beversman

Hello everyone! My gastric bypass conversion is going well I lost all the weight that I gained after my band was removed. I had the surgery Jan 19th and I've already lost 37 lbs. This thing is no joke! So, basically I am back to zero and anything I lose from now on I consider actually weight loss! So glad to see more people checking in.... I dont get online much but I wanted to update anyone that might check in my email is beversman@hotmail.com if anyone wants to email me :thumbup: I miss all my people here. I cant find another place like it!

I am home from surgery doing great. I feel fabulous. Just thought I would let you know. I've already lost 25lbs... including my 1 week of preop. So, 25 lbs in 2 weeks total.

My surgery is tomorrow! wish me luck. I am scared to death!

We met at work! I got a new job back in March 2008 and we met a few months later. The rest is history. He is the best thing that ever happened to me. I do not know what I would do without him. He is here for me with this surgery every single step of the way. His name is Jesse.

I've also tried to get on Obesityhelp.com -- they just aren't very friendly over there. There are so many people. You just get lost in the shuffle. I've missed you guys. So, glad to see you are here. It just about made me cry to see the responses! My fiancee was doing a happy dance for me. I've told him all about you guys.

Yeah! I found you all! I don't get on as often as I used to but I will definitely be checking in more... as long as you girls will still have me! Since I am becoming a convert! ha I don't even want to tell you all how much I've gained back in the past 5 months. It is sad. I just cant believe how easy it was to gain it all back once the band was gone. Now I loved my band. It worked exactly as i should until about 6 months ago. Then, my whole world kind of fell apart. How quickly the weight comes back. It is scary! Thank God I have a very supportive fiancee now! We are getting married on August 14, 2010. We have been together for about 1 1/2 yrs... just a little more. Got engaged last year :smile2: He has been with me through it all. Only a week till surgery... well a week and a day. I just want to get back to normal. My normal is not 240lbs. And sadly that is where I am now. I stayed at about 180... Had been at abt 190 until 5 mnths ago... Lost the band and gained gained gained. They seriously dont tell you that once you've had the band. Your body is USED to only have 800-1000 calories a day. So, if you eat a normal person amnt of food. EVEN HEALTHY food! You gain daily!!!! Scary FAST gain. Even when I was dieting trying to hold it off... going to my weight loss doctor every week. They had my on a diet plan. I gained on THEIR diet plan. Ugh, I can't wait til the 19th!

Yeah! I am so happy to see you are all still here! Claud, Bandiva hop over to this thread http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f138/steady-losers-4ever-49208/index36.html And we can keep talking there! That way we are all in the same place! I posted on both threads to try to find you all. We can use the other thread to keep us all together. Will post more over there! Talk to you all soon!

Hey, this might be crazy, but I am trying to find my ladies from all those years ago! it is Brandi! beversman... oh how the time has flown by.... well, sadly, i lost my band about 4mo ago.... it eroded into my stomach for reasons unknown. Basically, I got H1N1, swine flu, then got pneumonia, and coughed so hard my stomach ripped along the lapband. Things were great til then... maintained since my intial loss, but they could not save my band. the only good news is my insurance is covering a conversion to RnY gastric Bypass... Bad news... Ive gain about 40lbs over the last year... 25-30 of those in just the last 4 mo since I lost the band... So, I am not anywhere near my beginning weight (still much lower), but the last half of 2009 was not kind to me with the gaining. fun fun fun :biggrin: but my new surgery is coming up on January 19th and I've tried hard to find RnY friends at obesityhelp.com but I am missing my ladies that helped me so much when this journey began. December 2008 bandster... Steady Losers! Are you out there?

Hey, this might be crazy, but I am trying to find my ladies from all those years ago! it is Brandi! beversman... oh how the time has flown by.... well, sadly, i lost my band about 4mo ago.... it eroded into my stomach for reasons unknown. Basically, I got H1N1, swine flu, then got pneumonia, and coughed so hard my stomach ripped along the lapband. Things were great til then... maintained since my intial loss, but they could not save my band. the only good news is my insurance is covering a conversion to RnY gastric Bypass... Bad news... Ive gain about 40lbs over the last year... 25-30 of those in just the last 4 mo since I lost the band... So, I am not anywhere near my beginning weight (still much lower), but the last half of 2009 was not kind to me with the gaining. fun fun fun :biggrin: but my new surgery is coming up on January 19th and I've tried hard to find RnY friends at obesityhelp.com but I am missing my ladies that helped me so much when this journey began. December 2008 bandster... Steady Losers! Are you out there?

Steph!!! BOO!!!! So glad you girls are ok! I was worried while I was gone over the weekend and the beginning of this week! My news is no where as cool, but I went and got "my girls" pierced this weekend!! :frown: Ha! I got a new bar put in my ear too! I love piercings. They are tastefully done... and the only one that knows about the taa-taa piercing is my marine. It is out dirty little secret! haha just got them done yesterday.... so sore, but I cant even complain about that when I know what Steph and Boo are going through! Wish I could lose the rest of this weight and join the flat tummy club. My stomach is a wreck. So glad I found a guy that doesnt 'seem' to mind. He doesnt even seem to notice that the tummy is poofy... that the girls arent as perky as they used to be. He is proud of them. What a nerd... I still want them all fixed.... someday ladies, i get to join you! CONGRATS SEXY MAMMAS!! Hey claud! missed you girl Hey bk!! I need a fill too. I had alot of mine taken out a few months back and need to get filled back up again. Been enjoying eating too much! VAband! so glad you got the job. my commute is about 50 minutes now too. So, I know what you mean about the drive. Gas prices SUCK! Ginger! drink drink drink! I still dont drink properly unless I MAKE myself do it! FaithMD - THANK YOU soooo much for checking on our boo boo! Glad to hear you are doing well too! dont be a stranger! keep checking in!

