ShellieBell

Good for you girl.....recognizing and accepting that we need to do things differently(ask me how I know...heehee) is a HUGE thing. I wish nothing but success for you and your "GPS".

Hey Jen, I go for my chest exrays and upper GI scan tomorrow...so it looks like we are moving right along. Let us know how the nutrition appt goes. I have mine on May 5th...yay!!

How exciting!!!!

Ahhhhh...Diet coke...especially over ice....Will I miss the taste or the fizz?

I went for my 2nd medically supervised diet appointment yesterday….and it was very educating. I was up a pound…which was probably due to the whole stopped smoking thing. I am pretty satisfied…I mean it could have been worse. I also found out that I am vitamin D deficient. I was told they have really only been doing research on this for the past few yrs but it looks like vitamin D deficiency is apparently an epidemic. I was also told that I have underactive thyroid. I don’t know a whole lot about this subject just yet…..but I plan on doing some major research. When I was handed an actual prescription for medication to treat this thyroid thing….I was really concerned. Not sure how everything is going to work out…..but I do know….IT WILL WORK OUT. I have an appointment to go to my bariatric office tomorrow for more of my pre-op stuff….chest x-rays and upper GI scan. I am feeling a little anxious but I am still positive that all things happen for a reason. Sooooo without sounding to cliché…my journey continues…one step at a time.

Girl.... I know all about those things way way too well. I am miserable on a plane and I also "don't" like rollar coasters for the same reason. I havent had the surgery yet...i am still jumping thru all of the hoops with the insurance company.... but this site is great...there are a whole lot of people with so much positive energy and positive words. I have learned so much from here and I have been so empowered by the fact that here...you will never be judged...cause we are all fighting the same fight. Good luck to you girly.

Hey.....so weird...but i just got my results back from my blood work....looks like I am lacking in Vit. D too... GNC...here I come.

Just reading about your Krispy Kreme dream.....makes my mouth water....ugh...heehee!!!

Thanks for all of your updates. I love to read your stories of struggle and success. It has been very inspiring to me...Thanks

Ok...so that last time I posted...I took ownership of my smoking habit and finally faced the fact that if I was going to pursue this lap band procedure any longer, I was going to have to let them go for good. Besides having my surgeon flat out refuse to perform the surgery on me if I smoked, deep down I just really wanted to not be a smoker. So one day I let it go. I refused to be a prisoner any longer to nicotine. Trust me though....nicotine fought a good fight. I went through a whole week of being irritated at EVERYTHING and EVERYONE:cursing:. I couldn't sleep very well and I ate like nobodies business:eek:. It was a scary week...but I made it through it. I wouldn’t change it for anything. I am so excited that I am no longer being held hostage by a cigarette....sure, I still have the normal cravings but I like to call them "Head cravings". I am really beginning to like the fact that I no longer run to have a smoke when times get tough and I am trying a different and healthier approached when face with anxiety. :tongue:

Thats great. I am in the process of getting approved....so I can only imagine the joy and excitement and nervousness you felt when you got your date. Best of luck on your journey. I know I am really looking forward to when I receive that same news that I have been assigned a date.

It took me a long time before I could openly admit that I wanted to have the lap band.....cause that little voice in the back of my mind kept whispering to me over and over that I was weak because I couldn't do this on my own and that I was taking the "easy" way out. One thing I learned by hearing about other peoples journey is that this "ain't easy" that it takes just as much hard work and determination as always. The lapband just helps us to control things a little better.....so guess what I did? That little voice in the back of my mind.. I sat on it....and I haven't heard it since...heehee! Keep you head up things will work out.

Welcome... I am also kinda of new to this lap band journey. I am in the beginning stages stages as well. Hope that you find the same kind of comfort from this forum as I am. Best wishes

:wub: Lovin your new band lingo...

Surrounding yourself with good positive energy has to make all of the difference in the world....

Thanks....My doc said I have to be a non smoker for at least 5 months.....and thats about how long I am going to have before submitting my info to the insurance co. I am currently doing my 6mth supervised diet...so there hasn't been any room for cheating....heehee...I guess I do my best work under pressure.

