Need weight loss surgery friends!!
misty83rn
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I had gastric bypass on May 15,2017. Im looking to add anyone who is or has also had weight loss surgery!! I am a mother of 4, happily married, RN at a max security prison.. looking to add like minded folks for support on this journey!!
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I had gastric sleeve surgery on 4/12/2017.3
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I had bypass 4/18/16...mom to a 10 year old daughter and married 15 years.1
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Had VSG 11/22/16 I'm still looking for friends of the same weight loss path. Add me if you want.
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I had RnY on 5/16. Married for 10 years this year, have a 15 y/o son from a previous relationship, and my hubby brought my two bonus kids (22-son, 20-daughter) with him. 20 got married last summer, and is expecting a baby boy this August.
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I had rny bypass january 2014. Im a mum of 2 the youngest was born after bypass, hes now 18 months1
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Feel free to add me to support each other.
I just had the VSG + SADI (SIPS) on 6/6/17 - I'm an operations manager for a busy customer care center, and mom to a busier 4 year old0 -
I was sleeved on 5/23. Anyone can add me if they'd like 0
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I'll be your friend! I'm almost 10 months out (8/23/16) of a VSG. My diary is open - but lately I've been on a crazy ride.0
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Feel free to add me. Mother to a 16 yo boy. Married for 8 years. VSG 10/5/16 HW 241, SW 217, GW 145, CW 1470
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Samquentin wrote: »I had RnY on 5/16. Married for 10 years this year, have a 15 y/o son from a previous relationship, and my hubby brought my two bonus kids (22-son, 20-daughter) with him. 20 got married last summer, and is expecting a baby boy this August.
Feel free to add me!
Bonus kids. I love that phrasing.3 -
I was sleeved on June 13, 2016 you can add me if you would like0
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Hello, I add a few of you on here. I'm having surgery on Aug. 9th and it's been a long 6 month process after a year of research. I'm a mom to 5 beautiful girls. Currently I live in Florida but I'm from Northern California where we have mountains and rivers and beautiful nature2
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Hi!
I am having my surgery on July 17 after doing 12 monthly visits with my PCP among what seems like a thousand other things. I am a retired teacher. I only have 1 daughter. She has been a joy to me her whole life. She is getting ready to start her 4th year of medical school. If you can't tell, I am really proud of her. She is my major support person! We live in West Virginia. It is also known for its beautiful mountains, rivers, and lakes. Major tourism for white water rafting and snow skiing.1 -
Hello,
I am happily married for 15 years. Father to a 2 year old ,hopefully having surgery in august/sept. Currently work in IT/IS. I live in the atlanta area
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RNY on 6/12/17. Single mommy to an amazing 11yr old girl. Recently single due to wls but better things are in my future.4
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Hello, I'm 2.5 years post-op. SW 233, CW 132, HT 5'4". I actually gained an inch after losing weight because I started standing up straighter. I've been at the 132 +/- for the past year. My dairy is open if you want to see what and how much I'm eating now and my exercise. I can tell you that every day isn't perfect but I'm not trying for perfect, just for each day to be better than my pre-surgery days so I can keep the weight off.4
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I have sent some if not all of you friend requests as well. Anyone coming across this can add me too. I had my rny in 2009. I had a repair in May 2017. I am finally eating solids after a rough recovery, I was told it was going to be but didn't think it was going to be almost as rough as the first time around. I made some mistakes and ready to move on. I am here to learn what I can, make friends and offer support and or advice from my experiences. I am a single, sahm in Michigan. I suffer from chronic pain from fibromyalagia, mental health issues (mainly depression) and back pain. This can make life quite challenging enough. I have 3 teens, but only one lives home as of this spring. I have a 19 yo dtr, 18 yo son, and a 15 yo dtr. Hope you all the best.1
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Im just starting my vsg process in the uk so need all the support i can get its gonna be a long road add me2
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Hi! I had VSG on 3/4/14. I'm a Mom of 3 (my two daughters are 26 and 19 yrs old and my son is 17) and I've been married for 20 years. Currently living in Long Island, NY but heading to NC this summer (July) to start looking for our new home
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I had VSG back in 2012 lost about 120, had a regain of about 15 lbs and maintained. On July 28 2017 i had my sleeves reshape and made smaller. It had gotten mishappened because of scar tissue, and it was made smaller because of the shape and because it was bigger than we originally thought. Meaning that it originally could have been smaller since oroginal surgery. I have lost 22 pounds since June 28th, I feel great.7
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NicholeBryan wrote: »Hello, I add a few of you on here. I'm having surgery on Aug. 9th and it's been a long 6 month process after a year of research. I'm a mom to 5 beautiful girls. Currently I live in Florida but I'm from Northern California where we have mountains and rivers and beautiful nature
Which part of Northern Cali are you from? I currently live in Live Oak, Ca.3 -
I had VSG 7/17/17. Mommy to a 13 yo boy, 4 yo girl, and my youngest son will be 2 in Nov. I live in Northern California.1
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I had VSG 5/28/13 - add me if you'd like 1
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Hi everyone!
