Hello Everyone...

Hello, Just wanted to pop in and say hey before heading off to bed. This will be my first night in my bed instead of the chair, I hope I make it all night. I am feeling quite well these days. Pain is almost non existent if I remain still. The only 2 things that are annoying is the nausea and the itching. I ended up getting some kind of bad rash on my belly from the tape strips they applied and I have broken the skin scratching in some areas. I had gained 5 lbs while I was in the hospital and now I have lost that plus 2. Yay, 7 lbs in 4 days....I will take it. I know it is jus****er weight but I am still excited because I am going to try my hardest to see that it never returns Thanks for all the love and support from all of you!!! Robyn

Hi Robyn, We are just down the road from each other , I live in Millsboro. Thats not why I`m writing. Good luck on your new weight loss journey. I had my surgery almost a year ago. and am very happy with the results.Im down 76 lbs , but I was a light weight. I have about 40 lbs to go to get to my goal. I`m also a slow loser. My DH had his surgery on April 18th and has lost almost 50 lbs but men lose faster. Again lots of success on your journey. Sunnylea

Hi Robyn Here's hoping that you were able to get a great night's sleep in your bed last night. Keep posting and letting us know how you are doing. Sounds like things are going well. Dianne

Hey Robyn...How does it feel to be a loser?????? I hope that I get that feeling very soon! Did you stay in the hospital over night or what? I hope that you do well and you know that the weight will come off and stay off because you will make it!!!!!!!!!! My thoughts are with you....shaughnessy

It feels great to be a loser. I was sitting in the chair yesterday and all of a sudden I felt this feeling of sheer happiness come over me. I am a happy person but it has been a long time since I have been this happy!!! I have lost 19 lbs since the start of my liquid diet and I couldn't be more thrilled. I came home the same day I had surgery because that is all that my insurance would pay for. It wasn't too bad though. They had me full of pain pills and I slept the whole way home. Have your gotten any more news on your surgery yet? Robyn

OMG Robyn. Discharged the same day as surgery, you are quite the little trooper. So happy that you are feeling joy. Keep up the good work. Dianne

Robyn.......SHeer Happiness......its been a looooooong time since I have felt that feeling about myself!!!!! Congratulations on the weight loss! How long were you on the liquid diet? I havent asked them yet about that.....its gotta be extremely hard to be able to do that! I go back on Thursday.....they gave me the books and the recipes are actually quite good.....so I guess that they will see how I am doing with that so far. Dr. Bovard is awesome. They have already scheduled my surgery for June 21, but I am not holding my breath about it! I go to the shrink on June 8, so I dont know how everything would be ready to go by that time....I dont know. How long did it take for yours to finally go through? Oh, and can you pick up Chloe yet? That will kill me if I have to wait a long time to pick up my little girl!!! Anyway, take care and keep losing... shaughnessy

Hi Robyn, glad your feeling better. Congrats on the 7 pounds. Doesn't it feel wonderful to step on a scale and see it go down instead of up. I went a little overboard and started stepping on it every day, that wasn't a good thing for me. Keep up the good work and keep us informed. Deanna

Hello sweetie,so sorry I have been away too long,I have been in dover and back to newark and trying to take care of my brother,my dad,my husband,my father-in-law.They all needed help at the same time and it ran me into the ground that I had to go back in the hospital too.Still fighting with pain but honey 188 pounds off and gone yahoooooo baby.Sweetie welcome to the losing side I am so happy and proud of you for taking this step to a new begining.If there is anything I can do for you I am here and yes I'm free lol.They all better now,lol.Sending loving warm hugsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.Take care sweetie love ya your friend bonnie

Robyn, It has been so long since I have seen or spoken to you. So glad to here you are on the losing side. Welcome to the loser's side of the bench where there is always room for one more. Hope to see you this month at the meeting. ( June). Would love to hear all about your journey. See you lighter. Joanne