michael watkins

hey shannie! thank you so much for encouraging me! thats so awesome that you have lost 34pounds so far!! im so happy for you! that has to feel so good when you see the 200s on the scale and not the 3s!!! prety soon you will be in twoterville fo good!!lol im gonma go checkout your pics here in a minute.im glad you posted some! i love looking at the change in people as they go along with theyre journey!!! im sure i will be able to notice 34pounds off of you! do you feel better already? me and my wife leave tomorrow to head to where im having the surgery at! i cant believe it's already here!! im so excited and a little nervous also but thats normal im sure!lol well thank you for writing me i love hearing from you! take care and i will write you when we get back home! have a great night!

oh i totally understand how busy life can get! wow 34pounds total that is so awesome!! 3pounds a week is great!!! im glad to hear that you are doing really well with everything and i bet it feels really good to hear people at work tell you that they are noticing the weightloss!!! im sure i will get more nervous like you said you did as it gets closer!lol but i know everything will be ok! i go in monday morn.at 6am and have surgery at 8. and i will have to stay the night because it's a couple hours away from where i live! but i guess thats not to bad. when do you think you will be eating reg.food? so it's been about a month since your surgery? well it was great to hear from you and im glad to hear that you are doing great and losing the pounds!!! have a great day and il talk to ya soon!

hey there, how have you been doing lately? i havn't talked to you in awhile and just wanted to say hi and see how you are doing with everything since your surgery! have you been in much pain at all? and hows the smoking going?lol better than me i hope!lol i hope to hear from you soon! take care:)

hey there:) how have you been doing lately? im getting close to my surgery date!! less than a week away and im really excited but a little nervous at the same time!lol i really didnt think that i would get nervous but it happened! were you nervous at all? how has your apetite been lately? well i just wanted to say hi and check in with ya to make sure you are doing good! have a great night and i hope to hear from you soon:)

hi there april:) how have you been doing? i havnt heard from you in awhile so just want to say hi and make sure everything is ok! how have you been doing since the band? i go in this coming monday to get my band!! i cant wait! clear liquids for a week doesn't sound that fun though!lol but it will be worth it! well i really hope you are doing great with everything! i hope i hear back from ya soon! take care:)

hello, sorry i havnt got back with u sooner iv'e been so busy!! i have 3 little ones so it's a full time job!lol ya im gona check the daily plate out. thank you for letting me know about it! so how are you doing now with eating? are you back to reg.food now? i know you said you were gona go to liquids fopr a couple of days then try it again. that is so awesome that people are already noticing the pounds coming off of you!! thats gota be a great feeling!!! how has everything else been going for ya? do you have any pain at all anymore? like around your port? well i hope all is well and hope to hear from you soon!

im sorry to hear that you had some trouble sunday evening at dinner! do u think u ate to much or went to regular food? that does suck that you have to go back to liquids for a couple days! and i think i will want to weigh myself every day also but im gona try my best to do it just once a week! but we will see how it goes!! so even though you havnt lost any more weight your still down 25pounds which is AWESOME!! good job! and like u said im sure once u start eating more protein and start on regular foods,and are totally use to the band u will start shedding the pounds!! ya march 1st isnt far away at all i cant wait to get the band and start this journey!! i don't have to do a pre-op diet which im happy about!lol after surgery i have to be on clear liquids for at least a week then start adding slowly! you said that you use the daily plate to count your cals. what is that? talk to you soon:)

hey there april, i hope everything is going great for ya! i havn't talked to u in awhile so thaught i would check in with ya and see how u are doing. have u lost any more weight? last time u said u were down 23 pounds!! which is awesome!!! have u started to exercise at all yet? and how has your appetite been lately? i hope you are doing better with your liquids! well i hope to hear from you soon:) take care

hey there, how have u been doing lately? i hope everything is going great for u! i havn't heard from u in awhile and thaught id check in and see how u are doing. i don't remember if i asked u how often do u weigh yourself since the surgery? i think i will weigh in every week. how much have u lost so far? r u on 800calories a day? how has your appetite been lately? sorry im asking 20 questions but im just curious! well i hope to hear from u soon! take care

hi april how have u been doing lately? is everything going good with ur band still? hows ur appetite been lately? pintos w/cheese still ur #1 choice? my consultation went great and i get my surgery march1st!! i cant wait! r u doing better with getting ur fluids in now?or is it still tough for u? i never asked u what band did u choose to have? the lapband or realize? and do u think theres a difference? well i hope ur doing great and i hope to hear from u soon!

hey shannie, we just got back last night from the consultation trip. it went great and i have my surgery march 1st!! i cant wait and im happy that it's soon! so how r u doing? how has ur portsite been lately? hows ur diet going r u still on liquids or mushies? and hows the excercise going? does it hurt to walk at all? is it prety easy for u to get ur fluids in for the day or is it tough? ok i think thats twenty questions!!LOL sorry i havnt wrote u in awhile ive been so busy lately! i hope all is well and i hope to hear back from u soon!

