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ambraberger

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  1. :tt2:Yes I'm coming! AND YOUR A$$ better be there cuz thats why I'm coming. Don't make me come hunt you down! Just kidding. I couldn't sleep cuz I'm wondering if I screwed up by drinking Starbucks. $#%@! Well I'm doing it again today but I'll get sugar free, non fat, without whipped. sounds tasty!, or is it nasty? We'll see. I was dying for chicken wraps last night at work. Well, going to pick up my house a little bit (the boys don't care much) and get ready. May go to Starbucks now, cuz I'm wired and tired. Am I not posting on your page? I don't have this web site figured out. Makes me feel like an idiot! See ya tonight!!!!!!!:lol:

  2. So I posted on a couple threads that I was coming tomorrow then I found Cassy's email (in my email section) duh! I hate trying to navigate this website. I've wasted more time trying to figure things out. Tomorrow, well tonight now, will be fun! Hope you're sleeping good!

  3. I ordered samples of unjury today too. You'll have to let me know what you think.
  4. I'll be there with 2 of my friends. Total of 3. Yay!
  5. I've been looking for the email you sent me, can't find it. I'd love to come tomorrow (well, tonight now) if its not too late!! I'll have 2 of my girlfriends from work with me, so a total of 3. We'll try to be there at 6, coming up from Colorado Springs. Let me know if its too late, I don't want to drive all the way up there if we can't fit in. Thanks!!:redface:
  6. I think I love you! Reading your posts has cracked me up! I can't find the email from Cassy. I'll keep looking, I'm so glad you're going to be there tomorrow. My surgery has always been at 1. I thought yours was at 11. Maybe you're being a ding dong. I have to be there at 11. Wonder if they'll let me pull my "nurse" crap and come check on you before I go in..... Hey then our hubbys can meet. I'm so excited about tomorrow now!!! Yay! Today I ate that stinky shake, some turkey, a string cheese and at work I ate left over cashew chicken (no noodles), cottage cheese and Creamy Chicken Soup at hand. Oh yah and an apple. Don't know if I should have had the soup at hand but Dr. K told me no bread, pasta, rice or potatoes and Paula said no beans. Hope I didn't mess up. Guess I should eat some veggies or something. Yuck. Tomorrow I might have a big ole burger w/out the bun of course. Well, I'm going to look for Cassy's email so I can let her know I'm coming. Woo Hoo!!!

  7. What was your preop appointment like? Mine is Thurs.

  8. ambraberger

    Newbie to be banded

    I have my preop appt thurs. A lot of people have been congratulating me tonight (I'm at work) on having my surgery so soon (next Mon). What they don't know is its been a long road coming and I've been waiting for a long time. With everyone talking about it, I'm kind of getting nervous. I still don't think I believe it's actually going to happen. Way to stick with it! And keep in touch, we're at a similar place in our "journey". Take care!
  9. I think we're going tomorrow! 2 of my girlfriends from work and I are driving up. Can you come tues? I'd love to meet you. I think its Ruby Tuesday. I work Wed/Fri. I have to check this other email to see where it is. And I used milk in the protein shake (GROSS!!!) cuz they just told me no bread, pasta, rice, potatoes or beans. What did they tell you? Now you hurry up and write me back cuz I'm up all night starting to go crazy, and it's only the 1st day of this preop crap. God help us!!!!

  10. Wow and you were even able to post about it. Thanks for sharing. We'll definitely have to keep in touch as we all go through this. Speedy recovery! :redface:
  11. did you try the unflavored that you add to food, or the chicken Soup flavor?
  12. did you have the unflavored one, that you can add to food? just wondering how that works.
  13. Where do you get these? I bought Profressional Strength whey Protein from Walmart and it's gross. I went to GNC yesterday to get the Designer Whey and they were out. Guess I should have gone to another store. My surgery is next mon so I'm trying to figure out what to have on hand as well. Let me know if you try any you like.
  14. thanks for the ticker and posting new threads help. how's school?

