From: Sue Suchocki <suesuch@...>
Subject: RE: [awls] Re: Introducing myself
To: awls@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 2:03 AM

Hi Debbie,

 

I’ve been away for Easter. Welcome to the group.

 

I am 46 and 157cm, my goal weight is 68kg. I had a vertical sleeve in May 2008. I have lost 26 kg and only have 4 kgs to go. I couldn’t be more pleased with my decision to have WLS.

 

I have tracked my progress and have posted photos if you would like to look at Sue’s Journey on the files section or in photo gallery.

 

My biggest challenge has been the last 4 kgs which I have been sitting on for a while now. In saying this I have not exercised as much as I have in the past few years and I have survived Christmas, new years, my husband’s 50^th, my birthday and Easter as well as being on a cruise and holidaying twice without putting go at least 5 kg that I would have in the past. I have maintained my weight at 26 kg well so now  my aim is to get back on track and get rid of this last bit before I buy winter clothes!!

 

Looking forward to hearing how you are going.

 

Sue

 

 

 

From: awls@yahoogroups. com [mailto:awls@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of long2slashjd
Sent: Sunday, 19 April 2009 4:30 PM
To: awls@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [awls] Re: Introducing myself

 

Hey Carole

Thanks for the welcome and for telling me a little about yourself. WOW! you're so close to the finish line! I've done a lot of thinking about where I want my weight loss to finish up and I think my prefered weight would be hovering around 70 kgs.

In my bad old yoyo dieting days I once went down to about 57 kgs. Way too light for my frame and my height. It wasn't pleasant. But I've learned a lot the intervening years and certainly losing weight this way has helped me to eat well (with a focus on nutrition) because I'm not being consumed by the ravenous hunger I once had.

Seeing as how you are so close to your goal now, do you mind if I ask you what has been the buggest challenge on the journey? And this question is open to anyone else who might like to respond.

Hugs
Debbie

--- In awls@yahoogroups. com, Carole Sarvis <sarvis9527@. ..> wrote:
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> G'day Debbie, Welcome and well done on a successful gastric sleeve, you had a very good surgeon. looks as though you are off to a great start.
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> I'm 66 and I had the sleeve done by Michael Talbot at St George Private in Jan 2008. I'm very happy with my progress, now down to 69 kg. I started at over 110 kg. I don't want to lose more than about another 5 kg because I have no desire to be bony.
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