Oh 2 Be Free

I know you all have been through this.. but I am a 11 days pre-op and getting very nervous. I was hoping that because we are doing the vacation thing before hand, that the time would drag. ( you know how when you are looking foward to something the time seems to go slower?) But quite the contrary.. I think my fears of the plane and the surgery are making it approach faster! I know I am still over a week from surgery, but we leave for PV early Sat. morning. Only like 4 days from now. My problem is I am starting to have negative thoughts about the band not working for me and how much it costs and what we could buy instead.. and the whole surgery thing and the pain thing and the airplane thing... My brain is trying to talk me out of this, maybe trying to make excuses.. i don't know. Please tell me this is normal... What were your fears as surgery approached? When does the anxiety take a back seat to the excitement again? I know this is what I want to do.. 200% sure... why am I trying to talk myself out of it?

I have never seen so many supportive and caring people in one place. I love it here. I do alot more reading than posting, but I am here everyday, fidning answers to my questions and common fears and goals. LBT is a comfort zone. Thank you LBT!

Good Luck with your recovery.... Happy Birthday! (Your new life has begun!)

Congratulations!!! I am thinking maybe you should wear that little skirt!! Just messin' ! Keep up the great work!

Originally Posted By Landry's Dad Yes Lord!! :lick

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira...... at the same time...lol!

Alright.. I have on black and grey striped Jockey men's bikini underwear ( no fly). Up top I am sporting a typical grey Nike sportbra. I like keeping it simple... but it amazes me what you girls are wearing these days!!

I will be getting banded October 7th!!!! HOORAY!!! I sooooo cannot wait. The time is going by so fast, I think it's because I am nervous about the surgery. Never had surgery on anything. But the rainbow on the other side, over there in Bandlandia, beckons me.

used to hang out at LBT 'watching' innocent BBW's, fantasing about them. One day...

Dip you in honey and feed you to the lesbians!! So she...

I have to agree too.. LBT is the best thing since sliced bread!

Belly dancing up on the display case... soon a crowd gathered and...

Jack yells "HAR!!" and starts to chase the girls around the store...

Ice Cream Friggin' Festival????? What the??? First the Vegas Bash... now this!! I can't handle this.. I am moving to Vegas!

Joni Mitchell--- Carey Try this one on... Hugging like a monkey see Monkey do Right beside a riverboat gambler Erotic images float through my head So I wanna be Your midnight rambler

:::::: Thinking I might have to pass on the Brownie Sundae tonight!::::::

Is that what they mean when the have TWO-STEP Classes at the Y? LOL

Congratulations!! Best of luck on your journey!! I can't wait 'til I am in your shoes!

Okay.. ordinarily I would be lost... but luckily I have a teenage son that is a Warcraft Junkie. ONE DAY: I went up behind him as he was playing Warcraft, and tickled his ribs and said "BOO!" He jumped clear out of his chair! So bad that he scared me..lol. I said " Whoa! Sorry I didn't mean to scare you like that!" He said "Not funny ,Mom. I died and I can't find my body!"

Squeaky wheel gets the grease, Delarla!! There you go!

I posted my before pic...

You can totally do this!!! Imagine that you were told if you quit smoking they would approve you.. would you quit? Now you have been approved, you made a promise. And guess what? You have so much to do right now to get ready for your surgery, it just might be a great time to quit. It will not by any means, be easy. Trust me I know. I will be smoke free exactly one year on the 15th. I smoked over a pack a day for 15+ years. I will admit though that it took me a couple of times quitting to totally quit. I definetely recommend the patch. I used it for the first 2 weeks and it helped me tremendously! Do it, Do it now... it feels great!

Okay Okay !! I know I am hogging up all the space.. I think my sexiest body part is.... my hands.. don't know why.. just do.

I think you and I are long lost twins... you have just descibed me to a T! Wow! that's weird.

I admit, after the way you were talking, I did brace myself for your pic. But then I saw it and I was like "Are you kidding me??" I think you are a very attractive woman. You have alot working for you! Pretty eyes, a beautiful smile. Eighty pounds or not. I hope that someday soon, you see that for yourself. You are beautiful.. inside and out.