Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas

I hope everyone will enjoy this wonderful Christmas Season.  I for one will.  This is the first Christmas in quite sometime that it has really felt like a Holiday.  I am looking forward to my family gathering at my house tomorrow. All of my children, grandchildren, in-laws, sisters and brother and their families.  About 23 of us.     I've got my video cameras charging and all my cameras ready.  I've been practicing on my kitty BooBoo  she is ready for the holidays....

They sure are cute

Hi Barbara , My name is Juanita, I have not had any surgery yet. { I want to have the RNY}
I am hopping to get started with all the paper work  right after the first week in Jan.09
I live in West Columbia SC  a few miles past the airport
my children and grandchildren  are coming over tomorrow and I have spent all day preparing food . I have already started watching what I eat  ,I am trying to get my body ready for the Wonderful change  in it.
I love Christmas time !! it seems as if people  stop and think about other people more this time of year,  It is a shame we don't do this all year
 I don't know how to post my picture on my blog  but my daughter Victoria can do ANYTHING on the computer so as soon as the holidays are over I'm going to get her to take a picture of me so I can put it on my blog.
 Have a Very merry Christmas

Juanita

Juanita,  Hope you have a great Christmas.   You are doing the best thing...watching what you eat now.  I lost a good bit of weight before my surgery  around 62 pounds and I started walking .   It made it easier to get through the surgery.    Life is so much better now.   I feel like a new person.   I enjoy my family and friends much more now.   Saving you a place on the Losers Bench.....Barbara

WENT TO MY MOTHERNLAWS LAST NIGHT ,WOW WHAT FOOD & THEN OUT CAME THE DESSERTS OH MY BUT I MADE IT THRU ,NOW GOING TO MY MOMS TODAY & MORE FOOD .EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY & REM THE HOMELESS & ALL THE PPL THAT ARE LOSSING THERE JOBS ,MERRY CHRISTMAS BECKY

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I just got done looking at all your new pics and I have to tell you and your sister that you both look amazing. I remember talking to you at Dr. Bours before either of you had your surgery and I know first hand how far you both have come during your journey.  You both should be very proud of how well you have done...... I think we can tell by those smiles on your faces that you are, lol.
I need to get back on tract after the holidays are over and start losing again. I have gained a couple of pounds over the past month and need to get them off ASAP. It's so hard being around all the holiday treats at work and have been slipping up and grazing on some of them and now I am paying for it with the weight gain. I know I can get it off  since seeing how well you have both done has given me the motivation to get started eating better again.
You have a wonderful New Year and hope to see you at the meetings soon.

Take care!
Mary

Thanks Mary. Barbara has done fantastic on her weight loss. I've done ok. But I plan on buckeling down and get my last 25 lbs off. I want to have that off before my 1 year check up in March then I will be at goal. I had so much trouble with my arthritis at first that it made it difficult to get the exercise in. I still have trouble but I have my meds to help me out. That is my New Year's resolution to get my butt back on track and get that last bit off. I've been the same weight for about 2 months. But it will come off, I just have to stick to it.   Teresa