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That is a wonderful idea, thanks Kellee!

I'm looking for some low calorie protein shake recipes. I usually have a scoop of vanilla bean torte (Nectar) with one cup of skim milk. I've also tried mixing with water and a Crystal Light individual pack to cut down on the calories.

I really like the Vanilla Bean Torte. I mix it with fat free milk, but I've also used the Chocolate and mixed it with Ice and water in a blender. I don't like the lemonade flavor.

Absolutely! I work Wednesday-Saturday. I'll message you with my phone number and we can arrange a meet up.

Losing, How was your recovery with the band removal? I'm going to have mine removed sometime this month and I'm wondering how much time I should take off work. I'll hopefully be having rny surgery in March, so I'll be taking off 4 to 6 weeks then and I want to take only a minimal amount of time off from work now. Have you been approved for surgery yet?

Hi Leanne, welcome! I just found this site and am looking at having a revision to RNY. I had lapband surgery in March 2004 and after 7 successful months of weight loss I got pregnant with my second child and stopped exercising and eating the foods that I should have. Here I am now 7 years and two children later maintaining my weight, but still with a BMI close to 40. I too have an insurance time crunch since my plan will exclude bariatric surgery as of April 1st and I must be on a medically supervised for 3 months before submitting to insurance for approval. Oh yea, and I still need to have my band removed! I'm heading in to the surgeon's office this morning to start my medically managed diet and to talk about band removal. Please let us know once you have a surgery date. I hope all goes well for you, and I look forward to getting to know you better. Cheers!

Kellee- This board seems to be just starting out, so maybe traffic will pick up as time goes on. I stumbled upon the site from a link on LBT. Where are you having your surgery? I'm in the Seattle area, so I'll be at Swedish.

Leslie, you look gorgeous!!! Good job, and keep the pictures coming. I'll be sure to post after my surgery.

I'm in! I live in Des Moines near Seatac airport.

Best of luck for an uneventful surgery and a quick recovery. I can't wait to hear how it goes. Please keep us posted.

Thanks for the support you guys. I am going to start the medically managed weight loss plan this Wednesday and I'll need to be on that for 3 months before the surgeon's office can apply for authorization to have the surgery. I'm hoping that we can make it under the wire. I'm nervous having to cram so much into such a short amount of time, especially if I end up having my band removed and am not able to get approval for the rny surgery.

I had lapband surgery in March of 2004 and now am exploring the idea of a revision to gastric bypass surgery. I have been very fortunate not to have any complications from the band, I just haven't used it the way it was meant and since I'm so far into the game the chances of me losing more weight are very slim. I just discovered that my health insurance plan will exclude bariatric surgery beginning April 1, 2012. so, on a whim I decided to attend a surgical weight loss seminar sponsored by the healthcare system that I work for. The surgeon seems optimistic that he can remove the band, get my 3 month medically supervised diet complete, and get an authorization from my insurance for the gastric bypass surgery. I'm interested in hearing about everyone's experience with RNY surgery, whether you started off banded, or not. I'm also looking for a community of support and ideas. I haven't been an active participant of a weight loss forum for quite a while, so I'm excited to be back and to make some new friends.

I'm hoping that someone here can help me out. I have a logo for my husband's business that was designed in photoshop. I don't use photoshop, nor do I know how to use it. I want to know if it's possible to change the file type to a jpg or tiff so that I can use the logo in Microsoft Publisher. Is it possible? How can I do it? Thanks for the help.

Today's update. I lost 6 lbs this past week. I've stepped up my exercise to 2x per day. I'm drinking at least 64oz of water per day. Here's to everyone having a great week!

Wow, everyone is doing so awesome, it's very motivating! Yesterday I did not make it to the gym, but I did about 1 1/2 hours housework including re-arranging some furniture. This morning I was at the gym bright and early. Actually it was so early that it was still dark! Anyway here's my activities at the gym: 30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes treadmill Breakfast was 1 cup Kashi cereal with 1/2 cup low fat milk. I had a hard time getting it down, but now that it's been a while I feel like I could use a snack. I have a low carb yogurt sitting on my desk that is looking mighty tastey right now.