Welcome Jaycee! Come right in pull up a chair and stay a spell! Congrats on your upcoming surgery. You will find support here! Who is doing your surgery? Hugs, Kim

Hi, I am, like, totally new to WLS. I mean, obviously I have heard about it, but it has not been anything I thought I would do. I have bottomed out, though, and I have to do something because I cannot lose the weight by myself. Also, my health is depreciating (hypertension, edema, high cholesterol, stent in heart, etc.). The surgery is scary, but continuing on as I am is even scarier. I am hoping the group will let me be a part of it also. I feel so isolated, at times, because of my body. I need the support. Anyway, I hope I will be able to encourage others also. I should be having surgery in July, if all goes as plan. Take care, Jaycee

I had a friend ask me yesterday "What do you pay for rent?" Is it just me, or is that rude? I would NEVER ask someone what they pay in rent. I think that is so personal. I told her, but I wish I hadn't. I wish I had told her "Why would you ask such a personal question?" My mother is always making insinuations and hinting around trying to find out what everyone makes, what they pay for things, and I've had other people do the same thing, but I don't think it's anyone's business what I make or how much my rent is. I know a lot of people who say they care for me make comments that show they just DESPISE me for being on disability. My sister has said, "I wish I could just sit on my ass and draw a paycheck." It makes me feel so awful. On the other hand, I'm not going to go live under a bridge and give up my disability because it makes people uncomfortable. Part of me wants to just tell people I sell things on Ebay and that I'm not on disability anymore. But I don't want to have to lie. But dang it, I am so friggin' sick of people nosing in my business. Even when I was working, I thought it was the ultimate in rudeness and low class for anyone to ask me how much money I made or how much rent I pay. Why would anyone ask me such a question???? Thanks for listening. I just needed to vent. I always feel worse on Wal-Mart days because of the treatment I get there. Today I got there and had to wait for 30 minutes for a wheelchair and then an older man came in needing one and they gave HIM the wheelchair and I had to wait another 15 minutes for another one. I was thinking "I waited 30 minutes for a wheelchair and then they give it to some MAN who just happened to walk in." I was going to complain, but the girl just took off. I guess since he was old, they felt he deserved it more than me. Or maybe it was because he was a man or maybe they didn't like fat people. Who knows? I know ya'll get tired of my whining, but I am just sick to death of being treated like a second class citizen because I'm disabled AND because I'm fat. Ok, enough of that. Love, Joni

That's awesome! I don't think you lost it though. I think it somehow got attached to my ass. Keep up the good work! I'm so happy for you! Love, Joni

week 2 and NOTHING is happining, ugh! I bought a case of lo carb slimfast and I am going to live on that this weekend and water and see what happens Monday, this is the PITS!