Mammers75
I'm 33 years old and I had Roux en Y Gastric Bypass on June 12, 2008. I weighed in at 298.6 pounds on the morning of my surgery. (306 pounds before I started the liquid diet pre-op) My goal is 160 lbs. My nutritionists goal is 140 lbs so that if I can 20-30 lbs back after two years I will be within 10 lbs of my goal weight.
I've learned that my biggest downfall is that I am a speed eater...what happens when we inhale our food ladies and gentlemen...you guessed it we get to see it again. So, that's something I'm working on. I've been playing a touch screen card game, one bite after each hand. I have a cousin who plays with his food to slow himself down.
I'm at 8 weeks...time to start the weights...enemy #2, exercise...although I have to say I can walk two miles now without batting an eye lash, go me!
I'm here to make some new friends, people who understand exactly what this life change means. Cause the one thing I learned quick was that no matter how understanding your friends and family may be, unless you've been there you don't quite get it.
