Progress !!

 Thank you Tes !!! Aww that made my day ! You're not so bad yourself doll  Lol ! Hope you are well chicky xx 

Congratulations on a job well done

your photos are beautiful

keep posting because you will feel great inspiring others who see your progress and they will in turn inspire you when you don't feel all is going as you hope

Thank you so much Nana . And yes I intend to keep posting , this forum is such an inspiration,  all the people on it inspire me every day in loads of different ways . I love it and don't know where I'd be if I hadn't found it . 

Hope all is well with you x 

Hey Jax x...you look fabulous in your updated pics! You should be thrilled with your progress so far! Keep the positive thoughts going! I have to do more of that as I tend to worry about failing too much. I really enjoy your positive energy and will think of that when negative thoughts come. Kim

Thank you Kim ! I am thrilled and hope I can keep going to goal ! I too feel worry sometimes , especially when I read of regain and so on . But the bottom line is ,I've never felt this commited before and also I don't feel like I've had this much support before either . Between this forum and my surgery , I feel waaaaaay stronger than I ever have in my resolve to do this once and for all . When those worrying thoughts come along , we just need to push them aside and remember all the reasons we did this . We got this sweetie ! 

Hope you are well xx 

Jax x

Thank you so much for you inspiring and motivating post. I am 4 weeks away from the appointment to get my surgery date, and it seems like such a long way off. My wife and I were talking today about all of the changes that need to be made, and it seems a little daunting at this point.

Then, along comes your post with all sorts of positive reminders of why the surgery is such a good idea. I am going to great lengths to collect all of the positive messages, and yours will be at the top of the list. I am loving all of the support.

Thanks again,

Keith.

Hey Keith , 

I'm so glad that I posted this then , today . I know for me  back at the beginning , I read all these types of posts and it just seemed like a fantasy for me . Something that I was aspiring to but in my head wasn't real . I couldn't place myself in those people's shoes. It seemed too good to be true . But time goes by , fast !! And now some days I have to actually remind myself I'm on the other side of it now ...The surgey part is done ! And it's great . Yes , the changes are daunting , but if you truly want to change your life and health , you overcome them and it soon becomes your new normal . It's very liberating . I'm excited for you to get your date ! And 4 weeks will fly by , then it will be a countdown ! Which feels different from the appointment stages .

keep your chin up and it will be here In no time x 

Jax xx

Did you mean keep your 'chins' up?

LOL !!!! Nice one ! 

I just had my surgery on Tuesday. Thanks for your posts, it reminds me why I did this. You're doing great girl! :)