Crystalstar11

Hello Everyone... Today I walked around the lake at Allen Pond Park. It only took me 15 minutes. Next time I will walk around it two times. At home I walked in place and danced for another 15 minutes. Karen

Hey Everyone... My final weigh is on Feb. 7th.... But I'm so happy to report that I weighed in at 313.5 lbs this morning. This is the goal weight Kaiser gave me to reach before they will send in my request for the surgery. I have two more days and I really want to drop 1 or 2 more pounds just to be safe. I know I can do it and I know I will do it. I'm going to go for my walk now. Thanks goes out to this wonderful support group... I love ya all. Karen

Hello Group.... I walked today at home in my bedroom for 30 minutes. It was a start back on the right track. It felt good to do something good for myself. Thanks to Yolanda for the motivation. Thanks to the Group for their ongoing support. Karen

:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2: I am so happy for you. I know this is something you have been looking forward to. I just have one more thing to say... I'M NEXT!!! :huggie::girl_hug:

Hello Group, It's me... Made the reservation for Sunday at 1pm at G&M. Here is the web site for those who don't eat seafood http://www.gandmcrabcakes.com/ Hope you can find something you like. But most of all I hope to see everyone there. Please E-mail me a thumbs up if you are coming. I'm sorry this is such a short notice. Kee - I'm looking forward to meeting you Sunday. Thanks goes out to the group for helping pull everything together. Karen

Hey all.... Thanks goes out to me sis Connie... always supporting me and wanting the best for me. I heard you when you said you hope they let me get the band. I will continue to fight for it one way or the other. We both will see better and healthier days ahead. As I hear Angie in my head saying "You know that's right" Keep doing what your doing and you will make it. Love to ya Karen

I gained back 2 lbs over the holiday weekend. Not bad if you ask me. Now I will need to lose 5.5 lbs to get the request sent in. With everyone's support I will do just fine. My next weigh in is on Jan. 30th. I will do a Cleanse and that always helps me get back on track. Check out this web site: www.befitandslim.com Karen

Count me in too... Looking forward to it, just let me know the info. and I will be there. You know me.

Hello Group, It's me... Made the reservation for Sunday at 1pm at G&M. Here is the web site for those who don't eat seafood http://www.gandmcrabcakes.com/ Hope you can find something you like. But most of all I hope to see everyone there. Please E-mail me a thumbs up if you are coming. I'm sorry this is such a short notice. Kee - I'm looking forward to meeting you Sunday. Thanks goes out to the group for helping pull everything together. Karen

Hello Group, It's me... Made the reservation for Sunday at 1pm at G&M. Here is the web site for those who don't eat seafood http://www.gandmcrabcakes.com/ Hope you can find something you like. But most of all I hope to see everyone there. Please E-mail me a thumbs up if you are coming. I'm sorry this is such a short notice. Kee - I'm looking forward to meeting you Sunday. Thanks goes out to the group for helping pull everything together. Karen

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Okay Group... That's sounds good to me. Lets meet at G&M in Anne Arundel County on Sunday the 8th. Just let me know the address and I will send the e-mail out. Thanks for pulling everything together Lord know I needed the help. Talk soon Karen

Hello Group, I have only one more month on this long journey I have been on with my host Kaiser Permanente. I will need to lose 4 more pounds by the end of January to reach the weight goal set by Kaiser Permanente. I know I can do it and I am happy for how far I have already come. So by Feb. 1st I can have the Doctors submit the request for the Lap Band surgery. As most of you know Kaiser Permanente is the company that approves the RNY but has not given to much information to me if they will approve the Lap Band surgery. I have done everything Kaiser Permanente has asked me to do and I am a very good candidate for the Lap Band surgery. So I will fight this to the end. I will need everyone's support and prayers. I will weigh in on Jan. 4th and then for the last time at the end of the month. Greg it would be nice to meet in Towson but I really don't know that area. If you could suggest a place I will do my best to make it happen. I enjoyed meeting with you before and I'm looking forward to seeing you again. I liked the idea of meeting in different locations to expand out group and accommodate all our members needs. So if any members that live in or know the Towson area can give a few suggestions that would also be great. Happy New Year... To You All... Karen

Sounds Good To Me... So the next meeting will be held on December 11th at 1PM at the ... On The Border Mexican Cafe 301-860-1150 16403 Heritage Blvd Bowie MD 20716 Thanks Cristina... Lots of hugs are coming your way. K

Christina that would help me out alot thanks. Can you tell me more about Jaspers ? I have never been there, although I pass right by there all the time. The place I was looking in to I just called today and the phone has been turned off lol. I guess we won't go there. Teresa ... damn you got some good eyes girl. That slim fast Cappuccino delight was good. My husband also liked it. But I think for myself I would have to do a different flavor each day or something. Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to meeting again soon... Karen

