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I think it is so cool that you adopted and that you have a 6 year old. What a wonderful thing you are doing for yourself and for your baby girl. Of course I think you are an angel for all your fur babies being rescue.
Again I have gotten myself into too many places and this group has suffered and I'm using it mostly for notifying members of good info. I'm so happy for you making this awesome step. Please don't hesitate to message me any time and feel free to join me on my facebook page. www.facebook.com/BariatricGirlPage
Hugs, Y
Open RNY 3/30/01 260lbs - 130lbs 
Yvonne McCarthy, CLC. Health & Wellness Coach (full time volunteer). I am happy to help if I can. Visit www.bariatricgirl.com and see the Bariatric Girl blog! Also check out my Facebook Bariatric Girl Page. Photography site www.yvonnemccarthy.com .„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨
My name is Joanne. I am being sleeved on Sept 19, 2011. I am looking forward to my weight loss journey. It is also nice to come to a place where there is an over abundance of support.
Here is a little bit about me. I am almost 41. Married to the bestest guy in the world since 2003. We got together in 2000. We have two great kids, one we adopted she is 22 tomorrow and our little miracle who just turned 6 in August.
She is the real reason why I am doing this. I am looking forward to being thinner, but I really want to be able to do things with my little one, just not for her. I am tired of watching her grow up. I want to be with her and experience things with her. I look at her and my heart melts. it wouldn't be fair to her if i stay fat.
We have 3 fur-babies. Lolli-pup, she is a 1 1/2 y.o. something with a beard mix. Murphy he is 8 months old and thinks he is a lap dog. He is a lab mix and weighs over 60 lbs already. Then there is Neo, he is a 2 year old fat solid black cat. He is really cool. All of my "babies" are rescued.
Anyway, thanks for letting me in the group!
Joanne
Hugs back at ya.
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Today is the big day! 
Today I start an Intensive Out-patient Eating Disorder Program for Binge eaters, Compulsive over eating, or Food addiction. (whatever name you want to use, they are all very similar)
I am very excited about this program. It offers much needed help on this disorder that I have. I have been searching for this since June. One of the main components of the programs is blind weigh ins at the place for them and they ask us not to weigh ourselves either. This is to make sure we focus on relationship with food and not the number on the scale.
They also ask that we do not exercise for 2 weeks. I am told that if they do not think you have your eating under control that they will not recommend exercise. Their pamphlet did say exercise restriction is part of recovery. So since Thursday I have not exercised and it was not as hard as I thought.:smile: I think not getting on the scale will be more challenging for me. But I am going to follow their suggestions to the letter for now. I did weigh myself today and I am not going to weigh myself again until January 1st. If this works for me I will continue with sporadic weigh ins and measure my success by clothes sizes.
The intake lady really convinced me that the constant weighing is hindering me. She said it is not the same for normal people and even some who are overweight are not binge eaters like me. So this no weigh in stuff is not applicable for everyone. I did not get up to 600 plus pounds by normal overeating. I need to get the mind set thing in order so I can stop the yo-yoing that I have been doing for over a year now.
My schedule is going to be FULL with 4 days of this program (M, Tu, Thu 6pm to 9pm and Sat 8:30 to 11:30) Plus I have to squeeze in visits to dietitian, daily choirs, ministry & yes work! I will do my best to check in on weekends. This is a 4 to 6 week program, thank goodness.
You all keep up the good work and keep on keeping on!! I will check in with any tidbits when I can. Just remember I will be back in about 2 months.
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Well I am almost writing a book at this rate but I did want to thank everyone for being on this site and I hope that life is treating you well and with all the bumps in the road you pass that you will take it like a grain of salt and toss it over your shoulder and keep going.. the journey we all must travel is worth wild no matter how bumpy or smooth it might be.
Judy
sorry I won't be able to be in NY but I am keeping busy busy and wish all the rest of you the BEST~
