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Topic: Criteria for wls
I went to the seminar last week, I filled out the application, and now I just was told I don't meet the criteria and Paula is sending a letter in the mail to explain. My BMI is 39 and i have diabetes that I have to take insulin. Why dont I meet the criteria? Has anybody dealt with this? Thank you I just feel sick to my stomach.
Topic: RE: Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) Patients
Anyway, I'm getting ready to head out to Chicago again; however, I wanted to leave you a little bit of advice. As you know (by my previous post), I went above my scary weight (all the way to 231 lbs). However, when I weighed this morning, I was at 227.8 lbs. Wow, right?! How did it happen? It's all about the water. I started drinking a ton of water and released all the water I was retaining. Now if I can just hold on through this next trip.
Faithy-Bears birthday is on Monday and I'll be in Chicago. It's a little sad but I don't have her on her birthday this year anyway. I do, however, get to celebrate her birthday tomorrow (Sunday). I have her most of the day. We'll go hang out at the movies and do a family dinner. It's probably going to be sucky weather or else we'd probably go out for a bike ride too. She's such an amazing girl -- a fact I tell her all the time. She's brilliant, beautiful, and so funny. You might think that I'm a little bias (and perhaps I am) but these three facts are repeated by anyone who meets her.
Anyway everyone, I'll try to blog while I'm in Chicago (I'm out to take a picture of the front of Wrigley this time and hopefully make it to the art museum). Take care and keep working hard. Remember that the journey is a lifetime so don't beat yourself up over a mistake here and there, just try hard to do better the next time. And if you get too down, listen to the song "Move, Shake, Drop." It always pumps me up.
Sean
Random Blogging
Have you ever been the first one you know to start listening to a band and then have someone you don't really like get into them and it kind of ruins it a bit? Yes, I'm being a little vague but that just happened to me with The Veronicas. I've been listening to them FOREVER but recently the luster was taken off just a little. Oh well, it couldn't last forever.Anyway, I'm getting ready to head out to Chicago again; however, I wanted to leave you a little bit of advice. As you know (by my previous post), I went above my scary weight (all the way to 231 lbs). However, when I weighed this morning, I was at 227.8 lbs. Wow, right?! How did it happen? It's all about the water. I started drinking a ton of water and released all the water I was retaining. Now if I can just hold on through this next trip.
Faithy-Bears birthday is on Monday and I'll be in Chicago. It's a little sad but I don't have her on her birthday this year anyway. I do, however, get to celebrate her birthday tomorrow (Sunday). I have her most of the day. We'll go hang out at the movies and do a family dinner. It's probably going to be sucky weather or else we'd probably go out for a bike ride too. She's such an amazing girl -- a fact I tell her all the time. She's brilliant, beautiful, and so funny. You might think that I'm a little bias (and perhaps I am) but these three facts are repeated by anyone who meets her.
Anyway everyone, I'll try to blog while I'm in Chicago (I'm out to take a picture of the front of Wrigley this time and hopefully make it to the art museum). Take care and keep working hard. Remember that the journey is a lifetime so don't beat yourself up over a mistake here and there, just try hard to do better the next time. And if you get too down, listen to the song "Move, Shake, Drop." It always pumps me up.
Sean
Topic: RE: Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) Patients
I know I'll get back down but it's always frustrating. But I realize that I have to be forever vigilant and always readjust my water and food intake as well as my exercise type and level in order to maintain my goal weight. It's not always easy but I've been on the extreme upper end. I know how I felt then compared to how I feel now. I know how happy I was when I got down to 225 lbs for the first time. It's all worth it and it's worth it to continue working on my diet and exercise to keep myself here.
It's all worth it!!!!!
My trip and weight gain
I just got back from my weeklong business trip to Chicago. I barely have a chance to breathe and I'm out again (Monday morning) headed back to Chi-town. I love Chicago and I love that I get to travel for my job. However, there is one thing I hate. Everytime I travel, I gain weight. Oh I tried really really hard this last trip to eat decent. I think I did a good job. And I walked everywhere so I got a lot of exercise. But yet I'm now up to 231 lbs. 1 lb over my scary weight. Dammit!I know I'll get back down but it's always frustrating. But I realize that I have to be forever vigilant and always readjust my water and food intake as well as my exercise type and level in order to maintain my goal weight. It's not always easy but I've been on the extreme upper end. I know how I felt then compared to how I feel now. I know how happy I was when I got down to 225 lbs for the first time. It's all worth it and it's worth it to continue working on my diet and exercise to keep myself here.
