mcmann1

Hello neighbour!! Im in ft.mc murray....9 days post op rny....went to Mexico as been waiting 4 yrs in BC. I cant believe its done. How r you doing on your journey? Hope to hear from you soon!!

holly crap you lady's make me laugh tonight....reading all these posts I got behind...anyway just wanted to also congrats everyone for all those little awww moments you are all having with your weight loss...plus you know we all have our anger moments and so glad you all hashed it out and over came them on here. We all need each other to support or bad moments on here and our great ones. This is still a trying time for each other so we all still are lucky to have one another to understand we might not always be happy on here or understand ourselves. We are like a tight knit family that really most people wont understand who dont have to have this surgery. For me it looks like i have no choice but to shop soon running out of old or small clothes to wear. Put on jeans i kept for 15 years and now they are almost too big...woot woot.

Also the other night my husband and I went out on a "date". We got in the restaurant and all that they had available was booths. I just smiled like I always did and said that it would be just fine all the while I was cringing inside because of the fear of wedging myself in the seat and still trying to look comfortable. Lol. But low and behold I just slid right in and I wasn't touching anything. I was speechless. I could even put my purse in my lap. It was an amazing moment!

Whoa whoa....let's chalk it up to a misunderstanding in interpretation on all sides and let it go
Who has had some personal wins recently?! I must say I am on a high right now...I just crossed my mother f'n legs like a lady today! I havent done that in 10 years!! I was mid conversation...did it without even thinking and once I realized lost my train of thought because it was all I could think about!! Woot woooooot!

Well I would like to apologize for jumping the gun. I have had to defend myself so to say in the past. I usually am in a very positive mood. For some reason I just felt like you were pointing a finger at me instead of rejoicing with me which is what I expected so maybe that is why I snapped back. It must have just rubbed me the wrong way at that moment. What I said is true. This site is for us. For us to motivate one another and lean on one another for support. We are all here for the same reason. Again sorry for the attitude.

Oh wow!!! ladies, ladies. I'm not sure why the caddiness, but I was not trying to undermind Redstacey's success at all.I Celebrate you my dear. I believe that maybe my post was taken out of context. I too, am a nurse for many years and a know many of us who have had this surgery because of many and the same reasons. I actually was trying to motivate the person who was a little upset because she hadn't lost much weight and she'd just had her surgery this past December. I was just reiterating Redstacey's comments regarding her journey with her surgery. The person thought that you'd lost it all since December. I was just letting her know that your journey began earlier than ours. That's all and nothing else. I apologize if you took this out of context because that was not the intent, but it also saddens me that you jumped to conclusions before asking me what I meant. You say that you are a positive spirit, well a truly positive person would have given me the benefit of the doubt and realized that maybe there was no negative aspect involved. I just reread the post and it read to me what I intended and that was to encourage and let that person know that your journey began back in Sept, not Dec. because she thought otherwise. I never made a comment as to whether or not what you did was not worthy of your weight loss. You are an inspiration and especially so now that I know that you are a fellow nurse. I apologize again, but I feel that you jumped the gun. And you may want to watch out for the negative feedback (greensiz 42) that egged you on, eluding to that I may be jealous....Far from it! I have nothing to be jealous of. God is great to me and I pray nothing but the best for you. Instead of calling me negative, be positive yourself and give persons the benefit of the doubt because we come from different backgrounds (meaning that we all take things differently) and this is the internet, things read differently than intended sometimes. This is why I avoid many of these types of blogs because of what just happened. I guess this is why the doctors tell you to stay away from them. Take care and you have a blessed day.

What's up? Isn't this site designed for us to bare our souls, our goals, our frustrations, and our progress. I have never hidden the fact that I have had other surgeries before I was converted to RNY in December. I have posted several times my ordeals that I went through and all the complications that I endured during the time from September to December. I have been honest with everyone since I joined the December thread that it was okay with them that I was even on this thread. I have major medical problems just like many others that have had their surgery. I have Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, adrenal insufficiency, and immune deficiency to just name a few of the big ones. I am still dealing with those issues today. They are slightly better but not much. If anything they were all stirred up up after each of the surgeries that I couldn't get out of the bed for weeks. I was a ticking time bomb with my health. I truly believe that if I wouldn't have had the surgery when I did that I would not be here today! Now am I asking for a pitty party. Hell no! I am a nurse and I worked 60+ hours a week as a charge nurse of a private surgery center. Unfortunately I was taken out of work in June by my doctors because they were scared for my health. But hopefully one day I will start to feel even better as more of this weight comes off that I can return to the job that I love. I know that many of you on this thread also have major medical issues as well. And I know for fact that everyone on this thread has a weight problem. That's how we all got to where we are know. We have all tried crazy diet after crazy diet with some success here and there but nothing long term or you wouldn't be on this site. This site is for positive people with positive feedback. We can say things on here and everyone knows exactly what we are talking about instead of trying to explain it to someone who doesn't understand because they are not going through it. I don't care if you post on here that you lost one pound or if you lost 50 pounds. I am going to congratulate you and say keep up the good work. We have all fought the weight loss battle for many years and that's why we are joined together on this site. I will admit that the battle is a lot easier with having the RNY but none the less that has still been a battle. I don't know about you but it sure has helped me in my battle to have all the feedback from different people. I would much rather go into a battle with an army on my side instead of being the one that wants to point a finger and be alone, jealous, or bitter. I'm just doing the best I can with the tools that the doctors gave me and I will always be available for positive feedback with a positive attitude. Thanks!

