God Bless You I honestly got chills when i read your post because to be honest i really dont want a lapband i would like to have the sleeve i got so concerned til on friday i applied for a loan to get the sleeve I will be praying for you to that all your needs are met thank you so much for your post and may you be blessed indeed

Hello sister!  Praying that God's word will encourage you to lose the weight you wish to lose to enable you to have the wls of your choice.  My prayer is that insurance companies will also expand what they will cover for WLS.  My current insurance carrier will only cover the lapband procedure.  With obesity being at an all time high in the country you would think they would increase their coverage to cut down on their expenses associated with obesity.

I pray that you have much success in your WL quest

 I am going to have a lovely weekend.  First, Saturday morning, my church is having our annual Ladies Christmas Tea.  This is a huge evangelistic event for the ladies.  We invite our friends for tea, cookies and light snacks.  There is special music, and a message focused around the birth of our Lord.  Many woman who no longer attend our church show up and it is like a huge family reunion.  

Then, I got a surprise phone call on Thursday from my son, Chris, in New York.  His wife is the one touring with Les Miserables.  Anyway, I haven't seen her since January, at least in person.  She has been on vacation in New York this week, and they are coming into town Saturday afternoon, so I can show her my new apartment.  Plus, my son last saw my apartment the day I moved in, and it was full of boxes all over the place.  

So, I blitzed the place.  I had been keeping it spotless, until I had my toe surgery.  Then, when I got home from Michigan, I was so weak from my anemia.  Well, I put up my tree last night.  Mopped the kitchen floor too.  Today, I took tons of stuff down to the basement.  Mopped my living room floor.  Then, I cleaned up my kitchen.  Finally, tonight, I organized my bedroom, the storage area for all my Christmas presents, dusted and vacuumed, and took more stuff to the basement.  

Now, I am wiped out.

Please be in prayer for the tea on Saturday.  I invited my sponsor, and she seems open to the Lord.  I have been trying to get her to join me at church since she has sponsored me in AA several years ago.  She helped me unpack my kitchen, the day I moved in, and she was impressed by all the people who came from my church to help me move.  What a testimony to her and my sister.

Hugs,
Trish

Welcome, welcome always good to see a new face! Yes it seems Trish and I are the only regulars but hey ya gotta start somewhere. I'm 61 yrs old, married to an awesome guy who loves me fat or skinny. We have I think last count 5 grand kids and 7 great grands.
Have you been on the lapband board yet? I really suggest you at least read it for awhile. The band has a pretty bad reputation and is the slowest weight loss surgery plus if you have a lot of weight to lose it often doesn't help you get to goal. I just want to warn you it's not all it's cracked up to be. I got mine in 2007 and I have only lost 40ish pounds but have gained alot of it back. My band constantly kept tightening so I finally had it emptied, I still have it but there is no fluid in it. It still keeps me from chowing down too much but never did reach a good restriction level. If you are a volume eater you may have a chance of it working but if you have any food addiction issues or other things that have caused you to be over weight it probably won't do any good.
Anyway I'll get off my soap box and say I hope you will post often, we need more sharing here.

 Hi and Welcome,
I am Trish, divorced mother of three grown children, grandmother of two beautiful children.

I am usually a regular poster, but have been sick lately, and rarely on the computer.

I have not reached goal weight yet.  I hit a rough patch in 2007, and had a regain.  Only recently, I started to lose again.

Please be a regular poster.  Karen and I seem to be the only regulars.

Hugs,
Trish