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Reaching my Castle in the Sky

A blog by WDW Luver in General

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My journey toward my Castle in the Sky: a healthier me and ditching my scooter and walking up to Cinderella's Castle--at which point I will be on cloud 9! The myth of reaching the castle in the sky will become my reality![

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3 Months have come and gone

I haven't been around and blogging. I had to step away and just let the 3 months go by without stressing and obsessing. Life got busy with my usual summer activities with the kids home and the time has flown!   My 90 days required by the insurance ended Sunday, July 5th. I saw my WLS yesterday and he thinks everything will be smooth sailing, but I am the first patient from their office to try to get approval with Aetna's new 3 mo process. He asked why I was doing the 3mo instead of the usu

Justifiable Homicide?

My husband is making cheese sticks. :crying: No court in the land would convict me, would they? :whistle:I am on my 3 mo. preop diet and he has the fryer heating up! My daughter made blueberry muffins this morning. The other one just came home from a party with a bag full of candy. :cool2: Of course this is the reason why I want the band. I want to be able to eat all of these things in the future, just in smaller portions than I would now. But until then I have 80 pounds to lose and

Pre Op Diet, day 3

I haven't killed anyone yet. :thumbup:   Today was a challenge. I went on a field trip with DD's 3rd grade class that included taking lunch. I am trying to substitute at least one meal with a protien shake. So I had Go Lean oatmeal for breakfast, brought an oat muffin for snack and packed a Protien Shake and thermos with cold water and ice. I learned my first valuable lesson about protien shakes-- just because the container will hold 16 oz of water, doesn't mean you have enough room to ad

I Had my Head Examined Today

Most of my friends would say that this is looooooooooong overdue.   One of the questions that I was asked was "How do you think your life will change if you lose the weight?" I guess I answered it correctly because she said she was approving me. But I have been thinking today:   How will my life change if I lose this weight?   I hope that I will be able to:   1. Walk without pain. (the main goal!)   2. Sit in a booth and not have to shove the table closer to my skinny kids so I can br

Wow what a week!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Things are happening fast right now! I know that after this week though I will be in a hurry up and wait mode for the rest of the summer.     I went back to the Weight Loss Center on Monday (yesterday) and had my weigh in. I had the extra 5 pounds that I needed and made the 40 BMI that I had to hit! A lot of water, coffee, big breakfast and a little more help (darn, forgot to empty my pockets!) and I even had a pound to spare! Then after I ran to pee, I took t

Like my Self Esteem needed this!

I bought a Wii Fit this last weekend. I figured that even if I can't exercise now I can show that I am willing to make an effort and have a plan in place for when I am able to exercise.   WHO INVENTED THIS MALICIOUS TORTURE DEVICE?     I plunked down nearly 100 dollars of my DH's hard earned money on this atrocity. That cute childlike little voice is so encouraging and makes it seem so easy. It told me it was just going to do a simple Body Test on me. I picked my cute little Mii and followe

Fear Factor

I have been freaking out about the fact that it appears that my insurance may require that I have meet the BMI qualifications for 2 years. I have not been at 40BMI before this. I was at 35 -39 but without comorbidities, but it dawned on me this morning--the insurance has only asked for 5 years worth of weight records. Nothing has been said about asking for the full records to show if I had those comorbidities or not. Hopefully they will look at the weights and not ask!     So after we wen

The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of The Feet

Well my last personal hurdle in making this decision was just cleared. I met with my podiatrist and asked him flat out if this would help my feet. He said that it absoutely would and he supports this 100% percent! :w00t: That is what I needed to know to put me at 100% on this decision, and also to make my husband feel more comfortable.   He also gave me a shot of cortisone and anesthetic to help me along for a few weeks. I HATE shots, but he did a good job and I didn't feel it.     So

Question: Mindset of band as a tool vs. THE fix

I have been reading all over these forums. One thing that I keep reading is people concerned about the "fill" of their band and getting restriction. I have read many posts that the band must not be working because they can "eat all they want", or "eat anything with no problems" and so they aren't losing the weight. So the band isn't helping and they need to have it fixed.   This seems to me to go against the idea that the band is a tool. Sure, we want to have a comfortable restriction tha

Short one today

Not feeling very prophetic today. I was going to talk about the pros and cons and all that has been going on in my head. But I have a headache so I have pushed it all to the back for today.   I weighed nekkid again this morning and am showing 2 pounds more than yesterday. I feel rather today. This idea of trying to GAIN weight for the first time in my life is just so foreign and I really feel kind of miserable. I was all prepared to start a weight loss journey and show that I could really wo

A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with. . .

I weighed myself this morning. Buck naked, as soon as I got up and peed. 226.5. Then I reweighed after my shower. Fully clothed with shoes and I had drank a glass of water. 231.5 Half a pound from 40 BMI. See how ridiculous this arbitrary number is? I can add five pound just by getting dressed and having a glass of water. So I am hopeful for reweighing next week.     I went through my files and found a few of my old Weight Watchers records from 8 and 9 years ago. I have been doing a lot of th

Gain 5, Lose 100

I still remember when I found out that I was "obese". I had gone to see an allergist for allergy testing and they had given me a letter to take back to my PCP. I opened the envelope when I got in the car and read: "Mrs. WDW Luver is an obese female, age 25 presenting with symptoms. . ." OBESE????? I knew I was pleasantly plump, probably overweight and maybe even fat. But obese??? Not me. I was only about 175 or 180. That can't be obese, can it? I felt like I had been punched i

Impulsive Much?

Well it would appear that I now have millions of fans on the edge of their seats waiting for me to explain how I got here. The silence is deafening. .     Last Thursday should have been a great day for me. I had tackled a project that I involved things I enjoy. It also involved several hours on my feet over 2 days. Wednesday was the prep phase, Thursday when it happened. It should have been great. I had lots of help and they had piles of praise for me for how well I had done things. The comp

My First Entry

So I get a blog here? I have never blogged before. Hmmmmm, I do love to talk so maybe this is a good thing. Does anyone read these things?     Well, who am I? 39 year old SAHM mom, that has my own Travel Agency at home, and substitute teaches when I can. Active in the PTA and other organizations my kids are involved in. I have an amazing, patient and loving husband and 2 daughters, 13 and 9. Teen girl attitude has invaded my house.:wub:   Oh, and I am overweight. Apparently not just ove

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