ROLL CALL!

OK Ladies & Gents~ In the spirit of getting this board moving I am jumping up and insisting on a roll call. I think I am going to do this weekly, say on Mondays. Who is with me for getting this board hoping again?! I will ask for your progress and then I will ask a question of the week. (I will not ask the same question that I asked on the Wiccan Forum. So if you want to see what is going on over there stop on by and share with us!) OK so everyone post your progress and then tell us what one thing you feared the most before surgery? How have you handled that fear? Resident big mouth Wiccan.... Jamie M. aka Lady Autumn

OK, for me I am doing pretty good. I am almost 6 weeks out and my weight loss slowed down a bit this week. I was on my "cycle" last week so I lost very little. Then this week I tried my hardest to get my protein in without protein drinks or bars but I still can't do it. I am simply not able to get in enough portion sizes. So back to the bars and drinks for me for a bit longer. I am so glad that I was finally cleared for real food, it makes my options so much more appealing! And the BEST part... I am in a 16!!!! Before surgery I was a 24! The one thing I feared the most before surgery was not the procedure itself because I trusted my doctor, heck if he can patch up soldiers who have had combat injuries under pressure cooker situations, he can definitly do a WLS in a top hospital with all the time in the world. Right?! What I feared the most was ing and hurting myself because preoperativly I was one of those full body, exorcist type of vomiters. My whole body would wretch, I would burst blood vessels in my face and eyes, and be totally exhausted before I was finished. Then I would fall asleep or pass out for several hours afterwards. After surgery I was really careful not to push eating or drinking too fast. When I did hit that point where I needed to I made sure I got myself in a comfortable position and pushed a a pillow over my incision site so that I would have support there. And fears were totally alliviated afterwards. No sweat, if something needs to come up, there is not much drama around it and now I know my new "trigger" so I can descretely excuse myself. Getting sick is definitly not something you want to do but now I am no longer sweating bullets over it. I still make sure to use one of those little squishy pillows over the incision site, it seems to help to have pressure over my pouch area. Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. aka Lady Autumn Weight- 257/220/146 BMI- 44.1/37.8/25 Height- 5' 4" lbs lost: -37 Surgery Date: 1/19/05 My WLS Journey Site: home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-LadyAutumnsWLSjourney No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!

I think what I feared the most was failure. I've lost 120 Pounds before and regained 84 of it. I lost weight many times and always gained it back plus more. I was soooo afraid of going all the way back up to 315#. I handled this fear with WLS. Now I fear messing up and going on a carb binge. The first time I saw the Dr. on July 12, 2004 I weighed in at 267. On the day of surgery I was 258.5. When I weighed on the 25th of Feb. I was down to 198#. I'm a very slow loser, but it is coming off. Magickal moon beams to all, Barbara Highest weight ever 315# 267/258.5/198/126

You know what has helped me with my carb cravings.... give in. LOL! No really, I allow myself a bit of "carb cravy" kind of stuff but I use soy alternatives. You know how sometimes you just want a chip or popcorn? I just eat the EAT SMART brand of CheddAirs (like popcorn) and Soy Crisps (like waffle chips)... they taste great, have lots of protein and help to curb the carb munchies. Well at least for me! HTH! Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. aka Lady Autumn Weight- 257/220/146 BMI- 44.1/37.8/25 Height- 5' 4" lbs lost: -37 Surgery Date: 1/19/05 My WLS Journey Site: home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-LadyAutumnsWLSjourney No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!

ok... i'm 2 months out...as of today. i'm down 40 pounds (YEEHAWW). i feel wonderful. i can breath...i can move...i'm not diabetic anymore (YEEHAWW). i can even work out. my biggest fear was my life ending at a time when it was just starting to come together...either from the weight, or from surgery complications. but, that didnt happen...and isnt going to any time soon. and i think this is a fabulous idea. brightest of blessings to y'all. moocho smoocho paula

That is absolutely FABULOUS! way to go girl! You know we must have been related in a past life... I thought I was the only one who said mucho smoocho! LOL! That is somethign my grandparents and I used to say to each other before bed... or sometimes we said mucho mucho! Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. aka Lady Autumn Weight- 257/215/146 BMI- 44.1/36.9/25 Height- 5' 4" lbs lost: -41 Surgery Date: 1/19/05 My WLS Journey Site: home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-LadyAutumnsWLSjourney No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!