Wow 23 pounds is awesome!! No new news here...just waiting for my consultation on the 9th. It can't get here soon enough! Well keep up the great work and I'll talk to you soon!

hey april how is everything going for u? i thaught id just check in and c how ur doing since ur surgery! r u still on blended foods? is ur favorite still pinto beans with cheese? and how r u doing with staying hydrated? i remember u were doing good with that last time i talked to u! have u weighed urself yet to c how much u have lost yet? i hope ur doing good! talk to ya soon:)

hey there,walking twice a day is perfect for ya right now! do u plan on joining a gym down the road?or just excercise on ur own? im not sure what i will do yet. and congrats with losing 4more pounds!! thats great! wow 25pounds total with pre-op is awsome! that is motivating for u! i hope ur soup is good and u have fun going out to din. thats good u havn't had any major cravings yet! r u still doing ok with getting all ur fluids in? thanks for wishing me good luck! i think if everything goes well at the consultation my surgery date should be soon after like yours was!! i hope anyway! well i hope u have a great night with ur friends!!

ya he is strict it sounds like. im not sure what my dr.requires for the diet yet. but all i have left to do is go for my consultation which is feb9th and its all day thing! i talk to a bunch of different people and watch videos and some groups! and at the end i have a 1on1 with my dr. and then he will schedule my surgery!! i cant wait to have an actual date set!! ya thats really tough 3weeks liquids and then 3weeks mushies!! its gona be hard but u have done great so far and im sure u will continue to do great!! just keep telling urself it wont be forever and it will be worth it! i know its easy to say it rather than do it though!lol i hope all ur aching and stiffness goes away for ya soon! have u started walking or any light excercise yet?or is it still to early? it would prob.be soar on the port incision huh? well im glad ur doing a great job with ur liquids! have a great day!!!

wow!!3weeks of liquids!!! now thats tough!lol but sounds like ur doing a great job with everything! and im glad u r getting ur fluids that u need in between meals. hows ur port site feeling? any better than it was?

i hope the port incision heals fast and stops causing u pain! thank god for pain meds!lol and i agree with the recliner bieng more comfy than the bed,thats where i slept after my back surgery! thank u for explaining the shoulder pain.ya hopefully u can start drinking some more but man thats alot of fluid to drink!! i think il have trouble also! thats awsome that u dont feel hungry right now! how long do u have to be on liquids? im glad that ur doing good except for that damn port site!lol

ya the support does help alot i think! it would suck to have to go through this all by urself! i was just curious about the testing they have to do. i would hate for something to come up and delay the surgery even more!! lol

HEY ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM U! WOW I CANT BELIEVE U HAD THAT HAPPEN AT UR BANK!! THAT MUST OF BEEN PRETY SCARY! GLAD EVERYONES OK AND NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED! THATS AWSOME THAT U HAVE INS.THAT COVERS THE SURGERY! WELL IM UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW THE MILL I WAS WORKING AT THE LAST 5YEARS SHUT DOWN LAST JAN. BUT LUCKILY I GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE TAA PROGRAM AND THEY PAY FOR ME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND START A NEW CAREER,SO IL START PROB.SPRING TERM! IM GONA GET INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD! HOW HAVE U BEEN DOING WITH THE PRE OP DIET? MAN THATS TOUGH TO DO FOR 2WEEKS!!! IM GLAD U HAVE ALOT OF SUPPORT ALSO! IM SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT UR WORK NOT LIKING IT BUT THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT!lol WELL GOOD LUCK WITH THE LIQUID DIET I HOPE ITS NOT TO BAD FOR YA!

hey shannie im so happy for u that u got ur surgery and its over with! u must of did really good in surgery to get to go home the same day! does it hurt u to walk? and why do u get shoulder pain after the surgery? i heard of getting the shoulder pain but just dont know why?lol sorry to hear that ur not getting much sleep:( is it because u cant get comfortable? do u feel hungry at all? a couple of my friends on here told me they use a sippy cup so that they dont gulp. i thaught that was a great idea,and im gona try it! do u have 5 incisions? well im glad ur surgery is over with and now u can concentrate on healing and getting to know ur band! take care:)

ya ur right it sounds like i will be really busy at my consultation! and i have to stay the night cause i get my bloodwork in the morning the next day! its only 2hours from where i live but its a bad pass and always has snow and ice!!! but hopefully it will be good weather when i go!! thats awsome u still have no sickness! and that does sound prety good pinto beans w/cheese but not blended!!!LOL how long do u have to eat blended foods? ya it wouldnt taste the same blended i would think! but still better than just liquids!!!lol what kind of blood tests do they do at the consultation? whats the bloodwork for? and hell ya we will cheer eachother on!!!!lol take care

hey april:) thats awsome that u dont have a problem drinking that much fluid a day!! and thats cool that u do fine with the soda once in awhile! or (pop)as u call it!lol and thats probably a normal feeling to be scared before ur first weigh in! but im sure u will be happy with the results! and if not just give ur body time to adjust to the band and then u will start losing weight! i havnt heard anything new yet we go on the 9th for my consultation it starts at 8:30 and ends at 5:30 its ALL day! lol.but i will get my surgery date then so its worth it!!! i hope everything goes good and theres no delays with my surgery!! im glad that u r doing good witheverything! r u still not getting sick since u stoped the pills?

hi thank u for replying to my thread about smoking! i think thats so awsome that ur surgeon will still do the surgery! i keep hearing people say that they will test u and if positive they will cancel ur surgery!YIKES!!! lol congrats on ur surgery tomorro!! i hope everything goes great for ya!