Hi all!

Hi everyone, This board has been really quiet lately so lets get this party started. How is everyone? I am good. No I am great. Things are going wonderful for me. I see the surgeon on Tuesday the 23rd and am looking forward to it. I am hoping he will have all my papers ready to be sent to the insurance for approval.Keep your fingers crossed. I am really psyched for this to happen. Anyway Friday my husband and I and 2 other couples went to see 40 year old virgin. It was great. I give it 4 stars. We laughed through the entire movie. VERY VERY funny.Who couldn't use a laugh right? Today we are going to my Mother in laws for a good bye dinner for my brother in law who is headed to Iraq for his 3rd tour of duty. I am sure he will be fine and home in no time. Guess what.... school for my three wonderful kids starts in 2 weeks and 2 days. Who's counting though...ME ME ME! NO really they are great kids. ON September 8th my husbands Aunt is coming in from England for 3 weeks. We are really looking forward to it, she is so wonderful. Anyway enough about me. What has everyone else been doing? Tell me/us bout your summer. How is your weight loss journey going? HUgs to all Chris

Hi Chris - Yes, the board's been veeeerrrry quiet lately. I'm glad you're feeling so upbeat and excited, and wish you the best on your journey. Re your BIL going to Iraq - I wish him and all his family the best. I'm an Air Force brat myself, so I know even when dad returns home well, the strain is tough on everyone. My summer's been all about work, unfortunately....waaaay to many hours there. My staff is down by 1 right now, but I think we've found someone who appears to be great, and I think she'll be starting in 3 weeks or so...details to be ironed out still, but it looks good. And the rest of my time is all about being obsessed with WLS. Driving myself nuts, and it's a short drive! My surgery is 9/30, so still plenty of time to put myself completely over the edge LOL! I've been reading, re-reading, studying, researching more, living on OH and OHNY boards...you'd think I'd get bored by now, right? But this is a very big decision for me, and all of us, so rightly so it's on my mind. I find my meals have expanded again, but am still logging every day in fitday.com, taking my vitamins, drinking my water...I need to get back to chewing more before swallowing...I want to ingrain as many good habits now as I can, but I do slack off from time to time... Laundry and housework done, on to some more technical writing for work. Wishing everyone a lovely Sunday, Mary Mc

Chris, Sorry hun i am a little late but wanted to peek in and say hello to you. ~Hugs~ Hoping you are doing great. I see you are moving along with your journey and that is always a good thing. After your papers are submitted then the real waiting begins. I wish you the very best. ~Hugs~ Take care Debra P 285/230/125??