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I was originally looking at LapBand as my surgery option but I decided it wasn't the best fit for me. So, after joining and meeting all these nice ladies, I decieded to do Lap RNY, this was an agonizing decision process.

The nice Ladies on the NC board have been here for me and wouldn't let me leave once I made my mind up that RNY was the best decision.

These are awsome ladies and that's why I'm still around.

Yep, I notice folks wishing you a happy band journey, welcome to bandland, etc! I see you added the RNY info under your User name and that should help folks alot. Definately don't feel like you don't fit in here, kay?! We won't let you go! Nooo way!!! LOL

Nope Jennifer you are here to stay, sorry to say. Once we like someone we latch ahold of them and wont let go. :eek: You are doing awesome and I am proud of ya. Keep up the great work. Tell Dr. B I said hello when you see him again!

Angie

Girl it is all good w/ us. The struggle is still the same - weight! So you fit in just fine w/ us. Us let you go...are you crazy. We need all the people we can have to help keep us sane. haha...

I am for one glad you are still here. You are just a joy to be around. Plus we all support each other right?...

I ditto Kim, the struggle is the same. Good luck and drop by sometime and let us know how you're doing.

Nah you are stuck with us...even though we will be jealous when you lose faster than us. :eek: I'm glad you are up and feeling better.

Please don't be jealous. Losing the weight rapidly is an advantage, not the reason why I chose the surgery. I have/maybe had uncontrolled hypertension so if I hit 120/80 or under this is the number that would make me jump up and down.

I have lost some weight, however, I'm surprised.

Just picking...there are things with your surgery that I'm defiently not jealous over...so I think it all evens out. It all comes down to as Kim said, we are all fighting the same battle, and we all need each others support to get there.

I think i need to start my own thread, I think my fill kicked in with a vengence today...I had trouble eatting fish of all things. Thank goodness I drive a rolling trash can and had a cup handy is all I can say.

What kind of fish do you eat Melissa? I'm not really a fish person.

I read that shrimp and things are great sources of protien.

I know your kidding about the weight. Last night my impressionable 14 year old neice asked me if I had surgery to get skinny. I wanted to reinforce, I did it to get healthier and that I have high blood pressure. I worry about her because she follows and it's kinda scary what these young girls go through these days. Plus, she goes to an all girls school.

Melissa - have you asked one of the trainers at the Y about your fitness program? Maybe one of the cute guys could help you. I know my husband lifts to get bigger and bigger, and he asked a friend whose a gym teacher and found out he was exercising wrong. Oh, not my husband. Mr, Know it all. (Polite jab to him).

jen

I eat mostly tilipia....though I like tuna and salmon as well. I just dont' cook them as well. It'll get better I'm sure. I've been cooking up a bit and then packing it int he little 4 oz rubbermaid containers to have it ready to go.

I've found with talking to different trainers....they all tell you differently. LOL I really want to get the study course to study for certification myself, but it just isn't possible right now. I've defiently gotten some muscle weight on me. I can see muscles, which is cool, just wish I didn't see the fat hanging from them LOL...working on it. I had a great NSV today...ran into someone at the grocery store and she said "wow, hardly didn't recognize you, you are loosing so much weight!" Of course I actually had makeup on and was dressed in something other than sweats LOL.

For training right now, I'm doing 30-70 minutes of cardio a day...and 30-60 minutes of weights. Today was a light day and I only did 30 minutes cardio and NO weights. (they tried to call me into work this morning, and I was afraid to go in to workout in fear they would rope me into working or I'd feel quilty for NOT working.) Pathetic I know.

I have a 14 year old I worry about getting the wrong idea about me getting the surgery. I DID do it to loose weight, and I hoped it would PREVENT future medical problems. I was a lucky fat gal, no medical problems based on my weight. My doc was even surprised. I attribute most of that to working out though. I've been working out pretty reguarlly for over 2 years now....even if I haven't lost weight with it...I've gained health benifits and energy. Witht he 14 year old I try to emphasis what I eat that is HEALTHY and that if I hadn't spent SOOO many years eating the wrong things, and had of started exercising earlier, I wouldn't have NEEDED the surgery. Right now she is very self concious of the "extra" weight she carries. I on the other hand would look at her "extra" as perfectly acceptable to ME lol. I have got her trying some of my new vegitarian cuisine. Hubby is worried I'm going to become a vegitarian and he'll never have steak again. At this very moment I think I could give up red meat forever....I'm that scared of trying it.

I think it is great that you are here and posting. It is nice to get another perspective from another WLS. I hope you definitely stay around and give us some insight into the RNY procedures. Many people here are researching all their options and your opinions and experiences will help out!

Thanks Ladies.

Melissa, I cannot wait to eat some eat post op. IN Three more weeks, I want a chicken quasedia (sp) and I already know I"m gonna get precooked chicken, cheese shreds, low car tortilla shells and low fat sour cream. I look forward to eating meats. Even if I can only have 2 bites. I do like veggies and fruits too.

I'm glad it's not my 14 year old right now, it's so bad to be fat. Soceity looks down so heavily on body weight. Then, on top of that, the media is declaring war on being fat, everything is blown up.

My husband and I do not allow our daughter to drink Soda. All her class mates bring this up and they are 5. Guess whose teeth are not rotting.

One kid's teeth are nasty brown on the fronts, he's definitly a soda kid.

Keep pumping. I get staples out today.

Good luck with your staple removal today! I've never had staples, but I've heard it feels really good to have them removed?