July 24th

Well guess what???????? I exercised today with my chair exercise DVD!! And i did it all :o) I would recommend it to anyone who has arthritis! The best DVD out there !

You know i did not think I could do it and my body was not going as fast as him. But I am SO proud of myself for getting started .... yippie!!!

Today rain rain rain ..my goodness what a lousy summer we are having.. Denis is gone to Halifax to pick up Tony (our son) from the airport .. He will be getting in late ...

I tryed to finish the wash today but to no avail. I did get my hair dyed and eye brows & upper lip waxed ..how gross! yip starting to look like a man ..ha ha

Now when the hair starts to grow in my ears ..I will join a freak show ..whaaaaaa

I have decided to change my food plan a bit to jump start weigh loss with the exercise .... good old meat and veggies :o) trying to stay away from the bad carb's and all that ....

I almost went to the ice cream shop today .Then I could feel the old spare tire around my waist??? OK where my waist used to be :o) and I thought i better not ...

Mom brought over home-made bread this morning .... can you hear me scream whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa OK I think they heard me all the way to the USA ... I bet they could smell it there also .

Anyway I guess that is it for now .... love to all ~~onward and upward!!! Annie xxx

Just Disgusted ! 18 to the 22

Ok where is the weight loss? I should be well on my way to more loss of lbs by now :o(

Maybe its me and I am not eating enough..or to much or its the pills or its because I am so sore i cannot get out of my own way~~~

anyway exercise? what the hell is that? I am very lucky I can walk to the bathroom .. iam so sick of this crap.. OK maybe I need some good dope~ any one have some whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

And yes I am sick of the whining I do and everything in between .. ordered a chair exercise that I really think I can do .. I better do something .. I see the doc Tues. and I am not leaving there until I get some real answers about my leg and foot ...

Now you know why I did not blog for a while .. I am to busy whining..sorry about that .. I guess I am just tired of pain ...

on the bright side of things ~~~ the sun is shining ! I have a new sponsor child from Romania ~ She is 6 years old and is disabled . God love her . My heart goes out to her . They live in a one room apt for the whole family ..

We are so lucky in this life . I am so blessed to be able to sit here and complain on this piece of equipment , surrounded by all my stuff , with lots of food ,clothes and tons of room . yet I still complain ... God forgive me .

Heather , I think you are doing amazing in walking and getting exercise . yahhhhhh!
Elizabeth ~ enjoyed our talk~ Nancy ~ yes I am still alive .. but not kicking ha ha ~~ thanks for all the support ,and please don't give up on me ..I do enough of that .. love to all Annie xxx

Second Fill !!

Hi there ~ well had my fill today .. 2 cc she was going to put 3 , but I could not take it .. anyway came home , i was hungry. Mom had made potato salad and ham . I took some ate it .. but it did not stay down ... So I had lots of restriction . But I am OK now . :o)

Decided to go to bingo . Did not win ..and will never go back ..the chairs were so uncomfortable . they dug into my legs and my back just killed me And the prises were so little ... cheapos whaaaaaaaaaaaaa

last night I did not sleep well . I am trying to get off sleeping pills . Anyway I am so sore lately but the sleeping pills are so bad they make me eat mindlessly .. So no more for Annie ... but i will be lacking lots of sleep ..... : ( I don't function well without rest ...

Anyway .. I feel better tonight and hope to feel the same tomorrow .. Elizabeth~~~ I think we are ships passing in the night ... Hope to catch up soon ... heather ~~yes I was able to eat .. But I do feel restriction .. I am soooooo happy...... :o)

Sleep well everyone cause I know ..... I WILL NOT WHAAAAAAAAAAA


LOVE TO ALL XXXXX

July 9 To The 16th

Well where do I start? Tons of company & I am worn to the bone!
Tomorrow I will be going for my second fill. I am even to tired for that ! Whaaaaaaaa
Anyway time to get my home in shape and laundry done . It looks like a war zone in the laundry room :o(

One night there was 13 ~~ the next night 16 .... first week in august there will be OMG !! so many .... I am sorry that I have not been able to do the blog ..its so hard to focus when you have no rest and lots on the mind ...

Confession time~~ ate half a bag of chips .... That was a supper ... But you know I think I needed that cause , i will never do that again .....

I payed big time with a sore belly... I also found out I cannot eat a whole sandwich. But again I am happy to know this :o) Its the reason I had the surgery.

I love my sun porch its very peaceful and large enough that I don't feel crowded even when there is a crowd.. :o)

The weather is improving which makes it nice to look outside ...the mood seems better with everyone ..

Well just wanted to pop in to say I am still here ...and that I AM BACK LOL

Thanks for looking as always I care for you all ...... love Annie xxx

July 8th Late at Night

Well ok I was not going to write this. But had a very bad day . down in the old dumpers you know ..whaa whaa whaa... but I am sick of being sick and tired . So i took my pills and also a protein drink. Making sure that I have my vitamins. Bout a large bottle of Vitamins only to open them and find out I bought the ones that are soooo big ... cant win think week !

I will go to bed tonight with a new attitude to be better about every, and give my self a mental break on life ... I will get through this ,I know I will .

Congrats heather on your milestone ..Way to go !!!! :o) I will try and do better on the blog tomorrow and be more cheerier... I think i will join the gym tomorrow. That will make me happy ... send me all the love you can I can sure use it . love annie xxx

Ok I Took New Pic !

So I took a few pics not happy with them .. Denis was in a hurry So that is what I got Plus another that I hate ... but I Guess that I will not be happy with all of them ...

I found batteries after 9 so that is why i did not take any of the sun porch ..but tomorrow its going to be a better day and I will take some of his work .. so far very nice job!!

My brother Allan arrived today ... he will be here for a month. I was expecting him on the 12 so I got my days mixed up .

