joolie3 Member

I'm just waiting for my surgery date - have to do the pulmonologist visit first but my gosh, even doing very low calorie my body sure does move slooooowly on dropping pounds. Makes it scary.

Hi - my name is Julie and I am in Chicagoland - Illinois. I am approved for surgery for Gastric sleeve and expect to be scheduled end of March/early April. I admit I'm scared! Feel like even though I've already been doing a VLCD it's not coming off...hoping that changes after surgery. Trying to start to prepare pre-op and…

You look stunning! Congratulations!~!!

Hey - I was born in McHenry too! :)

Yep.... NW burbs

OMG it seems like a mountain I climb on a daily basis over the same darn 3 pounds. My body does not let it go readily and it is easy to get discouraged. Hang in there. We're doing more than trying to lose weight - even if you didn't lose another pound at least you are putting better things in your body, right? At least…

As someone who hasn't been under 200 pounds in probably 20 years - I am very jealous and inspired all at once. That is just AWESOME.

Love it. Gets me going. Gets me moving when other things haven't.

OMG I wish I had that going for me!

That is amazing dedication! Congratulations!

Thank you - all of you - for the nice comments and great support. I have a really, really long way to go, but it's nice to know I don't really have to do it alone.

No please - go head and repost Ivy. It makes me feel good when I can actually put something useful out there!! :) Thanks guys, for the kind words!! They keep me going!

Need all the help I can get! Thanks so much for the kind words!!! Hope I can return the favor when someone else needs me.

Oh GOOD LORD, teach me your ways! You look AWESOME!!!!

I am convinced now that I have a leaky gut and my intestines are being colonized and taken over by gooey evil. Bleeeech. That said, can't say anything is probably more disgusting than the fat already there.

I am in the same boat!!! I haven't seen South of 200 in sadly, like 20 years. I wish you much faith and perserverance!!! Keep it up! Seems like a very supportive place to be.:flowerforyou:

Thanks guys. Today, if I were in the right (meaning entirely wrong) place, I think I would have eaten treebark...or the Easter Jellybeans - it was just that rotten of a stinky day. :) I walked the dog and took my toddler with me and we ran down the sidewalk...it helped.

You have to be so darn proud of yourself! CONGRATS to you! You look simply wonderful.:smile:

Wow, I feel like a total under-achiever of a house-keeper (I am one). :laugh: There is a level of honesty - brutal honesty - that I know for me I have to maintain or I might as well not do any of this - I own that piece. Tonight, I had to bar-scan the baby's cookies - I can't believe I ate one of the darn things and at…

Awesome and very inspiring!