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I am so sorry I missed the last meeting. I think we had several new members who wanted to attend and I wasn't there with all the papers. I had one week notice for a trip to our corporate office in PA so I was not prepared! Hope it was a good group!

I'm starting to feel like a failure. I am eating too much and I know it's because I'm stressed out. The last couple of weeks have been bad and I don't know what to do to stop this.

6/13/10 - I found out this week my insurance approved WLS and we scheduled my surgery for June 28. I started this journey in Oct 09. My insurance required a 6 month period of supervised care before we could submit. The first couple of months was the hardest. It seemed like time stopped and the 6 months would never be over. After awhile you just start living life and try not to think about it. Once I got the surgery date this week I feel like I did in the beginning. The hours and days just crawl by. I keep telling myself it will be here before I know it but I still just want it to be TODAY! I am so ready to take the next step in my journey.

7/20/10 - All I can say is..."I had no idea" I got home from surgery and the first couple of days were ok. After a week of doing nothing but drinking liquids I wanted to stuff everything in mouth! My son and niece both had big birthday parties and it was so hard watching everyone eat and the cake!!! Oh I wanted some soooo bad. I had no idea the psychological affect this would have. Now that I am 3 weeks post op and have been eating soft proteins for a week I feel better. Today was the first day I went to a resturant. The whole experience was NOTHING like before. I was hunting for cottage chesse, hard boiled egg or dark roasted chicken rather than loading my plate with all my favorites! Mentally I am handling things much better now. I am able to eat lunch with my friends and family and not feel so deprived and upset. I think seeing the weight lose also helps you to cope with the changes. I know it is all about making lifestyle changes but i felt like I was 60 miles an hour and then hit a brick wall. There was not anything anyone could have told me to prepare myself. I try to tell my friends who are having the surgery in the near future but until you expereince it, you just don't understand. Feels so good to have people comment on how good you look and how much smaller you are. I've lost 27 lbs in 3 weeks and 40 lbs since Feb. YEAH!!!!!

8/14/10 - I went back to Dr Walton for my 6 week follow-up. He said I had lost 35% of my excess weight. I am so pleased with how my weight loss is coming along. I feel more comfortable with the changes in my diet and now I am trying to concentrate on making sure I get my fluids in everyday and adding physical activity. I went to the ER last week for deydration and I don't want to repeat that experience. I still have problems in the evening with wanting to snack!! It is just head hunger and I have to try and get past this. I still want to sit down and shovel food in my face as fast as my hands will go but my stomach keeps me in check. Those are the 2 behaviors I need to make sure change in order for me to be completely successful. Wish me luck!