Did not go for a walk today . Very sore foot.. Make me so depressed about trying to walk to get exercise . Some of the easy stuff to lose weight have been the treadmill & walking . So when the feet and legs are not being kind to me .

.I just want to cry ...forget the pain . i will live with that . Its the feeling of being Cripple and I hate it ..I know thank God It could be worse and might be . Its a terrible disease..And I am just having a bad couple of days whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ok I am done with the whining!

Food wise I really think I am doing fantastic .. The weight does not seem at the moment to be flying off me . But the inches are ..I do notice a big change in my body & clothes . And its only been 5 weeks . But you know ,we always want everything YESTERDAY its the way of the world :o)

Well hope you all like the picture I posted ..If you are really kind to me i may post some more .... hehehe love to all ~~~ thanks for reading my blog Annie

Sunday July 5th

Today I walked twice ...Yes I did say twice..I am so proud of myself, even though my angels swelled . I just felt such energy ..hey heather maybe the Vit B12 is working???

Not much rain today and I really thought this was one of the better days so far . We are not breaking any sunny day records for sure .

I am starting to get cabin fever :o( maybe that is why I walked 2 times today .. I did the wash ..yuk ... Denis painted the outside of the sun porch .. tomorrow I will take some pics to show you all how its coming.

Depending on my mood I might take a pic of myself :o) just to see if my face is different or slimmer then before .

heather I think you are doing wonderful just staying away from soda pop .. I know how much you were addicted to that so congrats!

Today Breakfast~~~ I ate 1 egg & 3 slice Bacon ~coffee x2
Lunch~~~ broccoli & Cheese
Supper ~~~ 2 Ital. Light & Low Sausage Water Water Water

But the night is still young :o) I had to fight hard to not go get myself a soft ice-cream
In the end the "sugar devil" did not win :o)

I did mention to Hubby not to bring sausage in this house ,unless its for company as ...even though its light and low fat I did not enjoy it...Iam soooooooooo happy to say that ..yippie !!!

Hope you all comment and come back to see me tomorrow ... love you all Annie xxx

My First Fill :o)

Ok had my first fill ~~ let me tell you that I was so worried about the fill I was almost in a panic . Ok I did panic Funny that i did not worry about the surgery at all.

I guess its the thought of that needle going into your belly Anyway Laurie was great!!! ( your right Krista) I worried for nothing... I am now at 5cc with a 14 cc band . The journey begins!

Took us a very long time to find where Laurie lives. We drove around for about 30 mins ..very confusing to say the least . But now i know it will be alot easier next time .
Wanted to take another picture only to find out my batteries are dead as a door knob. Whaaaaa

Met Krista the nurse from our band commuity. She looks prettier then in the photo as she has children in front of her face .

laurie is such a nice lady and I will enjoy getting to know her better as we go through this journey . Well there is a movie on so I guess I will go watch it with Denis ... I am sooooooooooooo happy that is over I was so scared ....... love you all ... Heather ,things will be better you will see (((((hugs))))). Keep watching my blog .. Annie xxx

One Day Before First Fill

Hello everyone .. I did great today ! But my Arthritis is so bad at the moment whaaaaaaaaaa
They say there will be a T.Storm.. I can believe that!
Had mom's cabbage rolls for supper..yum yum .. 2 cabbages rools but no bread or anything else with it . I was very full I mean really ! So I was happy and content that it did not take me long to feel full.

Tomorrow is my first fill~~ excited and nervous! You better not hurt me Laurie lol
Thank God for pills right at this very moment I feel like I got hit by a cement truck!!!

Denis is doing so well with the sunporch. He is such a hard worker . I wish I had 1/10th of his energy ~~~

Logan if you get to see this blog~~ I am very proud of you! Every mother would only dream of having you for a son.... your so lucky Heather :o)

Today I had fun spending money... But I will have to be carefull ~~ NOT lol

ok my friends ..my back is killing me so I need my pills ASAP.... love you all take care and if the fill dont kill me tomorrow I will tell you al about my fill!!! Annie xxx

Doc's Visit On Monday~~~ & Now Tues

HI there .. doc's visit went well . He even let me read my reports.. I have more respect for him each time I see him. On the hospital report it read .. released after she kept breakfast down .. Hey ..I had no Breakfast ???????? Dah! So he did not think that was very good of them to not know where I ate or not .... I guess they could not wait to get rid of me .... Ass&*%^&^%$^#



Waiting here for my new recliners to be delivered ..they said mid morning ... OK ..what ever!

I am writing this is parts throughout the day .. Denis is on the roof putting shingles on the new part .... I must say I had company out there on sunday ..it was quite nice and cool ..lot sof room . i really believe that soon that place will be my sanctuary.. I am starting to put niknaks there even though its just all wood ..it will still be nice .



First fill on friday ..I am a little nervous , since its my first time ... but i know it will be ok ..

I have to call the clinic back and ask if I can start my yoga yet .. or if its to soon .. Part of me wants not to exercise , but the other part of me cant wait to improve myself and feel better .

well did well at supper starting to know that Iam full quicker ..and also I feel that my face is changing a sight bit. But hey ~~I will take sight :o)
Its raining acts and dogs out there .. poor Denis got soaked. But he is a stubburn man so I cannot really feel sorry for him ... MEN!!!!

I cant even imagine how much that would cost ifI had to pay labor. But I have an idea that I would not have the 16 by 18 sun porch .

Keep looking you never know when I will post a new picture :o) love you all Annie xxxx

June 24~ 25~ 26~ 27

Well this has been quite the week .. 3 very influenial people die .. Jackson was really a shock!

Well in my own world . I dont get to see the doc till monday . I am all done my antibiotics for the E.Coli

I will never want to go through that again! Denis and Rick worked all day yesterday on the sunroom .. it sure looks great :o)

Getting my first fill on the 3th of july.. Iam excited cause really that is when my journey of weightloss begins. I have been told that it will take a few fills to really get to the spot , where I will have enough restriction , to substain real weight loss.

