Jumping on here and seeing how many people's surgery's are coming up while I have to wait until next year is a little heart breaking(my surgeon assigned my surgery date for January in September). Lol, sounds so selfish but I'm just being honest. Who else has a January surgery date? I guess I got stuck with the most popular surgeon in Southern California. Double edged sword? Lol, am I wrong for wanting to speed this process along?

Anywho!! Where are my Kaiser buddies at?!

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Kaiser is a slow process. I feel for you. But it is very thorough. January is not bad! shakes will be on sale for everyone's New Years resolutions! I am Kaiser too, but up in Oregon. I am 5 days post op!

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I was scheduled in May for October. Now post op I'm really grateful. I used the time to change behaviors, one at a time for at least two weeks. This has made post op so much easier. Find the Vitamins you can tolerate, try high Protein recipes, sample Protein drinks, practice small bites & slow meals. The hardest behavior for me to learn was separation of eating and drinking. The holidays will fly by! A year from now you'll be thinner and this wait will seem like nothing! Hang in there!

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So..this might help you with your 'jealousy'.

I was supposed to get banded in October of 2012. My surgery was put on hold because Hurricane Sandy closed the hospital I was to go to. I had absolutely no idea when I would be banded. The hospital finally reopened in January and I had my surgery three months after I was initially scheduled. The delay was horrible at the time. I'm all ready...and Mother Nature intervenes.

Fast forward to today and those three months I was delayed meant nothing in the longrun. You'll get your surgery in January and this part of your journey will begin. Then, when you are as far out as I am...you will be able to say that the delay also meant nothing in terms of the big picture.

Hang in there...these next few months will fly by or crawl by...I'm not sure which. But at the end of the day, you will have your surgery and begin the newest and bestest chapter of your life.

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You are not wrong. Having this surgery is not only life saving, it is exciting and I don't blame you for wanting to get it done faster.

I will be having surgery in January......but mine is plastics! Having WLS allowed me to lose all of my excess weight and now I am very excited about getting my body back. I had arms done in July, Tummy and boobs in January....who knows whats next!

Best of luck to you! Leverage the time you have to develop excellent behaviors that will help you when you get to maintenance. Losing the weight is a piece of cake compared to maintaining it. I am serious about that.......

Sorry you have to wait but it will be here before you know it. Spend time learning about the new diet phases in books and keeping your mind busy with life.

You're almost there! This piece is out if your control so it's best to let it go...

What a good start to a brand new year!! Maybe you will be one if the few to actually keep their new years resolution for weight loss!! Hahahaha

Anyways, your new life is about to start with just a little more patience!