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Although I have never had the opportunity to meet you, I have always appreciated your honest and down to earth posts. Happy surgiversary
. It is more difficult these days to get excited once the novelty has worn off and the daily struggles of living can get you down. I know that you are much better off in so many ways from the woman you were 6 years ago. I admire the courage you have to tackle your issues and deal with life - not run away from it. I hope that growth continues for you and that this next year will see many graces come your way. I always am happy to see you post. Take good care of yourself.Donna
My husband is loving this, though... means he can cook food that I don't like and enjoy it. He made spaghetti other night. The only thing chunky in my sauce is the burger meat. he chopped up other things and put in it... YUK... Told him to enjoy it while he can... lol
HW 284.5, SW 247, GW 140 
Hang in there. It is all worth it.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Missing you Nicole and always wishing the best for you. Do take time to honor your 6 year milestone. Life really can be a struggle sometimes, and we kind of get "weighed down" with all the stuff that we have to deal with. So I hope you remember today all the good in your life and all the people who wish you great things to come.
arlene
Congrats on your surgiversary! I think to some extent, not realizing it is just a way of knowing that life is not solely about WLS anymore and that is in some way a good thing. . . While we don't want to forget what life was once like, least we ever go back to it, we certainly had this surgery to be more "normal" (lol), whatever normal means. . . I think when we take this journey, it opens doors to many places, some of which we did not want to go, but now have to face opening those doors and dealing with so much more in order to continue successing. . . hope to see you in person somewhere, sometime soon. . . you are a success story in the making, as so long as we are breathing, it is still a work in progress. . .
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Lisa,
Love these two stories. It does feel great when we can reach out to others.
Happy Healthy New Year to you and Siehara!
Arlene
I've been thinking of many of the folks that I met through Barix and would love to see people who haven't been to our meetings for quite some time.
I know how many of us struggle with keeping the weight off. Yes, we all felt an emotional high when the pounds were coming off, when the compliments were numerous and when we discovered all the things we could do having many less pounds to carry around. Time passes and even though we feel great about our accomplishments, we discover that we now have to do daily battle with our minds, and the thoughts that we have. You know the ones that I mean. They tell us we are lonely, stressed, unfulfilled, unworthy and on and on. The voice in our head tells us we will feel much better if we have that ice cream or cake or whatever. As food addicts, you know the end of the story.
Anyway, I would love to see many former Barix friends come to a meeting. Support is an important component of this lifelong commitment. Join us and share your successes and struggles.
Hope everyone else is well.
Laureen glad u r enjoying life! Donna., the right op will come in time! Keep the faith!
Xoxo,
Maura
