[Beach Bum]

Sheyla,
Hi there, I hope you've had a nice week, I
just got back from vacation and had a really
nice time but I'm starting to feel nervous
about the surgery....are you still having your taken care of this week too? If I re-
member right your having your surgery on Thursday? I'm having mine on Wednesday, I
have never had anything done before...oh
well, I guess I will just have to get over
it!
How did your weight in go? How much have
you lost so far? I didn't do to good on
vacation, i didn't gorge or anything but I
did eat what I want, the only good thing was
that I worked out every day, it's SO nice to
walk or jog on the beach! If only I could
live there!!!! I'm dreaming.......lol
Gotta run and get the laundry done...yuck
Take care,
Lisa

[Sheyla]

Hi Lisa,

Welcome back! Where did you go? I'm glad you had fun.
I have my first appointment tomorrow, Tuesday. I am going in to see the surgeon and then he will tell me when the surgery will be. I know its scary but just think, so many people have done this surgery and it came out all right. Everything will be fine. I am scared also but I'm trying to see the positive side of it.

I will pray for you on Wednesday and everything will be alright.

I've lost 15 pounds in 1 month. I felt like it wasn't much but my doctor told me he was really happy with that. I have been really good with my diet and with the exercises, even though Saturday and Sunday I couldn't go to the gym. Today I have a pair of pants on that I haven't been able to wear for months. It is still a little tight but I was able to close the zipper and I can breath.......I am so excited!!!!

Take care and good luck on your surgery.

Sheyla

[Beach Bum]

Sheyla,
Hey there! WOW 15 pounds in one month!!
That is really a great job!!!!! Just look
at it this way, that's 4 pounds a week, i
think the average is 2 pounds a week...
We went to the Outer Banks,NC...love it
there...so relaxing! Have u ever been?
How did you doctors appointment go? Is
your surgery scheduled? I am recovering as
we speak, I feel a lot better today and
yesterday, my gallbladder was inflamed and
full of stones, he said there was a lot of
scar tissue around the gallbladder, who
knows?? I'm just glad it's over and it's
behind me now, it's really not bad, don't
worry, everybody was right about the recovery, it's short and hardly no pain!
Just take it easy the first two days and let
your hubby take care of you!!! The nurse
was teasing him saying here is the list you
need to look over for the "things to do list"
after she read it with him, then she added
laundry,dishes,back rubs...etc.etc..he said
"Oh, I see you talked with my wife"...he was
great, a big help.
I'm back on the phen and can't wait to
start exercising again and finish with
losing this weight!! Let me know how it
goes for you. Have a great day!
Lisa

[Sheyla]

Hi Lisa,

I am SO glad your surgery went okay....
I did pray for you!
My appointment went okay. The doctor told me how the procedure was and told me all the risks involved, which to tell you the truth scared me even more. My surgery appointment is for the 21st of September.
I asked the doctor about the Phen, he told me to stop taking it a couple of days before the surgery,which I thought was weird because of what you had said (about stopping it two weeks before) and he said two days was fine. How many days did you have to wait to start taking it again?
The only thing I am looking forward from this surgery is that I am taking a week off just to relax. I love it. I have been so busy at work and haven't been able to take any days off and now they have to give it to me.I am going to watch a lot of movies and relax for a whole week WOW.
I am really glad that everything went well for you. Can you ask your nurse to come talk to my husband? That was nice... Now say a prayer for me okay? I'll let you know how everything went.
The Phen keeps working for me. I have lost a few more pounds and some of my clothe fit lots better. I feel so much better about myself now. I am happy that I started taking it.
Take good care of yourself....


Sheyla

[Beach Bum]

Hi Sheyla!!!

I thought there was someone else praying for me other than my family!! Thanks a bunch! I will do the same for you!

