I am so ready go. I have started packing. My sleevie family, I cant think about Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas, New Years or anything else besides going to TJ in Feb. It is all I think about....I am so ready to go! I have been overweight all my life....and I see my daughter following the same steps. I just fwel if I can help myself I can help her.....I need this journey to begin, but I will remain patient ..... But God knows I ready ! Love you guys...

I am so ready go. I have started packing. My sleevie family' date=' I cant think about Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas, New Years or anything else besides going to TJ in Feb. It is all I think about....I am so ready to go! I have been overweight all my life....and I see my daughter following the same steps. I just fwel if I can help myself I can help her.....I need this journey to begin, but I will remain patient ..... But God knows I ready ! Love you guys...[/quote']

I know the feeling, I have once again became obsessed with the thought of finally having surgery. I'm going to Dr Garcia on Feb 21st. Ooh I can hardly wait!

I feel the same way about March 2013. To top it off, I don't have anyone in person to discuss it with (because of my bf and bff's poor reactions, I have decided not to tell anyone else until after it's done) and it's pretty much all I want to talk or think about.

Oh SweetTee...its all I think about...I am a 38yr 238 5'3 African American woman....and I am so ready to change my life...I just want to be active and full of energy....not breathing hard and sidelined from playing with kids......God knows this is a blessing for me, because I have tried EVERYTHING...I glad to know you feel me SweetTee..this site has been a great support....

Icon23...my husband really doeant want to hear it either.....he even had the nerve to try and convincee I didnt need...but once he noticed I wasnt trying to hear it...he backed off..because this is a Me Myself and I, mission. I am going alone..this is my journey...and I have no problem taking it alone....

Icon23...my husband really doeant want to hear it either.....he even had the nerve to try and convincee I didnt need...but once he noticed I wasnt trying to hear it...he backed off..because this is a Me Myself and I, mission. I am going alone..this is my journey...and I have no problem taking it alone....

I, too, am going alone. My bf is supportive of the surgery, but not in Mexico, so I can't really talk much about it. I haven't even told him that I'm going in March and I won't until I buy my plane ticket (after the holidays). At least we are lucky to have the support network here at VST. I might literally lose my mind without it.

Oh SweetTee...its all I think about...I am a 38yr 238 5'3 African American woman....and I am so ready to change my life...I just want to be active and full of energy....not breathing hard and sidelined from playing with kids......God knows this is a blessing for me' date=' because I have tried EVERYTHING...I glad to know you feel me SweetTee..this site has been a great support....[/quote']

I'm 37, 5'1 and 232 lbs. I too want to just go back to enjoying life and living, not just existing. This weight is such a hinderance.

I am 37 vut in dec. I will be 38....and I want this weight gone......I am willing to put thw work in SweetTee....my goal weight is between 149-155....

Icon23...we have to do for us period....this is for me....the greatest reward I have given myself yet....

I too want to just go back to enjoying life and living' date=' not just existing. [/quote']

Yes!!! A million times,yes!!

I am 37 vut in dec. I will be 38....and I want this weight gone......I am willing to put thw work in SweetTee....my goal weight is between 149-155....

I'm 37 also. Will be 38 in February and my surgery is a late birthday present to myself.

Here's to our upcoming successes!

I'm 37, 5'1 and 232 lbs. I too want to just go back to enjoying life and living, not just existing. This weight is such a hinderance.

Hey SweetTee I know exactly how you feel! I've had the feeling of just "existing" off and on for the last 20 some years! There have been so many times I passed on doing something fun because of my weight. I'm a journaling person and when one day I sat down and read some old entries I had myself in tears. So many attempts at getting this weight off, so many years of struggling with loving and forgiving myself for my "failures" then talking myself up to try yet again. I am so thankful I found out about this surgery, thankful I have the means to make it happen, thankful for this chance to finally get past this hurdle in my life and move FORWARD!

God willing, I'll be in Tijuana in February having surgery 2 days before my 43rd birthday. I can't think of a better present to myself

I know the feeling' date=' I have once again became obsessed with the thought of finally having surgery. I'm going to Dr Garcia on Feb 21st. Ooh I can hardly wait![/quote']

I know the feeling too I look on more posts and I can do anything that's all I think about is being sleevd 2/ 2013

100 days to go! Yippee!!

I seriously cannot wait!!!

Lezzielez.. U scheduled for the 21st?

This is bad--I was seriously just sitting here looking over my school calendar to try to see if I could move my surgery date up by a month. I have been told that some college students do it over a long weekend and I do have one in February, for Presidents Day. To make it happen, though, I would need to leave on Valentine's Day (I'm guessing my bf wouldn't exactly be pleased) and I would miss at least 2 days of school (the Friday before and the Tuesday after). Technically, along this same line of thinking, I could even potentially move it up by 2 months (long weekend in January for MLK Day), but still have the same school issues. The whole point of choosing Spring Break (my actual, sane plan) is that I will have almost a week to recover at home without having to go to school. So this is crazy, right? I know it is, but going 1-2 months sooner--anything to shorten this wait--is so attractive. Patience, sadly, is not one of my virtues