So I began this morning like a cat on a hot tin roof. When will I get approved? When will I get scheduled? When will I be thin? I was a MESS! Then I remembered a movie I saw years ago. (This is the version I remember) A man had a clicker that would allow him to fast forward through the boring parts of his life to the good parts so he didn't have to wait. At first he clicked through a boring dinner with his in-laws. Of course his wife was ticked because he sat through dinner like a zombie, so he clicked through the fight with her about that. But then he started to make bigger jumps like the months he had to wait for his promotion. Soon he found himself old, his wife gone, and his adult children were strangers to him. He then realized all the "boring" moments in-between the things he was waiting for were the things that really mattered. So now I'm calm, back at my desk working and determined to enjoy each moment between those things above that I mentioned. Sure, the destinations are great, but the journey is what our lives are all about. Take a deep breath and enjoy today.

G.

P.S. The movie with Click with Adam Sandler.

Great post! You put it really well.

Enjoy each moment! You'll be sleeved and losing weight before you know it, after all.

I spent the time gathering recipes, buying supplies, reading WLS blogs and posting here a lot. I read TheworldaccordingtoEggface.com and WaningWoman.com plus a few others from beginning to present.

I then planned for what I was going to do with my 3 week "vacation." I planned all kinds of mini trips to semi local and local places I never get a chance to visit because I work. Thank goodness my husband had some time off.

I went to a train museum, a wildcat conservatory, a living history museum and pick your own type farm, a flea market, a livestock auction, walked along the beach and went for a horseback ride (the ride was after my two week clearance).

I love to plan. Why be bored at all? I did sort of have an easy recovery though. Some do and some don't.

I LOVE these ideas. I won't take much time off because I work at home on a computer but I'm going to start gathering recipes, checking out TheworldaccordingtoEggface.com and WaningWoman.com Thanks so much!

Thanks for that. I will try to enjoy these moments too.

I LOVE these ideas. I won't take much time off because I work at home on a computer but I'm going to start gathering recipes, checking out TheworldaccordingtoEggface.com and WaningWoman.com Thanks so much!

Just make sure you get up and walk frequently. Sitting all day is really hard on a person. i should know. My job keeps me in front of a computer all day long.

I remember "Clicker"; good movie! I like to visit the "Bariatric Foodie" site; got a lot of good recipes for "after".