ShrinkingMama

Laundry is MUCH more productive than a pity party!! EXCELLENT decision! Good luck to you & your husband!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! I WILL POST AS SOON AS I CAN TOMORROW!

Tomorrow is the day!! I'm trying to stay as calm as I can but I can't help but be nervous!!! I've never had surgery before and I'm just basically nervous of the unknown. I don't know what to expect... Ahhhh.......

Ive tried to tell her all of these things. She just wont stop. She just sent me another message saying to check Jessica Simpsons website bc she is also trying to lose weight and see what she is doing. Really??! personal trainer! a cook! she just doesn't get it so I have no other choice other than to stop speaking to her about the topic. Thank you everyone for all your support and advice. It really makes me feel not alone!

Once again, you've hit the nail right on the head!!! They think they know EVERYTHING about EVERY situation in this world. Trust me... thats all I'm going to do

My mother is RELENTLESS. She hasn't stopped texting me with ridiculous things since yesterday. Im trying really hard not to turn in a huge battle.

My husband told me not to tell them and I just should have listened but of course I needed to open my mouth. I just cant take the comments and the advise anymore. You sound like a GREAT, strong woman and your completely correct. I've felt like a failure at almost everything in my life except my children. My family is italian so everything we do revolves around food. It is my life and I am determined to do this the right way and BE HAPPY. I most definitely deserve it and so does my husband and my children!

Thanks so much for your support and birthday wishes! Whenever I have a free minute ( which is slim these days with a 3 yr old & a 1 1/2 year old LOL) I'm online reading, researching, and watching peoples journeys with VSG. I thought about taking them to a seminar but then I asked myself "What for? For them to embarrass me with their ignorant comments and remarks??" If they aren't going to support me then so be it. I have all the support I need from my husband and my children.

So The past few days have been really hard and stressful. My parents are 100 % against me having VSG. Not like it matters bc I'm my own woman and have a family of my own and don't need their approval but its just so upsetting esp hearing the things that my mother is saying to me. She thinks that I'm taking the "easy way out & that this is a quick weight loss fix". Which are so ignorant statements to make. She keeps telling me to go back to the gym and go back to Weight Watchers. And I'm trying SO HARD not to blow up at her and turn this into a really bad situation. I know deep down inside me that this is the RIGHT decision and that I'm doing the right thing. She told me that "I'm risking my life for a quick fix". Seriously? I'm risking my life being 255 lbs at 27 (and 364 days, my bday is tom ) I don't know how much more I can take of this before blowing it. Anyone else have a similar problem??

That was so amazing. Perfect song ... Definitely Applies to me also. Totally Made me cry! Congrats u look amazing!!

Thanks everyone!! Scorpion, I used to live in Fair Lawn as well. Actually, my parents still live there and I graduated from FLHS!