Hello Everyone, The last group meeting was great. We had three new post op's members join us. Teresa, LSasha and Raquel thank you for coming out. As I said so many times that day, Teresa reminded me of my friend Angie. So out going and sweet as can be. I was really able to open up to you. LSasha you are a very nice person. We will need to talk more next time. Raquel we didn't really get a chance to talk much but I look forward to meeting with you again. We had not seen Billie Jean in a while and I was happy to see her walk in. I'm glad you are learning how your new banded tummy works. It helps to see others and how they are handling things after being banded. I Will join you guys soon and be able to share my story. I can't wait. To the rest of the group hugs to ya all. I'm still working on the next location... any sugesstions? I know we want to meet in Bowie and I have a few places in mind. I want to go check on one place. I will ride out there sometime this week. Talk with ya soon, Karen

Dear Teresa and LBT Friends, Teresa thanks for clearing that up for me. I didn't mean it to come off the wrong way at all. We would love to someday get everyone together. We can try to find a better location if that would help get more people to join. I am also still looking forward to meeting with you all. Just tell me what it will take to make this happen. I am a very understanding and supportive person. I will continue to work hard on this Maryland Lap Band Support Group.This is the first time I have ever done anything like this and I am learning as I go. It was just that I had been looking for a MD Lap Band support group to join and couldn't fine one. A few people said if I stated one they would come. So here I am and it has not been so easy. There have been many times I don't feel like going to group. I have had a few friends pass away within the last year and a half. I have been sick with my own health problems too. But with the support of the group members I have been able to stay strong. They tell me to just come and we will be there for you. This support group is wonderful and I hope you will still come join us. Take care, Karen

Teresa, We already have a meeting on Sunday November 20th at 1pm. It will be held at the Ruby Tuesdays in Annapolis. We have been meeting every third Sunday of the month for the last five months. I have sent out information. You just e-mail me asking about the group date. Is LBT a support group that you are starting? If so that's great but it would have been nice to have everyone get together. I welcome everyone and we have a good group started here. I understand that our times and maybe location has not been just right for everyone's schedules. That is why I also welcome suggestions. I have received e-mails asking me how you got the Annapolis MD Lap Band Members E-mail Address. I let them know that I had added you to the mailing list and that you got them from there. This does not look good to the group members. They trusted me with their information and was not sure why they were receiving an e-mail about a different group and location date from someone they didn't even know. I didn't even understand this myself. Sincerely Karen

Annapolis Lap Band Support group is on Oct. 16th. We will still meet at the Annapolis BORDERS book store cafe at 1pm. Please E-mail me at Crystalstar11@aol.com to let me know if you will be attending or not attending. Carrie, I will let you know when the next meeting is planed. We would love to have you join us. I am so sorry to hear that you are going through so much right now. Know that I am here to support you with anything that comes up. You are a part of the Lap Band family and we will stand strong together. You can e-mail me anytime. Take care of yourself and your little one and God bless you both. Keep your head up, Hugs from Karen

Hello Everyone, Just wanted to say thank you for all your prayers. I have been going through alot with the loss of my best friend last Monday. I attended the last meeting on Oct. 2nd and was able to talk with a new member by the name of Greg. He is 2 1/2 years post op and was able to share his story and answer our questions. So I thank you Greg so much. We needed your input and we are looking forward to meeting with you again. At this time plans for the next meeting are being made. We will still be meeting on Oct. 16th. But we are looking into a different location. I will keep everyone updated. Let's keep our heads up and know with all our hard work we will get to where we want to be. Take Care Karen

Annapolis Lap Band Meeting is still on for Sunday Oct. 2nd at 1pm. I hope to see you there.

Hello... At this time I have talked with the group and I am trying to put a meeting together for next Sunday October 2nd. It will be held somewhere between 11am and 1pm. I should have everything ready to send out by tomorrow or Monday. The reason we want to meet again so soon is to make our self more open for post ops to join us. It would be wonderful to have you two there. I am really looking forward to meeting with both of you. Let me know and I will make it happen. Take care Karen

The meeting was fun. We had two new pre op members join the group. Not everyone was able to make it but we all understood. We need more post op members to join so the pre op members can learn what life will be like after being banded. Also it will help the post op members through their journey. Everyone seems to really enjoy getting together and I have been told the meetings are very informative. The group members are very kind and will make you feel welcomed. It would be nice to have you join us anytime. Our next meeting will be on the 16th of October. Hope to see you there. Take Care Karen

I was told that Kaiser's HMO plan only covers the RNY. I have Kaiser's Flexible Choice plan. Now I have been told that I can use my options 2 plan which is PPO. I can get a PPO doctor to call Health International who will be the ones to approve me for the Lap Band or not. If not I can then file an appeal. I will keep fighting for what I think is right and I will keep my head up all way. Karen

Hello Everyone, The next Maryland Lap Band support group meeting will held on Sunday, September 18th at 1pm at the BORDERS book store in Annapolis. We will be meeting every third Sunday of each month. If you would like to join us, please e-mail me at Crystalstar1130@yahoo.com Thanks Karen