I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Good Morning Gang...

It's Thursday - Only 1 more day of work - This Sunday is my baby GD b-day - she will be 4 - going to Chuckie Cheesee (big whoop - I hate their pizza and I get to spend the afternoon with the Other GM - She is ok - but she is a big talker - i mean non-stop - I am so glad that my DIL isn't like that)

OK just wondering here with all the talk about breast reduction (well except for our girl Ruby :wub:) I was just thinking out loud here - maybe I could call my breast lift a reduction - heck they are d's but totally deflated d's:biggrin: they hang so bad that the nipple should be in the middle not the bottom:biggrin: - couldn't we call that a reduction - heck they would have to cut half the boob off - I would be happy with a full c.. Might have to ck that out.. I can complain about pain - that's easy enought...

Katrina - Hope you are feeling better soon !!!!

Jackie - Proud of you girl for going to the gym :blushing: Glad to hear you have such a good relationship with your PA.

OK not much to report on - so just wanted to say Good Morning - Will ck back later...

OK just wondering here with all the talk about breast reduction (well except for our girl Ruby :wub:) I was just thinking out loud here - maybe I could call my breast lift a reduction - heck they are d's but totally deflated d's:biggrin: they hang so bad that the nipple should be in the middle not the bottom:biggrin: - couldn't we call that a reduction - heck they would have to cut half the boob off - I would be happy with a full c.. Might have to ck that out.. I can complain about pain - that's easy enought...

Yes absolutely it could be called a reduction! You should make an appointment to talk about a reduction and mention the lift as an afterthought. Or better yet, wait until the surgeon does. Any PS worth their salt isn't simply going to make them smaller, they're going to make them look as good as they can.

You can talk about back pain associated with them and how that seems to increase when you exercise. The more weight you lose, the more loose and out of control they become. Whatever you need to say to get to where you need to be. :blushing:

Good Morning, Gang!

Just checking in. I seem to be able to get online for a few minutes early in the day and then again at night. Although, yesterday afternoon when it was nice and hot (around 80 degrees, I think), everyone must have been outside playing because I got on for a little while. But I wanted to sit outside in the sun, too, so I wasn't on for long.

Scale didn't move this week.... frustrating, but that's okay. We have one more month here before we go home, so I'm already trying to contact my doctor's office to get an appointment for a fill. It's a process!! The old, give me your number and they'll call you back... the nurse is busy!! Yeah, right. So I have to keep calling until they realize I'm serious and I won't go away until I get an appointment!! That's why I started already so I can get a mid-April appointment! Some days I seem to have plenty of restriction, others I know I"m not tight enough. I've exercised more this month than I have all winter. I'm eating the right things... Okay, I did eat some "fair food" last weekend, and had 2 1/2 "big girl glasses" of wine the other day... that could account for no loss this week. As I told Janet, I did okay at the fair at lunch time, but then DH bought a funnel cake and I ate about 1/3 of it. So much for my THREE BITE RULE! Oh, we went to a small luncheon the other day, too. That didn't help. I had chicken breast, chef salad, a little fruit salad (lady said it was "wheat salad", whatever that is), some carrots. Then dessert was served... homemade lemon pie with graham cracker crust. I DID follow my three bite rule with that, then when no one was looking, slid the rest onto DH's plate! Pretty slick. No one saw it. And hopefully didn't notice I then appeared to be the first one done!! Wow!! She must have sucked that thing down!

Okay, I better sign off before I lose my connection and my whole post goes away!!

MISS YOU ALL, but I read all the posts whenever I can get online. Just don't always then have time to answer!

Good Morning, Gang!

Just checking in. I seem to be able to get online for a few minutes early in the day and then again at night. Although, yesterday afternoon when it was nice and hot (around 80 degrees, I think), everyone must have been outside playing because I got on for a little while. But I wanted to sit outside in the sun, too, so I wasn't on for long.

