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Three years ago today, I had my RNY at Brigham and Woman's Hospital with Dr. Lautz.  Best thing I ever did.  I have kept my weight off and I feel great.  I can eat anything but I still make good choices.  Always protein first....always, and I avoind "slider foods" like the plague.  Good luck to everyone who is on this journey.

I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since I posted on here.  I'll be 3 years out in december.  My post-WLS life is amazing.  I have maintained the same weight for 2 years now......I'm down 120 pounds.  I eat 6 small protein filled meals per day.  I tend to have reactive hypoglycemia, and I find that this is the best way to keep my blood sugat stable.  There is nothing I can't eat.  I've tried it all.  I stay away from sweets and really fatty foods.  I still have a small bag of chips EVERY day.  These are my weakness and I find a way to get them in around an otherwise very healthy diet.  I can't say I excersize alot, but my family and I are quite active....we bike and are always on the go.  I hope everyone out there is doing well.  Remember to take your vitamins!

So, I'm down 120 pounds and I think I'm ready to stop now.  I've gone from 300 pounds down to 180.  I'm 5' 9".  I've gone from a Lane Bryant size 24 to a straight size 10 (getting loose).  I'm beyond thrilled with the weight loss but I think I'd like to stop losing now.  I'm afraid I'm getting too thin.  My friends assure me that I look fine, but when I look in the mirror, I feel like I may start looking gaunt if I don't stop losing.  I NEVER thought I'd utter those words.  I'm trying to amp up the calories a bit.  I've gone from eating reduced fat yogurt to full fat.  I'm trying to make sure I eat enough.  I just don't want to start gaining.  Please be sure...I AM NOT COMPLAINING....I love my new life.  I'm just wondering when my body knows it's time to stop losing.  I wish all of my OH friends good luck in their endeavors.  Other than my marriage and the birth of my children....this is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Boy..I haven't been very good about posting.  It's been a great, busy summer.  The kid are back in school and maybe I can get back to posting more regularly.  I'm down 113 pounds and loving my post-WLS life.  It's so liberating to not be a slave to my hunger.  I just go about my day like a "normal" person.  I try to make healthy choices.  I LOVE cooking for my family and eating with them.  I eat a very small portion at dinner but it takes me twice as long as it takes them to eat their larger portions.  I find that I enjoy my food more because I'm chewing more and enjoying every bite.  Anyone out there considering this surgery...RUN....don't walk...to your surgeon's office and book it.  Hope all is well with my OH friends.

Peace.

Chris

I reached the 100 pound mark today....'nuf sed.

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted.  It's almost 6 months out for me and 98 pounds G-O-N-E!!!!  I am a new person....actually...I'm the old me only better.  I'm shocked at the lack of excess skin. It's like my skin has a memory or something....I have SOME but not alot.  I don't even think I'll need surgery....Ok maybe I'll have my boobs done......I've always wanted them done.  LOL  I'm eating anything without and trouble.  I have had three episodes of dumping...the most severe coming last week when I thought I would DIE!.  I ordered an iced coffee from Dunks with cream and a sweet and low.  When I got to the bottom of the cup I realized it was sugar....not sweet and low.  Oh boy!  I was sweating, hypervetilating, heart racing.....so sick!  Luckily it only lasts about 20 minutes.  I had to lie down....then I was fine.  I definitely can't eat sweets...which is fine by me.  I honestly don't miss them.  Summer clothes and bathing suirs are FUN!  Who-da-thunk!?  Anyway....hope all my WLS friends are enjoying themselves as much as I am..........Happy Memorial Day to all.

Chris

11 weeks post op and down 64 pounds.  I feel really good. Wish I could consistently get to the gym.  School vacation and the fact that my husband works around the clock makes it difficult. But I suppose if it was a priority, I would find a way.  My eating is fine.  I'm getting in most of my protein. I havent had any cravings or anything.  I do have an aversion to anything sweet though...which, I suppose, is a good thing.  I can barely watch my family eat ice cream or anything sweet...it makes me sick. Strange.  I've had wine on occassion, but I gotta tell ya...it BURNS!  So i'm not really having much of that.  If I do, I pour a very small glass and sip on it all night. I used to be a certified wine-o.  It's probably too soon to even be having it anyway.  All in all, I'm doing great and am so glad I did this........hope everyone else is doing well.  Talk soon.....................Chris

Nine weeks post op....60 pounds gone.  I have a whole new life.  A life where I eat to live...not live to eat.  What a concept huh?  My day involves planning meals packed with lots of protein and nutrition in a small package.  I still have times where I may eat something a little too fast or too rich....and I don't feel so good after. But all in all, I'm learning how to eat to feel good and nourish my body.  I go out to dinner with my husband and eat wonderful foods, albeit, very small amounts of that food, but you still get to enjoy the texture and flavor without gorging yourself.  It's a wonderful life.

So I finally got a tatse of "dumping syndrome". Not the full fledged version, but I realized that if I eat anything with sugar (and I'm not talking chocolate, cake, pies, etc). I had a little of my kidss stonyfield yogurt with real sugar and I thought I was going to pass out. Shaky, sweaty, heart palpitations, nausea...I had to lie down. It's awful.  I can't imagine eating the things I mentioned above. I also experienced it eating instsant oatmeal.  So to all my friends out there...make sure you watch your sugar intake.  Other tah that, all is well.  Down 43 pounds and loving my decision.

Well...it's been 5 weeks.  So far so good. I'm down 40 pounds and I'm feeling great.  For anyone out there considering WLS....DO IT!!!!  You go from living to eat....to eating to live....like normal paople do. It's so liberating to not be obsessed with food.  I go through my day living my life.  I am making food choices based on getting in all the nutrients I need.....very refreshing.  I hope all is well with everyone......Chris