Georgia

Sarsar, I know just what you mean. As we have all kinda hinted at, Life never stands still and constantly evolves and changes and we have to manage to keep up! As Kim said, that pic will be a treasure later and your kids and THEIR kids will pull them out and laugh while you smile and try to keep the tears from running down your face like a sop! Yep, as you can tell, I've done it! Precious!!!!!! Weight- I am going to fast today if it kills me! I am truly on carb overload!! And the old sugar craving is trying to settle in! Up a couple pounds that had to end today!! Going to San Antonio next Wed to see my sister and family. A 10 hour drive and taking two grands with us. Also have one more party Sat! So I've got to kill this craving now! Good luck to all who are fasting! And as I USED to say, Keep your double chin up! We Don't have double chins anymore! Now THATS something to be happy about!!!

Wow, Daisy! That is really hard! 35 is just barely BEGINNING to know who you are! I have a dear friend, probably my BFF of all, who lost her hubs at 27 with two all children. Waited a long time, remarried a nice guy who took her savings and cheated on her! He left her for a richer woman and now she is "married" to her SS she tells me! Hahaha! Said the only one she can COUNT ON! Hope your "string" turns for the better starting today!

I did! For 30 years! Ha!

^^^^ all that. AWESOME!

Oh YES!! L And not XL or XXL. Major NSV!

Yep! Some close said, "you are too thin!" Now, I know at 140 and 5'8" I'm not but... Lol

You night want to ask Dr about Meloxacam. I have degenerative disks and like you the flare ups happen about 3-4 times year. Doing a particularly prolonged one last year, he prescribed Omneproxale (Prilosec) one a day to coat stomach and meloxacam which is only taken ONCE a day. Like taking 4 sleeve or 8 Advil. Awesome and the Prilosec protects my stomach. I only use when have to but so much better for me. That and flexiril!

Oh, yes. No cookie, cake or candy phases me when it goes Down. So I try to steer clear butast week I lost the battle and have chowedp down too often on vanilla wafer cake, magic bars and no able chocolate oatmeal cookies. Sigh.

3 1/2 years out and my stomach stills makes constant noise. At times, embarrassing. Um, like when getting a massage and the massage therapist says, "oh, wow! You must be really hungry!" Lol

Yes! She has finished the process and never asked me any thing and it dawned on me about weight etc. I made SURE to get my 140 on there! LOL

Love it! Yep, brings out the "uglies" in some folks. Ha!

Thanks! I took the survey.

I'm kinda surprised at some of the data. I would have thought more re-ops with band than sleeve. If I read that correctly. Okay, I did read wrong! band had higher!

Or from the husband of FORTY YEARS who knows I am one who loves receiving presents and hands me my "card" with money the DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS so that it "won't get lost" on Christmasday??? I give up.

Amen!!! I feel the same way. Of course, when I told my Hubs about the DL pic he said, "You always looked good to me!" .

Okay, THIS is a first! Huge NSV. I LIKE my Drivers license picture. First time EVER! lol

Oh, yes!!! Celebrate LIFE!!

SherylJane, I've always wanted to ski just never had opportunity and not sure I would have the nerve to jump off the ski lift! ha! Now, Kim, I do think I would tackle a rock wall and intend to as well as a zip line adventure. Sounds so fun to me!

Nothing like an old pic to spur you on, is there!? LOL

I've never had one pre or post VSG. 3 1/2 years out.

Wow! What a fantastic loss in just a year! Congrats to you. You look awesome!

Yep, from reading a lot of the updates there are quite a few of us at the same place in life. Kids growing up or grown with their own kids and lives and changes to old traditions. As they say, the only thing PERMANENT is CHANGE! LOL.

Love it! LOL

Finding my lovely Mom on the floor with a massive stroke. She was and had been overweight all her life and had a host of other health problems including diabetes and A Fib. Sadly, I lost her that Christmas Day 4 years ago and 3 1/2 years ago I had VSG!!!! Never regretted it one minute!!!

No change for me other than I will now have to do more "mail in" prescriptions if I have maintenance drugs I have Tricare Prime which is not affected YET.