Hey everyone going through Kaiser Richmond!!

Where are you in the process?

Thats sweet Nicole, we are always here for you! Mike seems supportive at least some of the time . . . .

Hey gang, that few spoonfulls at lunch (11:30, I ate too early) has lasted me until now!!! 4 and a half hours! PRETTY HAPPY about that!

Going to get a salad at round table with the boys now, we'll see how that works out :-)

OK well the salad and everything went down just fine! I sure got down a lot more than I did at lunchtime, but only 1/2 of what I was eating last week, so it took more to fill me up but salad is SO not "dense" like meat or cheese or eggs. So good! I will see how long this full lasts. I have already planned to walk to starbucks with daniel at 7:30 to get my skinny soy decaf latte, hopefully I will be able to drink it by then but if not I'll save it for in the morning!!

Edited August 10, 200917 yr by riley4183

Jeepers it is kind of spooky to have no one here! I am the lone poster today I guess . . . . . twilight zone music . . . .

Girls I am SO happy, I hit 800 calories today but it was all in little meals, no all-day eating or snacking, no hunger (except right before lunch), no PBing no problems of any kind! It is BOMB :-)

No restriction this afternoon. I mean I ate less than pre op but serious no noticable restriction...........weird.

Went to spaghetti factory............Thanks Tamra for the craving!! LOL...........ate salad, two bites of crust and 1/4 of a child's plate of pasta..........than ate the 3/4 leftovers tonight................had some ice cream.

nothing for breakfast and I guess nothing for dinner give my indulgence earlier today................

Why??? Maybe I lost to much and lost the restriction. Weird, weird, weird............

I did eat slow and did chew very, very well.................

NOt a good food chioce day!!

Yay Tinas here I am not alone!

Pasta is a slider, girl! Pasta and ice cream all day, no wonder you had no restriction . . . . but tomorrow is a brand new day! And who knows, I lost mine real suddenly after the last fill

Edited August 10, 200917 yr by riley4183

OMG Heather, I SO wish there was a skyjump here! I woulod totally take those skyrobics classes, holy crudfish you can burn 1,000 calories and have a BLAST!!!

Tina update yer blog will ya? I love reading you girls' blogs :-)

OK this is just too exciting for an old woman like me, goodnight girls!! 2morrow is my AWS day off but it's going to be even hotter than today so I MUST get up early to get my miles in! And I get a (nail) fill tomorrow, yay yay yay :-) Goodnight all!

well I did eat too many sliders today for sure!!! I am not eating tonight but I feel bloated..........paying for it. Yep tomorrow back to normal

I know! That thing looks so cool! I think we should get a big group together and just jump all over the place.

Ill go skyjumping or whatever it is ur talkin about lol it looks fun:D

So today, for me hmm tina i feel ya girl, i lost all restriction...

B: Cheeze stix 90 cal

L:Fish stick tomato slice 10 crackers 200 cals

S: 1 c watermelon

D: Went out..

2 pork spare ribs, 2 hush pupies, 2 salad shrimp 1 pot sticker

Desert:( what i regret... 1/2 a piece of small chocolate pie:( i know i know bad bad bad:(

So im probably ending around 1000-1200 cals for the day, but still im so mad about the pie! Why!!!!!!!! Id have to say though does anyone else remember what it was like at a buffet??? Id go and fill a plate and then fill it again.. now i go get 2 ribs then 1 of a couple things and i fill up so easy i dont even get my plate close to empty, i find im like eh thats not worth the space.. and its amazing watching my baby eat it all for me lol

Then came desert that is my weakness...

So at 9pm lol, i had my hubs out walking the circle with me:) Yes it was dark and no there are no lights:D lol so we atleast burned 250 cals.....

Oh and i lost 10 dollars at thunder valley that casino so does not pay out!!!:cool:

See Nicole, the difference between before and now is huge! I bet in the past you wouldn't have felt all that guilty about having a whole slice of pie. You've changed your behaviors and the way you think about food. Success!

