dearliza

As of now Im pretty much scheduled for surgery in late December but do not have concrete date Im very excited .. but very nervous and scared how will my friends act?? Im a hairdresser and feel as if Im well liked in a small community.. a precious little fishing village in Ga Im the female town clown..will they still like me?? AM i going to look old and saggy... Im 48... I'm tall and carry my weight pretty well As all of you I have failed at dieting... I want to feel better .. do the things I want to do... wear the stylish clothes a hairdresser should wear... be more of a grandmother to my children... and the list goes on...... Anybody have feedback about these feelings i have????

I slept great myself

I My quit day starts tomorrow.. My doctor wants me to be nicotine free for 4 months prior with urine test to prove it!... He will refuse surgery if there is ay nicotine in my system... Im nervous but Im must succeed in quitting smoking if I want to have this surgery!!

You look wonderful!! Thinking of using your doctor... Talked to them 2 dys ago.. Just in the process of figuring all this out!!

awesome!!

Thanls so much for sharing... It is wonderful and inspiring to hear stories such as yours... I am still in the I dont know stage.. One day I want to the other I dont... I so want to be at a healthy weight!! For me the vanity is far less than the health aspect.... Yes I am obsessed with food... I hate it.. I would love to be rid of that!!!... Congrats on your success.. So happy to hear you are doing well and so nice to hear an update 2 years out!! Thanks and have a great weekend!!

I am in the researching and planning phase... Im so very excited to have this procedure done... Wish I were where you are but know that it will all come in dilligent time!!! Good good luck to you... So nice that you have your husband by your side... What a comfort... I hope you do well loose lots of weight and become more healthy... Keep us posted!!!

Hi... This is the first time I have posted at all so here it goes... I have been on this forum almost every day and I must say it seems you can get alot of strength and support from here... I so want to have the sleeve surgery but just really really scared something will go wrong or whatever...Like all of you I am just plain fat... I hate myself at this particular time... I am the biggest I have ever been... I am 45 and also in menopause and taking bio identical hormone therapy.. They certainly have helped my mental state of mind and I now have somewhat of a sex drive again (sorry if that is tmi).. lol...But my goodness I have gained the weight in the last year... I am 5'10 and have always been able to carry a good bit of weight... Im pretty ok with weighing 220lbs but now at a whopping 270... I hate this feeling... I have tried and tried to get this off but always fail and grab a bag of chips and a coke... Im obsessed with eating .. I wake up every day praying today will be a better day... I will eat healthy... I will drink lots of water... I will exercise... etc.... Never happens but yet the desire to be thin and healthy is sooooo there !!! .....I would be a self pay patient... I ve just recently gotten health insurance -- I have been rejected several times because I am classified as morbidly obese... I am really considering Mexico... It seems alot of people have had great experiences...I desire to have some telephone conversations with some of you... Is that possible????