Henriikka W.

Mandy J. & my other awesome supporters- It was a close competition but I did not win. However, I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, so this was simply not meant to be. I am very optimistic about the future and firmly committed to changing my eating habits slowly, one step at the time. I have not closed the door for a possibility of having a lap band in the future if the circumstances will permit but meanwhile, I will try learn how to listen to my body and know what it truly wants. Thank you from the bottom of my heart you wonderful ladies! I am so very grateful for your time and support. I hope to "see" you all around here! My best to you all!

Thank you so much for your very encouraging and wonderful comments Mandy J & Peacequeen. You guys, as well as Sandy 1, have been a wonderful support system and a cheerleader group for me. I, also, do firmly believe that what is meant to happen will happen. One way or other, this will be my turning point. I truly hope to keep up with our cyber friendship. I will let you know IMMEDIATELY when I will hear the results. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart!!!

You ladies are awesome!!! Thank you so much!!!! The contest will end at 5p CT today. I will let you all know what happens when I will find out.

Mandy J. & Peacequeen- thank you again!!! I can't tell you how much I have appreciated your help, support, and kindness that you have shown to me. In fact, I have told my family about this forum and you ladies here and they also have been equally amazed. Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday (voting ends at 5pm CT) left... I am sooooo nervous. I naturally really want to win for myself and for my health but I will feel probably even more terrible for all my family, friends, and you guys if I will not. You all have put a lot of time and effort into supporting me. I am very grateful.

Thank you so very much "SkinnyInside" & "NFaith". I am very grateful!!!

Mandy J & Sandy1, you guys are AWESOME cheerleaders for reminding everybody to vote and keeping my post on top of the forum. I am struggling with time as I have two kids (one very demanding toddler), am teaching a 5-week undergraduate on-line class, and studying for my comprehensive doctoral examinations. So thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I am so relieved that there is only 4 more days left in voting after today. I can't wait to let you guys know what happens. Thank you also Peacequeen for your continuing support! Thank you SDteagirl and all other wonderful people out there who are voting for me!

Sorry "WatchN.." & "Bluekerry", I did not see your replies first. Thank you sooooo much! Good luck for June 9th Bluekerry. You must be so excited!

Thank you so much Aalea and others! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help! Only few more days left! :-)

Thank you sooooo much Sandy1, Mandy J. & Peacequeen! You guys are awesome. Yes, that's right... Only one week left to vote. I wish it would be over already! I can't wait to hear the results and hopefully tell you the good news. You have been a wonderful support and no matter what happens, I am looking forward keeping up our new cyber friendship!

Thank you ladies! Great suggestions! I love the support I am getting from all wonderful people here.

Thank you so much Sandy, Krystina & Jonna! OMG Jonna- are you having surgery in two days? Wishing you best of luck!!! Sandy- thank you so very much for asking others to vote for me. So very sweet of you!!!! 7 more days left! I am so nervous. :-)

Thank you again you wonderful ladies for supporting me! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it and I can't wait to let you know what happens! Thanks for the insurance advise too. This contest allows the winner to choose which ever surgery. I was very afraid of the bypass and vertical sleeve due to more invasive nature of these surgeries. I am thinking "what if I will end up getting a cancer of stomach etc. later in life and then the doctors will have less to stomach tissue to work with"...??? Thanks again you all. You guys have made me very happy!

Thank you so much for your reactions. Loved them all! Cocoabean, what a marvelous evil idea indeed! Miniatures- could not agree with you more! Good luck returning to gym. You will do great!

Thank you so much again AWright, project lisa, Mandy J, newday11, Cocoabean, and gingy! Mandy J- Thanks for continuing to be my "cheerleader". I am touched for your caring! Cocoabean- Excellent advise. Thanks! I had totally imagined that the fills would be included but I will be sure to verify that! Unfortunately my hubby does not have a choice for insurance. That has changed during the recent years as the city he works for is getting shorter and shorter on money. Even if WLS was currently covered under our insurance, we would still have to pay $5,000 out of pocket (- what ever we have already paid this year). The city only offers one of those horrible high deductable plans so in essence, we have no insurance unless something MAJOR happens. Yet, we are still paying about $200 a month for a family plan. I am so disgusted with our insurance plan and our medical bills just keep on piling up. Our 6-year old has a chronic and quite severe asthma so the medicines costs a few hundred dollars a month. We also have a toddler who regularly gets some kind of virus from pre-school and has to visit pediatrician several times a year. I wonder if we should look into trying to privately insure ourselves?

Thank you ladies!!!! I was fuming at his ignorance and trust me, did want to say a few selected words to him. He obliviously has NO CLUE. He did get a quick response in before I removed and blocked him from my FB friends. He claimed that the original message was not from him (he supposedly had left his FB account open) but yet, he had to try to convince me how educated he in fact was about obesity / weight loss. I don't believe it for a moment that the first message was not from him as well. The second reply arrived less than 10 minutes after the original (immediately after my reply to him) and was written in all capital letters like the first one, and with the same grammar and spelling errors. Also, some random person would have not gone through the trouble telling me that the message was not from my former co-worker (as not to get me mad at her). He just was not expecting me to "bark" at him and when I did, he backed down. Thanks for letting me vent ladies. I knew you guys would understand my reaction to him! Sending you all love and luck in your personal journeys! Henriikka