smallerj

Morning Tamra, morning ladies...Tamra u are like me up with the chickens. Ok I'm excited about getting my walks in this weekend. Weight myself this morning and I'm down another lbs, by my scales standards. I think I need to make a list of all the things i need to buy before surgery, I want to be super prepared.

NIcole, I'm sure if it's meant to be Mike will get it. I know it's hard not to stress about it. We still have our fingers crossed.

I've had a long week, can't believe how tired I am. I'm going on my walk in the morning, run a couple errands and come back home. Riley have fun shopping...I know I would if I were shopping for a 12.

Oh Tina, I forgot to mention that I ordered the fit flops from VS I got the black ones. I don't have them yet since i refused to pay for extra shipping. What a rip off.

OK I think I better go to bed.....all of a sudden I have a sweet tooth that I'm trying to suffer through.

Maria, don't worry I'm sure you will be there next week....at least now you know where you are.

I'm meeting w/ Liz on Monday and I'm struggling with making sure I'm not over too. So I know how you feel. Cancel the carbs and sugar this weekend, you'll be ready to roll before you know it.

I so don't want a hack job on my tummy cuz I have every intention of flaunting it when I get thin!!! I fully intend to be in a ba-kini as soon as humanly possible - LOL.

Candra I'm like you.....if you hear somebody say "you should have seen what Jes had on...." believe it, don't even try to defend me.

Darn my Dr. said no one is in to weigh me until 8:15...grrrrr!! I wish there was a Kaiser open SAT....maybe there is?

Why don't you just go to Kaiser Richmond? like during your lunch or something? well before you eat :wink:

" If your train's on the wrong track, every station you come to is the wrong station" <----new quote!

I like it!!

ok I'm happy now...got the skinny latte.

Yea Maria, so yes there will be 3 of us, how exciting.

Oh Chica you sound like you are my size, I had to loose 19lbs, I'm at 23 right now. You know they take your orientation weight as the starting point...so don't start dieting yet.

Maria are you at your surgery goal weght yet? I thought I read that a few pages back....

Riley, I am not feeling work today and I have to be here till 6 tonight but it's all good I plan on talking to you all the whole time unless I go get another one of those skinny lattes :wink:

nicole........we beat the record 11 people :sneaky:

Welcome Chica, as you see from my siggi I've been at this for a while but not long enough to give it up. Hopefully I'll have my surgery sometime next month. You've come to the right place these ladies are a wealth of info, so ask away.

Hey there, how's everyone?

So today is likethe 1st day I feel like I can breath, work has been crazy. Sould be smooth for the next month or so.

Reggie, girl thanks for the invite i can get to meet you. I don't mind bringing something or even chipping in so let me know.

Candra, congrats congrats you are on your way. What are your dates again? i'm gonna try ans schedule aroud the times you are going (work permitting) I go on Monday.I don't feel so bad. I weighed myself last night after eating with clothes and I'm still down so that's good. So what did you wear? sundress?

Tamra, I saw your question about coffee and I just decide give it up.....it was hard though I mean I went through withdrawals. My kitchen counter looked like starbucks. If it has to do with coffee I have it. I enjoy making it every morning plus I have a long cummute and need it. I've finally found a decafe that I think is tolorable (Peet's Major D's decafe) and I use sugar free cream. I find that I don't drink as much and it doesn't give me that quick high but that's ok. The main thing is that I do think the caffene produces hunger pangs so it had to go.

So it's almost Friday, does everyone have plans for the weekend? I've got a 3 day-er since I go see Liz on Monday.

ok back from my meeting just in time to go home.

The decafe skinny latte is off the hook!! thank you, I so needed that treat.

Ok so tonight is our big party for my son, Candra I'll be checking back in before I go to bed on what happend today. I don't know why I'm getting nervous.

skinny vanilla latte sounds yummy!! thanks. I'll try the americano next time.

I've been staying out of there since I had to give up caffine.

Oh so did you hear the latest?? probably not. UC has a long list of people who are exempt from the furloughs and of course my dept is not on that list, so Dr's, patient care and faculty don't have to do furloughs now (all the people who already make a ton of money) I'm venting because they just sent an email out basiclly saying sorry we know it's not fair but tough luck. ok, I better get out of here to my meeting type to you all later.

hey there...i'm off to a meeting what can I get from starbucks?

