Secret Bandits

A fellow "Bander" I follow has a great idea.........Take a look!! I think it would be super fun to participate in!

Secret Bandit's

Surgery Consult --> check!

Met with the surgeon yesterday......on to pre-auth with insurance. And then I can finally schedule surgery!! I'm getting super excited, but it's also super scary. I get really worried. but then I look at everyone's progress and I get motivated. I need to do that every day!
So, he showed me both the Lap-Band and the Realize band. Let me feel them, showed me what it looks like when it's filled vs. empty, etc. He said to do some research, talk to people, and decide which band I want. Do any of you have the Realize band? All I ever hear about is the Lap-Band, which is what I'm leaning toward, but I'm just curious if anyone has had really good success with the Realize. The silicone seems so much softer than in the Lap, but he said they both do the same thing and some people choose Realize because of the softness.
 Let me know what you all think!!

Lap Band

       

Realize Band

HELP! High protein / Lower calorie drinks

As you all know, I'm getting prepared for banding sometime this summer. Last time I met with the dietitian one of my goals she made for me is to find some high protein drinks that are lower in calorie than Boost or Ensure. I plan to venture out this weekend and do some searching, but I thought my best resource is right here with all of you. Any suggestions for decent tasting drinks?

Consult scheduled!! Happy Birthday to me!!

Today is my Birthday!! Happy Birthday to me........especially because I got "the call" from the surgeon's office yesterday  to set up a consult with him! Yahoo! The date: 7/9/11!! 1 week away!! The killer: I have to be off my Protonix to test for H.pylori.......yuck! An entire week of heartburn...fantastic. Oh well. It'll be worth it. Tums will be my best friend! 
I'm so excited to get this going. I keep reading all of my followers posts and how absolutely great their doing and looking at how fabulous they look and I'm SO jealous!! 
The one thing that got me a little "worried" maybe, was when the dietician ran the numbers for me and my 50-60% excess weight loss is just under 98 lbs. I know! That's an awful lot of weight, and will be THRILLED with it, but I really wanted to lose 150.......I guess I better just not count my chickens before they're hatched and take what the Good Lord gives me. 
He has already blessed me in so many ways these past few weeks!! One of the biggest gifts.......I passed my LPN boards! I am officially a Licensed Practical Nurse!! Next year at this time I will be a Registered Nurse! Unbelievable! All that hard work actually paid off! 
If I could only lose a pound for every hour I study.....................

Just a little picker upper.......

Thought everyone could use a little chuckle. It definitely made me giggle!!

 Hope everyone is having a great week!!

My First Blogger Award

 My first award! Thank you so much Amanda  for nominating me! 

Here are the rules:

 

*Thank the women who gave you this award, and link back to them in your post.
*Tell us 10 things about yourself.
*Nominate your bloggers.
*Contact these bloggers, and let them know they received this award.

 

Ten whole things about the one and only, Melissa. Here we go...

 

1. I am going to be 33 years old on July 2nd. I feel super old!!

 

2. I am married to the greatest man in the world. I believe that everything happens for a reason, and if I hadn't had a rough past relationship, I never would have met my soul mate. 

 

3.  I am so anxious to have a baby. We'd like 2, but at my age, I won't push it! The clock is a tickin'!!

 

4.  I have one dog (Ben) and one cat (Chloe) who are our "four-legged" children. We spoil them and treat them like humans most of the time! But they love us no matter what!

 

5.  I can't wait to shop in normal clothing stores and go clothes shopping with girl friends. Have always been embarrassed to do it, but when I reach my goal it will be one of the 1st things I will do!

 

6.  I'm so not a morning person. No matter what I try, I can't do it! I always sleep in until the last possible minute I can before getting ready for work and/or school. What's worse is that the hubby is the jolliest morning person I know......How annoying!!  :)

 

7.  I'm a nursing student.........I finish next May!! Can't wait to graduate! I've wanted this for a long time and now that I'm in clinicals, it's going by so fast!! 

 

8.  I have one sister, a niece, a nephew, and a GRAND-nephew! I can't believe my niece had a baby before me, but love the little guy, Logan, SO much!! My niece and nephew have always been like my own children. I spoil them to death!

 

9. Can't wait to own our own home. Staying with my parents while I'm a full-time student, but hopefully by next summer we will own a home!

 

10.  I love my parents to death! They have been so supportive with everything I've set my  mind out to do and I don't know what I'd do without them. I'm blessed to have such a great family!

 

I am so thrilled that I got my first award!! Thanks so much Amanda. 

 

And the award goes to.........Debi!!!!!! 

Happy Memorial Day!!

Happy Memorial Day to all! Here's hoping that we all make wise food choices today and that I can stay away from soda! I don't know why this is so difficult for me, but I've been doing good!
I've been reading more blogs and it's so comforting to know that there are so many people out there like me. I've been going back to their very first blogs before banding and everyone seems to have the same fears and doubts that I have......Will it work for me? Is it worth it? What is post op like? Will I still enjoy eating? What can I eat? What CAN'T I eat? There are so many questions and I'm sure there are many different answers. In the end, only I will be able to answer those questions I guess.

My biggest fear at this point is that I will go through this procedure and it won't work for me. After all, my other attempts at weight loss haven't worked. Maybe I just need to have a more positive outlook. Like my husband tells me.....You're not happy unless you're worried about something!! LOL, he has a point....I worry about everything!!