  15. I haven't had my surgery yet, 9/29 is my day, but i struggle with being sad about my eating habits. I like to eat. It's very social, and it's a big, no huge part of my life. I am sad to give that up. But I have to. I have to get healthier. I need to think about why I'm doing this. I want to be able to buy regular size clothes. I want to wear tank tops and not be embarrassed that my arms are as big as a linebackers legs, I want to be able to hike, snowboard, ski, etc with my husband and kids, I want to sleep without the CPAP machine, I want to feel better at work, and not worry about my big butt being in the way when a baby codes... (I'm a nicu nurse) All of these positives. Think about why you're doing this. And know that you'll get through it. Hang in there. But do talk to the dr about it too. Maybe he can give you something just to help through this adjustment period. Take Care!
  16. ambraberger

    My 1st WOW moment....

    Thanks for sharing! I'm getting banded 9/29 and can't wait for WOW moments :rolleyes2: ..... reading your post, helps with the "nerves" that are creeping up. Thanks again! and Congrats!!
  17. Congrats on thurs, and good luck! I also have 3 boys, ages 16,18 and 20 next month. I doesn't seem possible. Seems like yesterday they were an infant, 2 and 4. Goes by so quickly. I'm getting banded 9/29, 1 week from today. I'm getting so excited/anxious I can hardly stand it. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up better with the hiking, snowboarding, etc and just feel better all around. :girl_hug:
  18. :lol:UGH!!! I'm feeling high anxiety today. Cuz I don't know what the hell to eat. I bought this whey protein powder crap. Wonder if it would just be easier to do protein shakes and not food. But we'll have so much of that after surgery we'll probably be suicidal... ha ha. I can't afford to do this in the first place and if he gets in there and i don't get my band... $#@#* ya know?????? I'm going out with 2 of my friends from work tomorrow and they are not going to be a good influence. But I can't screw this up. That's funny you went to the cheesecake factory. I've never been there. But I made cheese cake yesterday. Never have in my life, now the damn thing is sitting in the fridge. It was good too. Guess I'll take it to work or something. I decided to drink diet soda this week for a last hurrah. Cuz I can't after. I had given it up, but thought what the heck. I'll give it up next week. Plus working nights sucks. I work mon/wed/and fri. How's that for a screwed up schedule. Then I signed up extra for thur (forgot about my appt in denver) so hopefully I can get out of that. Otherwise I'm not going to get any sleep. I also hate nights cuz I don't know when to eat. UGH!!!!!!!!! I'll probably be stalking you... just kidding, emailing a lot, cuz I'm getting more nervous/excited. I hope we can bump into each other thur, that would be awesome!!! Are you going to the dinner on tues? I'll talk to my girlfriends about it, don't know if they'll go for it or not. We'll see.:wub:

  19. ambraberger

    Newbie to be banded

    :thumbup:1 week from today!!!:sad: :rolleyes2: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: We'll all be ok! yikes!
  20. ambraberger

    A Better Me

    i'm getting banded a week from tomorrow. stories like yours help me remember why i'm doing this. congrats!
  21. Enjoy today!!! Ha ha. Oh lets just get the show on the fricken road already!!! Keep in touch. (think i'm starting to get nervous)

  22. thanks for the tips! what hospital did you have yours done? when my insurance was going to pay for it, i wanted to go with dr. fedorak. then i lost some weight on my own, to prove i was committed to lifestyle changes, then my insurance wouldn't cover it, cuz i didn't weigh enough. sucked!!!! anyway, i'm starting my preop diet tomorrow, no carbs. that's not too bad. and i think i'll go to gnc or vit cott today to look for what you suggested. is the designer whey what you add to food too? thanks for the help! how much have you lost so far? can you feel a difference?

  23. ambraberger

    Newbie to be banded

    Hi. I'm also getting banded 9/29. I've been married for 19 years, have 3 boys and am starting my preop diet tomorrow. I'm excited and anxious to just get on with it already. I'm a NICU nurse and love what I do, but am looking forward to shrinking so it's easier to do my job. 9pdmnm5 and I are being banded by the same surgeon, and have been chatting. It definitely helps to have someone you can talk to. Good luck, and keep in touch!! 1 week from tomorrow!!! YAY!!!!:embaressed_smile:
  24. If you've been doing it for weeks, i'm sure you'll be fine. I'm sure i'll be fine too. They told me to start 1 week prior to my surgery, so that should be enough, it's just nervwracking! Good luck wed!

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