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Just hush with Liz and bring it, Jes. I brought mine and I told Dr,. Baggs I had it, and all he said was "OK great, you can use that when you get home." Never touched it. Pain to pack it around, it is just a requirement and they never use them - just a hoop. Jump it it's an easy one!

Well said Tina!!!

Jeez I think that the only thing I said was, "let me up! Let me up! There's an elephant on my chest, I need to get up! I don't want to lay back down!" I woke up on the gurney going TO recovery, so I'm pretty sure I didn't say too much bad - I sure did with my c-sections tho, LOL . . Oh I woke up so early because my heart rate was going too low and they gave me something to speed it up - no worries, you will not wake up early in surgery!

GOOD JOB Tamra! I knew you'd get right back on it :-) Green beans sounds good, hm m mm . . . Candra, in fact I am still afraid every single day that I will somehow fail, I am still shocked that I have been so successful, I still keep thinking that it's because I "cheat" and grab the towel bar or weigh in naked right after my biz, or whatever . . . am just know conceding that you can't "cheat" away 100 lbs. . . .my friend who is 11 years out from RNY (and still LOSING btw) says that she is still scared of it every single day too. I have determined that we who DO stay scared, do the best :-) Weight re-gain is less common with lap-band than it is with RNY. SInce you have to keep going in, it's impossible to just "give up" although some people do and have the band removed. They can pry mine out of my cold dead body, I LOVE this thing! b- soy slender latte, egg beaters with soy meat l - 1.5 oz cheese, 2 cups spring mix with no-cal dressing d - don't know yet! May be a taco bell pintos & cheese night

I'm here Tamra!!!:sad:

Everyone that I know that has Wii Fit loves it, and the ones with older kids TOTALLY make it a competitive family fitness activity! The house where my Tuesday support group meets has one, and I can never get a turn on it because everyone else is always trying it, LOL!!

Yeah the instant breakfast thing is gross, only a couple of the docs there do it I guess and some get a salad with protein for one of their meals, but one of my friends larger BMI friends had to do just the drink for 7 days pre-op, she did it with unsweetened soy milk (less carbs) and she lost 20 lbs. in that week! BUT - it was medically supervised, so I certainly would not recommend it for more than a couple of days. She had a LOT of weight to lose, too . . . .

Oh Tamra the Wii, I want one too! Go for it! Will he really do it if you make the goal?? You might be able to do it; I lost about 3 lbs. a week pre-op and you can always put yourself on the SSF Kaiser pre-op diet for larger BMIs for the last few days if you need those few last pounds (it's sugar-free carnation instant breakfast 3x a day) - but he had better really mean it!!

Oh yes I am a total weirdo! I thought it was time that you guys knew the truth . . . classic closet calcium bingeing, don't ya know. They do not EVEN taste good! Supposed to be delicious vanilla flavor, i thought they were gross and they are calcium citrate, so i took them to my RNY buddies and tried to give them away, they passed them around the whole group tasting them, and they all passed -so the bottle came back home with me. THAT is how bad they are, and THAT is how strong my mindless eating gene is!! Maybe I should keep a box of cotton balls by my bed for my next episode, I might at least notice that they're kinda dry . . .

Christine when do we get a new video update from you? I haven't seen you since June!!

He answers all prayers Maria! But I believe in the power of group prayer too, so you got it :-)

Oh my. I just mindlessly ate as I sat here looking at Candra's photos (good looking fam Candra!) - my chewable calcium! Oh no I think I must have eaten like 8 of them . . . the bottle says 6 calories and 1 carb each, but at least it does not say anything like "in case of accidental dosage" or "do not exceed recommended dosage!" I had already taken 1 in the a.m. so I only planned to take 1 more . . . just goes to show you, fat habits die hard! Is calcium constipating? Maybe I have been doing this more often than I thought, the bottle sure looks low!!

Maria no need to tell them in the interview, tell them when you get a job offer. Especially since you don't even have a surgery date to give them yet! And the surgery IS elective, so you can work with them a bit - you can have the surgery anytime, but you can only start a new job after they offer it to you! I use the special K protein waters when I'm hungry and need to tide over . . . or pick around the mac in the turkey mac, if you only get 6 little pasta pieces it won't hurtcha too bad! Fruit has carbs too remember. Got any cheese? Can of kidney beans?

