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Not too much new just noticed that the last time I updated was July 7th. I am still going through the Kaiser program. I finally go to the Group Conference / Info Meeting this month and am pretty excited about that. I finished the 5Week Weight Management class a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I highly recommend it.

Just from watching what I ate and making sure I got at least 2-4 days of exercise I lost 12.5 lbs in the 5 weeks.

Since starting the program my cholesterol has gone down 25 mg my total cholesterol/HDL has gone down .7, My LDL dropped 28mg, but… my HDL also dropped by 1mg and my Triglycerides went up 18mg. So I need to watch the Fat and Carbs more closely now then ever before.

Huh wonder if today will be my lucky day?? 

Anyway today I am going to walk at least a mile!! We plan on going to the Police Stations Open House since my older two really want to see Bruno . Today is also the Kidville Sat. Market. So once Aaron leaves for work I think I will take the kids down there and see whats going on. I know there is a classic car show down Commerce that should be fun too.

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Well we are home and it was a good day! The kids had fun at the Police open house and the tour was very interesting! At the Classic car show the kids were so good they really enjoyed looking at all the different cars. I was impressed at some of the Beofre and After photos the owners had of their projects. (Dylan keep calling the hot Rods Hot wheels)  lol I guess to a 2 year old that is what they look like. We then headed over to the Sat. Market and then down to hear the live music. All and all it was a great day!! 

Called and left a message to see if my Questionnaire I filled out for Kaiser had been received. I just received a call back at 2:30pm. It has been received it was received on July 2nd but they are so full for the informational group meetings that I am looking at September most likely before I get into the group class?

They are trying to get 2 group meeting in September but need to find a date the room is not already in use. She also told me that in the mean time I should sign up for the Freedom from Diets but again I asked her if it was okay if I took the 5 wk class instead and she again said that was fine since I live in Longview.

She recommended continuing going to the support groups as well. So at least I know that the paperwork is there and the next step is the group class in Sept. sometime.

Decided to walk over to the park for the big fire works display. I am so proud of myself. I was thinking about having Aaron just drive us over once he got off work but instead I put the kids in the stroller and along with my sister we walked the 2 miles to the park. I love to walk but I get so winded that a walk around the block is usually all I can do so that is why I am so happy!

Well it has been a couple days since I had a journal entry so today was as good of a day as any to blog.

Since I wrote last I mailed the Kaiser Questionnaire back on Wednesday June 27th but figure it will not be received until June 29th or July 2nd and with the holiday it may not even be processed until July 5 or 6th?

I had read somewhere a while back that to help get your mind off the whole surgery process and the length of the waiting game, it a good thing to volunteer!

I put in an application today and well if I thought Kaiser's Questionnaire was long at 18 pages the application I had to fill out to Volunteer was 45 pages WOW!! I should hear back in 3 weeks or so. Once I hear back I will have an interview and some sort of anxiety stress detector test thingy done...It sounded like It would be fun if I get to volunteer but if not I think maybe I will try to volunteer at my daughters school?

I honestly would just love to gain some work skills! I have never really worked (other then work study in college). I told myself at first that I wanted to be there for my babies when they grew up but now all I think about is the fact that it has been 6 years since I worked or went to school and who will hire you when you have done nothing except parent for that long? I don't want my education to be for nothing.

If you BMI is between 35-50 a medical review will be done to determine if you meet the program criteria

Some of the requirements:
*  BMI over 50
*  Be under the care of a Northwest Kaiser Permanente Medical Group clinician
*  You have made a serious effort to change your eating habits and life-style in the last year or more, as shown by documented participation in a weight loss program
*  You do not have serious medical conditions that increase the risk of having surgery
*  You do not use illegal drugs, abuse prescription medications, or drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages
*  Consultations with a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health provider may be required to determine whether you can cope with the surgery and necessary adjustments in your life after surgery and with a registered dietitian who will discuss the changes that will be needed in your diet and life-style. Consultations with other healthcare providers may also be required
*  Lab work, tests and procedures required depend upon medical conditions
*  The benefits of having the surgery are greater then the risks

Emotional feelings of discomfort associated with obesity: How I feel when I am FAT!!

I feel embarrassed and self conscious. I lack some self-esteem. I have some confidence but I see it is fading. I find it vary hard to want to do anything. I don’t want to leave the house. I feel like I have lost me?? Where did the emotionally stable skinny Kari go?


Physical symptoms of discomfort associated with obesity: How my body feels when I am FAT!!

I feel pain when doing simple chores at home. It is a challenge to wash even a few dishes due to the horrendous back pain it brings. My chest hurts from the shortness of breath when I do the laundry (taking it up & down stairs) not to mention the horrible knee and ankle pain that accompanies it.

When I wake up in the morning my body is stiff and swollen. I feel like I can not move. My sides feel like they are being crushed, my chest feels like it has caved in.

When I walking my lungs feel like I am trying to breath thru a damp wash cloth and I become exhausted fast and frequently. But my lungs are not the only function effected by walking. Walking also causes my heart to do these weird swoosh like flutters. My heart also give me these weird (thu.thu.thumps) like triple beats or stutters as I call them. And that is just if I walk a couple blocks. Heaven forbid I am in any sort of hurry then all the above happen with a little added problem of my blood pressure sky rocketing.

My feet hurt almost constant as if I have someone stabbing me in the arch. If I sit for too long my legs and feet feel like they will fall asleep.

I am no contortionist so using a “Regular Bathroom stall for me becomes a physical impossibility. I have to stretch and strain to wipe.

Benefits of weight loss (Be specific): What makes it worth losing the weight!

My children, my husband, my family and just to have ME back make it so worth losing the weight! 

Specifically I want to be able to do the things mom’s do. I would love to be able to play with my kids ~ not just sit on the floor and play cars, read books, and color but actually get up and get active! I would love to physically be able to do the activities my husband and children LOVE like playing soccer and softball as a family. I would love to go golfing and not need a cart. I want to go for nature walks and hikes and not have to sit every few steps. I want to live to watch my babies grow up and maybe even see them have children of their own.

It would be worth this Journey just to add some healthy years to my life and to lower my risk of heart attack and stroke. WLS is worth it if I can prevent my pre diabetes turning into TypeII and avoid struggling with all the things associated with it like Kidney failure! If I could stop being worried that cancer would go on undetected because of my body size and shape (like my Grandma, Grandpa, Mother and my Aunt) WLS would be worth every thing!