[cleeclee]

Mine came from my father my name being Clea for some reason he always called me cleeclee and it has stuck with me my whole life most friends call me clee~ not sure why because Clea is short enough.

[ALLYKATT]

Sunday I started once again watching what I am consuming , I am down seven pounds, one ounce to much of anything and I will get it all back

I am hoping this site will put me in touch with others who had the surgery 5 years or more ago and wondering what the pouch size is and how they can judge it. I had mine done to 2003, and am down about 85 pounds. what is the 5 day diet?

[jewelleigh99]

mine is simple my name is Julie and my sister thought that it would have been cool if my parents had spelled it jewelleigh ... i liked it so I started using it as a screen name and the 99 was added because jewelleigh was already taken.......

[Tupper_Mom]

Mine is because it's the nickname I use pretty much everywhere and it combines two of the things that I love...Tupperware (I sell it) and Momma (mother of 3 fabulous little guys ages 7, 6 & 5 years old)

Thus... Tupper_Mom

[Tupper_Mom]

By the way...LOVING the thread...took a while to read 21 pages...but was well worth it. Thanks for starting it!

[Justmesweetpea]

My husband has called me sweet pea for years and I am who I am so that truned into justmesweetpea. I use it for everything! It reminds mw how much I am loved.

[Ebonidoll]

Ebonidoll, is the name of the clothing store i plan to open one day, i completed a business plan for B-school and everything...


"it's all a process"

[jerseygrl684]

Cos I'm from NJ and i'm a girl...

[living4me]

Well, I choice living4me because that is what I am doing, Living for me.

I am having WLS for me and me alone. I have minimal support. I personally am a loner. With my Army Husband's rank and moving around a lot, I have learned to live without many close personal friends. I have my Husband and a 2 year old son. My DH is excited about it (since, he married me at 225lbs. I lost 45 to fit in my ideal perfect dress 10 years ago) and my 2 year old son doesn't know what is going on, except mommy cries a lot (mainly, because I am frustrated that I can't even run after him and play with him like most mothers).

My mother is an unconditional loving support (but of a "keep your mouth shut if you don't like it" kind of attitude), while my father thinks I am crazier than a loon (Loves to tell me every day that I don't need the surgery that FAT IS also BEAUTIFUL). My 2 brothers think I am gonna die (we have a family friend who died from WLS complications 2 years ago).
My Best Friend is on the fence but loves me anyway. She gives me all the negative things to read but then turns them into a positive. (kinda a double bladed sword... Because, she now has educated herself of the subject and still has never weighed more than 135lbs soaking wet.)

I have more negative people in my life than positive. I have learned that if I don't take control of my life, I will never live it to this fullest. I allow them to speak their minds but I will always form my own opinions. (spent 8 months in therapy to get to this point)

Therefore, I am Living4Me, While not being selfish. I have to live within this body and I choice to spend the next 40 years being happy and minimally caring what others think I should do with it. (I am reprogramming my mind to Not focus on what others think is correct for me.)

[Karlos]

Well my name is Karl and I do long range shooting with very high powered rifles so my mates all call me Karlos after the assassin Carlos the Jackal though if anyone is interested I don't work cheap LOL