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Surgery buddies!!!!!I am having my colonoscopy October 2nd. =(

I hear ya. We basically surgery buddies!!! Yay. I'm going for my Colonoscopy on the 2nd of October

Tube Socks? LOL Thats great info. I worry about the extra skin, Hopefully I can get some money save up to get ride of the arm fat when I reach my goal weight. I am going to Celebrate Thanksgiving early, so I don't cry to much when everyone is engulfing turkey. I haven't touch soda since June after I went to information session. Just water!!!! and some juice there and occasionally. I have not touch really any sweets, I don't care for them. My weakness is SALT. OMG..... chips, BUT, I control myself. If i feel like having chips I would buy one of those little 50 cent bags and eat it and stretch it out chip by chip through the whole day. Its pathetic it takes me 6 hours to eat a little bag because i'm savoring each one so much. lol Or I would just get those 100 calorie bags. But I stick to 1400 calories a day... religiously... I work 5 days a week then come home I am exhausted. No energy to work out. So to make myself to "some" work I park far from stores so I HAVE to walk. I walk to the bus instead of riding the car, and i once in a while try work out. But My sleep apnea is killing me. I feel so tire all the time. And its like since I found out I have it I feel even worst. Is like my mind, its aware and automatically readjust my body settings. ..... freaking brain. I try to have my Protein shakes daily, or a Protein Bar if I don't get to it, and I track everything on my fitness pal. But I feel like 16 pounds in 3 months its a joke... LOL apparently its a lot and some kind of accomplishment according to my surgeon, because after a life of not loosing and not getting anywhere, I actually achieved something.... I don't know... Anyways, I will probably invest on a Wii, so I can get Zumba at home =)

hi, I have a blog too, we can keep in touch, My surgery date is November 26. http://myjourneygastricbypass.blogspot.com/

I am pre-op, My Surgery date is November 26, HOPEFULLY! I am at 270 down from 286, I started my calories counting and portion control in June 26 this year, So, 16 pounds in 3 months... =( I am having some procedures done October 2nd and hopefully the date is final. And I can be ready to start the new life. Did you get a tuck? Because you really look amazing. Great Job. If not help a girl out and share your secret to avoid massives amount of loose skin, like I already have some... =(

I went to the second appointment yesterday. It went great. I was complimented on how I fast I got everything done. They have never seen anyone move so quick on the process and achieve so much in so little time. I am very proud of myself. I had a list to complete and I did all of it: Attend a information meeting Attend a Support group Get a letter of medical necessity Get a sleep study Get psychiatric clearance EKG Loose 10% of my target weight Complete a food journal Get blood work done Get nutrition class It seems like not a lot but to get people moving you got to e persistent other wise they will take their time, sometimes they are just busy but if you really interested and really want this they will see it and help you out along the way. I am looking at a October date or early November. Two weeks before I start a liquid diet then a week before surgery I am getting a colonoscopy and a endoscopy. Then I start my new life.

Well the sleep Center call me today and told me that I tested positive for sleep apnea and is severe. So they schedule me appointment to go try the CPAP mask and machine and I have to stay overnight again. In part this will definitely get me approve as a medical necessity however, it's sad that I'm in this predicament. My mother and brother both suffer from this disease, and they let it get horribly bad. But I am going to do everything in my power to not end up with a trachea tube and in a position that I can't barely move. I met my surgeon already I'm in a supervised diet, I'm walking, I'm potion controlling. I'm doing this.

I started my own diet and I been trying really hard to stick to 1,400 calories a day, it's been very hard but I want to loose 15 pounds before the surgery it's a requirement... However It's been over 3 weeks and I have lost a whopping 3 pounds and gained 1. I sure thought I was going too loose more but nope! Turn out I stay wayyy to hungry all the time I have cut soda candy and other stuff I been eating healthier drinking shakes and what not. I finally got an appointment to meet my surgeon on August 12 ad a Sleep Study on the 2nd. Yay! However I been on vacation for the last 7 days, I have not been tracking my food but I been swimming a lot. I'm nervous about the sleep study. Staying overnight alone with some strangers it's just weird! But let's see, this is an adventure!

I never her of that insurance, however you can always call them and ask them their coverage.

I started a new job at a hospital, Been there a couple of weeks, and I love it. I can see myself doing it for a long time even retiring from it. I also been working on my surgery requirements since June. Today at work I received a call from the surgeon's office. They want to schedule my appointment for November 26th. Two days before Thanksgiving. I am very happy. However, I either get the surgery and loose my job or keep the surgery and don't do the surgery. I am a temporary employee. They need me for the holidays. Chance are that of course If they need to downsize or anything , I am the first one to go. However all the other temps in the department had really good luck and have now even permanent positions. My dilema is, I can either just work until my surgery, leave and when I am all well try to apply again or forget about the surgery for a while. But then again is my health right. Me not having serious medical problems and not being severely obese is a priority right.. I am very sad, but I guess I will work until I cant work no more, and continue with my surgery arrangements. There are plenty of other jobs out there, and only one of me. So I have to take care of my body, before I can take care of anyone else. So yes, November 26th it is. =) By the way, so far I lost 16 pounds!

