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kutia's Journal
 

In a hurry...

:clap2: I don't have time for a lengthy entry right now... I'll be back later to add to this. I just wanted to put this in:   :clap2: :scared: :biggrin1: :nervous   edit: Okay, NOW I have time. I have been a lazy sloth this week when it comes to going to the gym. The last time I went was Oct. 23 (I think). Whenever it was, it was too long ago. Some of the days I have an actual reason for not going. Not an excuse but a Reason. I'm a substitute teacher and I also have another job in the evenings. So when I have a sub. job and have to go to my other job, I really don't have time to make it to the gym. Of course, this does not explain the days I didn't have a sub. job (or my other job, for that matter) and still didn't go to the gym. Those days I just had an excuse, like "oh I can't go today, it's raining." Yeah, like it was raining inside the gym. Or "I need to go to the grocery store." Apparently in my world it is impossible to do both. I really just need a swift kick in the ass. No, I take that back. I really just need to go to the gym. I need to keep my January goal in mind. I can't make that goal if I don't go to the gym.   What's that you ask? "Am I going to the gym today?" Um, no. I can't today, they're closed.
kutia

kutia

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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

Not sure how to say NO to certain things!! HELP

This morning from the Area Vice President of the Company Was offered cherry danish with butter, coffee 1 bottled water   lunch ground meat with tomato sauce steamed carrots & broccoli I had a small bowl of soup clam chowder. half cup of orange soda   Was offered 1:45pm APPLE PIE w/ water from my BOSS!!!!!   HELP ME :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:
thickchickTEXAS

thickchickTEXAS

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bama_belle's Journal
 

Does it never end???

Wednesday evening I wound up in the Chiro's office with a compacted C4 vertebrae and pinched nerve in my neck and have NO idea how the hell I managed all that.   Guess it was the sumo wrestling and bungee jumping from the week before? :biggrin1: NOT.   Anyway, fast forward to Friday, I've been through 4 Chiro visits and been flat on my back for the past day and a half... I feel better and finally returned to work this morning, but dang it's been a rough week.   On top of that, yesterday I started new diabetes meds. I've been taken off Avandaryl, which apparently has contributed to some of my weight gain in the past few months. I'm now on a new medication called Byetta, which you have to inject, but the good news is there are very few lows or crashes with this medication, and in the clinical trials, most people lost weight! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:   It would be nice if this were finally the answer to me losing weight and I wound up not having to have the surgery.   Who knows. At least I know I still have the option.
bama_belle

bama_belle

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avilla's Journal
 

No birth control for me yet

I just got back from my follow up appt with my ob...She said all the tests came back normal but she was wanting to do a biopsy while I was there today...She said something about there was a disease that makes the lining of the uterus too thick sometimes and wanted to rule that out...Said no birth control until after these results came back...So off to another drs appt on December 1st for those results and she said she would do something about birth control that day if everything was normal...I am just so upset about all of this and want it all to be over with...Not to mention that its getting pretty expensive for all my drs appts, er visits, estrogen pills and I have Christmas coming up that I need to spend my money on..Plus having to buy all the good stuff for Thanksgiving dinner that all my family is coming to...This is just the wrong time of year to be going thru all of this if you know what I mean
avilla

avilla

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StephC's Journal
 

I'm ready

I feel ready now - I finally got fiscal reports done at work, everything is in order here so I can take time off any day now for the surgery. And I bought myself a pretty blue sweat suit.
StephC

StephC

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avilla's Journal
 

Just waiting

Just sitting here waiting to take my son to the dr so I can go to my follow up again with the ob...I hope that she has some good news for me today...I am really anxious to get back on some type of birth control...My dh and I are not use to going without some type since we havent had to worry about it for over 10 years now...The dr wouldnt give me anything on my last visit thinking that it might make things worse if she did...We have messed up 1 time in the last week and had sex without anything and I am totally concerned that it might only take that 1 time to do me in...Thats all I need right now since I just got the band in June is to become pregnant...I think I would just end up pulling all of my hair out...Besides we just cant afford another child right now at all and our only child is about to turn 11 and I am not wanting to start all over again with late night wake ups and feedings and diapers....I WANT BIRTH CONTROL TODAY!! And I have been stuck on my weight for the last week or so too and am really wanting the 17th to get here so I can go get another fill...I feel like right now it is hitting me from every angle, band and all...
avilla

avilla

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qbanita75's Journal
 

First dr. visit.

yippy!!! I went to the dr. today and i lost 14lb in two weeks 28 from tuesday before surgery. I had no pre diet i was just scared and i ate good the last two weeks before surgery. www.meltingpot.com I went twice i love it the best 200. i have hever spent. lol i'm glad that i have lost this weight. thank you guys for all your support. MUAAAAAA
qbanita75

qbanita75

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StephC's Journal
 

feeling better

I called my surgeon today to see if they had heard from the insurance company, not yet but everything has been submitted and she said it normally takes 1 to 4 weeks to hear from them I was busy at work so didn't have time to stew over it. Went to prayer meeting tonight and talked with my friends. I got an encouraging word from Teresa - I said pray that it happens fast and she said maybe its not happening fast for a reason. Maybe theres things you need to deal with or take care of before you schedule it... maybe. Made me think all in God's time. This is going to happen I feel very at peace with having the surgery. Its good to have friends who are behind you during this.
StephC

StephC

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Cha Cha's Journey
 

My 1st Dr's Appt

I am so excited! I got an appointment with Dr. Scott at UT Southwestern for Monday at 3pm:clap2: I can't wait to go see them and start this journey. Today, my husband informed me that he was having his dream come true . . . he's getting lasik surgery . . . on January 5th! While I am very happy for him, I was hoping to have my surgery the 1st week of January. So, now it will have to wait another week or two. Perhaps I can get mine prior to January 1st. Either way, I'm very please about my decision and it seems like each day, there are signs that only reinforce my decision. My Best Friend, Steph has an appt on Monday morning too, only with a different doc. We are going to get together afterwards and compare notes. We may or may not end up using the same doc.   Now, the downside . . . I don't think my husband is quite as supportive about this as he says. He expressed some concerns today, and also told me that he believed I was fully capable of losing weight "the hard way" (his words). "You just don't believe it yourself" -- that's what he said. My hubby has had some issues with his weight in the past, but he has been fully capable of losing it on his own, even to the point of looking anorexic. However I told him he was right, that I don't believe I can do it the "hard way". I've tried it for over the last 15 years, and it hasn't stuck. The slimmest I have been in over 15 years is 224. My ideal weight would be about 165. At 44 years old and being 5'8", I think that's an achievable, realistic goal. Either way, I'm doing this for me, not him. So he will have to accept that.
angelburch

angelburch

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libertysuzanne's Journal
 

A need to vent my guilt!

I have had the band for all of eight days now! I am eating mushies, never have I had such pleasure from mashed potato!   This cold is driving me gaga and I did a horribly bad thing, I ate another milky way! I have to get these milky bars out of my house. I think I shall hand them out to the kids tomorrow morning. It would be fine if it was summer, I can deal with being warm, but this winter front and food that doesn't really give me any heating is hard work. I wish I could just curl up in bed for a few days.   Ah the stuff dreams are made of, if I could I would go and exercise, not allowed for another 3 weeks. Can you believe it!?! I actually want to exercise, infact I am itching to do it....or is that my wounds healing?   This initial weight loss has been a blessing to my poor old joints, 16lbs gone and I have to be honest I have cut down my pain killers. I wonder if once I lose all my weight I want to, will I stop taking pain killers altogether??   I have to gather myself, recall my will power and kick it into gear. I hate being so weak, it doesn't matter that they are just fun size, if I want a snack I should eat something helathy mush or liquid. I shall not forget to drink water to prevent temptation!
libertysuzanne

libertysuzanne

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qbanita75's Journal
 

Questions.

So many question i can't wait to go to the dr. on thursday. I meet with my nutritionist and i could get a better list of things i could eat. 1st week of mushy is going well i'm having meat withdrawls but i hope it gets better. i'm a big meat eatter so its getting old with the chicken. I want to be able to eat lemon, lime with my soup and i don't know if i can. I want to eat oatmeal and i don't know if i can. I hope all my questions get answered. :drum: :car:
qbanita75

qbanita75

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

Psych

Well, I had my psych test, and I think we both passed!!! :clap2: I told her that I studied for it, and she laughed, so I knew it was gonna be great. I had my class today on the liver shrinkage diet that they put us on before the surgery. We go on this diet for 30 days to shrink the liver so it is easier to operate. Has anyone heard of this? Or what did you have to do? I don't have a clue. Of course, I spend most of my life like that, so what's new? Anyway, it's been a good day. It seems to be moving right along. We shall see how it goes. Lata!
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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TakinThePlunge's Journal
 

