A New New Dawn

I would suggest checking Amazon or another discount vitamin/supplement site. I bet you can get them very reasonable (the capsules or something). I, too, had a slightly enlarged liver and had no problem with following the pre-op diet I was fine at surgery.

It makes the journey and our lives richer to have loved ones that care! Blessed are you!

Are you on a pre-op diet? For me, that was enough just following the pre-op diet.

You may want to try an egg white omelet or scrambled egg whites. I seem to do better with those. Just experiment with different ways. What does/doesn't work for others may or may not work for you. I have seen many people not do well with salad and for me it goes down really easy so keep trying and find other things that do work for you.

Sounds like you have done very well over the years! Congrats on your hard work, dedication and success. I wish you much success getting back with your dr. and getting off those last few pounds!

You will both do great! I am excited for you both. I am one year out, down 80 lbs and very happy with how I feel and the sacrifices I have made. It's all good. It takes work but soooo worth it. Bring chapstick with you to the hospital. Keep us posted!

have a great night all, heading to bed soon....

Hi, Ladies, Diane, no worries at all you are not an ASS! You are my dear friend and I am glad you remembered whether on time or a day late. I am amazed at all you are able to handle. That's awesome you are a rock star at work too.

And MY doctor is somewhere in the middle of both of yours.... It goes to show you, there is no ONE magic formula or set of rules. If we follow the basics, we can and WILL be successful and, of course, listen to our respective doctors. Great post!

Hanging in there still?

Hi, Ladies, so far news from my appt was good. I was less than impressed w/ the radiologist. He looked like he could be my grandchild. The tech didn't even know his name because he was a brand new dr. He didn't see anything alarming. I will follow up w/ my dr. tomorrow after he sees the images himself. I have a lot more faith in him. However, if there was something majorly wrong, I think the radiologist would have seen and that nasty barium was going down. The dr. felt if I didn't have a slip issue going on that my band may be too tight based on my symptoms. I texted Janet and she said to tell everyone hi! She is with her mom and her mom is running a fever. She said she hopes to be home Thursday. Love you all! Thanks for looking after me and checking on me. Terri, thank you for the birthday card I got today.

Excellent post, my friend! Thank you for sharing and being candid about your journey. I do think many of us are waiting to "get there" (at goal) and not realizing that our journey doesn't end there. Our health and happiness is so well worth it though.

Have a great trip, Terri! Dee, click that box before you start typing and it should allow you to do the returns. The font looks weird while you are typing but when you post it will be fine. Did my bike ride today ~ yay! About 6 miles round trip and fairly hilly. I even got to bring back summer squash and zucchini from her garden that I am roasting right now.

Terri, forgot to reply... my LB appt. is Tuesday morning.

Good morning, Ladies (afternoon for some). How is everyone? I am having a good weekend. I went outlet mall shopping on Friday (love my new Ugg sandals) and bought my first pair of shorts in YEARS. Yesterday, got caught up on laundry, did some housework and colored my hair. Yay, me! My gray is gone for at least a couple weeks. I am thinking of going for a bike ride in a little bit to my best friend's house too. She is having a heck of a day and struggling with some things and my booty could use the exercise. My crockpot oatmeal was yummy for Breakfast too!!! I make it with skim milk and almond milk and used the steel cut oats and diced apples. MMM. Dee, so good to hear from you. I am not surprised you are BUSY! I am elated to see how you are enjoying life in "your new body". I am sure your kids are so grateful as well that Mom is able to do more. I am very excited that you and Terri will be meeting soon as well! I am glad to hear you are pursuing the $ with the court too. Not only for the sake of what he took from you but for the sake that who else has or will he do this to. I hope he is held accountable. The trip to the movies sounded fun! What did you see? I recently saw Despicable Me 2 and it was hilarious!!! Michelle, I am sorry your son is taking things out on you. Parenting can be so challenging at times. I am so glad you are able to see past it though and what's behind it. He is lucky to have such an awesome mom. Btw, love the backyard and chairs, etc. Hopefully, a little break at big sis' house will help things settle a bit. Diane, I hope your night with your mother was restful for both of you. She is lucky to have a caring daughter like you as well always looking out for her and her best interest. I hope you are able to have a "me" day one of these days soon. I so wish I could take those kitties home too and adopt them! I love cats and miss having one here. I loved seeing Mason recently by Brad. Brad doesn't want anymore cats w/ the dogs, etc. Plus, Mason is FIV positive so he can only be paired with another one like that. Janet, how are you feeling these days you skinny thing. When I saw one of your pics on FB yesterday of you with charcoal on your nose from a couple years ago. My gosh, what a difference this past year made. You are doing so amazing w/ the band and I am so happy for you. Any word on how Maddy's test went? Carole, so sorry you had a rough night again. I am happy that you were able to talk with Seth. As much as it is a reminder of where he is, it is so nice that you are able to see and talk to him and know he is ok. I am so happy he keeps in touch as well. You have so much to be proud of with your boys. Happy unpacking again today. I need to start getting some of my things packed. Brad will be out here Aug. 2nd for the weekend and will be taking 2 of his kids and some of my stuff back with him. My uncle and godfather passed away far too young years ago. He was from Austria and was a very talented glass carver. I have some glasses and bowls he carved that I won't entrust to a moving company. I don't have a date set for moving but each time Brad is out here I try to send a few things with him. I need to get off my butt and get more things ready for when he comes. He gave me tons of the moving boxes from his move. Terri, that sounds like a fabulous trip. I have heard there is so much to do in the DC area. I would love to go one day. I cannot wait to hear about your visit with Dee and her incredible family as well. Hopefully, no snakes will be involved, lol. Yesterday, I made it reflux free, which was nice. I have really been watching what I am eating, etc and the scale hasn't been budging... It will happen though as I know I have been doing what I am supposed to. So far, still stuck at 206. Sticking to mushies the past couple days has helped my tummy. I am going to make cashew chicken tonight and see how that goes. Glad you like my doggie too. He cracks me up every day. He is such a charismatic dog. How can you not smile when every day you wake up and come downstairs he jumps up, grabs a toy and does this growl/yodel thing in excitement. He is very vocal in a playful way. Like his momma in her long posts. Funny thing is, in person, I am generally a quiet person and keep to myself. Dee, I have the same problem with typing paragraphs and C Mom told me how to fix it. At the top left of this box we type in there is an eraser. The box to the left of the eraser is for "toggle editing mode". If you click that then start typing it will allow you to hit return and type in paragraphs. It works for me. Have a great day all you FABULOUS ladies!!!