Glad to hear you have a date and you only have a month to go, I know just how you feel when the doc. tells you everything that will happen but it's worse if you let it go! Just remember to take it REAL slow the first 2 to 3 days and sleep, sleep, sleep!! Today is the first day I can say I hardly feel anything at all!! YEAH! I sure will tell my nurse to give your hubby a call, we need to stick together on these important things!
I don't know what to say about your doctor telling you to stop taking your phen for 2 or 3 days, if he feels comfortable with that and you do as well that's all that matters. I started taking my phen again this past sunday, on the 12th, so, 4 days after the surgery. I didn't want to mix the pain pills with the phen...my body was saying whooaaa, what's going on? First, you drug me up then you want to do a 10k...I started with 15mg the first two days to let my body get used to it again after not being on it a total of 3 weeks, now I'm up to 30mg and everything is okay.
That's great, isn't it a nice feeling to like yourself again? I thought this whole time it was the idea of "losing the weight" but this time i like the feeling I'm having about myself better. "but" wearing clothes again that fix isn't to bad either.
I better get to bed now, talk to you soon.
Lisa

[Beach Bum]

"God, I must be tired", I meant "FIT not FIX..who knows????
Lisa

[Sheyla]

Hello Lisa,
I am so glad that you are feeling better. To tell you the truth I am looking forward to the days off after the surgery. I have been sooooo busy at work and taking that time off will do me good. Too bad that I can't go to Hawaii or Rio or someplace like that right?
I am feeling miserable at this moment. I just had a donut. I was bad.... The box of donuts and a dozen bagels with cream cheese sits right in front of my desk every friday. I have been so good until today, it was sitting there calling my name. I just couldn't resit. I hope I don't lose my will power by eating this one donut. I feel very guilt.
Anyway, I hope you have a really nice weekend and take care of yourself.

Sheyla

[Beach Bum]

HEY! Don't beat yourself up over treating yourself with something sweet, you know, I tell myself that "this is the way I'm going to have to eat for the rest of my life" so, if I want something sweet or salty, I will allow myself that one thing for maybe a week or a month depending on where i'm at with my progress. Skinny people eat "bad" things every once and awhile, just walk an extra 5 to 7 mins. and move on girl!!! I know how you feel though, it's a hard thing to change about ourselves "guilt" but like everything else it takes time.
Ahhhh, Rio or Hawaii, hmmm, wouldn't that be nice! That's funny, because my husband said isn't it a shame that the kid's are away and all you can do is lay in bed? My Mom came and took the kid's to her house for 3 days while I recovered and slept, I thought my kids would miss me BUT nooooo, they asked "gram" if they could stay longer! Go figure! I've noticed you lived in Ca., I've never been to the West Coast, always wanted to go but my whole family are big chickens when it comes to flying. Steve, that's my husband, there is no way i'm getting him on a plane, i'm going to send my mom to a fear of flying course and hopefully take her to Australia, we'll see how that works . Have you ever been to the East Coast, Maryland or the Carolina's? It's nice and I love living here, but I would really would like to see what else is out there. What kind of work do you do, if you don't mind me asking? Before I had my first child i worked in an Operation Center at Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank, i handled all durress calls and supervised the reps. and could only take that for 5 years and went to the records department, less stressful!!! Well, i've rambled on to much this morning, anyway, you have a nice weekend also.
Lisa : )

[Sheyla]

Hi Lisa,

I am so sorry that I haven't answered you.. I've been out of town for a week and I've been soooooo busy that it was really hard to sit down and write.
I am a graphic artist/office administrator. I also do a lot of the engineering work like reducing data and stuff. I work for an environmental company. I like working here, I've been here for 12 years already but I just keep getting more and more responsibilities and no money....
I've been living here in California since 1983. My family moved here from Rhode Island. We lived 3 years in Massachussets and then we moved to Rhode Island and then here. Thank God my dad decided to stay here. I love California. The weather is perfect, the people are a little grouchy sometimes because everyone is in a hurry all the time but you get used to that.
How is your diet coming along? Today I was bad again but when I get home I'll be running....
Hope you have a GREAT weekend. Are you all better from your surgery? I hope so.

Take Care,
Sheyla