blondiebabs

okay, Best of Luck on your surgery and I hope to see you next month.

Hopefully I'm not repeating a post that someone else has made. My nut sent us this link this evening and told us everyone that happens to be a patient at North Florida Obesity in Gainesville and participates will get a free Water bottle (contact her if you did not get the email). I'm not sure if anyone else in FL is giving perks but it'd be fun to participate anyways!
From the site:
http://asmbsfoundation.org/pedometer-challenge/
February 22, 2015 the FL State Chapter of the ASMBS and the ASMBS Foundation will team up to take a virtual walk across the state to raise awareness of obesity and related diseases.
Help Us Reach Our Goal of 1.7 Million Steps!
Join us along with healthcare providers, bariatric patients, and those affected by obesity on 2/22/2015 for a virtual walk across the state of Florida. We hope to walk from Pensacola to Key West, a distance over 820 miles!
To participate, take the pledge by completing the form on this page committing to raise obesity awareness on Sunday, February 22, 2015. There is no fee to participate. Track your steps on 2/22 with a pedometer and submit your total by the end of the day. Once you submit your pledge you will receive an email with more information and instructions.
If you don’t already own a pedometer you can purchase one from a local retail store, or pick one up for free from our listed participating programs below. Most smart phones also have apps to track your steps.
The total number of steps taken on 2/22 will be announced on Monday the 23rd.
Helpful Tips:
Wear your pedometer ALL DAY! Track your steps throughout the day, while shopping, cleaning, going to church, etc. Make a special trip to the gym or a local park to walk Invite friends to join you. Plan a gathering and all walk together

HI Blondie, I received a notice from the Bariatric Center yesterday about this. They also have a support meeting on the 16th. at the Bariatric Center @ 6 PM. The Lake City group will not meet in February .

It amazes me that so many get their panties in a wad when they post their opinion on a public discussion board and someone else disagrees or posts a counter opinion.

Seriously! It's OK. In most cases, that counter opinion is just that -- opinion. While I do take issue with those who take themselves very seriously and post their opinion as fact, I am happy to say they are few and far between.

We, for the most part, have different surgeons, different NUTs, different metabolisms, different builds, different backgrounds, different thought processes, different psychosis... (JOKING! Kind of.)
There are very few doctors or therapists here. There are NO experts on YOU here, with the exception of yourself. No one is qualified to give you *absolute do or die* advice. No one is in a position to tell you that you are !!!WRONG!!! or that everyone else is.

Relax. Breathe. Discuss. Share. Vent. Listen. Learn.

We all have our hot buttons, we are human. We all have topics we are passionate about. Debate is fun! It's healthy. It's how we learn and grow. It's a positive form of interaction until someone takes it personally. (I'm guilty at times -- I know it!) As long as it's respectful, there is no name calling involved, and there are no personal attacks, there is nothing wrong with it.

I'll tell you a few things about me that are "wrong" and I don't give a rat's patoot if you want to tell me so:
I drink soda. GASP! Even worse, I drink it through a straw! I would never tell anyone else to do the same. That's between you and your doctor.
I graze all day. My sleeve is small, my restriction is fierce. I graze to keep myself from getting too hungry, eating too fast and then vomiting it all back up.
I eat while I work, when I drive, when I watch TV. I find that when I do this, I get distracted and I eat slower. Weird, I know.
I weigh myself 2-4 times a day. First thing in the morning (usually fully dressed in my PJs as I get up at a ridiculously early time of day to get my kids out of the door.) I weigh myself buck naked after kissing them goodbye when it's time to get myself dressed. I weigh myself before and after a poo (giggle) because I have a middle school boy sense of humor. I weigh myself at night, again buck nekky, just before I get in the shower. I call it my step aerobics. It works for me. I don't get frustrated or upset. I never have, even at my fattest.
I eat real chocolate every day. Just a few Hershey Kisses or a Dove Promise (dark!). It quiets the sweet tooth I didn't have pre-op and keeps me from thinking about sweets all day. It's better to feed the beast a nibble and shut it up. FOR ME.
I eat full fat everything except the things I don't.

I am choosing not to be a WLS advocate. I don't care HOW people think I am losing weight, I don't care who supports me. I don't tell my business to everyone and it's not up to me to save the world from obesity one fatty at a time. I'm not embarrassed, ashamed or a liar.



