Everything posted by azbtrfly
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Anyone Notice Lapband Is Tighter Since Pregnant
When are you due? Found out I'm pregnant with twins as well, just over 11 weeks now. I went ahead and had a full unfill. I lost about 5 lbs before I had the unfill and have gained that back plus another 5 since. Still can't stand meat or anything healthy, it's mostly carbs and sugar that I'm craving which I know is what makes me gain.
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good prenatal vitamin for band
Funny you should ask, I didnt have much restriction until getting pregnant, now between the band and morning sickless I can't keep anything down. Started taking the Omni IV liquid vitamin supplement and a separate chewable B6 and folate. Have an appt next week to get an unfill so that I can eat again. At the moment I'm even having problems with liquids.
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Lap Band and Hcg?
But what's great is that people are posting saying how dangerous it is and that we shouldnt take the easy way out, when they have no idea what they are talking about. I know you'll do great Kim and I believe that this is a good choice for you. I went to a clinic my first round and paid $800, then found Omni Drops, which seem to be just as effective for a lot less money. Even became a distributor so that I could save some money on their other products. There's also a great Omni support group that you might check out, so much more encouraging when you can see what others are doing instead of people trying to put you down because they chose a different path. https://www.facebook.com/groups/omni4u2/ and this is my site with my before and after pics, along with several others - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omni-4-U/226312417450536
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Anyone Notice Lapband Is Tighter Since Pregnant
I'm so sorry to hear that. I had what they called a chemical pregnancy in December, had a positive, started bleeding and then a negative test but I got pregnant again and am guessing that I'm around 8 weeks. Have restriction for the first time and I dont like it, everything is getting stuck and I feel like I'm bulimic. Hoping I can get into the military hospital here for an unfill.
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Lap Band and Hcg?
I asked and it was very negative, but again he's in the business of making money, and recommending HCG wouldn't make good business sense for him. There's so many people that have avoided WLS by using HCG.
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Lap Band and Hcg?
Yes, that's exactly what we need, more government regulation. Somehow HCG is approved and legal to take it doses of 5000 a day if you are trying to get pregnant but not in 125-150 a day to try and lose weight? and we have FDA approved drugs with millions of side effects. There's no proof that it works except for the millions of people that have used it, lost weight and kept it off. There's also years of research by a Dr that used it to help obese patients, but like with everything there's also companies out there that are just trying to make a buck and are selling fake stuff. Yes, it comes from the urine of pregnant women but it's also sterilized in a lab. If you do maintenance correctly and dont just go back to eating the crap that got you fat, you dont gain the weight back. Again, it's your choice how you want to lose weight, but dont force your opinions of something you dont' know anything about on someone else. This is what I've used and that I know that it works.
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Lap Band and Hcg?
It's funny that most of the negative reviews are posted by those that have either never tried it or profit by saying that it doesnt work. I've did low calorie diets before, and I was starving and had no energy. With HCG I have lots of energy and am not hungry. Just wish I had the motivation before I had surgery. =)
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Lap Band and Hcg?
I have to admit that I've used HCG instead of the lap band to lose most of my weight. It wasn't worth it to me to get to restriction and not be able to get real food without getting stuck. I did 3-25 day rounds of HCG and lost 65 lbs. I recently got pregnant after trying for the past 3 years and have restriction for the first time since getting the band and I dont like it. I can't eat anything without it getting stuck. Have an appt to get fluid removed. With HCG it doesnt affect my metabolism, in fact just the opposite.
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good prenatal vitamin for band
I like these and have been taking them for a while - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EE8036/ref=wms_ohs_product
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Day 18- Aug. 20, 2011
looking good
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MARCH 2011 BANDSTERS!
Congratz, sounds like you're doing great. What's plication?
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size 16-18
I'm in San Diego. Let me look through my clothes and see what I can find.
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Lap Band and Hcg?
I used HCG and the VLC diet several times and it's always worked for me, once after surgery. Since then I've switched to a Paleo/Caveman diet and continued to loose weight, without watching my calories and fat.
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size 16-18
Do u need 16/18s or have them to trade? I have some 16W/18/18W
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When you get a Fill, how long does your Dr. say to stay on Fluids?
My Dr didnt have any rules after a fill.
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Inches gone but no weight loss, how can this be?
Congratz girl, you've did great! I just wish that I would have seen those inches come off. I've went from a 18W to a 16.
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Vitamins
As was told as long as they were smaller than the cap on a small water bottle. I take some solid pills but take a liquid multi-vitamin because I've heard that it's absorbed better.
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Where do you buy papaya extract?
Amazon Got the tablets, you let them disolve in your mouth.
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Anyone eating 2800 - 3200 calories while banded????
I dont watch my calories, just eat Paleo and have continued to lose weight. I eat a lot of good fats, like coconut oil, lots of protein. That amount of calories seems high but if they're from the right foods it might still work.
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MARCH 2011 BANDSTERS!
I've switched to paleo, eating more and still loosing weight. Last week was our first week of 100%, no dairy or grains, lots of meat, veggies, eggs, fruit, nuts and coconut oil and I saw a lose every day. Going on vacation this week, so hoping I don't gain any back.
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Tricare Prime - Lap Band Denied Again, Again, And Again!
Sometimes when there's changes the people denying the claims don't know of them. May help giving them a call.
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What if your hubby LIKES you fat?
Your health is the most important! He should love you no matter what size you are and you being around longer should be important to him.
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Tricare Prime - Lap Band Denied Again, Again, And Again!
I heard that they were changing it to a bmi of 40, instead of the confusing 100 lbs over.
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Tricare Prime - Lap Band Denied Again, Again, And Again!
How close are you? Tricare requires you to have 2 health problems and be under or be 100 lbs or more overweight.They denied me the first time but I was close enough that I gained a few lbs and then the nurse handed me a box of books.
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6 Month checkup today
congratz!! any tips? how did you do such a great job?