The weather has been very humid here . That is when I take cover in the A/C Me and My babies lol
I guess its the heat that is making me so lazy ! Wow I cannot seeem to do anything . All I want to do is sleep . The humidity just makes that worse .

housework and laundry just keeps piling up . I know it needs to be done but , somehow I talk myself out of things and lay down till the feeling of work goes away ...but I know this is wrong . Heather told me to buy some B12 i think I will try that . Nothing else seems to work.

well hoping to get energy to do more stuff and give some good news on my success as i know there will be . thanks for putting up with me with not making the blog ... I really do love you guys .. and look for the kick in the ass that i need to keep going!!! untill then love yah Annie xxx

June 23th & Yes Raining !

In contrast to last year ,this year is not going well with sunshine ...... Now its time for my confession.. KFC for supper ... It was greesy yummy and and made me full of guilt.. God I cant wait to start my fills so that it gets easier .

So enough of that .. Had a good sleep and felt not bad today . Tomorrow i will see the doc .. try and figure out what had caused the dizzy spells ...I really dont think it was the E.coli but you never know . I still say that my inner ear is not right ..

Soon i will be able to exercise ..I mean beside walking .. I want to get into the yoga first ..that will be good for me . I really think I will get lots out of it .

I have not heard from my friends latley ..where are you all?????? I miss your comments!

Anyway ..lots of sickness going around , I am just trying to stay healthy ... will have more to write when i get back from the doctors ... love to all annie xxx

Short & Boring Blog tonight :o(

Well here it is .. A very depressing day! ... Good thing bullets are put away ..I have no energy and feel like I want to just sleep ..
I guess lots happening to the body and my mind is just not caught up to it yet .. To much at once . Its going to rain for 5 days ... I will look for the bullets whaaaaaaaaaaa
Even my little Hanna & Heidi don't want to be with me .. Poor things .. I cannot stand myself ... Tomorrow will be a better day .. One can only hope .. Check with me tomorrow ..but throw your hat in first .. To see if its safe .... Hahaha love to all Annie xxxxxx

Head Is Messed Up ~What Day Ia It?????

Well how do I start this Blog? On the last blog, I told you about the dizzy spells i was getting . They continued when I went to Debbie's For supper .
I did not want to let her down as i knew she had spent the day cooking for us.

Anyway I was quite dissy and they were concerned thinking that it may be my blood sugar level... Anyway the dissyness came in waves... but seemed to go.

On sunday it became worse to the point where I needed help getting to the washroom.

I then knew that this was not the pills doing this . It had to be something more serious.

I went to the hospital .They took all vitals + sugar readings b/p was high ... no temp.
So finally Doc cam in the room and asked lots of questions... he ordered bloodwork... while he left they did an ekg and the one of the nurses came in and asked if I would mind being in the waiting area ,till the blood work came back ,or if i wanted to go home and wait for a call for the results that would be find also .
I told her find that i would wait for the results and as I was walking down the hall , The Doc asked me what i was doing out of the room..and I told him he did not look to happy . But he said see the room over there ,well there are some comphy chairs you can wait there ..in the middle of all this ~~I take another dizzy spell and almost fell but the doctor caught me ..I then started to projectial vomiting and thought I was going to die!!!! then I realized I was also going in my pants at the same time with no control over either ..Can anyone please find me a hole to crawl into whaaaaaaa...

Ok so now he orders me in the other room hooks me up to moniter my heart. and orders and IV with saline and electrolits and also gravol ..then the came me a atvin under the tonque to settle my waves of dizzy when i move.

They checked my ears to see if there was an invection
and he did not see any ..however he told me that something like fluid could be behind the ear and it would not be detected.
Once the IV was in place he told me that he was going to keep me over night . At that point since i thought I was dying ..I did not care what they did.

The IV and the ativan helped and my vomiting became better and also the diareah . They brought me some jello ..yuk! and tea that taste like dish water yuk again! They also gave me apple juice ..which for me is vomit in a bottle .. was not a great night ..

did not sleep well as they took my pressure and sugars at odd times.. about 10 in the morn they released me.
I had to get the meds soon as possible ativan and also gravol....

Came home and I started to vomit and at the other end as well .. I was so dizzy that I could not walk. I felt so helpless with mom and Denis helping me ..Iam not used to that .

So today i feel better and called the place where i had my surgery to let them know what happened as I was scared some thing might happen with the band ..

At the hospital they told me that I may have come down norwalk virus.... anyway today
I get a call from the hospital telling me that one of the test shows Pure Ecoli in the urine and that Denis has to pick up antibiotics ASAP that it was like septis in the urin ......
So you know folks Iam not to well .. But getting on the mend I hope .. Iam on all the stuff they gave me plus..you know thw million that Iam alreay on ..whaaaaaaaa

Well the clinic says that the band is ok ..that is a plus!!!! So I will let everyone know what happens next .. I tryed to send everyone a message on my blacbberry that i was in the hospital ..but I dont know who received it as I was in lala land .. love to all.. please commet thanks ... Annie xxx ps. My Dear Debbie thanks for your visit and the flowers your sweat! xxx

Lazy Annie In June !

I swear, where did my energy go? All I want to do is sleep. Had some trouble with light head& dizzy.. found out that its my blood/p pills.. yep~ says right on the box ... causes dizziness. Which I had read that before 2 days of thinking I had a tumor whaaaaaaa .

Went to get my mp3 player today . Now I get to hear music when I walk and also when I start my exercises. Its a great gaget.. and Someone young filled it with really hip songs .. Never heard rap on it yet ..good god! I will gag! other then that it seems to be very good.