Good Morning ladies, I have been reading your blogs for the last couple of days, So glad I found you. You all have great information and seem very supportive of each other. Just starting the process with Richmond Kaiser orientation on July 28 , I met with Dr. Parks on Friday have to lose 25 pounds to get a surgery date she said after the goal its a 6 to 8 week wait(not bad from what I have heard). I have a couple of questions 1. Have any of you had Dr. Parks as your surgeon? If so what did you think ? 2. What are the pre op tests and class requirements I know there is alot but wonder if anyone has a list. 3. Do any of you wish that you went with the RNY instead or are you happy with the Lap Band? Thanks for your help I am looking forward to being a part of this great group.

Lori

Good Morning ladies, I have been reading your blogs for the last couple of days, So glad I found you. You all have great information and seem very supportive of each other. Just starting the process with Richmond Kaiser orientation on July 28 , I met with Dr. Parks on Friday have to lose 25 pounds to get a surgery date she said after the goal its a 6 to 8 week wait(not bad from what I have heard). I have a couple of questions 1. Have any of you had Dr. Parks as your surgeon? If so what did you think ? 2. What are the pre op tests and class requirements I know there is alot but wonder if anyone has a list. 3. Do any of you wish that you went with the RNY instead or are you happy with the Lap Band? Thanks for your help I am looking forward to being a part of this great group.

Lori

Hi Lori,

I was at the July 28th orientation too!! Where did you sit?? I was in the back row against a wall....behind the guy who kept falling asleep LOL! I got Dr. Fisher, the one who did the class, but I changed after meeting with him, something didn't sit right with me.

I have to loose 32 lbs pre-op. It seems to far away. I am down 16 since meeting with the dr. 7/29, but it has seemed to stop now. Glad you found us, now we can do it together, since we have the same date ranges! :thumbup:

down another pound this morning after my bad day.

So up three don one. But that time of the month so going down is a surprize. Focusing on protien only today.

My restriction is suddenly alot less yesterday and today though. I could even tell this morning I have less restriction...........

So I thinking another fill is a good thing!!

Good Morning Ladies!

Yes heather you are right, I did feel AWFUL about having my 1/2 slice of pie, and before i probably would have finished it off and tried one of the other delicious pies they offer. What is good about yesterday is i didn't gain anything so that makes me happy.

Lori! Welcome to the group!!! We are a great one to join! WE want to all make it to the finish of our goal and as long as you come here you most likely will:) We keep on each other :thumbup: Its not a bad thing though:) Also we do meet in person... Dr Park, i believe Reggie on here has had her, so when you see her post ask her about dr park.. i believe thats who she had. MOST of us on here had Dr Baggs, so there is quite a bit of fans of him on here, dont take that the wrong way, All the surgeons are great:)

Ok about the schedule:

I had Orientation -> PSych -> Sugeon (was already at goal) -> Liz -> Prsurgery appts with Baggs and the nurse -> Surgery... In the last 4 weeks i did have to go get a blood pregnancy test and regular blood tests, and 2 ekgs.. my ekgs are not normal so they wanted to make sure it always stayed the same:D

I started on my Birthday, November 4th, and I became a Bandster on 3/31. I met with Dr baggs in december, on new years eve (yeah they work crazy days) and met with liz 3 weeks later, she was on a vacation so it got pushed out. i could have had surgery in february like the second week area, but i had a convention 4 weeks later and i didnt feel i would have made it with all the yummy foods there:D So you can be done with the process in 2 months or 1 yr, it is all up to you:)

Tamra dont you see dr baggs this week???

Tina: i agree im ready for a fill also. Isnt it weired how we loose restriction!!! I dont like it at all!!!

OK im going to plan our petaluma walk once and for all and the salsa dancing!

So I need a vote,

Petaluma walk I need to know who wants to go, and what day is better for you a Weekday or Sat or Sun.

Salsa: I need to know if it is just Candra and i, or if some of you other beauties are gonna shake your butay with us :wub: If so please let me know and also if weeknights are ok (we found a place that is cheap during the week:)

We need to get our activites planned so we can do them!

And Ill walk the bridge when are we doing that tina and riley!?!

Anyone seen Candra lately?