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Chasing & Debbie - thanks for sharing! I miss Missy too - she is a great person & I hope she is well!!!! My head still hasn't caught up to my body and I still feel like "the fat girl". I have almost 50 more pounds to go - but I'm down 54 and the other day about 5 people at work told me how good I looked and to be honest - that day I didn't even try-lol. Sometimes I try and get no response - so less is better? Lol Chasing - you and I seem to be living the same life sometimes - because when you post things it's the same exact way I feel also!! I've read your posts and they really are mine so my lapband sister - you are going to make your goal because I'm gonna be here trying to meet mine!!! Lol Debbie : I know you look great! And little kids they tell it like it is - so if your little boy tells you something it's coming from his honest little heart!

I wish you the very best! Just listen to your health care advisors and stay strong! You are going to do great! And hopefully your back pain will subside! Take good care

I was self pay and I shopped around and was able to get financed - I felt like it was a necessity because I was morbidly obese and I was beginning to have health problems. Don't give up - shop around - if you have to change health insurances do that or shop around for the surgery and payment plans. I wish you the best!

Am I the only one using this thread? Lol - I just jogged! I jogged for about 15 min - I haven't been able to jog in YEARS!

All of us get in a funk sometimes - you are probably just nervous - you have done fantastic so far! I've always had crazy dreams! Everything is going to be ok and we all think you are going to do great!!! Good luck & keep us posted on how you are doing! This weight loss thing isn't easy - even after wls - but if we all stick together we can get through it (you aren't alone)!

You are really rockin it first off! You look amazing! Wls in my opinion is not "cheating" - some people can lose weight on their own and some people can't. I couldn't do it on my own either - but does it really matter how you get there? And I'm sorry about your friends - how sad. Obesity does carry risks and it's sad that they succumbed to it. People are going to do what they are going to do - please don't feel guilty or anything because it was their choice.

Amazing! You did some hard work & changed your life! So happy for you!!!!

You look great and you are an inspiration! You changed your whole life - congrats !! Pretty lady before & after!

You are doing fantastic and you look great! Super cute!

Checking in at 196 (my goal was 197 & personal goal was 199). Lost 6 pounds - it's the fitbit!

I wish you the best of luck! Just follow your doctor's advice. Take good care of yourself afterwards. You will be in a little pain, but it really is manageable. Just take your pain medications and walk - walk alot. You will feel better in no time. Its understandable to be nervous, but I just know you are going to do great!

So happy for you! You are going to do great! You have really taken over your life and your are making wonderful changes! I wish you the very very best - keep us informed - off to a great start

I have thought about this before - I probably wouldn't change careers, but I definitely feel like I fit in more at work and I have a little more confidence. At the job that I'm at now - I wasn't held back because I was obese at all, I have received promotions and bonuses and it was based on my merit. (I work at a law office). They are all genuinely happy for me for losing weight. I will most likely retire from there. I have thought that there isn't enough information for people that have had wls, and I would mind maybe blogging or something like that - but I am really busy in my life right now & I am just trying to stay afloat - maybe in the future.

Yesterday I had the worst day ever! Everything seemed to go wrong - right from the moment I woke up. I have been toying around at 200 pounds for a couple of days; having problems with people at work; completely overwhelmed with work and home. I was just over it! Everything! Today is going to be better - I woke up at 199! and I thought nothing is going to make me in a bad mood today! I did the best I could at home before I left to go to work, I got to work early & I am going to be good to myself today! I had surgery on 9/13/13 - I was 242 pounds the day of my surgery. My highest weight was 250. So, I have lost just over 50 pounds! On the day of my surgery I was very scared ... I was scared if I did have the surgery and if I didn't. I am married and have four children - I wanted to be with them for a long time and I thought if I didn't have the surgery I would just be heavier & heavier. I was scared of the money, because my husband and I are not rich - we work for everything we have (just like everyone else), but my insurance wouldn't pay for my surgery so I was cash-pay. But, I worked out payments and somehow worked it out! I have never ever ever done anything for myself and I am so very happy I had this surgery. I wanted so bad to look pretty for my husband - to not be the fattest girl at work. My weight totally defined me. I looked to food to make me feel better and it did while I was eating it - but afterwards I felt sickened by the way that I looked. I was tired of going to the doctor, to get on that scale - to hear the speeches about how I needed to lose weight, so I didn't go. I know that I had high blood pressure and pre-diabetes because it showed in my pre-surgery blood work. My legs ached, I was off-balanced, out of breath and just overall unhealthy. I wore a size 22W in clothes and they were getting tight. I felt embarrassed for my husband and kids. My side of the mattress even caved in where I slept (how embarrassing). I cry as I write this! I felt so ashamed of myself and I am still ashamed that I let myself get that way. I tried everything to lose weight - Nutrisystem, weight watchers, slim fast, pills, hcg, cabbage Soup diets - I mean everything ... I just could not do this weight thing on my own. So today - I am happy. I still have 49 pounds to go to get to my goal weight of 150. But I am out of the dreaded 200s. Thank you to every single one of you that has listened to me, answered my questions, liked my posts and just been an overall support for me. I am half-way there! Thanks for reading this really really really long post! I got carried away!