Debbie was supposed to come over today .. she fell down her stairs carrying clothes to be done. I think she will be really sore tomorrow :o( Hugs for you deb~~~

well more has been done on the sundeck looking up soon i will post pics ..

Now as for the food .. Gained 3 pound yes!!! 3 POUNDS!!! I want to vomit . And its another 2 weeks before i get a fill .. Anyone out there with arsnic whaaaaaaa

it would not be so bad if i could be more actic ..but another 2 weeks before I can exercise and do any kind of workout that burns extra real calories.

I have some workout vidoes that seem promising and a good yoga dvd of bob on the biggest loser .. i think that one will help alot . Anyway we will see .. 2 more weeks of inactive and have my cravings back ...... I will really need will power ..and lots of dope to make me sleep all day !! keep in touch ..I will need you all ... heeeeeeeeeeeelp love Annie xxx

June 10~11~12

OK so I have been slaking off ... I am learning very fast that I have no restriction at the moment . Today like the last 3 , have been trying to hide from the food for another 2 weeks before my fill .

I have been a little worried about putting some weight back on. But I also know in my head that this is healing time . Its not about my wish to lose a ton of weight ... But old habits are very hard to break & Iam an old dog that struggles to learn new tricks !

Rain, Rain and more Rain I am sick of it already .. sun room is very wet and Annie is not a happy camper &(*&*&^*$%^#%@

Going to Debbie's for supper tomorrow. Looking forward to that . She knows my limits and has lots of choices for me :o) and she is a great cook !

received a care package From Miss E. thank you thank you loved all of it !!!! So sweet and a pleasant surprise!

Heather I'am also scared to get on scale .. so guess what ??? I wont ha ha it will only make me sad about myself .. So I want to stay positive , & keep a good attitude ...

Anyway keep up with my blog you guys and I love comments .. take care .. you know I do .... Annie xxxx

To Much To Eat

OK , so I am not perfect! Over did it today . Seems that I was able to slip more food right through that little sucker before the brain told it I over ate .. mind you I payed for it after . So now I cannot eat anymore except the 15 calorie chicken soup broth that I usually have late at night .

Found my fill person . Her name is Laurie lives not to far from here :o) Another nice day , but its going to rain they say starting tomorrow night for 4 days .. My Lord how depressing... Nancy I hope your rash is better ... been thinking of you all day .

Cant wait till I get my fill Laurie says that it cannot be done before 6 to 8 weeks .. makes better sense then 4 weeks that I have been reading about . I know that my insides will not be healed yet .

All in all I have been doing wonderful! and I am very proud of myself :o) I am not drinking water with my meals and I wait for at least 30 Min's before I do as per Doc's orders .. that is a big thing for me as i constantly drink with meals .

Sundeck is really coming along ...Denis and Rick steady at it ..looks Great ! I am hoping that it will be all done for Canada Day ~~~

Well Miss E. bought the child's liquid Tylenol comes out like syrup gross!!!! I really hope the adult is much better then that . Heather We all make mistakes , And the lessons that we learn from them are very important.. Tomorrow will be better for us both! :o) Happy Anniversary Dawna & Brad love you guys xxx and love to all ~~~ keep in touch & love the comments ...until tomorrow Annie xxx

June 7 & 8 th

Today was another sunny day and my spirits were high! I think its getting better on the eating part, as now my options are more plentiful :o)

Still enjoying soup ,and its very easy on the tummy. I have had other things like cottage cheese , however it made me crave more then I am able to eat. So I have decided not to buy any more.

Mom asked me today when I was going to be able to eat normal.. I don't think she really gets that fact that my normal will never be the same again. Poor Mom always wants to stuff me with food.
I don't blame her at all . I have been a very willing piggy at her table and loved it.. That is what makes her most happy in life .. feeding people... she is such a sweetie :o)

Looking around to decide who will be my fill nurse... there is one around here and also in Halifax . I will have to weigh my options. ( fills are saline solution that goes in the band to make it tighter)

Anyone out there in band_ land that has suggestion please let me know .... how is it going Heather? Hope all is well little shoulder pain today ,but in general I'am in good shape .. my largest scar looks terrible! i will be seeing Doc on Friday.. to bad he cannot do the fills.

Well tomorrow another sunny day and more work down on the Sundeck .. I will be adding photo's soon ..Take care all~~ cause I care love to all ~~~Annie xxx

June 5 & 6th

Great day . Sunny and got lots done... Great day that is untill Denis had to go and say the stupidest thing, and spoiled my whole day ! Men are so stupid!!!!

Still a little struggle on what to eat .. and tummy is always sore when I do .. but only after about 10 Min's ... so hard to know what the limit is.. did some searching only to find out that indeed i was over doing it ..now I am really pissed at myself :o(

Sick of soup... Sick Of Denis .. did I tell you I hate men!!!!!! ( are you with me Debbie ha ha) He really burned my ass today can you tell???????

Washed my floors did some laundry ~~~ watched movies .... Tired now and waiting for the liquid Tylenol to come in the mail. Its so hard to take pills when you have to take small bites of it .... Let me tell you the taste is unbelievable yuk yuk double yuk!

I need to buy some broccoli .. last week I bought some for 88 cents a head .. this week is
2.69 &*^*^&^%%$ I refuse to be taken .. so I will do without ..highway robbery!!!

Well tomorrow is a new day and maybe new attitude..I will let you know if I let him live!!!!
until then keep in touch ..love to all Annie xxx

TERRIBLE DAY :O)

Well my first day of not being able to cope . I really think yesterday I did to much.
Really sore in the belly area. And a little red on the biggest incision. I will keep my eye on that in case of infection.

It was a very nice sunny day ,and Denis and Rick were outside working on the sun room. It will be a very special place for me, as I have never had one before.

Found out today that I can get a fill in 4 weeks . But to be honest with myself ,I don't believe I will be ready . That is way to soon to have the band tightened .

