I am so excited, y'all!!! I am going with a huge group of friends and family tomorrow, including my two oldest, to Valley Fair in Shakopee, MN. I am so excited. I have been going there since I was little!

I haven't fit on the rides in 7 years and then it was a really tight squeeze. I had just had a female surgery and was really in pain because they had to push the bars, etc. down so tight to make me fit.

Now I have lost 140 lbs and I fit on rides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to be with my kids and friends and just have that freedom again. I can't wait to experience the thrill and rush of all those intense rides!

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to you Melissa on your weight loss, that is absolutle wonderful, you are losing and feeling great that is how it should be. I haven't had mine yet but I'm afraid the excercise will be the most difficult for me as well. Just take it a day at a time and do the best you can with the excercise cuz it is important to our success. Keep up the great job and have a wonderful day. Donna

Hi Cindy I hope you recieve your approval letter soon, it only took about a week and a half to get my approval, and that was just from me calling them and my dr's office just writing a note of my comorbidities. All of the girls at the surgeons office says it never usually goes that fast, I told them lets get it done before they change their minds....lol My daughter had an open RNY almost 3 yrs ago, she looks really good but she is going back to her old habits which makes me unhappy. Fast foods all the time, lots of drinking alchol, she has put 17lbs back on so far. She is staying with me right now so hopefully she will get back into the groove of good eating. I hope so it sure would be a shame to waste it all. I have started my preop diet earlier this week and have lost 3lb so far, I don't have any problems during the day with my diet except still struggling with the water thing. I got 5 bottles in me yesterday so I am getting there. But I have a problem with late night snacking. I don't sleep well at night so I am constantly up and down and always checking out the cupboards and frig, this is a real problem for me and I don't know how to deal with it. Oopps!   here I go just ramblin on, anyways I hope you get you letter very soon.

Glad to hear you survived day one.  Hopefully day two will be good for you as well.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.  I know you can do it.  We are strong!  Take it one minute at a time if you need to and pray, pray, pray.....   Let us know how you are coming along.  Your little girl is so precious.  Your a lucky woman!  ~~ Cindy

Congrats!  I'm waiting for my date too.  Should be getting a call soon I think.  ~~ Cindy