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Has anyone participated in a "Walk from Obesity" walk? I just discovered the website and notice there are no events in or within resonable driving distance to Virginia for Spring of 2013 but I would like to participate in one when there is one close by. I was just wondering if it is like other walks, like breast cancer and such.

For the longest time my PCP and I have tried to get my weight down. Finally I began looking seriously into gastric bypass last year around my birthday in July. I had my seminar class set up in August and first surgeon consultation in September. My insurance only required a PCP visit, mental health visit and a dietician visit before surgery could be approved. I already knew I wanted my surgery to be scheduled after the new year because it worked best for my work schedule and requesting the time off. I was able to complete all my required visits and was scheduled for a pre-op visit January 2, 2013 and weighed in at 353 lbs. January 3rd I started the liver cleanse where I was drinking 3 Protein shakes a day and having one low calorie, low fat meal a day. I was the first surgery of the day on January 14th and I weighed in that day at 343 lbs. Surgery went well and my hospitalization I spent sleeping quite a bit when I wasn't walking the halls or to the bathroom. I have kept a mini diary in my phone of my weightloss at random times but my one week post-op appt I had lost 17 lbs. I started back to the gym after 2 weeks however I would only walk on the treadmill for about 40 minutes at that time. Each day after surgery I felt like I was a little better than the previous so at my one week post-op I also requested to go back to work. I am a dispatcher so I don't do anything strenuous and it was exactly 2 weeks to the day of surgery that I returned to work. As of March 1,2013 I started P90x which I have enjoyed (the results at least) and there have been periods of time where I slack off and don't exercize for days and I have to straighten myself out. I live in Virginia and this year the weather has been pretty crazy but Spring has arrived so I am looking forward to outdoor activities and exersices. As of today, April 14, 2013 I am one day shy of 3 months post op. I haven't weighed for at least a week as I am trying to refrain from weighing myself so much but I have my 3 month post-op appt Wednesday and will find out then what my current weight/weightloss is. The last time I weighed was the beginning of April and I was 289 then. I look forward to reading and interacting with so many new people who are experiencing the same journey I am. Lisa

My surgery was lap.

Did you make them out of strickly fruit? Pureed fruit?

I got in 40 minutes of a Kempo workout from P90X. I was really not feeling like doing anything but I knew I needed to stick to it. My excersice motivation has decreased over the last week and a half. Hopefully these warmer days will get me back to where I was.

I am exactly 3 months out today and I have been eating baby spinach salads for a few weeks at least. I don't eat them often and I only eat about 1/4 to 1/3 cup over a period of time but I don't have a problem with it.

I've been using Gold Standard by Optimum Nutrition. They offer it at GNC although it is a little cheaper through Amazon. I get 5lb containers and its about $53 for 74 servings. I've had chocolate and strawberry so far but they have many many options. Each scoop is 24 grams of pure whey protein and I mix mine with 12 ounces (normally one scoop per 8 oz, I just like it with 12) of skim milk.

Congratulations! I haven't used it much myself yet. Mainly printed the recipes I will be making this month with a couple that I have made but bariactriceating.com has a pretty good selection of recipes to look at. Also "life_after_gastric_bypass" member, your picture is hilarious. I saw that on facebook once a while back and so thought it was me!

I would say as long as you don't have to do a lot of getting up and down a lot throughout the day you will do just fine. I live in Orange, between Fredericksburg and Charlottesville. My parents used to live in the Hampton Roads area when my father was in the service. Good luck. I'm glad you will have some help too.