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I am up for going somewhere after the support meeting on Saturday - just let me know so I can make sure I have kid coverage. I think I am going to call Richmond in a few minutes to verify if my appointment with Robin tomorrow is just her and I or a group.

I just caught up on 3 days of posts. Whew. I will be there on Saturday for sure. I went to Super Wal Mart with my son today after my daughter's award ceremony and bought a tank top. I am going camping the 4th of July weekend and I will be wearing tank tops while there - which is a big deal for me to bare my arms - but what the heck, I don't know the people there. I have been doing better with my food and exercise, but I am still stuck at 218. I am thinking of going on liquids starting tomorrow until after my appointment on Thursday. I have Muscle Milk Lite protein drinks so I will try that. My appointment is at 2:30 and who wants to weigh in the afternoon? Not me. This is my fourth day home from work (counting the weekend) and I sure don't feel like going back tomorrow morning. I am getting used to sleeping until 8 am.

Nicole - what vitamins are you taking that can turn black if you don't take them? yuck. Tina - maybe you have a virus? Ice cream doesn't cause me any problems - unfortunately. I wish I was going to Pinole on the 25th. My appointment in Richmond is at 2:30 so I am leaving work at 11:30. I hate to weigh in the afternoon.

I will be at the support meeting on the 27th. Candra - I will call you when I am leaving Richmond on the 25th so I can get directions to pick up the exercise bike. Happy Belated Birthday Tina - I agree, it is okay to have a treat once in a while - I did not get banded to be totally deprived the rest of my life. My goal is to not have to have losing weight be the main focus of my life - I am off tomorrow and Monday - kid school stuff. Next week is my daughter's last week of school. My sugar free Hawaiian Punch shows it has 1 g carb per packet - and 5 mg sodium. I have 2 a day and 2 plain bottles of water a day. Maybe I need to switch to just plain water all day for a few days and see what happens. Part of me is looking forward to my appt in Richmond on the 25th and part of me is dreading it. Mabye it is the wake up call I need.

I am a single mom too. I have 14 and 12 year old sons and a 9 year old daughter. I have always been single - all three kids are from anonymous sperm donors. So I do it all - most of the time pretty good. I met with the psychologist at Kaiser this morning for about 45 minutes. She suggested I read "The Beck Diet Solution" by Judith S. Beck. She also suggested a stress class and/or the Solution for Weight Management class at Kaiser. I am seeing her again on the 29th. I go back to Richmond on the 25th - hopefully I will get a fill but I am not counting on it.

I absolutely can't do soft tortillas either - doesn't matter if they are flour or wheat - it is their consistency. I made a mini taco salad the other night - 1/4 c ground beef, 1/4 c cheddar cheese, salsa, a dab of sour cream and about 6 tortilla chips. It was yummy and went down fine. I know that is too many tortilla chips. I am making lasagna tomorrow for a friend from work and his girlfriend. He is going to seal any cracks on my RV roof for me and in return I am going to feed them. I will have a tiny piece. I make it with cottage cheese instead of ricotta and also use ground beef. They know I have a lapband so it won't be a big deal if I eat a mini piece.

Donna- I have my appointment at Elk Grove Kaiser with Paula R. Smith Phd. It isn't the same lady who led my mindful eating class a few years. I found her by googling her name with Phd. It was fun to see you guys at lunch today. I wish I was going to the fill party in Pinole on the 25th. I am not sure if I have a group meeting in Richmond on the 25th or if it is just me. Being in a group would take the pressure off of me.

Good Morning - Ok so far we have Donna, Tina, Nicole, Pam, Heather, and maybe Christine today at BJs in Natomas at 12. I'm ok with Donna's friends sitting with us. Donna - it is up to you. Let us know so we can get the right sized table.

Where are you located? When I started in May of 08 I was 285 at 5'8" - which was a BMI of 43. In Northern California you need a BMI of 40 with no co-morbidities or 35 with co-morbidities. I believe they have different rules in Southern California.

BJs in Natomas at 12 works for me. Is it just the three of us? If someone else is planning on coming please let us know so we can get a big enough table. I am in need of some lapband support. I tried fried chicken for dinner - without the skin and my brain wanted more than my pouch could hold - could have been the bite of french bread too - but I think pretty much all of it came back up.

Has it been decided where we are meeting tomorrow and what time? I vote for 12 for the time. I don't really care where.

I am right there with you. I almost PBd on banana this morning - now how is that possible. Well, I apparently didn't chew well enough and ate it too fast and I ate the whole banana. I am hoping to get a hold of my head hunger as I am on an emotional roller coaster and I want to get off. :thumbup: Who else besides me is going on Thursday for lunch?

