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minidriver    0

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IF you put a frown next to Dork, you'll have to put one next to me!!! AND then I'll cry!!! :smile:

And I'll have to put one next to me, too, and I'm already frowning about my "progress" last week. booo.

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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Wow, eight more days to go before being banded. Feeling nervous and excited at the same time. This site is wonderful!:smile:

Coolness! Congrats! 8 days to go!!! Wow! How's the pre-op diet going?

HI everyone, I am scheduled for surgery with Dr. K on the 24th of September. I am unbelievably excited!

Welcome Cassy! You've come to a great place for support, friendship and FUN!

:confused: Figures it is something boring and medical. hehehe.

Did I miss this? What is the B4L???

:confused:

I knew what you were thinking, you naughty girl! I actually hated typing it because I knew someone would say something!

About the B4L, I mentioned that I wanted to start it after I finished my Vegan Detox and Lifesaver said she has done it and would be more than happy to help anyone who wants to do it. So some of us are going to do it - on the 17th. Are you interested? Join us!!! We're going to do it for 12 weeks. :thumbup:

So a couple weeks ago I had an in home sleep study done, mostly because my DH had been bugging me to get checked out. He was worried because apparently I don't breathe too well when I sleep. So I wear this contraption all night so it can measure the levels of oxygen and my heart rate, how much I breathe etc. I figured the results would get back to my PCP and that would be the end because nothing was wrong.

But I got a call from my PCP this week informing me that I have sleep apnea related hypoxia (not getting enough oxygen when I sleep), so now they are making an appointment with a pulmonologist for me. I admit that now I am getting a little worried. Dang DH was right!! Now he is more worried than ever and is constantly waking up to check on me.

Though now this does explain why I am always feeling exhausted. Even with my usual 7-9 hours of sleep. Sometimes I even take naps. I wonder if when I get this taken care of if I will start to lose faster? Any of you ladies have this condition too?

I don't have this condition, but a friend of mine has it and she said she felt like a completely new person, once she started.

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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And I'll have to put one next to me, too, and I'm already frowning about my "progress" last week. booo.

BUT next week when we lose, we would have to have one of these next to our names!:party::scared2::ohmy::ohmy::confused::smile::thumbup::confused:

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Hey! My Big Grin Dancing Smiley keeps leaving me!

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minidriver    0

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BUT next week when we lose, we would have to have one of these next to our names!:party::scared2::ohmy::ohmy::confused::smile::thumbup::confused:

True true true!!!

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PrtyAntOvrYt    6

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True true true!!!

The rest of the Banditos can have those measly smiley, we will get the special ones! Because we're special...

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thought i better be pc!

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minidriver    0

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The rest of the Banditos can have those measly smiley, we will get the special ones! Because we're special...

HaHa. I saw your original post. Yep, we're mighty special!!

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Snowgator    3

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hi guys, as promised I have a photo of the USA Jello mold..how do I insert a photo into a message?

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bahotmomma    0

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Lets do Monday...my DH is having surgery on Tuesday and so I will be out of comission for the next few weeks.

Your almost at my goal weight...132 is the number in my head! We will see if I make it or not!

GOOD FOR YOU!!! 303.655.7304

Brandy, Are we still on for tomorrow? What time & where?

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adorkbl    156

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About the B4L, I mentioned that I wanted to start it after I finished my Vegan Detox and Lifesaver said she has done it and would be more than happy to help anyone who wants to do it. So some of us are going to do it - on the 17th. Are you interested? Join us!!! We're going to do it for 12 weeks. :lol:

Yes I am... I need something to get me going again! What does it entail???

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bahotmomma    0

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Here is the picture I promised of Rachael from Homecoming this is her and her date (just friends) and her and her 2 best friends.

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minidriver    0

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hi guys, as promised I have a photo of the USA Jello mold..how do I insert a photo into a message?

When you're typing a message, you can click on the little icon up above your message that is a paperclip. Then click "browse" in the message box that pops up and find your pic on your computer and upload it. Then you have to click upload again to get it into your message. Hope I explained that right.

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minidriver    0

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Here is the picture I promised of Rachael from Homecoming this is her and her date (just friends) and her and her 2 best friends.

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She looks incredible!!! And the dress is fantastic! Good job!

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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