First goal reached !!

I wanted to be under 300 pounds before surgery, so it is! Today 299, for the first time in 5 years!
Small step, but hey, I haven't had surgery yet LOL

14 pound less since optifast, 21 total since the beggining of january...

Finally, I like this optifast diet a little bit more

have a nice sunday everybody!

((hugs))
Diane

Hooray!!! for you Diane. That's wonderful news. It's nice to see that scale move...so you are officially in " twoterville"!!!

Your day is coming up very soon too so take care of yourself and enjoy the last few Optifasts!!

Take care,
Ada

A- mazing and its still going to head doooooown.....

Congrats Diane! I guess it is quite some motivation to see the scale go down on the gawd awful OptiFast diet. Now you are only hours away from your operation. How are you feeling? 

I am feeling a  mixed of emotions! It's mostly excitment, but also a little bit of anxiety. I am not too afraid of the risk of surgery ( a little bit tought, it's mostly about dying, not that I am afraid of that, but it's leaving my two boys without a mother...) but I KNOW this will not happen. I am also a little anxious about the irreversible effects of the surgery. What if I cannot adapt to that new life, will I be able to be satisfied when I will eat just a few bite, and not finishing the entiere plate??

Well, I know I should do it, and everybody has gone throught these phases and are happy now...
So... let's go!

Hope everything is going ok for Yaya!

I am also watching house and c.a tonight, hope I will be able to concentrate...

Have a nice day !
 

Trust me you'll adapt Diane but your relationship with food does change major time. It is a mourning process.  I am getting tired of just eating protein, protein, and more protein but for now that  is all my pouce can hold.  The weight loss is definately worth it and I am beginning to see food more as a sustainence issue rather than a pleasure issue.
As for the effects long term well we never know what the future holds and we just have to trust our instincts that we made the best possible decision for ourselves with the knowledge we have at the time.  If problems arise, you'll deal with them at that time. So stay positive and forge ahead. I promise you one thing it feels wonderful to finally feel that we can actually attain a healthy weight and keep it off!  My surgery gave me that hope and yours will too! So good luck demain! I'll be thinking of you.

Thanks Brenda, I know it will be all different, and it's normal to feel anxious about the unknown... But,hey, I have no other choice, if I don't do it now, I won't be able to walk in a fewyears... So now is the time!
I just received my call from the hospital, I have to be at the hospital at 6 am, I'll be the first in the operating room at 8. I am so glad because when I had my gallbladder remove, I was second, and I waited from 8 to 11:30... Hope the surgeon will go to bed early tonight to be in perfect shape tomorrow! LOL

I have a song in my head today, I don't know if you've ever been to Disney world, in the carroussel of progress, they play this song...Now is the time, now is the best time, now is the best time of your life... Yeahhhhh!

((hugs))
Diane