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Hi - guess what - my 10% weight loss goal is 27 lbs as well

(I am 5'7 " )!!

My PCP did a whole bunch of labs before she sent in the referral.

I am still having my morning Latte " fix " from Starbucks (now only a

tall and of course nonfat) and will switch to decaf in another 1.5

weeks. I am now ordering it " extra hot " so the drink will last

longer. Since I am allowed 2 milks servings a day as part of the

1200 calorie plan, I will continue to count this as part of my milk

servings until I stop losing weight. I also had to give up my

daily " Classic Coffee Cake " (yes - this was my breakfast..).

During the Richmond Orientation - Liz, the case manager, made it

clear that our official weight is documented on the day of

Orientation - so please make sure you double check this with the

Bariatric Department if you end up going through Richmond.

Have a nice evening!

Sue from Vacaville

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> > Hi ,

> >

> > Sorry it took me a few days to respond to your

> > questions... I

> > haven't had time to surf on the computer (work has

> > been crazy!).

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> > I had Orientation on May 9th and started the 1200

> > calorie a day plan

> > this last Sunday, May 20th. The Mandatory Nutrition

> > class has been

> > scheduled for June 6th (exactly 4 weeks from the

> > orientation date).

> > I was told that my surgeon consult appt will be

> > approx 2 weeks after

> > the Nutrition class. I have heard great things

> > about all the

> > surgeons in Richmond - it will be hard to decide. I

> > think I will

> > wait to see who I am assigned to then make the

> > decision if I want to

> > change.

> >

> > I have not been told exactly how much I need to

> > lose. This will be

> > confirmed with the Surgeon consult appointment. At

> > Orientation they

> > stated that most people need to lose 10%. At

> > Richmond, your

> > starting weight is your weight at Orientation.

> >

> > Orientation was good. I think it was 3 hours long.

> > The first thing

> > that we did was the " official " weigh-on with

> > (one of the

> > MAs). You're are given the official Orientation

> > binder that we need

> > to pretty much memorize & fully understand. The

> > binder contents are

> > available on Kp.org under Richmond Bariatric

> > Department(it might

> > also be under Links here in this Yahoo Group). One

> > of the surgeons

> > from the team gave a 20 minute or so presentation on

> > the procedures

> > offered (RNY & lapband) and all the various pros &

> > cons & risks...

> > Beth the Nutritionist covered the 1200 calorie plan

> > and talked

> > briefly about what eating will be like after

> > surgery. Liz, one of

> > the case managers, covered all the next steps with

> > expected timing

> > between the various appointments/classes. Liz also

> > covered the rest

> > of the content of the binder. We were encouraged to

> > bring a support

> > person with us to attend the orientation. My

> > husband went with me

> > (he is still very unsure about all of this but we

> > will go through

> > this process this together:o)

> >

> > It's only been 3 days since I started the 1200

> > calorie plan. The

> > first two days weren't too bad but today has been a

> > challenge! I

> > think my body is going through sugar/carb withdrawl.

> > The most

> > challenging part for me is to make time to

> > prepare/cook the meals.

> > I finally wised up today and cooked some extra

> > chicken for

> > tomorrow's lunch. My poor stove has never been used

> > so much ). I

> > will start eliminating caffeine from my diet in

> > about two weeks once

> > I am use to the eating plan. One nice thing is that

> > I am already

> > down 3.5 pounds - of course this all probably water

> > weight!!

> >

> > If you or anyone else reading this posting have any

> > more questions,

> > feel free to ask. I was like you and was anxious to

> > receive

> > approval into the program then patiently/anxiously

> > waited for the

> > Orientation date. Now everything seems to be going

> > very fast.

> >

> > Sue from Vacaville

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