Went over to Mom's this evening to get a can of soup.. She does not buy my brand ..anyway .. one mouthful and I knew it had half a gallon of salt. Good Lord!!! that should be band!
So off I will be going to the store to stock up.

My gas pains are slowly moving . Thank God . I think that was the worse part of this operation. So much Gas! Well this blog will be very boring tonight as I need to lay down and rest ....
Tomorrow will be a better day filled with better thoughts and less complaints ...
until then keep me in your thoughts ~~~as I will with you ..love Annie xxx

Boost Of Energy!

Today I got some much needed housework done :o) On the down side of that , Iam paying for it with a sore tummy. But It was a blessing to get stuff done and now I can relax a bit.

Thinking of you E. and your sore mouth... (((((hugs))))) I think I would (no I know I would) take surgery over the dentist anyday!!! yuks!!!

Denis is outside building my Sunroom. He is doing a great job :o) He showed me a small amount of lumber and some plywood .. He said that is what 1,000 looks like ~~~Holy smokes Batman! that is just the floor yikes! I think I will charge an entrance fee hahaha

I am not sure if its my tummy that is aching or what I ate . Now that I have been Banded , i find it really hard to tell one think from the other . Except for the Gas and the big bloated belly . Be careful when it lets go , I maybe flying over your area soon!!

I am craving cottage cheese ~~can you believe that ? The lack of eating has made me want and crave things that normally I could care less about . I really would like to start eating healthy now . Greens and protein and try and stay away from sugar & gluten. :o)

Soon as I recover enough to exercise , I have some great yoga and dance DVD's And then I will work up to light weights.. but that will take time for the insides to heal.

Well Heather hope today is better then yesterday for you sending you lots of ((((hugs)))) and support xxx Tke care all and keep on keeping on!! love to all Annie xxx

Surgery Went Well ~~ 5 Days Post- Op

May 28th Debbie and I arrived at the clinic at about 6: 15 only to find no one there . In all fairness, I was told to be there at 6:30 not 6:15 ... So standing out in the rain in my pj's and slippers made for a pathtic site :o)

The Clinic was much smaller then I had imagined. And on first site I was a little concerned to say the least. And also wondered ,what the hell I was doing there :o( But The RN who came for me changed everything I felt in a heartbeat.

She took me upstairs, got me ready. Took b/pressure and also took my b/sugar readings. She spoke to me about the whole operation and she was so kind and gentle. Then the man that puts you to sleep( I wont even try to spell that haha) He sat down and asked a bunch of questions .. knew what he was talking about and also very kind :o)

I told him that I was not afraid of the sugery , but that I was afraid of the needle they put in the hand before the sugery. He did not laugh at me, and told me not to worry as he would freeze my hand first .. I was so happy .. Then when it came time for him to freeze my hand it hurt like hell for the freezing neeedle... whats that all about ??????? whaaaaaaaaaaa

They then put plastic boots on my legs and they began to massage my legs ..really felt wonderful!!! they said it was to make sure I did not develope blood clots oooooooooooh wow that feels soooooooooo good .... ~~` then I awoke!

First thing I remembered was my nurse telling me look whos here to see you . Its heather !... I remember telling her how happy I was to see her . And I remember hugging her.. But now I find out that after the surgery I became some sort of slut and removed my clothes to show her my scars haha I am telling you serious that I have no idea what I did
To make matters worse ..I cannot remember leaving the clinic or Debbie taking me back to the hotel..she says we got into a van .. it could have been a plane ! I was none the wiser... lol

Good thing my friend was with me as I dont remember getting into a bed ... Scary Crap that is!!!
The waterside Inn was beautiful! 2 bedroom suite with everything we needed ... Debbie was a wonderful caregiver ..Thanks Debbie ((((( Hugs)))))

We were there until Sunday . Got to see her family and a couple of friends of my family ... Had a wonder flight Home and landed on a beautiful sunny day .

So now my Journey really begins! lots of gas pain and shoulder pain ... seems nothing takes that away . Even walking does not seem to help. :o(

Found out that Canada does not sell Extra Strenght Liquid Adult Tylenol .... So after Speaking with Elizabeth (thanks E.) I ordered some on this great site ... So now at least it will be better taking pain meds ....

I am getting sick of liquids as in soups ..but today I tryed pured rice and cabbge 2 teaspoons ...so far so good and Iam full :o) mabe it will make me go to the washroom.

well glad to be home glad that God has seen fit to see me through this :o) And Iam grateful!!!! Thanks for looking in on me .. until tomorrow .. love Annie xxx

Tomorrow is SURGERY DAY!!!!

And so it begins . The Journey of weight loss. Doc visit today ..he is very happy , and so am I ..LOST 9 POUNDS!!!!! Blood/Pressure is 130/80 Excellent ..Sugars are Excellent!!!! what a great day.... :o)

Fly out tomorrow .. I think I can get through tonight knowing that it will be done soon ... I really think iam more excited then I am nervous ..that is a good thing. Poor Denis is scared ..He hates toronto..and I understand ... but dad will watch over me~~~

Hope the beds are comphy at the hotel .. b ut I hear that they are the best .... after the band is in .. 1 week liquids 1 week puread~~1 week soft ~~then start slowly on real food ...
Iam looking forward to full liquid on third day I get tomatoe soup..yummie!! I feel like its going to be cheating haha cant wait !

Well lots to do not done packing . And I have to make sure I have all my meds etc....

I will try and contact on my blackberrie ... love to all... soon to be Bandit-annie xxx

May 23-24-25

I guess I have been busy lately...Sorry for not writing in the blog~~~
Well on the 23th Denis and I celebrated 28 years married~~and also denis turned 56
Yes that is right people. He wanted me for his Birthday present...hahaha Sucker!!! (just kidding) :o)

He is so romantic ! We went to the corner store and got movies!!! WOW! how exciting!

