Roll Call (A little late)

Sorry folks, I've been really busy...but I did want to do a roll call. I miss everyone! Hey you "old" posters get back on the boards...we miss you! Let's see this weekend was crazy, I was trying to get my house in order. My best friend is coming to visit for three weeks. She lives in California. I'm picking her up tonight. She hasn't seen me since February!! Yesterday when we talked, she said, "OMG I can't wait to see you..I just know you look awesome!" We've been best buddies since we were 12 (that was just yesterday ). So she'll be here until Thurs. then she goes to NJ to get her youngest son settled in at Princeton (he's playing football for them!) I'm still strugging to get this weight off. On 7/21, I will celebrate my one year anniversity. To date, I'm down between 77 and 79 lbs, depending on when I weight. I'd love to hit 80 by the time I have my one yr appt. Each day is a new challenge, but I am still very grateful to have had this surgery...and eternally grateful to Dr. Bell for giving me this tool to work with. God bless Dr. Bell and all the other surgeons who gave us "life again". Hugs to all! Let's hear from you. xoxoxo JA

Hey JA, its ok, I think everyone has been really busy too. I had a crazy weekend. My daughter had a party on Saturday one of her classmates. Friday night went out with my bestfriend for our monthly get together. Sunday we had a wedding shower. I am doing great. I have lost 92lbs so far and I have 82 to go to reach my goal. I am so excited about this. Feels great!!!!!! Its real crazy here at work, alot going on in our senior center. Phones are really crazy. This will be a busy week, getting ready for the summer picnic on Saturday for our WLS family. Hope to see you there!!!! Well gotta go for now. Have a great week everyone Hugs KimC

Well I am doing great and I had a great weekend. Saturday I hiked at Sleeping Giant, went for my bridesmaid gown fitting - when I got the gown it didn't fit and it cost me $90 - now it needs to be taken in at a grand slam total of $140 but It is much better to have to pay the money and look better than 4 months ago! Sunday I climbed sleeping giant again came home and went for a bike ride...oh my gosh I hadn't been on the bike since last year and I was amazed at my stamina...I even left the neighborhood. Eating was good this weekend. I am now down 65.5 lbs! I have 63 lbs to go to goal weight! I think I can get there. I used to be skeptical but I really think I can do this! Dr. Duffy is my hero...without him and Dr. Bell I would not have had this opportunity! okay all that is it for now. Running off for a b-12 shot! Imagine what I can do after that! Kelly

Hi JA Better late than never right? I had a great weekend. Mike and I met his parents camping in Stonington for the weekend on Friday morning. Since it was raining we went to the movies. The men saw War of the Worlds and us women saw Bewitched. It was a cute movie, but you really need to know the TV show to get the humor. After the movie we went to Margarettas for a Mexican dinner. I enjoyed a Quesilldia extaviganzia (well half of it) and then went back to the RV for an intense match of UNO. Saturday was a nice cool day so at least we were able to get out and do a bit more in the great outdoors. We went shopping. I helped my mother in law pick out some new summer clothes for work and then it was of to Cold Stone Creamery where I'm happy to say that they have a sugar free, fat free choice for us WLS folks and fruit to add in. It was heaven. Saturday night Mike's parents took us out to a really nice restaurant for dinner to celebrate Mike's promotion at work. It was a wonderful dinner. I had half of mine and Mike enjoyed the other half for dinner last night. We said goodbye to them yesterday afternoon and came home and relaxed. It was a great weekend. I over did a bit and had to call my PCP for some back pain. I guess I forgot that I was on bedrest for six months and was not a super human. It just felt great to be out there living again. I didn't let the pain stop me and kept right on going. It's just spasming a bit so I probably just have a bit of a strain. Just going to take it easy for the next few days so I can enjoy the picnic on Saturday. Hope you all had a great weekend, Hugs, Maggie