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I think it's a very personal medical procedure and I have only told my husband, mom and sister. I don't plan to tell my workout friends at my gym unless they specifically ask if I've had it done. If they ask me, I will tell them, if not I will keep it to myself. I have three grown children and I will not tell them either.

Hi send us an update Ann. I too am ready to get started down this road. Great to see we have a forum to discuss specifics to us.

Hi Sarah, I am also at Fort Lewis. Thanks for the post it has been a little quiet here but I just joined two weeks ago. I'm still waiting for my surgery date, the process is so long but well worth the wait. Take care and happy packing to Fort Bliss, TX.

Happy for you congrats..

You sound like me, I looked at my tummy in the shower yesterday and said I can't wait for you to be gone. I am so sick of working out everyday for nothing, no weight loss, nada I hope they hurry up and give me my surgery date soon. I am ready to get my sexy back. Hang in there friend.

As for me I was in the military for 25 years and it came as second nature to me to exercise ever morning at 0630 AM. However, after I retired two years ago, I had to find ways to motivate myself because I no longer had do morning PT. I decided to join a gym close to home to work out with others because I am a group fitness/social person and need the energy of others to make me workout harder and to show up for class. I often told friends and instructors if it wasn't for you guys I would not finish that class. The gym has lots of fitness classes throughout the day and a childcare center for the kids. You can do a fun class like zumba, spin. les mills RPM, Power Yoga or boot camp. I also purchased a used ipod touch from my local pawn shop for a good price and I loaded it up with my favorite music and videos. Now when I ride the stationary bike or get on the stairmaster or threadmill, I can go all out and try to reach my target heart rate. Good Luck. :aureola:

Hello All, I am a military spouse and Army retiree living in WA, close to JBLM, Fort Lewis. I just started my journey after I made the call in May 11 and I finally got my call to start the pathway on 10 October. I hope to be done by the end of Nov so I can get my surgery date. I am so ready for this surgery after 24 years of struggeling to maintain and lose weight I am finally ready for something that will help me keep it off. I am stick of starving and working out 2 hours per day just to maintain an unhealthy weight of 245 lbs, anyway glad to join this group and looking forward to your posts.