Mcmann1. Yes. I think it takes time for our brain to catch up to our body. I won't have to buy clothes for a while yet. I have three sizes of ME in my closet. I did hang a short skort on the door of my closet that I wore 10 years ago as inspiration. I'm hoping to be into it by the end of summer and lose out of it again. That's what I'm using as a bench mark. I look at it every day and it makes me smile.

Redstacy. I do understand that. After losing 60 I tried on some clothes in my closet yesterday. I out on a pair of jeans and a shirt I haven't wore in a while. My adult daughter came in and told me the shirt was too big and talked me into wearing a smaller one. She told me to look at myself In the mirror. I just kept looking at my trouble spots instead of where I have lost. I wanted to put the big clothes back on because they made me feel like I could hide those trouble spots I focus on. ????. I realized I need to work on the inside me as well as the outside me. I'm a happy and loving person to everyone except me. Today I looked in that mirror and said. Dang. I look good. Lol. And I have raised a very smart young woman.

Thank you so much! It has been a rough journey. Most of the weight loss has been since the bypass. I still have a hard time excepting the fact that I have lost that much weight. When I look in the mirror I still just see me@

Nice to see I am not the only one who is having a hard time putting on smaller clothes. I still havent bought anything new and my daughters keep telling me I have too. I too still see the fat that is still there and not what I have lost. I think in time we will get past that feeling, but it is still to knew for all of us. I think just maybe when we have got to our goals we might feel better then we do right now. One thing it sure is a great feeling knowing those clothes dont fit anymore though. Now just to figure out what size a person is ....

i agree i think the more we stick together and help anyone we can the more we all learn...we might not be old veterains but we can help i am sure

if you are having problems finding good protien things to eat and the Vitamins there is a great site for people in the usa i actually even spent the money in canada to get it up here and the vitamins are awesome tasting and easy and the foods and Snacks and drinks are amazing it is call bariatricchoice.com lots of Protein in all the products and taste great. I must be a lucky one cause i have never felt like even had the operation and only thing for me is i have to focus on when i am eating to make sure i eat very slow and cheww..i have been sick lots but for the most part i am sure it was my own fault.

Welcome to this site you will find allot of help on here. I know I sure do just by chatting with everyone

Today was a milestone day! I actually ate "real" food. I ordered a chicken gyro with a small chopped Greek salad. I ate about 1/4 of the chicken off the gyro, 3-4 bites of the salad and a few bites of pita with hummus. It was so good. My kids ate the rest:) I've been feeling so down lately about having to eat the same things over and over, have had trouble eating some days due to my head not my stomach. It just felt good to eat normal food again.

Starting weight 280, Surgery on 8/15/2011, 8 months out 84 lbs down. 2nd pictur taken approx 3 weeks ago? SUPER HAPPY,

I know is Alberta if you keep your weight off for a full year from time of your goal weight. You will get a Tummy Tuck for free. They were saying they are trying to get the arms and legs next for the people who need it but for now just the tummy is. My goal I hope by summer to be 185 at least, so that would be seven months from my surgery.

Hi Im 4yrs out in March. I remember this stage with contempt and distain..lol..at this stage I was second guessing my decision, thought I'd committed self living suicide..lol..THIS TO SHALL PASS! Your in the FEELING OUT stage..and the what can I's...feeling insecure about how much you actually know about the stages your going through. I read all the literature, still like having a baby, not till it actually happens, then I realized all the standard rules didn't apply to me!! I did not have a smooth beginning. Horrible in fact. Everything that I had researched ( 2 years worth) went straight out the frigging window!! Now I felt alone. One week out and felt like a failure. Silly really, when I look back on it. But with a surgery as major as the ones we have all had, there can be serious consequences. So the doubts and insecurities creep in quickly. THIS TO SHALL PASS. The knowledge you are about to gain about yourself and this surgery is going to be PHENOMINAL. good luck and remember your creating good health and unbelievable knowledge.

Day 12 post so bored and just blah feeling-it's the weekend and I miss food. Tired of not feeling hungry or feeling hungry and having to eat the same boring food or 2 bites of something that takes me 30 minutes to cook- I feel like crying screaming or something Just venting...

i would have to agree with Mkmb2006. I at first wanted it to come off fast but then I got to thinking maybe slower is better then the skin can go back with the loss. So now I am happy with the small amounts as long as it keeps falling is all that I care. But I do also get frustrated from time to time. We can do this and help each other.