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I think???  Things have certainly been going well since my surgery.. I've lost a total now of 35 lbs! 20lbs pre-op, 15 post-op... I feel like I'm losing so slow but everyone says I'm doing good.  I guess alittle slower is better than super fast.. give me body/skin time to adjust while I work-out and tone best I can.  I'm almost able to sleep on my stomach!!!!!!  This back sleeping and side sleeping is for the birds!  I'm a stomach sleeper so it's been a tough couple weeks thus far. lol

I put on a pair of shorts that used to roll down around the belly today.... and at the end of the day I realized that they hadn't rolled down ONE Time!  AAAAAH watch out now! lol

10:00 am for my surgery on April 2nd.  Surgery scheduing first called me and said it would be at 7:45am arrival time.... I was thinking yikes...but then she called back 15 mins later and said it would be at 10am because of a conflict with another surgeons schedule.  At any rate it works out good for me and also those who will be coming with me for support...so they don't have to get up at the crack of dawn and then be there majority of the day waiting for me to come out of recovery..

Everybody keeps asking me if I'm excited or nervous.. and honestly I at this point aren't feeling any of those feelings YET... right now I'm just thinking about the pain & patience I'll need to even endure before I see the results..ya know.. but anyhow... I am however looking forward to a healthier and more active lifestyle....Truly God is good to have given me such a great opportunity at a better life.... and all with NO CO-PAY WHATSOEVER!    puts a whole new twist on the fact that Jesus truly paid it all....

Because my assignment was just to lose 20 lbs before surgery and i've lost 10 so far... but this last 10 lbs is driving my crazy.... and time is running out and I don't want my surgery to be cancelled because of it.  I feel like bursting into tears but i know now is the time where I really need to focus and stay in the race ...I've decided to go on a STRAIGHT liquid diet.. I've been doing the partial but it isn't cutting the mustard! I'm trying to prevent myself from having an anxiety attack.... but i feel my heart racing... i never thought I'd feel like this before surgery and frankly I was fine until they told me if I don't lose the weight my surgery could be cancelled and rescheduled.... when she "cancelled" my heart dropped down into my stomach!  I pray I don't drown in all this water I'm drinking!

Well yesterday I got my pre-op testing completed!  I arrived at 7:30am...to realize hey I wasn't the only one... so I had many wonderful opportunities to chat with others who were also there for P.A.T.  and also for their surgeries, armed with pillows and duffle bags...  It moved pretty smoothly first things first the "stick up"... I got my blood drawn for various tests etc....then on to the "drop box"...of course they required a urine test as well...then an aray of other tests were done. Everyone at the Barix was wonderful..I haven't encountered a rude or unfriendly staff member (which is a great added comfort in this whole process) In a nut shell I really all the more comfortable about the decision that I've made to go forth with the surgery...there is something about being informed and getting vital questions answered that just really gives you a sense of peace.

Now for the weird one, after we met with the nutricianist she sent us off to the store located in the  lobby right at the Barix Center to look at different protein supps etc.... I don't know if this is crazy or not but she mixed up 3 different samples and left them in the frig for us... I loved all three! (protein shakes have come a LONG way) I tried Fuzzy Navel, Vanilla Bean Torte and Cookies & Cream...YUM YUM...