I can't believe we're finally on the losers bench! Congrats to everyone on this side of the journey. Keep us updated with your progress.

Our April first peeps are Deana Wright, MissMeagan and Nella. Ladies, tell us everything!

Wow and I was about to try the zucchini lasagna lol I will avoid the eggplant then I Think so much if this I'd like learning all over again how to cook..how to live..it's trial and error I think

The zucchini one is delicious, just broil the zucchini a little first to dry it out a bit.

:-)

Im back to puking again cant drink water I puke it out I think I got to have a scope again

Thank u! My week is scheduled full but Fri I am taking off and taking a "me" day..haven't done that in forever..I live near the gulf and yet I never go to the beach. I'm taking Fri to enjoy some things. I'm just really on edge with my husbands health issues and this flipping surgerh he had to have and he flies to see a specialist next week. His whole military career has alot to do with how this 1 appointment goes and I feel so powerless. I miss my baby too and we have started doing face time while he is away at his grandparents.

That's great! I love Skype and face time. My sister is in Japan with my nieces and her husband, so we live on Skype. Enjoy the time at the beach, get a new swim suit too!

Surgery in about hour and half, 3pm here. Hes ready to get it over with! I got something that made my month; they FINALLY approved my LTD! should get a check by the end of the week! Let me tell ya, that news really takes a load off of my shoulders! Thanks for all the support! I honestly get more on here than in my "real life" here!

So glad your prayers have been answered! Now you can concentrate on your son and his healing as well as your own. Take the time and be well. Congratulations!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm Joyce and I am feeling like the old person in this group! You guys are so brave in taking on your lives before you get to the point of no return. That's the way I felt. I am 48 years old and had been comtemplating surgery for the past 4 years before I decided. When I finally decided, my doctor was like, I told you that you will never regret this decision. He said that, and I am taking his word for it! I haven't had any problems, except for an incident where I ate too much and threw up. I have a 25 year old daughter who just moved back home after graduating from college, she 's working and just bought her first car, so she's doing well. I am still trying to adjust to her being back home! She's my support system, though. I have always been heavier than most of my friends and all of my family. I am like some of you as I don't have a lot of photos before surgery, I hid myself very well. The final straw for me was looking at a family photo last Christmas. My entire family, siblings and parents, are all in the photo. I take up a considerable amount of the photo. Every time I look at that photo, I feel so many things. The one thing I felt the most was sadness. I finally diecided to bite the bullet and do it! I have been divorced for over 12 years and not dating because I am a workaholic, I stay away from people as much as possible. I teach students with mild-moderate disabilities, work with a young man who has Autism, and work part-time at Bath and Body works! Needless to say, I have mastered the art of being invisisble. Anyway, I am glad to have all of you and your support, I am so proud of all of you and how well you're doing. Keep up the good work!

Hi!

My name is Missy Brown. I turned 45 on Tuesday. The reason I had surgery is I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and the medicine made me gain weight. Then I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and between the fibro and arthritis it became difficult, no nearly impossible, to exercise and manage my daily life acticities. I quite my job, I couldnt do it.

I have been a nurse since I was 19.

I pretry much laid in bed for two years. I had no energy and was in alot of pain.

My rheumatologist said i was going to end up with a knee replacement because of the arthritis and the added weight within a year if I didnt lose weight.

So I decided on the RNY.

I have been married twice.

My first husband was my high school sweetheart. He was physically, mentally and emotionaly abusive. He was a big time cheater. The marriage lasted 14 years. I have 3 amazing children. Katie is 24 and is a nurse like her mom. Jenny is 20 and is the manager of Hertz car rental and Logan my boy is 19 and headed to the Navy.

I remarried and he was amazing until his 3 kids came to live with us. Our relationship became so toxic i tried to overdose on sleeping pills last april. I found God again and my life has been turned around.

I have 4 mini wiener dogs. I am still currently not working but so ready to go back.

I was highest weight 255 and last dr visit was 211.

I am so glad i am in the april group.

Oh i love skinny sex!

Hi, how is everyone doing?? I just sat down and read the last several pages of blogs. Wow, so much going on with everyone. Sorry to hear not all of it is good news.

I am doing well. Just graduated my youngest from high school and had her party this Sunday. I'm exhausted! The good news is that we head to Florida for a weeks vacation this Friday. I can hardly wait to have some downtime and get away from work for awhile.

