USE YOUR SURGERY BOARDS

FROM SOMETHING MS DONA E-MAILED ME ... JUST IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS FOR EACH MONTH'S SURGERIES ... SO, I GO TO THE OCTOBER 2005 SURGERY BOARD & ANYONE WHO HAD THEIR SURGEIES IN THE SAME MONTH POST THERE. PLEASEEEEEEEEE KEEP POSTING HERE AS WELL, BUT YOU WILL FIND SOOOO MUCH INFO & SUPPORT WITH OTHERS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT YOU ARE AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE ... MAKES THE JOURNEY A LOT EASIER KNOWING YOU'RE NOT ALONE OR THE ODD DUCK OUT. ONE THING ... DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN COMPARING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS TO EVERYONE ELSE'S ... AT ONE PARTICULAR TIME, WE HAD WEIGHT LOSSES RANGING FROM 120 #s ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 35 #s FOR BASICALLY THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS. EVERYONE LOST; IT ALL DEPENDED ON OUR PARTICULAR BODIES & CONDITIONS. ALSO, YOU WILL SEE AT ABOUT 4 MONTHS POST OP THAT SOME WILL START EATING CANDY, DRINKING ALCOHOL & SNACKING ON CHIPS - THAT'S WAY TOO SOON TO ADD THOSE THINGS & SOME THINGS ... WELL, MAYBE SOME OF US SHOULDN'T EVER HAVE THEM AGAIN ... OR, ONLY AFTER HITTING OUR GOAL ... DON'T LET THEM INFLUENCE YOU TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS A LIFE LONG CHANGE & IT EFFECTS YOUR ENTIRE LIFE ... THE POINT IS TO MAKE HEALTHY, WISE DECISIONS, NOT TRY TO CHEAT THE SYSTEM & GET AWAY WITH IT. BE BOLD & COUNTER THESE TYPES OF ATTEMPTS ... POST THAT YOU'RE STICKING WITH THE PROGRAM & DO IT ... AFTER YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL, YOU'LL HAVE A HEALTHY LIFETIME TO HAVE SOME OF THESE THINGS AS A SPECIAL TREAT ... IN MODERATION KEEPING IN BALANCE, BUT DON'T START NOW! REMEMBER ... NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING THIN FEELS! SO, ENJOY THE MONTHLY SURGERY BOARDS & TAKE THE BEST FROM THEM ... THEY ARE A GODSEND & YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU'RE POSTING WITH OTHERS WHO HAD SURGERY WHEN YOU DID. GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK