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It is the sacred heart hospital diet. They use it for MO patients who are going to go into surgery. It supposedly is a very fast weight loss, lowers cholesterol, and shrinks the liver. You are supposed to lose 10-17 pounds a week on it, and that is not water weight. That is week after week you continue to lose that weight, as long as you don't cheat. So I am gonna do it. I posted the diet in the Food forum, and will be updating it daily to let everyone know how I am doin on it. It is getting a lot of interest. Check it out and come and lose with me. I watched the storm last night and really tried to relax. It helped a lot. I am gonna do some extra pilates and try to get my mind centered again, and then dive into work. that always help me to take my mind off of things.

in a lot of ways. it got her butt out of my house, and the rain and big storms always calm me.

Alice it is so awesome that you are feeling well and everything is going good!! I can't wait for mine! And I hope that we will get to see some pics of you soon!! I know the lipo hurts. Take care and rest easy. I bet you just look amazing!!!!

"overhang":pound: thanks geezer, now I feel more like a house than before !!! LOL :heh:

Geezer I agree that it should be covered by insurance. I went into a big fight with them over it. Here is the issue. The view it as a weight loss surgery, evn though it is medically necessary. My husband's job was told to put in an exclusion on their policy that was written by United Health Care and is about 2 pages long just on weightloss surgery. This sort of thing, whether it is medical or not, or not even considered 'for weight loss' is not covered. no ifs ands or buts. Now I could appeal, and after a number of appeals and my lawyer friend getting involved, i could prolly win. but I would have to wait forever to do that. And I need this done now. I also want to have it done before the band is done for various reasons. The price is a lot better than the 16k my plastic surgeon here quoted. 4200 is something I can be happy paying and know that I am one step closer to my band, and all the more sooner at that.

ugh. my weekend has been hell. My mother was here all weekend and while I love having her here, it is a lot of stress. The kids turn into whiney little worms when she is around because she spoils them, and that just makes me want to pull my hair out. So then this tropical storm comes into play and she just FREAKS out. she spends hours calling the airlines and fighting with people and being a bitch to anyone she talks to till she gets her flight changed. she gets it changed, calls my grandfather who is 84 to tell him she will be home a day early. We can't understand barely anything he says. Yesterday morning he says he passed out and woke up with his whole right side numb and unable to speak. So he drug himself to bed, and figured he would just lay there till she came home, fully expecting her to not come home till wednesday night. he is so stubborn, and hates that she leaves him, and this was his "i'll show you for leaving me" moment. My mother is so pissed. I mean, she is obviously very upset that he has had a stroke. She loves him dearly. But he is slowly killing himself on purpose and manipulating her with it. Its hard to watch them go through this struggle. So then she got on the phone and became a bitch to several people for another hour to try and get an even earlier flight. it was ugly. LOL So she is off, I am finally calming down, and I am going to go on my new diet starting tonight. Oh, and I got my labs back for my preop exam for the apron removal. My cholesterol is just on this side of high. that pisses me off. I have never had high cholesterol and prided myself in that. Now I do. I guess I have a comorbidity now.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i am so in love with football players!!! emilee he is a cutie!!!

Flakes. I hate when people flake out on me when they said they have done something. My mother said she was going to come down next month after my plastic surgery so that i would have an extra set of hands for the week after I get home. Today she told me that it just eats into her schedule too much and she just can't do it. That she wouldn't get back till 2 days before her new project starts, and that it didn't give her time to get her house cleaned and her car worked on before she had to go heads-down on this project. um...ok. thanks for letting me know after already setting up the travel arrangements and the child care with other family members. You know...if you give your work on something, esp when it is someone really needing your asst. then you should be strung up if you change your mind.

It is not unusual to charge a "participation fee" to weight loss surgeons/clinics. While I do not agree with them, they do have ways of billing it so that it does not fall under other things your ins should cover. They are billed to you as being for support groups, gym memberships, nutritional counseling, etc. You might not get any of these things, but they can go to the ins company and tell them that is what it is for to keep their contract. This aside, if your doctor is Dr. Spiegel, I would heavily weigh your feelings on this situation. He is not my doc, I have never met the man, and I never will. But I have read post after post of some serious issues people are having with him. He may be a great surgeon, but the follow up care and the life of your band is important, and you will need coverage for it. UHC seems to be having a falling out with him, and you don't want to be stuck without coverage when you find you really need it!!

do a search on the this site for hoodia. i think you might be surprised at the experiences of those who have taken it. Personally I would try to get a fill that restricts you and suppresses the appetite rather than try to take drugs. and you do not want to lose faster than the 2-3 pounds per week. I would talk to your doctor before adding anything to the band for weight loss. They may have better suggestions on how to lose faster if you are having troubles.

Heather I think that is an adorable pic!! I love wedding photos. I need to scan mine in and post it.

