jenakaela

Thank you for getting back to me on that. Its driving me nuts, but eventually this weight has to come off . How long was the process from beginning to surgery date for you? I attended my 1st health ed class on 10/27/12, Surgery Orient on 11/11/12 and met with my surgeon on 12/19/12. I'm going through Fremont Kaiser Bariatric Program and they're really helpful.

Hi there can you share with us how you lost 41lbs and how long it took you? I'm having a really tough time losing my 26 lbs my dr wants me to lose. Its been 4 wks and I've only lost 3 lbs. I'm watching I'm eating, I've cut down a great deal and I'm doing cardio at least 4-5 days a wk for 40 min. Am I being too hard on myself? Please help!

You look great! Seeing all the pics and reading different stories on here is very inspiring to me (pre-op). Thank you all for the inspiration.

Hi there so sorry about what you're going through, whatever you do DON'T GIVE IN TO THE PACK, I can't imagine how you're feeling but things will get better. I'll be praying for you.

Yes unbelievably enough after smoking for over 9yrs I stopped. When you go to orientation they will tell you you cannot hide smoking because they will take a blood test during the process and before surgery. At least that's what the surgeon who gave the orientation told us. And besides I couldn't hide it I had it on my med record that I smoked a half a pack to a whole pack, depending on the kind of day I'm having.

Hello everyone, I'm also going through Kaiser for surgery. I'm in the Fremont Bariatric program and so far so good. I've met with my surgeon on 12/19/12 and I need to lose 26 pounds. 6wks before at the orientation I had weighed in at 306 and by the time I went in for my appt. I gained 10lbs. So with that being said, its tough, I've also stopped smoking now for 9wks that's where some of my weight gain came from and a lot of it is emotional eating but I'm not giving up. Good luck to the both of you.