Week 1

:drum: Day 2 of my first week at work and I felt great all day.   am Began the day with Zinnep (I think this made a difference) 2oz chicken broth sipping Gatorade till 11 pm 2oz chicken broth sipping gatorade till 5 pm/home Zinnep 6:30 2oz chicken broth   hiccups w/o a straw so now I am using a straw and see if they stop.   Later I consumed another apple juice through a straw and found good results, fewer hiccups AND I had 1 choc, sugar free popsicle. Yeahhhhhhh :clap2:
TakinThePlunge

TakinThePlunge

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tianealperry's Journal
 

Another day at the Big "A"

Well it's just another day at the Anatole the Big "A" and it was pretty good.   I have decided to get rid of the people that are use less to me!   When I call for a polite "hello" they dont answer :cell:   When I need a hug they are "never" available:sleep   When I need to "borrow" a dollar " i dont have it" :phanvan   When I need help with my car they "never" show up :yell:   When I just want watch a movie with someone "always an excuse" :sleep   I just need you to sign papers for me so I wont have to pay back pay for "child support" WTF!!!!!!!   Or if you see me on the payphone outside at 6:30am with my kids and you keep driving. And then you call me and tell me you seen us!!!:omg:   I dont need you:angry   I'm taking a stand Tia Neal-Perry will never be used again by anybody.   I'm venting today but I'm in a great mood!!!:clap2:
tianealperry

tianealperry

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My Journey
 

10-31-06 Goodbye Nails

I am not sure where to start with this journal entry...it is kind of silly...especially with so many other much much much more important issues going on in the world...:cry But tonight I have to say goodbye to my acrylic nails. I love my nails!!! I have had them for a few years now, and they have always helped me feel at least a little pretty. When I take them off tonight all I will have left is short, stubby, fat fingers instead of eyecatching, interesting, elegant looking fingers and nails. My nails will also be atrocious when I take the acrylics off. Again, I know that it is really ridiculous and I will get over it, but I just wanted to express how I feel about saying goodbye to my nails that helped me feel at least just a tad bit pretty under the most difficult circumstances...:drum:
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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bama_belle's Journal
 

Day Two On My Way

So, the right knee is killing me this morning. I don't know why this of all mornings. It's not that cold outside. It's not raining. I haven't done anything out of the ordinary. Even so, it was all I could do to make it up the stairs to my office this morning.:crutch: For those that don't know me, in high school I was running laps around the football field at track practice, stepped in a gopher hole (I live in the sticks!) and managed to all but destroy my knee. Track was no more. Hell, if Freddy Kruger were chasing me right now, I'd just have to turn around and wait for him. :drum:   I told G. this morning about my decision to have the surgery. G. is my boss. He's a butthead but I like him. Anyway, I knew he would be against it for all the obvious reasons, but ultimately, I wasn't asking for his approval, I was simply giving him advance warning that sometime in the near future I was going to be out for a while. He did ask me to wait until after the first of the year since we have an ISO audit coming up and I said I would, but I'm not happy about that decision either, because when I take time off from work after the first of the year, the company is going to force me to use up any vacation and personal time I have before they would pay short-term disability, which I think is unfair and ought to be illegal, but whatever.   I'll deal with that hurdle when the time comes.   Fasting BS this morning was 234. Not good. I know its the stress. Oh well, all of that will be better soon.
bama_belle

bama_belle

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StephC's Journal
 

almost there

I am feeling so impatient this past two weeks. For the past 6 months I did my doctors visits and now that all my tests are done and I'm just waiting on the insurance to give the go ahead I am so irritated by it all. I had my last doctor visit Oct. 11, called my surgeon on Oct. 18th and PA said all was good, just needed the doctor to double check it before he could send it into the insurance and would call if there was anything the doctor had questions on. That was almost 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard from them so it must have all been ok. So in my right mind I know that the insurance could take up to 4 to 6 weeks but in my unrealistic mind I'm hoping it could be today. I just want to get my surgery done. I wasn't so excited or impatient until I started reading lapbandtalk. Maybe I should quit reading it until I hear from my doctor again.   I know this sounds silly but my nails need done and I don't want to pay to get them done when I know I have to take them off for the surgery. And then on the other hand it could be a month until I even hear from them!   Maybe I'm feeling this way because my job is about done. I work at a golf course and today is our last day of the season. I will still go in to do my office work but I don't have much work to do so ... I read posts! Ok so my whole plan was to work this all out so that when my job was done for the season I'd get the banding and be on my way to losing weight.   I absolutely hate being fat! I hate to look in the mirror and when I accidently see my reflection in a window I cringe.   UPMC - call me!!
StephC

