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Hello, my name is Nan, I'm 53 ... I had my RNY at Barix in Langhorne, PA in March of 2006. I've lost 286# and have not reached my goal. However, after a plastic consultation this week, I found out that I have no more to lose on my own. I have lymphedema and all I left on my body that is excess is skin and lymph tissue. So the last 15-20# will only come off after surgery. I am extremely excited about getting to this point, I just never knew it would be such a sobering experience. It's as though I was drunk for 4 years trying to succeed, now that I am there, I feel so sober its scary. Now I have to find a way to eat normal without gaining. So my control will be a big issue, since I found I can not be around food in a buffet situation or a party with food out to pick at. My control is lost and I wind up grazing for hours on end. So I have removed myself from those situations.
Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant.
Lady's Mom 
Thanks Nan, we need you here, your journey has been simply amazing and I've been fortunate enough to watch you and when I need a good nudge, you are most certainly someone I can take it from, because I know you have been using your tool to it's fullest advantage for a long time now.
Hugs and Welcome to the Over Fifty Forum, you will find a new bunch of warm and wonderful men and women here.
Laureen
Hugs and Welcome to the Over Fifty Forum, you will find a new bunch of warm and wonderful men and women here.
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
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