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I'm so excited for you. Best of luck and I'm sure it will go well!!

It is interesting, because as a non-banded person, when I read "2 more lbs has come and gone", I just assumed you meant gained. Ha! I love that you are having such great success and I hope that I can as well. Continued good luck!

The Year of KIKOman. I like it!

YAY!! I'm glad everything went well!

Mom gut and married butt. Hee! In 2-3 years I won't even recognize myself!!

I'm so excited for you! I haven't been banded yet, but I can't imagine that it is anything other than normal to be nervous. I get nervous before a blood test! :thumbup: But I'm sure you will do great and we will be anxious to hear how it went! Good luck tomorrow!

One thing that I like about self pay is that I didn't have any insurance drama. But then again, I have to fork out several thousand dollars!! :thumbup: Good luck!! I hope you get news soon.

I was having a very "is this really the right answer??" sort of day. I'm freaking out about the pre-op diet. I'm worried I won't be ready to come back to work when I need to. But most of all I feel fat. I stopped and thought about it and realized it has been almost 2 weeks since I posted to my blog. I realized that I just need to take some time and figure out what is REALLY bothering me. What is really bothering me is that I feel fat. I tried on a pair of fat pants this morning and they were too small. So I had to wear my fatter fat pants. Sigh. I feel guilty, because I should be eating better in anticipation of this life change, but so much of me wants the tastes of things that I'm going to have to give up. I know I can do this when it is time. I'm very good about sticking to it when I have made that decision. But I just can't get myself to do it now. That's when I realized it...I want to do this now. I want to do this so much and I can't seem to do it on my own. My banding date is still 56 days away. I know I had no choice (financially) but to schedule it in 2010. Since I'm a corporate controller, I had to schedule it after the year-end books were closed which puts me at the end of January. So, I had no choice and that is that. 56 days... Of that I will be spending 8 in Louisville with my family. I have two nephews and a niece, so I feel sure I won't have much time to dwell on much of anything!! :wink2: That leaves 48. I have 3 sets of theater season tickets (yes, I have a slight addiction) so 5 nights between now and then, I have wonderful shows to see! 101 Dalmatians tonight, next week is Christmas with the Rat Pack, the following week is South Pacific and I have August: Osage County and a Broadway "spoofish" show in January. Each of those days, I have something FANTASTIC to look forward to! That gets me down to 43 days. I have two LAP-BAND® Support Group meetings and my pre-op appointment. That leaves 40 days! I have 4 parties in December (including one I am hosting!) and a trip with friends to the Gaylord Texas ICE exhibit. Also, some friends from work and I are going to volunteer at an assisted living facility one day which will be fun. I should probably throw New Year's Eve in there too! I'm now at 36 days. If I really think about it, I will be on my pre-op diet for 14 days and even though it is going to be super hard I will be DOING something that is moving me toward my goal. All of that gets me to 22 days. That seems more reasonable. I can get through 22 days! And during that time, while I may not be "dieting", I'm doing things that will help me later. Like I've been trying new protein sources, especially liquids. I have also experimented with not drinking while eating. I'm cutting down on Diet Coke. I was drinking 7-10 a day and I'm currently at 1-5 per day. I will get there! I'm also trying to find non-caffeinated drinks that I like. I am researching how to cook, what to order at restaurants, & what I will need to moderate/give up completely/learn to like. So, I guess I am doing okay! Whew. :biggrin:

I was having a very "is this really the right answer??" sort of day. I'm freaking out about the pre-op diet. I'm worried I won't be ready to come back to work when I need to. But most of all I feel fat. I stopped and thought about it and realized it has been almost 2 weeks since I posted to my blog. I realized that I just need to take some time and figure out what is REALLY bothering me. What is really bothering me is that I feel fat. I tried on a pair of fat pants this morning and they were too small. So I had to wear my fatter fat pants. Sigh. I feel guilty, because I should be eating better in anticipation of this life change, but so much of me wants the tastes of things that I'm going to have to give up. I know I can do this when it is time. I'm very good about sticking to it when I have made that decision. But I just can't get myself to do it now. That's when I realized it...I want to do this now. I want to do this so much and I can't seem to do it on my own. My banding date is still 56 days away. I know I had no choice (financially) but to schedule it in 2010. Since I'm a corporate controller, I had to schedule it after the year-end books were closed which puts me at the end of January. So, I had no choice and that is that. 56 days... Of that I will be spending 8 in Louisville with my family. I have two nephews and a niece, so I feel sure I won't have much time to dwell on much of anything!! :thumbup: That leaves 48. I have 3 sets of theater season tickets (yes, I have a slight addiction) so 5 nights between now and then, I have wonderful shows to see! 101 Dalmatians tonight, next week is Christmas with the Rat Pack, the following week is South Pacific and I have August: Osage County and a Broadway "spoofish" show in January. Each of those days, I have something FANTASTIC to look forward to! That gets me down to 43 days. I have two LAP-BAND® Support Group meetings and my pre-op appointment. That leaves 40 days! I have 4 parties in December (including one I am hosting!) and a trip with friends to the Gaylord Texas ICE exhibit. Also, some friends from work and I are going to volunteer at an assisted living facility one day which will be fun. I should probably throw New Year's Eve in there too! I'm now at 36 days. If I really think about it, I will be on my pre-op diet for 14 days and even though it is going to be super hard I will be DOING something that is moving me toward my goal. All of that gets me to 22 days. That seems more reasonable. I can get through 22 days! And during that time, while I may not be "dieting", I'm doing things that will help me later. Like I've been trying new protein sources, especially liquids. I have also experimented with not drinking while eating. I'm cutting down on Diet Coke. I was drinking 7-10 a day and I'm currently at 1-5 per day. I will get there! I'm also trying to find non-caffeinated drinks that I like. I am researching how to cook, what to order at restaurants, & what I will need to moderate/give up completely/learn to like. So, I guess I am doing okay! Whew. :sleep2:

