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Hi Everyone, It's been so long since I've posted anything. I'm now out 9 months and 80 pounds lighter - Yeah. I haven't felt this good since I was in my early 20s which was 30 years ago - who's counting I do however, have a question and hoping some of you might have an answer. My stomach makes the loudest noises at the worst times. Mostly in the morning; if I'm with anyone I get the funniest looks - does anyone else has this problem. Some days it makes this noise through out the day. Cyclemom

Hi Lorden, I'm with the State and have Kaiser. I'm now 6 months out since surgery and 70 pounds lighter. Working through Kaiser was a breeze. I wasn't sure what my co-pay was going to be and was delighted that other than a few co-pays for my office visits - pre-op and post op everything else was 100% paid. It has been such a fantastic journey and I have absolutely no regrets. Kaiser sometimes gets trashed but I have nothing but good things to say about this experience. The doctors and the staff were AWESOME. Good luck on your journey.

You look fantastic and so beautiful. Great job!!

Finally after all these months of doctor visits and weigh in, the day is almost here. It's seems like forever since I began this journey, but everyday I remembered what the end result would be and this my friends kept me on the right path. I'm not nervous, I am so exicited and can't wait to get this weight off, touch my toes, wear a bra that has one letter and not double, be able to go to a normal department store and beable to buy clothing like everyone else (not go to the plus size part of the store that has nothing cute - it fits on the top and fits on the bottom and hell it's the same the size - imagine that!! I just finally might be able to go to Victoria Secrets and finally buy something sexy I realize that this isn't the end of the journey and that forever I will need to always focus on my weight and work hard to keep it maintained. I will never ever look back nor regret my decision. DR. FISHER here I come!!! Wish me luck!

FINALLY, after months of waiting and finally getting clearance from the doctor, I'll be sleeved by Dr. Fisher (Kaiser/Richmond) on February 7th. I'm so excited that I hardly can control myself. I went into the doctor office yesterday and my blood pressure was 150/82. I asked them to do it again, remembering to breath deeply and slowly - 122/80 .

You look so great, not to mention YOUNGER!! Keep on the fantastic work, it's showing!!!

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I have been so focused on losing the weight that my doctor indicated I needed to do before he would give me a date. Other than one minor slip in the last 100 days, I've gone from 240 to 215. I've really limited my choice of foods and basically eat pretty much the same thing daily and get my exercise in. There are days on end when the scale doesn't move and then suddenly it will show a 3 pound loss, (I keep telling myself tha boring is paying off.). My problem though is I am now getting all of these remarks from friends about "if you can lose that muchweight in a short period of time, why are you having the surgery." I'm really get tired of answering this question. When your weight has yo-yo all of your life, I guess some people don't have a clue that I may be able to lose that much of a very strict diet, but if I were to start eating normally, not only would I gain the weight back but some more. I think it's hard for my friends to understand that it's not what I eat, but how much I eat that leads to disaster. I just needed to vent a little- thanks your guys! I'm now at my goal weight and my doctor has now scheduled my labs and EKG and I meet with him on the 24th of November for my date. YEAH!!!

I would have to agree with lisabug, it looks like you're taking in a lot of carbs. Orange juice and tomato juice also was bring up your sugars quickly, be careful. Don't lose hope, you're still losing, maybe not as quickly as you would like, but you're losing.

Congratulations!! See how blessing happen when we need them the most. You go Girl!!

Hi Blackberry, Something similiar happened to me approximately a year ago, however, I was notified by mail of a class action law suit against 24 Hr. Fitness about nine months after I quite. Approximately a month ago I was notified that the court ruled in favor of the gym members and 24 Hr. Fitness is ordered by the courts to provide 3 months of free membership. It was precisely for the same thing that Gold Gym is doing to you. Since I'm pre-op this couldn't have happened at a better time. Thought I would share, I'm sure Gold's Gym is aware of the class action suit that 24 Hr. Fitness lost. Good Luck!

Hi debinphoenix, at orientation they stressed that we would need to give up straws period! Every time yoiu inhale from a straw you're also taking in air into the stomach which they don't want you to do. This is a tough habit to break, but it's getting easier week by week.

Thanks for sharing. I know this sounds wierd for someone who hasn't even gotten my date yet, but I look forward to the day when I'm full from eating that amount. Before the pre-op diet, it always felt like the bottonless pit!

You look fantastic! Keep up the great work, and I also agree you look years younger. Don't you feel incredible?

You're going to do fantastic! Don't take your ipad, things do come up missing sometimes in hospitals. Walk, walk, walk. Let us know how you breezed through it when you can. Good luck!!

Lemon Drop, That is awesome. I really liked the orientation at Kaiser. I know a woman sitting next to me couldn't even watch the videos, but it found it extremely interesting and now have a really good picture of the procedure and the reason why the doctors want a good weight loss prior to surgery. As soon as your done with Dr. Baggs your next appt will be with the psychologist. Not sure why mine was backwards, but it doesn't really matter, it happened and the ball is still rolling. I'm glad that there is a group of us that can share information while we learn the do's and don'ts. Good luck on the 15th, I'll be thinking of you and your daughter. Keep us in the loop. :thumbup: