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hi there, i am just over a year out from wls. i have been active on the ossg

board. i have been very happy with my wls and dispite 2 cancellations had my

surgery 1/10/02. lost 44 lbs just before my surgery and 118-120 lbs (depending

on the time of day,lol) in the 11 months after. i am stabilizing now. i upped my

calories, slowed down my exercise to do this and have maintained my weight for

about 2 months now. i seem to have found a happy medium i went from a size 32 to

a size 8-10. had a make-over, dyed my hair blonde and traded in that old taurus

for a mustang convertible ( i am now scraping the ice off of it daily) but what

fun i'll have when spring hits. after being morbidly obese for most of my 53 yrs

this is the most incredible thing to be so healthy and happy. i broke my knees

in a roof fall as a child and because of the weight loss was able five months

after surgery to have first one and then the second knee totally replaced. i

have full mobility for the first time since early childhood. and for the first

time i am pain free as well. i have so much to be grateful for. aside from a

mild case of shopping crazies which seemed to end after my weight stabilized, i

finally have enough clothes that fit to make it through a week of work. i am

still having a time of it really seeing what is now in the mirror but it is

getting easier with time to realize that the weight is gone. i have been very

lucky to have kept all my friends except one.

life is so amazing now. i have a hernia repair and tummy tuck coming up in may

and recently found out that i need to add a total hysterectomy to the surgery, i

guess one recovery will be a good deal in the long run and am very optimistic

that i will feel ok in 6-8 weeks, i do very well with recoveries from surgery.

anyway...my support groups have been crucial to my well being and i look forward

to this list being informative and supportive as well.

love ida, george the wonder beagle and the marvelous magoo

[Guest guest]

hi there, i am just over a year out from wls. i have been active on the ossg

board. i have been very happy with my wls and dispite 2 cancellations had my

surgery 1/10/02. lost 44 lbs just before my surgery and 118-120 lbs (depending

on the time of day,lol) in the 11 months after. i am stabilizing now. i upped my

calories, slowed down my exercise to do this and have maintained my weight for

about 2 months now. i seem to have found a happy medium i went from a size 32 to

a size 8-10. had a make-over, dyed my hair blonde and traded in that old taurus

for a mustang convertible ( i am now scraping the ice off of it daily) but what

fun i'll have when spring hits. after being morbidly obese for most of my 53 yrs

this is the most incredible thing to be so healthy and happy. i broke my knees

in a roof fall as a child and because of the weight loss was able five months

after surgery to have first one and then the second knee totally replaced. i

have full mobility for the first time since early childhood. and for the first

time i am pain free as well. i have so much to be grateful for. aside from a

mild case of shopping crazies which seemed to end after my weight stabilized, i

finally have enough clothes that fit to make it through a week of work. i am

still having a time of it really seeing what is now in the mirror but it is

getting easier with time to realize that the weight is gone. i have been very

lucky to have kept all my friends except one.

life is so amazing now. i have a hernia repair and tummy tuck coming up in may

and recently found out that i need to add a total hysterectomy to the surgery, i

guess one recovery will be a good deal in the long run and am very optimistic

that i will feel ok in 6-8 weeks, i do very well with recoveries from surgery.

anyway...my support groups have been crucial to my well being and i look forward

to this list being informative and supportive as well.

love ida, george the wonder beagle and the marvelous magoo