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[Queen of Crop 1,104]

Checking in from Amsterdam...just wanted to say welcome to Lag4ahealthierm....don't ever let go of your dreams...after my WLS almost 4 years ago (at age 58!) I moved from the US to Amsterdam....also had a husband that was thin and didn't have weight issues but was behind me 100% I have never looked back and have been at goal weight for 3 years....I traveled for a year within 3 weeks of surgery so my only resource was this forum and it rocks! Good luck! And keep us posted.

[LAG4ahealthierme 76]

I have my surgery date! Sept 8. It suddenly is very real and I am looking forward to being able to say I am 6 months post-op; I am 1 year post-op; I am 3 yrs post-op! Thank you for your support!

[glowickit 5]

Hi All,

I'm 44. I'm from Arkansas. Mom of 2 sweet kiddos. A girl who is 8.5 years old and a boy who's 7.

I had my WLS in Mexico on 6/29. I'm down 23.5 pounds about right now so I'm happy with my progress.

Definitely still learning a new way to eat!

[JamieLogical 8,713]

@@glowickit Welcome!

[Bandista 7,466]

@@Julie norton beautiful, indeed! Looks like you're having a lovely summer. Me, too. Have been outdoors a lot. Gardens very lush here in the northeast and all-around a beautiful summer. Thanks goodness after such a rough winter. Yesterday was my second day in a row of doubling up on exercise -- a (now) regular 4-5 mile walk but also swimming in the lake after. Repeating today at 8:30, yippee! Can't believe the years I missed out on swimming and so much more. Very grateful for weight loss surgery and finding myself again.

Have a great day, all.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Thank you @@Bandista for your kind words. I appreciate it from another veteran????

Congrats on upping your exercise. And reminding myself to do more of it!

Summer is nice... Except the drought

No car washing. Watering small lawn as allowed. ( before 10. After 6)

Hoping for plentiful rain this winter

Glad to see you are taking good care of yourself.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Checking in with you all even though I have been here a while.

I'm 54 from the UK and married. I'm also a Mum to a brood of boys, have a beautiful black Labrador and three cats. Only had two cats until 3 months ago when a stray came to visit and refused to leave. We thought 'it' was a kitten as it was so tiny and thin but she ended up being 11 years old and had been dumped by a family who had moved a while ago (so the vet told us). So the newly named Molly is now part of the family, 100% deaf and has been totally accepted by the other animals.

I live in the country but only an hour from London and going the opposite way, an hour from the beach. I love being with family and friends, reading, studying , walking the dog, traveling and my sleeve .

Keep smiling!

[toasty 371]

Hello! I'm 49, Male, live in San Diego, and married for 10 years (my second marriage). We have a 9-year-old daughter, who is my inspiration. Literally. One of the reasons I decided to finally get the gastric bypass is so that I would be around to see her graduate, get married, have kids, etc. More immediately, I want to be able to go bike riding with her, go with her on roller-coasters, go hiking, go camping, and do fun things with her. I am just so limited now because of my weight.

My surgery is scheduled for Sept. 11, and I can't wait.

Before I became so overweight, my most loved hobby was sailing. Once I have lost some weight, I will be able to take that up again, which I look forward to. I walk at least 7000 steps (I try for 10000) six days a week, and I have recently started with a personal trainer. Soon I will have to stop the personal training for a while when I am recovering from surgery, but I hope to start up again maybe in November.

I really enjoy BariatricPal, and I am so glad I found it. Everyone here is awesome.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Welcome! There seems to be a lot of questions and answers here...

Lots of info at your fingertips.

I'm glad to have this site. It helps me on those days I really need it!

Best of luck on your new healthier life!

[hollyhunt72 8]

43, female, nursing student, VSG WLS 8/21/15

Single after divorce and son is an officer in the Army, so now I get to work on ME! ????

[hollyhunt72 8]

Hey you guys still getting constant ads that pop up at the worst times! Not sure why, after paying for VIP, I'm still getting so many!

[hollyhunt72 8]

Thank you. I am blushing.

Here is a before. Which I carry in my wallet for the past 8 1/2 years! ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1438467990.654556.jpg

What a great idea carrying the pic around to remind us of where we were before so as not to go backwards!!! I'm going to do that!

[LAG4ahealthierme 76]

Hey you guys still getting constant ads that pop up at the worst times! Not sure why, after paying for VIP, I'm still getting so many!

Yes I am. I am considering dropping my VIP membership because of it.

[hollyhunt72 8]

Me too! I'll let you know and you let me know when we find out how ????

[Ken S. 162]

Hi All! If you're still getting ads on the mobile app after signing up for VIP, please log out of the app and then log back in. You should not be seeing ANY ads on the mobile app once doing this.