Good Thursday Everyone,

Hope your having a great week and are preparing for the upcoming weekend. Today I am so grateful for my WLS. I can't imagine how my life would be today if I hadn't gone through with my WLS going on 9 yrs. ago now. I was told by my bariatric surgeon that at my current weight ( before surgery ) I probably wouldn't like 10 yrs. Thank God for this surgeon who changed my life by doing my WLS on me. Everyday is a "gift" to us from God....we have NO guarantees of tomorrow or the next minute for that matter. We should be grateful everyday for everything and everyone in our lives. They are either a blessing or a lesson. I am so grateful for my family and my life. Grateful for my health and God and answered prayers. Grateful that Obesity Help has always been here for me during my WL journey and there has always been someone on one of the forums to answer my "dumb questions" that I had in the beginning of my journey and always someone to encourage me when my family was against this surgery. SO grateful for my OH Family. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for and have a blessed day.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Good morning

Long day yesterday, getting up before 6 and setting in waiting rooms all day wore me out.  

Today back to normal routine.

Have a great day!

Casting Call: Lap-Band Patient Success Stories / Photo Shoot

WANTED:

Photogenic men and women,  in the Dallas/ Ft Worth area, aged 30-45 years old who have had success with the LAP-BAND^® Surgery and are willing to be featured in various LAP-BAND^® Patient Education and Marketing materials.

*Candidates will need to have had a BMI of 30-40 (with one co-morbidity) prior to surgery.

The photo shoot will be held in late September or early October and will take ~3 hours. If selected, you will receive a $250 Visa gift card in appreciation for your time.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

•          Submit 2 photos

o   One BEFORE image that captures your life before the LAP-BAND^®.

Please note we will be using your “Before” image in our marketing materials. It’s important that no other people are in this image for legal reasons

o   One AFTER image that highlights your weight-loss success.  Please note, this image will be used primarily to determine if you will be selected to be the face of the LAP-BAND^® System. If you are selected, you will be required to participate in a professional photo shoot

•          Please provide brief and personal answers for the following questions. (Responses should be no more than 3-4 sentences in length, per question)

1.       Please describe your weight loss journey (from struggle to triumph)
2.     Please describe something that you are happy about finally fitting into after years of struggling with your weight.  (i.e. favorite jeans, wedding ring, swimsuit, other?)

•          Please provide current clothing sizes and/or measurements (this information will only be used for wardrobe purposes if you are selected for the photo shoot)

Please submit your application or ask any questions to [email protected] 

Good Hump Day Everyone,

Hope your week is going well for you. We ALL have something everyday to be grateful for no matter how big or small it may be. I am grateful everyday that God has allowed me another day of second chances to make better choices than the day before. I am so very grateful for my WLS almost 9 yrs. ago. Grateful that I no longer view food the same as before my WLS and so very grateful for all the things that I can now do and have done for years now that were only dreams before my WLS. Grateful for Obesity Help that has always been here for me every step of my WLS journey and for the people who were always on here ready to answer my sometimes really "stupid" questions and give me much needed advice. Grateful for support groups that are SO very important in our WL journeys and grateful for every pound and inch that I lost. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today and have a blessed day !!!!

Hugs and blessings ~~~~ Vivian

Good morning

I am up earlier than I want to be. Dad has some test a St. Paul so I took the day off to go with him. He is picking me up at 6:30. He has 4 appointments so will be an all day thing

Scale below red line this morning

Well he got here at 6 so he is waiting on me

Have a great day!