Thursday works for me - what time are we planning on meeting? I have to pick my daughter up in Elk Grove at 3:30. Where? I thought I wasn't having problems PBing and lo and behold I had a problem today at lunch. I had half a piece of whole wheat flat out bread and a thin piece of deli turkey with mustard. Everything was going fine and then I had about two bites left and got that awful feeling that something was going to come back up. Maybe I was just full, but I think it was the flat out bread. No more of that for me.

I agree - you can't really stop the hair from falling out. I tried Biotin for a couple of months and it didn't make a difference. I get enough protein. My hair loss has finally slowed down and I'm not bald so there is hope. I did have my hair cut in long layers and I blow dry it now to make it look fuller. I am also having problems with head hunger - must be contagious. I work for the state and we already have 2 furlough days - we can save them if we want and use them by 2012. I have been using mine - since I have the pay cut I use them to do things at school or with my kids. Hopefully we won't get the additional pay cut - I try not to read anything about it as it stresses me out and I don't have control over it. Can't wait to meet with the counselor next week.

Where is the new binder? I just checked and it is the same one that was updated 11/08. I got on the scale and was up a pound today - egads. And I went to Curves yesterday. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to eat at all - it would be easier.

where are you gals posting these pictures? I want to see. I will find one of me from a year ago and post it - just need to know where to post it. Pam

ok. I will listen for your call.

I live in Elk Grove. My area code is 916.

I'll take the exercise bike if it is still available. Maybe that will help - I can ride it while watching TV. Pam 505-1454

Riley- I took your advice and called Kaiser yesterday afternoon to see about an appointment with a counselor to get a grip on my emotional eating and frustration with food. I went to a Quicktrack appointment this morning at the Elk Grove Kaiser where there were 12 of us who filled out paperwork/questionnairs and then a psychologist talked to us in a group and then we individually saw doctors. Luckily I was #2 so the whole thing took an hour. I talked to a woman who can't prescribe medication, but I can't remember if she was a licensed therapist or what she was. We talked for about 1/2 hour and she said they have a psychologist who specializes in food issues and it is near and dear to her heart. So now I am going to see her on June 16. Hopefully this will get me out of my funk.

Ok I just caught up with the weekend posts - I typically avoid the computer on the weekends after being on it all week at work. Monthly fills? That must be new - I had my first fill at 6 wks post op, my 2nd fill at 5 mths post op and I have my 3rd appt 10 mths post op - assuming I will get a fill at my appointment on the 25th. I started out with 0 ccs and received 4 ccs at my first fill and 2 cc at my second fill. Yes, I had problems after my second fill with pbing but it got better. I still feel restriction now depending on what I eat. I also forget to chew good sometimes - old habits die hard. I am thinking maybe I need to get counseling to try to fight this head hunger I have. But not sure what I would say I need counseling for when I call Kaiser. Any suggestions?

Yes, that is pretty common to be tighter in the morning. I have read that some people drink something warm in the morning and it helps.

Good Morning - I just checked online Kaiser and my appointment on June 25 is at Richmond - 2:30 with the dietician and 3:30 with Dr. Im. So I will be missing your party in Pinole. Robin must be going back to Richmond after your group meeting. I don't know if mine is a group meeting - don't think so that late in the day. I tried to get an earlier in the day appointment so I could miss rush hour traffic on the way home, but they didn't have any earlier appointments. I started logging my food again yesterday. Time to get serious. I will bring it with me in case Robin asks. I am so tired today as we went to the Lion King last night downtown - didn't get home until 11 pm and I am usually in bed by 9:30 - 5:30 am came way too soon this morning and I still have my scratchy throat - not sure if I am trying to get a cold or if it is allergies.

Good Afternoon Ladies - Wow - I just read over 11 pages of posts to get caught up. - I was camping over the long weekend and then on a field trip all day on the 26th. I am finally caught up at work from being gone - funny how no one does my work while I am gone. :thumbup: I too live in Elk Grove. I have an appointment with Dr. Im and Robin in the afternoon on June 25 - I need to check my reminder card because I believe it is in Richmond. If I read right aren't some of you seeing Dr. Baggs and Robin in Pinole the same day? Glad to see some new friends have joined us. Pam

I won't be able to make it this Saturday - the kids and I are going camping for the long weekend. Has anyone heard from Reggie? I finally went to your You Tube site Christine - your daughter is adorable. It sure seemed like he was digging around on your fill - maybe I will pay closer attention to my next fill.