LaChica707

Hi Ladies!! I will be there Saturday Morning!! Can't wait to see you all!!

Good Morning Ladies~

I'm in a typing mood and boss is off today so I'm gonna take advantage of this "free time" and give you a quick update..

Well last summer I was on a TAE-BO hype! (Still am but.. life happens and times change) I dropped down to about 165 lbs and I started veering to the thought of NOT getting any surgery at all.. since I was doing so great with my work-out and eating habits..

BUT.. Life happens, and my schedule changed, Did I mention I'm at the final stages of my divorce? Well, yes my divorce!! That also took time and an emotional toll on me as well.. My ex-husband took me to court and tried to get Custody of my kids.. BUT Well.. God is good.. and I was granted full legal and physcial custody!!

But going thru the motions of my kids having to talk about the abuse we all suffred and what they saw, What I went thru.. We had to go thru a whole process of mediation, and investigation.. we had to pretty much re-live and talk about everything we went thru.. And this.. triggered alot of emotional pain that was.. Bulit up in me..I packed on weight instantly.. I didn't have the energy mentally and physcially. I shot back up to 190 within 3 months?... I felt totally disgusted of myself...

So I called Dr. Park or actually emailed her and asked if I could still have my surgery done.. and of course she said yes just as long as i'm under my surgery goal weight and I would have to go thru Liz again for another evaluation..

So I did it.. and had the VSG done. My surgery date was on Feb. 15th. I weighed in that morning at 182 lbs two days later when I got home I weiged in at 176. A week and a half after that I dropped down to 168.

I weighed myself last week and i'm now at 155-156lbs. Can I just say.. I HAVE NOT WEIGHED this much since I was in the 4th grade!!?!!! I've been a FAT kid my WHOLE life.. so weighing in at 156.. AND haven't weighed this much since I was a kid is a total SHOCKER for me!

How is it having the VSG? - Its great as LONG AS YOU FOLLOW the rules.. Its also a trial and Error type of learning thing as well.

I watch my family eat and I feel disgusted now with all the big bites and large portions everyone takes. Well compared to me... there are times when my EYES are hungrier than my stomach.. and thats a big NO NO..

food to me is not the same.

I used to be SOO in love with the taste, the smell, and the comfort that food gave me... NOW..

Food is just something to give me energy and to survive.

I do have mind hunger.. like when I see a big Juicy burger AND FRIES.. My mind wants it.. but my stomach is screaming NO!!

One of the biggest things I am having a problem is.. eating too fast.

I forget sometimes that I really need to take my time and eat slow... Not only so I can digest my food easier but to also enjoy the small portion I have....I eat soo fast that within 2 minutes.. my meal is done..

So this is something I'm really working on.. taking slower longer bites and trying not to scarff things down so fast (another one of my bad fat eating habits)

I did go thru a "dumping syndrome" and I think it was good that I went thru it.. cuz bet your bottom dollar I WILL NOT EAT anything LIKE THAT AGAIN!!

My "dumping syndrome" SUCKS!

It was weeks back and I ate something sugary.. can't remember what it was but I know it was like a dessert cake or pie.. it was a "small" piece...

But as soon as it went down.. I felt like I was intoxicated and had no control. I wanted to throw up but only clear fluids kept on comming out.. The only thing that stops this.. is time.. and IT SUCKS!!!

So yea.. after experiencing that.. I STAY CLEAR away from sugary foods...

My energy levels has balanced out (at least I think it has) so for right now.. I'm just walking... (like forrest gump!) EVERYWHERE..

I'm planning to go to tae-bo class sometime this week. And of course I still do Hula. So my workout is good for now..

Well ok I just wanted to give you ladies an update.. I seriously thought about all of you before and after my surgery.. I wanted to write in the VSG talk but it just isn't the same...

I feel like "family" here... and plus I missed ya guys Well happy tuesday!

Good Morning Ladies~

I'm in a typing mood and boss is off today so I'm gonna take advantage of this "free time" and give you a quick update..

Well last summer I was on a TAE-BO hype! (Still am but.. life happens and times change) I dropped down to about 165 lbs and I started veering to the thought of NOT getting any surgery at all.. since I was doing so great with my work-out and eating habits..

