Hello guys... I have been M I A for a little bit... I have been trying to learn the new me... I dont know about you guys but for me its been the hardest thing to get used to.  I am constantly trying to eat like I used to and my stomach wont let me... Its so weird though... I just cant eat much of anything...  I get full real fast but I get hungry every 2-3 hours.... Has that been happening to any of you guys?? Because it seems as if I can eat 5-6 times a day... I am afraid that if I continue to eat the wrong things I will gain weight.  I started all over this week though.  I decided to buy fruits and veggies and make that my meal for the week.  I will bring fruit and my protein shakes to work and see if I can drop some more weight.  I go to the doctors on Feb 3rd, so I will see how much weight I really lost... I know I am losing because my clothes are getting looser.  But I am still dissappointed cause I thought I would lose much more by now... But I have to remember that I have not been eating well lately and that I am only 6 weeks out.  I still have a long way to go... I am going to make a list of the foods that I have been eating and these are the foods that I will eliminate from my diet from now on:

juices
donuts
french fries
burgers
cream in coffee
soda
6 inch Subway sandwiches
rice
fried chicken

There are some more things that I cant think of right now.... Even though I can eat these things in small amounts, its still not good for me... I am moving away from these foods for good... Its amazing that even though I had been eating these foods I still am losing...but I can lose much more if I follow a healthy diet....

These are the things that I will be eating more of this week:

fruits
vegetables
water
Quinoa
coffee with no cream
protein
protein shakes
vitamins

Oh yeah I have also been doing some exercise on the Wii....I bought the Zumba and the Michael Jackson Experience... I just have to do it more often... I think I will be going back to the gym... I need to get my exercise on!!!! Summer time is just 5 months away.... I really want to lose 50 lbs by the summer....I know I can do it...thats 10 lbs a month.... I can do it... Especially with this tool of mine.. And thats just what it is a "tool".... Cause you still have to exercise and watch what you eat....So on Thursday I will let you all know my numbers.... Until then be safe and take care XOXO

Hey everyone I had my surgery on Dec 15th 2010!!!! Yaaaay!!!! I just wanna say its definetly not easy going through the process but you have to keep your eye on the prize (and thats me losing weight).  I must say the whole operation was not bad as I thought it would be.  My incisions dont hurt at all.... Its mainly my shoulders and back that really hurt and that is all the gas trapped....  The doctors and nurses were all great!!! The hospital that I stayed in was also a nice hospital... felt like a hotel.... Well I will be on this liquid diet thing for another three and a half weeks....So please pray that I can hold out that long.... I have no choice I dont want to ruin this lovely sleeve that I have......Thank you for listening... and thanks for all your support through this journey.....It took over a year for me to finally go through with it  but I did.....

Yes its a long story but I never got my surgery on Aug 25.... But I will be getting it on Dec 15, 2010... I have decided on getting the gastric sleeve instead of the lapband.  I made this decision because you get better results with the gastric sleeve than with the lapband. Because the sleeve is a fairly new procedure....most insurances dont cover it.... But the office manager at the dr's office said she would try her best to get it approved...   If its not approved I will go with the lapband.... but I still would like to do the sleeve more than the lapband.  I read alot on the sleeve and they are saying that the sleeve is comparable to gastric bypass but without the malabsorption issues... So I am very excited....Youtube is also a great tool to do your research.... The next time I make a post... I will be on the losers bench...Yaaaay!!!!!! Wish me luck people!!! Dont forget to say a prayer for me.....

My surgery was approved!!!! Yaaay!!!! I am getting the Lap-band surgery and nothing else.  My girlfriend is getting her surgery Aug 4th 2010.  I am very nervous.... The doctor told me I need to lose 30 lbs before surgery.  I have been on this liquid diet for 3 days and each day gets easier.....Its just hard to see my husband eating Chinese food and Mcdonalds....I try to block it out.... I just find it hard to believe that doctors want me to lose weight before the surgery.  If I could lose the weight I wouldn't be having surgery!!!! But they tell me its to shrink my liver.... I just find it strange that my best friend who had the surgery did not have to do a liquid diet before.... Oh well I guess it depends on your doctor???  Anyways wish me luck!!!!