vcoleman

THE ONLY CHEWY ONES THAT I HAVE SEEN ARE IN THE KIDS SECTION.... ITS BETTER THAN NOTHING RIGHT!

HI ANNE,

I LOVE YOUR HONESTY! LOL WELL IM NOT GETTING BANNED TIL JANUARY 2011 AND I HAVE BEEN DOING liquids AT LEAST 1 TO 2 DAYS A WEEK SO THAT WHEN I HAVE TO DO MY PRE OP liquid DIET FOR REAL, I WONT GO CRAZY!!! BUT AS FAR AS THE PARTIES GO, DONT GO!!! SERIOUSLY, WHY RISK EATING food WHEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED WHICH WILL POST PONE YOUR SURGERY AND YOUR DESTINY!!! THE FAMILY GATHERINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.....ESPECIALLY IF THEY WILL BE AT YOUR OWN HOME....

BUT GET SOME ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AT YOUR OWN PARTY AND TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE DIETING ( IF YOU DONT WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE LAP BAND SURGERY YOU ARE GETTING ) ADVISED THEM IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ONLY DRINK liquids FOR THE NIGHT....ETC... AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE TAKE food HOME.....ESPECIALLY THE STUFF THAT YOU MAY BE TEMPTED TO EAT.... ONLY LEAVE ENOUGH IN THE HOUSE SO THAT YOUR HUBBY CAN EAT,,,

GO TO GNC AND GET THEIR LEAN DIET MIX...IT COMES IN VANILLIA AND chocolate... I USE CHOCOLATE.... ALSO JULLIANE MICHAELS FROM THE BIGGEST LOSER HAS SOME LEAN MILK shake STUFF AS WELL.... ILL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU THAT YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DEC SURGERY DATE AND YOU CAN NOT ONLY BE HEALTHY....LOOK FAB FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR HUBBY AND LOSE THE WEIGHT THAT IS NEEDED SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE KIDS AND SPOIL THEM!!

LET THIS SURGERY BE YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT....... DONT LET TEMPTATIONS TAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT AWAY FROM YOURSELF!! YOU SAID YOUR HUBBY IS A BIG SUPPORTER.....SO LET HIM SUPPORT....IN ALL ASPECTS EVEN WHEN YOU GET REALLY HUNGRY AND FRUSTRATED!! LOL

BLESS YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

I count calories. I am sticking to 1200 or less daily. When I exercise I do not up the amount eaten even tho my app does. I use MY FITNESS PAL and love it. Simple, great databank of foods.

im 250 and my goal weight is 150.... i saw that you were 277 and your goal is 160...... how is it going so far? seeing that you lost almost 10 pounds post op is wonderful!!!! CONGRATS

my insurance only states that i have to lose some weight.... there is NO SPECIFIC amount at all....i had to do a 6 month weight mgmt program with my pcp and to document that i am trying at least before my surgery...... between august til present ive only lost about 5 pounds... my suregery is in january i may push it til the first week of feb .... but i just want to lose at least 5 to 10 pounds on my own.... i have been doing liquid diets on my own like 2 days a week so that when i have to to a 2 week liquid diet before the surgery i dont feel like im dying!

good luck with your surgery! bless you and happy holidays

hello all

i am not getting banned til feb 2011 but i wanted to know how do i know if i will have to do the liquid diet 2 weeks pre op?

current weight is 250 and goal weight is 150

thanks for your help

hello everyone,

thanks so much for all of your honesty GOD IT IS REALLY HELPING ME! my surgery isnt until Feb 2011.. seems soooooooooooo far away....

reading all of your comments gave me great insight and what to look for and expect.. i thank you all so much

current weight 253

goal weight 150

has anyone ever heard of dr quinlin from upmc st margaret?

yes aetna does apply the surgery

I have lost 100lbs ! In 4 months! Im so excited. I have about 180 left to lose but I see the light at the end of a long tunnle. Im still in shock something is working LOL I love this band:)

that is so great and God bless you! im not shocked that you lost that much... men always lose faster than women! congrats.. that is a nice christmas gift to yourself!!

today i had my psych visit that went well and i was approved...

i dont have my surgery date as of yet but the nurse told me it may be in Feb. i dont know why they make you do 6 months of diet documentation.....i can see at least 3 to 4 but anyway....

i just want to know does everyone have to go on a liquid diet or is it if you weigh a certain amount?

i have read so many horror stories of people who have had to do liquid diets and they are freaking out really bad... which is understandable if you are denying your body of food for 2 weeks and you have food right in your kitchen that you can eat... .its not like you are on the reality show survivor or something! lol

but anyway... what am i to expect during the first month? i know that the sleeve or the lap band works different for everyone... i thought abou the sleeve because there was no way i was doing gastric bypass..... but the sleeve is a mini version of the bypass i think more so

i just dont want to be disappointed if the band does not do what i have hearing about.... i was on youtube and you should all look up this girls journey ...her name is called skymoon and it is AMAZING.. i was soo happy for her! her doctor is from new york... she lost like 120 pounds in like 5 to 7 months! i also thought about getting the band and if it doesnt work out for me after about at least a year and a half that i would get the sleeve.... and id have different insurance and then they could pay for that surgery as well! LOL

^{HI TOM}

^{I WILL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU... BEING HONEST EVEN THOUGH THE 9TH IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY BUT IT IS WHEN YOU ARE ONLY DRINKING liquids}

^{MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY ON LINE, TALK TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND GET LOTS OF REST OR JUST LAY DOWN BECAUSE YOUR BODY IS IN SHOCK OF NOT GETTING WHAT IT WANTS AND WHAT ITS USE TO SO IT IS FIGHTING YOU BACK I NOTHER WAYS...}

^{YOU CAN BEAT THIS, YOU CAN DO THIS!!}

reading this is very helpful because i am in limbo between getting the band and the sleeve and my operation is in february