StephC

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Teresita's Journal
 

Tuesday

I was thinking about not going to weigh in tonight but I was just trying to punk out because I have had some stupid eating habits lately. Ice cream is on sale and it is killing me. It is good that I have really good restriciton in the morning and the afternoon. Once I get home I can eat a tad bit more. :heh: :kiss OK too much. Yesterday I had a flash back. I had soup around 11:30 and went to a doctors appt at 4. I did not eat anything in between but was hungry. I went to Wendys and got a jr deluxe cheeseburger and nuggets. I ate the whole thing :hungry: :omg: It took about 35 minutes but I ate that burger except for the last 2 bites. I was driving down my steet which is kind of long and as I was biting down on the burger I realized this is where I would purge while driving so many years ago. I felt like I was doing the same thing but only I would have had 2 sandwiches, fries, a big soda and a dessert. Thank God for my band. I will go weigh in tonight.   No I still have not gotten back to exercise yet. I am thinking about it more and more. I will get there. I have started dancing to a song here and there at work and at home. For me that is a start. LOL I will walk this Sunday.
Teresita

Teresita

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

lots to catch up on.....

Okay, let's see, where to begin..... Well, I went to St. Louis this past week for a couple days. Was gonna get to see Indigo Girls, and Five For Fighting, but I didn't quite make it to either. We watched the Cardinal's game on Thursday at Pujols5 restaurant, which was awesome, then my friend had to watch the game the next night, so I came home concertless, but that's okay, things happen. At least, I had some good food and such. Well, I had a retreat all weekend long at church. I was working it. I had to be one of the energetic folks that made people laugh and get excited. If you can imagine thins....a 400 pound guy running round a huge circle giving everyone a hi-5, and doing this time and time again. Well, that's what I did. Sure I was out of breath, but they have never seen a fat guy run like that before. The col., our priest, thought I was gonna run him down. Well, I showed him, he was quite shocked that I was in that good of shape. Oh the good times. Ok, now for the upcoming tests. My dr. is having me go on a liver shrinkage diet for 4 weeks before my surgery, so tomorrow I am attending that class to find out about that. Now that should be exciting, hopefully, I won't fall asleep. *zzzzzz* Maybe I'll just record it and listen to it later, just in case. Oh yeah, and before that, I have my psych test. Oh yeah, and so do I, and me too. Oops, sorry bout that, those voices just won't shut up. Okay, now sweriously, I'm looking forward to this test. I have been studying for this for quite awhile now. I even have some cheat sheets that I will take with me. At least, I'm not writing the answers on my hand, yeah, they caught me on that one at the last psych test. At least I got a neat little jacket to wear after it. It was great, I could even bounce off the walls. I think I mentioned that last week, I had a couple other tests. I had a nuclear stress test that was medicine induced. Well, I had dinner tonight with the dr. that did that test. He said it looked great, nothing to worry about. Yeah, the heart doctor is a friend of mine. I teach his wife voice lessons, and she sings in my choir at church. At least when i'm going downhill, I'll have him there to save me. By the way, the hospital he works at was rated #1 in the nation for the heart care area, and he is there top dr. Makes me feel kinda special. Now if I only had his jaguar to drive. *evil laugh* Okay, I'm upset, I couldn't find an evil laugh on this darn thing, do they not have an evil laugh??? What kind of setup is this. I think I'll file a complaint. I mean, hundreds of smiles but not one evil laugh? What is this world coming to? I gotta go sleep this one off, talk to you later! *slams door*
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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sheilamj1fan's Journal
 

Yuk Oh!

:drum: :car: After reading one of the post regarding Gastroparesis:( , I am back at the debating table. I am sooo scared, I don't know what to do!! Should I go see the nutritionist on tomorrow? Should I see the psy doctor on 11/2, (if not her next available is 1/18)? :( Wow!!! I am really :( scared and nervous! I don't want to do something that will satify me for a few years (if that) then when I am older have devastating results:( :( . It's a lot to soak in right now, especially when there is no one I can really talk too. Well I may keep my appointments, that way if I do decide in the next week or so I won't have to go through scheduling appointments and things like that. Well, I'll make sure I asks the surgeon about Gastroparesis and the risk factors. Until next time or when ever I get nerous again (just kidding) :( . Type ya later!:omg:     Be Blessed, Sheila
sheilamj1fan

sheilamj1fan

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