Happy Wednesday All

Hello my AMOS Family, Just wanted to peek in and say hello to you all.....~Hugs~ I am so looking forward to this 3 day weekend and my hubby is OFF for all 3 of those days.... I am back to work 1/2 days this week and that is enough for me.... I guess I will try and do a full day today but we will see. I hope the food that I brough will be ok with my tummy, they is nothing new so I should be all good. QUESTION: This can be for both pre and post ops, do or have you mourned for the old foods that you can not have for a while? I got very "blah" right before my surgery and I was so upset because I was soooo excited when I got my date but as the day came I was getting more "blah" about it. I found out that I started to mourn for my food loss. But it is getting better as I am adding some "normal" goods back to my list... Thanks for posting all....~hugs~ Debra P

Debra Good Morning!! Happy Wednesday to you also. I also am looking forward to the weekend because we will probably get together with family and friends. I think I might try to get my hubby to go up to our camper over the weekend. We have not been up there to stay at all yet this season. Glad to hear things are getting better with each passing day. I can hardly wait until I have my wls, but I am still waiting Have a great day and a wonderful weekend! Stay Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. {{{{HUGS}}}} Brenda

Brenda, Hello hun...~hugs~ I can not believe you are still waiting... That drives me crazy but you know it can not go over the 30 days right? That sounds great to go camping, I have not been out like that in about 4 years....WOW! They said that the humid weather will pass by Friday night..... so it should be a nice weekend as it looks so far.... Well take care and you have a great time as well...~hugs~ Debra P

HAPPY HUMP DAY TO YOU TO DEBRA HOPE THAT YOU HAVE GREAT DAY. YEAH 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AND CLOSER TO MY SURGERY WELL I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE THING I WILL MISS THE MOST IS A NICE T-BONE STEAK AND TALL GLASS OF BEER. STEAK IS MY FAVORITE MEAL I COULD HAVE THAT EVERY DAY AND I KNOW THAT'S REALLY GONNA BE HARD ME. BUT WELL SEE! SO ENJOY YOUR DAY AND STAY COOL!!! NICOLE

Nicole, Hello hun.....~hugs~ Yes your surgery is on my birthday.....so you will do GREAT... Yeah so you will really enjoy yourself this weekend then and eat that BIG steak.... I will try some beef once I can have it and I hope it agrees with my new pouch because I miss that as well.... Take care hun and I wish you the very best....~Hugs~ Debra P

Hi Nicloe you don't have to mourn steak I love steak to and I was a big time steak eater......you wont have it in the begining stages of your post-op but you will eat steak again so it might be lost but not gone forever..... I do have steak now I just don't eat the whole steak anymore and that is a good thing we don't want to eat the way we did before... I wish you the best you day is almost here..... Christine 346/231/?

HI CHRISTINE THANK YOU ! I AM HOPING THAT I WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BECAUSE I ENJOY IT SO MUCH. I QUESS WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE. HAVE A GREAT DAY NICOLE

Debra, Hi...well 3 of my kids are leaving for Florida on Saturday for 10 days...yea!!!! I will get to enjoy my little one without all the chaos. They have only been home for a couple of days and they are driving me crazy...the rain isnt helping. Anyway, so it will be me and my 3 year old on the 4th, my husband has to work, I think I'm going to go see Madagascar. (I might crash Christine's bbq) Yes, i am too mourning some foods, in fact, just the other night I started to cry...we meet up with some family every once in awhile at a place called Jackson Hole, truly the best burgers....I didnt go...I just couldnt handle it. I also still cook dinner every night for 6 other people, and sometimes it's very hard. I hope this sadness lifts soon.....I'm thinking that when weightloss is more noticeable that will replace some of these feelings, because we will feel sooooo good about that. Love, Janean

Hi there baby please do crash my BBQ.... I am so sorry you are going through these feelings I do know how it is and the crying will get less and less....but it still happens.....Janean I know you have a very busy schedule, and you probably didn't take time for you.....but since you had surgery...you need to take time for just you....hubby will have to stay with the kiddies so you can do your walking or go to the gym.....as a post op you must take care of you even thou you have 6 other people to take care of too....so the older ones also have to pitch in and give you 1 to 2 hours a day for you..... I was doing the cooking for the family too when I got home from the hospital and it was difficult but I don't feel like I am missing so much any more either cause I am getting more healthier and happier.....more active with the kids and I now put me first which is hard to do with children....cause most of our attention goes on them..... This is and emotional roller coaster and you don't know how much of a roller coaster that it is until you are living it....even when you are focused you still break down and cry and it usually is when nobody is watching.....and some times we don't know why we are even crying.....HELL I have lost 115lbs so far and I still cry just not as often as it was in the begining and I realize I really have to take care of me.....this is not something I can put off doing any more.... I hope this helps and just know you are not alone....we are here for you and we are all going through it...... talk to you soon.... Christine 346/231/?

Janean, Wow you will only have one then huh? Wooo hooooo but I bet you will miss them.... Yes this rain is so bad for me also, I am trying to get some walking in but when it is like this I can not......I guess I could go to the mall and walk but then I will get myself in trouble with buying things... Yes I understand the crying totaly, and like Christine said it still happens but we will be better of to take it once we really see our weight moving down and when we start feeling so much better....~hugs~ Yeah I went to see my Mom on Sunday night at the Diner as she was passing through town coming back from Upstate, well I was so scared to go but I did and had some shrimp ****tail, I asked for tarter(sp?) sauce and ketchup so I can make some sauce because I am not sure if there was so much sugars in the pre made stuff they give you. I eat 2 big shrimp in the time it took them to have salad, soup, dinner and desert. I was tired of chewing... Well you know you can call me anytime hun.....~Hugs~ I am always here for you and all...... Take care Debra P