a good start anyway...

Okay, it's about 10pm on Monday, Jan. 21. It's quiet...kids are sleeping...husband is in bed. I feel pretty good. I've had my band since Dec. 6, '07 and I think I'm truckin' right along. I've lost some weight (34lbs) and feel a lot healthier.:huh2:

People's reactions have been strange. A lot of friends and family are very happy for me, but there are a few folks that are a little weird. I get the occasional, "Isn't surgery a little drastic?" and "See what you could have done if you'd just stuck to your diet."...makes me wanna vomit...kidding of course.

Of course Hubby has already made it a point to ask if I was going to leave him once I "got all skinny". He's a little weird too.:redface:

The best reaction that I've gotten is from my kids. They just love the new Mom. I have so much more energy and love to do things with them. My attitude has changed and they are reaping all the benefits. Of course they are the source of all my motivation. If I had kept on the path that I was on, I might not have made it to see them through childhood.

They are my blessings...in a million different ways...