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I was approved!!!!!!!!!! This is the best news ever!! Now just waiting on S&W to call me with the surgery date, but I am so excited! I have been so stressed about this but Tricare Prime South has not failed me and I got approved the first time around! Yay!!!!!!!!! So ready to be on this journey with the rest of you guys! I am looking so forward to it!

NON SCALE VICTORY....lol It is a good feeling when you are in the middle of a simple conversation with your husband and he stops you to say....."wow, babe...you are really beautiful". and of course I ask him where that came from and he say to me. "You know I think you are beautiful. But you can already see a difference in your self confidence and I really like it". <INSERT HAPPY DANCE> I am CRAZY IN LOVE with my husband. It's weird...5 years together and he still gives me butterflies. I didn't realize how my weight gain had effected my relationship...because of how I felt about myself.....but it did. Everytime I turn around today I have Corey coming up behind me to steal kissed or hugs and to tell me how sexy or beautiful I am. The way he acts you would have thought I had already lost 100lbs instead of 25 to 30lbs. It is wonderful.... It truly reaffirms the fact that I made the right decision to get the surgery. He tells me everyday that he is so proud of me. I know I am a very lucky woman and I cannot thank God enough for such a special man in my life. He's not perfect (Lord knows he can make me mad at times) but he is perfect for me. He likes to read my blogs and is always impressed with the support I receive from all of you ...... but I hope he knows that his support is amazing in itself. THAT IS MY NON SCALE VICTORY SO FAR.....and I would say it's a pretty darn good one!

After a 50-60 lb loss, things can only get better.

Some surgeons do both at once. I don't know if that's good or not. Q.9 If I need gallbladder surgery, can the band be applied at the same time? A. Yes. Both surgical procedures can be done at the same time, at no additional cost. (from the web site whose name must not be spoken)

Get it out before you have an attack. They are horrific!

I never thought I would love Cream Of Wheat or Cottage Cheese this much. Day 2 Of the Mushy stuff and my mind is racing to find ideas to put in my blender... Woo Hoo

I just want to say thank you to ALL of you for your post. It has really made me do some more thinking. (i dont know if that is a good thing or a bad thing lol) I just need to decide what is best for me. I honetly know that WLS will probably end up being the only way for me because i am not dedicated enough to go out and do hours of exercise and strict dieting. just need to make up my mind. thank you all again for the inspiring words.!!

I AM SOOO HAPPY I HAVE FINALLY REACHED MY GOAL AND I AM NOW WEIGHING 142lb I HAVE POSTED A FEW PICS OF MY LAPBAND JOURNEY took a while i was banded in 2008 but slow and steady wins the race i dont regret it all its the best thing ive ever done.