Hello Everyone,

There are 2 opportunities for some support this weekend.   First...tomorrow morning at 9 AM in Haltom City, Texas there is a support group breakfast.    It will be held at Sunny Street Cafe 5000 Western Center Blvd.    It will last about a hour to hour and a half.    Then on sunday May 1st.....LOSE IT 4 LIFE meets in Keller, Texas at Carroll Watkins Driving School.   303 N. Main Street.   It meets from 3:30 - 4:30 PM.   This one is a structured OH Support Group.    The topic this month is Address the Stress.    If you plan on attend either of these groups please RSVP so we will know you are coming.  Especially the breakfast on saturday....we have to give the cafe a head count early on saturday AM.   Have a blessed day and weekend.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Oh this is too funny they were just talking about this very subject on the exercise board.  How the body reacts to exercise at first and why it hurts.  It's actually very interesting you should check out the posting...there's an article that was posted. 

I was sooooo very sore when I first exercised and each new weight machine I tried would hurt those muscles for a few days.  So whether it was the biceps or the quadriceps or whatever...I was sore.  My legs and lower back were sore from the treadmill and also the area between my shoulder blades (from swinging my arms back and forth). 

Needless to say tylenol and Icy-Hot was my best friend for awhile.  But now I don't really get sore at all anymore.  So it gets better.  I have to tell you since I started to workout the weight just melted off me.  If it stalls at first or you don't see results right away, don't get discouraged.  It is normal for your body to retain water when you first workout because it's repairing all of the muscles.  So results may take a more than a week or two to start showing.  I also noticed that since I do the weight training that my weight loss has slowed down but I am still dropping sizes quickly.  Because as I am working out I am replacing all of my blubbery fat with nice lean muscle which takes up less space in my pants...hahaha. 

Thank you both soooo much! You are bot an inspiration to me and I can't wait to join ya'll on the loser's bench!!!! =)

 As usual, Tom is right on! I understand your feeling of being overwhelmed. I always have too many irons in the fire. I have a hard time saying no, thought I'm getting better at it. A lot of times it's because what I'm asked to do is stuff I LOVE to do! As someone who is a little over 2 months out, I can say that what you feel now will get so much better after the surgery. Even after a week, I began to feel invincible. My energy level increased, I was (and still am) motivated, and no longer feel overwhelmed by everything I need to get done. Best of luck to you and remember, we are here for you!!!

 You can definitely do this!!! Have you called your doctor and expressed these concerns? If you were doing better and now feel depressed, it truly may be something chemical. After my surgery, I was able to get rid of most of my pills, but I still take my anti-anxiety and mood stabilizer!! Those are two I cannot do without no matter how much weight I lose. I think a surgeon call is in order. Keep us posted!