Hey everyone,

I'm new here and have been enjoying reading your posts. I had my surgery on March 1 2011 which puts me in the just over a year category. I was 390 pounds at my heaviest just prior to surgery and I am now 225 pounds! I have slowed way down on dropping the pounds and hope to lose another 25 to 45 more pounds. I had many post-op problems...dehydration, acid reflux, vomiting and am just starting to feel a new "normal" after so long. I hope to connect with others to share the emotional and physical challenges and changes that have come with this process.

welcome aboard! I'm doing my pre-op diet now & have surgery on 5/14. Congrats on your weight loss so far! That's awesome!!

Hi momscholar, Good luck to you....it will be a tough journey, but you will get through it and you will be a whole, new person!

Hey everyone,

I'm new here and have been enjoying reading your posts. I had my surgery on March 1 2011 which puts me in the just over a year category. I was 390 pounds at my heaviest just prior to surgery and I am now 225 pounds! I have slowed way down on dropping the pounds and hope to lose another 25 to 45 more pounds. I had many post-op problems...dehydration, acid reflux, vomiting and am just starting to feel a new "normal" after so long. I hope to connect with others to share the emotional and physical challenges and changes that have come with this process.

This sounds similar to me. I was 390 when I started. How tall are you? Age? if you don't mind telling.

Hey everyone,

I'm new here and have been enjoying reading your posts. I had my surgery on March 1 2011 which puts me in the just over a year category. I was 390 pounds at my heaviest just prior to surgery and I am now 225 pounds! I have slowed way down on dropping the pounds and hope to lose another 25 to 45 more pounds. I had many post-op problems...dehydration, acid reflux, vomiting and am just starting to feel a new "normal" after so long. I hope to connect with others to share the emotional and physical challenges and changes that have come with this process.

You must be hearing the same things I'm hearing, like "You're half the man you used to be!" That's a great thing to hear

Congratulations on your awesome progress and I wish you continued sucess!!

This sounds similar to me. I was 390 when I started. How tall are you? Age? if you don't mind telling.

I am 6' 1" and I'm 48...how about you and how r u doing?