It's all worth it!!!!!
Topic: RE: Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) Patients
I'll get back down to 225 lbs but I have to say that I didn't think it would be so hard to maintain my weight once I got down here. The biggest problem is that I can eat so much more and I can eat anything I want. That means that I need to use all the skills and new eating habits I learned during the weight loss phase and be like all those skinny people I've been around my entire life. I can do it, just need to always stay vigilent. Can't afford to stop paying attention to what I eat, how I exercise and how I control my caloric intake.
Anyway, I'm off to run around Chicago for a bit. I'll try to write more later on in the week.
Sean
Chicago: Weight loss/gain on trips out of town
I love business trips for everything other than weight maintenance. I'm in Chicago, easily the coolest city I've ever been to, and I'm struggling to eat right. Grrrr! I was up to 229 lbs the morning before I left (3/22/09), let's see what I can do over the next three days so on Friday (first morning back) if I can't say I lose (or at least maintained). Wish me luck.I'll get back down to 225 lbs but I have to say that I didn't think it would be so hard to maintain my weight once I got down here. The biggest problem is that I can eat so much more and I can eat anything I want. That means that I need to use all the skills and new eating habits I learned during the weight loss phase and be like all those skinny people I've been around my entire life. I can do it, just need to always stay vigilent. Can't afford to stop paying attention to what I eat, how I exercise and how I control my caloric intake.
Anyway, I'm off to run around Chicago for a bit. I'll try to write more later on in the week.
Sean
Topic: RE: Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) Patients
Oooops, I didn't even see this post til just right now. I would have glady walked you through the process of the ticker. But you would need to get AiM, because that is the only way we could talk for me to walk you through it. But looks like you got it. Good job!
Topic: Maintenance Scheduled for Thursday, March 26th
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Topic: RE: Select Health to Cover WLS
have talked to select health NO one there knows anything about this..... I need to get this done.... Anyone know a doctor that would do it with 50% down?
Topic: RE: Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) Patients
Anyway, so today's update is about stress. I've been MEGA (yes I repeat MEGA) stressed for the entire month of March. Work has been insane. But I'm finally almost at the light at the end of the tunnel. April 6th is the day when I think I'll be through everything with work and my life that has me running non-stop.
What I've noticed is a HUGE tendency to cheat with simple carbs (especially sugar -- candies). Soooo bad. It's almost a subconscious thing. It hasn't hit me too hard (hopefully that's because I've been fighting the good fight and not because it will hit me later) in the weight department. I need to watch the stress eating. Such a bad area for me. Definitely needs work.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be posting from Chicago to let you know how the food and give you some highlights from Chi-town. This is the first of two trips over the next two weeks and in between is my beautiful daughter's birthday.
Enjoy the weather, my friends!! My daughter, Faith, and I will be enjoying our mountain bikes a lot this weekend. She's all psyched to go out. We fixed her bike up last night (brakes needed some tweaking and new pads had to be installed). So if you see us out on the road, try not to hit us but honk and give us a wave.
Sean
Sam's Club / Stress Eating
So today I visited Sam's Club. OMG! I love Sam's Club. 3 boxes of my protein bars (Premier Nutrition - 30 grams of protein each). 15 bars per box for just over $14. Also purchased (for the first time), the EAS protein shakes. 18 count, almost $25. Also found some trail mix that isn't too bad at all -- really just the fat content but I'm not worried about that... especially if I keep it under control (how much of it I eat). I'll take a bunch with me to Chicago next week.Anyway, so today's update is about stress. I've been MEGA (yes I repeat MEGA) stressed for the entire month of March. Work has been insane. But I'm finally almost at the light at the end of the tunnel. April 6th is the day when I think I'll be through everything with work and my life that has me running non-stop.
What I've noticed is a HUGE tendency to cheat with simple carbs (especially sugar -- candies). Soooo bad. It's almost a subconscious thing. It hasn't hit me too hard (hopefully that's because I've been fighting the good fight and not because it will hit me later) in the weight department. I need to watch the stress eating. Such a bad area for me. Definitely needs work.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be posting from Chicago to let you know how the food and give you some highlights from Chi-town. This is the first of two trips over the next two weeks and in between is my beautiful daughter's birthday.
