Hello all,

It is only four days and a wake up and it will be surgery day.

I am getting quite excited.  Also as I eat, I am saying, "this is the last time for this for a long while"  Almost everything I ate so far today will not be on my "list" for a long time.

I am a pastor of the United Methodist church.  A lot of my job is in eating situations.

This morning, (every Wednesday morning) at 9AM was the ecumenical pastor's breakfast.  Not a whole lot there that will be on my list for a while.

Then at noon, (every Wednesday) I eat with the Senior Citizens group.  There was NOTHING that they served that will go on the lap band menu.

I have already told the pastors about the surgery and will eat breakfast before I go and just drink water with them.

I think after the surgery. I will drop by the Senior Citizens lunch but go earlier and just visit with folks and leave as they begin to eat and eat lunch alone.

Unfortunately, I see alot of "alone" eating now and that already makes me feel lonely.

At least I have found this web site to blog on and to hopefully make more friends going through this bariatric stuff as well.

Thanks.

Jeane