ahhhh! Halloween candy is going to be the death of me!!! haha GET IT AWAY FROM ME!

Today is Halloween which means my surgery date is just two days away on November 2nd! Just like it was when I finally decided to get my knees replaced, this took a long time to make the final decision to have a LAP-BAND® done. I guess it takes me a while to make things happen but once I got the ball rolling I was ready to get it on over with! I'm not nervous about the surgery because I really don't think it could be worse than having a knee replacement, though I'm apprehensive about handling...

I had my first upper GI exam on Wed. and that was quite an experience. It was a little exciting to see your inner organs even if they were a little lit-up. A good thing happened after the x-ray was complete. The doctor came around the corner and said I can not believe you are this age you look much younger. Whatever you are doing with your skin, keep it up.

Ok so i am 4 weeks POst Op. Lost 18 lbs so far and now comes the day when i am surrounded by candy. I have never had a big sweet tooth but i am craving a Kitcat or a Recesse. I have 3 small kids who are excited to go out tricker treating...i will go with them. But by tomorrow morning 80% of that candy has to be out of the house. My kids dont know what most of those candys are so i want to keep it that way. And i also what to they it away from me. Am i being mean? unfair? i dont think so, my kids...

You know I want to start out by saying that I am going to get a little whiney and for those of you who cannot sympathize with Goal Limbo then you are going to hate this post. But I come here to voice my NSV, my SV and so I will post my whining too.

I will attach a couple of pictures here. These are my 1 year full body pictures. I have my pre-op pics on my profile page if you want to see. I'm not at my home comptuer or I would upload those. I am so very not happy with my body. I'm...