Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Hi Sandi- I guess you and have that bond in commen about loosing a sibling to obesity. I can not imagine the torment that must have been. I think that it is so awesome that you and have been able to change that problem in your lives and turn things around. I am sure that your older sister is so proud of you and all that you have done. I am so sorry for the loss of your sister. I know that my sister is my best friend and the greatest gift my parents ever gave me( next to my own life) Thanks for sharing that story Colleen"Sandi H." wrote: Ron--I pray that you don't loose your focus. It sounds like you've come a long way already, you're starting to loose that excess weight. Reading posts like yours make me want to share a sad part of my life, in hopes that my sadness will help bring goodness and encourgement. Nearly 2 years ago I lost my older sister because she lost her battle with fat. She was trying to loose weight, had been approved for WLS through Richmond, but because she was unable to loose her 10% (I think it was because of an underactive thyroid) she apparently gave up trying. After nearly 3 months in hospitals, she finally went in her sleep with a BMI of about 59 (4'9" and 280 lbs). The tragedy of my dear sister actually inspired me to keep loosing weight and get my own surgery in June 2004. I lost around 60 pounds while her health was declining, had my surgery about a month after she went and I've lost an additional 70 pounds since surgery. I'm cheering you on when I hear about you walking to work and keeping on track. I wish you only the best. --Sandi H. > Hello all!> > First off, let me share a happy moment with you... I was finally able to break through the plateau I've been on (what seems like) forever. I just couldn't get below 462 and this morning, I weighed in at 458.8! I was both shocked and! amazed. .. but HAPPY. > > Now for the "other" news. I really need some advice on a sensitive issue I'm having. I am finding myself getting more and more frustrated and even jealous because it seems that everyone around is getting their dates and surgery and I'm being left in the proverbial dust. Now, I know this sounds a little petty, and I want everyone to know up front that I'm very happy and supportive of everyone getting their date and surgery. It's just that for me, I've had so much weight to lose because I seem to be one of the most heavy people both here and in my "face to face" support group. Hence, alot of people that started their journey long after me, have had their surgery and I'm still working on losing the pre-surgery weight. For those of you who don't know, I was told in July of '04 I'd have to lose 100 pounds. That news put me off and I sort of went off the deep end and over the next year had a net gain of 24 pounds. So, when I finally got me head on straight about this, I had 124 pouds to lose. With todays weight loss, I have lost 75 pounds so far and still have 54 pounds to go before I get a date. I've lost the 75 since 7-24-05 and now it's getting somewhat more difficult. However, I've been getting a lot more exercise (mostly walking) and even tried getting in even more water, so with any luck I'll continue to lose. But, I do get a little discouraged sometimes. I thought a while about whether I should even bring up this subject here, but decided it would be okay.> > So what kind of suggestions do you all have to help me get over this frustration of being the only pre-op in the bunch (so to speak... I know I'm not in THIS group, but I am in the other one...).> > Help me please...> > Ron Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Hi Sandi- I guess you and have that bond in commen about loosing a sibling to obesity. I can not imagine the torment that must have been. I think that it is so awesome that you and have been able to change that problem in your lives and turn things around. I am sure that your older sister is so proud of you and all that you have done. I am so sorry for the loss of your sister. I know that my sister is my best friend and the greatest gift my parents ever gave me( next to my own life) Thanks for sharing that story Colleen"Sandi H." wrote: Ron--I pray that you don't loose your focus. It sounds like you've come a long way already, you're starting to loose that excess weight. Reading posts like yours make me want to share a sad part of my life, in hopes that my sadness will help bring goodness and encourgement. Nearly 2 years ago I lost my older sister because she lost her battle with fat. She was trying to loose weight, had been approved for WLS through Richmond, but because she was unable to loose her 10% (I think it was because of an underactive thyroid) she apparently gave up trying. After nearly 3 months in hospitals, she finally went in her sleep with a BMI of about 59 (4'9" and 280 lbs). The tragedy of my dear sister actually inspired me to keep loosing weight and get my own surgery in June 2004. I lost around 60 pounds while her health was declining, had my surgery about a month after she went and I've lost an additional 70 pounds since surgery. I'm cheering you on when I hear about you walking to work and keeping on track. I wish you only the best. --Sandi H. > Hello all!> > First off, let me share a happy moment with you... I was finally able to break through the plateau I've been on (what seems like) forever. I just couldn't get below 462 and this morning, I weighed in at 458.8! I was both shocked and! amazed. .. but HAPPY. > > Now for the "other" news. I really need some advice on a sensitive issue I'm having. I am finding myself getting more and more frustrated and even jealous because it seems that everyone around is getting their dates and surgery and I'm being left in the proverbial dust. Now, I know this sounds a little petty, and I want everyone to know up front that I'm very happy and supportive of everyone getting their date and surgery. It's just that for me, I've had so much weight to lose because I seem to be one of the most heavy people both here and in my "face to face" support group. Hence, alot of people that started their journey long after me, have had their surgery and I'm still working on losing the pre-surgery weight. For those of you who don't know, I was told in July of '04 I'd have to lose 100 pounds. That news put me off and I sort of went off the deep end and over the next year had a net gain of 24 pounds. So, when I finally got me head on straight about this, I had 124 pouds to lose. With todays weight loss, I have lost 75 pounds so far and still have 54 pounds to go before I get a date. I've lost the 75 since 7-24-05 and now it's getting somewhat more difficult. However, I've been getting a lot more exercise (mostly walking) and even tried getting in even more water, so with any luck I'll continue to lose. But, I do get a little discouraged sometimes. I thought a while about whether I should even bring up this subject here, but decided it would be okay.> > So what kind of suggestions do you all have to help me get over this frustration of being the only pre-op in the bunch (so to speak... I know I'm not in THIS group, but I am in the other one...).> > Help me please...> > Ron Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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