• Username: maggie100
  • Location: USA
  • Member Since: 10/20/2007
  • BMI: 40.9
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (11/14/07)
  • Surgeon: Troy LaMar, M.D.
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  • Comment by Tracey S. on 11/14/07 12:54 pm
    Congratulations on your surgery!! So glad to hear you did so well! Tracey
  • Comment by Amy B. on 11/14/07 12:37 pm
    Congratulations on your surgery today! I pray everything went well and you are now recovering comfortably. May God grant you a smooth, complication free recovery followed by a life time of improved health and long term weight loss. I wish you many wow moments and supportive people to encourage you along the way. When you get home make sure to sip, sip, sip that water and get moving as best you can - both will make a big difference in how you feel and how quickly you recover. Welcome to the loser's bench! :-)
  • Comment by LizzyL on 11/14/07 10:45 am
    How exciting!! I wish you only the best. Congrats!!! HUGSS LizzyL
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I'm 2 yrs out this month. Lost 80 and gained back 15. My doctor told me to get tough with myself.......which I agree with totally. Up the protein, watch those carbs and keep moving.  I can tell I've put weight back on, as my newer clothes are tight...don't like that and I feel more weighed down. So...I know I have to buckle down. It's almost as hard now as it was pre-surgery.........Doggone!!

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ALMOST 3 YRS OUT SEPT '10
on September 14, 2010 11:47 pm
Well, just a note to say I am disgusted w/myself. I had lost 80 and have regained 30.  I still cannot eat that much at a time, but make wrong choices.  I seem to get sick after only a few bites of food and stop eating. But....after a half hour or so I can resume eating, even though not much.    I walk once or twice a day, but that is not enough to lose the weight. I need to go back on liquid protein (although my can expired...wonder if it's ok to use)  Each day I awake with renewed resolve, but that doesn't last long.  After each meal I still get so sleepy I must lay down to nap...seems like I am going into a coma and feel drugged.  My IBS is back too...I go, like maybe 10 times a day.  Had to pack away all my size 12's and buy 16s and 18s. Oh I hate that. Don't know why I can't stick with the program.  I am even lax with my vitamins....on again off again...geesh, whatsawrong with me?
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trying
on October 12, 2009 7:13 pm
I AM trying to eat better. I am too preoccupied with the thought of food. Have to stay busy.
I finally got my 11 yr old grandson to post me and my hubby's picture since the 80 lb weightloss. So we are the old ones in my photo group. The others are my red-headed daughter and her son, Hayden, my grandson Andrew and my doggie, "Honey".  It's hybernation time for me....fall thru end of winter.  Can't do it though, as I have to keep moving, exercising.
Going on a 12 day vacation soon, so have to watch myself.  Today weighed 182..........yikes!!!!      again
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endo results
on October 9, 2009 11:42 pm
pouch a little bigger but not enough to warrant revision...all looked ok except have ulcers in there. Taking generic Prilosec now.  I don't get sick as much, but can unfortunately eat more. Gaining weight...oh dear God!!! Discouraged about that.
Trying to eat better...more protein. Taking my vit. faithfully. Need to increase water.  Hungry all the time!!! Shucks!
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22 mo out
on September 29, 2009 5:52 pm
Ok.........got to 170 and stopped.  In last 3 mo started gaining. Now up 12 lbs. Freaking out!!!  Want to eat too much, too often. I exericise a lot, but appetite out of control sometimes. Can't eat a lot , but not right. Not getting all my protein and water.  Having endoscopy on fri to check out pouch. If mech. failure somehow will seek revision my surgeon has said. If all ok with endo..............well, I'll really have to get back on tract for sure.  Discouraging to gain......

Still get reallllllllll sleepy after meals.

Will write after endo.
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15 months out
on February 15, 2009 4:55 pm
Well, haven't been on site for quite a while. I haven't lost anything since Oct. Stuck at 170 still. Haven't gained though. I am sad that I am HUNGRY most of the time. Well, what it is, I am never satisfied. I get full and must stop eat, but within a few minutes I want to eat.........it seems I cannot get the feeling of satisfaction from anything. I must call dr. on that one.

I have to admit I don't keep tract exactly of my protein the way I should. I've been trying to get both shakes in, but sometimes only one.  I want to much all the time on some'em.

My hair is thin and fine like baby hair. Trying to remember to take all vitamins, including hair ones. I've always had thick course hair so this is awful for me.  My skin looks wrinkly.........well, I am 58, but never really had big wrinkles. Now I feel like I'm approaching being a SHARPEI !!!  Spending some bucks on skin creams and makeup, but I know it's the weight loss. My hair bothers me more though. I've cut some, but perhaps need to cut more.

Have the flu/cold now, hope immune system isn't down.  Haven't been able to do my daily walks for a week and sure miss it. I look forward to that each day. If it weren't for that I prob. would have gained by now. Yikes!

My goal is 25 more pounds...seems illusive. I'm wearing 14 & 12's. Have ugly lower tummy and upper under arms....hate that cause I love sleeveless tops and wonder how summer will be.
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I've tried this before hope it works now.

Stated getting fat l yr after high school. Always was 115-120.( I'm 5'2'' and was 251 2 wks ago.)Then marriage, 2 babies,grandkids, life and the pursuit of happiness, etc. and I found my self ballooning into the 200's.  My overweight friend used to tell me, that when you hit 200 you just give up. I did. The only real success I had despite trying many methods, was phen-phen. I lost 30 lbs in 3 months and was taking dance lessons. I found joy beyond joy in dance.  But, had some life changing things and stopped the diet and dancing. My weight started up again and got up to 240 . Went to several seminars until I found Dr.LaMar's. My insurance oked surgery and I produced all their required  documents and did all my preops...........then old Blue Cross/BS told me I had to do a 6 mo med. supervised weight program. ARGH!
So I did WW. I turned in my program book and was oked in 2 days. Got a quick surgery date of 4 wks. Wow, everything is mov'n fast. 
I have a wonderful husband and family and friends.  I have fibromyalgia and a lot of back/hip/neck pain...........feet/ankle--well, shucks, all over pain.  I surely hope to lessen my miserable pain by losing this weight.  Eating has always been a comfort and a  big part of my entertainment. My husband went to cullinary school years ago and loves to cook along with me.  He is sad his eating/cooking buddy is out of commision for a while. He really isn't for this surgery and worries I'll be worse off physically. Yah, I worry about that too.But he's sticking by my side Everyone's before and after pictures really encourage me.  This website is a welcome catharsis and great souce of info. and encouragment.

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