Hello,

· The next time you decide to un-clutter your life and clean up your space, start with the things that are truly useless: like regret, shame, and anger.—Sandra Kring Author.

When we have weight loss surgery we need to start by un-cluttering our kitchen to get rid of food that we should no longer be eating—if it is gone it will not tempt us. We make space for the new healthy foods that will make us successful in our weight loss journey.

I don’t ever want you to have regrets or feel shame or be angry because you have not been successful before. It was not your fault—we have a disease and it is called obesity—Weight Loss Surgery will give us the tool to overcome this. You are doing something that is going to save your life and add years to it. You are being your very own HERO because you have taken control of your life for the first time in a long time. I know how you feel because I went on this journey 3 ½ years ago and successfully lost 105 pounds and have kept it off.

Please believe in yourself enough to do the same thing for YOUSELF. If you don’t believe in yourself or on the fence about doing this I am here to help you and support you.

One thing that helped me so much was having the right surgeon. My choice was Dr. Aceves. It took me 6 months to do my research and Dr. Aceves was the name that kept coming up in all my research over and over.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Sleeved 10/21/2008

Thank you for your encouraging words.

Once again, you have posted important information and encouragement for all of us! Thank you!!

Very nice, I needed to read this. thanks.

Thank you for your encouraging words.

Hi,

It is my pleasure to help and support others. I had some wonderful people who were there every step of the way for me. You can be successful if you want it bad enough.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Once again, you have posted important information and encouragement for all of us! Thank you!!

Hi,

My mind is always going and when I read this quote I saw how it could apply to Weight Loss Surgery or making the choice to have it.

We are all in this together and sometimes some of us need a little extra help. That is what I try to do.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Very nice, I needed to read this. thanks.

Hey,

None of us are perfect. We have a lot of good days and once in awhile we have a not so good day. We are always here to help and support each other.

Keep doing all the things that work for you.

Hugs,

Suzanne