i went to my pre surgery appt yesterday and im kinda scared now. it is an outpatient surgery and i heard it is painful. (i figured it would be,lol) He gave me a script for percocets and keflex to get filled before my surgery and to bring it with me. They said to get a few mens white hanes t shirts to put on under the binder for comfort... OH THE BINDER.....i have to wear it 24 hours a day for 3 weeks and then 12 hours a day for 3 weeks. thats the part i dont like to hear. i bet it sux??? i dont like to feel "restrained" lol... also said to wear sweatpants or something to the surgery so i can put them on after surgery. Told me to get maxipads instead of gauze pads..they are cheaper and absorb more, also some tape to hold them in place. Ill have 2 JP drains for several weeks. Also to up the protein during that time for healing. he tried to talk me into paying the 2500.00 for the "tummy tuck" but i told him i just dont have it. he said i will be disappointed with the results as its not cosmetic and that it wont do anything for the fat above the belly button. the bottom pouch off of my body and ill be happy with that. My surgery is 2 weeks from today. friday Feb 9th at 11.45. I have to be there at 9.45am. Ill get before pics, after and during pics for all of you that want them. love you all!! Kim

Yes, 19 lbs since Dec. 29th. I was intaking a HUGE amount of crap up until that day. (I blogged about it in my journal on here on Jan. 1.) I was really hurting myself inside and out. I'm positive at least 10 lbs of that was my system riding itself of water weight and toxins. I know I may be overboard right now, but I'm so determined not to have ruined this. I was sure for the last few months of the year that I had destroyed my pouch and my chance of being a normal weight. I quit all simple carbs again, no more pasta, bread, flour, sugar, etc. All my carbs right now are in fruits or veggies. I haven't managed to get in more than 800 cals in a day yet this month, most days are around 500, and I know that's low but it's so hard to make myself eat any more than that knowing how far off track I was and how badly I want to get this weight back off and then some. I mostly eat salads with lettuce, cukes, onion, and maybe a little chopped up chicken for lunch or dinner. I'm only getting in about 3 ozs of meat on a good day. Some days I'll eat an egg for breakfast. I eat green apples or a banana once in a while, probably 3 times a week. I'm using Smooth Move tea to help keep my system regular. (One cup a day.) I know I need to work on upping my intake a bit. Everything I put in my mouth now I worry over.

Wow, way to go Tammy! I slowed my pace down on the treadmill today, my thighs are sore from that stupid lateral thigh trainer yesterday. I did: 40:00 mins treadmill at varying speeds 1.84 miles 76 fat cals burned 229 cals burned I found the 8 minutes abs online and am going to try to do it tomorrow. *Note - TRY - I think that will kick my ever loving butt tho!* I haven't called and ordered the Chicometrics DVD yet, plan to do that today or tomorrow. The scale is being kind to me, altho with this sudden drop I full well expect to be stalled for a while now. I'm close to getting in all my water daily, but not quite there yet. My DH is still complaining about my low cal/low fat/low carb way of eating that I started almost a month ago, but if it works... My stats are High weight/surgery weight 269 Lowest post op weight 168 Highest at regain 192 On Dec. 29 '06 I was 190 Today I am 171 Surgeon's goal 163 My first goal 150 My ultimate goal 134

Lori, I'm soooo jealous about Hawaii..... How exciting. It is absolutely FREEZING, here today... it is currently 11 degrees outside & we have a wind chill advisory for tonight into tomorrow. Temps will be 10 to 20 below with the wind chill. BRRRRRRRRRR. Anyway, I think you're doing awesome with your workouts & I'll bet you'll do great on your cruise. My sister just got back from a cruise & she lost 3 lbs. So that's a good thing to look forward to. I've drank really good so far today, 1 20oz coffee & 2 20 oz water w/ crystal light on the go.... Vitamin is done & need to take my calcium. 28 grams of protein so far too.... see how the rest of the day plays out. Not weighing myself until Monday. Take care Tammy

Hey Tammy, Today is up in the air for me. I have a meeting at 2:45 p.m. that I will use my lunch/gym time for (personal) I hope to get to the gym this evening after work, but that is hard to do. We shall see. I will plan to do eliptical trainer at home if I can't get to the gym. I think that may be my best shot for today. It is rainy and cold here in Florida today. The chill is bringing me down for sure. Next week I'll be in Hawaii and may not be able to post my excerise times while on the cruise. However, my mom and I plan to walk the deck everyday together and that will keep me accountable since we will work hard to keep each other accountable. I also plan to use the gym facilities there as well. I'll post tomorrow to let you know how I fare today and what I do tomorrow. I have gotten about 16 oz of liquid so far this morning...finding it hard to get back to drinking 25 oz before I eat anything in the morning. Protein is still too low. I did make it to bed at 10 p.m. last night! Lori 293/183/150