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Guess what.....I just got the phone call this morning and they scheduled me for NOVEMBER 7th!!!! How exciting! I have been all out of sorts since I found out. I was still under the thought that it would be in December, that was the last I heard at least. Well needless to say I am exstatic about it and now I have to bust my butt to lose 10 lbs or so before then since I think I gained 5 being all stressed out the last 2 weeks. Doing the HAPPY DANCE:whoo:

Guess what.....I just got the phone call this morning and they scheduled me for NOVEMBER 7th!!!! How exciting! I have been all out of sorts since I found out. I was still under the thought that it would be in December, that was the last I heard at least. Well needless to say I am exstatic about it and now I have to bust my butt to lose 10 lbs or so before then since I think I gained 5 being all stressed out the last 2 weeks. Doing the HAPPY DANCE :whoo:

Not yet...ACTUALLY!!! I just got the phone call this morning and they scheduled me for NOVEMBER 7th!!!! How exciting! I have been all out of sorts since I found out. I was still under the thought that it would be in December, that was the last I heard at least. Well needless to say I am exstatic about it and now I have to bust my butt to lose 10 lbs or so before then since I think I gained 5 being all stressed out the last 2 weeks.

Jrsy - I COMPLETELY understand what you are going through. I have had the same thought over and over again. I originally signed up at my hospital for the Bypass but whrn found out they started doing the Band I changed my mind. I started to do a ton of research on the Band and even though I know that it is the better choice for me as far as the pros and cons that I have weighed out. I still feel the fear of "what if I fail" To this day I have to tell myself that this is not another FAD diet that I am going to Fail at. Remember that you have a ton of support and as long as you weigh out ALL o the pros and cons you will make the right decision. We are there for you no matter what and if you need someone to help you through this let me know I am here anytime. I know what you mean. That is one thing I am looking forward to as well. I have a young teen daughter and I would love to go shopping with her and stuff without feeling like everyone is staring at me. I am also looking forward to the increased energy. Hang in there your surgery is just around the corner!!! :whoo:

Welcome Rainer!!! The more the merrier! We all need support and encouragement from where we feel comfortable.

Manatee - Some people have NERVE!! What the hell was that about. I am happy for you...at least you knew what type of person she was from the beginning!!! LOL I hope you don't let that bother you... you are better than that. Don't worry though what comes around goes around!

I won't leave...I promise. I feel planted in this group with all my heart. I only really closely follow 3 groups and this one has been a great support for me. I still haven't recieved my call for surgery yet...so I am going to assume it will be beginning of December but I am going to call them tomorrow to see what the surgeons office says. I will keep ya'll updated!

I am so proud of you!!! By the way it looks great! Love that Lady Bug....

Congrats JC!!! Did you have a good time?

I am sorry you do select the whole bbCode including the url and brackets and you won't need to save the we address on your Favorties page since you will be able to click on the ticker on any of your web pages and it will take you directly to the Update page... So on #17 - Select all of the "bbCode" So FORGET #21 and #22 Sorry if this was any confusion.... Let me know and I can repost.

Here I will try my best... 1 - Bring up a secong Internet Explorer Window on your computer 2 - On the second window log into TickerFactory.com 3 - Choose the ticker you want like... Weight Loss 4 - Choose one from the lists of Ticker Bands..there are 16 pages to choose from. 5 - Click "NEXT" After you pick your ticker band NOT before. 6 - Choose your Ticker Slider...there are 10 pages to choose from 7 - Click "NEXT" After you pick your ticker slider NOT before 8 - Choose a Password/PIN whatever you would like and can remember easily since you will need to use it to update your ticker when your weight changes 9 - Select to track your weight in either Pounds or Kilograms 10 - Enter what you like your final target weight to be 11 - Enter your Starting Weight (Highest Weight) 12 - Enter your Current Weight 13 - Enter the date you weighed in at that Weight (MM/DD/YYYY) 14 - Choose height units such as English or Metric 15 - Enter Height in Feet and Inches 16 - Click NEXT 17 - Select with your mouse all the words in RED in the box below the bbCode... DO NOT select the brackets with the "url" in it either before or after...only the ones with the

It is the first code BBCode... There is a beginning and ending tag... I think it is html...sorry can't remember that you don't copy just copy all in between. Let me update mine and I will see...brb

I AGREE... everytime I walk into a smaller size clothing store or even look through the racks of the smaller clothes I feel like everyone is looking at me wondering the same. I don't remember a time when I shopped smaller sizes because I would have been too little to remember. I started wearing size 14/16 in JrHigh/ High School. Even then i shopped at Fashion Bug (It's a Junior on one side/ plus size on the other half of the store; here in Cali). I remember I stopped shopping at all of their stores when one time I was looking in the Juniors side with my best friend and one lady that worked there had the AUDACITY to come up to me and say "You won't find anything on this side you need to go look on the other side of the shop" Congrats to you Ashley! - And WELCOME to this thread. There are some WONDERFUL people on here. Especially if you ever need your spirits lifted up.

