To All August Pre-ops

Thanks Greg for your words of encouragement..It still amazes me how supportive everyone on this website is....it's nice to have people who have been there and know the in's and out's to chat with...I have been lucky and have a wonderful support group in my family plus I have got a great doc and support group there...I know this is the best thing I could do for myself and my family but just wish you could turn off the brain sometimes and stop thinking about it..lol...I have a date of 8/22 and look forward to being on the lossing side of life... KIM

Thank you! That is the best thing ever, I will take your suggestion at heart! I will have my surgery August 15, 2005! Leimomi Matunding

Hi, Greg! This was so nice of you! And I totally agree with the visualization of how we will be when we have the surgery compared with where we'd be if we didn't! So often on the board, you read people "bellyaching" that they have "only" lost fifty pounds three months after surgery, and it drives me nuts! Boo hoo!!! Where would those people be at that point in time without the surgery? Probably at their original weight or higher!! I have resolved that I will not complain if I have lost an average of ten or more pounds a month in the first six months. That is sixty pounds! I also thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw that you have gone from 342 to 225 since March, but sure enough, I checked your profile and it is not a typo! Congratulations!!! You are doing phenominally! Less than 50 lbs. to goal - Woo Hoo!

Thank you for your kind words. My surgery is 8/11/05. The visualization really does help. But I hadn't thought about visualizing what life would be like if I DON'T have surgery. Quite an eye-opener! Congrats on your progress!!

Thank you Greg for your kind words to help us newbies along!! I want to be just like you and skip to that OR. To all my August 2005 buddies - A BIG WISH AND A GUIDING ANGEL BE WITH ALL OF YOU!! 10 days and counting!! 8/12/2005 - Positive and Ready!! Much Love to ALL!! Pat S (Ohio)

Greg- Thank you so much for the encouraging post! I'm a nervous wreck- but your post made so much sense to me! Thank you!

Thank you Greg! My surgery is Aug 16th. I really like the positive reinforcement!