Steph!! I am here and reading! you too BOBOO and Ginger! I am just working non stop... I worked 40 hours just over the weekend. I leave at 12:30pm and dont get home till 2:30am every night. It sucks. But my pay check will help to pay all my bills. Life is nothing but work right now. Still working out 2 hours a night :huh2: GO ME! But by the time I get home... i am done for! Good luck in two days Ms Steph!! I am sooooo jealous. Someday maybe I can afford it. I still havent lost another pound with all of my exercise. In fact, Ive gained 4 lbs. I am so happy for YOU though. Go get that sexy flat tummy! You deserve it!

I'm back home ladies.... (sigh) I am happy still. But... my marine has been hurt badly before. This I know. He told me this weekend that he does not want a relationship. However, he does not want to date anyone else and he does not want me to date anyone else... and we CAN date. BUT he doesn't want a relationship... ok. Here is my confused question. Is it ok that I AM ok with this... because that IS a relationship?? At least that is the definition of one to me... I just don't want to get wrapped up around some guy that will never "see the light" I think this one will though. He is just going to need time and patience. For example, I fell asleep last night watching a movie and woke up this morning still wrapped up in his arms... ( and no ladies, no funny business... just being held). He fixed the brakes on my car this weekend for me. Last night, we were out driving the car around at 10pm at night. He see's this small, local park and decides that he wants to pull over to play on the playground. He looks like a cage fighter mind you... NOT the kind of guy that goes to play on the swings at the park! ha He is so funny (and ultimately charming (to me)) because he is NOT smooth at all. haha. He just pulls over and hops out of the car and says he wants to play. Ha. So, I hopped out and me and the little dog went and slid down the slide and he pushed me on the swing for awhile. Then, we played on the basketball court and looked at the stars for a few minutes. Then, as quick as he came to the park... he hopped up and walked back to the car. Didn't say another word about it. I loved it. He called me just about an hour ago too... just to talk. He never says much. He is the kind of guy that "doesn't do pretty, flowery words and sayings" He is a man's man. He sometimes doesn't say a thing at all. So, the fact that he is calling at midnight just to talk to me after work.... when I'd only left his house about 12 hours before that... he is going to parks after dark to look at stars.... Either he is crazy... or he likes me just as much too... it is just going to take a LONG while to get it out of him. But it does worry me that he keeps telling me he doesn't want a relationship. I think though that he is just scared and I just need to be persistent and patient. I asked him tonight if I was doing things the right way. If I was over doing it by coming to see him so much... if there was anything that I was doing wrong... He said "no" that I was doing just fine... and that I worried too much. (I could tell he was smiling when he said it though) I told him that I didn't know if I would ever figure him out and he told me that he knew I could do it... it just might take awhile and once I figure him out I would be thinking "wow, that was easy" I told him I was glad he had more faith in me than I did. I think that was his way of letting me know I was doing things right. He believes in me. He just needs time. I had a wonderful weekend.... I loved his little attempt at being romantic at the park. It was my favorite part! ha. He and I are both so awkward at this whole thing. It is any wonder we ever started talking to each other. I do think you all might be right though. I do think I am falling for the guy. In fact, if I let myself admit to it. I fell for him a long time ago. I never thought I would have someone make me feel this happy again. It has been two long years alone. I've talked to guys, but not like him. There was something about this one that REALLY caught my attention from the start. I haven't even so much looked at other guys since. I tried to. I really really did. I just kept coming back to him. Since last November, I haven't even thought about dating anyone else. I was waiting on my Darrell to get home... even though I'd have lied to anyone who asked. I do worry though. It is scary trying to trust someone else again. Especially when he was hurt so badly before... and so was I. Damn, I hope I am not wrong because he sure seems like a good one. It is just going to take him and I twice as long as a normal couple to figure that out. Ok, done rambling.... I just dont have anyone else to talk to about all the things in my head. Ignore what you want :thumbup: I just had to get some of it out there. There is SOOOO much more. I don't have another living soul to talk about it with... so all you ladies get to hear it -------------- P.S. Skipped the gym because I knew he was going to call = I SUCK :tt2:

First of all EARTHQUAKE! What the heck! I wondered what woke me up this morning!?? Apparently, we had an earthquake! They hardly EVER happen here. We even had an after shock a few minutes ago. Weird! Steph - :thumbup: With all of these long weekends, I have to increase my stamina!!! hehehehe! Well, more like he needs to increase HIS stamina to keep up with this insatiable woman, but I won't tell him that. hehe He just called and woke me up this morning. I am in such a good mood now. :frown: I will be going to his house tonight after work. (I took Saturday off from work! ha) Wont be back until Tuesday. I should be online this weekend though. It is going to be a lazy weekend at him home on the couch. He is cooking me dinner tomorrow night too! yum It is nice being happy. All of this driving each week and the gas prices are KILLING my checkbook. But I think that if I am happy that it shouldn't matter if I am spending the money. True it could be going toward paying down bills faster BUT I think I deserve a little fun and happiness in my life. So, bye bye pay check... hello expensive gasoline. It is worth it.