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i'm starting my liquid diet today. what a hurdle to jump, but i got to do it i have to lose the wt needed for my surgeon to operate safely which i'm all for. i just have to keep my stress level down and think about other things. i'm going to also go back to water aerobics which will keep me busy and help wit the wt. loss as well. until next time i update take care OH family

i have completed all of my tests and have been scheduled for surgery for  dec. 28. i have one last hurdle and that's the liquid  diet. i'm starting mine several weeks earlier than usual becuz i have a lot to lose. i know i can do this i have no choice, unfortunately i'm going to have to cut out some negativity out of my life in order to accomplish  my goal. sometimes people say they're happy for u but their actions prove otherwise. i really can't worry about that right now for the first time in my life i'm going to have to be a little selfish  and focus on myself. i need this in order to live. i'm getting worse physically and mentally speaking. my mom's cancer appears to be returning and i feel like i'm loaded down.  through it all i have got to focus on me for a little bit so i can be around to help the people i love. unfortunately the one that's the closest to me , i'm going to have to let go. he's sabotaging my wt loss and i can't let him do it so it has to be what it has to be.  anyway i would recommend anyone who's going through the same things to just continue and focus and do what u got to do to be healthy and happy no matter what.  i will continue to update my progress

well i haven't written in a while becuz i was just severely disappointed in this whole wls thing. i went through a whole yr. of procedures and all the stuff u had to do for insurance approval. i did everything i was suppose to do even lost the wt i was asked to. i was scheduled for surgery several times and no surgery  still. so after all the run around i decided to move on to another surgeon. so far so he's much more business like than my last surgeon. the office staff is very organize i''m impressed so far i'm not gonna shout yet and jump.  dr. yu understood what i went through with my prev. surgeon somethings i didn't have to repeat . my hardest struggle is going to be losing this wt. i did so good last time but i've gained back about 15 lbs. so its like i have start over a little bit. i'm going back to water exercise class to help with my exercising, iam limited becuz of my arthritis. i know i can do it i just need to get back in gear. it just upsets me becuz i did so well in the beginning when i first started this journey now i'm going to have to work twice as hard but i must do it. this is the one thing in my life that i and only i can do.

went to see my surgeon on 6/12 and he told me basically that everything is done which i already knew.  and that he wanted me to lose another  five to ten pounds before my surgery  he did have me do my pre-surgery paperwork which he has never done before. i think this is it folks its finally happening. i've already lost three of the ten that he's asked me to lose.  the nurse who does his surgery scheduling scheduled me for june 27  tentatively for my surgery . i'm not gonna celebrate yet not until they roll me into surgery than when i wake up then i will breathe a sigh of relief in the meantime i'm  preparing myself  for my post op needs .buying the supplements and  stock up on the food and other necessities i'll need becuz i know i'll  be down for awhile. so that's that . hopefully next time i post it will be after my surgery . i wish everybody continued success on their wt loss journey becuz i know what ur going through i've been there from start to finish which i still will continue to do. its been a long year  i started this journey in july 2007  and now a yr later finally some light at the end of the tunnel.  to those who read my profile all i can say is don't give up because in the end it will pay off. until next time  keep moving forward never look back.

i went to my support mtg. on 5/20 and everything went okay they mostly  talked about post-surgery eating and the foods u can and cannot eat. some of it i already knew and some of the things i'm already implementing in my pre-surgery diet.  i talked to my  wls and he told me i'm doing good i'm losing the wt and he's looking at mid to late june for the surgery he told me to keep up the wt loss which i was planning on doing anyway.  i lost a total of 26 lbs since i've been going to him,but i've lost 53 lbs. from my highest wt. its not easy but its rewarding knowing that u can lose some wt before the surgery which i think will make it easier after the surgery because ur already eliminating foods and making the needed adjustments. as my journey continues i'll continue to update and post my surgery date. until next time

i had my cardiologist clear me for surgery he says my echocardiogram was one of the best he's seen in a long time. so he wished me well on my surgery and said that would probably be the best thing for me. my lab work up turn out pretty good as well. my cholesterol is 202 borderline they say. anyway i'm just waiting to see how it all turns out. my dr blurted out that i needed to lose 20 lbs before he will operate. its really been hard even though im doing everything he has asked me to do and then some its very hard for me to lose wt. i went online and found some new methods to try  i've loss 3 lbs so far. i just wish i could exercise like i used to that's been the only way i could really drop the wt. my arthritis is really bad most of the time but i still try to do some form of exercise and i'm avoiding most carbs and sugar which seems to be helping. on a good note my mom finished her last round of radiation and she's looking really good her hair is really growing back as well. anyway until next time i probably won't post again until i get a surgery date that's etched in stone lol!!

well, here i go again i need to have a cardiac clearance because my other one is over a yr old so now i need to go through that again. also i have to get  some lab work done because it too is outdated. i see my wl surgeon on the third so he can tell me what the results of  my second endoscopy is.   i was told these are the last steps towards them scheduling my surgery. so i'm going to be positive and hope for the best. i'm still trying to lose some more wt. like my surgeon has asked. my eating is totally under control i just wish i could get out and just walk some days like i use to. unfortunately my arthritis won't let me. i use to love to take long walks i was better able to control my wt more when i could walk long distances. i'm hoping this surgery can make a way for me to do some walking more than i do now. i do have bad knees and a recent hip injury  which sometimes is worst than the knees but i do get around as much as i can with my cane. i'm independent like that i have to do things for myself so that's good. i do exercises with resistance bands and other things they taught me in physical therapy. maybe i'll be able to go back to the pool real soon that helped a lot it made me feel like i could run and walk at least in the pool lol!!  sometimes u gotta laugh to keep from crying. well until next time i'm still in the fight and i'm not giving up

my surgery was scheduled for the 12th but it was cancelled because my dr wants to redo my endo he found some polyps before and removed them and he wants to see if they have grown back. so i'm scheduled for a redo of my endo on mar.18. hopefully everything is okay and can get my surgery scheduled before i start gaining back this wt i've lost. i've started exercising daily again which helps me wt wise and stress wise it keeps me focus. plus my dr prescribing an anti-anxiety  med has also helped out alot. so i'm staying positive despite it all. one good note is my mom is getting better she's has her surgery and she's getting her radiation treatments and she's also helping herself more which is good. now she just wants me to work on me and don't worry about her,easier said than done lol. i'll listen for now. until later

well, i'm finally here after a very long struggle i finally have a date. march 12 will be my surgery date i still have a little more wt to lose just 5 pounds or as my dr says the more the better.  i'm  very thankful i went to my support meeting last nite and talked to some really interesting people i even found me a wt loss buddy.  things are looking brighter and brighter i'm really looking forward to a new start in life i think i deserve that everyone does. until next time.

i'm finally through with all the tests and evaluations and procedures. i've filled out my presurgery paperwork and did my nutrition workup. all i'm waiting on is my last visit with my wls before surgery and i also am still on my presurgery wt loss plan and that's it.  at my next visit i should be getting  my surgery date i feel like i finally can see some light at the end of this long tunnel.until next time later