Words of Encouragement for all !!!

This is mainly to the new preops begining their journey....One important thing to remember is this is a tool to help you lose weight for your health...This is God given...don't ever forget the heavenly father will guide you through each day of this journey...Give it all to him...If you find a snag or road block..Don't get discouraged...Maybe it was not meant to happen at that moment in time....but when its all done you will reap the rewards..... Rewards after surgery:...You can now begin to walk without breathing hard. grabbing on to things for support... ....You begin to look in the mirror and find out your body is changing for the good.... ....You go from many pills aday down to 1 or 2 sometimes 0.. depending on the situation ....You can look down now and see your feet...remember they may be small because nothing grows in the shade. .....Your pants fall off you...(beware do not walk in front of an open window and have your pants to fall down trust me this happend to me) .....People compliment you more, notice you more, and this makes you feel so good .....You can now fit behind the wheel of your car to drive .....You think you're hungry but after a couple, three bites you say OK IVE HAD ENOUGH ...then you feel like you've ate a turkey dinner... .....You wake up every morning praising and thanking the Lord for giving back your life and giving your health back.... Most of all....this is your life...no one has the right to decide things for you....You can either make the decision to better your health or live the way you do now...I made the right decision, AND if I had to do it all over again.. I would in a heartbeat....everyday of my life now. I get more excited about something that has changed....and then I get more excited that there will be other days to look forward to as well...Remember.. your body is a vessel that you use while on this planet...God gave it to you...no one can make it healthier for you .. BUT YOU.....I hope you continue in this journey with us...and we are all here for you to chat with...I have enjoyed my time on the board with everyone. We are a big happy family and I love everyone on here. I wouldnt trade them for all the money in the world....so by having this WLS. you gain so much more than you know...............GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU..........Craig Lee Watts

Craig.. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom. After my denial i have been down in the dumps. I am still waiting to hear back from my doctor he called my insurance to do a peer to peer. I just have this nudge in my stomach that i know its still going to come back denied. Your words mean alot to many people on here. You have done so well and are truely someone to look up to! keep up the work and keep the faith! hugggsss jai

Wow Craig, thank you so much for your encouraging words. I for one needed that this morning. The last couple of days have been sorta hard and depressing because I havnt been doing all that good on my diet this last week. I still need to lose roughly 25 lbs before my pre op testing on Nov. 6. Yeah people say I still have time but already a month has passed since I got my surgery date. It's coming around quick. Soon we'll be into Oct. then before I known it Nov will be here, ugh....I gotta get busy. I been walking some, but its really not easy....or maybe I just want to believe its not easy I dunno. Losing what little i have lost i know has helped in my walking but I still get out a breath easy and so forth. Well anyway....again Thanks so much Craig, you are such a tremendous blessing. Bless ya Bud, Andrew