BUT.. Life happens, and my schedule changed, Did I mention I'm at the final stages of my divorce? Well, yes my divorce!! That also took time and an emotional toll on me as well.. My ex-husband took me to court and tried to get Custody of my kids.. BUT Well.. God is good.. and I was granted full legal and physcial custody!!

But going thru the motions of my kids having to talk about the abuse we all suffred and what they saw, What I went thru.. We had to go thru a whole process of mediation, and investigation.. we had to pretty much re-live and talk about everything we went thru.. And this.. triggered alot of emotional pain that was.. Bulit up in me..I packed on weight instantly.. I didn't have the energy mentally and physcially. I shot back up to 190 within 3 months?... I felt totally disgusted of myself...

So I called Dr. Park or actually emailed her and asked if I could still have my surgery done.. and of course she said yes just as long as i'm under my surgery goal weight and I would have to go thru Liz again for another evaluation..

So I did it.. and had the VSG done. My surgery date was on Feb. 15th. I weighed in that morning at 182 lbs two days later when I got home I weiged in at 176. A week and a half after that I dropped down to 168.

I weighed myself last week and i'm now at 155-156lbs. Can I just say.. I HAVE NOT WEIGHED this much since I was in the 4th grade!!?!!! I've been a FAT kid my WHOLE life.. so weighing in at 156.. AND haven't weighed this much since I was a kid is a total SHOCKER for me!

How is it having the VSG? - Its great as LONG AS YOU FOLLOW the rules.. Its also a trial and Error type of learning thing as well.

I watch my family eat and I feel disgusted now with all the big bites and large portions everyone takes. Well compared to me... there are times when my EYES are hungrier than my stomach.. and thats a big NO NO..

food to me is not the same.

I used to be SOO in love with the taste, the smell, and the comfort that food gave me... NOW..

Food is just something to give me energy and to survive.

I do have mind hunger.. like when I see a big Juicy burger AND FRIES.. My mind wants it.. but my stomach is screaming NO!!

One of the biggest things I am having a problem is.. eating too fast.

I forget sometimes that I really need to take my time and eat slow... Not only so I can digest my food easier but to also enjoy the small portion I have....I eat soo fast that within 2 minutes.. my meal is done..

So this is something I'm really working on.. taking slower longer bites and trying not to scarff things down so fast (another one of my bad fat eating habits)

I did go thru a "dumping syndrome" and I think it was good that I went thru it.. cuz bet your bottom dollar I WILL NOT EAT anything LIKE THAT AGAIN!!

My "dumping syndrome" SUCKS!

It was weeks back and I ate something sugary.. can't remember what it was but I know it was like a dessert cake or pie.. it was a "small" piece...

But as soon as it went down.. I felt like I was intoxicated and had no control. I wanted to throw up but only clear fluids kept on comming out.. The only thing that stops this.. is time.. and IT SUCKS!!!

So yea.. after experiencing that.. I STAY CLEAR away from sugary foods...

My energy levels has balanced out (at least I think it has) so for right now.. I'm just walking... (like forrest gump!) EVERYWHERE..

I'm planning to go to tae-bo class sometime this week. And of course I still do Hula. So my workout is good for now..

Well ok I just wanted to give you ladies an update.. I seriously thought about all of you before and after my surgery.. I wanted to write in the VSG talk but it just isn't the same...

I feel like "family" here... and plus I missed ya guys Well happy tuesday!

oh YEA!!! I'm down to do a walk and then maybe after cocktails? lol j/k... but yes lemme know I'd love to see all you ladies again and play catch up!

Hi EVERYONE!! just wanted to check in.. its been A LONG TIME but i'm still STanding... and definately SHINNING!!!

I had the VSG done last month.. and I thought of all you on here... just wanted to see how everyone is doing. Hope things are well

La Chica I say do your think and see how you feel in two months...............that give you time to see how motivated you are and if you can make it long term or not. YOu should know by than if your gonna stick to it or start to regain. YOu can always have surgery later if you start to gain. Just my opinion.