Jeepers, I just looked at my averages for the last week, since I got the fill that put me in my sweet spot - I went from eating an average of 900 to 1100 calories a day to an average of under 550! Cut them practically in half without really trying. For the first time since immediately pre-op, I am having a tough time getting in my 60 grams of Protein. Not ready to do Protein shakes though, I get over 50 so I should be OK. What do you want to bet that my averages creep back up over the next 5 weeks until it is fill time again?? Tina you poor thing, you are going to have to eat the densest Proteins you can! Robin says eggs and cheese will stay longer than the non-animal sources, but I think that the Quorn chicken stays with me best of all. Lentils not so much, unless I make them with MSF sausage then they give me a few hours of full.

Hey this is fasciniating - did you guys hear about this UCLA study?? Kind of confirms what we were saying in this thread a few pages back: A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire. No further studies are expected.

Oh now Tina, I am SURE that what you MEANT to say was, that now you will have more time to exercise in the morning before work! Right??

Tina we are packing here too, I am partway in my new bldg. and cubicle but some of the other cubicles are not even getting bult until this weekend, and we have to be out of the leased building by noon oln friday - so they are smooshing other peoples cubicles smaller her over the weekend and building new ones for some of the staff in my division - EVERYone is pissed about it but it is going to save us hundreds of thousands to not lease the other office space any more. The biggest whiners of course are the same old people who have never been caught doing in actual work, but who walk around and whine and complian constantly. BTW Tina a sent a good note about Robin to Dr. Baggs today

Nicole edamame is soybeans, you can get them frozin still in the pod or already shelled, in the pod is higher in fiber either way they are a great protein source. Safeway Raleys Whole Foods Trader Joes . . everywhere

Hungry! First time since the last fill . . hungry again after only 3 hours. Oh . . but all I had for lunch was miso soup and basil vegetables (Thai place), no tofu no protein so that's probably why huh? Duh, I deserve that one! I'm going to drink water and hold out as long as I can for dinner, which is gonna be hecka protein!!

Hi La Chica, Richmond is faster than SSXF - they will tell you 6-8 months . . . my wait at Richmond was 3.5 months - but I did not sit around and wait passively, I worked like heck and lost all of my pre-surgery weight before I met with the surgeon so Ithey fast-tracked me, which they will do with you too if you lose your 10% between orientation and when you meet with the surgeon. I could have been in weeks earlier but scheduled my surgery for a week that I already had off of work. YOU are the one making it go fast by losing weight fast - as soon as you do, you are 3 to 6 weeks from your surgery date.

OHHH Christine this is one of my favorites! I buy the shelled ones though, boil about 1/3 cup in the microwave, drain them well, then put on a couple of tablespoons of Trader Joe's Pomodoro sauce (super-low fat & carbs) and a tablespoon of low-fat cheddar or fresh parmesan cheese - YUMMO to die for! It works really well with my band too, I feel like I have eaten a LOT I still have to chew really well, but they are plenty filling. I also eat the dry roasted edemame but they are a mindless snacking thing for me so try to just have them around for protein emergencies! So for the pods, 1/2 cup has 100 cals 9 total carbs but 4 of fiber and 8 of protein! Compare that the shelled which has 120 calories per 2/3 cup, 9 total carbs 3 fiber and a whopping 10 protein. So the pods have better fiber but the amound that I can eat of those is not enough to get my whole 15-20 grams of protein that I shoot for in a meal. Oh and Robin totally approves of the above recipe, as long as it is mostly edamame and not mostly sauce.

OK let's just set it, Petaluma walk August the 29th and we will figure out the time later - hopefully we will meet in the AM as it tends to get hot at the end of August - but not as hot as Vallejo or Sacto thank goodness! I will see if any of my Santa Rosa groupies wanna go too, we have been talking about it also

Candra I can do Petaluma anytime except this coming weekend, my stepmom is having a medical procedure & I have to fly to Portland then drive to Bend - ugh - and oh actually the next weekend the 30th is the Santa Rosa Marathon, but I can't really afford the entry fee for that . . . what about August 29th? Does that work for everybody for the petaluma walk? I have to call Liz once I get a tentative from yous guys . . . .

Oh goodie, another walking day trip! That sounds like a blast, let's get a vanpool together and do it on a Saturday or Sunday? Or even a Monday or Friday, probably less crowded then . . . .

Christine, what fun! I love holidays, and apple cide, and crafts, and liitle shops. . . any chance that we could get a bunch of walking in there, or is a driving from farm to farm kind of a deal?