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I had my surgery on Tuesday Sept 15!  I am doing awesome...I am a little sore but all in all feeling pretty good.  Dr. Stegemann said my surgery could not have gone any smoother!  I am rinking as much water as I can and getting in a few tablespoons of broth every once in a while.  I weighed my self this morning and I am down 14 lbs from when I left the hospital!  I am so excited and I am so proud I did so well!  I have been walking as much as I can handle!

I received a call from the scheduler and she scheduled me to have the surgery on Monday Sept. 14!  I was so shocked I couldn't believe it!  That was just 12 days away..I'm glad she called me before I ate breakfast becasue I had to start my liquid diet right away...NO LAST MEAL for me!  :)  Anyway...She called me back this morning and had to reschedule.  So NOW my surgery will be on September 15 at 11:30 am!  I am so excited I can barely stand it!  I am just worried about having to come up with an upfrnt payment for the hospital.  I can't get anyone from there to call me back!  Anyone have any idea what the upfront costs for the hospital might consist of if my insurnace pays 80%?

I FINALLY GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY!  NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TO GET THE DATE!  I AM SO IMPATIENT!  I  WANT IT TO BE TOMORROW!!!  I AM SO EXCITED!!!

I went walking with a group at work who are Weight Watchers members.  I am trying to become more active and one of my friends is in this group.  Well only two people other than me showed up to walk.  I'm thinking okay, this is doable.  WRONG!!  This was supposed to be something encouraging to help me want to exercise...but had the opposite effect! These two women were hauling butt on this trail, speed walking, looking over their shoulders at me asking if i am okay.  (As I am sweating bullets, gasping for air, just trying to keep up.)   I'm thinking to myself...WHAT AM I DOING?  Then there is this loop about half way thorugh the trail, I told them I would stop and wait for them to come back.  I streched for like 1 min and there they were...they said we are going to go around a couple times...do you wanna come?  I said no I'm heading back.  So they went on their merry way and I went on mine.  Needless to say they almost caught back up with me as I was walking back.  I realize that when you walk in groups that people are at different levels but it is supposed to be a motivating thing.   Also, I went into the women's locker room at work after to change and was looked at like I was an alien.  I could just see the questions on their faces like what is this FAT Person doing?  This is why I haven't worked out in a gym in a long time.  I hate the looks people give you and the embarassment as the exercise nazi's are working out and looking at you like you are a joke!   GRRRRRRRRRRR.  I am just gonna have to walk at night at home around my neighborhood.  I am seriously considering buying roller blades to help. 

Today is my first day quitting smoking.  I have been a smoker for at least 10 years on and off!  I am actually excited because I have wanted to quit for a long time.  Cigarettes are so expensive now that I can hardly afford it, not to mention my breathing problems and smoker's hack I have developed.  But now I have REAL motivation, I have a reason to keep me away from them.  I know it will be hard but I think if I can "patch it" for a month and break the habits I have formed then I will be okay coming off the nicotene permanently.