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Butterfly...you are too funny...I'll be looking at those eyes!!!

You go girl and welcome!!!! Another newbie here and we need to support each other! Tracy

Cheryl...no worries we can do it together!!!! Mommies unite!!!! I agree there is more to this than I thought too and it is best to arm ourselves with knowledge about the procedure and ourselves to have a positive attitude which I think will help lots in the process.....toot toot the weightloss train is coming...hear it???? Tracy

Thanks guys for the ideas.....your right Cheryl...writing things down would force me to look at things differently!!! Irene....thanks for the book/diet ideas! So far just checking myself at the fridge (so to speak) has found life to be interesting already...LOL!!!! I want Cheetos....but why???? HUM!!! Thanks ladies! Tracy

Hi all! I've been a lurker for about a month and had my first visit with the surgeon on Mon. First off I'm a wife and mother to two beautiful girls adopted from China (I like getting my babies from a 5 star hotel and shopping afterward!!!LOL). I've was a chubby kid from 5 years old on so it's hard to imagine a life without the extra weight but I hope to find out what thats like!!! Thankfully my insurance allows me not to have to do any stuff like Dr. supervised diets ect. Basically our policy says if you are over a certain BMI that you don't have to pass go or collect $200...please go directly to the surgeon! For once being extra chubby works in my favor, LOL! I feel as though God has opened a door for me to be able to go shopping for my daughters wedding dresses without a scooter to do it...I don't think I have ever wanted anything more than my daughters, so I'm exicited to walk this journey with you all and happy to share support where I can! Next I have to go for all the pre-op testing. I'm in the St. Louis area and my surgeon is the director of the program at an area hospital so he set it up for his patients to get all the testing done in one morning over a two hour period..I have to do 5 things and so far I'm very impressed with the organization involved! I'm believing for a Jan surgery date and I'm glad to be a part of you community! Thanks for listening, Tracy

Thanks Cheryl! I had to go through an evaluation with a social worker for my international adoptions so I'm hoping it's not too scary!!!!! PS. I saw you added me as a friend...I'm not sure how that feature works but thanks so much....love the support!!!! Tracy

Thanks guys...I was feeling a little looked over!!!! In the international adoption community, forums like this are HUGE....what travel to China is like ect. So I'm looking forward to getting to know you all very well and having the support through this process! My surgeon said to not gain any weight until my estimated surgery (mid-late Jan) and loose if I can. I have been trying to attack my head issues and portion control now...any ideas.....it's tough! Thanks again! Tracy

Thanks Kathy for responding! And thanks for the encouragement!!!! I have a little more weight than you do to loose....has it been hard to do for you? I'm looking forward to a new way of life...I have two daughters from China and I want to give them a healthier mama....thanks again! Tracy