TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

Hi Kathy and all the grads!!!!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Kathy C NY
2.  Surgery type RNY
3.  Surgery date 8-19-05
4.  How far post-op 1 1/2 YEARS
5.  Highest weight 340
6.  Day of sugery weight 330
7.  Goal weight 165
8.  Current weight 188
9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 185
10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Breaking all of my old bad eating habits, and getting to goal!!!!!!!!!!!!

1.  Jamie    If I could figure out how to change it, I would go by smileyjamie!! 2.  Gastric Bypass  (my surgeon never called it a RNY, so I am not sure if that is waht I had) 3.  2/26/02 4.  5 years on Monday 5.  307 6.  297 7.  150

8.  230-ish

9.  150

10.  Trying not to drink with meals & "staying on track"

Hi Lunchlady.....or Lunchie RNY-Lap 11/29/05 almost 15 mos. 355 350 175 183 I think my biggest struggle has been to keep from snacking...or should I say grazing

1. Name: Kathi Atkins 2. Surgery Type: Laprascopic RNY 3. Surgery Date: Dec 14, 2004 4. How Far post op: 26 months 5. Highest Weight: 274 6. Day of Surgery Weight: 266 7. Goal Weight: 158 (Doctor), 150 (Me) 8. Current Weight: 170 9. Low Weight Post Op: 160 ( after hysterectomy in Feb, 2006, and not eating very much. 10. Biggest struggle as a post-op: trying to deal with my emotional eating, and why I was fat in the first place. I have not switched addictions to anything else, but find myself falling into old habits of eating foods I shouldn't. I actually went back up to 175 in January, and have vowed to hit my goal, so I am back to the basics of exercise(which I never really did) and recording everything I eat and trying to maintain 1200-1500 calories perday. So far I have been successful, and I now start thinking about one minute at a time, rather than the final goal. If I can just stay healthy, and feel good, I will be happy. I don't want to have to go buy another whole wardrobe if I gain weight.

Ok, here I am!! 1. Musicmama/Betsy 2. LAP RNY 3. Sept 14, 2005 4. almost 18 months 5.325 pounds DOS 6. 325 7. 175 8.199 9. 196 10. GRAZING!!!!!!

1. FIRST NAME - JOANNE 2. SURGERY TYPE - LAP RNY 3. SURGERY DATE - DEC 16 2005 4. HOW FAR POST OP - 14 MONTHS 5. HIGHEST WEIGHT - 230LBS 6. DAY OF SURGERY WEIGHT - 220 7. GOAL WEIGHT - 130LB 8. CURRENT WEIGHT - 120LB 9. LOW WEIGHT POST OP IF DIFFERENT THAN CURRENT WEIGHT - NO DIFFERENT 10. BIGGEST STRUGGLE AS POST OP - DOING OK, BUT MENTALLY STRUGGLE EVERY DAY WITH DEMONIC THOUGHTS SOMETIMES, IF I EAT AN OUNCE MORE THAN I SHOULD, AND ITS ONLY NORMALLY IN MY SALAD PORTIONS, I GET THAT STUPID THOUGHT OF FEELING FAT AND BLOATED. BUT EVERY DAY IS GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THANKS KATHY AND RICH FOR DOING THIS LITTLE SURVEY, I LOVE THIS STUFF AND ITS A GREAT HELP FOR US ALL.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Shel E. 2.  Surgery type RNY Lap 3.  Surgery date 09/20/2002 4.  How far post-op 4 years 5.  Highest weight 317 pounds (5'10.5" tall) 6.  Day of sugery weight 317 pounds 7.  Goal weight anything below 200 8.  Current weight 190 pounds 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 177 pounds 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Not giving into stress eating.  My husband lost his job right before Thanksgiving and then we found out over Christmas that my mom has lymphoma so the stress is great right now.  I'm trying to get it back under control and do the protein first rule and all that but still struggling.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - Jules 2.  Surgery type - RNY 3.  Surgery date - 9-17-04 4.  How far post-op - almost 2 1/2 years 5.  Highest weight - 328 6.  Day of sugery weight - 309 7.  Goal weight- maintaining 175 8.  Current weight - 183 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight - 173 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - mind games with food...then, now, always...

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards       Natalie or Tink 2.  Surgery type       RNY 3..Surgery date May 27th 2004  4. How far post op 2 Years 9 mos   5.  Highest weight 325 6.  Day of sugery weight 325 7.  Goal weight 160 8.  Current weight 130 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight   Yes , but who knew ? 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Keeping weight on .

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Luckylu or Luann 2.  Surgery type rny open 3.  Surgery date 8-3-05 4.  How far post-op 19 months 5.  Highest weight  315 6.  Day of sugery weight - 285 7.  Goal weight  150 doctor's 135 mine 8.  Current weight  158 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 158 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op  - I'm my own worst critic! I exercise faithfully but need to stop grazing and also try to see what other's see. I wear a size 8 petite in pants ana a small or medium shirt but I still see a fat  me. Even after 4 years of counseling for surviving childhood sexual abuse. I'm a survivor.  Luann