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update on me :) - it's been FOREVER since I've been here, but I realized I had a message or two waiting, so thought I'd better check in. So, in total, I'm down 175 lbs...100 pre-surgery and 75 sinc...

Two weeks down, rest of my life to go! - This just all seems surreal still. The steri-strips finally came off today, and I'm down 18 lbs in two weeks. Thankfully, that loss has slowed down - it scared the day lights ou...

Here we go! - tomorrow at noon I get my sleeve!  Been waiting since Feb 24, 2012, and it's finally here! lost 95 lbs on my own in 19 months, let's see how well I do with some help!   ...

pre-op diet started today! - we're pretty fortunate - our preop diet isn't all liquids - it's real food, tailored to our personal preferences and needs - high protein, low calorie and low carb. but that...

Got my date! - July 18th! I'm already on the losers' bench, but I'll be needing less room soon!

another step closer! - got a call from the dietician's office asking if I could come in early (orig appt was May 13) because of a cancellation. She recognized my name from the courses I took with her ...

one step closer! - after waiting for just over a year, I finally have my consult, mental health assessment & dietician apots booked!

Orientation in 2 wks - Got my orientation date -march 13! Orientation is where I meet the support staff who decide when I get referred to the surgeon. Usually takes ~6 mos, I understand, but having al...

How much exercise is the right amount? New study: - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/why-four-workouts-a-week-may-be-better-than-six/?smid=tw-share Thought this was interesting, especially the changes in caloric expenditu...

yet another "I'm still alive" post! - I really should participate more to avoid these posts, but it does get depressing watching so many people get their surgery before me so, I still haven't seen the surgeon, but ...

update on my angry post - well, it looks like they're not cancelling all funding for the bariatric program - right now they're trying to convince the powers that be to fully fund double the number of surger...

so ANGRY!!! -  so, as y'all know, I'm waiting for my initial consult - there's not many surgeons here that do bariatrics, and lots ahead of me on the wait list. So, I've been doing my best to pr...

who certifies your nutritionist? -  given some of the 'interesting' and highly conflicting advice I see here (and elsewhere on the net) coming from "nutritionists", I thought it might be interesting to see if anyone...

question re bicycles -  I'm toying with the idea of getting a bike, if not now, at some point during the weight loss process (still not sure how it will agree with my knees) most bikes, it would seem,...

I should have known better! -  so, I mentioned a while ago that I didn't want to tell 3 of my friends about the WLS because I didn't think they'd be supportive, based on stuff they'd said in the past (they're a...

a funny and slightly annoying NSV -  last year (I think) I bought a pair of jeans in a light colour (avenue denim light or something like that - a bit of stretch). Bought them for a change from my usual dark wash jea...

OMG! "find a surgeon ad" is driving me b -  How the hell do I get it to go away? No, I do NOT need help finding a frigging surgeon!

I'm still alive -  haven't been very active on OH lately - its too frustrating seeing all the Americans getting their VSGs so quickly when I still haven't had a consult :-( still plugging away at...

sillyish WLS fantasies -  is it so terrible to have silly, vain fantasies about people's reaction to WLS? here's my big one...where I work, we have this weird situation where half of our staff have left...

I'm still alive -  haven't posted in a while - it was getting discouraging seeing all the posts about having surgery when I'm still so far away from a consult! still plugging away at the diet and...

eat all the things! -  ugh. I mostly have a handle on other emotional eating issues - either by coming up with things to keep my hands busy when I want to eat out of boredom, or in times of high emot...

couple of NSVs and a SV -  first the SV - I started recording and counting just after Christmas - lost 22 lbs so far. Not amazing, but I'm pre-op and eating a fairly high calorie diet still (2200 per day). ...

found Mio locally! -  last week at Nooshin's class I mentioned a shot of Mio "water enhancer" made it easier to get in lots of fluids...but that I'd only seen it in the US... not anymore! Found some...

medic alert bracelets/tags? -  I know it is recommended that RNY patients wear a medical alert bracelet or tag but what about sleevers? I don't think it would be as necessary since a scope can still enter our i...

met Nooshin tonight! -  had my first Winning at Losing session tonight.  I like her - she seems very patient! I really like the fact that she's academic as well as clinical...I have a PhD bias! (in fa...