Checking In .....
Just wanted to let you know that I deleted my profile with OH & created this new one. Why? Because if you googled my name, you saw my heaviest pre-op weight, Drs goal weight & current weight with a link to all the posts I had ever entered on the forums. I hated that! Since my last name is quite generic, I was really suprised that this would happen to me.
After communicating with OH tech staff, it seemed the only solution would be to delete my old profile, so I did. To those of you who know me, greetings & a big, big hug!
Anyway, it was time to pop in & say hello, so I'm doing it now. To those of you who don't know me, I'll intoduce myself. I had RNY on July of 2007. Did great (especially because I had incredible support on this forum!) & now it's a daily struggle not to overeat. I've recently been doing some web design, and in the process I'm learning how google searches work ---(which is why I happened to google my name). Other than the web design, I'm still playing piano & recently picked up quilting again. Time to get the kayak out & get an upper body workout!
Hope everyone is well - I think of you all the time & do lur****asionally.
HUGS to all!
I had to laugh when I saw your avatar and new name. . . glad you stopped in to say hi, I gotta run, get ready for work and take Roxie for her morning walk. . .
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Yes, maintenance is so much harder than losing. Who would guess? I had a 8 lb gain, but now I'm holding strong at 133. Whew, it's still a lot of work!
Please come by more often. I'd love to hear about your web designing and quilting!!!
Hugs and love!
Susan
Hi Jan,
Good for you deleting your old profile. Too much info is being available on the computer and we do have to be careful.
Sigh...I think we all will always have to be mindful of our eating the further out we get. But I must say you will get the greatest support on this forum.
Keep playing that piano, something you are passionate about...I love music. Found a new friend in church who is a pianist. We did special music on Sunday, interesting that all the older folks came up to us and thanked us. It was "Band" music on Sunday and I'm not a music snob but some of the stuff the band does is way too loud for me, redundant music with no story and man do I miss some of those old hymns. I know us older people have to step back and let the younger ones sing their own music especially if you want your church to grow but in the meantime the elderly are not getting spiritually fed in church. Guess God is leading me to teach some of the younger ones about how you can praise God with music in a softer sense of the word. We will see where I go with this one...I opened a door and now I need to listen to other people responses.
Annette 
I did not realize we had our surgeries so close, but yes, this is a constant struggle and I, too, had some regain, though I have not had to buy bigger clothes yet, I am recommitting to what I know works, but the head still craves what I know is not supposed to be eaten and I must admit to having succumbed time and again lately. Support is a key component and one I have not been doing as often as I did in the first 2 years, so I've been trying harder to participate, as well as just peek in.
Anyway, it is good to see you here and hoping that you enjoy the things of which you spoke.
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
So nice to see you again. I was just wondering about all the Jan's we haven't seen in a while. Except for the maintenance problem, it sounds like you're doing great. I'm 3 years out too and it's a struggle for me too. I had a regain but now I've leveled off and seem to be staying the same. But, of course, I want to lose more.
Good luck with that.
I hope you're "back" and this is not just a check-in.
Hugs,
Bev