Scale didn't move this week.... frustrating, but that's okay. We have one more month here before we go home, so I'm already trying to contact my doctor's office to get an appointment for a fill. It's a process!! The old, give me your number and they'll call you back... the nurse is busy!! Yeah, right. So I have to keep calling until they realize I'm serious and I won't go away until I get an appointment!! That's why I started already so I can get a mid-April appointment! Some days I seem to have plenty of restriction, others I know I"m not tight enough. I've exercised more this month than I have all winter. I'm eating the right things... Okay, I did eat some "fair food" last weekend, and had 2 1/2 "big girl glasses" of wine the other day... that could account for no loss this week. As I told Janet, I did okay at the fair at lunch time, but then DH bought a funnel cake and I ate about 1/3 of it. So much for my THREE BITE RULE! Oh, we went to a small luncheon the other day, too. That didn't help. I had chicken breast, chef salad, a little fruit salad (lady said it was "wheat salad", whatever that is), some carrots. Then dessert was served... homemade lemon pie with graham cracker crust. I DID follow my three bite rule with that, then when no one was looking, slid the rest onto DH's plate! Pretty slick. No one saw it. And hopefully didn't notice I then appeared to be the first one done!! Wow!! She must have sucked that thing down!

Okay, I better sign off before I lose my connection and my whole post goes away!!

MISS YOU ALL, but I read all the posts whenever I can get online. Just don't always then have time to answer!

Ok I just ordered this thought I would try it - I read about it in Good Housekeeping last night - Fiber Gourmet Light Pasta - 130 c vs 210 - per good housekeeping - doesn't taste exactly like pasta - but really close and is suppose to be good - I ordered the sampler - 23 bucks incl shipping and I think I get 4 or 5 diff kinds - I will let you know how it is.. Heck it's worth a try - 20 grms fiber - 7 grms protein - 130 calories ....

FiberGourmet: The world's only guilt-free pasta - low calorie, high fiber.

I think the plastic surgeon said he has to take 1lb out of each for the insurance to pay.

Janet - if you can't get the reduction you can get tatoo's of nipples where there supposed to me. LOL

I think the plastic surgeon said he has to take 1lb out of each for the insurance to pay.

Janet - if you can't get the reduction you can get tatoo's of nipples where there supposed to me. LOL

Denise - you are to frickin funny - :thumbup::lol::lol:

so I am going to look like a freak with 2 dog ear boobs with 4 nipples..:lol:

I read about it in Good Housekeeping last night - Fiber Gourmet Light Pasta - 130 c vs 210 - per good housekeeping - doesn't taste exactly like pasta - but really close and is suppose to be good

You can be out taste tester. :biggrin2: It sure looks like pasta. I don't think I've really missed pasta. I miss rice because I used to eat a lot of it with sushi. Now I can only manage a couple of spoonfuls.

AS OF TODAY

I AM OFFICALLY JUST OVER WEIGHT

I AM NO LONGER MORBITY OBESE

(which I was when I started this journey)

I AM NOT EVEN OBESE

THE WORD OBESE

NO LONGER APPLIES TO ME

I AM JUST OVERWEIGHT !!!!

:thumbup:

:Banane10:

Congratulations!!!!!

That's fantastic news Janet. Good for you. I'm so happy for you and proud of you too.. :thumbup:

AS OF TODAY

I AM OFFICALLY JUST OVER WEIGHT

I AM NO LONGER MORBITY OBESE

(which I was when I started this journey)

I AM NOT EVEN OBESE

THE WORD OBESE

NO LONGER APPLIES TO ME

I AM JUST OVERWEIGHT !!!!

:thumbup:

:Banane10:

YEAH!!!! We are the overweight mom and daughter duo!!! I know how great it felt when I got there. I would do a flip for you, but that just isn't going to happen!

Congrats!

Yeah Janet!!!!! I'm tooting all over the place for you!!!

I really feel bad if I hurt someones feelings with my tooting comment. Sometimes the diarrhea of the mouth is out of control!

I'm so excited for you! I can't wait til the day!!!!!

