http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/mrskreuter's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2012/02/28/my-1st-anniversary-of-my-surgery-/Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:05:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2012/02/28/my-1st-anniversary-of-my-surgery-/I had my 1st anniversary on the 24th of Feb. Whew hoo I'm in the twoerland now. I'm feeling great, looking better and have an excellant family support system surrounding me! http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/09/17/7-mos-post-op-/Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:59:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/09/17/7-mos-post-op-/visited my surgeon yesterday and was estactic at my weight I weight 341 lbs. My surgeon was pleased at te weight loss and eating habits blood work was fine and all is well!http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/03/07/first-post-op-follow-up-today-/Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:06:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/03/07/first-post-op-follow-up-today-/Went today for my appointment and got on the scale the first time since surgery on 2/24/11.  Today is 11 days since surgery, wow none of it was as near as i imagined it would be. things were so less painful than I had imagined. The worst part was missing ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/20/getting-closer-and-closer---/Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:18:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/20/getting-closer-and-closer---/still on optifast surgery 4 days away......a little nervous but mostly excited! So many plans for my new life after WLS.http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/12/optifast/Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:18:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/12/optifast/started optifast....I have to say I'm surprised how good it is.  it's easy to drink the nutrition bars are good too.  saw Dr. Halmi yesterday to go over the within 30 day reqwuirements.  you have to keep your eye on the prize your surgery date and keep moving forward stay ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/10/2011--happy-new-year-/Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:11:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/mrskreuter/blog/2011/02/10/2011--happy-new-year-/I've been working on making my decision for almost four years now and finally I'm within two weeks of my WLS date of 2/24/11.  I explored my options thought about it ,discussed my options and made the decision.  Managed to succeed in meeting all the criteria of my insurance company ...