CanadianDot

Mmmmm, cookie. :wub:

Well, I really really love baking. And taking pictures of baked goods.

And that's the thing, is that you need to be the biggest advocate for you. YOU are the one who knows what's right for you, and that's the important thing.

Hi there! I'm a long way out from having anything done, but I'm a big fan of being as informed as I can be. One thing that really interests me is reading about other people's journeys. So, basically what I'm looking for is the blogroll! Who here has a blog? Who here is blogging, or has blogged, through their journey? TIA! Chantel

I wouldn't mind letting loose 200+ pounds!

That. Is. Wonderful. I'm so glad you're still alive!!

I just wanted to say that I really like all of your posts. You have such a great way of putting things, and you always have smart and interesting things to say. As for the OP: If you could have done it, don't you think you would have done it already? Haven't you already tried? I know that for me, I've tried and tried, and I'm exhausted of trying without help. There are more risks to me being so overweight than there are in that surgery, so I'm more than willing to try it. But I'm not you, and you have to feel right about it within yourself.

It's nice that your doctor is amenable to wine! A lot of the info I've read has said no alcohol for a full year after the procedure, but if your doctor is okay with it, I'm glad for you!

Good luck!!!!

No advice (other than: If he's worth your time, he won't mind), but... Wow. You're so far along on the same journey I'm hoping to go on, and that'll be about how much weight I'll need to lose, and it's SO inspirational to know that it can happen. :wub:

This. All of this.

Ditto. I really want a cupcake like a skull and crossbones on my shoulderblade, with a whisk and wooden spoon crossed behind, or something like that. I love this: And this:

Oh man, I totally want another tattoo. They're so addictive!

Darn, and I here I figured I was all rippling abs and flexing muscles under all this fat, from having to carry myself around all the time!! Apparently the skinny woman inside the fat me needs to work out more. *tsk*

I walk around my school a bunch... (I'm a university student - Went back after a decade of working) Exercise is a real challenge for me, because I have a bad knee. I screwed it up royally at the end of 2009 (it probably had to do with my having sprained it twice), and ended up having to have knee surgery. It has never been the same. If I'm not careful about how much I do, I end up barely able to stand up for a couple of days afterwards...