MissNikki27

So I have been overweight since I hit puberty. It wasn't an issue until several years ago. After, I started having children the weight just never disappeared and then after some time the weight just continued and continued to increase and now I know that I need to do something. I don't think that I'm ugly or unslightly but life isn't as enjoyable as it should be and I kow that if I lost the weight I would be a more lively person. So here I am started the journey to the rest of my life.

Well congratz on your surgery and the success that you've already had.

Okay so I don't have a date just yet, I have my last weigh in on 5/30. However, I do want to start preparing my self for surgery. I work full time and I have four small children. I am married but my husband does work....Does anyone have suggestions or tips of what I can do to ensure that my recovery is as easy as possible?

I will have to sleep on the couch as well...my bed is pretty low to the floor and my hubby and 2 yr old are wild sleepers. Yes my 2 yr old is still in our bed.....we are working on it.... My couch is rather uncomfortable so hopefully I won't have to be out there too long.

How did it turn out? How are you feeling?

I love the quote....wls is definitely not the easy way out. It takes long process just for a surgeon to even consider you for surgery....it's expensive, painful, and it take a whole of committment on your part. I'm going to so use this quote.

I'm in CT and I have family around.....it's just everyone is so busy. So maybe I will have my mother, aunt, and sister visit to help out a bit. It's hard to for me to ask for help but I need to suck it out and ask.

That is a good idea I like the this idea. So pretty much prepare just as I did before I was getting ready to give birth. However, being that I may be out of commission a little longer I need to set up a more organized routine for chores. Then to just make things a little less crazy perhaps I should get paper plates and cups to decrease the amount of dishes that need to be washed. I could also do freezer meals for the first few weeks.

I have my last weigh in the 30th, I can't wait. This has been a long wait and I'm anxious to get my surgery date so that I can really start preparing myself.

You look great....keep it up

I wouldn't get too hung up on the day to day weight loss. Your weight is going to flucatulate based on your hydration, muscle gain or loss, and many other factors. Don't drive yourself crazy.

Congrats....I know you are excite. I wish you well with surgery, recovery, and weight loss of course.

Whooohooo you will do great.

I would say after as well.

What are you eating? Is your diet high in protein. If so perhaps when you are working out you gaining muscle, which as you probably already know is heavier than fat. Do you see any other changes in yourself? Are you clothes fitting better? Do you measure yourself with a tape.

I pray for an approval. This is such a big decision and so much is entailed and having to worry about whether you are going to approved is just too much.

I don't think you should worry too much about your hubby's reaction. My husband is very supportive of me getting the band and he is excited as well. He hasn't told me that he doesn't think I need it because the truth of the matter is that I do need it. He has seen me struggle with diets and working out with little to no results. Plus the idea of me feeling better about myself makes him happy. So I guess you should look at it from the perspective. Having Banding!!!!1

I'm not telling the whole world at this time but I have shared this journey with my hubby of course, my mom, sister, best friend, and a couple of friends from work.

I sat down and broke my cousins bed....I was mortified. Needless to say I'm careful about where I sit now. LOL

I'm so happy everything worked out fine.

I've tried to do the program before but didn't complete it. However, it seems like so many people that get WLS start doing 5k walks and runs....it's like a right of passage. lol. I am going to start this week as my Dr's office explained that it's important that I lose weight prior my surgery to ensure success.