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Age takes 3rd Place, behind Confidence and Commitment in importance. If you know you can, you surely will do good. My own recovery has not been perfect, nut I would never go back to before. I have now been granted the time and opportunity to get well, I was running out of time before. If I could have looked ahead I might not chose exactly this path, but it is still a good road to travel on, daily I'm getting better, I have my hopes and dreams just like every RnY and Sleeve and the others, to live a healthier, thinner, fitter life, so what if my transit time is longer?, I will still get to victory lane. I was built after WWII when people were made of strong steel, not fiberglass or plastic, I was created in God's Image & fashioned for endurance. I am IN IT to WIN IT, I shall still claim my share of victories. Yesterday was my 5 month Surgiversity, spent it in another hospital , Mount Carmel East, having testing run on another section of my 73 year old body. How did I do? Who knows? They never tell you anything, technician said because I was so compliant he got lovely images to pass to my Cardiologist. Okaybee, I guess that is a good thing in the long run. You'll see me chug- chugging along, look for someone with a red'gold thin pixie haircut, loose sweats and rubber tubing hanging out my left upper arm, there can't be more than one of me out there! If you wave---- I'll surely wave back!

My thought to share this overcast morning in Ohio FOOD=the most overused Comfort Measure EXERCISE= the most under- utilized antideppresent. Just something to ponder on.

And May it all go smoothly for you!

You'll get better soon, it's tough when you've your surgery and you still look Bip the Michelin man, by the end of 4 weeks you'll see a difference. I was lucky, my surgeon pumped the air back out so I didn't have the bloat many people do!

And Boldilocks, this is your Day of Days and your Tuesday Triumph is about to happen. May Our God Bless and Keep you, you have worked so hard to achieve This Day! Prayers? are with You.

Tealael, you are a Tea Gourmet and I'd have you no other way. Makes your journeys brighter.???

AT3ALA3L

Welcome Greg to Kangaroo Land, that's where we GB live, because we all have pouches. Live well,Heal Well and start bravely into a Brand New Beautful,Life!

Actually since I was a baby, Mama's Doctor( this was the Late 40s) told her to feed me Carnation evaporated milk formula post every nursing, my parents were Depression survivors, never questioned Doctor's Advice, in those days it was believed " Fat Babies are Healthy Babies" well I grew and grew and grew, on my First Birthday I was 35 inches tall, weighed 36 pounds, that's the size the average American Toddler is at 2 and half years. BUT I HAD dimples in both sets of cheeks, knees, elbows,if ever a child was groomed to be obrse, that's ME. My little t- shirts instead of "Born to be Wild" should have read "Born to be Fat"

Excellent Idea, Fluffy Chix, should have thought of it myself÷

I have stayed sway from baby foods, don't we as parents feed babies that so they will gain weight? And truthfully I made my own, hated feeding my 3 little ones preservatives they did not need.

My Wellbutrin went from 150mg bid of ER to 100mg tid of SR. That and my iron went from Ferrous Sulfate over the counter to Ferrous Fumerate ( Ferricite) prescription. Most everything stayed the same after my RnY last September 5th.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery!

How about gum viewers that pop bubbles? That was one of late husband's less endearing traits.

And I have always sweetened things because I felt Life was bitter enough already. I may have to rethink things!

You look magical in the Magic Kingdom, congratulations on all your successes.

Glad to see you back posting, missed you bunches. please hang around so we can share your NSV joys with you!

I hope you will like us myriam569 and stay around for a long time. I have met some very nice people on here!

Nah I still expect someone to be on February 28th, they just haven't showed up yet. I thought I was the only September 5th when I started the September 2018 Surgeries and Success thread yet 5 or 6 showed up. Don't give up hope, I'm sure there will be a February 27-28,yet , in the meantime you can watch,the earlier people, see if there is anything from their experiences you can use for your Good. You do pick up the tools on here.

seem better. It is a growing and learning experience, you come to terms with what your new tummy can and can't do. It Will Get Better day by day, I promise!

And a better day is coming, I know that sounds trite but it is true, each day a little more falls into place, your swelling internally starts to subside and things st

Brecher, drat spell correct! if it were a person I'd choke the life out of it!

Probably you can divide into three parts 1/3 what their professors taught them, 1/3 what has worked before before in his or her practice, and the last 1/3 how much weight does this person need pared off before I cut slits in their belly? Yeah I'd like to see some survey results, my bari-pal Missouri- Lees Summit is an excellent researcher, either she or Alex Need her will know where to look!

Well insta___adventurer I'm pleased for you, that is a very nice loss since July, looks like you may be in Onederland before long. And when you are please post, I'll be cheering for you! Currently my next baby goal is 250, I'm 260- something, maybe 268, maybe a little less, I lost 8 pounds in one week if the doctors scales are correct, only lost 3 mid December to mid-January, but I'll take it anyway. Kinda sad, before surgery I was heading toward death by obesity, the end of November either I wasn't using the protein I was eating or I malnourished myself, ended up hospitalized for almost 6 days, and gained a PICC line for TPN nourishment through an site in my upper left arm. Dang it, I couldn't even lose weight correctly, guess I could not do THAT right! So now I'm losing slower and healthier, but still on a losing path.12 hours fed through my portable pump, 12 hours to run errands, make a stab at housecleaning, cooking for Tomkitten, microwaving my small p.o. intake, I alternate days, odd days it's a protein shake, even a homemade soup slightly pureed with protein powder. But the majority of my nutrition is TPN to allow my ulcerations in my jejunem and stoma- strictured pouch to heal. Before long I expect they will be weaning me off the supplement and back to varied foods as soon as they say I'm healed, maybe 2 more dilatations? But I am trying to be peaceful, accepting, approaching it in a calm manner, my surgeons have a plan, they know they can handle this challenge, so I know I can too. Finally found another prtein shake I can stand, strawberry Ensure HIGH PROTEIN. Actually tastes pretty close to Strawberry Quik & Little Frustr8 used to ? that stuff! One of the few Without that fakey evaporated milk taste I grew to HATE. I used to enjoy Premier Protein until my verdompt Wal-Mart deleted all flavors except vanilla and chocolate. And NEVER buy their house brand Equate, that stuff is nasty and foul-tasting. One of my September friends spilled Equate on her floor, neither the Car or Dog would lap it up, and she told me '"Poochie even eats garbage and he wouldn't touch it "so animals even think it's BAD.

Non Scale Victory, something more than just simple weight loss. Sometimes it's a benefit you didn't envison when you started on this Long Weight Reduc tion trek!