Please allow me to introduce myself

I have never been on this section of the boards because I was so... sure when I found out about OH that my surgery RNY was going to be 7-30-07 WELL just found out that I have been denied and I have to continue a fight.  There was a hole in my 12 month diet which will probably set me back 6 months, I am waiting for the letter to come in the mail so I know for sure.  ANYHOW, I decided that after recently gaining 10 lbs in 2 weeks thinking I was saying good bye to food and pigging out b4 my two week preop diet (not smart, I know) I am ready to get healthy on my own even if it kills me HA HA HA!  No, seriously, I am a great looser, I have just never been able to keep my weight off.  I just found FITDAY.COM and am really excited.  I am newly obsessed like I am with OH and logging everything and investigating my habits and nutritional needs.  I think I got this thing in a good place.  ANYWAY, I am going very long winded at this point.  I look VERY forward to checking out your profiles, hearing about you success and giving some of what I have learned along the way too.  Have a great day!

Hi Gina Welcome to our side of the tracks.  Yes, I read about your denial when I was lurking over on the main board (I do that at least a couple of times a day).  I know that it must have been very disappointing and frustrating for you.  While you wait for approval I think it's an excellent idea for you to start losing some weight on your own even if you eventually get approved for the surgery.  Compared to the main board we are a very tiny group but we are very nice, sincere and extremely supportive of each other.   Oh, we have a 6-month weight loss challenge that many of us are participating in.  It started July 1st and ends December 31st.  Let me know if you want to be included in that.  If so, tell me your current weight and how many pounds you would like to lose by December 31st and I will add you to the roster.  Good luck.!!

I would be more than happy to join the challenge.  I began July at 279.  Today I am weighing in at 276.  Any prizes HE HE HE!  Are you going to announce how everyone is doing?  How does this work?  Oh, my goal is to loose hmmmm...  60 lbs.  I would like to weigh 219 or less by the new year.  I also want to make a goal to log my food, activity and water everyday.  Thanks, this is going to be great.

Thank you so much and BTW it would not bore me, I love meeting new people and I am  very interested in why you would like to enlist.  What ever one wants goals are to be reached.  I say go for yours!  Gina

Hi Gina and welcome!!! I have to say that people who get denied and then continue on to fight for 5 years, gaining each year, make me see red!!!!  You are so on the money with what you are doing.  Heck, you can still have the surgery, fight through the red tape, but in the meantime why not spend the time getting healthier.  All it can do it make your surgery an easier procedure, one you can heal from a lot better!!! So welcome and don't worry about being long winded.  We all get that way here on this board!!! 

Welcome aboard!! :)

Oh my gosh ladies, you are NICE!  :  )  Thank you for such a warm welcome.  I feel even better today then yesterday now that 72 hours hours have past and no sugar has entered my body except natural sugar naturally occuring in foods.  I have decided to throw a lot of the rules we here for every out the window as for 28 years they have failed me.  I am making the rules and will change them only to better my health as I go.  I'll talk more about this all later.  Thanks for being here.  Gina

I agree (no shocker there) with all of the above posters. My RNY is on Monday, and while a member of this forum, I have lost about 65 pounds pre-operatively, because I too believe it's best for both me and my surgeon. Being obsessed (I prefer vigilant ;) and using FitDay absolutely works. I used it to get down to 1300 calories a day, chart my daily exercise ( which started as weekly exercise) and balance my diet so that I never felt hungry. It's all possible! Best of luck to you!

Gina hello , welcome to the board.

Thanks for your input.  Wow you surgery is almost here.  How are you feeling?  You will do great.  I wish for you a very speedy recovery.  And please, as soon as you are up to it let us know how you are doing.  Gina