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6 months! - Soooo, I am 6 months out and 3 lbs shy of losing 100 lbs and I feel absolutely great!!! I have gone from a tight 22 in pants to a 14 and from a 22/24 top to XL and some L. I can...

You look FABULOUS!!!!

2013 is here!! - Havent posted in forever but Im here today! I have definitely had my ups and downs with surgery. From  post nasal drip to an awful ulcer, it looks like Im seeing it but still en...

Great for you!! What a great loss! I can't wait.

No longer pre-op - Well, surgery was on Wednesday and was a success! I remember looking at the clock in recovery and it was 11:55 when they were waking me up. By 11pm, I was out of my bed and walking...

Tomorrow's the day! - So, surgery is in the morning and I am between scared and excited. I don't know what I really will feel but with all of the group sessions that I have attended, I kind of have an i...

Is this what it's gonna be like?? - Sooo, surgery is on Wednesday. Yayyyy! But the kinda bad part. For 2 weeks, I'll be on total liquids, of course. In the last of my pre-surgery diet classes, we sampled some protein...

Less than 2 weeks - OMG! I can hardly contain myself! I have less than 2 weeks to go before surgery. Right now I am preparing to buy all of the protein drinks that I will need for the first 2 weeks so...

Dieting - Well, I am on day 5 of my pre-op diet and so far it's been good. I thought that I would be overwhelmingly hungry and to my surprise, Im not. I will not weigh myself in between visi...

A step closer - I am so excited to be going in to the surgeon's office on Friday to purchase my Optifast to start my month long pre-op diet. It's a step closer to surgery. Just to think, September...

While waiting... - I am still very excited about being approved for my surgery! Well, excited by myself anyway because I've only told one of my closest friends and I don't know when or if I plan on t...

Finally.... - I have a date! I will have my surgery on September 12! My surgeon's office submitted my paperwork on Monday and they called today to tell me that I was approved! I am happy, excite...

Approved! - I got a call from Shea at my surgeon's office today a few minutes before 5 o'clock and I WAS APPROVED!!!! I really didnt think that the approval was going to come so soon! Two days...

Blah, blah, blah - The waiting game is so blah. Why in the world does it take so long to have this paperwork processed??? Im waiting but hopefully I won't be sitting here waiting for two weeks. Gees....

Surgeon's Appt - Well, I had my appointment to see the surgeon today. I experienced the good and not so good. I was told that at this appt I would be receiving my surgery date but unfortunately, I ...

Yesssss!!!!! - I decided to call my surgeon's office today. I know that I only had a week or more before my appointment to see the surgeon but I said to myself, what the heck? Call once more to s...

Getting better - Today, with the advice of the scheduler, I called to see if there were any cancellations. She told me to feel free to call since I guess I looked a little frustrated when she told ...

No nut here - My psych eval was on today. Usually they tell you to plan to be there at least an hour. So, I initially went to the support group meeting at 10:30 but had to leave for my 11:00 app...

Tuesday is coming.... - Psychological evaluation on Tuesday. I am soooooo ready. I know that I am gonna be cleared, no nut status here, and then I'm gonna be taken immediately to make an appointment to se...

Congratulations!! Hope all goes well! Post soon!!

How do you handle - Having no support?? I have decided that I am going to have surgery and it absolutely burns me up that my mother does not support me in the situation. I have told her about my plans...

Moving along - So, on Tuesday, I will be going to support group #3, a cooking class, and Surgery 101 with my doctor which will give me 4 points in one day and enough to finally meet with the surg...

The start of a new me! - On yesterday, I went to my nutrition evaluation. It lasted maybe 45 mins but there was a lot to know, I guess. After that, I attended my first support group. I have 12 credits that...