Denise - Don't give up yet!!! You are a special person. Not every man is going to be the right one for you like oilburner said. You need to look at it as having a good time meeting some great people and not like you are looking for the one! I know I could use my own advice sometimes, so I know how you are feeling I think almost ALL of us have felt the way you do now at some point in all this dating stuff but just hang in there. You are worth it and some man will come along one day and remind you just how worth it you are!!! Take a deep breath and just try, and try again! April

STRESSED OUT!!!! My roomate and I had a falling out and I am moving now, great, just before my surgery. Now I will be living alone with my daughter. Currently I live with my daughter and two other adults as well as my parents are right across the street. I won't be moving too far away only about a mile so that is good. But financially it sucks! So that will be one more stress to add the pot. I just pray I will be strong enough to stay away from the stress foods during this time. I trying to consume myself into some activities at church to prepare myself to deal with all this stress, and it seems to be helping a little bit. I think I will be ok?!? At least I hope so, I want to succeed at this so badly, and yet I am so afraid of failure with this band. I feel like this is my last chance at living a healthy adult life and possibly having more children one day. Ok I know, I am rambling on and on. I hope you are doing much better than I am. April

Thanks again everyone.... I haven't done too bad but I am not paying too much attention to what I have been eating for the last week or two. I have pretty much been eating what I want when I want. I have a Starbucks almost everyday, but I do make sure it is one of the lower calorie ones... Mine is a Venti Sugar Free Vanilla, 4 shot, Iced, 3 splenda, Latte with half Non-fat Milk and half Soy milk. It tastes awesome and it less than 170 calories considering the same Latte with all Soy Milk is 170 and I am using half Non-Fat Milk. The only REALLY REALLY bad thing I have been eating is a cookie from them over the last week I have had about 4 of them all on different days. I know that will HAVE TO STOP! But I have been so stressed out. I know that's not an excuse but it is hard!! I promised myself to stop having the cookies and anyu pastries when I am there only my Low Cal Coffe drink from now on. Besides all that I have been planning an unplanned move for a couple of weeks from now and that coupled with working 7 days a week for the last 3 weeks, oh and let's not forget my babygirl started Jr.High last week and that has been stressful in itself. I am just a MESS!!! Ok I was going to just send a THANK YOU note for all the support I am getting on this thread and I just couldn't stop. I guess I needed to vent. Sorry for all the rambling on and on. April

Thanks everyone, I am feeling same ol', same ol'. The pains are the same, it is weird. The doctor went ahead and order a whole bunch of blood tests because when he did the other test it came up negative for infection. Well I will see next week.

Thanks Sassafras!!! That helped, I am doing ok on the food side i guess not losing but not gaining either. I went to the Doctor's today because I am having someweird stomach pains and when they weighed me it was exactly what I weighed 2 weeks ago when I saw my surgeon. I won't leave to the Dec. 2007 thread just yet, I am going to hang in there. Besides I have grown to love the support I am getting here and I am a huge fan of comfortability, which I do feel here. I will hang around even if my surgery ends up being in December if everyone doesn't mind. Have a great night all! And thanks again!!! April

Thanks MMT, I really needed to hear your story it did make me feel better. It reminded me a little bit about my journey about not being ready when you think you are. I hope I don't offend you or anyone else when I say this but ... I am a Christian and I truely do believe that God lets everything happen for a specific reason. And now that I think of it there has to be a great reason why I am having to wait. Thanks for bringing me back to reality!!! This is why I love this site so much, because of people like you! :car: Take care, April

Hi Everyone, I am sad today...I called the surgeons office this morning and the nurse said that the surgeons have only been scheduling 12 surgeries a month. There are 3 surgeons at Kaiser and they only do surgeries 3 days a weeks (one day for each surgeon each week). And only 3 surgeries each of those days. Then she informaed me that I am 19th in line on the list, which means it looks like I will not be getting mine until December now unless 6 other people cannot go in November(which I highly doubt!!!)...I am trying with all of my strength to not go overboard and eat out of emotional need. I just thought it was going to finally happen soon but now I have to wait an additional month more than I expected. :car:

I am sad.....I called the surgeons office this morning and the nurse said that the surgeons have only been scheduling 12 surgeries a month. There are 3 surgeons and they only do surgeries 3 days a weeks (one day for each surgeon a week). And only 3 surgeries each of those days. Then she informaed me that I am 19th in line on the list, which looks like I will not be getting in until December now unles 6 other people cannot go in November...I am trying with all of my strength to not go overboard and eat out of emotional need. I just thought it was going to finally happen soon but now I have to wait an additional month more than I expected. :car:

:cry I am sad.....I called the surgeons office this morning and the nurse said that the surgeons have only been scheduling 12 surgeries a month. There are 3 surgeons and they only do surgeries 3 days a weeks (one day for each surgeon a week). And only 3 surgeries each of those days. Then she informaed me that I am 19th in line on the list, which looks like I will not be getting in until December now unles 6 other people cannot go in November...I am trying with all of my strength to not go overboard and eat out of emotional need. I just thought it was going to finally happen soon but now I have to wait an additional month more than I expected. :think

