with recovery, but still not allowed swimming or working out as I still have an open wound (see my Blog for details).  As for how I see my role in life, I want my outside to match my inside - so I hope to shed the extra me!  I used to say that I live in a large sized body because a smaller size could not contain me -- I am now thrilled at how much I am getting back from just losing 60+ pounds.

Positivity is job one, for this girl!  So, if you find yourself in need of a Cheerleader - give me a holler!  Oh, and even at my highest weight - 474 - I still swam in public & showed my strength.  It ain't easy being me, but it sure is FUN!

Brenda  : )~

i am 2 days & 2 nites post surgery. my cuz'n & i are on the phone comparing scenarios, considering cir****tances, and promising ardent prayer for each other ('cause that's  all we can do). GOD will hear our prayers and there will be responses;  we must practice patience to let the hours roll...

as for me, i am happy to be out of the hospital...tomorrow i will attempt a ready made shake...isopure & jello stayed down so let's try something new...

Hi my name is DeeAnna. I am 28 years old. I am the mother of a six year old and a four year old. Two very, very active boys. I am engaged to be married in October of this year. My RNY surgery is scheduled for Feb 28, 2011 at Duke Hospital.

I think I began struggling with my weight when I was in middle school. I don't think it really hit me until I graduated high school. That's when I started to yo-yo diet. About three years ago I did really good and lost around 60 pounds. But I stopped and gained it all back and then some. And now my health has gotten bad to the point of seeing a neurologist for a condition I was diagnosed with called psuedotumor cerebri and him recommending RNY surgery. And I agree with him, that having this surgery will prevent me in the long run from developing diabetes,high blood pressure (both run in my family and I am prone to develop), knee and back pains (both which I have now), heart problems, and so on. I just know that I am ready to go outside and run around with my boys and not have to sit down after ten minutes because I'm so tired and I can't breathe.

I have a very supportive fiancee and family. I love them very much.

My highest weight was 278. I weigh 260 at the present moment. My goal is to get under 200 pounds. Per the BMI chart. For my height...let see, I'm 5'3", so I should weigh somewhere around 120 pounds. Well, I'm here to tell you right now. I don't want to see 120. I'd look like a pure-t crackhead. I don't even want to see 130 or 140. I would be tickled pink at 150. So, the goal weight I have set for myself is 150-155 pounds.

I wish everyone the best of luck on their journey