Enjoy the weather, my friends!! My daughter, Faith, and I will be enjoying our mountain bikes a lot this weekend. She's all psyched to go out. We fixed her bike up last night (brakes needed some tweaking and new pads had to be installed). So if you see us out on the road, try not to hit us but honk and give us a wave.
Sean
Topic: RE: Sex After WLS
Okay, so I have a little time to write so I'm going to address this forum. I hope others will open up and share as well. Thank you Julia for sharing yours. The way I look at it is that these are things everyone is going to go through and it's always good to know there are others out there.
By the way, I love Imogen Heap music. I just had to say that.
(1) Ability. I've always been good at pleasing orally. It really comes down to truly understanding what you're trying to accomplish. I've also always know how to please the traditional way but in the past I haven't been able to perform well in that area. Part of it has been staying erect when I was over 400 lbs. And that problem wasn't a physical one, it was a mental one because I was always concerned about various things due to my weight. Now that I've lost my weight, performance in that area is amazingly better.
(2) Stamina. I don't even really need to address this, do I? I'm young enough to enjoy my new found stamina but old enough that I get the benefit of staying power due to being a bit older and be able to use that to my benefit (if you know what I mean).
(3) Libido. OMG! What can I say. Before surgery when I got turned on, I got turned on. That hasn't changed. What has changed is the intensity of my sexual feelings and the fact that it's pretty much all the time. Obviously I am wise enough to control it but yet use it when it is beneficial.
I don't want anyone to think I'm running around just having sex because I'm not. I'm at an age where that doesn't appeal to me anymore. But I'm also far (far) from being a prude. I LOVE this new side to myself. The fact that I can be on top and I'm not wheezing like an old man, that I can hold myself up with my arms (think about it) and that I can go for a long time.
I will say though that one of the things I know some people run into is when their libido gets turned on high and suddenly they are noticed by other people and are able to enter into the world of sexuality to an extent they really weren't before, it's easy to get carried away and this has caused a lot of problems for a lot of people. Be very careful and use a controlled approach. But also, ENJOY!!!
I hope everyone will share with us in this forum.
Sean
By the way, I love Imogen Heap music. I just had to say that.
(1) Ability. I've always been good at pleasing orally. It really comes down to truly understanding what you're trying to accomplish. I've also always know how to please the traditional way but in the past I haven't been able to perform well in that area. Part of it has been staying erect when I was over 400 lbs. And that problem wasn't a physical one, it was a mental one because I was always concerned about various things due to my weight. Now that I've lost my weight, performance in that area is amazingly better.
(2) Stamina. I don't even really need to address this, do I? I'm young enough to enjoy my new found stamina but old enough that I get the benefit of staying power due to being a bit older and be able to use that to my benefit (if you know what I mean).
(3) Libido. OMG! What can I say. Before surgery when I got turned on, I got turned on. That hasn't changed. What has changed is the intensity of my sexual feelings and the fact that it's pretty much all the time. Obviously I am wise enough to control it but yet use it when it is beneficial.
I don't want anyone to think I'm running around just having sex because I'm not. I'm at an age where that doesn't appeal to me anymore. But I'm also far (far) from being a prude. I LOVE this new side to myself. The fact that I can be on top and I'm not wheezing like an old man, that I can hold myself up with my arms (think about it) and that I can go for a long time.
I will say though that one of the things I know some people run into is when their libido gets turned on high and suddenly they are noticed by other people and are able to enter into the world of sexuality to an extent they really weren't before, it's easy to get carried away and this has caused a lot of problems for a lot of people. Be very careful and use a controlled approach. But also, ENJOY!!!
I hope everyone will share with us in this forum.
Sean
Topic: BariatricTV Episode 21 - Were you the fat friend?
In episode 21 we announce a new segment called “The Freak of the Week", talk a little about being the fat friend and show you a weight loss surgery friendly recipe for The Enormous Eggurrito!
HIGHLIGHTS
- We are starting a new segment called…"A Freak of the Week".
- We want to highlight our viewers even more so submit your photos.
- Answer the questions and tell us why you are a surgically altered freak.
- Weight loss surgery CAN cause a change to certain friendships.
- Post weight loss surgery can be a time when you find out who your real friends are.
- Could it be that we are the “Fat Friend"? What is the Fat Friend?
- Silver lining…you are healthier and happier.
- What is a gigantic egg burrito type thing?
- We show you a great new recipe for eggs.
Come join the freaky fun
www.bariatrictv.com
~lynnda
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