I agree all...on the Banding vs. Bypass. I don't want them rearranging my insides at all. When I first made the decision to have weight loss surgery and found out that my insurance covers it I was so excited but at the time all I knew about was the Bypass surgery and all they offered at my hospital was Bypass. But call it luck, ate or God's work (I like to believe it was the latter of the 3) when I went in for my orientation group appointment; for the second time, you see I was referred for Bypass in March 2004 and I only went to the orientation and backed out of the program. So this time at the orientation in November 2006, there was another patient that was asking if he was in the right place for LapBand too?!? Boy was I confused... so at the end of the class I brought up the question about the LapBand and what was it. The Dr. who was heading the class said that it is a newer procedure that Kaiser would be starting in January 2007 and wow did that peak my interest. So I decided to do some research on it on my own and when I went to see my surgeon in March 2007 I told him that is what I want. I just had my follow up with him this month and he did double check with me and asked me if I would like the Bypass instead and I stood firm on my decision and I am very happy so far...now granted I haven't had the surgery yet but I have every faith in myself that I will succeed with my new Band, especially with all the wonderful support I have found on this site over the last 2 months. You ALL are a real pick me up when I start to doubt myself in the slightest bit. I finally feel like I will make it and not fail this time!

Wow, I am on a roll...that is two days in a row now. Well let's see today started off pretty good, except for the unbearable amount of pain I have been in for the last 2 days with my back all is good. I finally told James what has been going on with our roomate Dre. You see it's starts off like this...James and I used to date and shortly after I fell in love with him he broke it off, saying that we were not good for eachother romantically. I was extremely heartbroken and still am a little. Then we moved into a long time friend of mine's house that he owns in November last year. About 2 months after we moved in there my new roommate starts putting the moves on me. I have told him numerous times that there is a line there and he is crossing it, that we are just friends and it is going to stay that way. I really mean that, and it helps that I am not attracted to him nor am I interested in messing around with him sexually, I never have been! I told James a few months back that Dre started messing with me, flirting, touching and so on. Well tonight I broke down and told him ALL that Dre has tried including trying to touch my breasts, kissing on my neck and other inappropriate things for good friends to do, especially since I am not interested in him and he is making me UNCOMFORTABLE with all his advances. I keep repeating to him over and over that "you need to stop", "we are just firends" but it's like he doesn't HEAR me or maybe he thinks I am playing, I don't know why he would think that, I made myself clear. Yeah I am sexually frusterated woman who has not had sexual relations in over a year, and when he kisses my neck it gives me goosebumps, gets me a little worked up, and stops me dead in my tracks but then I snap out of the moment an repeat..."stop, we are just friends and you are crossing the line", I think he thinks it's a game or something but I don't. And I am geting completely upset and I don't even want to be friends with him anymore, I HATE being there!!!!!! So James stepped up and said he will talk to him for me, just waiting on his phone call now, I am at work....Oh man I hope Dre isn't awake when I get home, how akward that will be to see him after James talks to him. Well I am going to go for now...will type more later.

Wow, I am on a roll...that is two days in a row now. Well let's see today started off pretty good, except for the unbearable amount of pain I have been in for the last 2 days with my back all is good. I finally told James what has been going on with our roomate Dre. You see it's starts off like this...James and I used to date and shortly after I fell in love with him he broke it off, saying that we were not good for eachother romantically. I was extremely heartbroken and still am a little. Then we moved into a long time friend of mine's house that he owns in November last year. About 2 months after we moved in there my new roommate starts putting the moves on me. I have told him numerous times that there is a line there and he is crossing it, that we are just friends and it is going to stay that way. I really mean that, and it helps that I am not attracted to him nor am I interested in messing around with him sexually, I never have been! I told James a few months back that Dre started messing with me, flirting, touching and so on. Well tonight I broke down and told him ALL that Dre has tried including trying to touch my breasts, kissing on my neck and other inappropriate things for good friends to do, especially since I am not interested in him and he is making me UNCOMFORTABLE with all his advances. I keep repeating to him over and over that "you need to stop", "we are just firends" but it's like he doesn't HEAR me or maybe he thinks I am playing, I don't know why he would think that, I made myself clear. Yeah I am sexually frusterated woman who has not had sexual relations in over a year, and when he kisses my neck it gives me goosebumps, gets me a little worked up, and stops me dead in my tracks but then I snap out of the moment an repeat..."stop, we are just friends and you are crossing the line", I think he thinks it's a game or something but I don't. And I am geting completely upset and I don't even want to be friends with him anymore, I HATE being there!!!!!! So James stepped up and said he will talk to him for me, just waiting on his phone call now, I am at work....Oh man I hope Dre isn't awake when I get home, how akward that will be to see him after James talks to him. Well I am going to go for now...will type more later.