JENNIFER S.
6/21/03 HELLO EVERYONE I AM 5'1,235LBS, AND BMI IS 44.4 MY FIRST
SURGERY APPT. IS ON 6/24/03 HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES
WELL FOR ME WELL I WILL KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED THANKS
FOR THE SUPPORT
7/05/03 HELLO EVERYONE WELL I HAVE NOT POSTED LATELY BECAUSE I HAVE NO GOOD NEWS. THE SURGEON SAID THAT I HAVE TOSTAY IN THE NUTRITIONIST CLASS UNTIL THE NUTRITIONIST GIVES ME THE OK AND THEN I CAN GO BACK TO THE SURGEON BUT THE CATCH IS THE NUTRITIONIST SAID I HAVE TO SHOW PROGRESS IN HER CLASS AND LOSE WEIGHT SO I AM NOT A VERY HAPPY CAMPER AT THIS TIME NOW I AM TRYING TO DECIDE WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE WELL I WILL TALK TO YOU GUYS LATER AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT I CANT SAY THAT ENOUGH OH YEA I HAVE ALSO GAINED THREE POUNDS INSTEAD OF LOSING 3
7/16/03 HELLO EVERYONE I DO NOT REALLY HAVE ANY GOOD NEWS BUT I HAVE SOME OK NEWS I HAVE FOUND AN OFF POST SURGEON HIS NAME IS DR. PETERSON WHO I AM CONSIDERING HE REQUIRES YOU TO FILL OUT SOME PACKET BEFORE YOU EVEN GO TO YOUR PCM FOR A REFERRAL SO I CALLED TO GET THAT MAILED TO ME TODAY SO I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED BYE AND THANK YOU ALL
12/19/03 HELLO EVERYONE SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN POSTING BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY VERY BUSY BUT I NOW HAVE GOOD NEWS VERY GOOD NEWS AND THAT IS THAT I HAVE A DATE IT IS JAN.7,2004 I AM SO EXCITED BUT AT THE SAME TIME VERY NERVOUS I ALSO HAVE BAD NEWS I HAVE GAINED WEIGHT SINCE THE LAST TIME I POSTED AND NOW I AM 250 INSTEAD OF 236 BUT I AM NOT AS DOWN SINCE THE BIG DAY IS COMING I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR THIS BIG CHANGE WITH MY EATING HABITS AND EXERCISING AND IT ALL IS GOING WELL SO I WILL POST LATER
01/04/04 HELLO EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL AS YOU ALL KNOW MY SURGERY IS SLOWLY APPROACHING 3 DAYS TO GO BEFORE STARTING MY NEW LIFE IT SINCE IT IS NOW SO CLOSE TO MY DATE I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD BE NERVOUS OR EXCITED I GUESS I AM A
LITTLE BIT OF BOTH BUT I AM SURE I WILL SURVIVE THROUGH IT ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR THE E-MAILS AND SUPPORT I WILL TRY TO POST AGAIN BEFORE MY DATE IF I DO NOT I WILL POST AS SOON AS I GET THE CHANCE TO WELL BYE FOR NOW
1/13/04 HELLO EVERYONE I AM HOME I HAD MY SURGERY ON TUE AND I CAME HOME ON SUN I AM DOING FINE I REALLY HAD NO PAIN WHICH EVERONE IS SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT I HAVE HAD SEVEREA BAD EPISODES OF BEING NAUSEA I AM STILL ON A SOFT DIET I AM AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH I HAVE LOST I WILL WEIGHT MY SELF TONIGHT AND POST LATER WELL I WILL TALK TO EVERYONE LATER
1/18/04 HELLO EVERYONE I AM NOW 11 DAYS POST OP AND THINGS ARE GOING OK I GUESS I AM DOWN ABOUT 13LBS STILL TRYING TO GET IN THE SWING OF MY NEW LIFE SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS BECASUE I GET NAUSEA BUT I WILL SURVIVE WELL THATS ALL FOR NOW
1/29/04 HELLO EVERYONE I AM 22 DAYS POST OP AND DOWN 30LBS BUT MY FOOD AND DRINK INTAKE IS NOT SO GOOD TODAY I HAD AN UPPER GI DONE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE BUT MY SMALL INTESTINE WAS DILATED MY DOCTOR PUT ME ON MEDS FOR THAT AND HE WANTS TO SEE ME BACK MON IF I AM NOT DOING BETTER SO THAT HE CAN RUN MORE TEST WELL THAT ALL FOR NOW
4/10/04 HELLO EVERYONE SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN A WHILE BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY BUT ANYWAY I HAVE GOOD NEWS AS OF TODAY I AM DOWN 57# I WEIGH 194# AND WENT FROM A SIZE 24 TO A SIZE 16 AND I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS I WAS KIND OF UPSET ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE I WAS ON A PLATEAU AND THEN THE SCALE TOLD ME THAT I HAD GAINED WEIGHT BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT THE DEAL WAS THERE BUT I WAS LOSING INCHES BECAUSE NOW IM IN A 16 AND BEFORE THE PLATEAU I WAS IN AN 18/20 ALSO I AM WEARING AN XL SHIRT FROM 22/24 I HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN SICK WHICH IS GREAT I AM STILL WORKING ON THAT 64 OZ OF FLUIDS BUT I AM GETTING THERE WELL THAT IS ALL FOR NOW BYE
