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I TOTALLY LOVE THESE PICS. JUST ANOTHER DAY OF SURGERY!!! YOU MAKE IT LOOK FUN. MOMONAMISSION

HELLO!!! I HAVE NOT SET MY DATE YET. I AM WAITING FOR MY CHECK TO COME FROM MY 401K. I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I CAN NOT WAIT TO SET MY DATE. > > I CAN NOT WAIT TO HEAR HOW IT WENT. WHERE WILL YOU HAVE IT DONE? MOMONAMISSION

HAVE FUN. OUR BEST FAMILY MEMORIES HAVE COME FROM VACATIONS TO DISNEY WORLD. DW JUST BRINGS OUT THE MAGIC. CONGRATS. MOMONAMISSION

DO YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE A WEIGHT GOAL? I HAVE KNOW IDEA WHAT I WOULD CHOOSE. WITHOUT THE LAPBAND I WOULD BE HAPPY AT 170, BUT WITH IT I THINK I COULD LOSE MORE. IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS IN THE 130'S BUT I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW REALALISIC THAT IS NOW. I DID SPORTS FOR 2 HOURS A DAY AND MAINLY FOCUSED ON BOYS. I DID EAT WHAT EVER I WANT BUT THINKING BACK I MOST LIKELY DID NOT TAKE TIME TO EAT ALL THAT OFTEN. LUNCH WAS A BAG OF POPCORN AND A SODA. THAN BEFORE PRACTICE AFTER SCHOOL WE WOULD RUN TO BURGER KING OR SOME OTHER FAST FOOD. BUT THAT WOULD GO FOR A 2 HOUR GRUELING PRACTICE. I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WANT MY GOAL WEIGHT TO BE. MY FIRST GOAL WOULD BE NOT TO HAVE TO SHOP IN THE PLUS SECTION OR A PLUS STORE. THERE CLOTHES ARE SO EXPENSIVE AND IT IS HARD TO FIND SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A GRANDMA. SO MY QUESTION IS .....DO THE DOCTOR'S TELL YOU YOUR GOAL WEIGHT OR YOU. MOMONAMISSION

I LOVED WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. I KEEP THINKING... I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I AM NOT THE FAT FRIEND. OR THE BIGGEST ONE AT WORK. AND I CAN GO IN ANY STORE AND BUY THAT HOT OUTFIT THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A CURTAIN. I AM WITH YA THERE ALL THE WAY. LETS GO MARCHING ON !!!MOMONAMISSION

I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PROVIDE TWO YEARS WORTH OF INVESTIGATING INTO A TEN MIN. CONVERSATION. LAST YEAR I LET MY FAMILY TALK ME OUT OF IT. AND GUESS WHAT. I WEIGH 10 MORE POUNDS THIS YEAR THAN LAST. I DID A DIET FOR 6 MONTHS AND LOST 20 POUNDS AND TURNES AROUND AND GAINED IT BACK PLUS SOME IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE JUST A FEW WEEKS. THIS TIME I AM TRUSTING MYSELF AND DOING WHAT I THINK IS BEST FOR ME. BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR FRIEND. I KNOW IT IS TUFF BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS NEGITIVE STUFF ARE JUST TRYING TO HELP US. WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS SUPPORT. I HAVE ENJOYED THIS BOARD JUST FOR THAT REASON. I DO NOT TYPE ALOT ,BUT SOMETIMES IT IS JUST SEEING HOW EVERYONE IS THERE FOR EACH OTHER THAT GIVES ME THE SUPPORT I NEED TO NOT FEEL ALONE. MOMONAMISSION

