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Excellent list! With your attitude...you will cross some of these things off your list in no time.

I have such a similar story. Also put on major pounds after stopping the smoking. Also have a very bad right knee due to arthritis and all the extra weight. I'm 54 and have three grandchildren who I cannot keep up with between the extra weight and the knee pain. I also have hypertension and my first 'intervention' was at the age of 13 with my first attempt at Weight Watchers. I also got control of my weight at certain times in my life but could never keep it off. I came close in the early '90s but a bad second marriage sent me right back to eating badly and it's been downhill ever since. Now for the good news....I was banded on January 14th and as of today (I weight in once a week each Sunday) I'm down 51 lbs. My knee is still giving me trouble, it may be beyond rehab at this point but even if I get a replacement, the lower weight will help me have a successful outcome. As far as the hypertension, I went from 90 mgs. of nifedipine and 300/25 mgs. of Avalide to only 1 med daily....20 mgs. of lisinopril. Good luck on your journey, I know you will be a success.

You definitely have a talent for writing. I love your work. Don't sell yourself short...you do have a life full of stories. Write about a trip to the store, buying fruit, driving, putting on your clothes....you have the talent to make everything funny. Write more!

It is awesome to have goals!! Congrats on your new journey!!

Enjoyed the chuckle this AM. Thanks for sharing your humor about this topic.

26 pounds since April 18 2013? That's freaking awesome!

Talk over your worries with your doctor. I had surgery on Feb. 25, and haven't had a fill yet. On my last visit with the doctor, we decided I was doing well with out one. I will have a fill on my next visit. My loss is slowing down now, but I'm still pleased with my progress. If you do have the fill, I'm sure you will be fine. Good luck tomorrow and try not to worry.

I am so glad that I am not the only one going through this, the only time I have a B M is when I take a laxative and them I go but won't go again until I take another laxative, and yes when I do go I am one to two pound's lighter, I have to take a lax two times a week or I will hurt. my sleeve was on 2-14-13 don't know how long I will have to take lax, and when I do go I to wonder were did all this come from.

Thanks for sharing....I too can relate. Thank you for putting it in words. By this time next year you will be heading in the right direction to connect with person you want to be.

I'm asking the same questions you are. I start my 2 week pre-op liquid diet next Tuesday, April 30, 2013. My surgery is on May 14. I wonder most about the pain. Keep me posted. Blessings. Deb