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Virginia McGrath-Weaver M.D.
Dr. Weaver has been great - she has given me so much encouragement and support. I have heard horror stories of other bariatric doctors in my town. Thank God I was referred to her in the first place. I have nothing but praises for her. She will answer all your questions and recommend what she thinks is best for your care. All we have to do is follow the plan we've been given with our new tools.
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  • Comment by so_blessed on 1/22/08 7:23 pm
    You are gonna do great!! You are gonna love your band!!! I will be praying for you for peace and a perfect surgery and recovery!! This surgery is a piece of cake!! You're gonna do GREAT! love, Andrea
  • Comment by judyanne on 1/20/08 6:14 pm
    Wednesday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~JudyAnne~
  • Comment by brickchick on 1/11/08 12:00 pm
    Christy, It was nice to meet you at the support group meeting last night! You are going to go great with your surgery. Dr. Weaver is wonderful. I know it's got to be heard to get away for the meetings but do try to come to them because they are very helpful. Best wishes for your big day!
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Snack List
on April 1, 2008 3:43 pm
Almonds, 1 oz (about 24) with a clementine (tangerine) = 199 cal; 7g pro
Baked chickpeas w/savory seasoning, 1/2 c. = 135 cal; 7g pro
Edamame, 1/2 c. shelled or 1-1/8 c. in pods = 100 cal; 10g pro
Protein coffee (1 scoop body fortress, 1/2 c. 1% milk + coffee) = 151 cal; 28g pro
Protein Smoothie w/ fruit and 1% milk = 216 cal; 28g pro
Cottage cheese, 1/2 c. 2% with fresh fruit & 1/4 c. Kashi = 202 cal; 19g pro
Fage Greek yogurt, 1/2 c. mixed w/ 1/2 c. Cool Whip & fresh fruit = 189 cal; 10g pro
Kashi TLC Crunchy bars = 180 cal; 7gr pro
Wheat Thins whole grain, 11 crackers, with 1 wedge Laughing Cow Light = 125 cal; 3.5g pro
Yoplait Thick and Creamy Light Yogurt = 100 cal.; 5g pro

"Cheap" snacks that don't break the "calorie budget":

Claussen's mini dills = 5 cal.
Jello SF cups = 10 cal. 
Cool Whip (for jello) = 25 cal/2T
SF fudesicles:  40 cal.
Shaved ice w/ Crystal light = freebie ($25 for ice shaver from Walmart)
Green tea = freebie
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Healthy Snacks - wanted to keep these in a safe place.
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Plateau Diet
on March 26, 2008 6:43 pm
Wanted to keep this somewhere safe:

#1 Do for 10 days to break plateau

#2 Drink 2 quarts of water a day

#3 You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all your vitamin
& mineral supplements each day.

#4 You may consume up to 3 oz. of the following high-protein foods,
5 times a day:

* beef,
* pork,
* chicken,
* turkey,
* lamb,
* fish,
* eggs,
* low-fat cheese,
* cottage cheese,
* plain yogurt (or artificially sweetened),
* peanut butter,
* beans/legumes.

#5 You may also have:

* sugar-free popsicles (avoid juice popsicles),
* tea or coffee,
* sugar-free sodas,
* sugar-free Jello,
* broths & bouillons,
* Crystal Lite drinks.

For Vegetables eat from only this list:

Broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, spinach, Brussels sprouts,
Asparagus & Cabbage

For Fruit choose only from this list:
Cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon and strawberries

#6 IF IT IS NOT ON THE LIST YOU MAY NOT HAVE IT!

#7 Keep a food diary and try to get 30 minutes of exercise daily. 

