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Well it is probably done by now... Congrats.

That is so awesome. Can't wait to be there with you. Keep up the hard work.

Happy your surgery went well. Good luck on recovery. I took all my finals and the semester is over. So today I don't have much to do but laundry. My husband managed to get tickets to an NFL game. Someone at work gave him club seats. So we are doing that tonite. Not sure how to handle all this free time. Think I will do some reading. My MIL seems back to normal. We haven't talked about it but she is being civil. I had a doc appt yesterday. I thought it was with my surgeon but it was a group meeting with several patients and the staff came in and explained the procedure. My surgeon did come in and give us a pep talk he wants us to get to the emotions of why we are eatting. He is very motivating. I was assured I would be meeting the doc next wed for preop. I also have an appt monday for preop at the hospital. I will have my son home all next week too because my inlaws will be out of town. He usually car pools with my FIL to school. Not much down time with a five year old. We may go to the museum again or even the zoo.

Well I survived my first semester back in school. I did way better than I expected and am looking forward to a break. Next week I have 2 pre-op appts. My in laws are going out of town and my son will be home from school. So I will still be busy. Not to mention christmas. I hope this time flies by fast cause I can hardly wait to get my band.

Well I survived my first semester back in school. I did way better than I expected and am looking forward to a break. Next week I have 2 pre-op appts. My in laws are going out of town and my son will be home from school. So I will still be busy. Not to mention christmas. I hope this time flies by fast cause I can hardly wait to get my band.

Cheri, Thanks for the input about my MIL. I know I can't change her. In her mind my husband is "the head" of me. So she takes all complaints about me to him then he comes to me with it. She will wait till she is alone with him then let him have it. Last time he did actually defend us. We aren't gonna see her much the rest of the week then she goes out of town. Hopefully she will calm down. If she does come to me with it I am just gonna be honest. This is my decision. Hubby is on board (now). She doesn't get a say. I wish she would support me but if not I am still gonna do it. I don't do well with yelling and stuff so if she comes to me that way I don't know what I'll do. Hopefully it won't come to that. We are moving out when school gets out for the summer. I don't think I could handle a move while my son and I are in school. My Dad makes white trash every christmas. It is Chex mix covered in white chocolate. I made it the past 2 years and I told my son it was magic reindeer food.

The responsible thing to do would be to tell your doc. He will have your life in his hands. But you do still have a couple days. Take really good care of yourself and see if you can't clear it up before surgery. Good luck.

Yesterday my MIL used my pocket calendar and saw I had written down my surgery date in it. So we ended up telling her about the surgery. Boy was she angry. We hardly got it out of our mouths that it was weightloss surgery before she stormed out of the room. She thinks she has been in my shoes cause at one point she was 30 pounds overweight. She also believes I need to lose it without the surgery. I have over 100 pounds to lose and I want it off before I get diabetes. Diets don't work for me I need to make a life change. Oh well, she didn't even want to talk about it she was so mad. I just don't get it. I could see disagreeing with me but to get angry. This is my body and my choice. I have alot of studying to do and am having a hard time getting to it. I have 2 final exams tommorrow and am not prepared. I just can't stay focused on it more than a few minutes. I think it is partially because I haven't been eating carbs the past few days. Due to the surgeons recommendation. My Dad use to tell me it will only last a few days. He was a big adkins fan. I meet with the surgeon again tommorrow. Will be discussing my blood work and all the other test he ran. Then, next week is my preop. I am still nervous about this. This is going to change my life in so many ways. It feels like getting married. Excited for sure just wondering what will life be like. I guess it is also like a breakup. Breaking apart from overeating. How much more will I be able to experience once I get the weight off. I am hoping this summer to take a mommy and me swim class. I want my son to know how to swim and I don't want to be embarrassed to get in my bathing suit. Going to movies, football games and nascar races and not feeling squished in the seat. I really feel like my realtionships will improve because I will be more present and not always consumed with thoughts of weight and food. http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvljD0toJmU

Yesterday my MIL used my pocket calendar and saw I had written down my surgery date in it. So we ended up telling her about the surgery. Boy was she angry. We hardly got it out of our mouths that it was weightloss surgery before she stormed out of the room. She thinks she has been in my shoes cause at one point she was 30 pounds overweight. She also believes I need to lose it without the surgery. I have over 100 pounds to lose and I want it off before I get diabetes. Diets don't work for me I need to make a life change. Oh well, she didn't even want to talk about it she was so mad. I just don't get it. I could see disagreeing with me but to get angry. This is my body and my choice. I have alot of studying to do and am having a hard time getting to it. I have 2 final exams tommorrow and am not prepared. I just can't stay focused on it more than a few minutes. I think it is partially because I haven't been eating carbs the past few days. Due to the surgeons recommendation. My Dad use to tell me it will only last a few days. He was a big adkins fan. I meet with the surgeon again tommorrow. Will be discussing my blood work and all the other test he ran. Then, next week is my preop. I am still nervous about this. This is going to change my life in so many ways. It feels like getting married. Excited for sure just wondering what will life be like. I guess it is also like a breakup. Breaking apart from overeating. How much more will I be able to experience once I get the weight off. I am hoping this summer to take a mommy and me swim class. I want my son to know how to swim and I don't want to be embarrassed to get in my bathing suit. Going to movies, football games and nascar races and not feeling squished in the seat. I really feel like my realtionships will improve because I will be more present and not always consumed with thoughts of weight and food. http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvljD0toJmU

Well congrats. Forget about celebrating with food. There are otherways to celebrate getting married. Enjoy yourselves. ;0)

Congrats JGF. Good luck.