5/16/04 HELLO EVERYONE WELL ITS BEEN A LITTLE OVER FOUR MONTHS NOW EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT I HAVE HIT ANOTHER PLATEAU I NOW WEIGH ABOUT 179 I BOUGHT A DRESS IT WAS A SIZE 12/14 SO THAT EXCITED ME A LITTLE I HAVE ALSO BEEN CROSSING MY LEGS LIKE CRAZY THAT REALLY EXCITED ME ITS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON ANYMORE IT LIKE WHEN I SIT DOWN MY LEGS AUTOMATICALLY CROSS BUT OTHER THAN THAT EVERYONE THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING GREAT FOR ME I AM SO PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS I CURRENTLY HAVE BUT AT TIMES I GET INPATIENT AND FEEL THAT THE WEIGHT IS NOT COMING OFF FAST ENOUGH BUT THEN I WILL BE FINE ITS JUST SOMETHING I GO THROUGH SOMETIMES THE EATING IS GOING FINE I WAS THINKING ABOUT STARTING A LOW CARB DIET BUT I HAVE NOT MADE UP MY MIND COMPLETELY YET BUT ANYWAY FOLKS THAT IS ENOUGH FOR NOW TALK TO YALL LATER
7/15/04 HELLO EVERYONE I AM NOW 6 MONTHS OUT AND DOWN 83LBS NOW WEARING A SIZE 11/12 I AM PROUD OF THE RESULTS SO FAR BUT I AM CURRENTLY ON THE OLD PLATEAU (UGH DONT WE JUST LOVE THEM) I WALK 3-4 MILES A DAY BUT I DO THINK I NEED TO INCREASE MY EATING AND FLUID INTAKE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I AM NOT DRINKING ENOUGH AND DEFINITELY NOT EATING ENOUGH BUT SOMEDAYS I FELL REALLY HUNGRY AND OTHER DAYS I DONT SO I AM WORKING ON GETTING THAT UNDER CONTROL WELL MY FRIENDS THATS ALL FOR NOW
1/19/05 HELLO EVERYONE AND SORRY IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY VERY BUSY BUT I AM ALL SETTLED FOR NOW SO I CAN NOW START BACK TO KEEPING IN TOUCH WELL IT WAS A YEAR ON JAN 7TH AND I AM DOWN TO 155 LBS SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT I WEAR A SIZE 8-10 IN PANTS AND MEDIUM TO LARGE IN SHIRTS I REALLY LOVE THIS SUPPORT GROUP I HAVE TOLD MY SISTER ALL ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE IS THINKING ABOUT HAVING THE GASTRIC BYPASS DONE AS FOR ME I AM THINKING OF SOME LIPO AND A TUMMY TUCK BUT WE WILL SEE WELL THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AND YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM ME AGAIN SOON
2/18/05 HELLO EVERYONE I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS I WENT TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND GUESS WHAT I HAVE GAINED 5-6LBS AND I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER I HAVE A BIG APPETITE INCREASE AND I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY SO THE WEIGHT GAIN WAS NOT A SURPRISE SO MY DOCTOR REFERRED ME TO THE DIETICIAN BUT I WANTED A REFERRAL TO THE SURGEON I MEAN THE DIETICIAN REFERRAL IS FINE BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SURGEON SO THAT I CAN MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT I HAVE TO WAIT TO MONDAY TO CALL THE DOCTOR BACK AND TELL HIM HE HAS TO GIVE ME THE REFERRAL TO THE SURGEON WELL THAT ALL FOR ME NOW THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT
10/15/05 HELLO EVERYONE WELL RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF I WILL BE 2YRS POST OP IN JAN AND SOMETIMES I FEEL MY APPETITE IS HUGE AND OTHER TIMES I DO NOT HAVE AN APPETITE AT ALL MY EATING HABITS ARE VERY VERY POOR AND I HAVE GOTTEN REALLY LAZY IT SEEMS THAT I AM ALWAYS ALWAYS TIRED AND I WANT TO SNACK ALL DAY LONG I AM SURE THAT I AM TIRED BECASUE OF THE WAY I EAT AND I ALREADY KNOW THAT MY IRON IS LOW WHICH I HADN'T BEEN TAKING MY VITAMINS EITHER BUT I AM TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK HERE WITH TAKING MY VITAMINS AND GETTING INTO THE RYTHM OF EXERCISING AGAIN MY CURRENT WEIGHT IS STILL FLUCUATING FROM LIKE 161 TO 164 BUT I AM TRYING TO SEE 150 BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE 135 SO THAT IS THE LATEST UPDATE ON ME
05/02/09 Hello everyone it's been a very long time since i last posted anything around 4 years ago actually but i'm doing fine overall i feel like i am becoming a pig but i am working on that i weigh about 175 which is around 15lbs or so from my settle weight and i just gained that i will say within the last 3-4 months and guess what i'm tired of it and if i don't stop eating everything in sight then the weight will continue to rise i know what i need to do but its just so hard that why im here for the support that many of you give its so hard tomorrow i will start the 5 dpt i never done and actually knew nothing about it until today but iplan to give it a try to retrain myself because i definitely need it so i will keep everyone posted be back soon