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I am thinking ... Is it that time of the month? are you gaining muscle? it weighs more than fat are you journaling accurately what you put pass your lips? and are you drinking plenty of Water and not consuming too much salt.

you are an Angel to take on your sisters children, blessings to you and your family. My brothers are useless too. both are afraid of my dads wife. they married when I was 22. One of my brothers is homeless with his family and the other is self obsorbed. It is sad they are so close. My grandmother keeps begging one of my brothers to bring my dad to her house 4 hrs away so she can get him to a dr. we believe he is not taking his meds. etc. alot to the story, financial abuse, neglect among other things... living conditions are deplorable. :::::::::thumbup::::::::::: all i can do is pray and have airfare for me to go get him and bring him home with me. Just waiting for a green light. I was always so close to my dad and it just breaks my heart. thanks for your response

you could do it on a whole wheat tortilla also

Sorry you are sick, but I am happy for the responses I think they are helpful. If you don't mind me asking how old is your mom? I am a little older than you but my dad is 61 and he has rapidly progressing dementia. I am so heart wrenched. He was diagnosed little over 3 yrs ago. He needs to be home with full time care or in a home. I live cross country from him and his wife hates me....SO I am trying to get my brother or someone to send him out here with me to take care of him. His wife is dying of cancer, but is still manages working and leaves him unattended during that time, I sent social services out to check on him and he happened to be playing with a full deck that day or at least when they visited so they will not step in as they deem him able to make his own choices. It is has been really hard for me and my grandmother(his mom) since his wife is a control freak and will not get real and be honest.

good luck to you ladies being banded tomorrow!!!!

LOL, Jiminy, I like that .... Or in the spirit of Great Britian.... should I go for Bobby? lets see how rough or gently I need be reminded as to what not to do and we can choose from there:thumbup: My neice that was living with us for 6 months would rag on my for my coffee consumption, so I would refer to her on the phone as my conscience when I talked to friends... So could be Lydia LOLOLOL she would die if she knew.

Hey SoExcited! yes I'm jazzed I can't wait! I actually had a good time at UCSD ha ha yes I am wierd. I have a really good sense of humor and can make people laugh and feel good. So the Nurse that did my physical her name is Mary. I had her laughing so hard. We had a great time LOL.... she told me thank you for making her day and gave me a really great hug. The NP that did the anasthesolgist (sp) screening was a little drab...but nice. the lady that did my EKG was funny. Then in Xray those people were a hoot too. the WORST part was the crystals that ya have to swallow, BLAK! yeah the soda was not a good idea. I did not vomit. I drank a lot of Water and had white poop the next morning. The lady that was in there doing the barium swallow with me she said she is looking forward to seeing me on surgery day to check me out..... hope I am just as entertaining, I should be. I was cracking jokes while doing the 360 on the table to coat my stomach. I had my friend with me ... she is more overweight than I am ... I took her with me intentionally so that maybe it would make her consider... she was so totally impressed with everyone and how it all went. Not to mention she had tears streaming down her face from laughing so hard. NOW SHE WANTS TO DO IT. The fear of the unknown is gone for her. Seeing how great everyone was with me. She is going with me on Monday for the up the nose routine... that should be a hoot! I hope I get sent home with the meds to avoid the pharmacy run that day. My Date is Nov 4th... Wed. What is the date they gave you? Hey don't bail.... it will be easier for DH if you are both on the same page and you can be a team and be hot together! you can handle a few days of discomfort for the overall end result,(no pain, no gain) and NOT worry about yo-yoing back!!!! Lots of support here, from me and all the others on this board. DON'T BE chicken .... we are WOMEN HEAR US ROAR!!!!!! Take your life back. The future is bright, reach out and GRAB IT! {{{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}

I too love this idea, I have refering to it as a conscience or a cop, so I think "it" will need a name have a few days to think about it.

hey, so excited...... I was thinking about ya'll Wed when I was a the office talking with Jill and Mary. I did my physical and barium on Fri and Monday I go back for the up the nose swallow the camera deal. How is DH holding out today, did you have to Ring Dr Horgan or has it tapered out? Thinking about you!

Dr Oz said last week if you are craving salt you are dehydrating so drink more Water vs reaching for the salty Snacks.

