jenn9585

im just wondering why everyone keeps telling me not to get my hopes up? i am putting in the effort as of today im minus 99lbs. it took me a while to get used to the band but i have and im here i mean my surgeon originally told me i wouldnt get past 225 in the first year and at my one year i was 198 so i exceded his expectations why am i still being told not to get my hopes up? is it that they see people who fail more often then not or does it have to do with me? its just a little discouraging ya know?

my surgeon has said the same thing 10 lbs away from goal will be ok right now i am 22 lbs away so i need another 11-12 lbs which can be done!

my surgeon told me to cut your food up as if you were about to feed it to a baby... and they have always said at least 30 chews i sometimes need more depending on what the food is such as meats just about any kind i have to chew it until it pretty much mush

Can I not do this without surgery? only you can answer that we all made the decision to get the surgery done because we felt and or knew we couldnt do it without the surgery Can I not enjoy food again? you can still enjoy food just not everything you may want and not as much the lap band is only a tool to help you loose weight it doesnt stop you from eating everything! Why don't I see success stories for men? there are alot of men out there with success stories and there are a few on this site Can you tell me your start height/weight, current weight and how long it took you to get there. Feel free to answer one or all! Thanks! im not a guy but my start weight was 280 im 5'7 and i am now 182(last i checked which was a few days ago) it took me a year and 2 in a half months to get here!

it varies for everyone. all doctors are not the same i think i started off with getting 1cc everytime i went in and then it was half cc and now 1/4.... some doctors do alot more then that at first (i wish mine did) and then ive heard alot of people say the same thing as pebbagirl but they should be taking it semi slowly i guess. again it just depends on the dr.

I tried to like ur comment but the comp isnt loading it! whether its 2 days or a month itll drive you crazy! just call about the records and in a few days call back! welcome to lap band talk and as i said before good luck, keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

i would call and ask what med records they are missing and then call the people who havent sent those records in and see what their hold up is. it doesnt mean you wont get approved i know its a waiting game and a pain in the hiney because its something your looking foward to... i dont have your insurance or live where you live but thats the only suggestion i have! good luck!!!

oh im sorry if i made it sound like it is a way to lose more weight thats not how i meant it i was just stating it would be closer to my goal... and he cant tell how much weight its gonna be until it comes off... so i do understand that... he did also say within 10 lbs of my goal im just wondering if im setting my goal to high? its seems that i keep being told not to be disappointed if i dont reach my goal so i feel as if im aiming to high! i guess im just wondering if i should lower my goal and deal with being considered as overweight? and just get the skin removed now?

were you guys at your goal weight when you had your skin removed? i am close to my goal but not there yet the dr said he could remove between 5-10 lbs of skin which would put me even closer to my goal... although im always told dont get your hopes up to be the weight that your expecting... i just want to be in the normal weight range for my height idc if its at the very top... but ive been told this by drs also including the skin removal surgeon im just wondering if i should just get it done now or if i should wait until im closer to goal?

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Yes you can shave your tattoo after it is completely healed... I have a total of 18 tattoos and the biggest is on my leg and I do shave! but I also find that I don’t grow much hair on the tattoos as I used to get without the tattoos! also tattoos are only skin deep if you get cut or nicked or poked with a needle the ink wont flow through your blood! like terry said if you get ink poisoning it would be at the time of getting the tattoo and it would be the artist that made a mistake... I don’t know anyone who has ever had ink poisoning though and just about everyone I know has a tattoo... it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen it probably just doesn’t happen often! I would also wait to get one until after the port is repositioned if I were you!

i also use my morning weight but with only bra and undies on... cloths are an extra lb for me and shoes could weigh 1-2 lbs if not more! i mean when i go into the dr.s office i take my shoes and coat or sweatshirt off but have to obviously wear cloths i do however wear the cloths in my closet that weigh the least! but def the best time to weigh yourself is in the am You weigh less in the morning because when your body converts food materials to energy, CO2 and water vapour are released as waste products - and are expelled from the body (that's why when you breath on glass condensation appears). If you think about it - this is happening all night - so a fair amount of water leaves your body. A third of the body's water loss occurs at night - and can amount to about 2 or 3lbs. so after your first morning pee is prob the best time to weigh yourself... i was also told to try to weigh yourself at the same time everyday!

checking in at 182 this week only down one pound but i guess a loss is a loss at least its not a gain!

did you talk to your insurance company before you started the lap band journey? if so did they tell you right away that it wouldnt be covered? also are you able to tell me what plan you have this way i can ask her if she has the same plan?

a friend of mines has aetna and called to see about wls they initialy said they couldnt find info on it and then said that they dont cover it at all is this true or did this person not look into it enough? or does it depend on the type of plan she has?

thanks guys!

calm down girls! we all have our different ways of doing things and our own opinions... some people carb cycle and loose weight that way and other people can do it without carb cycling and congrats to those who have lost the weight without any hurdles or points where you didnt gain or didnt get stuck at a weight! but thats not everyone on this site! everyone is different! ive never carbed cycled but i have had my high carb days for sure! its about monitoring the things we eat and both ways your monitoring right? these things are not worth fighting over we are here to support each other this forum was to support a person who had 1 slice of pizza! carb cycling or not none of us are perfect!

checking in at 183.... 4lbs lost this week!!!!

Name, real or screen~ Jenn Goal weight for January 29th~180 Weight on January 1st~187 Age~27 Dietary goal for January~ More Protein Exercise goal for January~ go to the gym more Personal goal for January~ to not be so ocd? I stress out every time someone comes over...and my son has pdd-nos so its pretty often that people are here and i am constantly cleaning... I need to take it down a notch or 2 Date banded~11-1-11 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~93 lbs What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ not sure if i have a fav activity in Jan.

im glad that i inspire someone in some way! thank you! and as Dee said you really are a great cheerleader!

you sure will!

you will get there for sure!!! i mean how amazing is it that you have lost 84lbs in 5 months?!

checking in at 186... passed my goal by 5 lbs! i can not remember the last time i was anywhere near this weight! it really feels good!!! hope everyone enjoyed their christmas and that everyone has a happy and safe new year!!! cant wait for the january challenge!

checking in early this week i have alot going on this weekend with christmas only a few days away! i am at 190! yay!!! 1 under my goal for this month! we will see how this all turns out at the end of the month! this fill has really helped so far though!

i have found myself doing the same thing! i still have a long way to go as well and am still in the obese catagory but i have found myself looking at someone and wanting to say how much lap band has changed how i feel about myself. nice to know im not the only one who wants to tell everyone i see that it could help! how would you go about doing something like that though? if it was me im not sure if i would be offended or not!