MN sleever

That's either evil thinking or genius marketing! Torture either way. My second job is next to Subway and all that yummy bread baking smell filters in to our office.

Congrats! Take good care of yourself!!

I have been thinking about WLS for years. Reading, researching, educating myself. I am ready for insurance approval. Some days I feel ready "lets do this now!" And other days I feel "WTH am I doing?!?!" I was the fat kid who became the fat teenager who became the fat teacher and fat mom. I've lost (and gained) a thousand pounds throughout the years. I am ready to get rid of the "fat" adjective forever. I will be the healthy teacher, healthy mom, healthy wife, healthy grandma (someday) and live long enough to be the healthy great-grandma! I will shop in "normal" size stores for clothes and bras. I will be able to walk and breathe at the same time. I will be able to ride the motorcycle, paddle the canoe, ride roller-coasters, sit in theater seats, etc etc without worrying about my fat getting in the way of life. I'm ready!!

I can totally relate to all the things that won't be missed. I'd like to add: 1. Not Believing my husband when he tells me I'm beautiful. 2. Burning my annual school pictures cuz I can't stand to look at them. 3. covering my school ID photo with a cartoon sticker ( see 2). 4. Having to resist the urge to track down every student in my high school with a yearbook to destroy #2. 5. Feeling like people look at me and think "she is so organized, in charge, smart, successful, etc. Why is she so fat?"