AmberWaves

I feel the same way Jim! I keep having the whole "last meal" thought cross my mind and I hate that because I know deep down it's not true. I'm going to have to find new ways to cope with stress and stuff like that, it really has been my friend...my shoulder to cry on. But I guess it hasn't been my friend at all if I'm here huh? food is a part of my life, it's there when I'm sad, it's there when I'm celebrating, it's there in all the in between moments, it's just there and I want it. Someone else mentioned it being a part of socializing and it definately is for me too. Hubby and I have already talked about that a lot...what are we going to do on date nights now if we can't go pig out at our favorite mexican restarant? I guess we'll have the energy to go bowling or something after dinner now instead of rolling ourselves to the car and coming home and plopping our fat asses on the couch in a food coma. It'll get better though, just keep telling yourself that. The end result will be worth it! And in a few weeks when I come on here saying I miss food, remind me of that...lol.

Good luck with your mom and your surgery tomorrow! :party:

IT's really not private if they tell people publically.

I very rarely take pictures of myself because I hate looking at myself, but you're in luck just for the holiday I let photos be taken of me....lol. I figured, why not, hopefully this will be my last Christmas fat. So, here's me from today! Oh and Go COWBOYS! lol

My DD, who just turned 4 about a month ago, told me today that she's fat and she needs to lose some weight. It made me sick to my stomach! She's probably heard me say that a million times. I know that she doesn't know what it REALLY means, but it still broke my heart to hear her sweet little voice say that. I have always tried to make sure my kids eat healthy, they definately eat better than I do. But I know I need to do that for myself too, because if she hears me say things like "I'm fat" I know she sees me eating the way i do too. She's too perceptive for her own good! I've felt like total crap all day and it makes me feel like a shitty mom. I have really got to stop talking about my weight in front of her like that. Anyways, I just needed to get that off my chest!

I have been thinking about this more and more and I was just wondering what everyone else has done? I have about 100 lbs. to lose and I'd really like to be at goal by a year post op. Is that a good goal or should I shoot a little lower?

congratulations, that's awesome!!!!!

Good Luck!

I'm somewhere in the middle. I'd say I'm probably more liberal than conservative though.

I got a new one for ya'll...Jazzy January Losers or Bandits

I like January Jewels too! The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Woohoo! Congratulations!

I like painting, sewing, cake decorating and the biggest thing I LOVE to do is scrapbook, it's almost an obsession...lol.

My husband wasn't all for it when i first started talking about it. He told me he didn't want me to do it, but regardless he was there for me and going to help me and support me. After learning more about it he feels better about it and is happy for me that I'm able to do this. Just by him saying don't get your stomach pinched, he obviously doesn't know anything about it. Help him learn more about it. And let him know you're doing this for YOU and you need his support! Good luck!

OMG, I'm so excited right now! I'm officially a future January Bandster!!!! YAYAYAYAYAY!

UGH, she came here about a month ago and that happened to a lot of people too. But, they did put out about 5,000 more tickets though about a week before the concert, maybe they'll do that where you are too so you can get some at the regular ticket price. That is so wrong of them to do that, it's pathetic and it's sad.

My surgery date was changed so I'm just changing my name on the list. Dec 31- Chrisann (honorary member of the Jan 08 bandsters) Jan 1- HAPPY NEW YEARS! Starting the year off right! Jan 2- phowell, Megmarie21 Jan 3-WOWOX7, Woodsy Jan 4- KUgirl Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7- CallmeJim, comepickmeup, NukeChik, mamato3 Jan 8 Jan 9 – Redtulips3, FLMan Jan 10- luvsrocks, Hilary, Jen25bl Jan 11- brez1015 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14- CoreynVA, acalpn Jan 15 Jan 16 Kathy-CA Jan 17- SJK, Alfie, L.A. Jan 18- RuthE? Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21- Jan 22 Jan 23- min Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28- Jan 29 Jan 30 - Stephanie/PortuguesePrincess, Amberwaves/Amber Jan 31

Thanks again everybody and Congrats to you too Anthony! :scared:

I am a whole lot of emotions, excited, anxious, nervous, scared. I just got my approval yesterday, at first I was on cloud 9, "OMG, I got approved, YAY!" Then the more I thought about it, the more fear set in. I'm scared, but at the same time I can't wait to get it done. I still have over a month to go, so I can just imagine what a roller coaster I'm about to go on with my emotions. Luckily I have enough stuff going on the next few weeks to keep my mind off of it. Good luck with your surgery

I'm hoping no news is good news but I can't help but be worried. I was supposed to hear back about being approved by this past Wednesday and they haven't heard anything from them yet. I talked to the insurance cooridinator at my doctor's office yesterday and she said that they did call her Wednesday afternoon and ask her to send her my clinicals, which I have no clue what that is. So she faxed those yesterday and I didn't hear from her today. I just want to know something, I'm not good at waiting...lol.

I don't think you've done a very thorough look around this forum. There's plenty of the good and bad, maybe you should look a little harder, but really it's not that hard to see.

I just got the call I've been waiting for for a week, I'm approved and I'm surgery date is official. I'm so excited I don't know what to do..lol. I just had to share :whoo:

Thanks ya'll! :whoo: I'm still so excited, I want to tell everybody...lol Baby Ruth, I have United Healthcare Choice Plus.

Jan 1- HAPPY NEW YEARS! Starting the year off right! Jan 2 Jan 3-WOWOX7, Woodsy Jan 4- KUgirl Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7- CallmeJim, comepickmeup Jan 8 Jan 9 – Redtulips3, FLMan Jan 10- luvsrocks, Hilary Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14- CoreynVA, acalpn Jan 15 Jan 16 Kathy-CA Jan 17- SJK Jan 18- RuthE? Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21- Chrisann Jan 22 Jan 23- min Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28~Amber/Amberwaves Jan 29 Jan 30 - Stephanie PortugsePrinces Jan 31

Thank you! I went to my consultation Dec. 3, so it took about a week and a half to get approval. Good luck with your approval too!!!!!