Trip2beme - I would have walked up to his car, said "Oh honey, you are so kind. thank you for finishing the car wash for me." and gotten back into the car. Rob knows not to mess with me when I get like that. :nono: LOL But Rob is one of those guys that refuses to let me lift a finger when things go wrong. Most of the time. LOL I'm sorry your guy had a dense day. They do make up for it in the end most of the time though. Telly - Lookin good girl!!! I want a bag!! LOL I'm gonna go see Gold's today I think and take the tour. Pnut - My ass hasn't fallen yet, and it gets a boost every morning from the goose I get from rob. LOL Did I just say that? Tricia - :eyebrows: all y'all....this is one dirty girl here!!! LOL nasty smilies and all. I bet this crew could do with a bout of nasties. so here we go. :sleep :fruitsex::cool: :Banane46: :Banane56: And a little group sex for good measure LOL :grouphug: ok...i am done tainting the smilies. sorry if i offended anyone HA! I am in such a weird mood today.

I found mine in Florida...and ebuy for me as well. But he dragged me back down here. He is hot though, isn't he? :eek: Telly - Good info. there is a golds right here. Those prices are way better than the lifestyle fitness I joined. I will check it out. Tricia - Have a safe trip!!! Be good and we will see you when you get back!! Heather - (and everyone else) post your man's pics!! Its always cool to see what everyone married Lianna - Yeah, he is a light redhead. And out two kids are redheads. Lets just say our neighbors have complained to us because we all yell a lot LOL We are a stubborn family and live life at full volume. My mother is here. I already have tense musles in my back LOL So funny story. I go to the lab today to get my blood done for my PS in mexico. I have my doc's orders from MX and all of the necessary paperwork. I go in. Give the girl the stuff. There are only two of them there at that moment and 3 people ahead of me. I sit down and wait. an hour later the people ahead of me are done, and I am patiently waiting. Others have come in after me and I know that they have not even been talked to yet because they are still working on my stuff. I am called to the desk many times to answer questions, and everyone there knows that I am the one holding things up. i apologize a lot, but I still get tons of dirty looks. So at one point I go to the desk and am answering more questions. This old woman comes to the desk with her paperwork and states very loudly "I am sick and fucking tired of waiting here because you both are not competent enough to fill out the paperwork for someone who needs to go to Mexico to have her ass lifted." She tosses the paperwork across the table at the woman behind it and leaves. Leaves her husband there by the way, who sat there very confused for quite a few moments. Then another woman comes up and says "I can't wait either. this is just stupid" And walks out. I look over the only other woman there, the last one to come in, and she just starts laughing and says "Well my wait just got shorter!!" If those people had waited they would have both been seen in another 10 minutes. And they were pissed at me!! Like I woke up this morning and said I think I am gonna go piss some people off at the lab today! I swear.

You know, a fundraiser does not have to just tap the parents. For prom and stuff...yeah. But for supplies and teaching tool, get these kids together with some proposals and dress em up nice and start hitting the local companies. Even $100 here and $50 there can add up to a lot. That and you might find some of them willing to donate other things, like their old hardware. And local art stores will prolly be willing to donate supplies to you at cost. You travel around with a newspaper person and you have your self a certified human intrest story that companies would love to be a part of. It is big advertising for them.

The airfare would be different for Dr. Ortiz than for Dr. Sanchez. Two completely different parts of Mexico. But with Dr. Sanchez the 8500 does not include airfare. the 9100 dollar price for Dr. Sanchez covers airfare. 600 is typical for a plane ticket, and I have found that sometimes the prices for airfare goes even higher. Good luck Shell. Make sure you do tons of research on your doc, and on having surgery in Mexico. That will help you ease some of your concerns and answer your questions.

Speaking as someone who grew up in an abusive household, please call. Please. The mom sounds like my mom...scared, unsure, afraid to lose her family unit as it is, and afraid to lose the relationship she has with her husband. I watched my mom struggle with not telling anyone when my dad would do these things to me. I think you need to call, and then offer, with help of the pastor if possible, to have them find counseling and possible leave the home for a little while. Not forever...somethings can be mended. But until then it is safer physically and psychologically for her and the kids to not be in the house. If she does not proactively leave, she may find that CPS takes the kids out of the home from both of them. And then she might face his stress and anger over the situation. I will pray for both her and family, as well as for you. this is a tough situation that needs to be handled gently or it could tear the family apart completely. Good luck to you, and to her.

*SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH* you know we carry on like this and dawg and rob are gonna get embarassed. LOL

That is too funny. LOL I mean money is always on my mind, and my mother and money....oh jeez that is a toughy subject, so it fits LOL Thanks you guys. I love being here. Oh, and here is a pic of this wonderful man. He deserves all the hugs and kisses in the world for his compliment and the sweet thing he did this morning. He is such a stud. LOL (notice he had to sit in the pink girly chair. That made him less happy that day at the beach. But it made me giggle)

I worry about it a lot. I belong to a few eating disorder web boards because when I was younger I struggled with anorexia. You would not believe how many teens (i am talking about 9yo to 16 year olds) come on those sites looking for "tips and tricks" to safely become anorexic. It is sad. Our society has really reached a dangerous level I think. It is sick how girls strive to be as light as possible with no regard to their health.

oh i agree DOC. it blows down here when all the snowbirds come to town.

