- Name: Diamond Girl
- Username: DMNDGRL
- Location: Ham Lake, MN, USA
- Member Since: 6/17/2007
- BMI: 46.6
- Hoping to have surgery
- Surgery Type: Duodenal Switch
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"Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave nor lose. To the question of your life, you are the only answer. To the problems in your life, you are the only solution." ~anonymous~
MN State Fair, 2008 7 days ago
My 6 year old had a great idea today while we were walking at the Fair. He knew I had my pedometer on so he said "Mom, you should keep track and see how many numbers are on there today and then do the same next year". I thought about that for a minute and I said "Wow, you're brilliant son!" because quite frankly, it is a great idea. Post surgery, my expectation is to have more energy and less to carry around, so I imagine I can go further distance, quicker.
Tonights ending tally was 18, 336 steps and we walked nearly the entire time we were there, which was 7 hours.
Should be fun to see the difference next year assuming I'm post op by then.
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What I Will Not Miss... on August 27, 2008 6:39 am
I will not miss...
*Being fat!
*Having diabetes!
*Out on any more functions because I'm too embarrassed about being MO to go!
*Wetting my pants from the stress incontinence!
*Dreading the waterparks or beaches, because quite frankly I love water and I can't wait to be comfortable enough to go more than once a summer!
*Having swollen feet and ankles!
*Sitting and watching my kids play at the playground dying inside knowing the real me wants to be out there chasing after them and racing them on the swings! Trust me I try every once in a while but I get so exhausted so quickly and it takes the fun right out of it.
*Buying more clothes (at the places already named above in other posts) because mine "shrunk". ugh
*Stuffing myself in a seat and overflowing onto others sitting next to me.
*Crying my eyes out because I am so ashamed of my weight and appearance!
Oh the list could go on & on, but it's a good start.
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Questioning it All on July 29, 2008 1:55 am
Just when I've started to question whether surgery is going to happen for me or not, I get hit with two unexpected positives.
First, a quote from Joel Osteen in my daily email.
“Do not cast away your confidence, for it carries a great reward” (Hebrews 10:35).
Second, an email from my psychologist saying she will write a support letter to my insurance as part of my appeal.
I am so moved by both of these that I am sitting here and the tears just keep rolling.
When it all seemed like it had stopped and the appeal was not going to happen, I've been shown that I need to continue down the path.
For me, my faith plays a huge part in my daily life so I feel very blessed right now and am so thankful to my Lord and Savior!
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July 8, 2008 = A day to remember and celebrate! on July 9, 2008 5:50 am
I am posting because my heart is overflowing today. Please bear with me if you can, it will all come together at the end.
My morning started off extremely early due to the littlest one wetting his bed, then I crashed for an hour after starting the laundry and during the time I was getting ready for work, spent some time online catching up on a few things. My morning was having a rough start and once I got to work, I was just having my first cup of java and my sister called. My niece was in labor - 4 weeks early!
July 8, 2008, a very memorable and God-given day in our family!
For those that didn't know this part of my story, it's my Dad's birthday today and he passed away 11 years ago so today was supposed to be my surgery day and I felt it was really my sign everything would be okay. When I got that second denial last week, I was really wondering what the Plan was and naturally I started second-guessing my decisions on the whole WLS thing.
Well, God is great! Today, His Plan became very clear to me. He brought a life into our family today - on my Dad's birthday - and this was much more important than my surgery happening today, that is for certain.
So, see, while we don't always know the full story, it is always being worked on. There is always a Plan.
What a wondrous day! Praise be!
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My Story Reading through other's profiles on this site, I am sure my "story" is not unlike anyone else's considering I am a member on this site and I am considering WLS as the end to my weight battle.
What did it for me, why WLS? Easy. I love to scrapbook for my children and it was fast becoming my favorite hobby until I went to a workshop and one of the gals said "the book is great, but why aren't you in any of these photos with your kids?" That one single question got me thinking and all I could come up with was "why would I want to be photographed, I hate how I look". Well, I knew it was time to get serious. Like many of you, I tried a lot of other programs. "Eat less, exercise more" - ya, easy for them to say when I never feel full and I don't look forward to exercising because of the panting and sweating that go along with it and the extra 150 pounds I carry daily. Go figure.
My research into WLS started over 5 years ago when a co-worker had the surgery performed to hopefully put an end to her infertility issue (which mind you worked for her - she now has a beautiful daughter as a positive result of the surgery!). I wanted to support her new lifestyle changes the best I could so I went to an information session as a support person. But everything I heard that night I felt was for me in every way. Then came a job change and a pregnancy so my research stopped for a couple years, but I remained interested in the surgery so I continued my quest about 3 months ago. A dear co-worker of mine had surgery recently and has taken time to share a lot of her experience and knowledge with me and I feel very blessed to know her and have her in my life - she's been a real rock to lean on. My outlook is positive and I feel it is the right decision. My faith is strong and I will rely on that and the support of all those "losers" who have gone before me! My #1 support person is my awesome husband of 10 years - he is on board with me for this journey and I am very grateful for that.
Blessings to all of you who may read this and congratulations on all of your success whether it be WLS or not - I am a firm believer in celebrating all successes in life!
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