Thanks SWRKTP that's what I will do. I just had a long talk with one of my good friends and she just made me realize.. the REAL whole point is to lose the weight not to just get surgery.. and even if I did have the surgery.. it Shouldn't give me a reason to stop my workout or change my eating habit..which makes sense. it should actually make me stick to what i'm doing or do it even more. uggh.. ok 2 months.. we'll see.. but I coudlve sworn someone told me no matter how much you lose before pre-op.. they would still do it... oh wells.. maybe it really isn't meant to be for me? .... 2 months.. 2 months...:thumbup:

hey hey... ok I just got an email about 5 minutes ago.. she told me that all WLS are for obese patients that cannot lose weight with exercise or diet alone.. and she said it seems like I'm losing with exercise and diet.. so I would no longer be a canidate should I drop to a specific weight. Also, my BMI has to be in a certain range too.. at the end of the email she asked that I contact her in 2 months and we'll see where I am from that point.. it makes sense what she says.. cuz regardless if I get the WLS or not.. I am losing weight with out it. BUT I'M SOOO FRUSTRATED INSIDE. like I said I'm extremely happy losing the weight without any WLS, I love working out.. etc.. but the whole point of me doing this was to get the WLS.. I don't know if any of you understand my frustration.. but yeah.. this kinda sucks.. but it also makes me realize ... I can do without.. its jus frustrating..

Hey Everyone... i'm kinda frustrated.. I've called Kaiser Richmond and left several messages to Sara.. and I've also emailed Dr. Park about my weight loss.. I asked if I lose too much weight will they still perform the surgery...(I asked last week) and still NO ANSWER.. and usually Dr. Park gets back to me in a day or 2.. so now i'm wondering... I love working out.. but like I said before.. I'VE LOST weight jus to gain it back again later.. so YES. I still want the surgery done.. its kinda stupid to think maybe I shouldn't workout or maybe I should eat more.. (some friends advised me on this) but I want to hear it from the DR. first.. Uggh.. I'm happy that i'm losing weight without any surgery.. But i'm frustrated because.. this is the whole REASON why I wanted to lose weight so I can have the SURGERY.. I feel like i'm stuck in CRAP and I can't get out.... ugghh..

Aloha everyone... ok here's my "quick update" I got SUPER SICK 2 weeks ago.. at one point I was in Emergency because I couldn't breath and I had mean fever that wouldn't let.. they had me on IV.. and Morphine.. and... etc.. I was a big mess.. I had a huge respitroy infection... which lasted about almost 2 weeks.. actually i'm still barely getting over it.. Anyways.. NO SURGERY FOR ME.. its been postponed... so yeah.. that sucks BIG BOOTY!!! Its ok, i've excepted that maybe its not my time yet.. so at this point.. untill my health is better. My surgery has been postponed. On a happier note.. I'm down to 178. I've been doing something similar like px90 but its called adrenaline.. and it rocks! I can totally feel and see the diffrence in my body... so here comes my little dillema.. folks at the gym want me to make a testimony on my weight loss... and possibly be used as one of the people for their web-site.. everyone keeps on asking if i'm still going to go thru with it.. And then the next question.. what if I drop soo much weight.. will they still perform the surgery?? I already made a call to the Bariatric dept asking.. they said they would get back to me...

My decision.. I still want to do it. I've been fat ALL my life and I've lost weight over and over and gained it all back.. This time although my workouts and my eating habits has changed for the better..I still want this guarantee... Well yeah.. so thats where i'm at on this LONG ROAD TO weight loss.. I hope everyone is doing well! :thumbup:

Hi Acaaew!

wow.. you did write alot but it was good to read... Congrats!! you're a cancer survivor.. thats way more accomplishment than ANYTHING! that was a success story already! :biggrin: well now you're on to the next level. As long as your PCP agrees that you're a perfect canidate for WLS then I say go for it.. what do you have to lose?? just weight right? .. As far as what type of WLS you're looking into.. I completely understand.. I started this journey almost a year ago.. at first I was opting into the lapband.. but my reasons for not going with that was because I didn't like how I would have to deal with a "fill" and a port..that's just me. and I didn't want to do the RNY because I think for me it was too drastic and also like you said about the nutrients and so fourth. So after all my research i too decided to go with the Sleeve. Don't get me wrong we have many members on here where the Lapband has definately worked- and the bandsters LOVE it. I think go with your gut instinct and what you feel most comfortable with.. I'm sure you'll make the right decision. Keep in mind if you ask your Dr. at Kaiser what they suggest.. just remember they most of the time recommend the RNY only because its been out there for a long time and there has been many studies done and so fourth. Again.. You pick- what you're comfortable with and also what you think will work better.

