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I actually think that weight has to do with family issues.....overweight people tend to have unresolved issues............usually anger that can't be expressed. I know for me the more weight I lose the mother angry I am getting about stuff..........just realized that the last couple of weeks. I have a pissy attitude about things than the next thing you know I want to cry for no reason...........I guess all those feelings pushed down with food are getting all cleaned out of my system. I am getting angry at stuff I would have ignored before. I am tired of getting dumped on or people just assuming they can get me to do things for them with guilt trips..........I am thinking I must have let this stuff slide before otherwise why are people just assuming I will do what they want without asking me first?? Ok my daughter is home and my house which was clean last night is torn up. I am trying to get her to clean up her messes............I guess I will have to supervise since she can listen to instructions.

I will check my card too. But so far I think I am ok with my bank............

Yea I learned to take care of myself too and I am glad. My sister is married now but has a hard time working full time since she is not used to it. She moves around from job to job. ............her husband makes good money so he doesn't care. But I call her flighty since she is never content to stay in one spot for very long. Yea my mom is an approval seeker. I don't care about my uncle he is radical like my mom. I know where he is coming from and I told her I don't care what he says. My uncle is very old school he was also against my sister getting lasik on her eyes that is is just him...........but my mom always wants people to approve of her and her family so she talks to much. this is typical for my mom just a different situation. I told Dr. Baggs about her before surgery and he laughed and said he would explain things to her.......she thought I was getting a removable device installed through the mouth!! LOL. He laughed and said he would explain it ot her for me!!

My mom has been driving me crazy asking how much I have lost.........I think she thought it would be faster and she is trying to sign me up for this diet program in september. I keep telling her no I am already doing a program and I trust the surgeon. She got upset with me last night and told me I never listen to anything she says................she is on this really strict vegan thing and even though she is think she is still lumpy if you know what I mean. She constantly puts Kaiser and Robin down and keeps talking about how to many protiens is not healthy and meat eating will kill ya. She told me if I eat meat I will die of cancer even it I taste it ladies!! So you get the idea of how radical she is in her thinking!! Granted I don't like meat but she is driving me crazy with her trying to know more than the bariatrics program and trying to tell me they don't know what they are doing. Her brother who is a doctor has said from day one he doesn't like the band and that it doesn't work.........he has patients who didn't do well with it.........and so she is always worried what is is gonna say about my weight loss so far. She also was talking to a doctor friend of hers last weekend and he told her I should have just lost it on my own............seriously she worries so much about what other people think and is driving me loony right now. Minding her own business would be appreciated !! :-) I think she doesn't like slow weight lose is a success cause she is driving me crazy thiw weekend.

What is funny is that my sister doesn't like anyone getting more attention than her even thought we all know it wasn't fair how we grew up. Even now she is upset cause my daughter is closer to my parents than her two boys. I like in sacramento close to my parents and she lives in denver colorado?? Family dynamics are weird. She told me that she didn't like being the golden child cause there were to much expectations on her. But she sure did eat up all the attention and in my family money she got. My brother and both had to work for everything she never had to work my mom got her a credit card that my parents paid off every month for her. My sister never had to get a job but I started to work in 8th grade and worked at some job all the way through until now!! LOL. My sister just doesn't get it.............even as an adult she doesn't get it. But she is no longer the goldern child anymore............except she is skinny which in our house almost guarentees you will be a favorite..........she is having a hard time with no being my parents favorite right now.

Well the one good things about us girls who carry the weight in our lower half is that we don't usually have to lose the whole 10%!! But I am having a hard time finding other postive things about being bottom heavy!! LOL. I have been eating watermelon alot this weekend. In fact I have no more and want some...........1 cup is like 15 calories...........I know it is a slider but I had it for dinner last night and didn't get to hungry later. Who knows.............

Ah I will be in portland that weekend Riley!! Crazy weekend Nicole.........get some sleep today!! IN my family my sister was always the favorite!! She is 5'1 and skinny as a rail, had two kids and still a tiny thing............LOL. But I get what your saying........my sister has always been the center of attention in our family........my brother and I call her the "golden child" since she never broke rules and was my parents favorite........my brother and I ............well we had no idea there were any rules so in a matter of speaking I guess we broke them all..........

Sounds like everyone is having fun this weekend. Mydaughter is coming home today................excited about that. Ah my aunties i hear so I guess that explains the gaining a pound. I hope in a couple of day I will drop it a couple more. I am doing good with the eating so far this weekend..........

Heather will you be at the meeting saturday? I could just give them to you after.............I would reather you have them than someone I don't know. :-) Or we could meet up sometime this week? Where?? It might give us an excuse to get together for lunch or something!! Yea my new addiction is those reduced fat wheat thins. I so love those and that is a huge change for me. I use to eat a bag of jolly ranchers a week........oh so yummy!! I quite that in December!! I still think I would like to eat them but I don't buy them cause I will want to eat the whole bag. The soda thing I am pretty down with. I don't like the syrupy taste anymore............I threw up on a sip of 7-up and I am not tempted anymore...........I do like Crystal light though........

