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Hi Everyone,

Day number two of no smoking is coming to an end and I haven't completely lost my mind! (o; I also went to see the dietician and psychologist today and really feel like the whole process for getting banded is finally started and feeling real! Once I see Dr. Chua... all the paperwork will go to my insurance and then I will really be on pins and needles.

It's funny... the psychologist said... " You are really very small to be having this surgery"... hmmmm... I thought... small is not what my doc says in every note he transcribes my health notes... he uses "obese". Suddenly I was worried... I thought wow... could it be that I don't "fit" into the skinny world and I don't "fit" into the obese world? It would be pretty tough not to be accepted into either. I guess it was just a reminder to me there is prejudice about size from all sides... no pun intended.

Still... I learned a lot fron the dietician... she was awesome... and I am terribly proud of myself for kicking the sticks for a mere 2 days... and... I AM REALLY EXCITED that I am on my way to being banded!

Darcy

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You go girl!! You should be SO PROUD of yourself for ditching the death sticks. :):D :D

No matter what your future holds, this is an amazing step toward better health. And it's just the beginning!

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Thanks Alexandria... you've been very supportive since I came to this site... thanks so much! :)

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Hey Darcy,

Congratulations on quitting...as I'm sitting here smoking...I need to quit too...just not ready yet...

Well you got the psychologist and nutritionist knocked out...only three more appointments till surgery!

I was just down there on Wednesday for a fill...

Once your banded we'll all have to get together...us northern Chua-ites...I live in Wrightstown so I'm about 30 minutes from Oshkosh...Angel lives in GB and my bestfriend who is about to get banded soon lives in GB as well...we'll have to have our own little Soup night!

You know your comment about what the psychologist said is funny to me...she said the same thing to me...as did the radiologist when I went for my preop testing...eesh...if they only knew!

Good Luck!

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Jennye, no lectures from me, I promise. But when you quit smoking you will be AMAZED at the difference in your health. It's a more abrupt difference than weight loss, and so cool. Things you didn't even know you were missing will come back, like your senses of taste and smell.

I think it would make being banded easier, not harder, since you can enjoy the food you do eat all the more.

Let us know when you are ready to quit, and we'll be cheering you on all the way!! :)

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Hi Jennye!

Yup... that would be awesome to plan some get-togethers... maybe move it to each one of our cities each time and get to know our surrounding towns and each other. I know you and Angel already know each other and your friend that is getting banded but there has got to be a lot of other bandsters in our areas that don't want to pay 10 bucks a meeting in Neenah with Dr. Wasco's group.

In regards to the smoking... I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to quit and not been ready... and it just doesn't pay to try when you aren't "there" yet. It is tough... and I would love to run out and buy a pack right NOW...lol... but I won't... not this time. I dragged my husband outside this morning with the doggums and went for a nice long walk when the craving hit me this morning... and it did help. When you are "there" let it be known and we will be the biggest cheering section around!

My official weight was 246 yesterday and she measured me at 5"5. I was 247.5 at the Doctor one week ago... I'm figuring that wearing a size 24/26 is plenty big enough to need intervention and that morbid obesity is dangerous regardless if I am 250 or 450. I guess I'll just enjoy that someone said I was small...lol. I don't hear that everyday....hehehehe.

Take care ... Darcy

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Hey Darcy!

I appreciate that...I'm sure you'll hear my drama when we meet but I'm under alot of stress right now...ex-fiance co-owning a condo with and he's not paying...EESH!

I'm PM'd you so give me a shout!

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Day # 5... still hanging in there! I'm having to write down everything I eat for the dietician for 4 weeks... so that is keeping me in line for replacing cigs with food. I'm not dieting... just eating healthier and trying to eat on a regular schedule instead for snacking. I'm also trying to slooooow down and drinking Water instead of diet pop. Hopefully with the increased activity and the change in diet I will lose at least 10 lbs before surgery and be in a little better shape.

A good friend of mine and I are going to join curves... now that I am a stay at home Mom and Wife... am really missing the social aspect of working... need to get out and about. Besides... the busier I am ... the less I think about cigs. I should be elated that I have made it to day 5... for some reason I feel a little depressed... hopefully that's a normal thing and will subside...SOON.

Darcy

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