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on the hubby note...mine said he was hungry so I got my lazy butt up and went into the hot a$$ kitchen and cooked, fish, french fries and a salad for me and he is still on the couch sleep! something is in the air, maybe the heat is messing with their thinking process.

So the Richmond group is good, I’ve been 2 times. There are about twice as many people as yesterday. I think the 1st Wed is when everybody shows up. They have the pre op in one room and post op next door. Bev lead the last class I can’t remember who did it before. Anyway they talk about getting to surgery goal and everyone’s struggles. Some people offer up menu ideas blah blah… About halfway through the post op people come in mostly RNY but some banders. They go around the room telling their story, oh and they have before and after photos. Lots of them had their surgery years ago so that’s encouraging… When that’s over you mingle. I met this one girl (well my age) that hated her band I guess her Dr made her get it instead of RNY, which she wanted b/c she had some health issue (can’t remember what) plus she hadn’t lost much. Other than that everyone was real positive. I mostly approached the recently banded folks. I mean some were showing their ports and scars so I could get a good idea. ☺ Anyway it’s cool just a little different. So if anyone’s ever down in this area on a Wed evening it’s worth checking out.

Candra I looked in my binder and yes the group meets 6-7:30 1st & 3rd Wed. room C 1-3 on the 3rd floor. Tamra hopefully you can make it sometimes, though the group is a little different than the Sac group it's good to go and hear about others journeys. if anyone else is in the area please join us. The bridge walk was great! Now I don't feel like doing anything but I have housework ugh...

and one more thing, thanks to all of you lovely ladies for your support and posting your journeys on this site. I've never even owned up to my dissatisfaction with my weight before, let alone talk about it online. I'd just say "I love food so what" Now I'm pumped and can't wait to start enjoying being a healthy happy person!

oh yes Chandra, by the time I got home I was tomato red and I had left my water in the trunk. I couldn't pull over and get it cuz I was so busy trying to keep up with you... Donna, thank you so much for letting me borrow the book, I've already read 2 chapters. I love it.

hey everyone it was good to finally see you all today. I started hesitating because of the drive but i'm glad I came anyway. Tina I saw you, Donna was great pointing out everyone for me. Chandra, I know, I love my car, it was the 1st thing I did when my kids all got their own. Just can't wait til I don't have so much trouble climbing in and out of it:wink2: We have to get together, I love walking the bridge and it's right in between us. It's so hot out, the good thing is I've been able to double my water LOL.

Good morning ladies, I'm excited about seeing you all tomorrow. Can someone re-post the info on where to go and when? I'm not familiar with the Sac area...what fwy do I take? 50? 80? Thanks much!

Hi Everyone, Just getting back from Vegas attending a 4-day conference for work. Even though I got up every morning to go to the gym I didn’t do so well with the diet. They fed us B-L-D…way too much food, not to mention the cocktails. So tomorrow is another day, back at it. WOW I just read through the last 5 pages of posts. So in a nutshell… -the 5 day pouch test was harder than expected- I can’t imagine being successful either.:bored: -we got a newbie to our group-welcome Tamera! These ladies are a wealth of information. When you email you PCP make sure to tell her that since you talked to her you’ve done a lot of research and now you are ready to be referred to orientation as well.:smile2: -Chrisitine’s been busy having a good time. You look absolutely gorgeous, that before and after picture tells it all.:thumbup: -Nicole’s new job prospect- great news; think positive thoughts, everything will fall into place.:thumbup: - the group fill sounds fun, I can’t wait til I’m able to join you. There is a Pete’s coffee and a jamba juice just on the other side of the fwy, can’t miss it, it’s in a new strip mall.:tongue2: -I’m planning on joining you all at the sac group meeting. I can’t wait to meet you all, and I’m bringing a camera.:thumbup: Update on work- they’ve decided to give everyone an 8% pay cut. I guess this means the weight will come off easier since I’ll probably starve to death.:scared2: Take care, Jes

Are you saying that the psyllium husk is keeping you from loosing weight? :confused: I've been taking about a tlbsp each day.

I won't be able to make it. I work in S.F. but I'm hoping once I'm banded and off for that month I'll be able to make the trip up there. I'm having my ups & downs...lot's of stress at work. I'm starting to think "furloughs" is a swear word. I work for UC so we are at the mercy of the state Have fun...looking forward to meeting you all soon.

I haven't been banded yet; been approved, gone through the surgeon & psych visit already. I'm about 5ft- 0 195lbs with about 3 co-morbids. My Dr requires you to loose 10% of your weight before you can proceed. I guess to get used to the change in eating habits. Sooooo after I loose another 6 or so lbs I can get a date. I get the same reaction when I go to the support group meetings. I'm the smallest in the room and everyones cutting their eyes in my direction. But I look around and say I don't want to wait till I get the size of some of them to do something about it. Glad to know there are others in my situation, and I'm looking forward to getting on with it.

Hello everyone, It sounds like everyone is doing well with their weight loss. The fills seem to do the trick to curb some of the desires & giving you all a boost. Congrats Chandra for being on your way! Heather don't fear things will all work out for the best. Your weight loss so far is awesome and those additional pounds will come off in no time. I understand frustration. I went to the support meeting last night at KP Richmond and of course I weighed 3 lbs more than I did on my own scale meaning I still have at least 6 lbs before I get a date. The meeting was ok; I was hoping to meet other lapbanders but instead they were all RNYers. So it looks like I'll have to keep looking to you all for support. :biggrin: The weekend is supposed to be decent so I'm planning to get out and get my exercise on:thumbup: Take care,

OMG Marmar...I had a panic attack in the dr's office when they were just trying the machine on me. I started crying and the poor tech had to go get the Dr. They said it had never happened to them before...I was so embarrassed. Well anyway they sent me home with 3 different masks because they said I stopped breathing 20 times and I needed to wear it. I stared out sitting up with it on and eased my self into lying down. I'm still not able to keep the thing on all night yet but I must admit I'm getting better and can now keep it on for a few hours. So just keep trying even if you take it off soon after you put it on. I do notice the longer I keep it on the better I feel in the morning. Good luck!

