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Hi PowderKeg42! I will also be having my surgery through Kaiser (West Los Angeles) hopefully in November. Good luck in your journey and welcome!

Thanks for sharing and you look great!

Wow! You look amazing and thank you for sharing! It's great motivation for me and I'm guessing other people that are pre-op.

Sending hugs your way.

I will not miss walking by stores that I like (Loft, banana Republic...) and not being able to buy their stylish garments. I'm already a clothes wh*re...I might need a bigger closet post op. I will not miss being in the elevator at work and standing next to some size 00 actress. I will not miss only wearing heels that are under 3 inches because of my weight.

That's amazing and congratulations!

Way to go!

My guess is between 33-38.

I'm excited for you!

That is awesome Crystal...you'll be at goal before you know it.

Congratulations on your weight loss...you've done an amazing job so far!!!

Way to go! Your smile sums it all up!

I have always been a very private person. My surgery plans will on be disclosed to two people... my boss and HR rep. My boss had RNY last year and has been very successful.

I'm still pre-op but my total out of pocket expense will be $250.00 with Kaiser (California).

Hi KB88, I'm in Los Angeles and will be having my surgery at Kaiser West L.A. hopefully before the end of the year. Today is week 11 out of 12 in the Options classes...almost there! Which location will you be taking your Options classes at?

Your brows are nice also...WERK!!!

You look fantastic and I love that deep wine/burgundy lip color!! Keep up the good work!!

You are more than welcome Kel! You'll be receiving your blue binder full information tonight at your first class! Enjoy and let me know what your initial thoughts are of the program...good luck tonight!!! I hope that your class is NOT full of people asking if they can eat a candy bar instead of a Protein Shake after surgery?!? That was a REAL question at my first class! hahahaha Your class may be full tonight but it really does thin out after a few classes. We started out with around 15 people in our class and now at week 11 we're down to 6. I am excited for you too!!

Kaiser (CA) recommends that you take off of work for 4 weeks. We have short term disability here at my job that will pay me 100% for up to 6 weeks. So, I'm taking off for 4 weeks and will allow my body to heal and to get used to my new way of eating.

Oh and one more thing... A social work or therapist teaches 2 of the classes and she has you fill out a questionnaire about your eating habits.They use your answers to gauge if you need a psych. evaluation and/or additional therapy before surgery. IMO these were the BEST most interactive classes out of the bunch. The process with Kaiser is VERY streamlined. Week two they put all you lab orders in and you can do them at your own pace. My classes were on Thursday nights and on Tuesday I had my blood work, urine and stool sample, EKG and chest x-rays done.

Hi Kel Where do I start with what goes on in the Options classes??? Surgery choices, exercise, Vitamins and minerals, food choices, why we eat, food logs, weigh in before every class...basically the coordinator reads from that particular weeks workbook. I didn't learn anything new because I did my research and learned so much here but YMMV. During the course the nutritionist will give you a "diet outline" as to how many calories you should consume based on your weight...no liquid diets during the class. I have not met my 10% goal as of yet...down 11 pounds so far. They use your BMI from the orientation and/or first class as your starting point so, there are no worries about loosing too much weight during the program. I am TOTALLY hoping to have surgery late October or early November! Please feel free to ask me anything!

Sending hugs and love your way.

Beautiful pictures and you look so happy.

Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery!

Well said and if I were under 30 ( I think that's the age limit) I would totally go for it.