*Misty*Raine*

I thought u were joking! Lmao I went to look for em! I live in ohio and we get some vicious winters here! I found em at kohls an walmart!! Just a heads up.... Hanes makes thermal underwear (se thing) for half the price! Just thought I'd let ya know. And u can get those at any dept store.

Hey lady! I seen ur post and wanted to check in and see how things are going with ya!? How are things with hubby? The reason I'm asking is I'm kinda going thru the same thing right now with mine, but the problem is I haven't even had the surgery yet. As soon as I announced I wanted to go thru with it... He was totally not on board. And urs sounds exactly like mine! I'm just curious where things are now? At the rate I'm going I don't see us making it to WLS date. Ugh!

Congrats! That's something to be proud of for sure! You look amazing and ur smile says it all!!

Better get used to hearin it! U are a lil lady now!

Omg!! You are beautiful!!! Girl you have done fantastic!! You have so much to be proud of! Congrats!!

Please add me, I don't know how to add ppl and would like for everyone to as me! I love my support system here. My MFP name is mistyraine76

By upgrading ... Is this going to have glitches on our end? Or upgrading ur end?

Whats ur fav weight loss app that u use? I have found a few. I like my fitness pal (username is mistyraine76) and I love lose it! (Same user name).... What can I say, it's my real name!

Did u do the cottage cheese test? If so what were ur results? anxiously waiting to hear!

Not sure how I missed this thread!! But here are mine! 1. Not give up waiting on weigh-ins to be over and insurance to approve me! 2. go thru with the surgery. 3. Learn to eat healthier 4. Learn how to love food in a healthy manner. 5. Work on liking fruit. That I do not do well. Lol 6. Work on getting off my bipap machine and get more sleep, without waking up choking.

I would suggest going to the er! If it is a twisted intestine... That's the only way to know and get it fixed. If it's something else... They can fix that too. Seriously, don't risk ur health ...please! This could be minor, or something really major. Get checked for ur own sake!

I'm jealous! Congrats! Here's to a new u!

I'm so jealous! Congrats!! Your journey really now begins!! Good luck!

Congrats! your life will change soon!!

Ok let me start off by saying, I do not have my surgery date. We are still in the weigh-ins stage. But I am curious... When u were in the weighing in monthly phase, did u find urself more food aware? Example, tonite when my daughter made dinner, I measured out 1cup of food and felt full. She thinks I'm losing my mind. Or did any of u start replacing like breakfast or lunch with a protein shake just to get used to doing em? I'm thinking I need to start doing a breakfast protein shake for a while and maybe then doing breakfast and lunch meal replacements. Anyone else ever done this? Or is she right... I'm just food obsessed? Help I don't wanna make mistakes if they can be prevented!

I'm ur neighbor! I'm in Lancaster Ohio!

I gre up in green! Lived on king aurther dr. And went to Kleckner elementary. Hahaha what a small world. U never hear of anyone living there. I moved to Lancaster Ohio, about 30 mins south of Columbus. Love it here!

This is one area that thoroughly pisses me off! Seeing parents that are already over weight, making their innocent babies over weight! Wth is wrong with ppl today!? Do they not get that it is killing themselves not to mention they're doing it to their child!?! Not that I'm a perfect parent but NONE of my kids are over weight (except the one living on her own... That's another story ... And she wasn't til she left home!) my kids are healthy and active. The drs all say they are all in the 50-60th percentile. As a parent I don't wants kids to battle what I am ... I want them to make healthy choices and NOT over eat. If they say they're full... They're done! There's no clean ur plate rules in my house. I want them to have healthy relationships with food. Why can't all parents see what I see? It just burns my ass!

It scares me that I'm going to find another addiction! I have never been into drugs o drinking so I in wit wouldn't be anything like that.... But it has to be replaced with SOMETHING! That's what scares me! And I already know. Have an addictive personality, or I wouldn't be a smoker or over weight! So how do u keep from developing another addiction?!?

I too am ignorant on how to eat right. I am used to eating what I want when I want and I too am insulin resistant. I have been on a pump for the last 7 years. It's high time we all take our lives back and learn how to eat right.... And not feel (like I do) that if my kids leave a half eaten plate of food that we have to eat it or it's just wasteful! I'm learning slowly that it's ok to waste! love ur post!!!

Hello my name is Misty Raine and I am a pop and sweets addict!! Lol I became one in the last year and it's really unhealthy! Ty for this thread!!!

I agree with this! I am not an emotional eater. I don't eat when happy or sad, but rather the opposite. I skip meals and tend to get so absorbed in the stress that food is the last thing on my mind. BUT.. I am in the category of the person with an illness that led to over weight body and then to an obese body. I have a lung disease that required a lot of steroids, and many hospital stays. I also have copd, asthma, and emphysema. I have been hospitalized numerous times with either copd exacerbations, (requiring high dose steroids) 4 times last year! And with the lung disease 3 other times, again requiring high dose steroids all 7 times I was in the hospital. The drs knew that I was going to gain weight, they even warned me. As the weight piled on, I lost my drive to take off the 45 lbs I was over weight at the time. (At the time I was very slowly taking the weight off) After many high does of high dose meds, I packed on another 50lbs. As I was spiriting outta control on the meds... I started to feel like well screw it... If the meds are gonna make me pack it on... Why bother trying?! And needless to say now I have a total of 108 lbs to take off. I'm terrified that I am stuck in this fat body forever! I don't want to be that's for sure!! So surgery was the only option for me. This way even if I have to go back on them, I can't over eat. I can't feel hungry all the time, and even if I do, I won't have the belly to hold it! Please pray this works!

Absolutely! I'm new to this process and would LOVE to have someone to ask questions!

Veronica, were practically neighbors! I am from Lancaster Ohio! Just moved to pleasantville ohio. It's out in the country and a suburb of Lancaster.

Wow, I'm 37.... Maybe I can look 20 again! Hahaha