Ok...I want to share my morning. I woke up this morning dreading today. My mom is flying in. She will be here a week. I love her, but this is stressfull when she is here sometimes. She is supposed to be here at 9am, and i know the house is not nearly as clean as I would like it to be. Plus I still haven't washed the sheets for her bed yet. So I get a call from her at 6:30. Her plane has been delayed, she is in Texas and won't arrive till noon. Ok. Cool! Thanks God. I need those extra hours. Now I don't feel insane. I get on the scale today and I lost a pound and a half yesterday. Sweet! Bigger smile now. This really is working. I go to get dressed. I put on my yoga pants and something is wrong. I washed them but.... they aren't stetched tight around my thighs! My butt and tummy, hell yes. But they are actually baggy in the thighs!! wow. Ok. Bigger smile. I grab my bottle of water, throw my hair in a ponytail and head downstairs for some tea with rob. I walk up to the table, give him a kiss and he stops me, pushes me back, and says "wow...those pants are getting loose on you." I throw my arms around him and give him a VERY passionate kiss. LOL But honestly I think I would kiss anyone like that if they paid me that compliment. LOL So I went to the gym and just worked my ass off this morning. I worked really hard. Came home, showered, and found that Rob did my mom's sheets and made her bed while i was at the gym. Today will be a great day. I think I am coming out of my depression. woohoo!!!

Way to go mary!!! I am so happy to see that your scale is moving!! :eek: My dh constantly tells me that When you move the body, you move the scale. He is very right! Come on everybody (you too pnut and dawg...i know that gym membership is just growing mold) lets move are bodies and move those scales!!! :cheer2: :banana :cheer2: :banana :cheer2: :banana :cheer2: :banana :cheer2: :banana

Omg Lianna!!!!! Congradulations!!!! That is so cool!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I am way happy for you! It is awesome to reach these goals. :eek: :Banane52: :Banane20: :Banane08: :Banane30: :Banane51: :Banane09: :Banane29: :Banane18: :not_ripe: :Banane07: :Banane17: :Banane06: :Banane38: :Banane05: :Banane27: :Banane04: :Banane47: :Banane02: :Banane13: :Banane35: :Banane03: :Banane44: :Banane01: :Banane22: :Banane32: :Banane53: :Banane42: :Banane21: :Banane10: And I think that it is ok to set your goal for whatever you want. How tall are you? My first goal is 130, but I am hoping with surgery, and toning, and working hard I will gt back to 120 or maybe even 110. I was between 90 and 100 before I got fat, and I loved that weight, but I don't know if I can get back there. I would LOVE to get close though!!!

OOOOOOOOOh. I could do this forever. All child molesters, on their first offense, should get locked up forever along with chemical castration. This goes for the sickos that get caught in internet stings too. Anyone who kills someone should spend the rest of their life behind bars. no more 'paroled in 8 years' or anything like that. basically i think that all of our penalties should become harsher. it is crazy how relaxed we are with our criminals in this country. now for the silliness. I think it should be a law that if you go anywhere with your children, they should be attached to a leash that is attached to you. I am totally with wheetsin on this one. I am willing to do that with my kids, but they know better too and are well behaved. I got slammed into by a 6 kids riding in and pushing a cart in walmart one time. They hit me so hard my hip popped and i fell on the ground. The mother was in the aisle over. Rob went and found her...the kids had scattered like roaches, and the woman rounded them up, and walked away. no forced apology, no apology from her. she didn't even look at me. she is lucky i wasn't more seriously hurt. I think it should be a law that if you work in any sort of customer service capacity in this nation that you speak perfect english! i don't care where you are from. or if you have an accent. If you can't understand me when I ask you a question, or you answer me in half english/half some other language, you should not be in that job!!!!! I think it should be a law that if you work in any sort of job that handles money, specifically giving me change in any capacity....you should be able to count!!!!!!!!! did you know that most mcdonalds screens not only show how much change to give, but actually show what coins to use and how many?!?! that is sickening!!! why is this country becoming so stupid? And why are we supporting it!!! ok...this is raising my BP i am gonna take a break from this thread LOL

Sherri I am glad you were able to talk to her. She is a great person!! and can really help to ease your mind on all the details and worries you might have. Kat i think it is awesome that you are doing so good on the exercise part of things!! that is where you thought you would have the most problems!! Way to go girl! Now just work the band and do things in the right order. proteins, vegs, then carbs. don't let that ice cream tempt you. but if you must have some, fill up on protein and veg first. then have a spoonful or two. leave it at that. and enjoy your weight loss Way to go Morsaille! And welcome back to the pack. We are doing great people!!! Lets keep making this a winning team!!!