anonemouse

Sorry for being away so long, guys. I've been in Memphis, getting my pre-op labs/xrays/EKG done and seeing the nutritionist, and didn't have access to the internet while I was there. They took 8 tubes of blood from me and had to use both arms, since one stopped giving blood after 5 tubes. And you won't believe this, but I missed my other nutrition class, too. I think I told you all (or made a thread about it, I don't remember) that I had missed my first nutrition class. Well, I thought the second one was going to be at 5:30 yesterday, but apparently, they only do the night classes every other month. I could have SWORN that I had confirmed that the class was at 5:30 when I called and found out that I had missed the first one. I think it said that the class was at that time on the fliers that I got, too, but I lost them. When she told me that it had been at 10:00 that morning, I just stared at her and said, "You're kidding, right?" Luckily, she agreed to go over both classes in the hour that I had to meet with her, or I would have wound up with a delayed surgery. I am doing okay. I've slipped a few times, mainly while I was in Memphis (it's hard to follow a pre-op diet when you are eating out with other people for every meal), but I've been pretty good, considering the circumstances.

Hi! It'll be nice to know some more folks in the area.

I am not on total liquids, but I am restricted to two protein bars or shakes per day, one good meal (protein, veggies, fruit, carb), and several pieces of fruit per day. Low-fat/low-carb/low-calorie, I guess. It's not as bad as it could have been, but I'm still pretty hungry, since I'm not very fond of a lot of raw fruit. I've been playing with the schedule, though, to see if there is a way to keep myself from being hungry. The schedule the doctor gave was to have protein shakes/bars for breakfast and lunch and then have the meal for dinner. I've found that that makes me very hungry during the day. I've been doing better since I switched the meal to lunch-time and eat the shakes/bars for breakfast and dinner.

You guys are exactly why I love LBT so much. While OH can be a great resource (if you can wade through the horrid format), it always made me nervous. It really reminded me of a high school. People were friends one day and enemies the next. One minute, they'd be posting about how much they appreciated someone, and the next, there'd be a mob of folks bashing one or two people. Whenever I posted there, I really wondered whether I should duck and cover, because other than a few people, I never knew how everyone's moods were swinging that day. I never really understood just how beneficial and stress-relieving LBT is for me. Yes, you can fight and bitch to your heart's content here, but you know that almost everyone that you are fighting with or bitching with (or at, in some cases, especially when I've been under some extreme stress in RL) is still your friend. At the end of the day, even if they disagree with your beliefs, they are still wonderful support and great friends. So, I want everyone here to know just how much I appreciate them. You guys really are the best.

Where in West Tennessee are you from?

You'd think so, wouldn't you? Kind of like this site is about talking lap-bands.:heh::faint:

ObesityHelp.com

I have no idea. I haven't been back to look, mainly because I hate their format, too. I did post with the same name over there.

As much as I hate exercise, it sounds like a good idea, Lynette.

To be honest, that's exactly what I was thinking when it happened.

My surgeon said I could come to her or she could arrange for a closer surgeon to take me as a patient for the fills. I think I'll try to stay with her, since it gives me an excuse to go to Memphis, which I LOVE. Sure, I'll add you to the spreadsheet! Welcome to Lucky 7s!

I'll post an update every Saturday, starting on June 30th, okay? I'll need everyone to PM me (so that I don't accidentally miss it in the thread) with their updated weights by Friday each week, if they want them posted, so that I'll have time to update the spreadsheet.

Okeydoke, got it fixed on the spreadsheet.

With the way it's calculating, Indiogirl55, it calculated your BMI as 42.05. If I lower your height to 5'3", your BMI comes out at 43.4

Oops, forgot to attach the file.

Okay, here's the spreadsheet so far. I saved it to Word to make it easier to post here. Ignore the #DIV/0!, it's just where I went ahead and made the equation for those cells, so that I can just type in the height and weight and get a BMI result. I plan on making columns for every week, if that's okay with everyone, so that we can see how our weights and BMIs change from week to week.

Whoops, I missed Chimboree26. I've got you on there now. Here's the corrected list: 2Bthinagn Abbey12477 Ashrae84 Blulili's Hubby Bobbert_Mom Breadlady Cherrybomb ChickB13 Chimboree26 Dakota Dancing2 Dini Evilan Felicia17 Gnlite IndioGirl55 Isabelle 290 James2539 Laurend lwesson Lynette617 Malaura marcyinak Mikel909 MrsHorne Neefan Nulife2be PattiC Phyliser PurpleGirl Quinn Snaggletooth Sunshine TanzyCoffeeLady Trystell Wannabthin Wrangler054

Everyone, take a look at this list and make sure that you are on it and that your name is spelled correctly. 2Bthinagn Abbey12477 Ashrae84 Blulili's Hubby Bobbert_Mom Breadlady Cherrybomb ChickB13 Dakota Dancing2 Dini Evilan Felicia17 Gnlite IndioGirl55 Isabelle 290 James2539 Laurend lwesson Lynette617 Malaura marcyinak Mikel909 MrsHorne Neefan Nulife2be PattiC Phyliser PurpleGirl Quinn Snaggletooth Sunshine TanzyCoffeeLady Trystell Wannabthin Wrangler054

Give me both height and weight, and I'll add a BMI calculation to the spreadsheet, too.

Hey, would anyone mind if I kept a running log of our weight loss? I think it would be neat to see how much we lose as a group and individually. I could make an Excel program to do all the calculations. I'd like to start with all of our starting weights and then do updates every week or so. I think it would be a really good way to keep up our spirits when things get hard, coming here to look at the progress that we've made.

No, I haven't. I live about 6 or so hours from Memphis, so I am doing this long-distance. Dr. Weaver's great, isn't she? She really seems to care about her patients. There are some other patients of hers around here, too. Lee in the Mississippi forum is one of hers.

Rub it in, why don't you? (lol, just kidding) That sucks. I have trouble swallowing anything more than 500 mg, and I have trouble with that, too, if it is round. I had a horrid headache (the type where you just want to curl up and cry) the night before last and tried to take an Advil liquigel. Somehow, it hit my throat wrong and I gagged while I was swallowing it. I managed to get it down, but it made me nauseous and I had to throw up about 3 minutes later. I don't do well at swallowing pills, especially if I am using water. I HAVE to have something to drink with them to hide the taste or texture of the pill, and water just doesn't do it.

Oh, yeah. I think that's the whole problem with OH. There isn't any place for people to release tension, so they take it out on everyone else. Here at LBT, we know that the drama will stay in RnR. You don't have to keep your eyes peeled for people that don't like you, because just about everyone knows how to keep RnR separate from the support sections.

If you are in north Mississippi, there is a good surgeon in Memphis, Dr. Virginia McGrath-Weaver at St. Francis Hospital.

I finally deleted my OH account. I just couldn't take it anymore. After getting attacked in the middle of a thread last night, I decided that OH just wasn't worth the stress of basically always having to watch my back. I'd thought about doing it before, but decided that I could just avoid the threads with the feuding. But how do you avoid someone popping up in the middle of a random thread and going off on you?