I am in Jax, Well actually hilliard but all my docs are in Jax and my son goes to school there. I have been wondering if there was anyone on here from the area.

Hi welcome to LBT this is a great site for support. Congrats on your approval. Hoping the best for you.

That is awesome. Congrats. What and inspiration you are.

That is wonderful to hear.

We broke the news to my MIL last night. Only because we live with her. She acted like the world was coming to an end. She was so angry. I just don't get it. It is my personal choice. I have alot of weight to lose and to keep off and this wasn't my first option. I am choosing it because diets don't work. I think sometimes we just haveto accept that others may have a differnt opinion. You know, Agree to disagree. Treatr the topic as off limits for this friend. If she gets really pushy about it I would take some time away from her maybe even for good.

I find journaling my feelings helps. I really love that this site has a blog section. Also a nice warm bubble bath. Pamper yourself alittle. I love to get pedicures. Don't know if you surgeon allows nail polish on during surgery but it is a great way to relax. I expect that it will be hard for me too because I won't be able to turn to comfort food to calm me down. Good luck to you.

She is just this way with her kids. She can really freak out sometimes over decisions all her kids make. She has a hard time excepting her children are adults now. There is nothing we can really do to change her. We will just have to deal with it when she decides to tell us her opinion. I do think I get alot of her negativity because I live with her and am an easy target. Just the everday stressors of living with people can have its toll on a relationship.

My Mimi was my grandmother. I am up early this morning. Had a hard time sleeping last night and this morning. Got alot of studying to do so it is probably a good thing I get up. We told my MIL about the surgery last night and she is mad as a hornet. She couldn't even talk about it. Just stormed out.

I am scheduled for Jan 4 too. I go through ups and downs of being nervous and being confident. For me it seems like it is taking forever for my surgery to come. Glad though I am having time to learn about it. Good luck to you all.

Your prbly at the seminar now. I hope it went well for you. Welcome to LBT.

Congrats and good luck. It is going to be great for you to have someone so close to share this journey with.

Welcome moonlight, The ladies in this group are great listeners and give honest feed back. Just be sure to check in regularly. Good luck on your weightloss.

So far I have only had one appt with the surgeon, one with a fitness lady and one with a nutritionist. The surgeon gave me EMMI and I watched it. I will watch it again. I guess it was just so much info I misunderstood. My second appt with the surgeon is weds. So I am gonna make sure I am clear on everything. Plus, reading everything on here has helped alot. I am now more determined to get this pre-op diet right. All three of us are sacrificing so I can do this. I can't let myself and my family down. I will make it because I am stubborn. Tommorrow is a new day though so I will just keep at it til I get it right. My husband last night actually said he wishes he was as tencious as I am. My family calls it stubborn. I just did a really stupid thing. I stopped taking my psych meds and it has caused me to slowly come undone. I took them today and will be getting back to them. I don't know what I was thinking. Just had a rough one. My professor today was talking about going through the final stages of life. It was so hard to get through without crying. She brought up alot of memories of my Mimi's last days. Normally I can think of her and smile but my emotions are off the track today. She also made us take time to reflect on our relationships and I guess I am just not good at having one. I just feel like failure when I think of my family and how disfunctional we are. No thanksgiving calls or christmas invites. I am lucky to get a facebook happy birthday from a couple of them. I have learned though to take criticisim and try to improve myself. Thats the best I can do. Strive everyday to be better. Hopefully I will get better at relationships. Thinking of my Mimi though, I do remember that at one point in her life she was really big. Her Doc put her on optifast and she lost so much weight and went on a cruise to Jamaica to celebrate. What an inspiration to me. Maybe I should start planning a cruise.:thumbup: I think as far as my In laws go, They know. The doc office keeps calling here announcing they are weightloss surgical center. (I asked them not too) I am gonna tell my inlaws formally, I am just not ready to face them on it. I guess part of it is I don't want to discuss my weight with them. And yall already know the other parts. She did offer to bring me home some Mcd's tonite and I just reminded her I was on a diet.

I was taught that iceburg lettuce is all water and little nutrients. I always go for the raw spinach, spring mix or italian mix. Plus I don't like the hard center white part of iceburg it is so flavorless. I was also taught that you need to eat vitamin c with the spinach to improve iron absorbtion so I like to add a little mandarin orange.