Re: Finally newbie can post!!

[Guest guest]

Welcome Tina...has it really been a whole year? Time flies when you're

having a good time...no?

Regards~

Jacque

> 08/28/02 Good morning everyone!! I just wanted to say that one year

> ago today I had a distal (60 " ) open RNY and it was the best

> choice I

> have ever made. My weight started out at 230 lbs on a 5'0 " small

> frame. I'm currently 130 lbs (and my goal is to get to 110-115) and

> have also shrunk in height to 4'11 " . I had no complications

> following surgery and the only problem that I have right now is

> keeping my husbands hands off me (just kiddin). No, I do have an

> incisional hernia that needs to be fixed, but will wait until I come

> up with the funds and will have a tummy tuck at the same time. This

> site has been a god send to me and has allowed me to meet lots of

> others going through the same situation. I've also met some folks

> who now attend the same support group as well as some who live right

> around the block from me. Thank you to everyone who has wrote to me

> with advice as well as those who have asked for advice from me. Good

> luck to those just beginning this journey (it's well worth it) and to

> those who just had surgery, congrats!!! I'm not much of a poster,

> but am an addict and read the message board as well as the Q&A also.

> My routine now consists of 6-7 protein shakes a day (180 g) (ok so

> I'm a perv!!) as well as trying to get all my water in (so far

> I'm

> lucky to get in approx 40 oz instead of 64 oz). I do find that when

> I eat, I make wise choices and choose the best options for me. I

> also try to get to the gym at least 3 times a week and was walking

> during my lunch hour. I started out wearing a size 26 and now

> currently weight anywhere between a 12 to a 7 (depending on style).

> Right now I'm having emotional issues with the loss of my father in

> May as well as my dear gram is now dying (she raised me) so I'm

> currently off work dealing with these issues and just started seeing

> a counselor who is a wonderful gal who is working with getting me

> back to my normal self (whatever normal may be...) Besides dealing

> with these stresses, my husband (and I both) work for Boeing and with

> the pending strike, that does not help my stress level. I'm

> currently off work until the end of next month, but if need be, I may

> be taken more time off. Right now work is the last thing I need to

> worry about. Especially since 3 of the 5 people I work with are not

> very supportive of my decision to have WLS and are trying everything

> they can to sabbatoge me as well as have been pretty cold to me

> also. So being off work right now is actually helping take some

> stressors off me. Thank you again for everything this site has

> offered me. Love you all!!!

>

> Tina T

> 08/28/01 60 " DGB

> Dr. Oh (Federal Way)

> 230/130

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah..it's amazing...now I have two tiny elves to look at...=)

Regards~

Jacque

> It's kinda fun to sit across the room from someone once/month and watch them

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah..it's amazing...now I have two tiny elves to look at...=)

Regards~

Jacque

> It's kinda fun to sit across the room from someone once/month and watch them

>