I think I might try this soon.
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Moving Along Very Slowly!
on March 22, 2008 6:23 am
I think I'm down about 22 pounds now. I joined Curves by my work a couple weeks ago. Wouldn't you know it - I joined on a Friday and on Wednesday  we had to close our office due to some crazy person in our colocation. I'm working from the other girl in my office's house. I can't work from home because I live in the country and can't get DSL so I have service through Hughesnet a satellite company and my VPN is so slow. I hope we get a set office soon. I haven't been driving to Curves because gas is so expensive and it's about 13 miles one way to the Curveslocation. I drive an Expedition and the gas is killing me already. I think if I could get back to Curves I'd be doing better. My dad called me this week and told me that my grandmother said I could have her treadmill. I just need to go get it. I haven't gotten it yet because I don't have room in the car for it and my 5 boys. My husband has been out of town all week and just got home last night for the weekend. Hopefully, I can get over there for the treadmill. Maybe that will help. I'm still struggling with food and liquids. I'm really looking for easy, quick healthy food ideas. Please send me any suggestions. I appreciate it. I did get my 2nd fill this week and met some great ladies there. Going to the doctor seems to be a support group in itself. Maybe I should go more often (lol). I hope everyone is doing good and will update soon.
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Doing Pretty Good!
on March 4, 2008 4:01 pm
Ok - so I finally got my 1st fill last Friday after the doctor called and rescheduled. I joined Curves last Thursday through a benefit at work and didn't have to pay a registration fee which is too great. I worked out the 1st time on Friday after my fill. I went on Monday and today. I hope this is the key. I'm feeling restriction and have had some problems getting food in at all. I just don't want my hair to fall out. I'm hoping this is the key and I'm going to start losing faster now. I'll try to update every week or so. Hope you have a good week!
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Need A Fill, Now!
on February 24, 2008 8:37 am

Ok - I had surgery on January 23rd it went pretty well. I'm all healed up and the swelling has gone down. So, now I'm pretty hungry with no saline. I'm getting a fill on the 27th. I'm also going to join Curves on March 1 - they are running a special. I hope this helps because I need more results. I'm getting slightly frustrated. I can eat just about anything right now. I didn't do this surgery for nothing. I'm looking for food ideas - everything is so conflicting and i'm confused. Any Help will be appreciated. Thanks for listening to my complaining. Other than that life is good....Christy

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My Story

As far back as I can remember I was always overweight but attractive. As a teenager, I was always busy going to school, working and going out with friends. Always busy and eating on the run.....probably never really hungry. I remember joining TOPS with my grandmother at 17 years old and I weighed 281 pounds. I didn't look like it but I did. I spent the next several years yo-yo dieting. At 27, I gave birth to my 1st child and remember the horror I felt when at the end of the pregnancy I weighed more than 300 pounds. After that I joined weight watchers and lost 30 pounds but guess what I got pregnant again, but I gained another son. After his birth, I did really good with my weight and got down to 250 pounds. I was on my way to good health and was exercising daily. During that time, I was gaining self confidence although having marital problems. My husband and I seperated for a while but decided to give it another try for our two sons and I got pregnant again, all the while on birth control. In 2005, I had another beautiful son. I, again, knowing I needed help with my weight joined weight watchers. I lost down all the baby weight and got down to my average 265 pounds. In fall of 2005, once again wanted to try to lose more weight, so, I spent the hefty expense of joining LA Weight Loss. It was quite expensive so I figured it had to work because it cost so much. Needless to say, I lost a small amount of weight. I was very disappointed with the program but it wasn't long and I realized I was pregnant again. So, August of 2006 I gave birth to my 4th son in 5 years. I now had 4 active little boys I was too tired to properly take care of. I knew I was in serious need of help. I have always been a pretty happy person but now I was fat and tired. Never had so much responsibility been on my shoulders, I continued to work but often in the evenings I'd buy some unhealthy fast food dinner or throw some hot dogs on the stove. My body also now was sagging and I looked like I weighed much more than I did. I knew I was making the weight problems worse and potentially causing problems for my young sons. I have been lucky so far they seem to be slender like their father. Part of the problem is his profession being storm recovery he has been working in New Orleans for the last two years and just recently came home. Everything (my job, the boys, paying all the bills, taking care of 3 dogs, etc.) started getting so overwhelming - I knew I had to have some serious help. I was getting depressed and kept blaming it on post partum depression. Finally, I had the nerve to seek help from a doctor inquiring about WLS. I got a referral on May 25th and made the call on June 5th, I'm in my last stage of pre-op requirements. Tomorrow I'll be attending my second nutrition class. I've have two doctor referral letters and will be submitting a request for insurance approval probably by early next week. It looks like this is going to happen. It's been so fast and I don't know a whole lot about WLS. I've chosen the band because I know I can be successful with the more non invasive surgery. I've had 2 other family members who have chosen the band and have lost lots of weight and look great. I'm getting really excited although I know it's going to be so hard to say goodbye to my one constant in my life...Food and how it seemed to make me feel. I'm hoping to change my relationship with food and make it more like a necessity for health/energy but what I'm looking forward to the most is having the energy to take GOOD care of my Boys!

 


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