Maritza S.

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I did it!!! OMG Its still hard to process... I finally did it!  After the ups and downs... all the road bumps along the way... my surgery actually came and went.  I'm in recovery now.  
                 There is nothing nice about recovery but having the support I have does make it easier.  My mother is amazing!  She's had my daughter since Monday, I left the hospital on Wednesday and came straight to my moms.  She's been so wonderful.  She remembers when my meds are due, has me do my walking and breathing exercises, makes me meals and is always one step ahead of me.  She knows what I want or need before I even ask!  She did my hair and is planning a mani/pedi for me tomorrow.    
                    It's hard being away from my husband, he's at home cause he's working day and night.  But he comes to visit every chance he gets.  I look forward to being able to do all my old activities and returning home.  I can't wait to hit the gym, put my new "FAVORITE TOOL" to use and see some results!

Six days to go and I’m kicking it into High Gear! 

This morning I reminded myself that the best thing I can do for myself is go into surgery at the healthiest weight I can. I have a beautiful family who I look forward to being with once I leave the hospital so I am going to push my self to the limits to try to drop as much as possible before I go under the knife! 

Extra laps, Extra water… what ever it takes =D Wish me luck

Exactly one week from today…   Well, Monday is my big day! I’m so nervous, excited, scared… the usual for someone getting close to the surgery date I guess. 
Last night I got super emotional when I was talking to Gabe. I felt guilty inside for putting my self at risk when I have a family that needs me. What if something goes wrong? I felt awful just thinking about the pain I’d cause my daughter and husband if I didn’t make it through this.  

Being the amazing man he is, he hugged me and reminded me of what a wonderful sergeant we have, all the precautionary steps we took leading up to this, how bad I’ve wanted this, how long its taken and that I have the prayers of all my family and friends with me. He said that I was just getting cold feet and that he was confident that everything would turn out great.  

WoW, I am a lucky woman. I am lucky to be getting this wonderful tool to loose my weight. I am lucky to have a wonderful sergeant with a wonderful staff. And I am most lucky to have my family and friends. Without my husband as my backbone I doubt I could have stuck this out. He is an angel.  

Now I’m EXCITED again!!!!  

Last night my husband (Gabe) and I attended my Pre-Op appointment and I know he feels a million times better. There was one other couple with us so between the four of us we got all our questions answered. I think it helped him more then it did me. He has been behind me throughout this process but I noticed he’s seemed more stressed now that my surgery is coming up. The lady running the “class” was a bariatric surgical nurse and 9 years post op! She was so helpful because she knew what we should expect and walked us through our hospital visit from pre op to discharge. Gabe and I feel more confident about the whole process now.

Only 10 days to go! 

Only 11 Days to go... I'm starting to get nervous. 
I was to excited to get worried a few weeks ago but now its all catching up with me.  I need to shed as much weight before the surgery as I can... I'm kickin it into overdrive for the next 11 days.  Wish me luck!

I'm on my Optisfast 800 Pre Surgery diet and I'm starving!  I want a hot meal so bad!  

I know its all for the greater good... but this sucks right now!