MariaW

How do you make the weight lose ticker??? and I understand what you are going through. this has been a roller coaster of emotions so far fro me and I am only a week into it. I believe my surgery will be in Mid December, so i will keep going through the emotions till that day and I am sure afterwards as well...

I haven't had my surgery yet, but I heard about the Premier Protein shakes and actually purchased a case at Sam's club. haven't tried it but it has HIGH protein like 30 grams or something. I will try one tomorrow just for the heck of it. :-) still wondering if they can be purchased individually someplace

where do you make these weight loss charts at :-)

thank you! where are you at with the surgery? how far out? I think they are talking Mid December for me... So excited to be thinner and healthier. I am working out now and feel so great! so looking forward to being able to wear normal size clothes... Keep me posted as to your success's Like I said below if I can figure my way around the site I will research, read and participate as much as possible. Support is very important with this surgery. I have not told anyone except for my boyfriend, so its kind of hard to have only him to talk to. my work would judge me and I feel my family will too. I will tell them down the road after the surgery.

I'm so new at this I can not even figure out how to reply to everyone. I wanted to say THANK YOU so much for all your kinds words and you have made me feel so welcome and comfortable. I am so nervous about this surgery but excited at the same time. I need a support group. Someone going threw it or who went threw it, it helps so much to hear other peoples stories. I was leaning toward telling them I am going to have gallbladder surgery but what if I need gallbladder surgery down the road...lol Plus we are all so close at work, I just want to make sure the people in my office keep their mouths closed and don't tell everyone. This is a very personal choice and It was made over a long period of time. I am only one real week into this. I am currently taking a diet pill called Belviq. It curbs your appetite. I am 12.4 pounds down since my Dr gave it to me. I need to lose a total of 12 pounds before they do the surgery. Since that weigh in I have lost 5.4 pounds. My thoughts at times are if I can lose this weight this way, maybe I won't need surgery. but then I think, who am I kidding ,i will go back to eating my 2-3 slices of pizza on friday nights in no time. I guess there is a bit of back and forth with having this surgery or not. I feel in the end the surgery would be the best thing for me, but again I am in fear... So anyway a little more about me.... I work for a hospital so we have to use our Dr's here. They seem good and I am not in fear about that. The surgery will be fully covered which is awesome. I worry about the excess skin.... how is everyone dealing with that? I can honestly say I feel obsessed about the surgery now, it is all that is on my mind. Excitement and fear overwhelm me.... I guess you can tell in my rambling. :-) thank you all for being here and helping me with my journey. Now if I can only figure out how to get around on this site I will be ok! Wonder if there is an app for this site??????? have a great day everyone...stay positive.

I am really grateful for this post as I am just beginning my journey