74 days and counting!

74 days and counting until my surgery! I am very excited. My surgery date was offically set for October 14th!

At the end of September, I get the lovely pleasure of taking a stress test, and getting the pre op stuff and I am good to go!

I have a mix of emotions going on at the moment... from happiness to being scared! I have never put myself first... it has always been work, or school, or a boyfriend, or my family. I am really looking foward to putting myself on the front burner and to work on me... everything is comes second now!

BYOC

A little ditty where we answer a few questions on Friday to get to know each other better and to give our blogging brains a break.  Copy and paste to your own blog if you so desire!  Enjoy!

1.  Sun or rain?  Roses or tulips?  Romantic movie or comedy?

Both… I love the sun, even though you wouldn’t think I am since I am glow in the dark pale… but I do. However in Florida it gets too hot sometimes and I don’t want to leave the house.

I also love the rain especially thunderstorms. It makes  me want to cuddle on the couch and enjoy a good movie or a book.


2.  I've been sick lately and haven't eaten in two days - except for ice cream...which leads me to ask - what's your favorite ice cream flavor?

I love chocolate. My favorite ice cream lately is weight watchers giant chocolate cookies and cream bar.

3.  Are you a door locker - in your house and car?

I am a locker.. I always chain the door and lock it when I am at home. My car does an auto lock as soon as I put it into drive.

4.  In the spirit of my being sick and wanting to die - tell me your "go to remedies" for when you are sick?

I hate being sick… But it is usually emgergen C packets, Garlic pills and Nyquil

5.  Repeat question:  Summarize your week in blog land and in real life.
Blog life has been non existent… I have been super busy the last few weeks.

Real life… Man it has sucked. I have had a bunch of tests, finals is next week and I have to get ready for that… Work has been absolutely brutal and it doesn’t help that I also have Bronchitis… I can not wait for school to be over and for me to not be sick anymore.

BYOC!!!!!!!!

It's FRIDAY so that means it's BYOC - Bring Your Own Crazy! We answer a couple of questions in an effort to get to know each other better and to give our blogging brains a break! Copy and paste and answer in your own blogs if you'd like!! ENJOY!!

1.  Let's stick with the pictures/exercise and shoe topic and post a picture of (or describe) your work out shoes.

Hrmm Well I don’t have a pictures of my favorite work out shoes close up. But they are Purple and White Adidas. I also have Navy pink and white Asics.

2.  Again with the summer/hot theme of the week....what does your current swimsuit look like?

I hate wearing bathing suits in public… LOL I try to avoid it all costs. I do however have a black one piece and a navy blue one piece. Nothing exciting, I am being forced by my best friend to go to a pool party tomorrow. I am not looking forward to it.

3.  Do you lay out, fake bake, sunless spray tan or use tanning lotion?

I lay out when I have time, but its not very often and I don’t see the point as I burn, and then peel. I am your typically very fair skinned Irish girl.

I am so white, I glow in the dark, I have also been called Casper. LOL

No one can believe I live in Florida since I am really that pale.

4.  Describe your week in blogland and in real life.

Life continued to be Brutal, with deadlines at work, and tests at school and papers to write. I have two huge papers due in the next week… looks like I Know what I am going to be doing on my long weekend… YAY for me, I really need to stop slacking and get things done ahead of time… but that never seems to work for me. LOL

Blog land was pretty good, I am continuing to meet new people, and I love the comments and support I get… I am really looking forward to October, and this incredible journey that’s ahead of me. I have realized this past year has been a combination of good and bad things, and I can not wait to see where I am next year.

Time...

Tonight I have realized how much things can change in a year...

One year ago, I was celebrating the birthday of my now ex boyfriend... life was great... I was in a happy committed relationship, I had lost 90 lbs, I had an awesome job... Life was simple yet grand.

In July of last year... My boyfriend and I broke up... it was a jerry springer ending... but it taught me a lot about myself, infact I found myself... when I didnt know I was lost.

I got an even better job, started school on my 3rd degree.. LOL I feel like I will be in school forever.
Kinda upset I Gained back 50 lbs.. but I digress...

One year from now... I will be done with school, I will be a CPA, and I will be 8 months into my band journey!

Change... as much as I like to fight it  sometimes... I realized it is a good thing... as long as you are moving in the right direction!

BYOC-Better late than never LOL!

It's FRIDAY so that means it's BYOC - Bring Your Own Crazy! We answer a couple of questions in an effort to get to know each other better and to give our blogging brains a break! Copy and paste and answer in your own blogs if you'd like!! ENJOY!!

1. What’s your favorite room in your house?

My favorite room in my house is actually my bedroom… I live with my roommate and her 5 year old soon. I have the master bedroom, so my room is huge; it’s like my own personal palace. I can study, watch movies, listen to music, and meditate… do whatever I want whenever I want.

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2. Picture question (or describe if you don't have a camera). Show us a pic of your current favorite earrings!

These are my favorite earrings in the picture. I wear them all the time…

Man looking at this picture brings back memories… I was about 30-40 lbs lighter in this picture and I was at Crue Fest… Man I love concerts!

3. What’s your dress code at work? If you stay at home and went back to work outside the home, what dress code would you prefer?

Our dress code at work is business casual. However when we meet clients, we have to be dressier and wear a suit or something like that. I wish we were allowed to wear jeans on the days that we are in the office and are not meeting with clients.

4. Summarize your week in real life and in blog land.

Real life was brutal this week… I called in sick on Tuesday to study for a huge test, luckily I got an A!! Woo hoo go me. Wed I had to leave work early for my consultation for the Lap Band, which was the high point. However, when I got back to work on Thursday, it was crazy… I shouldn’t have missed so much work during deadlines. Work was very overwhelming and everyone was in a bad mood, so we are all at each other’s throats. I cannot wait until deadlines are over and life can go back to normal. Also have another test next week, so my weekend is shot.

Blog life has been great, everyone is so supportive and I have been reading a lot about everyone’s journey with their band. I cannot wait until it is time for my journey!

Consultation Day!

Just got home from my consultation with my doctor for the lap band, I absolutely loved him! I definitely feel comfortable using him for the surgery.

I like the fact that he gives you his cell phone number as well as his nurse’s cell phone number to call if there is any problems post surgery since the procedure is outpatient.

He also told me I was the only patient that actually asked for a specific band before… luckily he offers both and I will get the Allegran lap band that I want.

There are however two things that concerned me…

I asked him what he thought my ideal goal weight should be, he said that was up to me and my body… but told me that the average lap band patients only lose 60 percent of their excess body weight. So that would put me around 190-200 lbs. Has anyone heard this before? Everyone that I know that has had this procedure done has lost 80-100 percent of their excess body weight.

Also while in the waiting room, I met a girl that had the procedure done in January and she has only lost 17lbs and goes in every month for fills… HELLO! Something is definitely wrong there.

So hopefully if all goes right in the savings department I should have the Lap Band done  around the 15^th of October!!

Now it’s time to start changing my habits. First thing I have to change is my lovely smoking addiction! This is going to be hard… but well worth it!

Less than a week!

Less than a week until my consultation!!!!!!!!!!! I can not wait!!

Wednesday can not get here fast enough.