Best thing when you make a mistake at work is to own up to it (without making excuses) and do what you can to make it right. All of us at every level make mistakes and we have to learn from them and move forward. If people are talking, you can talk to people and shut it down. In my office, they offer a course called "crucial conversations", it has been very helpful to have those difficult conversations. One way to approach others is to use "I"... like I feel hurt or I am upset you feel this way, etc. No one can deny how YOU feel and it makes it less confrontational. Try not to beat yourself up. We are all human and S*** happens. Unless your coworkers walk on Water, they too, are not perfect.

For those of you that have experienced a slip, do you know what caused yours?

Diane, I am so happy to hear you are back home and your brother as well~!!! That is WONDERFUL news!!!!! I really enjoyed your FB post too today! It is sooo true. We seem to always be wanting it to be Friday or the end of the week or month or another point in time and lose sight of enjoying our right here and now. For any of you that may eat sandwiches from time to time. I found these things at costco today called "One Buns" folded bread. It reminds me of a pita. It is a whole grain folded bread. It's not real doughy since it is whole grain and is the size of about 1/2 a normal sandwich. They are 130 calories, 1 g of fat, and 5 grams of Protein per "bun". I am sticking to mushies/soft food today but did try a tiny piece of one and it was tasty and not overly doughy like white bread would be. Carole, sorry to hear about your reflux again. Do they know what's causing it or what's behind it? I have been struggling with reflux lately and just curious. Diane, I love the idea of us all meeting next summer. I WILL be at goal next summer or at least damn close. You ladies are very dear to me and I would love that opportunity.

Hi, Ladies, Janet, thank you (and Paula) soooo much for my "new Dawn" Water bottle. I LOVE IT and LOVE the card!!! You are an awesome C Mom!!! Sorry to hear about your stuck today with your grandkids. Ah, the other "joys" of banded life. It's all worth it though. I am a little concerned about my band and will see how I am feeling when I do GO to my doc appointment on Tues. I have never had reflux and it has been off an on this week. I thought it was some food I ate but after several days, it seems it is more than that. I also have had intermittent pain in the middle of my back. Gonna stick to soft or mushies tomorrow and see if that helps. My friend and I went and saw "The Heat" tonight. It was funny. Certainly, not kid friendly with a lot of f bombs, but funny! There's a scene we want to re-enact with scotch tape too, lol. My major news for today was that I went out in public wearing shorts. Of course it was a dark theater. I bet my friend, in our 10+ years of friendship has probably never seen me in shorts. Brad was shocked I went out in them. LOL. Carole, I hope the procedure goes easily for Jack. I agree that a test run driving is in order. The last weekend in Omaha, I insisted on driving us to the mall 20 minutes away. The roads are very easy to navigate in Omaha but I just couldn't grasp where anything was. I realized it's because I never do any of the local driving there. Now after doing the one trip, I get it and it makes sense to me now. Diane, I hope your brother is ok and thriving. I know life is throwing a lot at you right now. Know that you are loved and thought of often. Terri, how's the walking going? It has been so nice here that I went to the outdoor outlet mall to get fresh air. It was really nice. Dee, oh dear, I would be screaming not taking pictures if there were snakes in my yard, lol. I don't even like bugs.... Michelle, I hope you have a very nice weekend! Anything exciting going on? It's almost midnight, guess I should call it a night (me and my reflux, that is). ttyl

Sorry about your dialation. How did they detect it? I, too, have this concern.

yah, yah, yah... JK This sounds like someone I may know/resemble. Funny thing, just knowing that I have my (long overdue) appointment on Tues. I have been very motivated. It does make a difference and "hiding" from the doctor certainly hasn't helped me. Thanks for your encouragement and dose of reality. This is soooo true. Love ya!!

Di, I hope no news is good news. I pray all is well and improving with your brother. Michelle, <<big hug>>, hope you are doing well tonight. Janet, how is your mom doing? Any word? Definitely keeping Maddy in my thoughts as well. Is there something behind why they are doing the endoscopy? Terri, beautiful quilt and very beautiful goddaughter. Oh, the innocence of youth. Dee, studying hard? One day closer to you and Terri meeting. Carole, I hope your Migraine has subsided. Those really can be so debilitating. Take care of yourself too. The boxes will be there. Have a great day tomorrow everyone. I think my "funk" is subsiding.. PHEW!!!

Michelle, so glad you allowed yourself a day and are back on track. We are human after all. Only 2 lbs???? Woo hoo!!! We're gonna party like it's 1999!!! How ex-CITING!!! I was down to 204, but then, well.... it happened.... and I got up to 213. As of this a.m. I back to 206. I so badly want to get into "onderland" but I think I got too comfortable too that I was almost there and then fell off the wagon (but didn't break the wagon).... Well, this wagon is rolling again.... I have my appt. Tuesday w/ my surgeon. I am glad things are out in the open with your son. Guessing he may be more at ease now too, not trying to hide it anymore. I am outta here and heading home.

<<short note from Dawn>>

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