I started my pre-op on Wed....I have only lost 2 lb! Dang it! The week before I lost 6 doing the master cleanser for 7 days... I am allowed 1000 cal closest to solid is SF pudding, LF cottage cheese, and LT yogurt. I am spacing it out so all my calories are not consumed early in the day. I am worried. I have to lose 8 more pounds in the next 11 days!!!! OK maybe it is time to get real and commit to exercising the 30 min a day. I have done well losing 22 lb since June 12 (my first pre-op) I am proud of that. Unfortunately I was weighed last week and that is the weight they count for the 10 lb! HELP

How awesome to be on the bandwagon with your husband, leaves less temptation, easier shopping and cooking and you can compete a bit :blushing:

I am allowed to have cottage cheese and yogurt, and pudding but no more than 3 servings per day low fat and sugar free on the pudding and jello

Ok I went to the hospital for some tests preop and the gave me check in instructions for the surgery day.. clearly on the paper I was given I stated my surgery would be canceled if there was not an adult to pick me up ... and that I should not be alone the first 24 hrs in case of any complications. is there someone from your church or something that can pick you up ???

you may want to contact your surgeons office and see what companies / resources they offer, I know some do. With my first office that I fired , they offered me transportation as a last ditch to keep me.

4 biggest loser books off amazon, I think with shipping I pd like $35 I am really happy with them. I got the : Complete Calorie Counter Cookbook Fitness Program Simple Swaps Right now I am really "interested" in the Simple Swaps, I think it is really helpful and thought provoking. Months ago from Amazon I bought the The Protein Cookbook Eating Well After Weightloss Surgery While looking at books at Barnes and Noble ( I just look and then I go to Amazon ;o) The 9-Inch 'Diet': Exposing the Big Conspiracy in America by Alex BOGUSKY and Chuck Porter That is a real eyeopener and an "easy" read with lots of pictures. It is amazing the things that have gotten so out of control in our lives with food purchases and servings. I read it in about an hour while sitting in the bookstore. Just wanted to share.

rent the limo thing like the ones used to take you to the airport. Just please don't drive yourself that is a long way. You don't want to have an accident.

I am spaceing out my 1000 cal with things on the list, making sure I have something more filling 3 times a day and filling in with the lo cal stuff.... seems to be easy. I am allowed to have yogurt, cottage cheese and pudding which totally surpised me. so no more than 3 servings a day of those items, so I use those as my bulkier using 2 and 1 Isopure shake as another that is filling.

My Psych eval, Nut, other drs etc were all covered and paid only a $15 office visit copay. I am sorry you are getting stuck with that bill

I have Aetna choice POS II I found out today that I will only have to pay $850 for my surgery, and the fill appts are charged at a $15 office CoPay.!!!! I have a out of pocket max of $1500. And I have met $650 of that this year on other things! I have been impressed with how I have been treated and communicated with. The company my husband is employed with has its own patient advocate nurse, the one assigned to me has had bariatric surgery herself. She spent 1/2 hr talking to me making suggestions etc giving me pointers. I must say I have been happy thus far and I never thought I would say this but this insurance company rocks! I think it does depend what the employer is willing to put on their policies and pay for. I only had to do a 3 month supervised diet.

Isopure (powder) has 50 gr per serving and the plain one (isolate)that you could add to yogurt , pudding or things you are cooking is 26 gr. I have said before on here I like to add the vanilla or chocolate to my coffee for a "latte" I buy the natural since I am not hip on the artificial sugars.

I have heard wonderful things about him. A friend of mine had him for gastric bypass and she says thanks to him she is alive.

I managed 6 days of MC I ate light for 2 days, and now I am on the preop diet..... I am supposed to have no more than 1000 cal a day and about 65gr of protein, I can have SF pudding , LF cottage cheese, LF yogurt, then SF popsicles, you know clear liquids. I was surprised at the first 3 items. a serving of cottage cheese keeps me full for a long while.... 100 cal and 14 g protein this is easy compared to the master cleanser!

i went to my nutrition today too. Preop I can have the Isopure, but for the first few days clean and then at 4 days or was it 5 then full liquids... Isopure is considered full liquid, why? I didn't think to ask.