My girlfriend Debbie & her hubby Don came over and saved the day with real presents!!!
Aren't girlfriends great! :o)

All kidding aside . Denis and I had a lovely quite evening . And loved the movies laughed and cryed... telling Debbie old stories and peed my pants . You know one of those feel good days :o)

Yesterday Debbie & I went shopping at the mall . It was Sunday and many of the shops were closed... but I was still happy being with my friend :o) She was hungry and so she bought herself a sub sandwich. Which of course I could not eat ....but that is OK cause I was happy being with my friend...

Debbie told me , she knew where there was a great place to buy my sister a snowball tree.
We drove for hours! because we were lost . And it was raining cats & dogs..But that is ok cause I was happy just being with my friend hahaha
Finally got home to have my wonderful supper of Liquid chocolate yummy !!! NOT! Do you know how to spell GAG!!!!

Ok so now you know I am bitchy and hungry ya think .... whaaaaaaaaaaa!

Today I had more energy . Did 3 loads of clothes ...made my bed....spent tons of time on the phone(by the way ) Miss Elizabeth.. enjoyed our talk today ... :o)

TV is boring ...cant eat ..I guess I`ll just shoot myself...

One more day before I leave ... Nervous..yep..Kind of sick to my stomach... No wait ! I think that is because Iam hungry whaaaaaaaaaaaaa..
Until tomorrow ...keep tunning in.... Thanks for the love!!! Annie xxx

6 Days before Surgery

Well The medi-trim is not getting any better , but perhaps my thinking is . So many times I feel like cheating. But I always seem to find some inner strength to help me . Terri If you can hear me . Thanks for making this surgery possible for me.. I will love you and miss you always...

Beautiful day out there today :o) makes everything so much nicer . They are having a big sale at the mall. maybe I will go and pick out my goal outfit . Wonder what size I will be ????????????

Had my hair dyed today . She always does such a nice job... She is a supporter of what I am doing. And she cant wait to see me at different times , at different sizes.

Anyway must go . I have lots to get done that I let go ... Low energy and down right lazy....

Keep suppporting me and leave comments please . I check everyday.. Love to all Annie xxx

Where's The Beef ??????????

8 days on this Medi-Trim . One would think that I'D BE melting away ..NOT
Its amazing how will power works . Some days you have more then others. Had some mushrooms and brussel sprouts with the Medi-trim ..

I think I ate to much I feel bloated & fat wait a min ...I am fat ( hehehe) .. Denis has been busy ...for the most part he keeps his distance. cant blame him , I am so bitchy I hate myself :o)
Mom made another coconut cream pie today ..thank God that we had visiters. I think they ate it all.. not sure though .

I will be Dreaming of all that fried fish and potatoes. I swear that I almost got in the car to buy some KFC WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Iam scared as I came pretty dam close . What the hell is wrong with someone who loves food more then their life ...
This is about shrinking my liver for surgery..what is wrong with you Annie? dont make me slap myself!

So you think you can dance will be on at 9:00 love that show . Its very active and gets the blood moving ... And then you see how fit and slim they are , and you want to be just like them. Motivating for sure .

Well thanks so much for the support means more then you know.... Hope you all enjoy my venting lol love to all Annie xxx

Another Day ~~~Doc's Visit

Hello there ... denis's test came back good ...Doc says he is healthy ! .... he says my B/pressure is still high .. so yet another pill to take *&^*&%$^#$@%#@%^&

I am so disgusted .. I think I am doing everything right ...
So he says "when are you leaving" I said " next Wednesday" he said "good be here Tuesday" so sick of this ... and to think I gave up smoking for my health.... ????? makes me think ..oh never mind ~~~~~
been eating brussel sprouts , and now have heartburn . But its a filler .. and thank God for them .. :o)

Bought a B/pressure monitor... what crap ! I wonder is there really a home monitor that ever worked?
Greenwood Military base had an air show today . We got to see it from our yard. Totally amazing how they do that . Hanna was scared , but not Heidi . Not much scares her :o) But the roar of the jets makes me scared also . When I was a small child, I witnessed one crash ..it never left my thoughts . Every time I see one I think of that day.

Well I have to try and get more water down..seems to be very hard for some reason . But have to flush all the toxins out of my body.

Well hope you stay with me in my Journey ..it will be a lonley one without you ... love to all Annie xxx

Better Day Today :o)

Had some cabbage today . Felt better for it .. made me less hungry and more satisfyed.
Better weather today .. Sunny ... its been terrible and damp latley.

American Idol tonight . I really think that Chris has a good chance , if it were based on tonights show .
I think Adam did not do so well and both, did not make that song sound good ... however, Chris did a better Job then Adam.

Tomorrow another day of torture . Will be going to see the doc .. Both Denis and I . For Me its just to re-check blood work . For Denis its getting results of all his test .. Hope all will be well with him .

My goodness Heather I will say a little pray that your headachs go away .. Poor you ! I did have them for 4 days ..not pleasent at all!

I cant believe that a week from tomorrow i will leave to get the surgery ...wow! life changing move ... well my friends I will close with that ..time for much needed meds and sleep..love to all ...keep up the support :o) love Annie xxx

5th day On Medi-Trim : o(

Well I can sit here and tell lies . But since that is not what I want my blog to be about , here is the truth. This is a lot harder then Iever thought it could be . maybe if I were alone and no food in the house , things would be better .
But this is the real world , and family has to eat ...

On the bright side , I do know that it will only be 9 more days of this ... and instead of imagining yummy food, I try and imagine skinny healthy me :o)

Another rainy day . This does not help . I seem to have no energy and all ..( possibly depression setting in) I want to do is crawl in bed with the covers over me , wishing that the time would pass like magic!
Anyway the sun will shine tomorrow and out i will go for some much needed fresh air .

