Hey everyone going through Kaiser Richmond!!

Where are you in the process?

Hey reggie, is there any difference between lemon and lime? I prefer Limes? more cals or carbs or something...?

Ok, so Im gonna be looking for a new job soon - so don't anybody here hire me or give me a reference: I'm only here 15hr per week and what am I doing - talking to ya'll. Anybody else here suppose to be working?

I agree with Reggie, Candra, you are there your scale just doesn't know it yet! Knock some sense into that thing . . . . better yet, make it have the chat with Heather's scale! Mine needs to be at that group scale chat, too.

yeah me Candra, I'm supposed to be working . . but I am on the incoming phone line for an hour, and it's not ringin', so I'm typin'!!!

I know I said I was gonna take it easy today but I have 7.4 miles already . . jeez I just can't stop!

I'm tellin you I'm all over the group scale chat - it's time to tell them who's boss!

I have decided NOT to weight myself until my appt with the endocrinologist on the 21st - hahaha - yes, my husband WILL be spending his birthday at the doctors with me - happy b-day honey! LOL

Riley Jane I'm gonna need a complete list of your vitamins & things - I NEED your energy! Or else I'm going back on my asthma primatine tabs - ephedra baby!

My phones aren't ringing either! No work to be done I guess - I don't file or anything else so... why not chit chat online hehehe

Ha! candra, my vitamin = 1 flintstones complete. I get over 100% of my calcium from soy milk, so I don't even take them - just a flintstones! Walking in the AM is how I energize for the day :-)

I used to take a lot more stuff, some of it was kinda speedy I loved it at the time but frankly, I have more energy overall without any of it. Atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide, concerta, wellbutrin . . . . the last 2 were definately speedy for me! Kinda miss the wellburtin, but not the rest of it.

Oh and I got more energy when I cut out caffeine, I found out it actually stimulated my appetite, that is how I lost the last 13 lbs. pre-op - gave up coffee! I have an occasional cup accidently now, and I am SO wired I feel like I'm going to DIE

Thanks Nicole. I have been sleeping all day. Just got up and tried to eat but it is not happening. My band feels really tight today. I think it is because I am sick...........only thing working today is the light yogurt which is a slider but oh well.

I wanted to go check out the sketchers today but not happening maybe this weekend. Looks like most places don't carry the mary janes........but I did find shape up flip flops at the famous footwear site. 45 dollars I would rather just have the shoes for that much.

Ok I am not sure about coming tomorrow I will see how is goes in the morning.

Tina poor baby! I thought you must be sleeping . . .I am too tight when I wake from a nap. So go on liquids for the day, so what? You're sick! I would make you a nice decaf soy chai if I was there :-(

Well, then, time to switch back to water, just add lemon LOL. No, I don't always wait an hour - excuse: I try to get all my water in by 3:00 or else Im up Pee-ing ALL night. I will switch up and wait the hour!

So many rules! I guess its a trade off, rules need to be followed to be thin - not trying to get skinny!

LOl, you are cute! Once you start it gets easier to remember. I am so stubborn, so I made up my mind that I would start this whole water thing from orientation and haven't done otherwise since.

Well the good thing is I am not hungry. Just not excited to hang out at home when I have so much to do but that is how it goes.

I just got yogurt for my daughter yesterday so I have enough of that around for now........not that whe is to happy to share!! I quit eathing yogurt a few weeks back when Robin said no more..........but I really like it

Hello Everyone! I miised y'all so much !!

I am so glad to write that I am able to log in now. I had some computer issues but all is ok now.

So I read that all of you are doing well, that's awesome!.

Family and I just got back from Disneyland and boy I wished I was 50 lbs lighter after all that walking..I couldnt keep up at times. I still have my appointment with Dr. Baggs on July 31st. I am concered becuase I am only down from 256 at orientation to current 240. I hope I can lose a lot more before I see Dr. Baggs.

Candra thanks for the tip on the computer issue I had think that worked. I'm trying to add a picture so that you can all see a face with the name. TTYL and god bless.

~Maria~

Hey Maria, welcome back! You will lose another 10 easy before your Dr. Baggs appt. at month's end - and you will be fast-tracked! They love us :-)

Tina are you feeling any better yet? I watch the Hallmark channell when I get sick, helps me sleep on and off all day LOL . . last time I was sick they were playing a day-long marathon of "Roseanne" you call fall asleep and not miss anything, since they were pretty much all the same! I like Cosby show best tho :-)

D - 2 cups spring mix with 1 egg and 2 tbsps. parmesan

YES that is a LOT of food, and I am STUFFED but it has to last me! I need to have a soy milk with 1/2 serving of soy protein powder still today to get my 900 cals (I excercise too much to go lower!) and 60 g of protein in . . too stuffed for it now, so looks like it will be a snack before bed.

Not sure if I'm going to go work out & swim tonight or not . . . feeling like laying in bed reading a book!

I am feeling a bit better. Still gonna chill tonight.

Maria you will love Dr. Baggs. You will have to tell him you are part of the Lapband group he knows all of us!! I think we embarrass him a bit .............but I think he likes our group. He will love that our hanging out with us.

I started at 254 and only had to lose 12 pounds for surgery. bUT i Actually lost 25 pounds so I hit my 10%. I waite six weeks after I hit goal to get surgery so I could go to Africa for three weeks. Dr. Baggs told me to go to Africa .....I almost cancelled for surgery. He said you can have this surgery anytime so I just waited until after my trip. I was so WORTH it.

I think the reason I onlyhad to lose 12 is that I am bottom heavy. I don't care my weight on my stomach, more my butt and hips but I don't really know what the formula is............you might be ok and you will have three weeks so you will be down 20 for sure.

Ah Disneyland I went in November and it so wore me out I had to go back to the motel early to sleep.........that is when I knew I had to get surgery. I can't believe I paid to go to Disneyland and than couldn't stay all day!! I so remember that two days after I got back I got the referral from my PCP.........

I'm gonna miss you guys tomorrow. Glad I have tomorrow off even if it is without pay. I took my oldest son to the dermatologist this afternoon and then we all went to Kentucky Fried. I tried the grilled chicken salad, but sadly found I can't eat lettuce anymore - nothing like pbing in the parking lot and I had only eaten a few bites.

Anyone know any nice single guys in their 40's - I give up on the guy I like - I'm done being so available and helpful. He just assumes I will there wanting to help him out at school and being nice to him. A couple of months ago we invited him to go to Six Flags with us and he said wait until summer. So at the end of the year I told him if he didn't want to go with us at all that was fine, just let me know so we could use the ticket for someone else. He ignored it. Now we asked him to go with us tomorrow and he tells me he's not really into theme parks - I reminded him that I had previously given him an out and he didn't take it. I don't know what his issue is, but I am done.

Sorry for venting - it is funny now that I can't turn to food I have to deal with other stuff that may have been part of my problem to start with.