SunshineMom2

I have had these wraps many times and I can honestly say that they are a gimmick to get desperate people to fall for their results.. They do provide a quick fix for when you want to fit into a dress for a party or just look nice for a function.. But once you start drinking fluids your body is going to replenish what it has lost.. it works for about a couple of days but to keep the results you need to keep doing the wraps.. if this was such a miracle cure then everyone would be doing it and we would have a cure for a tight body.. the best way to get a tight body is to workout and lift weights.. the more you put into your workouts the more you will gain... these are just my opinions of what I have experienced in the past...

I just got mine today and it is heavier but my issue with the new periods are getting horrible back pain 2 days b4 it starts.. does anyone else have this issue with their periods and tell me what causes it? I also hate the fact we can only take tylenol for the pain.. oh and mine usually last about a full week... so for me the time of the month sucks and I just finally gained a pound today after two months post op.. so that was a little disappointing but I know it is just bloating so not too worried about it.. I also find that I want to eat more around this time...Does anyone else feel this way?

Hey, thanks to all.. I'm still doing really well.. Been walking the hospital several times tonight.. So to answer the question to the one lady, I would say that everyone is different in how they handle pain.. I have a pretty high pain threshold but I also think on the first day they give you so much drugs that you are never in pain.. The people here are soooo nice and they want you to be comfortable.. Tomorrow will be the true test of how much the pain will be.. they also gave me a spinal block in surgery which gives a little more pain meds to your tummy... I am so glad I have joined this journey and found new friends in sleevers.. PS thanks for the advice on the heating pad.. I am using it again.. Ok so I am still druged up so i will head back to bed.. THANKS AGAIN.. Kisses to all...

Hey guys, just wanted to let you all know that I had my surgery today and doing awesome.. Well, besides falling alseep at the tablet,, lol.. I have already been up sitting so the next action is to pee..lol.. Sorry tmi... I just hope tomorrow is this great.. My surgery was about an hour long and only in recovery few a short time.. Sorry this is not much but right now I cant stay awake.. Just having a shout out to say I am fine and thanks for all the prayers...

Wow, I am so sorry that you had to go through all that but glad you are finally better and healing.. I know what it is like to have pain and feel like something is wrong but the doctors say it is nothing serious.. so glad you stuck to your guns and got it figured out.. take care of yourself and rest so your body can heal... keep us informed on how things go.. i will pray for lots of healing for you..

Hey guys, sorry I havent been on to respond to the comments.. I've had this nasty cold from the weather going from hot to cold and back.. I've been trying to heal myself b4 the surgery in 7 days... WOW the time has past quickly since I made the date.. I cant believe it is around the corner.. I dont feel like I have lost any pre op weight and feeling sad about it.. I think my body realizes that I am stressed and needs that extra comfort to hold on to any fat I wanna lose..lol.. but i can rest assure that after the surgery I will lose.. it is just a matter of when and how much.. Ok getting back to why I am here...lol.. I just wanna say again how much your comments and support have lifted my spirits and confirmed what I knew a long time ago.. that this behavior isnt right and I deserve better.. but b4 I look for better I need to work on myself and that means changing who I am as a person.. inside and out.. once I get there I can then decide what is best for me.. I wanna give a little background on who I am.. My whole life has been about mental abuse.. my father was the sherriff of our small town and a law enforcement guy b4 then.. my mother was a very kind and forgiving woman but most importantly a very strong christain..she did anything and everything to find ways of help other ppl.. she worked as a special needs teacher and had a heart of gold.. I learned through my childhood that life is rough and we need to work on what God gives us.. I saw my mother abused many times in my life and always felt that wasnt right that she needed to get out.. but she never did.. her motto was that when we marry that was it.. in our family she believed that divorce isnt an option and that you work on things when it wasnt right... She past away when I was 18yrs old with a long battle of breast cancer.. it started when I was 10 and didnt get any better.. even in her time of sickness she always thought of others, was always willing to help or give tons of support.. she never gave up and I find that was a great quality that I learned from her.. they always say that when a daughter takes a husband that they will find a guy like their dad.. well in my case it was very true.. I just didnt realize it until yrs after my marriage and tons of conuseling that I was back in my childhood and didnt know what to do.. all I do know is the voice of my mother reaching out and saying that divorce wasnt an option that I needed to work on it.. I have worked many yrs on my marriage but it gets to the point when the one working on it gets tired and gives up... hence all the weight gain from many yrs of food abusing myself... that was the only place I could find comfort and feel satisfied... I hear all the ladies that say they would never take this kind of abuse and that they would leave but no one will ever know how to react until they are faced with it.. this is all I know.. the counselors have told me that I cant recongize what true love is because I have never seen it myself.. all I know is abuse and it is hard to accept anything else.. I am a very strong christain woman and know that if I keep praying that one day god will set me free from these strongholds.. it may not be now but I know one day I will... whether it is here on earth or up in heaven... all I do know is that I am trying to be a great wife and mother and do what is right in the eyes of the lord... at the end of my journey i can say I did my best... I do wanna say that I Do hear everyone and DO appreciate all the feedback you have shared.. it means a lot to me and trust me I have been thinking a lot about this since I have posted it.. it does open my eyes to the things that arent right and that needs to be changed.. I feel like all of you have empowered me to step up to have a voice again and tell him when things arent right.. so thank you all and sorry this letter was all over the place.. writing letters wasnt a strong point in my schooling.. so please forgive me on that.. oh and the lady that said it was good to have some education.. I wanna say that I do have a degree in radiology and worked many years in my profession b4 having kids.. so I do have something to fall back on.. it is another thing my mother taught me b4 dying.. to always have something to fall back on.. she also taught me to save for a rainy day.. you never know when you might need it to run away.. lol.. but right now my rainy day money is going for my surgery since he is making me pay for it.. it is self pay in Mexico but I look at it as a very good investment that I could give myself... plus if I ever leave him he couldnt say he gave me the body i will earn.. I would never give him that satisfation... Dont worry guys.. I am a tough and strong woman with a basket of lots of emotions.. it is just a matter of when I have had enough that I will finally figure out what to do... thanks again guys and please dont think i am knocking anything that anyone has said because it has all helped in my spirits... I ask one more thing of all of you.. could you please pray for me on the 21st.. I need all the prayers that day so i can get through this and return home to my kids and husband.. yes I said husband.. he isnt going with me and made me find a friend to take.. that choice wasnt his fault but his mothers that chose not to help watch my kids,, I know the whole family is screwed up and trust me I am mad about it... but what doesnt kill us makes us stronger.. have a wonderful weekend...

You are very welcome... I hope it works for you.. BTW you look like the guy in Are We there Yet movie.. the really handsome guy.. I forgot his name tho so please forgive me but you will know who I am talking about if you seen the movie.. it was just on tv for new years eve so that is why I brought it up... well, have a great week and add me if you like so I can follow if you got those pics done yet or not.. see ya around..

Both of you look AWESOME!!! Great job and wow I cant believe that a sleeve can do all that.. AMAZING....

thanks Dooter... Has anyone looked at those smileys? there is 2 bananas doing it....LMAO.. funny to see in the morning at 3:30am...