Banded Together

This is exciting. I’ve heard so many good things about this surgery and the posts in this thread have been quite encouraging. I’m scheduled for the surgery in late February.

At first, I was hesitant and now it can’t come soon enough. It feels like my new body is waiting for me around the bend!

My birthday rolls around at the end of this month and my driver’s license will expire that day.  I am going to tell the truth about my weight this time (makes me want to lose another 5 just because I know I can) and I can’t wait for them to take my new picture.  Never in my life would I have thought I would have made these two statements.

YesYesYes, you can do it. I too had a birthday infact yesterday I hit the great number of 60 and I can say with full truth I feel like I am just a kid again. Hope to see you Saturday.  Pat

Well, I just got my birthstone ring back on Saturday.  It is now a size 6.25.  My finger measured at a 6, but I wanted a little wiggle room.  When my parents bought this ring for me about 17 years ago it was a size 9.  Five years ago I had it taken down to a size 7, and now it is at a 6.25. 

I don’t expect to get down to the size 5.5 that my mother is, but I am elated with the 6.25 and the person at the jewelry store was shocked when I said that it used to be a size 9.

Adam - 04 May 2009 02:09 PM

Your success isn’t just about the number on a scale. Sometimes you can measure it in comments from friends or family, accomplishing new activities or wearing something you never thought you could.

What are your recent Non-Scale Victories?

Reduction in total cholesterol by 100 points, triglycerides by 90 points and blood sugar by 25 points—all now well within normal limits!!!!!!