I am very sad about you and your relationship with you ex-boyfriend. But - I am so proud of you! You have come a really long way! I am an emotional eater too - so I get that! Sometimes people cannot handle the weight loss of another person. I don't understand why people just can't be happy for one another, but that always isn't the case. And - sometimes - you have to cut people out of your life that is not good for you. I've had to do that in my life before and although it is painful at the time, it was always the best thing for me to do. Because you mentioned that you are an emotional eater, it is good for you to substitute that (like exercise). Exercise also helps with anxiety, which is the main part of being an emotional eater. I think that you are doing the right thing by exercising when you are stressed or feel anxious. That doesn't mean that you have to kill yourself at the gym - go take a walk just enjoy the surroundings or go with a friend (anything to keep your mind off things for a little while). In time, it will get easier. It is going to take time to get over your relationship and it hurts! Just be good to yourself - you deserve it. You made a change to improve your life and you have made strides to achieve that. Stay strong - if you need to vent or need to talk - just let me know (be glad to help). Just stay on here - stay on this forum, these people here will give you some emotional support through your journey that you need! I sure need it! Take Care & keep us updated on you

I will figure out how to add friends on my fitbit - I just got it on Saturday & I really like it - my only little problem is that I have an iPhone 4 and I can't sync it with my phone, but I just bring that little dongle-thingy with me to work and i bypass with the computer - it's making be get off my bum! I would love to have friends to help support each other!!

Thank you so much everyone!!!!! I appreciate everything that you've said !!!

Misty - you are so sweet! I was just letting you know that you aren't alone! Thank you for being so caring with my daughter - I will post a picture of her so you will know who I'm talking about At her last cardiologist appt her doctor found a significant leak in her valve. She had bicuspid aortic valve w/mod to severe regurgitation. I am just waiting for the surgeon to review her file with my cardiologist- they might wait 3 months and see how she is. I'm just not sure - but it is getting close and every time she goes to the cardiologist everything gets sent to the surgeon for him to review and see if she's ready - the waiting is the worst! I am on your side! And wish the best for you & your children

Checking in at 199 (finally in onederland)!!!! And that was my goal - so I'm happy

I'm sorry for everything you have gone through & it's a lot! Your children are beautiful! I have a child with a heart defect and she's 15 and not too far from having open heart surgery. My daughter has had some issues during her life and that has been hard on me & her (of course) & I cannot imagine what you have gone through with 2 sick children! You sound determined & intelligent! You've probably been doing it on your own anyways for a long time! I wish you the best of luck - keep us posted on how you are doing!

I have the fit bit flex. I really like it. It is recommended that you wear the flex on your non-dominate hand (which is my left). I started wearing my watch on my right wrist which takes a little getting used to but it's do-able. I can't speak of the fit bit force, it was more expensive and that's why I went for the flex.

I thought it was relating to lapband also ... But regardless - I wish you the best of luck & it doesn't matter which surgery you choose - just be diligent about where you are going and make sure you do your research if you are going out of the country. And again - I wish the best for you

I look down to make sure my shirt was buttoned and lo and behold - I see my boobs first (not my jiggly belly)!!!!

I was banded on 9/13/13 - in 4 months I have almost lost 50 pounds. I used to wear a size 22 and now I wear a size 16. Some people have lost more weight or less weight than me - but almost everyone has lost a good amount of weight in 3 months. So- you are going to have to get your dresses altered for sure! Especially the one 7 months from now. It's probably going to have to be altered a lot. Wish you luck - it's nice to have a dress altered when you don't fit in it because it's too SMALL!

I just got the fit bit flex on Saturday night & I love it! It does not irritate my skin at all. I think it's definitely helping me get those steps in and get off my hiney! It also tracks sleep and I get poor sleep (see the time - lol) - so I'm trying to work on all this