Drink of the morning for me SF Hot Chocolate with some french vanilla creamer.  I haven not posted very much to the board, but feel that I should start.

  My journey is now in the 26th year.  I had my surgery January 25 1985 and alot has gone on during those years.  Anemia was the biggest and now kinda have that under control.  I had a kidney transplant (nothing to do with weight loss surgery) 4 years ago, so now my biggest concern is the new kidney and not weight loss.  I will make it to oner-land in a few months.  I gained 80+ pounds with the transplant due to the massive amount of prednisone that I take daily.  I have worked on the weight slowly and it will continue to go down.
  What everyone has to remember is that it did not take you 6-12 months to gain the weight you did, so don't expect to lose all the weight in less than a year.  Don't get discouraged, if you fall off the wagon, get back on it tomorrow. 

  Would I do the surgery again...yes I would.  The hospital stay would be short (my time was 11 days) and the surgery is so much  more advanced.  And yes, my tool still works.  Things still get stuck and I still dump.  But it is the best thing I have ever done.

 

 

Oh, I have one of those little filter thingie's too :-)  I did make it with my own Folger's coffe grounds and your right, it is a pain in the butt but I can see where it would be way cheaper!  I'll have to get one of those carousels.

Thanks for the tips on which ones to try!!  I won't be able to make the meeting Tuesday night because I have a hair cut/color appointment.  I am hoping to make the Feb meeting. 

Hi Pam - yes he surprised me and had a 'gift' wrapped up sitting on my desk in my office when I got home Wednesday night!  He knows how much I like my coffee.  I LOVE it!  I got a sample pack of 12 k-cups, but I'll have to look for the Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Roll.  Do you order your k-cups on-line? 

Thanks for the recipe....going to have to try that one!!

BTW...love your new picture!

I'm usually around OH at some point during the day. But mornings seems to be a bit more hectic for me at the office lately so I'm not around first thing. 

School is about to start up again for the semester next week. Not looking forward to having a Saturday class that's 90 minutes away from home and my Thursday night class is going to cut into my Grey's Anatomy time.  Thankfully the head of the graphics department is working with me on a special project for this term's publication-design class and I may be able to tackle a personal project that has been on the back burner for a while rather than the planned class assignments. 

I've got a big week next week. I've been asked to speak at the Hurley Support Group meeting on Monday night and then we have the Bay City support meeting on Tuesday night. Meeting friends on Wednesday and then Thursday is the start of school again. Friday is free, then most of Saturday will be taken up with school (class is 9a-1p in Auburn Hills, so won't get home until 2:30 or so - yuck!). 

My WLS journey?

At 3 years out I've noticed a decided change in my journey -- life is so much less about WLS now than it used to be. The WLS stuff has just become a part of my daily routines and is part of who I am, so now I no longer have to focus all of my energy and attention on being a WLS patient and can just live my life like a normal person. There's never a day I forget about my WLS, but most days it's definitely not the focus. 

You got a k-cup coffee maker?! OMG! I love my Keurig so much. :-)

My current favorite is the Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Roll coffee. I make a fake latte right in my kitchen. I heat up 6 ounces of milk, add about 1 tablespoon sf vanilla syrup, then froth the milk with my areolatte thingie -- then add the brewed coffee to the milk. SOOOOO good!