Yay.....so exciting!! Best wishes and keep us updated.

Looking at my body it's clearly obvious...I'm obese....yeah, the morbidly kind and.....I'm a smoker....ugh... I said it(well, typed it). Never been a chain, pack of day smoker, don't care how anyone else feels, push my habit on everyone else cause I have rights kinda gal. To be honest....when I do smoke I seek solitude. I am one of those smokers that if you didn't see me doing it...you would of never guessed. I guess you can kinda of say...it's not one of my best qualities. The reason I bring this up on my LAP-BAND® blog is because... of course I have to stop. Not only because they won't let me have the surgery (which is enough reason on its own) but because if I am going to go through this whole process of a lifestyle change... I want to reap all of the blessings I can get from this surgery. The truth be told…. my smoking habit has been similar to my weight loss battle. Smoking has had a grip on me for about 10 yrs now with a few 6 months of quitting thrown in there every once in a while. I've spent my fair share of money on hypnosis and patches and pills and gum but this time I'm just doing it on my own. Last week was really bad and it caused my tolerance for any kind of BS to be minimal but, I am hoping for a better week this week. I am claiming freedom from this. I will not allow this or anything else stand in between my health and happiness any longer, especially something I am embarrassed about. I have had enough embarassment and shame to last a life time.

I understand your apprehension.....this is major stuff. I am in the process of getting approved. I have begun the process of all of the "pre" surgery stuff...and it looks like a hectic road ahead....but I totally feel like its a journey worth taking. Use this site as much as you can...it is soooo awesome. when I first visited this site I was amazed of how many supporting people with tons of info there was. It helps to know that "you are not the only one". best wishes

Amen Sister.... I completely and totally get what you are saying. I went to the doctor this week...my BMI is 52....ugh. I wanna say that I am a pretty level headed, live in the real world kinda girl. I know the right way to lose weight....and it "ain't" easy. Last year the company I work for had a "weight loss challange" kinda like a biggest loser thing. We were on teams...who ever lost the most won the prize... Well, I did the food journel, the exercising....the motivating everyone on my team....and I lost 28lbs. I was so happy...I felt great and was positive I would continue my efforts....then it happened...my crazy wonderful...dysfunctional...life got in the way. I put that food journal down one day....and haven't been able to find it since. Sadly without even trying...all of my weight is back and it's soooo frustrating. So...I decided I am not even going to try and explain to some people why I need this surgery....cause they are going to hear what they want to hear...and think what they want to think. I know the risk....and I know the dangers that come with this surgery...and if I have to be one of those people that have to prove that my self worth is just as important theirs....ring the bell, cause I have a few rounds of fight in me. Keep your trust in God...and all of this will fall into place just at the time "He" wants it to.

Note....girl you got me all fired up reading your blog...I like that. Heehee

Oh no.....Slime!!...I heard about it....read about it....and the way it looks....it's not going to go away.....ahhhh....lap band bliss...heehee!!

I had my initial consulation with my surgeon and I have set up apptointments to get my chest xrays...dietician etc....and showing the insurance co that they have no choice but to say yes. So it looks positive at this point. I am going to use these next 5 months to continue educating myself on the ins and outs of this crazy, wonderful, scary, exciting life changing thing they call LAP-BAND®.

I am also going through my 6 month med supervised diet so I know exactly what you are going thru. I have done TONS of research due to the fact that I had been denied years ago and this time I am not giving them the opportunity to say no. Stay positive and use this time to educate yourself as much as possible. This forum is amazing and so helpful.

Yes the supervised diet just started so I have five more months....so I still have a long way to go before I can be approved.....but even though it's still months away I feel very positive that the doors will continue to open for me.....Hey....it will finally feel good to finally fit through them for a change

The site is awesome....I have learned so much from just the short time I have been a member. I wish you well on your journey. Keep everyone updated on your successes and struggles....because as for me it is through other peoples experiences that I have come to realize..." hey I am not as much as an outcast as I thought....and I am not the only person on this entire earth that is going through this"