Update on Katie (ktnoodle on YouTube)

I won't have time to make another video before I have to get my kids ready and out the door for Halloween, but I wanted to at least let everyone know how Katie (ktnoodle) is doing.

She called this morning (yay! Surprise!) and although she sounded tired and her voice was scratchy she really did sound GREAT. She was in good spirits and seemed happy. She said, "I'm not going to lie, yesterday was pretty bad but today is much better." I guess she was in a lot of pain yesterday and her first walk was pretty hard but she says that every time she goes on a walk she feels better and better. Things are looking good and the doctor said that as long as she continues to do well she'll be released in the morning (Sunday.) She also said that she did in fact make another video the morning of her surgery but she didn't have a chance to upload it before she had to leave. I'm sure we'll get to see it once she gets home and settled.

I'm SO excited and happy for you Katie! Get well soon! We're all rooting for you!

xoxo

Therese

For real this time...I mean it!

Alrighty. A few days ago I posted that I was in the middle of uploading a new video. Yes well, that didn't go so well. I had made a new video but I tried for two days to upload it and finally decided to just make a new one with the digi camera instead of the webcam. The webcam and I are just not getting along. Soooo, until I can figure out how to fix what's wrong, I'm sticking to the video feature on my camera.

I made a new video tonight and it's uploading now. No really, it is. *wink* LOL

Tonight we took the kids to a nearby nature preserve for a free event where there was a nighttime flashlight hike and some nocturnal animals from the zoo. It was a lot of fun. I mention this because it's not often that we do things like this. These are the kinds of things I long to do but am generally too tired and in too much pain to do things like HIKE for goodness sakes. Me, HIKE?? No way. But today I decided that I need to start living now and stop waiting. Yes, it was hard for me to trudge around all evening....sweaty and yucky, feet

hurting, back hurting, sweating to death. But it was worth it. These are the kinds of things I want to do more of....and I can't wait. It was a lot of fun. We took some pics and I'm going to share a few now.

Me and my husband with our kids and then just me and the kids:

Twelve days until my pre-op class! Yipppeeeee!!!

xoxo

Therese

New Video Going Up Tonight

I made a new video tonight. It's dark because the lighting in my living room sucks. And I haven't quite figured out how to make my words and my mouth match up on the screen, but if you pretend you're watching a really crap Japanese horror movie it's not so bad. YouTube says it's going to take 5 hours to upload so obviously I'm going to bed. Note to self: Figure out how to use the compression feature.

Much love and hugs to Liz, my super wonderful BFF and Bobbi, my top secret famous person friend who will never reveal her true identity to anyone except me. (Hi Madonna! LOL) Thanks for listening and for being my pre-release screeners. I love you both!

xoxo

Therese

My First Entry

Hello world! This will be the sister blog to my video blog on YouTube. I'm not sure how well I'll be able to keep up with both but I'll give it my best shot. Much thanks to Bobbi for suggesting that I do this and to the YouTube user 'massagegoddess' for making her own video journal which inspired me to make mine.

My name is Therese and I'm a 34 year old wife and mother. I've been overweight my whole life and for the past several years I've been trying to get insurance approval for weight loss surgery (WLS.) Our old plan strictly excluded WLS but when my husband started a new job in June of 2009 I was overjoyed to discover that the surgery is a covered benefit under our new health insurance. I began completing my required packet in July, submitted it to the insurance company on September 21st and had my approval two days later, on September 23rd!! I was over the moon! My current (and my heaviest) weight is 379 pounds and I'm 5'8. I know that WLS will only help with the fat on my body, not the fat between my ears. WLS is not the end all cure and I know that I have a hard road ahead of me but I'm willing, ready and EXCITED to begin my journey.

My pre-op class is October 28th and I am hoping for a surgery date of November 11th.

I have just completed my first video entry on my YouTube site so please visit there as well.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDivineMissT

xoxo

Therese