Saw the nutritionist yesterday for my 8 week visit. She said I am doing well and am right on target for weight loss. Not enough lbs for me, but I will take her word for it. According to her scale, I am steadily losing fat weight, so that is good. The scale just is not going down quickly. Next month I get my first labs. I hope everything looks good when I get my blood work.

If anyone is looking for recipes, I have a Board on Pinterest under JaniceE-. Don't forget the dash after the E. There are some bariatric recipes on my Board, and I am regularly adding more when I have time to surf the web for them.

I am eating about 550-750 calories a day. I log everything on MyFitnessPal. I still cannot tolerate eggs, fish, or chicken so it is really hard to get all my protein in with food. I am getting tired of the protein drinks and can no longer tolerate drinking one every day. I have a liquid protein I ordered from Wellesse.com that has 10 grams of protein for two tablespoons, so I usually do that once a day to increase my protein intake. My nutritionist said I should be consuming 80 grams of protein a day by now, and I am only doing about 47-50. She said to add 100 calories of nuts to my diet a day. It is still a challenge to drink 80+ ounces of water a day, but I work on it hard, especially now that the weather is so hot.

Good luck to all of the April surgeries! Please post any food ideas. I am getting tired of eating the same things every day.

Joyce: I am 53, so now you don't need to feel like the old lady of the group. Hah! I am excited about focusing more on my own health in the future now that my children are older.

Pre-surgery Weight: 299 lbs. Surgery weight: 262 lbs. Current weight: 235 lbs. Date of Surgery: 4/29/13

Look under the recipe section..moots of ideas posted there!

Look under the recipe section..lots of ideas posted there!

Look under the recipe section..moots of ideas posted there!

Where is the recipe section?

Under foods and nutrition

Hi' date=' how is everyone doing?? I just sat down and read the last several pages of blogs. Wow, so much going on with everyone. Sorry to hear not all of it is good news.

I am doing well. Just graduated my youngest from high school and had her party this Sunday. I'm exhausted! The good news is that we head to Florida for a weeks vacation this Friday. I can hardly wait to have some downtime and get away from work for awhile.

Saw the nutritionist yesterday for my 8 week visit. She said I am doing well and am right on target for weight loss. Not enough lbs for me, but I will take her word for it. According to her scale, I am steadily losing fat weight, so that is good. The scale just is not going down quickly. Next month I get my first labs. I hope everything looks good when I get my blood work.

If anyone is looking for recipes, I have a Board on Pinterest under JaniceE-. Don't forget the dash after the E. There are some bariatric recipes on my Board, and I am regularly adding more when I have time to surf the web for them.

I am eating about 550-750 calories a day. I log everything on MyFitnessPal. I still cannot tolerate eggs, fish, or chicken so it is really hard to get all my protein in with food. I am getting tired of the protein drinks and can no longer tolerate drinking one every day. I have a liquid protein I ordered from Wellesse.com that has 10 grams of protein for two tablespoons, so I usually do that once a day to increase my protein intake. My nutritionist said I should be consuming 80 grams of protein a day by now, and I am only doing about 47-50. She said to add 100 calories of nuts to my diet a day. It is still a challenge to drink 80+ ounces of water a day, but I work on it hard, especially now that the weather is so hot.

Good luck to all of the April surgeries! Please post any food ideas. I am getting tired of eating the same things every day.

Joyce: I am 53, so now you don't need to feel like the old lady of the group. Hah! I am excited about focusing more on my own health in the future now that my children are older.

Pre-surgery Weight: 299 lbs. Surgery weight: 262 lbs. Current weight: 235 lbs. Date of Surgery: 4/29/13[/quote']

Hey Janice! Thanks for that, I guess it is good that we can focus on ourselves! I'm still waiting for my daughter to move out one day, but we try to take mini vacations from each other! ????

Im glad everything is starting to look up for you dori im glad you finally got the ltd and your son is doing better

Thanks a bunch!

Im back to puking again cant drink water I puke it out I think I got to have a scope again

That sucks. Ive been pretty lucky so far. Only puked about 5 times. Shrimp and chicken. Hope it turns out ok.

So glad your prayers have been answered! Now you can concentrate on your son and his healing as well as your own. Take the time and be well. Congratulations!!!

Thanks for the support!