AudsMom

are there any other appts? I just resent it..

Yea it is going to be crazy but they wanted me to come 12/31 so im happy with xmas eve instead lol. I think new years will be worse.. How weird i sent you a ton of recipes in fact. No trick, infact because im so mad at the plateu i had a talk with my trainer, and he said to start doing measurements, and last week i started Kaisers Healthy Ways program. I want to be down 50lbs by surgery day.. I started size 22/24 now im 18.. muffin top with16s! Did they schedule your next appt at your surgeon appt? I hope its not another month out.. its just annoying wiaint soo long, did give me time to change my mind 10 times though lol.

Well as you can see I am down 33 lbs thats since Nov4. And I have been on a plateu for about TWO WEEKS:( Almsot three, its pathetic. But yes i have a trainer, work my ass off lol, and stick to the diet, and i always have this spinach thing for bfast. Are you getting bypass or band?

Well she was kinda offended... Which she shouldn't be we are like all there for it.. But she was weird about it, then said if anyone did she couldn't say do to privacy etc.. but that NO she didn't... BTW follow the 1200 cal and you should loose the 15 in 2 weeks:) I believe in you:D Did the surgeon allow you to bring the hubby? Mine has many questions..

I think we were in the same class.. was the nutrition lady stressed out and talking fast?? What else..was it a small class? like 50 people.. Did someone ask the Nutrition lady if she had the surgery??? I cant remember anything else..

Riley.. what orientation were u in the Nov 4th one???

Yup motivation is key in everything. I finally have my husband on board. He was being a major sabotage, but i told him turkey burgers and egg beaters, and yogurt etc are for a lifetime, so get used to it. He complained for a month or so. Now he is over it:D I go to the gym 4 times a week. I also have a trainer, that REALLY helps with motivation!! Highly recommend that! I also just signed up for a college class that is aerobics, so that should help too:D BTW i am not yet banded. I am trying to change lifestyles now, not later. So when i do get banded it will be closer to a routine.:biggrin:

Yes sorry:)

Where do yo live? Have you asked your dr if its safe to take with the band? If you live in Sacto I wouldnt mind working out with you. And we could keep each other motivated. All i talk about when it comes to food is "how many calories is in that" yeah its annoying but this is the rest of my life, i am sure eventually i will know:)

That is great to know! I only have my psych appt next week, but i hope since i am already 15% down that will help me.. THANKS!

Thank you for all the responses, I still am looking at getting the Lap band, I want a lifetime of weight loss. But i have been out of control for so long that my dr put me on Phentermine for 11 weeks. He said no more then that. It hasn't given me the energy everyone talks about, maybe insomnia lol, but just dry mouth and sweaty palms, no high blood pressure yet. I just need it to curve the appetite. I now can actually eat a real serving and be satisfied. I am hoping this will help me into the band easily. I have been workin my a$$ off since orientation, and it has showed, but slowly i stoped loosing and my munchies were getting worse then ever, plus im doing the healthy ways class. I hope one day to be able to say I have kept my weight off for 10 yrs:) That is my ultimate goal and we will all get there!

I AM SO MAD at kaiser right this moment. You know i am on their steps plan, and every time i senda payment they put it on my daughters acct not mine, so i called today to get my online access and it said i was terminated like seriously! So now im dealing with them:( Sorry just had to vent. I am so glad i called today instead of next week at my appt! You think their billing would know what acct is due, instead my daughters acct has a positve. OMG i just found out my daughters acct you know the $5.00 plan had a 500 credit sitting on it, and they are asking why im not paying my bill!!! oh my gosh. Ok onto the positive. I am hoping since i am already down 30+lbs with the 1200 cal diet that it will be an easy process after next wed. I am also taking helathy ways thru kaiser so i hope they see that and dont make me do the nutriton class since i am doing one currently.

yeah at my orientation they had a piece of paper that we put our requests for days on. And they came back with our appt at the end. the appts ranged from one month to 3 months. They only have their calendar open so far..

I went to orientation Nov 4. At orientation they gave me Dec 31, and i called and they put me on Jan 8 but never took me off of Dec 31 lol. So i had 2 so when i called today, I canceled both and took, next week! Good luck, this is one very exciting journey!:thumbup:

Call kaiser in teh Am and ask for any canceled appts, i canceled 2 today, cause there were two closer! So call;)

Snowwhite: How much did you loose before you got the band? I saw that you said you have 20 lbs to go?

Ok First off I am Kaiser.. that makes a difference i hear.. I saw my PCP last week and she did my weight and height stuff and ordered my thryoid blood test. And also did my referral to the surgeon office. Today Bariatrics (spell?) contacted me and set my schedule for the Seminar, which is Nov 4. I guess its a 5 hour meeting.. My question, what happens now??

What a small world! I am a passion party consultant also! Who is your sponsor?

I was wondering how much total weight did you loose before your surgery date?? Edited to add: I know a lot of us new pre op band-sters, are worried about loosing too much, or not enought and what not.. So just wondering what you did. ALL votes are private just so you know:)

Yup not a problem:) I am worried about the home traffic:) Oh well one more week for me:D

It is a scheduled class, and there were people from all sizes there, some were heavier then me some were only 20 lbs away from goal, ( i was like i wish) but you can call the health department at West sacs clinic and ask for information:) I so far love it.. BTW not sure if you saw my update message they gave me your old appt i think, 1/8 but i took it cause 12/31 will almost be impossible to get there and back before my babys daycare would kick her out.. That is just a bad travel day.. Oh well maybe the more weight I loose the more they will see I am dedicated????

Also here you can email me and I will send you the recipe i make for my breakfast, it is very yummy only about 141 cals.. and full of Protein. ndeg21@yahoo.com

I am bummed, I think they just dont like me, I think i got your cancellation lol. Because now I'm Jan 8th. She didn't understand why Dec 31 at 3 would be hard to get to from SAcramento, I am like it is NEW YEARS EVE.. Talk about traffic. Maybe its just not meant to be:(

Yeah I am going to call today, I was being patient. My appt was for the psych.. That was the order they had me do.. Ok Starting weight: 263 Current weight 231 Height 5'5 I have been pretty strict, but i have now hit a Plateu and to be honest it is a very discouraging one. My Trainer said put the scale away, because I am doing a lot of weight training... Every day that i go to the gym. Do you live in Sacramento? I recommend doing Kaisers Healthy Ways program..I started it last monday, they teach us the foods that are good for us, and teach us how to deal with emotional eating, and stress, and all that stuff that contributed. I want to try and get as low as I can before surgery so that its easier on my body..

I am in Carmichael, well Madison and Manzanita and at 5 am it took me 1.5 hrs to get there. Pretty smooth sailing.. just don't walk in with a coffee.. lol. :biggrin: Ok, so I had my PCP referral sometime in the beginning of October.. about a week or so later i looked online at my appts and saw my orientation, then about a week after that got the letter in the mail. So i think it all depends on when you get the referal. My Orientation was on Nov. 4, 2008. I maintained until that day. That weight is the "starting" weight.. My orientation did end around 11:45.. My next appt isnt until Dec 31 which I need to call on because that will not be a fun drive. Well since the orientation i have lost 31.5 lbs. just by doing the calorie reduction and joined Fitness 19 and paid for their trainer, SUPER CHEAP! Membership is 15.00 and trainer is 20.00. If you need anything feel free to contact me:D