Entries for May 2008

Hello Everyone my name is Jake i live In Las Vegas Nevada I just got my Band Last Friday 5/23/2008 Dr. Akins did my Band hes a really good doctor but its now Wendsday and i am still kind of Hurting is this Normal i dont see my doctor till 6/2/2008 and i have lost 20 pounds in 4 days i started at 260 and now am 239 is there anyone here in Las Vegas thats been throw this???? Male or Female let me know

So I started dieting on Friday. I desperately need to up my water intake to 64 ounces (if not more!) a day, not just for dieting but for life in general.

I was 277.4 Friday and today I was 272.8 so at least I know low-carbing still works for me. But if I could up my water intake and drop some of the water weight maybe I could shrink into some of my nicer dresses before my cousin's wedding in a week and a half!

So I scheduled my psych evaluation for next Thursday. I need...

It's funny. When I first decided/was approved for the band, I couldn't contain myself. I wanted the new life immediately, I wanted it now now now and I could not stop thinking about what life would be like 2, 4 years from having the band inserted.

Looking back at my journey, I can see the whole bigger lesson in patience. It happened in its own time, my wishing and obsessing did nothing to hurry it, only making it seem longer.

Now I'm facing plastic surgery....facing it...

Well, after being denied by Kaiser, and getting new Group Insurance with Blue Cross, I have just discovered I will no be able to afford the surgery because they have a $7,500 cap on it, and never cover fills. The lowest I would pay at Brown in Denver would be $5,000. I have to get this surgery for free, I have to...I just have to. I know others have, and I have to too.


I am looking at 2 more years of school, and until then I can't work more than part-time, and my bills are...

Just when I think I have everything under control, I got sick last nite. I'm used to the sliming ... no big deal, but I threw up. The only thing I had different was homemade (at a cafe) clam chowder for lunch. I was expecting smooth and creamy but it was rather chunky and the clam were a bit gritty. I couldn't eat very much of it and put the rest in the frige. After dinner, ugh. This morning, I still have an upset tummy, a headache and sore muscles. Maybe I just have a bug?