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146 is Excellent!!!  Those last 10 pounds can be a killer! Our bodies just will not do what we want sometimes.  But if you force it to it has to.

You have still come a long ways in a year, that is the main thing.  So celebrate 146--and I am sure if you think and reflect about before WLS last year 146 is really really really wonderful!!! 
Keep up the good work and you will reach your goal soon!!

Hey There JEllen!

Liquid Sunshine = Rain?  Hmm, I hadn't heard that one... But, I did learn "Filtered Sunshine" means cloudy!!!  Don't ask me why I ended up in the Pacific Northwest, I had NEVER been here, til it was time to look at houses.  Clue #1, if you do NOT know the geography, visiting near the end of August is the ONLY time the Seattle Area see's anything near 90 degrees!  We see heat (haha) maybe two - three WEEKS of the year!!!

I do love the Area, though!  It has taken me a long while getting used to snow & temps below 60 (I know, I am a big baby!!!), but the people here are why I stay!!!

As for the weight gain, just look at it as a new challenge ;)  You will get there, you are just taking the "scenic" route!

Thanks for the welcome!  OH!  and it is 8pm here, and the sun is STILL bright!!!
Brenda  : )~

so Brenda... Seattle Maui... does that mean you live in the land of ....

"LIQUID SUNSHINE" aka rain...???


ah welll... sorry had to do it!

Welcome anyway...


notice my readjusted weight... that I need to lose... i'll get there... you made me be honest... hey it happens... (but it looks like it hasn't reset as yet... 11pm EST july23, 2010)

Hello ALL!

I am Brenda, I presently live in the Pacific Northwest - hence my user name.  I am a very vibrant fat chick who is looking forward to just being a vibrant chick.  My weight loss story is in my Blog - we all have a lengthy story, so unless you really want to know -- I am finally (hopefully) on my way to getting RNY.  The Couples Thing is kinda creepy to me, but I have to admit that my sweetheart is also getting VSG.

Having already had a false start, I am still not committed to a surgeon.  I thought I was committed in March of this year, but as a wise young philosopher once said, "Doo Doo Occurs".  As soon as I have it in black and white, I am still in the "waiting for surgery" stage.

For me, I have had 15 friends & acquaintances have WLS, so this was a long, well thought out approach to working on getting my obesity under my control.  I have co-morbidities, so I am very hopeful to get my fat tush back into being the active person I used to be.  Currently, I swim 3 times a week and walk 2 or more times (at least an hour).  I am in constant pain, but I am also very stubborn - so I push forward!

Thanks for reading my introduction - and holler hello - aloha - or whatever you like, I promise to holler back!

Mahalo!
Brenda  : )~

Awwww.... you all say such nice things..... how can I be anything but positive around this bunch???

Well, truth be known I haven't reached goal as yet but I will. I actually feel pretty good at the weight that I have reached so its more difficult to keep such a close eye on what I permit myself to eat.
Ah...the honeymoon is over and marriage... maintenance has begun... and that isn't as much fun as the honeymoon....

But what an achievement to be here at my 1 year surgiversary!!! and so very close to goal... even though I've gained a few pounds these past few weeks. Probably because I haven't been doing my exercise routine due to the unbearable heat & humidity. Does that sound like an excuse?
Perhaps it is... I won't say it isn't.
In any event .... we are all here for the encouragement and to keep trying to overcome our old destructive habits and shape a new healthy life for ourselves....

so RAH RAH whooppee & woo hooo for all of us!
let's all do what we need to do...


THANKS ALL for your support!


LOVE.... JEllen.... Judy..... aka ....

JELLENATOR!  (love that!thanks Yvonne )