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shrcumm

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Everything posted by shrcumm

  1. I Don't Care What You Struggle With Today or How You Struggle You Better Keep Telling Yourself Failure Is Not An Option!!! Nope Not on Any Level!!!! Stand Your Ground On this Lap Band Fight!!!!! No Weapons Formed Against Me Will Ever Prosper!!! Nope Never!!!
  2. Hang tight it gets better just keep telling yourself this too shall pass!!! I had the same reaction and felt I was going to die but keep taking sipps of water. Your body will react because its toxic free from years of junk!! Just hold on!! I am here if you need me!!! Trust me!! My surgery was June 5th.
  3. Yes Weight Loss Is Never Easy Its Hard Work!! I Got My Band on June 5th and Its Been a Struggle But Please Keep Telling Yourself as I Tell Myself! If It Comes Easy You Don't Want It Anyways!!! When The Weight Comes Off and People Tell You How Good You Look Take That Compliment and Run With It!!! Some Say We Took The Easy Way Having Surgery But I say NO I Took The Harder Way!!! I Got Cut! I Had Surgery, and I Took a Major Chance That Most Would and Could Not Take and If It Came Easy, I didn't Want It Anyway!!! You See Once You Submit To God and His Purpose For Your Life!!! He Will Make a Way Out Of No Way and Help You With the Lap Band Accomplish All Your Goals!!! Because God Helps Those Who Help Themselves!! And We Did!!!!
  4. I feel the same but hold on tight and don't eat it will be over soon but drink water so you don't get sick!!! Hang tight please its for the best!! I had surgery June 5th.
  5. Yes very allergic to tape that's why they used something else or I would have itched to death!!! Don't just hang tight. It will be over soon!!!
  6. Okay so I am giving an update 5 Days Post Operation. I am going to be truthful here!! The surgery was rough! Had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. Stayed in the hospital and extra day!! Still sore as I don't know what!! Entire Stomach is Bruised and I can't walk very far. I burp like a nasty trucker. And I have Gas in my entire body. My back constantly Hurts and I feel Dizzy all the time with hunger pains but can't eat much at all. Other then that I am fine and Alive and I AM GOING TO REACH MY GOALS AND KICK BUTT!!! I AM ON A MISSION!!! I DON'y CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE I AM ON THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL AND I WILL LIVE ON PURPOSE WITH A HEALTHY SEXY BODY AND I MEAN IT!!!!!!! :ph34r: :ph34r:
  7. call me later if you can 718-413-0034 we are in this together!!
  8. Me also this is the worst!! The pain is just horrible in my chest and back but I am not paying it any attention!! Not at all!!! Pain Pain Go away Don't come back another day!! That's the new song in my head!!
  9. Had the Lap Band with Plication this Tuesday and boy it has been rough but I know the best is yet to come!! The pain can come and go and I am not paying the pain any attention at all. I know the best is yet to come!!! Now if I can just walk to the bathroom with no help I have accomplished a lot!!! Lord Hear me I thank you and will continue to thank you!!
  10. June 5th is the Day!!! I'm so excited and ready!!! Nothing can stop my JOY!!! I'm gonna be married to this diet!! For Better or For worse!! Beyonce move over Sharon is Coming!!!!!!
  11. Hold on tight you can make it and learn to encourage yourself!!! Keep on and don't stop ignore all signs of failure!!! I know you can do it!!!
  12. You can and will do this!! I don't live in Chicago but I know that you are going to work out the struggles and be on your way to a better you!! I support you in all you do to better yourself!! The next song you play after you loose the weight will be music to your own ears!!!
  13. The Bible in Matthew 12:29 states how can the strong man bind you unless he spoil all your goods!! Well I'm letting the enemy know that he can no longer spoil any of my goods!! I'm starting my weight loss Journey June 5th and I am weak because of the liquid diet but I am also stronger in spirit nothing or no one can break me!!! I will make my goal and serve my purpose!! I will no longer be bond by the strong man with this junk food!! I'm going to defeat any negative vibes and do this thing!! I'm so ready for a change!! Because all change has to be good or it's not really a change!! Be Blessed and Be strong!! If you fall get back up and start again!! Don't Ever Be Bond By any strong Hold!! LETS DO THIS!!!!!
  14. I always feel dizzy on this pre-op liquid diet!! Has anyone expereince this?
  15. So Proud of You!!!
  16. Just Because People are Into What You Used to Do! Does Not Mean They Are Into What You Are About To Do!! Sometimes You Have To Ride Alone If You Are Going To Live Out Your Purpose!! ( T.D. Jakes)
  17. I feel so blessed to have all of you as my lap band support and friendship you make this process so easy for me and this liquid diet that is trying to mess with me so much more easier!! I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart and I just wanted to say!! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!!!!
  18. I feel so blessed to have all of you as my lap band support and friendship you make this process so easy for me and this liquid diet that is trying to mess with me so much more easier!! I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart and I just wanted to say!! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!!!!
  19. Thanks all so much all of you ROCK!!!! So glad to have support!!!
  20. Hang tight you can do it!! I am doing it now for 7 days and if i didn't die you wont!! I am here for support if you need me!!
  21. The liquid diet is rough but you can do it!! I am on it now and holding on tight for one week now!! I feel great!!
  22. I don't have that problem!! Thank God for now!! Giving up Sex & Food for awhile!!
  23. Well my surgery is in 8 more days and I am ready!! The only thing that I worry about is getting menstrual period on the day of the surgery or after because I always have horrible cramps but I am ready!!! I have eaten nothing but liquids and look at junk food as a thing of the past!! I am so focused right now its disgusting!! My sister asked me if I am going to be a Mess with all the weight off and I said No I am going to Be Blessed once the weight is off and there is a difference!! My life as I know it is going to start and loving me will continue to grow!!! I will no longer hurt :ph34r: myself to the worlds way of eating!!! :wub:
  24. I am also on the liquid diet and surgery date is June 5th holding on strong!! I look at food now as a weapon and choose to stay away!1 These liquids are something else!!

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