☠carolinagirl☠

well what a pleasant surprise to read this.....thank you honey :wub:

my major fear was getting so big they'd have to cut me out of my house and my baby granddaughter..that motivated me to do what i had to save my life..its probably not the answer you wanted but its the one i wanted to give.

again let me add, sure things can go wrong..but what if it doesnt and everything goes right? like my friend T said, well worth the wee risk..

girl working it.....

which ever surgery one gets (sleeve/bypass/ds/band/plication) unless the person truly changes the type foods they eat (fresh vs boxed/processed) and watch their caloric intake (if one eats more cals then they burn off) they will gain regardless of which surgery they get...just having WLS does not guarantee they will lose..bypass patients are now getting banded.....i feel strongly people want WLS to lose weight and NOT do a dangum thing to help it and then are (surprised) they are not losing 5 pounds a day... its a mental thing whichever surgery you get, decide to do the best you can no half assed, no drama, no bs...that is what i had to do. seeing my scale at that all time highest number and me having trouble wiping my butt helped me say, yeah, i must do this....

i posted this because i read all the time, how upset one gets if the scale doesnt budge or its up a pound or two........NEVER a thought for the inches they are losing and how much better they feel (case in point for me) mobility..... if they'd just (((see it))) lord only knows how much better they'd do......

i use crystal light peach ice tea i also use the walmart/target brands of the same thing i am never without it....

no guilt.....no nothing.....only love:

text my ole man and tell him that i am smart part .......he would choke laffing i am lucky to have met some outstanding and wonderful people on this forum....i am blessed in that regard.

swear i am gonna push you into the Water........

most (large/overweight) people are judged and it hurts......it hurts bad...memories from my own mother and her words hurt me to this day...and why i try hard not too because who the f**k am i to judge.

nothing tastes as good as being (healthier) feels i changed the words to fit me...i will NEVER be skinny but by gosh i will (i already am) more healthy. great post. a want too attitude works..sounds like you got one.

you will do fine. see you soon (dont forget chap stick) and a positive attitude you can do this

remember oprah? she lost alot of weight (quickly) on a liquid diet once she started eating again (and most likely more calories than she burned off), she gained it all back...maddygrams was 100% correct. eat to lose weight

you go girl

yeah for YOU

i say if you can, GO FOR IT i wish i could have that surgery done so get it done for the both of us SO PROUD OF YOU sistah sharon much love

excellent post laura...your pictures are amazing. i think about food alot myself and well, i have happy memories of the golden arches and when times like that happen, i grab my profile picture and say, do you really miss it?

to me it is simple the dr advises you how to work the band and get the most success out of it...you either do it (adhere as best you can) or you dont. ..no one is perfect and people just need to do their best....in my eyes, i can either stay fat or suck it up and get on with it.

Nothing of value comes easy...You can't have it all (splurging, binging) and still be successful. You must really commit yourself. It is your choice. The only person you are hurting is yourself. So stop it. Follow how to use the band and listen to your doctor.

today, i walked back from the bathroom and blake, who was coming into work through the back hallway door, saw me in the hall......and she said (my name) i didnt realize that was you..she said i look (awesome) her words.....not mine so yeah, all those times i wish i was drinking ALOT of coors light and eating mcdonalds cheese burgers and eating doritos and eating chips and dip and eating cheese its by the box......and thinking i am missing it all.. to hear something like that..........makes it all worth it...

well well well.........what a great day and experience for you. ENJOY that GF