Not new to MFP but newby of sorts to VSG surgery. I had surgery on 03/06/2017. I am 5 months post op as of yesterday. Time went by so fast. I am trying to still loser weight. I don't know if it's just me but I lost 60 lbs, I have been struggling with 2 lbs for over a month now. My highest weight was 291 lbs. I am 5'3". My current weight is 232-230 lbs. I keep gaining and losing the same two lbs. I know that with the sleeve, you effectively have 6 months to lose without really trying. I track my food. Eat as much protein as I can. I am bad about exercise and bad habits like the slider foods mainly around my time of the month. Is there anyone out there struggling like I am, this early in their surgery journey?? Any tips you'd be willing to offer?2 -
I had RNY in Dec/ 12, when I weighed 430 pounds, and I have lost 145+ pounds, but want to lose another 70+ pounds prior to having a BODY TUCK for all this loose skin! I lost well for the first 1.5 years without really trying, then stalled. Since joining MFP, I've lost another 40+ by counting calories. I'm now trying to find an exercise regime I can sustain in this life-long journey. I'm also half-way thru a 30-Day Paleo Reset plan, since I suspect I am gluten-sensitive, possibly lactose-sensitive too. We'll see when I start adding items back into my meal plan. Oh, I'm 64 years young, retired, long-times divorced with two grown sons, and I live just north of Seattle in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. And I'm very active on MFP, and adore new friends!3
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My VSG is scheduled for 8/15/17. Can't wait!6
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I had RNY in Dec/ 12, when I weighed 430 pounds, and I have lost 145+ pounds, but want to lose another 70+ pounds prior to having a BODY TUCK for all this loose skin! I lost well for the first 1.5 years without really trying, then stalled. Since joining MFP, I've lost another 40+ by counting calories. I'm now trying to find an exercise regime I can sustain in this life-long journey. I'm also half-way thru a 30-Day Paleo Reset plan, since I suspect I am gluten-sensitive, possibly lactose-sensitive too. We'll see when I start adding items back into my meal plan. Oh, I'm 64 years young, retired, long-times divorced with two grown sons, and I live just north of Seattle in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. And I'm very active on MFP, and adore new friends!
We are neighbors so to say. I live in a small town towards the bottom of Washington State near the Oregon border.2 -
hi all! i was sleeved on 4/3/17. feel free to add me. 1
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alirocks713 wrote: »Hi everyone!
Not new to MFP but newby of sorts to VSG surgery. I had surgery on 03/06/2017. I am 5 months post op as of yesterday. Time went by so fast. I am trying to still loser weight. I don't know if it's just me but I lost 60 lbs, I have been struggling with 2 lbs for over a month now. My highest weight was 291 lbs. I am 5'3". My current weight is 232-230 lbs. I keep gaining and losing the same two lbs. I know that with the sleeve, you effectively have 6 months to lose without really trying. I track my food. Eat as much protein as I can. I am bad about exercise and bad habits like the slider foods mainly around my time of the month. Is there anyone out there struggling like I am, this early in their surgery journey?? Any tips you'd be willing to offer?
Please don't buy into that 'honeymoon' period of 6 months. If you do you'll set yourself up for failure. I think the first 6 months goes fast and there is a certain amount of excitement in losing weight so fast. The excitement kinda wears off at about the 6 month time and the weight loss does slow down. My weight loss was slow it took me 16 months to lose 103 pounds. My SW was 233 and I got down to 130. I'm up 2 pounds now because I took a break from exercise (walking) and I ate too many of the wrong carbs.
One thing that might help PMS if you're having problems with cravings is to exercise. When you think about eating the wrong thing, walk in place for 10 minutes or if you have a exercise bike ride it, dance to a fitness video or something. If you have to have something look at the calorie content and decide if it's worth having knowing you need to exercise off the calories. I'm not a gym person. The only exercise I did for weight loss was walk. I try to get my 10K steps in per day. You can get quite a few walk in place steps in if you are microwaving something. I'm not a morning person but I did start getting up 10 minutes earlier and walking in place for 10 minutes when I had a stall. It seemed to help break the stall.
Don't give up and the 'honeymoon' period can last as long as you want it to.
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