Holy Thin Chixs! You look fabulous dawling! Michelle 5 weeks post-LBL

Hey woman... good to see you!!! Get thee to a doctor to get some labs drawn pronto!!!!! Nothing to play around with.. I waited and almost didn't make it as a result... so anemic it took 4 units of blood to pump me up and I was still considered anemic when they discharged me from the hospital!!! I waited because of money as well... I'm lucky to be here to talk about it. Even the nurse in the ER said she had never in 23 years seen levels as low as mine in somebody walking and talking. B

Do you really remember...... What you looked like before surgery??? Take out those before pictures and give yourself a pat on the back for making a bold move towards longer life!!! I was shocked when I looked at my presurgical picture at the doctors office!!!! DAYYYYYM! How much you really ate before surgery??? Go out to dinner with one of your old favorite eating buddies and have dinner - see if they can tell you, or if you can truly remember. I can remember having appetizers, dinner, desert and drinks... without a pause. Now I take home a doggie bag most places I go. How big your clothes really were??? Did you save at least one pair of pant for that two legs in one pants leg of your favorite pants shot??? Now's the time guys... take a long look.... we don't ever want to go back there right??? How you felt moving around in the world and how people treated you??? Take a long hard look at the next morbidly obese person you see tomorrow in public... watch how that person is moving... does it look painful? I remember the pain well! Watch how the cashier, the man walking by and other people treat him/her. It is amazing how invisible the obese are, and how we don't sometimes even look eye to eye. Observe their posture and yours now... any differences? I find I hold my head a lot higher and am a lot more bold now... I complain when I think something is wrong and I refuse what I don't want... didn't do that quite so often as an SMO (super morbidly obese) person. What it felt like to run?? I couldn't when I was at my highest... did you? Anyway, this is no Aprils Fools Joke... Your life has changed dramatically - time to take stock and celebrate!!! b

Girl you look great. . with the loose skin I have heard that if you get a lot rashs that sometimes the insurance will cover the plastic surgery , Hey it wouldnt hurt and you may lose a few more pounds a feel better about yourself . Honestly you look great . . But you have to feel that you do inside So Gonzo

Hey M. Frank, I was just reading your post and would like to request if you could send me your meal planning sheet. I too have been having some problems with getting off track, with the right foods and with taking my supplements. I would really appreciate it. Any help would be good. Thanks in advance. Cathy