Your personal experience, your advice from your NUT/surgeon/NP may differ completely. You may be of the opinion that I will be the size of a small whale in 5 year's time. You may think that I am failing myself and my surgery. You may think I am a hypocrite. It's OK.

You do you, I'll do me. We can talk and share and be opinionated together, even when our opinions don't match.

This is a public DISCUSSION board. It's ok to discuss, it's ok to be opinionated. Just expect the same in return.

I'm packing a light robe so my butt doesn't hang out, extra panties for if I stay longer than a day, normal toiletries like tooth brush, deodorant, etc, chap stick, maybe my kindle, phone charger. And just wear out the same thing I wear in. I don't plan on taking a crapton of stuff. I've seen some people suggest taking a small pillow bc it helps to hold it against you on the drive home.

Heating pad...or make sure the hospital will make one available. iPad. Chapstick. And your own pillow or two.
The pillows and heating pad are more important than the rest.

I won't tell you what all I brought because it's embarrassing now, but what I *used* was: sweatpants for under my hospital gown, deodorant, baby wipes, chap stick, extra underwear, lotion, a soft front-close bra, baby Shampoo to take a shower to go home, my charger, and my own socks to layer under theirs because I couldn't get my feet warm.

So hello everyone i just wanted to share a bit. A lot of people have asked when do you see results not just by weight but physically. Well this morning i measured myself for the first time since the day of surgery. 38 days ago.
AREA 12/16/2014 1/23/2015
Neck 23 20
Chest 58 52
upper arms ® 20 (l) 20 ®17 (l) 17
forearms ®15 (l) 15 ® 12 (l) 12
belly 60 55
waist 56 51
Thigh ® 26 l() 26 ® 24 (l) 24
Thats 30 Inches off total. I am amazed and re-energized. There's an old saying that "hunger makes the best sauce." Well I am going to adapt that and say "Weight loss is the best motivator."
Who else has been blown away by the changes to your body?

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Hi everyone
A couple of days I got my date, Feb 9th!! So excited and nervous as well. Just hoping there are no issues with my insurance approval.
Best luck to everyone!

Alex i think your right I've researched annd looked and looked and nowhere do either of them admit to it

Al Roker had WLS
AND ME!!!

Just got my date on Friday the 16th. My date is 18 Feb 20014. Get down to 35% BMI I can be placed on the Heart Transplant list! This is a lifesaver for me!

I would possibly be interested, mostly because I've gotten to know the website and trust the bariatricpal brand I'd guess you'd say. I'd trust purchasing from a store connected to a website I know, over an online store that I have no clue about.

@Elizabeth21 THANKS!!! It's actually been about 7 months since I originally posted this, and I feel so much more prepared now than I did then. I have a date of Feb 16th! =D

@@geelynn one of my favorite sweet treats with it is making soft serve with some frozen fruit, like strawberries with a spoon of unsweetened cocoa baking powder, almond milk and stevia... hits the spot! =D That's awesome you love it!

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@Elizabeth21 THANKS!!! It's actually been about 7 months since I originally posted this, and I feel so much more prepared now than I did then. I have a date of Feb 16th! =D

@@blondiebabs gotta laugh girl, this is a rollercoaster ride! I wish you nothing but awesomeness in your surgery and feel free to keep in touch.
I am on My Fitness Pal under : pugboston
and I started a low carb recipe page to keep track of goodies so when I get to the chomp chomp- SOLID!! stage.
www.facebook.com/recipes4thenewyou
If you need another chuckle, I get real on my blogs, started today! lol
http://www.bariatricpal.com/blog/9886/entry-33668-diary-of-a-fat-girl-day-6-post-op/
***This goes for anyone else too, we are all friendly here striving for the same thing***

@@blondiebabs Funny, I have a Pug.... So yeah.....I know exactly what your talkling about......

@@blondiebabs, you have come to the right place! The people here at this site are very supportive! So, you can at least count on some emotional help here. And, as you've already seen, lots of great suggestions too. Best wishes to you. Keep us updated!

@@marfar7 you are hilarious! I guess I better invest into one of those lobster claw grabber things, I can't be having a panty crisis!

I'm doing this alone too, but I'm confident that I'm prepared as I can be! I'm using the visiting nurse program to take me home after surgery. They're reasonably priced as well, so if I do need help later, I have that as an option.

Just put the cocoa on my shopping list.