I have 57 days until I am banded. Now you are motivating me!

I love super random thoughts! :thumbup:

Whew. That was one jam-packed week! I'm sorry the MIL was a disappointment, but I'm glad you had a wonderful time otherwise!

Yay!! Go YOU!

That is a huge achievement! I'm glad Thanksgiving went well.

You are such an inspiration. Truly. I love reading your blogs and they consistently keep me pumped up for the big day!

Dude, I hear you loud and clear. I will be banded in January and my initial plan was that I can do this on my own. A. I realized that my friends have no idea what I'm going through and this is not theirs to bear and I would only end up getting my feelings hurt. B. My research shows that people that are more involved in the LB community (blogging, support groups, etc.) are more successful in their goals. I have to admit that the first one made me sad, but the second one got me motivated. If this is what it takes to help me be successful, then by God, that's what I'm going to do. I know you can too! Like Electra said, it isn't weak, it is smart. Good luck!

People are nuts. You are doing this for you and it has nothing to do with anyone else. Good luck! I hope you do great!

That is a huge non-scale victory! Way to go!

Surgery date, that is! I have my pre-op and dietician consult on Tuesday, January 12th. That is when I start my pre-op diet. {cringe} The big day is Wednesday, January 27th. That is 68 days away! With Thanksgiving and Christmas in there, time is going to fly by. I'm quite excited! Now that everything is scheduled, it is truly time to just wait. I feel so relaxed, confident and completely satisfied with my decision. I know I will get nervous a few times between now and then, but I am ready. My parents and 3 friends know right now. A couple remain supportive but skeptical. That's okay, because I plan to "show", not "tell." My plan is to actively blog, attend my support groups and do exactly what my doctor tells me to do. And so it begins...!!

Surgery date, that is! :biggrin: I have my pre-op and dietician consult on Tuesday, January 12th. That is when I start my pre-op diet. {cringe} The big day is Wednesday, January 27th. That is 68 days away! With Thanksgiving and Christmas in there, time is going to fly by. I'm quite excited! Now that everything is scheduled, it is truly time to just wait. I feel so relaxed, confident and completely satisfied with my decision. I know I will get nervous a few times between now and then, but I am ready. My parents and 3 friends know right now. A couple remain supportive but skeptical. That's okay, because I plan to "show", not "tell." My plan is to actively blog, attend my support groups and do exactly what my doctor tells me to do. And so it begins...!! :biggrin:

Congratulations on setting a date!

Interesting hearing about your shopping experience. I went shopping last weekend for a dress for my confirmation. I went to Dress Barn and the "big" section only had two dress that had sleeves. Are you kidding me? Plus, they were both ugly. Sigh. However, I found an awesome dress at Nordstrom Rack for $12. So, in the end it worked out! I will keep my fingers crossed that you find an awesome blouse!

I love Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Einstein Bros & Market Street! :biggrin: I have some of those same thoughts. I fluctuate between thinking that I have tried everything and failed, so this is going to fail too...to finally, this is going to work! I would say that I am more positive than negative, but I have my moments of being scared that it isn't going to work. I finally just decided that the worse thing that can happen (for the most part) is that I find out it isn't for me. However, odds are it is going to give me what I need to get where I want to be. I am willing to put in the effort. The problem is that I put in the effort now and I only mainain or lose then gain back. But with the Band, I can put that effort toward LOSS! Good luck to you and I'm eager to see how things go for you!

I like your thoughts. I agree that there is probably no way I'm going to enjoy it on Wednesday. I figure worse case scenario, I would give the tickets away. So, I'm thinking that I will schedule the show for Sunday. If on Saturday, I don't feel up to it, I will give the tickets to friends. I like that idea.

Wow! That is crazy. I'm so glad you found someone else!