TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards     Mitzi T 2.  Surgery type                 RNY 3.  Surgery date            1/10/2005 4.  How far post-op           2 years 5.  Highest weight          312 6.  Day of sugery weight        302 7.  Goal weight                155 8.  Current weight            179 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight    152 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op           late night eating and grazing

1.  Marra AKA Lilacs In Summer 2. Gastric Roux-N-Y ByPass 150 (Proximal?) 3. April 4, 2005 4. Almost 2 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5. 310 6. 244 7. Anything in the 140's. 8. 157 9. 154 10.  My biggest struggle is I am used to being single and in charge of all the food in my refrigerator.  No will-power equals the strategy of keeping all the snackies at the store.  Since July I've been living with my boyfriend who is one of those exasperating types that can drink a gallon of beer or regular pop or energy drinks, eat a can of Spaghettios along with his super-sized pizza, lie around on the couch doing no more exercise than pressing his thumb onto the remote control & at 43 years of age, is THIN.  Despite good intentions on my part, the no-willpower thing got me eating pizza, french fries and King Size Snicker bars.  My surgery has been AWESOME in eliminating a lot of what I COULD HAVE eaten, and it has magically kept the 500 pounds I SHOULD HAVE gained away, however my consistant if incredibly slow weight loss did grind to a halt and then back up by four pounds.  Since, by that time, I already was a year and a half out, I figured "This Is It.  Magic over."  Then, for about a month, I ate sensibly again and the pounds magically started coming off again.  It's been back and forth now for the last three months.  Looking at my food logs and calories, etc., I still am not taking in much if we just edit out all the dang chocolate & snackies.  So it all boils down to... I am my own worst enemy.  Arrrgggghhhhhh!!!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards BJ 2.  Surgery type RNY 3.  Surgery date June 29, 2004 4.  How far post-op  2 years, 9 months 5.  Highest weight 308 6.  Day of sugery weight 300 7.  Goal weight 150-155 8.  Current weight 166 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 148 and my face looked gaunt 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Right now I am having difficulties with emotional and stress eating due to some life changes (split with hubby, moved back home with my mother who is a saboteur, etc.). I have always had a lack of restriction and the ability to eat anything without dumping, so it seems like I am on a perpetual diet. Not being able to keep the right kinds of food in the house due to financial reasons is causing me to eat too many carbs and not enough protein, thus my regain over the past 4-5 months. Also I am struggling with body issues, feeling self-conscious about my sagging turkey neck and jowls which age me 10 years or so ... and then we have the socks-with-rocks boob sag going on too LOL.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards  DJ or Donna 2.  Surgery type        RNY 3.  Surgery date       4/19/05 4.  How far post-op  24 months 5.  Highest weight    330 6.  Day of sugery weight   325 7.  Goal weight  170 8.  Current weight  230 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight  190 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op    Wanting to feel normal... wanting to eat like those around me..wanting to eat a normal meal. Stress outlet other than food. and oh yea....Depression.....  I could go on and on....

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Adele 2.  Surgery type RNY 3.  Surgery date June 11, 2003 4.  How far post-op: almost 4 years. 5.  Highest weight: 335 6.  Day of sugery weight: 328 7.  Goal weight: 168 8.  Current weight: 205 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 175 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: regaining and struggling to lose. I went through some hell over the past 2 years and regained a lot of weight. Now I'm dieting again and I'm feeling good. I was up to 218 a few weeks ago and wanted to die. I thought I'd never go over 200 again. Now I'm back to drinking my waters, eating very small portions and avoiding sugars/carbs. I find that following a program works best for me, be it Weigh****chers or something else. I have a hernia that I want to have fixed, and I want to have a TT at the same time, so I'm going to try & get back down to my lowest weight, which was 175.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - Laura, but I sign all my posts -L. 2.  Surgery type - Open RNY 3.  Surgery date - 8/06/2005 4.  How far post-op - ummm.. that makes it about 20 months 5.  Highest weight - 291 6.  Day of sugery weight-276 7.  Goal weight - My Dr.'s 200, mine 150 8.  Current weight - 165 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight - this is it. 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - managing chocolate and carb snacking.  but right now, getting my new boobies to settle.

Hi Everyone!!! 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards  Karen/Sindarin 2.  Surgery type  Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date  12/05/05 4.  How far post-op   14 months 5.  Highest weight   402  (actually 479 about three years ago before Atkins) 6.  Day of sugery weight  ??? 7.  Goal weight   (surgeon's goal:  203; current personal goal:  199) 8.  Current weight  226 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op  It has SLOWED down since the holidays and I am trying to find the right exercise/eating combo that will speed up the weight loss again.

Hi I'm Sandra Open RNY New Grad--surgery date 3/29/06\ 12 months 302 272 198 74 pounds-slow loser due to age (now 67) and muscle disease that limits exercise to some extent Goal surgeon didn't set one Personal goal 175-180 Biggest struggle  I can't really say there has been a struggle--I do get the foamies frequently but I can stand at the sink smiling and foaming saying ITS WORKING.  Labs have been great. feel good and move further and better!  I 'd do it again in a heart beat.  If I never loose another pound it has been worth it!

ragergirl lap band april 4th today is my 1 yr bandiversary 1 yr 215 183 120 113 biggest struggle as post op would be "transferring addictions"

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Claudia
2.  Surgery type RNY
3.  Surgery date 29/12/2004
4.  How far post-op 27 month
5.  Highest weight 350.5 lbs
6.  Day of sugery weight 350 lbs
7.  Goal weight Doctors: 198 lbs / mine : 150 lbs
8.  Current weight 178 lb
9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 163 lbs
10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Always getting back on track!