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frogger528
on 1/26/09 10:09 pm
Topic: RE: Seraquel and Lap Band
Thanks for your response. I was just concerned about the restriction that the band gives that the pill won't get stuck going down. I know some bandsters have problems with pills. Thanks again.

Frogger
Corgi Mom !.
on 1/26/09 9:49 pm - sunny, FL
Topic: RE: Seraquel and Lap Band
I don't know for sure but I can tell you I had the RNY and I take Seroquel with no problem so I can't imagine the band would be any different.
Corgi Mom
RNY
3/16/05
287/129  bmi 20.2 height  5'7"
Loss is good Maintanance is GREAT
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly
Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 1/26/09 9:04 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful..

To be alive..

For the air I breathe although it is cold today..

For the heat in my apartment..

For a car to drive to work in during this cold weather..

For a warm leather jacket..
Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
frogger528
on 1/26/09 12:05 pm
Topic: Seraquel and Lap Band
Hi,

I'm pretty new to all of this and am considering having Lap Band surgery. I was wondering if Seraquel is okay to continue to take after having this surgery. Any information would be great.

Thanks,
Frogger
RHONDA FROM KY
on 1/26/09 1:06 am - ALEXANDRIA, KY
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT TIME
01/26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Personal freedom is mine for the taking.  No matter how close are the ties of love and concern that bind me to my family and friends, I must always remember that I am an individual, free to be myself and live my own life in serenity and joy.  The key word in this realization is PERSONAL.
For I CAN free myself from many involvements that SEEM necessary.  Through The Program, I am learning to develop my own personality.  AM I REINFORCING MY PERSONAL FREEDOM BY LEAVING OTHERS FREE TO CONTROL THEIR ACTIONS AND DESTINIES?

TODAY I PRAY
May I find personal freedom, by reevaluating associations, establishing new priorities, gaining respect for my own personhood.  May I give others equal room to find their own kinds of personal freedoms.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Take the liberty; it's yours.


http://www.cleanandsobernotdead.com/



http://www.aagrapevine.org/da/storyoday.php



Now whether withdrawn on a mountain,
or retired in a city, the essential
thing is the long maturation.
For this, it is good to keep
the examples of the old masters in mind,
or we will be pulled back into
the dust and delusion of the world.

- Torei (1721-1792)

A day at a time is the most commonly heard expression around the programs.  It's also the one newcomers often don't comprehend, and think stupid, believing it to be all too self-apparent.  A day at a time is indeed obvious, but it is also an art and science of being.  As people in recovery, we have lost touch with this very basic art possessed by all forms of life.  As human beings, it is our lot to have to struggle to regain this lost paradise, this lost Eden that is our collective real estate.  Ultimately, entering any sort of heaven can only mean entering this very day, this very moment that we always find ourselves in.  ---from The Zen of Recovery by Mel Ash (page 147)

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.  ~Ursula K. LeGuin

Patricia R.
on 1/25/09 9:10 pm - Perry, MI
Topic: RE: depressed now :(

If you are not in therapy, I highly suggest it.  You may need a psych eval for meds, if that is not already done. 

As for getting moving, take baby steps and reward yourself in healthy ways.  Set goals for the treadmill, like 10 minutes in the morning, and 10 in the evening for a few days.  After you do your 10 minutes, take a bubble bath and luxuriate in that.  Make a list of things you can do to pamper yourself, and do one after you do the treadmill.  Buy yourself some scented lotions at Bath and Body Works and use them.  Listen to soothing music, like Vivaldi's Four Seasons, or Pachelbel's Canon.  Buy yourself some DVDs on sale, and watch them.  Comedy is what I recommend, like "There's Something About Mary."

Therapy and meds are what helps me get to where I am motivated to work on myself.  Then, I do the pampering to maintain my stability.

Hugs,
Trish

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
96179

Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 1/25/09 9:08 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..
Good Monday Morning..

Today I am grateful..

That I made back from San Antonio without getting a ticket..

That Debra and I were not hurt,when we had a blow out Saturday, her car was damaged but we were okay.. Donations to the Ramon messed my car fund are being accepted.. LOL

For true colors..

That we got to spend some quality time with Yvonne.. It has been too long girl..

That I am alcohol-free..
Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
marieh
on 1/25/09 7:00 pm - So. Easton, MA
Topic: RE: depressed now :(
I know it's tough, Olivia. I'm in the same kind of non-motivational episode. I *used* to be a gym rat, but now I don't seem to want to move much. Well that's not true for either of us. We WANT to get up and get moving and walk or lift weights or whatever, but we feel trapped almost. I thnk if we just DID IT...just force yourself to walk even 30 minutes to start, it'll be enough to get things moving for us. It's never easy to pull yourself out of a rut, but sometimes it's necessary.

Marie


 

        
Olivia L.
on 1/25/09 11:58 am
Topic: depressed now :(
 so i have not left my house since thursday. I have literally been on my couch for 3 days straight. only getting up to go to the kitchen or to the bathroom. I really think this is a new low for me. I dont want to think i am depressed but theres no other way to describe how i feel. Plus knowing that i have to wait at LEAST another 18 months before i can be even considered for surgery, really bums me out. PLus my mother keeps saying when are you gonna start getting in shape for the wedding! (I am a bridesmaid in my dad's wedding in march) I look like a 400lb sack of potatoes in my dress and it gives me anxiety everyday. I want to get on the treadmill and eat right but i have zero motivation to do so. I guess it's because im so lonely.  I guess i would like some ideas of how to motivate my self and get out of this funk i'm in!

 xoxo Olivia   
HW: 428 August 2009
CW: 220 June2012
GW:175 September 2012?!





RHONDA FROM KY
on 1/24/09 5:59 am, edited 1/24/09 6:14 am - ALEXANDRIA, KY
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
01-24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY

Among the many gifts that we are offered in The Program is the gift of freedom.  Paradoxically, however, the gift of freedom is not without a price-tag; freedom can only be achieved by paying the price called ACCEPTANCE.  Similarly, if we can surrender to God's guidance, it will cost us our self-will, that "commodity" so precious to those of us who have always thought we could and should run the show.  IS MY FREEDOM TODAY WORTH THE PRICE-TAG OF ACCEPTANCE?

TODAY I PRAY
May God teach me acceptance -- the ability to accept the things I cannot change.  God also grant me courage to change those things I can.  God help me to accept the illness of my addiction and give me the courage to change my addictive behavior.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Accept the addiction. 
Change the behavior.


Link to AA online..

http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash

First video -- a little humor to see if you may be an alcoholic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkqjKf2QxNA&feature=PlayList&p=D9D9700762E004BE&playnext=1&index=29

Second video -- Movtivation, Don't Ever Quit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkCFeNeqyHk&feature=related


It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.  ~Ursula K. LeGuin

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