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Hey all first fill went well. I had it done on the 14th on November and I still feel restriction. My next fill is December 20th... right before Christmas so that will be nice!!! I've been walking a lot and that is giving good results but I haven't started exercising regularly so that is my next mini goal =) Hope everyone is having a good week and has a good Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Tomorrow I go for my first fill... I'm excited because I REALLY need it!!! I can drink a whole glass of water and I'm still eating larger amounts of food to feel satisfied....... have to be there at 9am so that's an early morning for me because my drive is 2 hours.... I will let you know how it goes... Enjoy the rest of your Sunday everyone

Thanks!!!!!!!

thanks!!! not really lol but I look at myself everyday ... I see small differences when I look at my surgery day photos near my waist and I felt the loss a while ago when my pants were getting to big. I have lost one pant size but haven't gotten new ones yet so these are still really baggy =0

Whoops I also forgot to mention I have reached 50 lbs lost in this journey so far!!! WOOT WOOT ** does happy dance**:Dancing_wub: :success1:

Hey fellow bandsters!!!!! hope everyone is doing well =) I have also noticed I've been eating every two hours or so and I am eating a larger portion before feeling full. However my first fill is next Monday on the 14th so I will have to continue sneaking my protein shakes in for low calorie/full feeling "eating"

OHHHH by the way has anyone thought about setting goals? I believe amyrose said she wanted to do a 5K which is also in my future but was wondering if people had thought about setting weight loss goals by certain dates or any thing like that yet? I want to just to keep it like a competition with myself (nothing to be discouraged about if I don't reach it) but I've already lost weight and wasn't sure if it's a good idea to do now or wait until I know how fast my body will be losing.... but if starting it now I'm not sure if I should set for something like thanksgiving or new years or both??? Just wondering what you guys were thinking/planning!!! Cheryl

Had surgery Friday the 7th and I'm already feeling SO much better... i didn't really feel that bad to be honest.. just the normal pains....I was so excited the day of surgery checked in at 730am and was leaving by 4( i chose to stay later because I wanted to leave and I walked way too fast too soon and drank a big gulp of ice cold Water out of habit so I hung around for another hour so my queasiness would go away) Learned my lesson!!! LOL Still having lots of abdominal gas pains from the Carbon dioxide but I know that's because I haven't been walking nearly as much as I should... when I do walk I feel difference immediately so I'm aiming for a 10 min walk tomorrow outside the house Hope everyone else is doing well!!!! Cheryl

I had my surgery on the 7th and yes I had the same thing... I did a pre-op of shakes and bars for 17 days and was supposed to have 7shakes and 2 bars a day. The last few days I wasn't hungry at all and only ended up having 3 shakes and one bar... as long as you're still eating something then I wouldn't be too worried. It helped me unintentionally because I knew I wasn't going to be eating a lot after surgery... Hopefully this helped! Good Luck on your Journey!!!!!!!! Cheryl

alrighty tighty peeps 9 hours and counting until they cut me!!!! LOL Felt a bit of a nervous moment earlier tonight but I am excited!!!!! I've had surgery before but not so life altering...... I'm packed and ready to go... getting up at 5:45 am so I can check in at 7:45am.... only a few hours left until the rest of my life =D WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

http://learningtoloveme-funygurl.blogspot.com/ take a peek if you'd like!!!

The surgery center called this morning and I have to be there at 7:45am on Friday!!! which means I have to leave my house at 5:45am BUT so totally worth it!!!!!!! I plan on taking pictures of my surgery day to keep progress and for my blog so I will keep you all updated!! Good Luck to everyone who is having surgery Thursday Cheryl

I get banded in 3 days!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!! I'm so ready to start this new chapter in my life Just wanted to spread my happiness around Good Luck to everyone no matter what stage you are at in your journey!!!

That's great news!!!! I'm excited you don't have to change your date!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!! Such a wonderful motivation booster Keep up the great work!!!!!

Good Luck everyone!!!!!! I have surgery Friday so I won't be too far behind you all =) Keep us updated on how everything goes!!! :cheers2: CHEERS everyone to living a happier healthier life =D (with water of course :tongue2:)

Hey Bandster Family tomorrow is my one week mark until my band birthday(surgery)!!! pre-op diet is going great... have not cheated once and I'm very proud to say that Hope everyone else is doing great!!! happy days to all, Cheryl

Thank you for all the tips and helpful suggestions!!! I completely forgot about chapstick... =)

Hey LBT family!!! I'm sure there is a post on this somewhere but thought I'd ask anyways!!!! What did you take/ plan on taking to the hospital with you??? so far my list is: slippers pillow hair bands bottled Water for ride home gas-x strips I'm open for any suggestions and ideas!!!!

hello lap band family!!!! I recently started a blog too http://learningtoloveme-funygurl.blogspot.com/ and thanks everyone for sharing yours as well!!! I do enjoy reading what stages people are going through and seeing things that I will be going through very soon too!!!!!

Hey Friends!! Day 3 for me (pre-op diet) =) all is well and I thank my roommate because she doesn't like to cook and she only keeps spaghettios in the house which I don't like anyways =D So it's been really easy not to cheat at home. I work at a target and seeing some of the food stuff I thought would make me "sad" or make me want to cheat but nothing has made me want too so that's good! I started stocking my house with stuff I need for after the surgery- like gas-x, and flavored water, and chicken broth.... It's officially two weeks until I'm banded =D I'm so VERY excited!!!! hope everyone is doing well :thumbsup: also I started a blog on my lap-band journey if anyone wants to take a look =) ( I was doing one here but this new one you can make all pretty and I find it much more user friendly) http://learningtoloveme-funygurl.blogspot.com/

I started a blog here ---> http://learningtoloveme-funygurl.blogspot.com/ you can check up on me there and see how I am doing =) I will still be on here but you can customize that one and it's easier to work with as far as uploading pictures and such!!!!!

Tomorrow uhh well today I start my shakes and bars pre-op diet. I'm very excited that the surgery is almost here so I can get on with my life and do things I want to do and actually enjoy everyday as me. October Bandster's started a group and it will be neat to see everyone else going through the same stages as me and it will be nice to get helpful tips and tricks from others who are living the "same" life or who have gone through the process already!!!

Hello everyone!!!! My name is Cheryl, I'm 24 and my surgery date is October 7th . I started my journey in Feb this year and have come so far already! I start my pre-op shakes and bars tomorrow but have done them before (my doctor offers a very low calorie diet using the same products which I did but couldn't stand not having food for so long so I opted out of that after two months lol). I'm very excited for the surgery and glad we finally have a group! I live in Milwaukee WI and hopefully someone is willing and close enough to do gatherings... I think I saw a few of you in the Chicago area and I am totally willing to drive the distance to be with some people who are experiencing the same sorts of things. I've learned so much information already so I will share when I can and Good Luck to everyone on their journeys!!!!!!!

I'm sorry that lady was rude to you!! Do what you feel is right...It's your life and you're the one who decides your happiness and your future. Look at your past and reflect on how far you have come in this process. People are judgmental no matter what you do. You're too heavy, you're to skinny, you don't look good in this or that and the list goes on forever. Unfortunately we live in a society that condones people to act this way =/ Clearly you are here because things have not worked in your favor in the past for losing weight. This is your life and you decide what to do!!!!! What ever you choose good luck with all you do!!!!!