Hi everyone, You all have been busy again :sad: Riley - I checked amazon for the pedometer but there were about 3 pages of them. Which one is the one you have? I've got these darn plantar warts or corns on the bottom of my feet and have trouble walking so if anyone has a good cure let me know. I think my little feet just can't take all the weight they have to carry :smile: I've been on my elliptical but now that the weather is nicer I'd love to get out. Sounds like the group fill is the hot ticket; hopefully I'll get my date by then. Thanks for the info on the sig, I wasn't able to figure out the ticker though. nite all :smile:

Hi Candra, The richmond support group meets on the 1st Wednesday 6-7:30p. We break into 2 groups pre & post op. and then meet at the end as one large group. I only attended once but I liked it. I was able to meet other ladies with a similar situation as mine and ask questions about their progress. Have a nice afternoon all. I'm surfing the net to try and get my mind off the fact that I'm still hungry after lunch. Jes PS how do I add that signature you all have? I may as well put it all out there :thumbup:

Hi Ladies- Just wanted to chime in. So you can add 1 more to the list of newbies, me. I've been through all the appointments just waiting for my surgery goal weight. I think these last few pound are tough for me because of my size. Not making excuses but I'm 198lbs, 5-0ft, and almost every comorbidity there is...I've been trying to increase my water and done well the last couple days. Just seems like it's not happening fast enough for me. I'm going to the Richmond group meeting next wednesday and plan to weigh myself then, hopefully good news. So anyways, Chandra, Heather, Maria we are all in this together. Tina, that new picture is hot! Jes

I'm glad I found this thread. I'm about 80 lbs overweight. I don't have my surgery date yet as I need to loose about 8 more lbs before they will give me a date. It's the hardest 8 lbs ever and i can't figure out why. I guess these lbs just don't want to leave me. Ugh...

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a great 3-day weekend. I've been trying to catch up on the 4 pages of reading. You all are so motivating to me.:smile: Reggi-glad you are feeling better. So how was it with Dr Park? Isn't she your surgeon? That's who I'll have eventually. Still trying to loose these last few pounds. :eek: Oh, has anybody seen the lapband commercial? I saw it for the 1st time today. I don't know why but it kind of validated things for me. I'm like, that will be me soon. Anyway, hope you all have a good rest of the week. Can't wait to read all about it. Jes

Hi all~I just saw your group and wanted to jump in. I'm not banded yet, I've gone through orientation, surgeon and psych appts. I was recommended from my primary b/c I have so many other health problems. Anyway, I started at 203 and my doc wants me at >190 lbs before surgery. This has been the hardest 10 lbs I've ever tried to loose. Did any of you have anything like this? I'm also interested in what you think about people thinking you could have just done it on your own. I really want to do this and I don't want to wait until I'm 250+ to do something about it. And hopefully I'll be in better health. Thanks for listening, Jes

Hey ladies- hope everyone had a nice day. Christine -Just wanted to tell you I watched your videos on youtube...great stuff! Good luck Reggie, but I'm sure you don't need it. You'll be fine. I can't wait to hear all about it. Rosey thanks for thinking of me, you all are my motivation. I'm having a pretty decent week. I've cut way down on carbs and I got my butt out of bed early the last few mornings to hit my elliptical. Not going to weigh myself until June 1st...too stressful. I don't think I can make it to the meeting, I live in the east bay (close to Kaiser) lucky me:unsure: anyway just wanted to check in, take care all Jes

I'm not banded yet. I'm still trying to get to my pre surgery weight. So I'll be banded around 75 lbs overweight.....BMI 39

I checked out your blog...you look wonderful. congratulations!

I was recently dx with sleep apnea. At the time of my referral to bariatrics my primary had me do the sleep study as well. I have Kaiser and there was no cost to me so I can't help with that. The way my study was done they gave me a monitor, kind of like a wrist brace, to wear over night. I took the monitor back the next day and they were able to download the info on my breathing patterns. The next step was to borrow one of their CPAP machines for one week. Once I took that back they were able to determine what type of machine I needed and what the settings should be. My own machine was ordered and shipped to my house. I've had the machine about 2 weeks now and I'm still getting used to it. I can't seem to keep it on all night but I'm hoping that I will soon. My husband says he can tell the difference, not snoring, and breathing better etc. Again sorry I can't help with the cost but perhaps you can ask to do the study at home and maybe save some cash. good luck.

awhile back someone posted a link to a video of the surgery....can you re- post? I can't seem to find it thanks

Hi All~ Thanks so much for the advice on leave from work. I think I'll aim for 3-4 weeks. I just don't want to use all my sick time since I know I'll have to use some for follow up appts. I have another question, it seems like most of you have Dr Baggs, my Dr is Park. I think I vibed really well with her, young, attractive wearing cute clothes LOL. Someone I could relate to. I had Dr Fisher for my orientation. He just seemed a little grouchy to me so I'm kind of glad I couldn't make the surgeon appt with him and ended up with Dr Park. Does anyone else have Dr Park? comments? thanks again Jessie