Good luck on this new Journey and Definately keep us posted on how things are going!! Welcome aboard!! :wink2:

Hi Analynn

you can get the calcium citrate chewable and liquid at Amazon.com and Calcium Citrate Chewable wafers by TwinLab - TL-1378 - at The Vitamin Shoppe

hope that helps.. and good luck with your surgury !!

Sherri :wink2:

thanks Sherri!! this helps ALOT! :biggrin:

Hey Everyone! ok I have exactly 15 more days till Surgery.. kinda getting nervous but also excited.. ok I have questions... as usual... I already got my chewable Multivitamin, my sublingual B12.. now i'm just missing the Calcium Citrate.. liquid or chewable form.. I CAN'T FIND this anywhere.. well at least not at CVS, or Walgreens, or Walmart.. any suggestions?

I know the first week is pretty much clear liquids.. so I have chicken broth, tea, sugar free pops, crystle light... any other suggestions that might work good for post op?

Oh.. and baby food.. I figured.. I'm always on the GO so this would be easy for me.. so has anybody really ate baby food and if so.. whats good?

oh and last but not least.. protein.. I know about the Greek yogurt, but what else is good?

ok guys thanks in advance for your imput.. I sincerly appreciate it.. I have one more appointment this week at Richmond Kaiser for the 2 classes and then.. I guess thats it?

Hey Sherri Congrats!! you're almost there!! Maybe you'll have Surgery around my time!

Congrats Ash!!! I sent you a PM.. so do that when you feel better!

Hey everyone! Here's my quick update.. Yesterday I went in to have my final physical exam with a Dr. (forgot his name) we just had to go over stuff like if I was still on certain meds or not...

Now I have ONE More Mandatory Appointment this Thursday.. its a 4hour long class so I'm taking the entire day off.. is this for the nutritional class? I gotta look at my papers again.

Ok folks i'm down to my last 3 weeks.. PLEASE if you have any great tips Ideas.. or what not.. let me know.. i've read my binder over 50 million times and they just gave me a VSG packet last week which i've read 50 million times.. any other info I might need to know?

also tips on what I should bring to the hospital? I know I'll be in there for at least 2 days ... so yeah.. any and all info helps..

Thanks!!

Morning Everyone! Ok so I talked with one of my co-workers here and this morning I'm sending an email to my boss, and also my H.R. lady that I will be out on these dates. also, I'm not asking.. i'm "Telling" him.. so that's that!

Chrissy Congrats on your Surgery Date! I'm excited for you!! FINALLY on to the next level!!

Jess, I decided to get the VSG. I think this procedure takes a little longer and so is the healing process.. but after all my research and what not.. I feel very comfortable about my decision. now i'm just starting to get a little nervous about "having surgery" part like the "what if this happens".. I guess everyone goes thru this huh?

thanks Pam.. I plan on more than just standing my ground.. he has no idea... He's messing with an overweight lady that has has the opportunity to have a surgery to make her skinny.. and he wants to DELAY IT??!!! .. like I said "hail to the "F" No!" i'm not gonna get physical or anything like that.. although I have thought about using my tae-bo skills to the test.. lol.. but.. a piece of paper with pen with my union backing me up on this.. is just as good...:thumbup:

hey hey!! (drum roll please)...My Surgery date is for June 16th!! wooo wee!! FINALLY! TOOK MY FAT BOOTY LONG ENOUGH! ok.. i'm not too excited because they initially offered me June 1st.. but MY BOSS IS being a BUNG hole.. and now he's having issues with my Surgery Date.. I told him I would not change it.. I've WAITED TOO FREAKIN LONG FOR THIS!! so... now i'm waiting on him because we're suppose to have a meeting about it.. we both had a huge blow out this morning in his office... and then after that I went straight to my Union lady... I WAS LIVID. he wants me to schedule my surgery for JULY.. HAIL TO THE "F" NO!! like I said. I waited, worked, and worked out toooo freakin long!! and just because he doesn't have his stuff together doesn't mean I'm willing to pick up his crap... AT LEAST NOT AT THIS TIME.. sorry I'm just venting...i'm happy but mad/sad cuz now I gotta deal with this BS..