Hi Ladies, I'm taking a break from my do do list.....So we decided to have an impromptu going away party for my son tomorrow evening. I'm making beef, chicken & shrimp fajitas. so I've been chopping since I got home. I am so tired.

Candra good luck tomorrow be sure to post all the details for me

ok back to work....my house is a mess.

oh I forgot to tell you all that I emailed Dr Park last week to tell her about me getting to goal and she sent me a nice reply and said she can't wait to see me. I thought that was nice.

good evening ladies....wow 3 pages

Tina are you with the county or state? You know what's a trip is that as soon as the public sees some crazy person harm a kid or even worse it's all over the news and people are in shock that those things happen. Everyone sits around scratching their heads wondering what happened instead of pointing to the system and all the cutbacks they do. I mean we just voted to make sure that chickens are taken care of but we can't keep our kids safe???? Such a F'ing joke. sorry about my rant.

Hey Donna, thanks for thinking of me. I'm a little worried about all my eating mess up these last few days. Plus Aunt Mary is visiting, my son is going away to college on Thursday so I'm a little stressed and irritable.

Candra how are you doing? Are you all ready for you appt? Wednesday right? I thought about texting you today I walked the bridge. As it turned out my son came with me so we went for a farewell appetizer at Dead Fish... more bad food. ugh!:smile2:

Wow Riley I like that...piggin out once in a while kind of makes sense. I wold never have thought of it like that but I notice as soon as I make a change I start loosing again.

I went ahead and took the sketchers back, yea Nicole I'm glad I did. They had some cute new Mary Janes but I refrained. I went to Macys and tried on the fit flops I think I'd like those better.

Honestly Tamra I did my own thing, I was having slow results with the binder and felt like I needed a kick start. (no Carbs) I'm doing the book some now that I got to goal, but really I get greedy as soon as I have carbs.

Morning all... It's bridge walk time. I think I'm taking the sketchers back b4 my 30 days are up. I've only worn them once and I'm just not feeling them. I think I want the fit flops plus they are like half the price.

Hope everyone has a nice saturday.

Tamra, no worries those 30 lbs will go quick, you wait. You'll find what combo of eating habits work for you and you will be well on your way. I can't believe I've lost 23 lbs I mean one day I'm like WOW!

Hey there ladies.... finally friday! What a week.

oh, when I talked to Sara she asked me when I wanted to have surgery and because of work I said early Sept. So she said have your labs next week meaning this week. Anyway, a EKG is only a 5 second test so I'm sure I can do it again whenever.

Wow Maria we are on a roll....3 people on deck

Morning all,

Im trying to scan through the posts...Last night we had a big family gatering for my cousin who is going to Iraq. I did pretty good very small protions of the food, a sliver of cake and only 1 mojito!! it was good though. :crying:

Tina I'm glad you are getting a handle on keeping food down. Be sure to focus on the postitive and try not to stress.. I know easier said than done.

Candra, within a month? hmm I have to wait til Sept. Make sure you take good notes so I can know what to expect at my appt on Monday.

Niclole what kind of work does Mike do? Take a look at our website UCSF Careers

We have a campus in Sac though the majority is in SF. But anything listed they are hiring for. Exceptional benefits and decent pay. If you need any inside scoop on a department let me know.

ok, better get back to work.

Have a nice day everyone.

Congrats Tamra, I'm glad you liked Fisher. I have another friend that has him for her RNY and she like him just fine too. Take everyone advice and cut back on the carbs to give you the jumpstart you need. I know it helped me. I had started following the binder diet but I found myself cheating more. Once I cut the carbs & sugar I didn't have the strong cravings.

Good luck, you'll be fine.

hey there everyone, just checking in, late lunch.< /p>

Candra did you get an appt w/ Liz yet? I had to quickly scan through the emails. I know you didi your labs.

Tamra you are on your way, yea! oh it's about 2pm so litterally :biggrin: and yes I followed Candra's no carb thing and my last few pounds just came off.

ok I may have missed it but what is sliming? sounds like something I may not want to experience.

Tina, how you doing? I'm thinking alot of this has got to be stress related. You've got a lot on your plate right now. Try listening to your relaxation tapes while you go for a walk or something. At least take some time for yourself.