This journey will be good for me . And I know that I will look back at this , and know that it was a much needed way to shrink my liver .
I have brought this all on myself ... Just being a pig with food... and living to eat ~~ not eating to live... One of these days I will learn..until tomorrow ..love to all who reads this and many blessings! love Annie xxx

Day 4 On Medi-Trim

What can I say about today? Sawdust everywhere~~ Trying to keep Hanna from jumping out of her skin, when Denis puts on the power tools..
Running after Heidi who is running after Denis to see what all the noise is about ~~~ The joys of remodeling!

Got to eat some baby spinach today . Had some cooked . And even tryed some raw ... Wow yummy NOT!!! I am having wit drawls something terrible ... Headache all day ... bitchy ...
I want a cheese burger!!!!!! OK that felt good :o)

Survivor tonight 3 hours ~~~ So I guess my mind will be more occupied . Then take my good drugs and go nitie nite..... Hoping tomorrow will be a better day..love to all and please keep supporting me ... love Annie xxx

Day 2 & 3 On Medi-Trim

# Thirth day on medi-Trim .. I was doing great, and then I cooked chicken for my babies . I started to crave with the smell and all . I would have givin anything at that moment for a hit of chicken. Yes I mean a "hit" just like drugs . Because that's what I felt like . A druggie wanting a "hit " of Crack~~~

Well anyway if I want to go from a Butterball to a Cornish Hen , I better get that under raps!
And by the way , I did not give in to temtation and was a very good dobie :o)

Beautiful sunny day today . Went for a short walk. Then walked just around the yard. I feel like I have a bit more energy. I guess I will be losing some weight with this Medi-Trim. Dont know how much but, Hoping for at least 15. that would be a great start!

Starting to pack my little suit case. The Clinic said to wear something big to the sugery.
Who are they kidding, everything I own is big lol

Well my friends Iam so tired tonight , and in need of a good bath. Nancy if you are reading this . Welcome Home!!! And Heather glad you are doing better :o) Thanks for all the support love you all Annie xxx

Ticker

1st Day Of Medi-trim

Ok so here it is . My 1st day of 14 days on medi-trim.. alreay I am ready to kill hubbie. As I am trying to deal with hunger, and trying to keep my mind off of food, jack-ass is out there eating 4 lobsters!
I am sitting here wondering if I can get away with murder? Oh well If thoughts could do damage Denis would be in trouble :o)

I dont mind the chocolate shake . Its pretty good I must say . However I still carve the stuff that got me in this mess in the first place. I am told, that this will only last about 3 days. Then I won't feel hungry at all ( one can only hope)
Surviver is on tonight . I kind of feel like I am on surviver.... out last and out wit the food game ! And my prize will be the small jeans whoooooo hoooooo :o)

Sugar is down to 8.6 wow what a change .. I am very happy . Even though its not normal as yet, its pretty darn close!
Its going to rain for the next 4 days .... I am going to be mighty sore ... but I will get through it drugs are good :o)

Feeling very optomistic and blessed to be able to do this .... life is good! until tomorrow~~~love to all~~~~thanks for the support ... H~~ I hope you feel better tomorrow. It can only get better .. Thanks to Elizabeth my shoulder and rock!! love Annie xxx

The Last Supper

It has finally come. The last meal before liquid Diet. Which also means 2 weeks before the surgery . This is a big step in my life. But I believe its the best choice I have ever made . I am very nervous about everything .

And even scared that I might ****up. But I will keep in mind that this is not a diet really. But a shrinking of my fatty liver, so that surgery will be much easier, & of course safer. Had Hanna & Heidi to the vet today .
Heidi has breathing trouble and is over weight .. she is 5.6 pounds hanna is under weight at 3.4 pounds I guess Heidi is eating Hanna's food grrrr I will be watching them very careful from now on. Heidi is a minie me eats, sleeps. and and likes to lay arround .. Both of us need to get the weight off! So after I bought the flea and heart worm meds , it came to $182.00 :o( anyway when I lose the weight I will be out walking more and Miss Heidi will be with me all the way .. that is until she needs me to carry her . I will consider that weight training lol.. Tomorrow should be very interesting. Until then love to all .Thanks for the support ...also Good Luck Heather !!! my Band-sister love Annie xxx

Biggest Loser Final Tonight!!!!

Hello everyone! Had a great Day sugars are getting lower :o) I guess the meds are doing their thing. Sunny day out there . It really seems to lift the spirits high . Biggest loser finals tonight 3 hours yeh!!!
That show really inspires me ... except the 6 or 8 hours they work out that is .... I would be flat on my back waiting for the ambulance.

I bought a DVD of work-out with Jillian.. Did 5 min of the 15 min warm up . I swear to you on God's word ,that I could not walk for 4 days! I laugh about it now. But believe me it was not funny at the time. I am definitely not ready for Jillian now or anytime soon lol.

Went for another walk today. Both my babies and I loved it ( poms) Nice to get the fresh air and the exercise without hurting . Buds are all out and flowers . And the smell is so beautiful, and everything is green . Its funny how some days I love nature so musch ,that I just want to be swallowed up in it forever . Then there are day when I just want to go in the bedroom and hide.. I guess its just how I feel about my life and body .. Well just tomorrow left and then my journey really begins.. Thanks again to all for support . Love Annie xxx

3 More Days To Med-Trim (liquid diet)

Doctor gave me another pill for my sugars today. Thank God its working sugars are lower :o)Did not have much energy today . But managed to wash clothes and make my bed . Sounds like I did nothing , but its lots from the last 3 days of wanting to sleep my day away . I discovered today that music lowers the b/pressure . Thanks H :o)

Denis came home early . It was nice to see him. He has been so busy lately . When he works here in the house, at least I see him.My mom has a fly swatter that she makes threats with' it to her little yorkie Holly. Holly chewed in in half. LMAO .... Its really hard to be angry with a 2 pound cutie pie .

