Hi I'm Lori

[Lori B]

Just a brief into. I had RNY back in July '03. I lost 141 lbs. In '05 I got married, in '06 I had a little girl, Emily, and after that I managed to gain 50 lbs. I learned how to eat the wrong foods and it not bother me. A bad thing I know.

I hope to get to know everyone on here better and re-establish some support. I haven't been to a support group meeting since Emily was a month old.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.

[TomZilla]

Welcome to The Journey!

Even though you gained 51 pounds, at least you didn't gain the whole 141 back! And, forget about the weight loss support group meetings. You have all that in the convenience of your home, and on your time!

Enjoy your time here.

[MsJacquiiC]

Very nice to meet you Lori and welcome to The Journey. We are here as a support group away from your local support group - so welcome, enjoy and Happy posting!

Feel free to update your profile and other settings via your User Control Panel. There is a convenient dropdown menu in the sub-navbar as well.

Again - welcome! We are quite new so any and all posts you make in the forum will be kindly appreciated.

Jacquii.