To All October Pre-Ops

Congratulations, Denise! Soon you will be a big loser, just like I am!!! Greg (342/204/178)

YOU ARE TRULY AN INSIGHTFUL MAN, MR GREG. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR UPLIFTING THOUGHTS. WENT TO YOUR PROFILE (DID NOT READ IT AS YOU SUGGESTED ) BUT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE PICTURES ... WE NEED MORE PICTURES, MR GREG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE ABOUT 10 MORE PICTURES BETWEEN YOUR HIGHEST & NOW!!!!! YOU LOOK FABULOUS ... & WHAT A SMILE IN YOUR "DURING" PICTURE ... LIFE MUST BE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD NOW! THANK YOU AGAIN & GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS DAWN & NICK

Hi Greg! What an inspiration you are! Such good advice, even for "pre-approvals" like me. I just had to go your profile (er- "novel") though and hit the hi-lites. (Very inspirational, will have to fully read, when I have more time) Congrats on your great success----that's awesome!!! I look forward to being a "looser" w/the rest of you guys. God bless and keep you, Lisa

gregg, thanks so much for a fantastic post, i hope you are aware of how much good you are spreading in this world. as my date looms closer, i'm spending more and more time on this website, hours at a time, and it feels really good to connect with people who know exactly what i'm feeling. that part about closing your eyes and imagining yourself a year from now, do you know i have not allowed myself to do that? seems incredible, me being miss meditation and creative visualization, but i've done that before when i've been on diet after diet, and i promised myself never to go down that road again. somehow i feel it will jinx it! i have never been thin, ever, and to be honest, i really don't think i can even imagine it! i never realized that before! holy cow man! how can i manifest something if i cannot even imagine it? hmmm... thanks again patty

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ENCOURAGING WORDS GREG, I DO AGREE WITH YOU, IF YOU DO BY CHANCE GET TO A PROFILE .. TRY NOT TO READ TO MUCH ABOUT WHAT H APPENED. THE THING WE NEED TO REMEMBER IS EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ONE PERSON HAS A BAD TIME WITH YOU MIGHT NOT AT ALL. I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU ... LOOK AT THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES, THERE AMAZING AND PUT ME IN SUCH A BETTER MOOD IF I AM FEELING DOWN. IT IS SO AMAZING TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION ON THE PEOPLE. I HOPE TO TALK TO IN THE FUTURE GREG, MY SURGERY IS OCTOBER 7TH I AM HAVING THE LAP-RNY. AND BEST OF LUCK AND SPEEDY RECOVERY TO ALL THE OCTOBER WLS FOLKS....................... KENDRA~

Thank you Greg, I'm going next week and I'm very nervous. I'm grateful for your post. I've read the memorial pages and the complication forum. I know the risks I'm done thinking about them. I'm going to follow your advise and do some visualization and meditation every day until my surgery next Wednesday.