Thanks Ruby & Karri

Karri running is just as good as a flip - and you can do that:thumbup:

I had posted and I looked at my ticker and it said 29.9 and I thought I think you have hit a mile stone - so I ck'd the bmi calulator and sure enough..

Yeah Janet!!!!! I'm tooting all over the place for you!!!

I really feel bad if I hurt someones feelings with my tooting comment. Sometimes the diarrhea of the mouth is out of control!

I'm so excited for you! I can't wait til the day!!!!!

Steph - no feelings hurt - I don't think you were saying anything bad about us - Friendlly teasing - come on - don't be so senintive (sp)

I am NOT a humble person - I have always tooted my own horn - my feelings are "if you don't who will "- I am proud of my accomplishements.

Even when I was morbity obese and had a new outfit on i would strut my stuff.. I am a big bold personallity (fat or thin) - I think you already know this about me...

It took me awhile to formulate what exactly I wanted to say about this issue...because it is a real hot button for me. The opinions expressed in this post are from my experience and other teachers will probably disagree....especially depending upon where they teach. I will rant, explain, and probably give more information than necessary.....this is all about school and nothing about weight loss.....

No Child Left Behind is the bane of teachers' existence. The idea behind why it was started...valid. The implementation....SUCKS!! It makes the teachers responsible for everything and not the students. I can't MAKE my students care. It doesn't address the growing apathy that the current student population has.

In Montana, schools are required to make adequate yearly progress. That is tied to the percentages in NCLB. If the students do not do that, the teachers' jobs are on the line. I am pushed and reminded every Wednesday at our staff meeting what is on the line. My tenure has nothing to do with it. If the students are not where they need to be, my job is questionable. The students have no accountability. The parents have no accountability. It is laid on MY shoulders. I teach 7 - 12 math in classes that range from 1 student to 8. Because of the percentages NCLB has set forth, if one student does not make "proficient" I fail at AYP. It does not matter if the student is improving. It does not matter if the student is academically challenged. It does not matter if they just don't give a crap! Can you see the stress????

Because of all that, it is hard NOT to teach to the test. Even though the test changes each year and we never know what the focus will be. Three years ago the focus was algebra. Two years ago something else, and last year there was a crazy number of mile/quart/pound questions. Who knows what they will think is important this year. Now add that if a school is not meeting standards, students can opt to come to a different school, and area schools are failing AYP and I'm getting more and more challenged kids because of it....so they come to me without the requisite knowledge and I am penalized because of that.

This year is the first year I am seriously worried. :frown: I know that there is no way I can meet NCLB's standards this year....let alone in a couple when 100% of students, regardless of their challenges/background must be "proficient". I'm stressing out. It only makes sense that teachers will concentrate on these high-stakes tests. Their jobs depend on it.

Now....like I said, the idea that schools need to be accountable is applaudable. The push to make our kids better...AWESOME!! :thumbup: But that it all depends upon me....not so cool! And that they guy across the hall teaches history and doesn't have this hanging over his head???? criminal! :thumbup: There needs to be better implementation and families/students have got to be accountable. I have the tools I need to offer them the knowledge, but if they choose not to do their work, come to school, pay any sort of attention, put effort into their education, cannot be my problem too. It's enough that my curriculum gets bigger and bigger each year. I am not atlas and I cannot hold it all on my shoulders.

So....testing SUCKS! Teachers teach the test because the consequences of not doing so are so severe. I'm not saying it's right...just that I understand. I try not to teach the test. I swear that there are too few math teachers out here in BFE for them to let me go because of it. I work as hard as I can to teach the kids that no matter what the questions, they can show that they know more than just an answer. But when it comes right down to it I thank my lucky stars that I get my contract before scores come back. At least it gives me a year to look for another job.

Sorry this is so long. If you stuck through it, I hope it makes a little bit of sense. I get on a roll and my train of though jumps the tracks sometimes. Testing begins in 3 weeks!!!!!!:eek: