Guest guest Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Welcome to the group Rea. Since you have been lurking a while, you now this group is terrific. Keep posting. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 05 May 2003 19:24:28 -0000 " diva_2377 " writes: > Hi folks! I'm posting this one day early, but I hope you don't mind > > too much. I've been lurking here for several months, but my one > year anniversary is tomorrow, May 6, so I figured I'd post a message > > introducing myself as a new WLS Graduate! > > My name is Rea Price. I'm 26 years old and live in Pittsburgh. I > had lap RnY surgery with Dr. Giselle Hamad at Magee Womens > Hospital. I started out at 324 pounds (BMI of 49). I now weigh > around 160 pounds, give or take a few pounds depending on the > scale. I'm now less than half of my former self! While I was > wearing a TIGHT size 28 in pants and a 3X or 22/24 in tops one year > > ago, today I'm wearing a size 12 in pants and a medium in tops! And > > whereas the only exercise I got a year ago was when I got up off the > > couch to make myself something to eat, today I go to the gym 3-4 > times a week and work out for about an hour and half every session. > > I'm so much more fit and healthy now that it's amazing. Even my PCP > > is amazed. And I'm not even going to talk about the attention that > > I now receive from the opposite sex because that's an issue of its > own My self-confidence has increased dramatically and I'm much > more motivated now too. In fact, I will be starting graduate school > > this fall after being in a 4 year rut in a dead-end job. I finally > > got up the nerve to apply and even got a nice-sized sholarship to > cover half the expenses! > > This year has been an incredible one, but it hasn't been without its > > challenges. I discovered early on that I dump only in extreme > cases, and I seem to be able to eat more than most post-ops. > Because of these two things, I've had to exercise an extreme amount > > of self-control to refrain from going back to my old habits. And > even though I lost dramatically in the first few months, my weight > loss has come to a painfully slow crawl now. In fact, until two > weeks ago, I was on a two month plateau. But I started Atkins two > weeks ago and 6 more pounds finally fell off in that time. Also, > lately I've been becoming more and more self-conscious of my excess > > skin. Although it's not nearly as bad as most of the pics I've seen > > and I'm fairly sure insurance would never pay for it because it > would definitely be more of a cosmetic procedure for me, I > definitely have the body of someone who has lost a massive amount of > > weight. I will never be lucky enough to wear a bikini. Ah well > though. I guess I'm just getting picky now and maybe even a little > > bit vain. I'm very thankful for everything that my surgeon and WLS > > in general has given to me though. > > I'm looking forward to corresponding with folks on this list and > comparing notes. Thank you so much for allowing me to lurk here > until now. > > Rea Price > May 6, 2002-- Lap RnY > Dr. Hamad-- Magee Womens Hospital > 324/160/??? > > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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