Today I tryed to watch what I was eating .. I never ate between meals and tryed very hard not to over eat . I believe I did well :o) I am putting my eyes on the prize!!!! time to say my prayers . I have a lot of thanking and asking for help tonight ... So if your one who Talks to God, whisper my name to him .....Thanks love Annie xxx

Missed a Blog. So May So May 9 & 10th

Well Happy mother's to everyone! Was so tired yesterday that I went to bed & did not do my blog... Sorry about that . Yesterday was A repeat of the day before. High Sugars and H/pressure..I know that my B/pressure was high as the pain in my head and neck was terrible.

My morning started off with coffee and phone calls ... My dear friend gave me a much needed pep talk. Things I already know of course , but because I am stupid, and childish at times. I seem to always have excuses for ignoring the danger signals in my own body. So little miss Elizabeth (yes you my friend) found it nessasary to give it to me both barrels ..

And yes I did go and take that walk! thanks to you I gave myself more energy and came back to clean house and laundry. (wait a min that is to much work) :o) Anyway thanks to good friends! I will need lots of help Mom made a big Choclate cake..before she came over with her goodies , I told her "mom my sugars are really high now and from now on I will not be eating any deserts" I am very proud of myself. That was very hard to do . I figure if Denis wants to eat a piece he can goi next door ... Anyway 4 more days till medi-trim.. then Iam going to need all the help I can get ... love to all Annie xxx ps. thanks Miss E

Oh My Stars!!!

Sugars are very high... this morning 24.1 dOC IS SO UPSET AND WANTS ME ON INSULIN .!! Hoever because I am starting medi-trim soon and that is very low calories its a wait an see game .. now iam on the 5 metform hopefullythings will change in a hurry ... all I seem to do is lay down and sleep .. I am very tired , but maybe its the pressure and sugars that does that . All I know is that I think this sugary will help alot . Weight has got to come off , and sugars will come down . I find myself putting lights on and feeling down in the dumbs . The lights seem to make a difference in attitude. I am a little nervous about everything and some people have their own thoughts on the sugery that I dont want to hear . I try and stay positive as much as I can. Going out to supper tomorrow at my friends . That will cheer me up . You know its all about the food !!! until tomorrow Annie xxx

Doc's Visit

Ok not a good day! B/pressure was higher then last week.And my fasting B/sugar was 18
To say he was upset, is putting it mild. Now I am on 5 metformin . And if I was not having this surgery, he told me that he would put me on insulin. I now have to go back to see him on the 20th . On the 14 I start the Meditrim so I know that I will be losing some weight from that ... sugars will be low ..In fact I was warned to be very careful as to not make it to low ..
another rainy day. Not good for the moral ! 21 days till surgery. Will I make it ???? Annie xxx

Rainy day and worried

Hello again. Looked at my blog from yesterday. Wow! I must have been really tired . Half of the words are not even making sence..Good drugs LMAO .
Well the Toronto nurse called . They have the results ofthe EKG . Says that is just fine . When I asked about the blood tests , she kind of hesitated and then said doctor will be looking them over . Ok so now I am worried that something is wrong :o( Have to see doctor tomorrow as last week my B/pressure was 160/94 he was not happy . So he will check it again when I see him. He also says that he thinks my liver is enlarged. Sweet Jesus, what is next whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
anyway I do know that I have a fatty liver do to over eating the wrong things ,and also the Diabetes . Tomorrow I will find out the results of bloodwork .
I read that after surgery , for 24 hours its only water ... I think I will talk with doc about that ... .. let you all know what he says ... Annie xxx

pre-op blood work

hospital blood work and EKG ... needed to pee in bottle so i did that and dropped bottle in toilet
so had to wait until I was able to try again . SO good every done . Now I will worry about the results... always something. Starting to pack a bag .. trying to follow the guidlines of the centre and airlines. watched biggest loser tonight . Love that show ,gives you lots of support
been really tired the arthris as been bad today si will be taking to easy for a bit
well more tomore tonorrow love annie xxx

Getting closer 9 days to medi-trim

Today I went shopping to buy body detox. I also bought powder of greens . 3 teaspoons contain 7 servings of the greens you need . Wow... I like that idea .. its hard to take that many greens each day. I have never been all the way into a health food store. I am totally amazed at the products they offer. And shocked at the outrageous prices! Never realized how much it cost to be healthy. I was told that all my pills would have to be crushed, for easy swallowing . So I bought a crusher. Cheapest thing on my list !
Pre-op blood work tomorrow. Yuk I hate needles whaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...I know, small price to pay ! Someone told me I looked pretty today ... It melted my heart .... small words ..huge impact :o) talk tomorrow xxx

10 days before I start medi-trim

Well today I think I ate myself out of house and home! Its kind of like the last supper or something. Hard to explain. My body and mind are fighting over the fact that soon, I will no longer be eating like a pig. I consintrate on what I will look like when..... And dream of the little black dress. Ok maybe not the little black pants , but the skinny jeans ...oh yeh!!! We had a beautiful lassie dog here today ... finally found his owner . Thank God ,because I would not have had any sleep tonight ... going through my clothes . I will have lots to get rid of yippie..

My friend Debbie says she is coming over tomorrow with cake .... slap slap slap
but have no fear i will have 1 piece and remember that soon i will have none. at least not a whole piece ..maybe 1 fork full ... my stomach will be the size of a small child, Glad for the ones that are looking into my blog . need all the suupor I can get . Thanks ..keep checking annie xxx

Hello there .. I have decided to start a blog for my weightloss surgery may 28th . This has always been a sad day for me , as my Dad passed on this date. But I think he would be very proud of me making such a good choice for my life . At 53 I do not want to wait another day! I have been yo-yo dieting so much ,that if you look up the word yo-yo , I am sure my face would be there .