Hey Ladies!! hope everyone had a good Mothers Day!

quick update- I have my case manager appointment on Monday the 17th!!!! i'm sooo excited, nervous...

Any quick tips before I go thru this next door?

Hi Everyone!!

ok so I had all my blood work, EKG, 2nd psych eval- and I'm clear!! well.. I'm just waiting on the call back from the Bariatrics department for my Nicotine test results.. and then..next if all goes well... they set up an appointment with my case manager... pray or wish or hope for me that everything goes well.. I've been trying ALL YEAR LONG.. I'm almost there! Any advice, pointers.. anything in regards to the VSG also would help!! thanks!!!

Hi Ladies!!

I've been MIA again but I wanted to give you an update.. I'm fluctiating my weight between 182-185 which is a good thing. I have my 2nd pscyh eval on May 4th along with all my blood and EKG work. From there.. its scheduling my surgery date with my case manager!! Woo hoo!! I decided also that I'm going to get the VSG instead of the Lap Band. I think this will work better for me. I also moved.. I don't know if I mentioned that already.. but yeah.. I'm still alive and kicking :smile: I Hope all of you lovely ladies and Gents are doing well!! I'll be dropping by time to time just to give you updates..

Hey Hey! Ok.. My scale is off ;( but not by much so I got a couple more to go. But I'm pretty positive as long as I'm consistent in my eating habits and workout... this is gonna happen.. I'm soo excited! and Scared.. haha.. ok ladies jus wanted to drop in and give ya'll an update~

Hey Sexy Mama's and Papa's!

Just wanted to let ya'll know I'm still alive and still Kickin! I'm now down to 188!! woo hoo! I emailed Dr. Park she said go ahead and jus call Liz BUT.. I'm going into Kaiser today to do a weigh-in FIRST- JUST TO MAKE SURE.. I'VE BEEN WANTING this badly so everyone wish me luck! if my weight is the same as Kaiser's scale.. then for sure I'm making that call today!! woo hoo!! I'M SCARED AND EXCITED! ohh and I asked Dr. Park about the Verticle sleeve too.. she said YES! I have that option- so i've been doing all my studying.. and my final decision.. is the Verticle sleeve.

Ok off subject, I know theres a meeting of all of us comming up.. can someone give me an update on where and when? I might be able to make it this time! ok well Happy Tuesday hope everyone is doing Well

so does anyone know if the Sleeve is now a part of the option for WLS at Kaiser?

Thanks guys!

I'm highly considering it because after reading alot of the posts on here.. Honestly?.. I don't want to deal with a port or fills-

mornin Everyone!

First off- I wanna say thanks- Cuz I sincerly appreciate everyones support on here. Honestly? It keeps me going~ Even if I backslide on you guys and go M.I.A. or regain, lose, regain, lose.. All of you have still welcomed me back with open arms and I love that about this forum

As far as me and my EX- divorce is in process and restraining order has been granted for the next 3 years :-)

I know some of the ladies on here have gone thru it.. but ok i'll just put it out there.. I was a victim of Domestic Violence with a man that I thought I loved and had children with .. for 20 years I've been Physically, and mentally abused.. and we'll if anyone has time or is interested.. this was my life: KrAzy, SeXy, KeWL...: LaChica

Now Moving Forward -

My plan is to Call Liz on Monday.. My goal by then is to be at Least 2-5 pounds under my pre-op goal..I just wanna make sure I got this on lock

Question:

They offer the sleeve now? how is this better or not better than the Lapband or Rny?

Alright its 8:00 am.. time to get on the Work grind!