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First,  Happy Birthday Dad,  Love ya!

I had my PAT testing the other day.  All went well.  Was kinda disappointed that we saw the dietician in a group.  I had all sorts of questions but nobody else did.  I thought one on one could have been more benificial since it would deal with specific individual issues.  I had ABG's done that were great and I had PFT's done which were great also.  Labs had not been back but I have not heard anything to say they were not good.  So now I just wait for the surgery.

ON the way home from testing we stopped at Meijer and had car issues.  Took @ 2 hrs to finally get it out of park.  My husband asked if this was a sign that I should not have the surgery.  I absolutly said NO.  I was going to have the surgery.  He has been very supportive,  he was looking at the recipes and shopping list for the full liquid diet. 

I have been trying protein drinks,  YUCK.  I keep trying.  I have another week to find something.  One of the woman I work with (Thanks Sue) has given me a bunch of samples to ttry....I have to remember to not to smell it first which right now is hard since I have recently had the bad habit of smelling everything I eat.  Hmmmmm.

Have a great weekend.
Love T

Good Day,
The big question on eveybody's mind is "AM I SCARED". My answer is always "NO".  I have had a few surgeries and the surgery does not scare me in the least. 

Am I scared of failing.....maybe, but I would be surprised at least at the begining to fail and hope that the  people who love and support me will be bold enough to clue me in.

I have waited all my life for this tool.  I recently had knee surgery and the dr. told me that he did all that he could do and that because of the arthritis I needed to lose weight or I would be back for more knee surgery.   I looked at him like,  Hey are you stupid,  what do you think I have beeen doing for the last 20 years, in fact,  I "blew" my knee out by EXERCiSING...HELLLO.  Anyways I am so looking forward to hiking and biking and horsing around with my kids that I away excited about my surgery.  I have said many times there is a thin person trying to get out.  I can almost see her now.  tee hee hee.

Any ways, take care,
T

 Well,  I did pretty good at my decreasing pop.  I found I was very tired this week and a couple of night had a third pop but I did not drink all of it.  So this weeks goal is to drink only the 2 a day.  I also managed to get on the Wii fit a couple of time too.  My knee is very sore this week and am hoping that it will only gett better once I start to lose wt.    Take Care
T

Well,  I am doing ok,  I have been eating a lot healthier,  decreased my pop/caffiene.  Trying to stay away from the "head cravings" and doing a pretty good job.  I have not jumped on the scale yet cuz if it does not move I will be disappointed although I did notice today the nuts I have been eating are really salty and the soup too so I will try to drink more water tonight when I get home. 

I got on the bike Monday and did Wii fit yesterday.  I will be home a little earlier then usual today and hope to do both, oh yeah I did my knee exercises this morning. 

Gotta go.
T

Well,  It is one month today that I will be having my surgery.  I have a few goals to reach prior to this.

1- Get off the soda/caffiene
2- Get on my bike/treadmill or Wii fit at least 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes combined time.
3- Eat healthier
4- Lose 5 lbs

I have decided it is time to get my head into this getting healthy thing.  I was told I did not have to lose wt prior to surgery but I do need to get my head into this and quit trying to eat everything "I LOVE to eat"  today in prior to the surgery.  I know that with moderation most of it I will be able to eat afterwards (2-3 years out) and frankly they are not healthy for me and since I am going to get healthy...... get over not being able to eat fattening, sugary food already. (I know easier said then done).

Lastly,  I plan to enjoy this journey as much as possible and use it as a learning process to get to know the new and improved....ME.

Here is my first message board post

Post Date: 1/27/09 7:15 pm
Ok,  I am off to bed but have the nagging issue.  My surgery is March 2nd and I am sooo excited BUT I am also sooooo scared.  I have been overweight my whole life.    As a kid I was bigger then all my sibling and cousins,  class mate.  I know nothing but being over weight.  I am scared I will not be able to handle the "attention".  I am over weight for a lot of reasons but one that keeps coming to my mind is if people did not like me I could always blame it on being fat and soon I will not be fat.  I take everything personally and am terrified I will let my low self esteem get in my way of being the skinny person that has been trying for over 20 years to get out. 

I know I am not alone in my feeling, please share with me some inspiration to help me thru my dark and twisty thoughts. 

I thank every reply in advance and look forward to reading the responses tomorrow.

Again Thanks
Trish