good night guys

hey guys...my first day at work was fabulous!! i loved it. its gonna be hard with balancing the kids and the house and the hubby but where theres a will ttheres a way. i plan on taking my laptop to work so i can munch on there wonderful shrimp and on break check in with you guys. i feel like i have met some good people on this board. and theres actually a lady at the job that had the wls in 2004 so we talked for a little while. i plan on getting ahold of tripler tommrw and getting on there wait list for plastics. im mean i know im 174 but if i loose 30 lbs and weigh 144 then get plastics and they remove like 15-20 lbs of skin ill be anorexic!!! well ill probably be at a normal weight just never realizing it being obese my whole life...like since i was 9 ive been overweight. bad food and country cooking. this board alwos me to open up like its a diary that talks back!!!!!! good night guys!! teresa

Aloha Teresa...I'm so glad your first day was a good one! Also, how wonderful that another woman there has had WLS..she will have so mu*****ommon with you. A woman who leads one of our support groups on Maui had the "belt" plastic surgery, and she looks fabulous!! Flat belly, and nice tight skin, and the scar is fading nicely. Go for it!! You already look gorgeous....but that will knock you out of the ballpark! Aloha, Your Maui friend, Karen

Teresa, congrats on the new job!! You'll manage the balancing act - it takes a little time, but I promise you'll get there. How cool that you've already met a co-worker in your boat!! I think it's a great idea to get on the wait list now - I mean once you have your consult they're going to tell you what they want you to weigh anyways, right?!?! So at least you'll be in the system and moving towards it. I'd be all over that. I know what you mean about the contorted views we have of our bodies... I keep setting my goal higher then I actually want it to be, just because I don't think I can do it!! Is that self sabatoge or what?? I love the way you put it about the talking back diary too... that's exactly what it is! I never thought of it exactly like that before, but it's so true! Talk to you later, and enjoy this new phase of your life. Aloha, Tin k