TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

1. Amy 2. Lap RNY 3. 08/30/2004 4. 3 yrs. next month! 5. 4 "9/225 LBS. 6. 215 LBS 7. 120-125 (Doc's) 95-100 LBS (mine) 8. 115 LBS  9. 100 LBS 10. Biggest struggle: Losing regained weight/Keeping weight off, remebering to take calcium supplements, 3 hernia surgeries last year

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards:  Tara 2.  Surgery type: RNY Open 3.  Surgery date 5/7/2002 4.  How far post-op over 5 years 5.  Highest weight 365 6.  Day of sugery weight 365 7.  Goal weight 170 8.  Current weight 235 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 180 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Gaining weight back over the years since surgery.  Need to get back to my lowest weight of 180!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - ekware (Kari) 2.  Surgery type - Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date - 4/11/06 4.  How far post-op - 15 months 5.  Highest weight - 311 6.  Day of sugery weight - 299 7.  Goal weight - 155 8.  Current weight - 159 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight - 159 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - exercise!!

I confess to being a frequent lurker, but thought to join in finally! 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards  Elisabeth 2.  Surgery type  Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date  1/22/03 4.  How far post-op 4 1/2 years 5.  Highest weight  377 6.  Day of sugery weight  ??? 7.  Goal weight  130 8.  Current weight  235 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight  200 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op  I regained 60 pounds due to 4 years of health problems which side tracked me.  I was gaining so much that I freaked, but after having surgery, found the strength (and courage) to go crawling back to my surgeon's office to get back on board with the program.   (It also doesn't help that I'm having issues with the bypass and am looking at more surgery!)  My biggest weakness is eating too much of the wrong stuff, and too often.  I also struggle with emotional eating.  They bypassed organs, but I just wish they could have bypassed the mental hardwiring that aided in my obesity in the first place!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards       Lynda W 2.  Surgery ty175pe                                                                 Roux en Y 3.  Surgery date                                                                4/16/05 4.  How far post-op                                                           2 years, 3 months  5.  Highest weight                                                            Probably 275 6.  Day of sugery weight                                                  264 7.  Goal weight                                                                  135 8.  Current weight                                                              175 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 156 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op                                 compulsive eating, no discipline

1.  Kriss J 2.  RNY 3.  07/20/04 4.  3 years, almost to the day! 5.  387 # 6.  367 # 7.  150 # 8.  234 # 9.  lowest weight now 10.  Hmmm.. Biggest struggle??  There have been so many over the last 3 years, but I guess that I still get uncomfortable eating certain foods.  Sometimes I can eat something and it will be fine, and then the next time I eat it, it will be really uncomfortable. 

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards  (Tammy) 2.  Surgery type (Roux-en Y) 3.  Surgery date (12-28-04) 4.  How far post-op (31 months) 5.  Highest weight (305) 6.  Day of sugery weight (300) 7.  Goal weight (150) 8.  Current weight (175) 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op (losing to goal)

1. First name: Kathleen 2. Surgery: Lap Gastric Bypass 3. Surgery date: 12/15/2005 4. Post-op: 19 months 5. Highest weight: 339 lbs. 6. Day of surgery weight: 326.5 lbs. 7. Goal weight: 175 lbs. 8. Current weight 165 lbs. 9. Low weight post-op 160 lbs. 10. Biggest struggle as a post-op: To consistently get in all the nutrients/supplements that I need daily--the protein, my vitamins, even water--sometimes I just forget!!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - Dawn 2.  Surgery type - Lap Band 3.  Surgery date - May 03 4.  How far post-op  - 4 years / 2 months 5.  Highest weight - 342 6.  Day of sugery weight - 326 7.  Goal weight - 148 8.  Current weight - 240 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight - 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - Had many probs with the band...was too small from the beginning. I Never had a fill. I do not blame my band...It is ALL me for not going the whole 9 yards and working with what I have or do not have ...now I am seeing truth for what it is...and I am on my way of starting over, possibly with a new band that isn't too small...or??!! On my journey...have no clue where I will end!

Tam (9shopgirl9) RNY 2/14/05 2 1/2 yrs 280lbs 272 lbs 155 lbs 162 lbs exercising consistently