barefeet

I just want to be able to walk into an Old Navy and be able to shop. I want to be in regular clothes and not be limited to online shopping and specialty plus size stores.

Tonight I was at my daughter school Christmas play, and all these moms had on tall boots, leggings and these precious long sweaters... and they looked perfectly put together... Next year... I wanna have legs that look good in leggings and boots!

So who is hungry? Just sleeved on 12/20, and I was fine until my mother brought in all of the Snacks and dips for tomorrow. My husband is cooking dinner, but we are just having tex-mex so he won't start working on it until tomorrow... now the entire family is at Mass and I am in a house full of food I can't eat... oh this vicious head of mine...MERRY Christmas!

I have been taking phenergan for the nausea. Thanks for the advice. I have been sleeping then walking then sleeping. Not used to this amount of laziness. Kids and hubby are making spaghetti and it is making me nauseated again. Guess I will stay in bedroom.

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Went to Trophy Club for my pre-op testing today! I'm almost there! One week away. I'm so excited.

So who is hungry? Just sleeved on 12/20, and I was fine until my mother brought in all of the Snacks and dips for tomorrow. My husband is cooking dinner, but we are just having tex-mex so he won't start working on it until tomorrow... now the entire family is at Mass and I am in a house full of food I can't eat... oh this vicious head of mine...MERRY Christmas!

So who is hungry? Just sleeved on 12/20, and I was fine until my mother brought in all of the Snacks and dips for tomorrow. My husband is cooking dinner, but we are just having tex-mex so he won't start working on it until tomorrow... now the entire family is at Mass and I am in a house full of food I can't eat... oh this vicious head of mine...MERRY Christmas!

So who is hungry? Just sleeved on 12/20, and I was fine until my mother brought in all of the Snacks and dips for tomorrow. My husband is cooking dinner, but we are just having tex-mex so he won't start working on it until tomorrow... now the entire family is at Mass and I am in a house full of food I can't eat... oh this vicious head of mine...MERRY Christmas!

I also had my surgery there... nurses were very aminiable...except one Adrienne, she just didn't seem to have the same passion as the others... maybe it was just a bad day. I hope your experience is as good as mine was

I'm headed home .. They tried to send me home this morning, but I was so nauseas but now I'm ok

I know that for the first time in too long to remember I bought a shortish dress for New Year's Eve and tights. I could never manage myself 75 pounds ago squeezing my legs into pantyhose or tights and feel so uncomfortable all night. This year I am so looking forward to wearing them and heels. Love my clingy sweater dress too. You will be there too before you know it.

I have longed to wear a dress to Christmas parties. Something short and festive!

My goal is 115 lbs.. A teenager to loose!

Ok, so free or as close to free sounds wonderful to me.... especially if I am helping out others with my excess skin. I'd love to find one of these docs! Thanks for the imput, I'm a nurse so I'll start asking around!

Do you mind if we change the title of this "What to bring to a potluck" and start adding other ideas as well? I have a feeling this could be really helpful. Here are a few I thought of:
1. A cold cut and cheese platter
2. 7-layer dip (you can make it healthier than you think) or bean dip, with those pop chips or pita toast or something (you don't have to have much of the bread if you don't want to)
3. Three-bean or seven-bean salad, though this might work better in the summer
4. Deviled eggs -- you can find recipes that use other things than mayo. My tip for deviled eggs is buy the eggs at least two weeks before the event. Older eggs are easier to peel.

Before my operation I went into Macy's and talked to all the suits that were too small for me, which was all of them. I told them, "I'll be back!"
A year later I came back and bought 2 of them. One of them is displayed on my "after" picture on my profile.
You can do it!!!!!

I hope to be able to shop and wear what ever I want and feel good doing it.

I am not sure what I will wear but since my loss I have not been asked to play Santa.

Tonight I was at my daughter school Christmas play, and all these moms had on tall boots, leggings and these precious long sweaters... and they looked perfectly put together... Next year... I wanna have legs that look good in leggings and boots!

Anxiety girl here checking in. My time got bumped up to 6:30 am... Holy moly guess who is not getting any sleep tonight??!?! I really hope my body cooperates tomorrow. Aaack.

So I CLEARLY was BORED , and added up all of us December Sleevers and there is 206!!! WOW ...

Surgery is in the morning. Have to be there at 6:30! I too have been washing with anti bac soap for 2 days & again in the morning. Scared, excited, nervous all wrapped into one!!! God be with everyone on this journey.
Prayers for Andrew!

Same here! Which will be tonight and at 4:30 am! Eek can't believe it's here after one more sleep! (At least I hope I can sleep!)

I also watched the Ted talk by Brene ... I hadn't seen that one previously, but I have watched her earlier talk and it has been so profound I have to keep watching it. My thoughts on the talk on shame was that because of a gazillion factors in my life I was raised to the feminist and masculine ideas of perfection. I was raised to depend on no one, praised for being so strong in the face of often great adversity and to look good and be perfect while doing it. As recently as last week I was in that role being perfect and courageous for my family of almost all women while inside knowing I wasn't good enough. (Hello my dear anxiety medication)
What is even worse is that I am carrying this shame while working in an environment that has embraced Brene's talks and encourages us to fail.... I have the rare opportunity to practice this and watch others break free,but I have largely remained on the sidelines.
I think for the last year I have slowly been moving towards the "arena" I think that surgery is part of the journey to the arena and I will get there. 2014 is going to be a tough year, as the pounds come off so will the many layers of protection that in some ways have even been part of my personal and professional success.
My commitment to myself is to get into the game of life and begin to let go of shame.
Thank you for posting the link
Barefeet

So glad you are here. I am also having surgery on 12/20!