phatgirl 2011

Oh and my bmi is 50.

I def think you are getting soaked! Wow im on a pre op of 2 shakes a day and a.small sensible meal at dinner. For 12 days only.

I have been telling people im going to have fibroids removed. Co workers at work I mean.

Queenie, I gained 20lbs since I started this journey in Jan, but as long as I dont gain while on my liquid diet then im good. It happens sometimes.

LV girl!! U and I both!! I'm so freakin excited! My date is May 23rd!! Ahhhhh! Lol pre op time. What protein shakes did u buy???

My surgery date is May 23rd!! yay!! I soooo wanted to be a May bandster!!! I am currently on the liquid diet. my surgeon wants me to start out 1 protein shake in the am two sensible meals, then up it to two shakes a day and 1 sensible meal with 2 fruit snacks. not tooooo bad. lol but I'm sooo excited. Good luck everyone!

PeaceQueen: You are definitely NOT alone. I myself an going through the whole process and that definitely caused me to gain weight! went for my first appt with surgeon in jan, i was 319, I work nights and do a lot of eating at night right before bed. Get in at 2 or 3 am and eat dinner and I'd go right to bed. But I learned all of this was also my frustration at this whole process taking so long, I weighed my own pros and cons about this surgery and did plenty of research before i went to my first seminar. When I make up my mind about something then i'm gung ho and ready. So the fact that some dr's had month long waits?! Drove me to stress about the whole process. Also, my reasons for deciding for the surgery was because I hadn't been feeling well for about 3 months or so. Just always hurting, and sleeping. Get up after 9 hrs of sleep and still felt run down. Thought my weight had finally caught up with me. But during this whole process I learned the reason why, my Vit D and B12 count was severely low. Went to my doc and got some shots (hey that rhymes!) and some meds and just this month I began to feel myself again. look at the scale and it says 325. :-O and i'm finally done my hoops. time for a 2nd appt. with my surgeon on Thurs and I'm TERRIFIED! I don't know what she's going to say or do. Pray for me y'all! lol But again peacequeen, you're definitely not alone and my thoughts are with you. 1 step at a time.

ToBe, I'm so happy for you and glad you're feeling so great!!

Congratulations Mom! I'm s o happyfor you. Can't wait till I can say the same

I just had to repost this because these are all on my skinny bucket list..also bungee jumping parasailing get on every ride except the kiddie ones at Disney and six flags! Go on vacation to Jamaica and Hawaii and feel my sexiest!!!! Feel like i'm being looked at and admired instead of how heavy I am. Just to comfortably cross my legs Not to see groans on peoples faces when i sit next to em on the subway. just tooo many to name.

I'm a New Yorker too! lol I'm from the Bronx.. I work for the Emmm Tee Yaay so I'm all over the city. Congrats on Jury Duty too.. a nice lil change of pace. Tho.. being held there late is definitely the pits.

OMG I'm doing the exact same thing and I'm scared, starting tomorrow it's diet time. From Jan till today i've gained 15lbs. But it's kinda unfair cuz when I went and got weighed at the beginning by the surgeon i had just gotten over a stomach virus and strep so i hadn't eaten any food in days. Even that morning i hadn't eaten. So it's time to get serious. I'm afraid they're going to push my procedure back since I haven't lost like i should. Also.. i've been frustrated because these "specialists" i have to see before the surgery are giving me the run around but that's neither here nor there. lol Good luck everyone.

Congratulations Shelley! such wonderful happenings.

Good Topic, I'm not banded yet but I also have no intention of telling anyone I may date about my band. so i'm just interested in the replies.

the one time i was put under was for a colonscopy.. i remember being told (while the sedative was being placed in my IV) Imagine you're on a beach drinking margaritas. I remember looking up and that instant saying I feel drunk! lol next thing I know it's like a blink and I'm awake. One second unconscious and the next Bam! Conscious. Like I could continue my sentence. lol Just that tipsy feeling of drinking and that is all. It's all good.

Thank you soo much for your post and information. I know it was time consuming but Oh so helpful! I appreciate it and I'm sure alot of the other pre-banders do too.

you were so right, finally made it in to my PCP and he gave me a shot and a prescrip for the vit D, under the tongue for 30 sec then swallow. After the shot, it took a few but I instantly perked up. Felt like i had a red bull!

I'm not even banded and it sounds like me! Get a blood test. I had a Vitamin deficiency. Never had a problem before but out of no where it hit me and persisted for like 6 mos. Recently found out about the deficiency, got a B12 shot, some pills and a Vit D prescription for 50,000UIs. check with your doc, u should be climbing the walls with energy IMO.

wow Tobeme I'm so sorry to hear that, but get better soon. It's ok, thank goodness for the insurance!!

I love these responses. I myself am going through the process of being banded. And these responses just renew my hope that I will be getting banded soon. I been through many ups and downs so i'm just ready! Congrats on all who have had such success on the band.

Congratulations on getting Banded!!! how do ya feel??!?!

That was beautiful. You should be a motivational speaker! Seriously. It motivated me and gave me new hope.

Ohhh I'm so happy for you! And that sounds Delish!! lol i will definitely be checking out your blog for recipes. I will need some ideas!

@anglov- Thanks so much for your advice... wow. I didn't realize it was so low, and didn't really realize the importance of vitamins till I am literally feeling run down. Don't even have the energy to go out and hit the Y for swimming or working out. I've been trying to get it together but this year, I've been feeling really out of it sleepy all the time and thought it was my weight getting the best of me, good to see it wasn't! I'm going to see my PCP tomorrow. @Roseyposey- I constantly wondered if I had fibromyalgia, but never brought it up to my doc, just did my wondering and research and just attributed how i was feeling to my weight. But now I see it's a much bigger problem. THanks a lot for your input and good luck in your loss as well. @ Bird- I am definitely going to try keeping my eye on the prize, stay focused and keep looking ahead. And keep me posted on you and your results. Good luck to you too... you're very close. It's almost within our grasp! Thanks also for your kind words!

Well... I thought I saw the finish line, thought after my meeting with the nutritionist i'd be good to go. But no, seems that my blood results were in and boy, were they NOT good. my Vitamin D was less than 7 what ever that means, when it should be in the 20s and I have very low vitamin B12. Soooo off to the endochrinologist. Who wants to do a sonogram since there is a history of throat nodules in my family. So i must jump that hoop on Sat, then she wants me to wait another month for a follow up appointment! Another freakin month?! I was hoping to be a May bandster atleast. But she's dashing that hope. Says she won't clear me till she knows, and I guess I understand that but. I just needed to vent. Feeling really frustrated right now.