Well it is good to see people doing what they can to live a healthy life---
I follow a number of WLS boards---gotta love the support you get from them---for me support has been key in alot of areas of my life---this is just one of them.
To share a little more about myself---I had surgery in May 2004---on the advice of my psych doc---I have a diagnosis of Bipolar disorder also--
he felt I would be a good candidate although I have suffered from an eating disorder for over 30 yrs---bulimia and binge eating---
I did not have much support from my WLS center after the first year---so kinda worked out my own eating plan very early on---since our way of eating is mostly a low carb diet---I began doing research into it with very early on---like 2-3 months post op---I consider myself one of the lucky ones---I dump at the first sign of sugar and most carbs make me ill also---ending up in the ER from eating rice---yeah the dumping syndrome got that bad---I had to look into the science behind this---I'm a RN so am familiar with how the body works on some levels---and being a severe diabetic for yrs---I already knew that low carb was the best way to eat for that---so I adjusted my eating to more closely follow that of Dr Atkins and the hubby/wife team Drs Eades of the Protein Power plan---
I eat a more high fat diet than most of my fellow WLSers---doing this I was able to rapidly lose 180 lbs before my first surgiversary---the rest came off the next year and I was at my goal of 130 before my 2nd surgiversary---
I have since regained 30 lbs---it is a very long drawn out story---doing with changes in my Bipolar disorder and returning to eating complex carbs----I'm back now---stable---and finally free from the carb monster once again and have returned to my 20 gms of carbs a day or less---the weight is slower coming off but the tool still works----
on a more personal note---I'm single--hubby left me when I lost the weight---too bad for him---not my problem---I have one son, 24--who lives in Connecticut---I've already said I'm an RN but I work in the mental health field with others diagnosed with mental illness---I love crafts and crocheting is my fav to do---I'm an excellent cook---and I collect recipes and cookbooks---I'm a southern girl--big surprise huh---I love to travel and my dream is to have an RV and travel throughout North America--I'm mommy to a little fur-baby--Bear---a black Pomeranian---
look forward to getting to know each of you over the coming months---
this is Bear......
Old WLS--New to Site 
So long as you are putting your best foot forward, then, 
http://beckasworld.blogspot.com/
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