YOU ALL GAVE ME WHAT I NEEDED. I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH MY DECISCION. MY HUSBAND AND I JUST SIGNED PAPERS TO BORROW MONEY OFF HIS 401K PLAN. YOU PAY YOURSELF BACK THE INTEREST INSTEAD OF SOME BANK. I WISH I JUST HAD THAT KIND OF MONEY HANGING AROUND BUT I DON'T. ANYWAY...I AM VERY EXCITED AND STILL A LITTLE SCARED. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL CHANGE SINCE I AM A WORRY WART. BUT I NEEDED TO HEAR FROM REAL PEOPLE AND NOT SOME PERSON THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR WHAT THEY SAID. THIS IS AN AWSOME FORUM. I CAN TELL HOW MUCH Y'ALL CARE FOR EACH OTHER. IN TODAY'S WORLD THAT MEANS SOMETHING. BY THE WAY, THE LADY WITH ORANGE HAIR. IF YOU HAVE A SALLY'S BEAUTY SUPPLY GO THERE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH OUT SEEING IT BUT I WILL TRY. I WOULD START WITH A LEVEL 6N. THE LADIES AT SALLY'S SHOULD KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. MAKE SURE IT IS TEMPORARY COLOR BECAUSE IF IT IS PERMINANT THE HAIR THAT IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED WILL TURN LIGHTER.(NOT GOOD) IF YOUR HAIR IS REALLY REALLY ORANGE THAN YOU CAN MIX HALF AND HALF OF 6N AND 7A. 7A MEANS LEVEL 7 WITH AN ASH BASE. IF IT IS NOT REALLY ORANGE DO NOT DO THIS BECAUSE YOUR HAIR COULD TURN GREEN.(AGAIN, NOT GOOD) SOUNDS HARD BUT NOT REALLY. MOST LIKELY START WITH 6N TEMPORARY. IT WILL FADE , BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE TO DO THIS UNTIL IT GROWS OUT. LET ME KNOW HOW IT WORKS FOR YOU. I AM A COLOR SPECIALIST. BUT I NEVER GIVE OUT ADVICE FOR HOME COLORING WITHOUT SEEING THE HAIR. GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Y'ALL ARE GREAT. I HAVE ALL THESE EMOTIONS AND FEARS I JUST CAN'T EXPLAIN. IN MY HEAD I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE, BUT IT FEELS LIKE I AM SO MUCH OF THE TIME. IT REALLY HELPS TO HEAR THAT SO MANY OF YOU SAY MY STORY IS YOUR STORY. I LOVE MYSELF AND THINK I'M A VALUEABLE PERSON. THAT SET ASIDE, I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THE BODY I AM IN. I SEE MYSELF AS ACTIVE AND OUT GOING, BUT I DO NOT ALWAYS FEEL THAT WAY.. HEARING Y'ALLS STORIES MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY DECISION. I NEED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN MY SHOES AND TRIED AND FAILED AS I HAVE. MY SIZE 6 FREINDS HAVE NO EXPERIENCE TO HELP ME MAKE A CHOICE. ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO READS THIS.....PLEASE TELL ME YOUR STORY AND WHAT FINALLY MADE YOU DO IT. DO ANY OF YOU HAVE REGRETS? IS THERE ANYBODY WHO HAD IT DONE OVER TWO YEARS AGO? WHEN I READ THE RESPONSES I STARTED TO CRY. NOT MY TYPICAL RESPONSE TO MOST THINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!BY THE WAY,MY SPELLING STINKS, MY GRAMMER STINKS, AND COMPUTER SKILLS STINK. BUT, IF YOU NEED YOUR HAIR CUT OR COLORED ...I AM YOUR GIRL.

HI TO ANYONE OUT THERE. I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I AM A MOM OF TWO, ONE GIRL AND ONE BOY. I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND I LOVE VERY MUCH. HE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME AND HAS NEVER SAID ONE HARSH WORD ABOUT MY WEIGHT. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS PROCEDURE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE EVEN GONE TO LOCAL SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL. LAST YEAR I BROUGHT IT UP TO MY MOTHER AND HUSBAND AND THEY BOTH WENT NUTS. (ACTULLY MY WHOLE FAMILY WENT NUTS) THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY FOR CONCIDERING SURGERY AND MEXICO. THIS YEAR I BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN. TO MY SURPRISE MY MOM WAS SUPPORTIVE AND MY HUSBAND. MY MOM HAS HEARD ALOT MORE ABOUT IT AND HAS BEEN LOOKING ON LINE FOR INFO. HERE'S MY PROBLEM.....I'M 35 WITH A GREAT LIFE. I HATE MY WEIGHT AND FEEL LIKE IT LIMITS ME ON A DAILY BASIS. I TRY NOT TO LET IT CONTROL ME. WE JUST WENT SKIING FOR 8 DAYS. I SKIED ALL 8 DAYS!!! AS MUCH AS ANYONE,BUT I COULD NOT GET THOSE STUPID BOOTS ON OR OFF. I HAD TO GET HELP FROM MY HUSBAND FOR THAT. IT PISSED ME OFF. I HATE FEELING LIKE THIS. THIS YEAR I WENT ON A DIET AGAIN...I LOST ABOUT 25 POUNDS. IT TOOK ME 6 MONTHS TO DO IT. IN DECEMBER I GOT SICK AND HAD TO GO ON STERIROIDS. I GAINED THAT BACK PLUS 5 MORE IN ABOUT 8 WEEKS. THAT HAS BEEN MY LAST 15 YEARS. LOSS 10 GAIN 15... LOSS 20 GAIN 25. I LOOK AT THIS SURGERY AS AN ANSWER TO PRAY. IT COULD MAKE ME HEALTIER, MORE ACTIVE, AND MORE ATTRACTIVE. MY CHILDREN ARE MY WORLD AND I THINK THIS COULD MAKE ME A BETTER MOM. BUT, WHAT IF ??????? AM I CRAZY TO WORRY ABOUT MY HUSBAND BEING A SINGLE PARENT BECAUSE I RAN OFF TO MEXICO TO GET SKINNY. I KNOW IN THE LONG RUN THE RISKS ARE LOW. MY MOM HAS A LIST OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ALL LINK BACK TO HER WEIGHT. I WANT TO BE THERE FOR MY KIDS, NOT ON THE SIDELINES. I DO NOT WANT HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, BLOT CLOTS, AND THE LISTS GOES ON. DID ANY OF YOU STRUGGLE WITH THIS. HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT. ANWSERS NEEDED FROM A MOM ON A MISSON.