jennifer1

hi and welcome to this site. i'm not sure if you have specific questions, but if you scower over these threads you will find tons of info. i was obsessed with this site a month before i was banded. you will see positive and negative things on here. my personal experience has had some of both, but coming upon my one year anniversary and meeting my goal of a size 12 in 11 months..i would do it again in a heart beat. feel free to PM me if you have specific questions...or check out my blog on here or on you tube..jennypoo6043. best wishes to you!

thanks everyone..i cant believe it's almost been a year since i was banded!!!! where did the time go. i pray everyone is having a successful journey. this is a great place for support..feel free to PM if you have more questions.

i add peanut butter to my shakes to add extra protein and change the taste. congrats on your first week!!!

if your fill is done under fluro...nothing to be worried about. my doc numbs the area with a quick pinch and then the fill takes less that 3 minutes total..piece of cake compared to the surgery. i just can never watch that big needle or i might pass out.lol

i have a physcial job and i had surgery on a wed and returned to work the following thurs.

i only loss 13 pounds on my liquid diet...mine was mostly water, juice(not much), jello, chicken broth, SF popcicles. be patient with your body it's probably freaking out cuz it thinks you're starving it. best wishes on your journey.

just my 2 cents..but you're only 2 weeks out so your journey is really about healing and not weight loss. so i wouldnt be too concerned that your lack of weight loss is because of the protein.

i think that most people who have postive experiences after a while stop posting, therefore you only really hear the negative. but as with any major surgery make sure you do your research and see what's best for you.

thanks everyone for your comments. i feel soooo good and proud. cant wait till may 20th for my one year picture!!!!! and you know i'll be wearing those jeans!!!! pink.....i dont really think i have any secrets. i probably am not the best bandster when it comes to eating...but i can say i stuck with the gym 4 days a week consistently. i have a personal trainer i see twice a week. recently when i felt stalled..i increased my protein and started more interval training. i also started(just today) a program called supreme 90(bootleg p 90x), so we'll see where this takes me.

hi lisa...welcome

This is a great place for support...feel free to message me with questions.

Ok so it's almost been one year since i was banded and i have been video blogging on my phone. i was torn as to if i was going to ever post them. well i decided about a month ago that i would. then realized i had no idea how to post them from my phone to my computer.....lol. well duh! i finally realized yesterday that i have an app on my phone. LOL (yeah me and technology arent' the best of friends. ) anyhow i started posting yesterday. i have about 20 videos i think but i 've just started posting so i have about 8 up thus far. feel free to check out my blog on there. my name is jennypoo6043....just wanted to share my experience with others and hopefully help someone along the way. i cant believe the number of women that have reached out to me for support from this site that i talk to or text. i've found some friends all over the country that i would have never had the chance to meet had it not been for LBT! i would love to plan a reunion one day somewhere with everyone i've spoken with, but for now i'll settle for this. thanks guys and feel free to leave comments on you tube. jennifer

thanks...do you have a blog on you tube..so i can subscribe to yours as well

i am 11 months out and i still have that shoulder pain. mostly if i over eat...or if i'm hungry. it's sooooo frustrating. i massage my shoulder..i doubt that makes it go away, but i havent found anything they say works that actually works..

Hi...I work at schwab across the street from that hospital on some weekends...yes they do the surgery there...feel free to check out my blog on here and on you tube...jennypoo6043

thanks to all those who have subscribed already to me on youtube!

my doc told me one week post op i could return. but no weigh lifting till 4 weeks post op and no ab work till 6 weeks

congrats. glad everything went well...welcome to the other side.

i know how you feel. that is sooo awesome...congrats!!!

have you been sick or stressed recently. i had an episode where i was traveling by car for over 6 hours and was super tight. didnt get it. i found my band goes thru fickle phases with no rhyme or reason. sometimes, stress, TOM, or the weather can effect it. could any of those be the culprit? jennifer

Ok so my one year anniversary is quickly approaching and right now i'm hovering around a 42 pound lost. my goal was to be in a size 12 top and bottom..if you've been following my blog then you know where i stand with that. so i bought another size 12 jeans but they were petitie and i figured that just meant shorter, but i couldnt get them past my thighs either(but could put on a 12 skinny jeans..tight but got them on and buttoned) WTH!!! i am so frustrated with the whole jeans thing. when i started my journey, my doc told me most patients lose half of their desired weight in the first year, sooo if i go by that i am well ahead of schedule, but if i go by the goal I set for myself...doesnt look like i'm going to make it..ugh! so my question is if i decided to stop stressing about the jeans and be content with fitting 12 dresses and tops..and L scrubs and L tops..would i be a quitter. one one hand i feel like i am and on the other going by my doc's standards i've done great. what do you guys think? HELP!!!