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TooMuchMe    0

TooMuchMe
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Hi Everyone,

I am Connie, and I had the Realize Band in Feb 2009. Losst 90 lbs so far, but hit a plateau. Bad attitude plateau. :) I live in Orange and I go to the NEW Program for weekly exercise.

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ddorman67    1

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Hi Connie,

What is the "NEW Program"?

Hi Everyone,

I am Connie, and I had the Realize Band in Feb 2009. Losst 90 lbs so far, but hit a plateau. Bad attitude plateau. :) I live in Orange and I go to the NEW Program for weekly exercise.

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KARFOX    1

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Hi everyone. I am getting so darn antzy. I have seen one surgeon so far & I see one in Tustin tomorrow. I then have one more interview set up at UCI a week from Thur. I want to get this show on the road & get this over with.... I keep wondering whats behind door number 2, I am talking about the jacked up fees. I had to cancel out on Dr. Oliak since my out of pocket was going to be $5500 & my insurance covers everything! I find that I am eating everything in sight, I cant get full enough... I dont know why I am doing this. I just want to get on with it.... I am also having a difficult time researching the OBand surgery center in Tustin. I cant find anything on it.

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juzmejnee    9

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HI Connie!

Im hoping to have my surgery done at the NEW program :) i do plan to attend their meeting and excercise classes. WOuld be great to meet u!

Hi Everyone,

I am Connie, and I had the Realize Band in Feb 2009. Losst 90 lbs so far, but hit a plateau. Bad attitude plateau. :) I live in Orange and I go to the NEW Program for weekly exercise.

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juzmejnee    9

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Have you heard of the N.E.W. program in Newport Beach? I too have met with a few surgeons. THe first being the 1-800-Get-thin which i deceided against! I also looked into the Obesity Center at Chapman hospital. Good luck to you. It seems to be a never ending journey but hopefully we will both get there!!

Hi everyone. I am getting so darn antzy. I have seen one surgeon so far & I see one in Tustin tomorrow. I then have one more interview set up at UCI a week from Thur. I want to get this show on the road & get this over with.... I keep wondering whats behind door number 2, I am talking about the jacked up fees. I had to cancel out on Dr. Oliak since my out of pocket was going to be $5500 & my insurance covers everything! I find that I am eating everything in sight, I cant get full enough... I dont know why I am doing this. I just want to get on with it.... I am also having a difficult time researching the OBand surgery center in Tustin. I cant find anything on it.

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KARFOX    1

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No I have not heard of the NEW program. I did really like the facility in Tustin called the 0Band center. I have elected to go there, no hidden fees so far. Now we will wait & see when my insurance gives the final ok, Crossing my fingers....

Have you heard of the N.E.W. program in Newport Beach? I too have met with a few surgeons. THe first being the 1-800-Get-thin which i deceided against! I also looked into the Obesity Center at Chapman hospital. Good luck to you. It seems to be a never ending journey but hopefully we will both get there!!

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OC Baby    1

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Hi everyone, I've been banded since 9/09 and have lost 75lbs so far. I live in Laguna Niguel. I'd love to answer any questions anyone may have regarding the lapband. XOXO

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GetInMyBelly    80

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GetInMyBelly    80

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Vsg two yrs and 4 months ago. OC.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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