Newbie here!

I've posted once or twice but thought I'd make an official introduction! My name is Lisa.  I'm 29, and from Southern Illinois.  I'm married and have three kids at home.  Our twin boys will be 3 next month and our girl will be 2 in September.  I'm mostly a stay at home mom.  I'm an Avon representative and the president and founder of a nonprofit organization for pregnancy and infant loss support.  I have always been overweight and have stuggled with it since high school.  I'm currently at 258, my highest ever.  After my twins were born, I actually dropped down to 170 doing a low carb diet.  The problem with that was I was always extremely hungry.  I got pregnant again just months after the boys were born and gained all this weight back with that pregnancy.  I've tried keeping track of calories, carbs & fat while going to Curves and I'm still not losing anything.  It's time for me to look into this. I'm at the very beginning.  I see my family doctor in a few weeks and will ask her for a referral to a surgeon.  My aunt is on this board and she's about 2 months post-op.

welcome to the board lisa!

Lisa, welcome to the IL board. Thank you for telling us about yourself. I have been around for practically forever I feel sometimes. I am 4 years out and my DH is coming up on the 4 year mark also. We both had open RNY. Both are maintaining our weight loss and loving life to the fullest. Christine

Hi Lisa - Welcome to the IL Board.  Sounds like those little ones keep you on your toes.  Let us know how your appointment goes w/ your doc. I had open gastric bypass on 8/30/06, to date, I've lost 163lbs and have around 70ish to lose in order to get to my first goal.  I don't ever remember being 170 so I don't know if that's where I want to be.  For now, I'll just take it one day at a time.  It was the best choice I ever made. Take care and good luck on your journey, Christina

Lisa, welcome to the Illinois Board! There are many of us here that are post-op, willing to share our experiences and give you all the support that you need during this process. Keep us posted as you head down the WLS road. Lucy

welcome to the boards Lisa~  I'm in Marion...there is a support group meeting tomorrow night at the hospital in Marion...if you would like to join us the meeting starts at 6 p.m.  the meeting usually lasts around 2 hours and there are a couple of other girls from Murphysboro as well that come to the meetings... if you would like to talk just send me a message :-)

Ck~

Hi Lisa if u want to give me a call I can give you some good info. :)