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Smooch's Profile

Feeling: Good  - Good
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Location: NY
Interests:
Loving my children, being a best friend to my husband and visa versa, helping other people solve their problems, people who are deep and honest and clear, laughing, any form of relaxation, earning more than I spend, being outdoors, nature, dogs, birds, being kind, loving, nice.....HATE CHAIN LETTERS OF ANY KIND SO PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME ANY!!!!!
About Me:
PLEASE-NO CHAIN LETTERS!!!!!!!!I had the gastric bypass surgery on 1/11/06. Went from a size 26+ to a 10/12. I would like to be in touch with other people who are maintaining their weight loss and new "lifestyle". I am 51, married for 22 years to the same man, have a son 16 and a daughter 21.....I love a day when the food compulsion is not active....when I am willing to follow rules that are in my best interest....wearing beautiful, fashionable, well-made clothes, getting attention for the right reasons, good hair days....

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    mumofthree (05/07/08)

    miss ya hun hope your doing ok out there in the real world! enjoy yourself live life to the fullest and eat loads of choccie!


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    orbiefangraham (04/25/08)

    please read my profile


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    zen11 (03/17/08)

    thinking of you!

Support Groups

 Gastric Bypass Surgery
surgery 1/11/07. Highest weight-256...surgery day ...237..maintaining 170...resist putting myself first! 
Treatments
 Dietitian Consult (Working / Worked)
An absolute necessity, from day one after surgery....
 Gastric Bypass Surgery (Working / Worked)
This is what I was looking for my entire life....
10 Members 109 Posts
 Financial Challenges
I am 51 and still learning healthy habits regarding money....When I have it I love to make people happy with it....When I don't I create so much stress for myself, trying to accomplish the impossible on a shoe string. 
Treatments
 Awareness of my spending.......Researching prices on big ticket items before spending. (Somewhat Helpful)
If I want to start a project I will find a way to do it affordably, but I might spend a year, or 5, trying to get it done...and so much stress...to achieve it....
 Cut Up Credit Cards (Working / Worked)
After taking a CLOSE look at the frequency of my spending. Also, charging insulates me from realizing that I really can't afford certain things.... expenses that
8 Members 8 Posts
 Diets & Weight Maintenance
I am 51...every day of my life has been spent in the quest for a good body image, acceptable weight-to whom? that's for therapy....so many emotional issues connected to this issue, that I can write a book!! 
Treatments
 Atkins Diet (Working / Worked)
stayed on it for 6 months, no carbs....lost 50 lbs. next 6 months, tried to keep the carb count to 10g a day..screwing around, mixing in low carb condiments and snacks and deserts....that did me in!!
 Weight Watchers (Working / Worked)
3 times at least....as soon as I added cookies in, as my extra allowable calories, it went downhill....also, when I was seriously trying, the weight came off at the rate of 1/2 to 1 lb. Did well with the pre-packaged, portioned, 3 meals a day...but when I attempted to duplicate it on my own, to save money, it went downhill...
 Rice diet, Duke University (Working / Worked)
 Carb addicts diet (Working / Worked)
not bad, but the meal that allowed the carbs for one hour was getting totally out of control-it sets off the fear/deprivation thing..
 grey sheet from Overeater's Anonymous (Working / Worked)
worked for the 9 months I followed it. I got pregnant and could not modify it in my head, so I ditched it.....
19 Members 49 Posts
 Bereavement
  Loss of a Sibling
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