Hey ladies I am back!!! OMG my company just left. I thought they were leaving at 3pm .........................we have fun but I was hoping to go out to tonight but now I am not sure if I have time to pull anything together.......... I did give them all my unhealthy food to take with them........brownies I didn't get to try and rice casserole which I did try but didn't stay down to well............ Heather gonna check out your pictures. Girl the clothes I have for you are 18's you better come get them QUICK!! I agree with riley Dr. Baggs told me the same thing about the 42BMI and under doing good with the band. He told me the same thing. For me I think the vegetarian thing turned the tables for me. Also I wanted a back out mode if anything went wrong. they can take out the band if it doesn't work out....... Oh and my secret I was a big sweets person and a soda person. I don't eat much sweets and I don't crave them much anymore. IF I do I have a lifesave or two and I am done. Well ok I am done because I don't have any sugar in the house to indulge in and by the time I drive to store I would have talked myself out of it.............but sweets were my thing to and I really don't miss them. Carbs..........I still love carbs. But one day I will conquer my indescreet love affair with carbs.............I crave carbs more than sweets nowdays. Donna I wanted to call you but I am just now available....

Everyone has to lose about 10% regardless of RNY or Lap band..............same diet. Just depends on you if you lose more......

What is your BMI and health issues if you don't mind me asking. That could make a huge difference........

Heather seriously girl you have lost more than me and I really, really want to some pictures girl!! 50 is huge I bet you can totally tell...........what size are you in now??

13 pounds will come off really, really fast Tanifare............I was shocked how fast it came off!! Do what you need to do for you? Talk to people who have had both. Do tons of research. I know for me I wanted time to debate and than I lost the 12 pounds so quick I had to decide way before I thought I did...............

heather that is more than half way there...........give you another month and your gonna be at goal.....

I like the lapband. I sorta wish Dr. BAggs had lead me one way or another though. I like that Dr. Parks does that.................. I never really knew if Dr. Baggs thought I made the right choice. He just told me with my hx and issues either would be fine................I guess I was seeking apprroval.

Heather several times I thought about forgetting the band and just going with the pre op diet..........especially the last week before surgery when I was so nervous. (check old posts) But there is a difference with the band once you get some restriction. The other thing is I don't how long the pre opt diet is suppose to go..........Robin told me it was a quick fix diet and probably won't be a good choice long term.........as in forever. I took it as this is just to get to me to the band and than I have to learn to eat with the band. I still think you should get the band Heather but only you know. It does help ladies out there not banded.......it makes a difference.

They haven't given up the seniority list. It is a big mystery still. On our end I think they are still sorting through the details and trying to figure out who fits where............... Dr. Baggs just explained both surgeries to me. told him I was leaning towards lap band and he showed me the stats on both. But seriously I was frustrated cause he won't tell me what he thought was the best one for me. LOL. He did say that with my BMI of 41 that lap band seemed to work best on BMI 42 or below but he also stated that was a stat and depended on the person and the how they used the band. He did tell me that being vegetarian he would have concerns about the malasorbation part of the RNY. But he seriously won't lean one way or another with me. I tried to get his professional opinion but well ...............I chose the lap band on my own as you probably figured out!! My weight also is all over the place too. LOL Today I was having a hard time with protien. Breakfast and lunch I gave up by 2pm and just ate frozen yogurt which is bad I know but I think my band needed a rest today..............I am doing liquid protien tonight. Some days I just can't eat the protien without it coming back up...............my band is moody today!! I am afraid to see the calorie damage today with that frozen yogurt. I figured it was better than ice cream......

Oh I had to lose 12 to get surgery..............

You know that is typical for kaiser and for Dr. Parks. I am not surprized at all. I waa confused after orientation too. I didn't decide for a month. It makes it hard when you feel like the doctor is not pro lap band for you. Dr. Baggs was open either way but I still got the idea he liked RNY better..........I asked him to pick for me and he said no he really wanted me to pick myself and told me to take my time and research it. I think Liz tried to schedule me for RNY twice though...............I would have like the quick weight lose of RNY but I just couldn't re route my stomach I didn't think it was right........what is later it wasn't a fit and than it was too late............they can't reattach your stomcah......... Anyway I think alot of us were conufused after orientation.

What are you up to tomorrow Donna? I have friends over in the morning but later int he afternoon we could do something..............

I am up a pound today and I was under 1000 yesterday. I didn't feel like eating............how crazy is that? I am gonna make sure I get at least 1000 in today and maybe I can lose that pound and maybe another one to get to 210 by Thursday......I wouldn't complian about 208 either!! LOL.

7 is about right. Sometimes the traffic is awful sometimes you breeze though. The thing is Kaiser is really good about taking you early if you get their early and the person you have the appointment with is there. Also be ready for cancelations and they wlil give you a couple of appointments in one day........

Heather you have lost alot of weight!! WOW!!

That might be a good thing Heather!! Unless of course you go down throughout the day............. I always am 2 pounds more at night than back down or a bit lower in the morning............. Yea I heard you guys got some positions restored. Where did you get the list? I want to see the list for our department.............