Ardie where are you?

It was so great to meet you yesterday in Columbia. My husband and I both really enjoyed talking to you! I felt sooooooooooo much better after we talked and I really look forward to seeing you again! Marla

Marla I have to agree with you. It was so great to have Ardie there. She is such a sweetheart. And boy has she come a long way. But I got a double treat cause I also got to meet you also. You are such a doll. I hope and pray that everything went well for you at your consult. I look foward to hearing from both of you on how you are doing!!! Love Melissa

Melissa, please email me or tell me here how yours went. It was great to meet you also!

Hey Melissa, It was great to meet you and your hubby too! You are such a sweet gal and I truly want you to succeed and get the WLS. So many things are just waiting for you, and you are such a brave lady to start the process of getting surgery and regaining life. I loved your positive attitude and look on life... that wonderful kind of positive attitude that will help you in your weightloss journey. You made such a huge first step Wednesday to regain the part of yourself that you may have thought was lost forever. But you know what? It isnt. It's there waiting for you! As you go through this weightloss journey you will find such joy and peace as you feel more comfortable with yourself and your surroundings..... and not to mention just feeling better physically. So many things will come back to you that you can do again... it will be like Christmas in July.. an unexpected gift. I hope for you all the things that I have regained and been blessed with. I have had so many wow moments that sometimes I just dont feel I deserve all of them! You need to email me too and tell me how your consult went, and if I can help you in any way and encourage you to "keep the faith". I want to be able to come and visit you in the hosptal when you have your surgery! Keep me posted in your progress. I want to know and be one of your "cheerleaders"! Take Care Ardie

Hey Marla! The feelings mutual... I had such a great time talking with you and your hubby yesterday at Dr. Scotts office! I have sat not to long ago in your spot and was anxious and nervous about what I had to do to get my life back, and I sure would have loved someone to come and talk to me before I went to my consult too. I just love meeting people and hopefully answer some questions and visit! You are such a wonderful lady and so brave to be making changes for the better in your life. You deserve all the wonderful moments that will come back to you after surgery. I just can't wait for you to experience them. They are such sweet and precious moments of rediscovering yourself. Some wow moments will be very dramatic, but others are small and would miss them if you dont pay attention.... Im sure life is wonderful for you now, but just wait after surgery it will be incredible! You'll love it! I am so thrilled and excited for you and all the possibilities that are coming your way. You better keep me posted on your progress! I know you have some tests coming up so keep me in the loop on how your doing! I want to know! Ok Im nosey too but dont tell anybody! I look forward to seeing you again too! Ardie

Ardie!!! It was GREAT to see you again on Wednesday!!! You look absolutely fan-damn-tastic!! Keep up the awesome work girlfriend!! Connie

Hey Girl, Thank you for the compliment... You don't know how much I needed to hear that today! And by the way you look pretty fan-damn-tastic yourself!!!! You know all the sweat, tears, and hard work that got us to where we are right now has been so worth it! I just love my life and all that I can do and will do in the future. I never want to even think about going back to where I was. Plus, I love the fact I can cross my legs again. I have missed doing that so much! Keep doing the right thing everyday Connie... for me it has been a struggle but it has been so worth it. For the past few days all I have thought about is comfort food and shoving it in my mouth but I have been trying to keep the faith and do the right thing. So far I have been doing the right thing. So hopefully it will get easier. But I am an addict and so I have to treat myself as such. Hard to admit that I have a problem and that I will forever be in recovery one day at a time. Well I didnt mean to get on my soapbox but I did anyways... ha Take Care and I hope I will see you at the support group on the 10th! I miss you being there! I gotta fly to the gym now! Ardie