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I am sorry nicolie and I cant make it Saturday but we will definetley miss you gals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We cant wait until the next meeting or a function!!!!!!!

Ok there is so much to read I can not fit it in. So I will catch up with all you ladies on Sat.... As for food to eat during preop diet... has anyone tried wasa cracker/bread. Its the bomb. Any suggestions for breakfast... I am n ot a breakfast eater and chokin down the eggs is yuck! help.....

Hello ladies... I have not been on here in days.... and of course the new diet didnt start until today. I have watched what i ate but couldnt afford the groceries... so now we are on track. Good luck to me ahhhhhhh......

I am a slacker.... I own it. I have to get groceries tomorrow nite. I have been so busy and need to get to the store and need money..hahah..... i am going full force on Monday but i will try this weekend but i am drinking probably and have a get together for a friends bday sooo.......

GoOd MoRnInG LaDiEs!!!! ~ Dr. Fisher gave Nicolie and I the packet on the sleeve at the end of our appt. We were not sure why and though... oh god another choice for us and why??? Well after reviewing it... I think probably because it is less invasive that bypass becuase there is no rerouting. i think he was listening to me when I said I do not want to be malnurished and am concerned if I have a pregnancy later ( which Kaiser pretty much acts like that is not a good idea after any of these surgeries- He told us we should lose 50 lbs and give ourselves a decade to have kids and come back for surg later! ahhhhh I am tired of this battle....But after the discussion I realize its becuase he wants us informed and know our options...k I am rambling) I told him I felt Gastic was so Invasive and I am not comfortable with rerouting my insides! I do have acid reflux and I do not want to live a life with a burning gut and throat. The packet really had all the info we all have read about diet and complications with gastric surg, it basically had the diagram and the overview of what the sleeve is. No more info than we know. No why as to why we should do it,No reason for why they do this now too... nothing. I want lap band.

Tina it seemed like things were going so well??? You look great. What have the problems been for you??? ~~~I would love for all of y6ou ladies to let me and cole know what the hardest things were and your biggest issues?

U poor thing Tina!!!!!! I am sorry u have been feeling so lousy! Why do u say u wonder if u should have gotten the sleeve???? Dr. Fisher offered that to me and Nicolie but we both have acid reflux.

I vote VaLLeJo!!!!!!!:drool:

Hahahah Yuppers... took the boota and jeans off!!!!! Voila....

Good morning Ladies!!!!! Nicolie posted the update on orientation day... I will tell you it was mentally draining and exhuasting. I think all of the facts and emotions involved have taken over my brain..lol. Well I need to make my grocery list and get to that 1200cal diet... tonite I will handle it. Dr. Fisher said to touch bases with hime so he can see my progress and the we will make the decision for surgery. I am feeling so darn eager!!!!!!!!!!

Goodnite ladies I am signing off.... Gonna have my last meal with Nicolie. hahahhaha.....

I agree I prefer Vallejo too... but whatever is clever....

Got ya Candra....Thanx for the heads up... Me and my twin are all over it... u should see Nicole she is OCD about the food and has all these plans of what she will do... it cracks me up... she is a planner to the max...killin me.hahahah.... i am being lazy and letting her take the lead. lmao... ok Nicole we will regroup tonite and partay this last time/////// as chunka dunks......lmao////

what do u mean 4lbs higher??? From eating??? after orientation... yes im a bit scared now... I was stoked and now I am like holy crap......

~Long time no read... ok so I have skimmed it all. I think I am a bit caught up. ~I dont care where we meet... give me an address and a time and we are there. ~Tomorrow is the big O..... ORIENTATION...hahhhaah.... its more exciting than the big O...lol. ~I am so anxious, excited,and haPPY... thanks for all the wisdon ladies. It has been such a pleasure listening to u all. ~ I look forward to complaining about my weight loss and celebrating it as well...yayyayayaya.....=D

Helle everyone!!! Traveling Moomoo... love it... I think its great! Sisterhood of the travelin MooMoo and when we are all slimmer we can step it up and find a stylish dress to pass around!!!!! Good idea!!!! I dont think John will join in on this but its funny to think about, Hi John! Well you ladies let Cole and I know where we are going and when and we are there and Maria of course you can ride with us... we are a bit crazy I must warn you.lol. I gotta go work a bit.... check in later.... O and we are getting nervous about the diet and still cant wrap our heads around all of this... it is really happening. I am scared now that the Doctor will deny me... ahhhh fear......

O and Canolie call me now....lol..... read ur email

~Congrats Maria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U should still come on the 14th so we can build you up and cheer you on! ~So I am wondering how many appts are we to go to before having the surg... I know about the consult with surgeon and psych and nutritionist and case mgr.... but what else. The binder mentions all these classes. I just want to be prepared for all the time I will need off of work.

Congrats Beatriz!!!!!! Take care of yourself! Candra I am onpage 53 of the binder so far...... should I be doing any of the worksheets? Do we really have to attend a few classes after orientation and consult?????

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says~~ "Oh Crap, She's up!" Sister Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Love the ones who don't just because you can. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance , grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly. God never said life would be easy.. He just promised it would be worth it. Happy Sister's Day! I LOVE YA SISTA'!!! Girlfriend and Sister's Week I am only as strong as the chocolate I eat, the hair spray I use and the friends I have. To the cool women that have touched my life.. Here's to you! National Girlfriends Day What would most of us do without our sisters, confidants and shopping, lunching, and traveling girls? Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake! TO MY GIRLFRIENDS!

Candra... have your pcp document whats happening with the pannus. If there is medical reason it can be removed by plastic surgery but it must be treated and documented.

I totally understand the migraine Candra...ahhhhhhh... im screaming...2nd day of one. It is not as bad as it was but I feel loopy and angry and in pain and.... hahahah i could go on. Reading the posts helped take my mind off of it..... ttyl!

~Gratitude~ Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past. Brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melody Beattie

Just some inspiration for our day Ladies... ~When I find myself fading, I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy. ~Good friends are good for our health. ~But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

"Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcvoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost" ~ Hellen Keller