Do you live in the Reno / Sparks area and are banded???

I would love to get together to compare notes, cup of coffee, start walking with a partner etc.

Interested?

Egg whites are fantastic! Pam your grocery list sounds fantastic. Make sure that you also get enough liquids. Besides water my favorite right now is Diet Ocean Spray. It comes in little bottles and 33.8oz bottles, there are 4 servings per container and only 5 calories perserving and only 2g of sugar. It comes in Cranberry Spray and Orange Citrus Spray. The orange is my favorite! I also like the Gatorade Propel drinks. I have heard that the liquid vitamins taste just awful and that people have preferred the chewable by Centrum. Please let us know your opinon on the liquid. Well you all have a good day. I have my postop appointment tomorrow and I go back to work on Wednesday. If I dont talk to you all later this week good luck with your surgeries and I hope all goes well.:clap2:

Red,

I have my classes tomorrow 9-12. If we get a chance maybe we can say hi. I am just out the door for Reno. We will be staying there tonight. No computer for a few days.

Gail

Hey Gail that would be nice but my appointment with the doc is not until 2:15.

Red

Have you looked at the before pix and after pix lately?

You have lost 26 pounds, can you tell a difference yet????

Yes I can tell a little bit of a difference. In my past experience though I tend not to feel or show anything until I lose about 35 to 40 pounds, which is kind of dissapointing, but such is life. Are you ready for your big day! Just a few days away. I was so excited the few days before surgery at one point I started to count down the hours. This is such an exciting life changing experience!

Hey guys!!

Just stopping by. Got on the scale when I got up today and I an down another 3!! Wife asked me if I could just stay on this diet tilll I lost it all:) Thought I was gonna KILL her!!! My wife said she is about to throw me out of the house though, I guess this is turning me into a real bear! If I don't get rid of these headaches soon, I am gonna explode!!

ANy good ways to get rid of the headaches??

Chris

Hey Chris,

You should be so proud of yourself. I lost 18 pounds on the Bariatrix, but still went ahead with surgery. Surgery is the answer for long term goals and long term health. You keep up the good work!

Chris,

I still get headaches EVERY single day, so I bought stock in tylenol, and even last night I had dh at 2am rubbing my neck because it was just unbearable.

Red:

Yeah I am getting excited, especially after I bought food for after the surgery. Kinda got a little teary eyed when I had to be striaight forward with my daughter that there always is a chance of something going wrong during surgery, but reassured us both that I had no alternative but to do the surgery if I wanted to see my grandchildren.

It is going to snow on Thurs.

When do you go back to work? What hours do you typically work?

How far are you able to walk so far for excercise?

So you DID take before pictures right? If not you should take them quickly.

Okay, I forget but i THINK it is Chris' Mom that works at SCORE. If so can you call and find out if they have wireless internet so I can take my laptop and get on the internet.

I asked the nurse who did my pre surg appt and she did not know and did not understand what I was asking.

This laptop and the internet on this website will settle my nerves~I am pretty cool calm and collected right now but anticipate I will have a melt down prior to it being over.

Red:

So.... How are you doing, what do you think so far.

Are you feeling full? Is it what you thought it would be?

thanks all! Have not cheated once!! Now i am on the downhill slide. 7 more days to go.

Something I have been wondering about, my dietitian said to have a good meal the day before surgery, did anyone elses say this? Did she just forget about this liquid diet??

Chris

WOW! I absolutely would NOT! Call Dr. Ganser office and ask.

hahaha!! I thought I would mention it to him when I saw him on thursday!! Might be kinda fun to see his reaction.

Chris

Hey Chris I do not think that you should have a big meal the day before surgery, no one ever told me that. And you are right we are on a liquid diet preop. Are you all going home the same day of your surgery? After I woke up I went for an xray and then went back to postop and then went home, I was at the hospital at 6:00 and home by 1:30.

Pam I go back to work tomorrow. I am a bit nervous about being on my feet again all day, but I know eveything will go ok. I have my postop appointment today at 2:15. I wish you both the best of luck. I know you will do great!