Hello everyone!! It is a new month, a new start, a new day.. Can't see what we can accomplish this month.

Gonna try and start posting here more regularly. After all....I did start the group! A big thanks to Mollie for keeping it going!!!

Definitely a month of "new" for me. I started running. ME! A runner?? Get outta here! I've always wanted to run but at nearly 400lbs I could barely walk! Im now up to 3K - working on 5K and entering races! All new to me!

Hi everyone, I just want to introduce myself. I am shannon and I started the process for weight loss surgery at the very end of april. I have started using mfp to keep my food diary and to help me track my weight loss before I have surgery. Currently my surgeon is planning a two phase surgery, but if I can lose a bit of weight before surgery we may skip the phase 1 and just do the RNY. I am always looking to find people to help me stay accountable and am always willing to spur others on when they are feeling down.

HI all! I am about 2 months away from my RYN. My Dr just talked to my abou the sleeve also being an option. Can anyone give me some ups or downs of either procedure?
Happy weekend,
Robin

Hi Robin! I just had the Sleeve on the 21st of May. Don't have a lot of "feedback" for you yet. Too new.. But the reason why I got it over the RnY.. is because the sleeve had less "rewiring" for me. lol.. And less side effects.

Good luck!! Friend me if you wish.

Tina

Hey everybody!!! My name is Nicole. I had VSG Jan 2011. Ive had a good weight loss but I let bad habits slip in and ive gained around 10 lbs back. My lowest was 148 from 304 and I am now at 158. Ill be starting the 17 day diet tomorrow to get back in the right mindset.

Hi all! How's everyone doing?

I have been so tired for the last several months and missing quite a few pills due to the exhaustion, so I made a hard decision: I'm switching from overnight, 12-hour shifts with a rotating day of the week schedule to a daytime job with a set 8-hour a day schedule. I love my current job (no supervisors, a job I excel at, great people, etc.) , but I crave structure.

Starting June 25, I will be a daywalker at a different facility and a different position. This will allow me to plan my meals, my vitamins, housework, and exercise. I'm weirdly excited about that. :happy: Post-op life will be easier.

I hit wonderland last month (May)!!!! I also broke down and bought some "NEW" clothes. I've been buying my clothes from consignment shops or getting hand me downs. I just haven't had any luck lately (I'm picky) so I went to TJ max. I was so excited when NOTHING I picked up from the Women's department fit me at all and just about everything from the misses in an XL fit great. I'm also to the point where people who haven't seen me in a few months don't recognize me when I walk by them. My last exciting moment for the month is that at work I have to put on special scrubs when I have to go into the OR. I tried on Mediums the other day and they fit perfectly!!! Granted they are unisex but I was still in MEDIUMS!!

Yes. I started doing Kettlebell classes and that quickly broke that plateau. I haven't been in 2 weeks though :-/ I think I need to get a DVD b/c the classes just are not at a convenient time for me.

Hi everyone. My name is Steff and I had gastric sleeve on May 8, 2012. Looking for friends to chat with who have gone through wls and the emotions involved with relearning to live my life with food.