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Wheezy Whispers-AKA September's Goals

Wheezy

By Wheezy, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Lila    0

Lila
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I've reached my sept goal. Today I've lost 12 lbs. yes I am happy about it but I am hungry.

Maria, I weigh self naked, dressed, before and after going to the bathroom before and after I eat(when I used to eat) before I go to bed... I take a scale on vaction, sometimes. I admire someone who can stay away from the scale especially while losing weight!

I plan not to go back up the scale so I'll just report my losses as they happen!

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Yoda    0

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"Hello, my name is Lila and I am addicted to scales".

MIGAWD...you are CRAZY girl!!!!!

LOL

:wacko:

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argon    3

argon
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Congrats, Lila! and yes, you are nuts! LOL

I think you need to recruit someone to hide the scale on you. You're gonna drive yourself insane doing that! Especially when the lulls in losing come!

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Wheezy    0

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Lila, Congrats about your weight loss. You are doing great! :clap2: :clap2:

I kinda understand about the frequent weigh ins. I now try to limit it to once a week now but it's just so hard to resist the temptation, but bringing a scale with you on vacation??!!!

Anyway, I got some good news today. Yesterday, I joined Canadian Lapbanders. I posted a messages that asked if anyone lived near where I lived and if so, did they know of someone who did fills around here. I received several replies. Dr Coburn was in Ottawa recently and trained a physician to do fills. I called his office today but he could not do the fill until late October. It happens that he is recovering from surgery himself. So I am off to Mississauga for my first fill but after that I will be able to have them in Ottawa. Ottawa is only 1 hours drive as opposed to a 6 hours drive. There is also a Dr in Montreal that performs lapband surgery that may also be a possibility.

Mandi, I also saw a post about someone who will be trained in Pictou NS to do fills. Is this the one you were telling us about?

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argon    3

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Hey wheezy... I saw that, and that's awesome news! Probably best to get Dr. C to do your first one anyways. Hopefully it'll last you a long time, and that new Dr. will get lots of other people to practice on before you :wacko:

How far are you away from Montreal?

Yup, that's the same person in NS that I heard of.

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Wheezy    0

Wheezy
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Mandi, I agree about experience, let him practice on others first. His receptionist told me his first two patients were scheduled in October.

It's only a 1 hour drive east to Montreal for me. You know what that means? Montreal is only a 12 hours drive and Ottawa is a 13 hour drive for you if you ever get fed up of waiting for someone to do a fill or a unfill in the Maritimes. You could make a long weekend of it. Montreal and Ottawa both have great sites to visit. Have you ever been to Old Montreal? It's really pretty. Great shopping too!

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Lila    0

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Have you seen that commercial for Quarker's weight loss oatmeal.

The women are walking around with scale chained to their leg. That's me, I just run the chain up my pant leg and tape the scale to my big butt! Then I have it when ever I need it. It's like my security blanket.:funscale::wacko:

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Devana    0

Devana
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Way to go Maria and Lila. I'm 5 lbs down so far this month, but none this past week. I tend to lose only every second week so with luck I may still reach my 8 lbs by this weekend.

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Yoda    0

Yoda
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Yeah, that is what I say too Wheezy....!! Next month will be better for me.

(it better be!)

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Devana    0

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Speaking of next month, I'm (planning on) doing the October challenge on the June bandsters thread, if I can only remember it. It's 1200 cals, 64 0z of Water and 30 minutes of exercise each day. I haven't been calorie counting, and I've been doing bugger all for exercise. I'm on my feet all day but that doesn't count. I know that all I have to do is take a 45 min walk each day to accelerate the weight loss. I'm just feeling light enough to get back to it though. However, every morning I make some lame excuse and plan on the next day. All I need is that first day.

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