I have to do a two week liquid diet, my date is November 26, 2 days before thanksgiving, I dare you to feel worst than me.. =P lol

wow you look great, how much did you loose and from what initial weight.

The Moment you realize, you don't have to shop Plus Size anymore!

I just receive an appointment for November 26th, 2 days before Thanksgiving.... So I'll be celebrating Thanksgiving about 3 weeks early so i can do my liquid diet..

AWWW, So i just got my date, Im not an october lady anymore... I'm a November .... bye bye

I am not sure if my Surgery will be in October, but my colonoscopy and endoscopy is October 2nd, and my surgeon usually does those a few weeks before the surgery. I am exited and nervous at the same time. This will be life changing, I lost 16 pounds so far since June 29... and I seen the changes, Imagine when I loose ALL that weight.

Thank You!!!! I am doing good, I am also keeping a blog on Blogger its kind of fun, I don't know if anyones reads it, but I like it if you interested here is the link http://myjourneygastricbypass.blogspot.com/ but i also, copy my entries in my blog on here.

Well the sleep Center call me today and told me that I tested positive for sleep apnea and is severe. So they schedule me appointment to go try the CPAP mask and machine and I have to stay overnight again. In part this will definitely get me approve as a medical necessity however, it's sad that I'm in this predicament. My mother and brother both suffer from this disease, and they let it get horribly bad. But I am going to do everything in my power to not end up with a trachea tube and in a position that I can't barely move. I met my surgeon already I'm in a supervised diet, I'm walking, I'm potion controlling. I'm doing this.

Since The end of June I decided after many month of research to submit myself to gastric bypass. It's been two months since I started this journey, I have undergo many test and I am almost ready for that surgery. I am hoping for a November date or late October. I been trying to do my best at eating "healthish" and working out proportioning my food and keeping a food journal. It's working! 2 months, 13 pounds off. When I get the surgery 13 pounds won't take me two months lol, but this are my 13 hard earn pounds off and I'm celebrating them. Now I am at 273!!! Yay!!!! They don't seem like much to some but for me it's glorious. I have tried so many diets but they don't work! So many pills and nothing, what really works its changing how you eat, not what you eat. Less is more. Small portions tru the whole days still enjoying food. Making healthier choices and sticking to a realistic calorie goal, and lots of protein! So I start my day with a small workout, nothing sick, specially because my back hurts a lot and I have arthritis. Maybe dance alone, do a little bit of crunches and some walking around the room to music as fast as you can( don't over do it) because its not going to do u any good if you are to tired or hurt! Then, I drink my breakfast shake I add cup of frozen fruit, 1 cup of 2% milk or almond milk, whatever I go there because I'm on a strick budget and healthy is always more expensive, and add a scoop of a protein powder. I used advance super whey. This if very filling but you have to sip little by little probably takes you 30 minutes or more to drink it because its thick! But guess what, you probably will be full until lunch, if you not, have a 100 calorie snack in between. If I'm feeling hungry I grab one of those smart food white cheddar popcorn! Yum. Then have a lunch, anything you want try to stay within 400 calories or less 400 is a lot! Yesterday I made chicken chilli, it was the bomb! If you on the road believe or not u can go to McDonald's get 1 cheese burger from the dollar menu and small fries, and still be within the 400 calories. Try to limit fast-food to once or twice a week, but it's doable! For midday snack I usually get the sweet tooth so instead I grab one of those detour bars or any bar s but stay within this parameters : Less than 250 cal per serving Less than 9gm of sugar More than 15 gm of protein Dinner is more challenging, because it usually involves family and my boyfriend, they don't usually want to eat healthy but guess what?! You will and they won't even have to know!!!! Eat what is cooked but less of it!!! Measure it out use an app called my fitness pal! It tells u the calories of everything !!! My goal is 1,400 calories a day, and I usually even a little under or a little over on my bad days! However this is very important!!!! DO NOT TRACK YOU CALORIES LOST INTO YOUR CALORIE INTAKE!!!!! It's impossible to know how many calories you actually lost, everyone is different!!! Well good luck! I hope this help someone in the long run, I know my goal still Gastric Bypass and maybe in two years if I have loose skin some tummy tuck, but I'm only 30 and I got high hopes for my youth to help me save some money on that ;P

Tell yourself that you want it, and just think that in a year you will be shopping for Halloween customs in the regular sizes!!!!

Make sure you read the nutritional value on those because my nutritionist told me those are actually bad. That's she prefers for me to just eat regular just way less of it because of the Ingredients.