Saying Hello for the First Time!!!

[Its*my*LIFE 0]

Hello Everyone!! Thank you for stopping by. My name is Pam and I am about to embark on an AMAZING JOURNEY...I know the REAL ME is hiding in here somewhere beneath the fluffy folds LOL. I do not have a surgery date yet but hopefully I will soon. I am looking forward to "meeting" everyone.....I have worked VERY hard in the past with hardly any success so I am THRILLED that my TIME TO SHINE is coming near.

THANK ALL OF YOU in advance for sharing your stories,wisdom,trial,and triumphs!!!!:cool2:

[josephine 1]

We are here if you need us.

Josephine

[Kathy JB 0]

Hi Pam,

You are just beginning a wonderful journey and you will have lots of supporters here. I can tell that you are really enthusiastic about this, and that will help make you successful. If you commit yourself to following the program, you'll do it. Lap-band is not a quick cure; it is a tool, but you still have to do all the choosing of what you will eat and how much you will eat. Those two choices will determine your success. We are all different in how we do after surgery, so you can't really compare yourself to others. You're special....just think of it that way.

I thought it would be easy to loose 5 pounds a month, and it was at first. Now it is harder, but I'm still not at my "sweet spot." However, I am making progress and have lost about 48 pounds since my surgery in July. Slow, but sure....I'm real tortoise.

My advice is "eat small; exercise large." Be happy about every pound that you loose and don't compare your loss to someone else's. This process is a lesson in patience.

Have a good day.....Kathy