new to the site

[minime]

Hi,
I'm minime, had surgery 12-14-09 and doing well

[MsJacquiiC]

Hiya Minime
Welcome to the loosers bench and welcome to The Journey - nice to have you here! Feel free to edit your avatar as well as update your profile to include your current info.

Just curious... What was your highest weight and how much have you loss thus far? How have things been going for you?

At anyrate - Again - I say welcome to the community. Enjoy and happy posting!

Jacquii.

[tydo0207]

Hi minime, I am new to this site also. Had surgery RNY the 15th of september 09. Down 98lbs so far. Hoping to get to new a few people.

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.

[minime]

Hi, glad to hear from someone. I had surgery 12-14-09, down to 192.5 from my highest weight of 250 lbs.It's not always easy but it has been so worth it! Hope to meet more folks on the journey!

[MsJacquiiC]

Originally Posted by minime Hi, glad to hear from someone. I had surgery 12-14-09, down to 192.5 from my highest weight of 250 lbs.It's not always easy but it has been so worth it! Hope to meet more folks on the journey!

Wow! Almost 60 pounds thus far is WONDERFUL progress! So congrats on that and welcome to Onederland. I'm sooooo looking forward to being below 200 pounds!

I tell you what though - I 2nd the notion that WLS is not an easy journey. The surgery is only a tool used to assist in making the lifestyle changes we need to make a bit more attainable so to speak. Dang - That was a long sentence LOL --- At anyrate - Glad you decided to join the forum - Have a look around the various sub-forums on the main forum index page and feel free to post in topics of interest!

I myself am in the process of recuperating from a recent surgery - so hopefully in the next couple weeks - I'll start again the process of promoting the forum and getting members active.

Again = Welcome, enjoy and happy posting! AND keep up the good work

Jacquii.

[minime]

Thanks for the kind words,however I need some help. EXERCISE! I have never liked it but realize I need to move in order to lose..... I have started walking but not much fun alone, I am hoping to get a group of co-workers rounded up to walk on breaks. gotta do something,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,