SweetTee

Hey crew! I am alive and kicking! Everything is getting easier but I wil post a proper story later on. Hard to type on the iPad and still sleepy,

Armywife29, I am glad to hear that your surgery went well and recovery is going well also. I will be there on the 26th of next month and I follow the treads daily to see how everyone else is making out on their journey. I pray that you are able to rest and recouperate. Congratulations on taking this major life changing step towards a better you!

Man this is awesome encouragement for me. You guys keep them coming! I'm really enjoying looking at your pictures. You all look FANTASTIC!

Hi I found this idea online the jar on the left says pounds lost and the jar on the right says pounds to go... Obviously I have a long way to go! Lol I I color coordinated the marbles green for the morbid obesity bmi, blue for obesity, purple for overweight and pink hearts for my healthy weight range. I like it good visual! It's pretty too!

Sitting in the airport and waiting for this journey to really get going! 21 lbs down pre op diet and ready to meet Dr Kelly and staff. Wish me luck. God speed to all those leaving these next few days!

That's great I will be in tj mine is the 27 Dr Garcia

I seem to be a bit lost here. Would you mind showing what it is you are referring to?

Mine too. I imagine they'll just be in my armpits like they always are when I lay on my back. Haha

How do I be thin? I don't know. I know the WLS will help my body to lose the weight. But how do I make my personality thin? You've heard the quote, "God made me fat because he knew a skinny body couldn't hold all this personality"? That's me. I have a loud, crazy, say anything, flirtatious personality. And nobody is threatened by it because I'm a fat girl. I'm scared females won't like me when I'm skinny. I'm scared they will think of me as "The Skinny B!+€#. I'm scared men will take me seriously when I make an off color remark and they'll take it as flirting. I'm scared my fat mouth will write a check my skinny ass can't cash. Can anyone identify with this?

I decided to go with Bernice because it means "one who brings victory". So far, Bernice is living up to her name

Armywife29, I am glad to hear that your surgery went well and recovery is going well also. I will be there on the 26th of next month and I follow the treads daily to see how everyone else is making out on their journey. I pray that you are able to rest and recouperate. Congratulations on taking this major life changing step towards a better you!

Baton Rouge Louisiana

Hey! I lived in prairieville up until 5/2011. I worked @ Digestive Health on Jefferson in the endoscopy department. I'm back up here in Monroe now and was sleeved @ P&S Surgical Hospital on Jan 2nd. I have to make a trip down to BR soon ; having said that, I'll be going to stock up @ Whole Foods and passing by the king cakes ...mercy! And I want a raspberry king cake from Matherne's sooo bad! Not just because of sleeve but because I'm way up here now! BTW I've lost 23 lbs so far...and I have a house for sale in Prairieville! LOL!

ive had a tough few days too. They said in the news this is the most depressing time of the year. Everyone's broke from Xmas, bills are coming in, the weather is crappy, not following through with new ears resolutions etc...just want jan to end lol

So glad to hear your surgeries were successful. Get plenty if rest and try to stay hydrated. Congrats

Surgery was a success! Having Migraines and nasuasa but other than that I am ok. Going home in a couple of hours! Excited about the new me!!

Had surgery yesterday morning second day better then yesterday. Have had some dry heaving, did wake up with a drain but was told that my doctor does that as a norm. Having some stomach cramping but bearable

I made it I'm out of surgery

Went to GNC today and bought a box of Protein shakes. They taste great! All day today I had the following:
1 shake for Breakfast (whey body fortress chocolate)
1 shake for lunch (GNC. total lean)
Five crackers for snack and an orange ( more head hunger than anything)
Small salad with a piece of baked chicken (leg) that I broke off in the salad.
Pretty good day! I can do this!
Ooh and LOTS of water!
I guess that was the filler for the day!

I actually have read your blog and I can say that you definitely gave me inspiration and encouragement. Feb seemed like years away and now I can hardly believe its right around the corner. I really am just in a state of awe right now. This doesn't feel real, I feel like it may not work on me, then I see others photos and think man this really works. I worry about missing my flight, losing my bags on the way there, passing out! All sorts of crazy stuff run through my mind. I say this stuff just lightly though because I know that these steps I'm taking are ordered by God. I do feel as though he's making this happen for me. A month ago I was still on the fence about doing it in Feb. My dear husband said baby don't worry it's going to happen no matter what. For some reason his words gave me comfort and peace. He's such a skeptic and for him to fully embrace my decision without the usual negativity (such as what my mom and brothers offered) meant so much to me. I'm truly blessed to be able to do this and make a life changing move. Without God none of this would be possible. I'm nervous but committed to making this life change. I could so relate to traveling with mounds of clothes because you just didn't know if you were going to look right in these jeans or that shirt and to now be able to travel lightly and wear clothes with ease is mind boggling to me. I can't yet wrap my mind around all the possibilities. For me everything is falling into place.

I actually have read your blog and I can say that you definitely gave me inspiration and encouragement. Feb seemed like years away and now I can hardly believe its right around the corner. I really am just in a state of awe right now. This doesn't feel real, I feel like it may not work on me, then I see others photos and think man this really works. I worry about missing my flight, losing my bags on the way there, passing out! All sorts of crazy stuff run through my mind. I say this stuff just lightly though because I know that these steps I'm taking are ordered by God. I do feel as though he's making this happen for me. A month ago I was still on the fence about doing it in Feb. My dear husband said baby don't worry it's going to happen no matter what. For some reason his words gave me comfort and peace. He's such a skeptic and for him to fully embrace my decision without the usual negativity (such as what my mom and brothers offered) meant so much to me. I'm truly blessed to be able to do this and make a life changing move. Without God none of this would be possible. I'm nervous but committed to making this life change. I could so relate to traveling with mounds of clothes because you just didn't know if you were going to look right in these jeans or that shirt and to now be able to travel lightly and wear clothes with ease is mind boggling to me. I can't yet wrap my mind around all the possibilities. For me everything is falling into place.

I actually have read your blog and I can say that you definitely gave me inspiration and encouragement. Feb seemed like years away and now I can hardly believe its right around the corner. I really am just in a state of awe right now. This doesn't feel real, I feel like it may not work on me, then I see others photos and think man this really works. I worry about missing my flight, losing my bags on the way there, passing out! All sorts of crazy stuff run through my mind. I say this stuff just lightly though because I know that these steps I'm taking are ordered by God. I do feel as though he's making this happen for me. A month ago I was still on the fence about doing it in Feb. My dear husband said baby don't worry it's going to happen no matter what. For some reason his words gave me comfort and peace. He's such a skeptic and for him to fully embrace my decision without the usual negativity (such as what my mom and brothers offered) meant so much to me. I'm truly blessed to be able to do this and make a life changing move. Without God none of this would be possible. I'm nervous but committed to making this life change. I could so relate to traveling with mounds of clothes because you just didn't know if you were going to look right in these jeans or that shirt and to now be able to travel lightly and wear clothes with ease is mind boggling to me. I can't yet wrap my mind around all the possibilities. For me everything is falling into place.