Since the day before my surgery I've also been taking pictures from our web cam to get a good shot of my face... so the top picture is two days before the surgery and the bottom picture is today.
I just want you to know that all the risks you took in making this blog public have been really helpful to me. I'm preparing for wls and am about 8 weeks away from my surgery date. I happened to watch oprah today where she was celebrating weight loss successes and noticed the same thing you did about her bias against wls. When I googled "what does oprah have against wls" I came across your blog. So much of what you have written about your fears and concerns and reasons for surgery resonate for me. And being able to hear about your process has helped calm many of my anxieties. Thanks very much and everyone is right, you do look great! (are you used to hearing that yet?)
I am overweight... I always have been. Well, maybe not always, but pretty darn close. Over the past 3 years I've gone through so many different fertility treatments... which resulted in 3 pregnancies and one child (who is the absolute love of my life). I attribute a lot of my weight gain to the fertility treatments, having a baby and being a working mom... I've also got my PCOS working against me. My biggest problem is myself. I refuse to blame my weight on anyone or anything but myself. This is all about me at this point... and I'm finally doing something about it. On October 17, 2007 I set a date to have weight loss surgery. From this point on, my life will never be the same. I will live the life I have always imagined... and I will do it significantly HEALTHIER.
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You look awesome!!!! Congrats on making more than halfway to your goal!!!
Your jaw line is looking very slender. Not too much farther to go now! You're amazing!
I just want you to know that all the risks you took in making this blog public have been really helpful to me. I'm preparing for wls and am about 8 weeks away from my surgery date. I happened to watch oprah today where she was celebrating weight loss successes and noticed the same thing you did about her bias against wls. When I googled "what does oprah have against wls" I came across your blog. So much of what you have written about your fears and concerns and reasons for surgery resonate for me. And being able to hear about your process has helped calm many of my anxieties. Thanks very much and everyone is right, you do look great! (are you used to hearing that yet?)
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