jhawkchick75

I leave for San Diego a week from tomorrow....woo wooot!!!! Its gonna be here so fast! I leave for a conference tomorrow and don't get back until Sunday, so this is really gonna fly by. I'm really nervous trying to do pre op while out of town, but i have a cooler ready to take to the hotel for my breakfast and lunches. Dinner i'll try to make really good choices and hope for the best. Can't wait to meet everyone that will be there at the end of next week!!!!!!

I'm starting to really like the mother/daughter pair - were the pink team I think? I was worried that the daughter would go home tonight, but i'm really glad she stayed. I can understand how she was feeling though. I have 90210 to watch after this - i'm never getting to bed god love DVR!!

Some of my students and I did this at work and I cracked up! I have a couple i'll have to put in here when I get back from my conference. One is from the 50's and is a riot! The other is from 1990 and sadly it looks just like one of my high school photos!

OK, glad to see it's not just me! Those are such great drink ideas i'll have to look them up and more! I know this is a lifestyle change, but when you are out and about or just relaxing at home a good adult beverage never hurt! Thanks!!!

He is cheesy as all getup, but I have a Richard Simmons video that I love. It has toning bands with it and when you are doing it it's not too bad, but the next day you feel like you are gonna die. I literally almost fell out of bed when I tried to step on my legs! I really like his as well as Billy's Boot Camp when I am in a little better shape to keep up with it. I used to have an old Club MtV video on VHS that I loved but it finally died, so if any of you have any that you like that are a lot of dancing let me know - i'm taking notes! BTW i'm headed off to a conference until Sunday so I won't be on here. I'm on pre-op which is going to be very hard, but i'll do my best. Taking a cooler of shakes and then i'll do salad or grilled chicken and make good choices when I can for dinner. Two dinners they feed us so i'm at their mercy so not sure what I will do there. I come back and 3 days later head to OCC!!!! AAhhhhh!!!! Have a great rest of the week!!!! Shelby

Ditto to what everyone said....you look absolutely fantastic and are a real inspiration to us all! I hope I have half the success that you have. Thank you so much for posting pictures and for all your honest and important feedback in here!! Congrats!!! Shelby

I'm not much of a pop drinker, but when it comes to alcohol i'll really drink my captain and diet coke and my beer! Don't mean to sound like a lush, but i've been thinking about options for adult beverages once I can have them. If anyone has any good ideas let me know, but i'm thinking wine, screwdrivers, and vodka and crystal light. I had my last beer on Saturday night - my friends and I toasted and said our goodbyes.

I have heard of weight limits for scuba diving because of the pressure on your lungs, but not snorkel. Wonder if the place got it confused?? A cruise sounds so fantastic! I've got some friends trying to talk me into one in May, but with all this i'm not sure I can afford it. Someday though!!!!!

Thanks so much! I've never taken more than a day off since I began working there and I've been prone to do the same at other jobs. I know I need to not feel guilty about it, but it is difficult. Something I really need to work on. Yesterday I finally told my two best friends about all this and they were really great about it! I was worried that they wouldn't be. Mostly just because they care, not jealousy or anything. It was funny, they both said I will be motivation to them now b/c one is getting married in May and the other and I are in her wedding. She was like damnit, now I really gotta lose some weight before the wedding! It was funny! HOpe you all had a great weekend!!! Shelby

Those dresses are adorable! But of course now you have the body to pull it off! =D> That sounds like a fantastic birthday - good job hubby!!!!!

WOW!!!! Look great!!!!! MAJOR difference!!!!! Congrats on all your hard work - it shows me it can be done and gives me a lot of confidence in this!!!

I agree that is great they could get you in that day. Definitely would help on the worrying front. Glad to hear that it all went well and that you are doing well!!! Keep us posted!!!

Congrats!!!! I remember you were getting your procedure done on my birthday, and that seems like it was just yesterday. So I hope it goes that quickly for me. What a great feeling i'm sure that is!!!

Completely understand! When I went on Paypal and paid for my procedure, that was the largest amount of money i've ever put down on anything ever! And I even bought a house last spring! It was insaine, but will definitely be worth every penny. Congrats!!!

So i've got some good, bad and a need for a kick in the pants! I'll just put it all in one post... So the good news, I came to a fun realization today. I start my pre-op diet in the morning and as usual I got on the scale to see where I was at. When doing that, I realized today is the heaviest I will ever be! That was a really nice feeling! That realization helped a lot! I've been kind of bummed thinking about the things I will be missing out on after this (although there is no way they trump how good I will feel!) so this helps. But here is where I need help. I know this is stupid, this is why I am coming to you all for advice on how to knock it. This last week i've been feeling really guilty about the time I will be missing work. We are pretty short staffed and I am the director of the office and I keep thinking about taking the laptop and all the other ways I can do work while I am gone. HELP! I know I need to do this for myself, but I keep just laying there at night feeling bad about leaving - i'll be off Wed and then returning that next Wed. Any advice is really helpful. Bring on the shakes!!!

I love the idea of wearing the same shirt for an update picture! Great idea! I will have to remember that. Congrats - I agree with everyone else you can REALLY see a difference!!! Shelby

Yea 24th!!!!!! And i'm with you all I am nervous and anxious as all get up! I've been getting all my emails about when are where to be and it is really sinking in! I start my preop on Saturday and so I only have tomorrow for my last suppers!

Wooo Hoooo that is so exciting!!! I wish you a quick recovery and i'll be waiting to hear all about it!!!!!

Best of luck to you tomorrow!!!!

I am so glad to hear that it went well!!! It's great to be here in KC where we have options for places to go thank goodness!

How was your fill??? I hope it went great!!! Shelby

Welcome! I have not been banded yet but soon. You will receive a lot of great information here !

Best of luck on your surgery!!!!

All I can say is you are a wonderful person for doing what you are doing. Most people couldn't and that is great. However, you really need to focus on yourself. I agree with what folks are saying about checking your resources in terms of long term care for them. My mother went through the same thing. She had an older sister that treated her like trash all her life, but when she got cancer my mom was at her bed even as she swore and hit at her. It upset my mom so much and I just couldn't understand why she kept doing it, but it was something she felt she needed to do. So please make sure you are doing what you need to take care of you. As the days get closer for me, i've been feeling more and more guilty every day for being gone from work for a week. I know it sounds weird, but I am feeling really guilty and have been thinking about ways I can work while there. But I do understand that I need to not do that and just take care of myself. It's not going well, but i'm trying. So do as I say not as I do! I wish you the best!!!!! Shelby

That is exactly what I was going to say. You look sooo much younger now that you have lost the weight! Congrats!!