Recent Posts

Hi Jenn,

   I agree with Kathy you have to really try hard to change things before surgery because it is a harder to change things afterwards if you haven't tried to change habits, you don't want to make yourself miserable.  I think you are suppose to try to lose weight but mostly change eating habits and thought patterns of your eating.  I actually lost and then gained some back before surgery and found things out I was doing that I could change through the Nutritionist and even though I didn't lose a lot before surgery it really helped to change things before hand because the liquid diet would have been so much harder then it was had I didn't start making changes.  Good luck to you.

Support groups Upcoming schedule
 Tennessee Weight Loss, Building A Suite 240.
   Wednesdays                                    Saturdays
    5:30-6:30pm                                  12:30-2:00pm
  August 10,2011                              August 27,2011
  September 7, 2011                       September 24,2011
     
These meetings are open to anyone whom wishes to have weightloss surgery or whom already have. Meetings are moterated by Lynn Moreland, PA-C

Hope to see you there!   

I had every intention on making chat last evening, knowing that I would have to leave by 6:30 central due to my work shift.  Thennnnnn work called at 4 pm.  HELP, we are swamped now!!!! And I headed in to help with the crisis at hand.  I help to deliver babies, hard to tell the babies to wait a couple of hours for more help to arrive.

I am looking forward to next week and another chance to chat with everyone.  Let's post and share during the week.  Take care everyone.

hello all...i have been doing the nutrition classes for 2 months now and will be doing them for 6 months.  however, i have had my first surgeon appointment today.  i was so scared about it thinking that he would deny me before i even had a chance and guess what...was i wrong! :)  he said that i do qualify for the surgery and would need to go about the testing procedures that happen during this stage.  i had my bloodwork today and holy cow do they take a lot of blood.  i have scheduled the chest x-ray and ekg and the psych eval.  now i have to wait for the pulmonary doctor to call me to schedule that appointment.  i am getting to the looking forward for a new life stage in this process.
i do have a problem though.  i have gained almost 10 pounds since i started the nutrition classes and i'm worried.  i am not a great eater or make good choices regarding food.  are you supposed to lose weight while in the classes and should your eating habits change during this time?  i am very alone in this journey and will hopefully get some feedback and make some new friend.
thanks for reading...jenn c

 Yes this is a weekly chat on Mondays! Same time Same place! It's ok if you can't make tonights we will be there next week and also on the board! :) It's important to be part of your local support group! Good Luck!