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My weight loss journey? Oh my. Here goes. My mother put me on my first "diet" when I was about 12. By the time I was 14, she had signed me up for Weight Watchers. At the time (not sure what the rule is now), you had to be 18 to join but I looked older than my age so she was able to get by with it. After that, I was…
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OMG, don't even get me started on irritating commercials. As a general rule, I LOVE commercials but there are some that just drive me insane. All of these weight loss items/places (and generally anything that has before and after pictures). If you look at the pictures, first of all the before picture is in the worst light…
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Hi mczo14 and welcome. It can be a scary idea and isn't necessarily for everyone. The best thing you can do is to do some research on the computer about the different surgeries and what they involve. The only thing I ask is that you don't watch videos of the surgery. That's enough to scare anyone away, lol. I'll look…
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Unfortunately I don't have a whole lot of answers for the sagging skin issues. I wish I did. I have come to the conclusion that unless I win the lottery or find myself a sugar daddy, skin removal isn't happening since insurance out-right refuses to pay. I currently use a full-lenth girdle (or as you youngins call them,…
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Pixie, not exactly sure what dc inference surgeries are.
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I have two exercises for people who may not be able to move around easily or has knee troubles. Water aerobics and Chair aerobics. You might not think you could get a workout doing either but I'm here to tell you it's possible, especially the chair aerobics. I have had both of my knees replaced but I still have to watch…
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Thank you Michelle. I put that as my profile picture because sometimes I get so focused on how far I still have to go that I forget just how far I've come. It's a wonderful reminder. And I have to agree with Kristen, I'd be worried if you weren't nervous, lol. Edit: By the way, if anyone would like to send me a friend…
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Carly, I can completely relate to financial issues. With Michael and i both on disability and him losing half of his to child support and add paying off a very large bill, money has been beyond tight around here. Thankfully, the large bill is paid off so now I can work on getting everything else caught up. I'm beginning to…
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Oh forgot to mention.......Wendy and Michelle (and anyone else this may apply to), I also had all the negative people who tried to talk me out of having the surgery. Some went as far as telling me that I could die during the surgery which I promptly responded " I could drop dead right here because my body and most…
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Hello ladies, my name is Dee and I live in the St. Louis area. I had my RNY on 04/04/2006 and it is a decision I have never regretted. I started gaining weight early in life when I was sexually molested by my uncle. When my mom saw that I was gaining weight she decided I needed to diet and thus began the restrictions and…
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WhooooHoooooo Julie!!!! Way to go! Celebrate the small successes and eventually those successes come more often. Btw, I don't think I have said anything about your upcoming WLS. I personally know it's a difficult decision to make but a very important one at the same time. You are going into the surgery with your eyes wide…
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What I've stopped doing that was supposed to be good for me but wasn't. Like everyone else I have done WW way too many times and had all the same problems so I won't expand on that one. The biggest thing I've done really has more to do with frame of mind than it does actually "doing" something. Mine is going on a diet.…
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I'm obese for several reasons that compounded upon each other. My problems with food began when I was being sexually abused by my uncle. As I started to gain weight, my mom decided I needed to lose weight (instead of asking why I was eating too much, she focused on the problem not the cause). She restricted my food intake…
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This is a hard one for me. I have been overweight since I was a young child due to being sexually abused by my uncle. So I can't even really remember being a "normal" weight. But being overweight never stopped me. I got out and did everything I wanted to do. I played "kill the guy" in the mud with the boys, built…
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Hey everybody. Sorry I haven't been on much. Life has been extremely busy. Doctor appts, surgeries, out of town guests, you name it. Most days I just pass out on the bed when I finally stop moving. Julie, I'm so glad to hear that you are making progress towards your surgery. That barium test is horrible. They do one after…
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Good evening my friends. It has been a hot one here in St. Louis (a normal summer day but considering the beautiful temps we've been enjoying we got spoiled). Heat indexes were in the 110's. Yuck. I knew it was going to be bad when I took Daisy outside at 6 a.m. and you could have cut the air with a knife. It literally…
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Hi Karen and everyone else. So I see we're going to be discussing gymnastic sex, huh? LMAO I was paying attention. I'm still chugging along. I actually upped my calories late last week. I don't think I was actually getting enough after all the exercise to keep my body out of starvation mode. I'm not 100% sure it's going to…
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Yes I did Karen and it is absolutely beautiful!! Thank you so much and it did brighten my day.
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Hey all. Today's been a pretty good day even though I didn't get as much accomplished around this apartment as I would have liked. Michael's sister is coming for a visit tomorrow so I have a few things I have to get done before I go to bed but they shouldn't take long. Today is one of those days where my exercise is off…
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Hi everyone, things were a little calmer around here until this morning. I'm afraid to even watch the news anymore. Well, Michael's surgery didn't happen. Starting at midnight that day, Dr. Horton had 2 emergency liver transplants come in. We completely understand; two years ago we were that emergency liver transplant. The…
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Karen, I am beyond thrilled for you. I remember how I felt when I knew my surgery was a go. If there's any way I can help, just let me know.
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I just wanted to pop in real quick and let everyone know I'm still alive. The tension is still in the air here in St. Louis and it's kinda scary going out but I have done it a few times. Some of the madness from Ferguson has extended to other parts of the county. Thankfully nothing real close to me but I do tend to go to…
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Hi Karen and everyone else. I'm around and reading post like Diana. I'm just in a really bad place right now so I've been keeping to myself. I've been doing a lot of writing in my journal exploring all my feelings, etc. And of course my therapist is out at a conference. I'm still keeping up with my activities, water and…
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I'm happy because in less than a week they are going to fix Michael's hernia. With any luck he'll quit his moaning and groaning.
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So very happy that my laptop is not ruined. Earlier today Cody spilled some ice tea and according to him a little bit of it might have hit my laptop. At first I couldn't even get it to boot up. Then it finally did. The only damage I believe is that one of my usb ports appears to be shorted out and the fitbit usb dongle…
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Well, it looks like my laptop might just have survived but unfortunately one of my usb ports is shorted out and the fitbit usb dongle that was plugged into it is also shorted out. At least my fitbit can sync through my phone thank goodness. I will have to get another dongle but that's $20 I don't have right now. Going to…
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Just wanted to let everybody know that I'm still alive. I've just been crazy busy running errands, going to appts, preparing Cody for school, preparing Michael for surgery, and trying to keep my sanity. Most of the time I don't know if I'm coming or going. I've been getting plenty of steps in and have been staying under…
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Where can I get off this ride called life? I feel like all I've been doing is go, go, go. Cody is home so I'm trying to get him ready for school, which starts on Tuesday. Michael has had doctor appts and tomorrow he has his pre-surgery testing for his hernia surgery next Thursday. Today I had to do the grocery shopping in…
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Thank you all for the welcome. I look forward to giving support as well as getting it and will try to answer any questions you might have and help in any way I can.
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I really don't want to discourage you; but, I'm sorry, I have to agree with Caroline. Maybe it's different for you but my mother has always been very critical of me. I can never lose enough for her and even if I lose quite a bit it's never fast enough. My mother would continually throw the clothes in my face....have you…
