Hi, new at this posting thingy

Hi! Im sherrie. I live in silver creek. I have been going through the process of obtaining approval since September of '03. I am at my next to last step. I have an appointment with my Psych dr. on March the first. Before he would see me or recommend the surgery, I had to go on the post operative diet. For one month I am only allowed to eat the 4 ounce meals, 4-6 times a day. I hope i read that right in my surgery packet. This is to see if I will comply with the rules for the surgery. I started on Feb. 1st. Today is Feb. 18, and after weighing this morning, my scales tell me that i have lost 8 lbs. And believe me i have gone through HELL. I have eaten yogurt, fat free pudding, baby food cereals, broiled meat, grilled meat, 1/2 sandwiches, drank juices (100% no sugar added), skim milk, koolaid sweetened with splenda, water, no diet or regular colas. no sweets, no sugar, no fried foods. well i take that back. i have not always followed the rules to a "T". I have cheated. But i think that was more because I knew that i could and it wouldnt hurt me. But after I have the surgery, I know that to overeat, could be life threatening. I have kept a diary and food journal and have been totally honest with Dr. Harbin here in rome. So march 1st we will see where we stand. Im looking for some pen pals for help and encouragement as i am a stay home mom. right now exercise is hard cause at 300lbs, anything is hard. so....here i am.......requesting an

HELLO JUST WANTED TO SAY WELCOME AND I AM HERE FOR YOU YOU WILL FIND A LOT OUT ON THIS BOARD ALL THE PEOPLE HERE ARE GREAT AND WILL HELP YOU OUT ALOT I AM LEARING ALOT FROM HERE I HAVENT HAD WLS YET I SEEN THE PSYH JAN THE 22ND HE SAID I AM GOOD TO GO BUT THE DOCS OFFICE SAID THEY HAVENT GOT THE PAPER WORK FROM THE PSYH OFFICE YET I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID IT TAKES TIME SO I AM STILL WAITING I HOPE IT GOES BETTER FOR YOU TAKE CARE GOD BLESS WANDA(BOBADOSH)

hi wanda! thanks for your response!! please feel free to holler any time. i look forward to hearing from strangers soon to be friends. so what was the psych visit like--if you dont mind sharing. give me a yell---email any time at [email protected]

Hi Sherrie, first congratulations as it sounds like you are getting much closer. I had surgery on 2/3/04 & have been doing pretty well. Exercise is tough to start with, but I thought I would share with you the tape that I have been using & can handle. It is called "Walk the Walk" by Leslie Sansone. It is a christian inspired video & it is great. It is an indoor walking tape & it has a one mile & two mile walk on it. The one mile is for beginners & it has some rough points, but overall it is very low impact & great to start with. She has many tapes so look for this one in particular, because some of her others involve weights & higher impact which you can move up to as you go along. Anyway, good luck with everything & feel free to write me if you like: [email protected]. Keep up the good work - I know you will do great! God bless.

hi angel!! thanks so much for responding. i cant wait to get further into this experience of weight loss. i have been searching for some low impact exercise and i have seen her video in the CDB or is it CBD catalog--either way i plan on getting it in a couple of weeks--i am almost to the point where i can move freely without the aid of my cane. please feel free to email me any time--a stranger is only a friend not met--- [email protected]