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Your Dr. seemed kind of like a jerk at your appt. I think you're doing great. I've also heard that if you have a meat "stuckkage" to dilute a little bit of meat terderizer in some water and sip it. The enzymes will break down the meat and allow it to pass through.

My doctor was quick to tell me that if I drank my calories he could not help me. It is not kind of like an addiction, It is an addition and you are an addict. You need to determine if you want to be a recovering one or not. Perhaps use sugar free popscicles or a low fat frozen yougurt in moderation.

I feel a little jealous at all of the bandsters who have had insurance pay for their band. Weight Loss surgery was a direct exclusion on my plan per the request of my employer. It pisses me off that they will pay to treat my diabetes, arthritis etc which is a direct result of my weight but they won't cover the surgery. The insurance world is sooooo screwed up. But I've determined that the rest of my life is worth far more than the price of a used car so I will be paying for it and deducting it on my taxes. I have know for a while that I would not be able to have the surgery until September simply because I would not have the money in hand to do it, but I swear these two months seem like two years. I have most of my pre-op labs on 8/26/11. I'm lucky in the respect that my PCP is fantastic. She is able to do everything from the blood tests, pre-surgery clearance, EKG AND Psych eval in office. I love her! The only thing she can't do is the esophagram and I'll have that done at a local hospital. She has been one of my biggest supporters with regards to getting banded. I feel like my world is on hold. Like I'm in limbo. Suspended in mid-air. Like a quarterback who is forever waiting for the snap. Like a DVD player on pause. Lets just be real honest, I'm not a person with a whole lotta patience anyway.

No you are not alone. If you hear me whining just remind me I'm an addict. No one said it was going to be easy, they just said they had a way to help me help myself and I am very greatful. I can't say we won't have days where we get down, or make a bad food choice but we will push through and pick ourselves up and be positive.

I totally agree. There is a lot of kid gloving on this site especially with the way people don't want to do what they are suppose to but want something "magical" to happen and the weight to just fall off. It is an addiction. I am an addict. Food tastes fan damn tastic and this will be hard work. I accept the challenge and I am glad to see someone else has as well.

I'm happy for you

I love Power 90 by Tony Horton. I'm not quite ready for P90X but Power 90 is challenging for me without causing me to want to die.

Dreamfields Pasta is one of the best inventions in the past century. I rarely eat pasta, but when I do it's the only one I'll eat and recommend it to any diabetic or person on a carb restricted diet. There is simply no difference in taste unless of coourse you think it's BETTER than your usual pasta.

Seriously these ads are getting annoying.

From everything that I've read on here you are right where you need to be. You have no restriction in your band yet. You're doing just fine. My doctor also has a very simple eating plan as well. Low carb diet for one week prior to surgery and then after it's one to two weeks of healing and then solids as tolerated. It's not a set plan for every person.

First, you're not the only one who thought I better eat all of the things I really like before I get banded, it's a pretty normal thought fort people on here. Expect that you will still have to address the mental addiction to food long after you get banded. Your mind doesn't change just because your body does. It will be an ongoing battle. The band is not a switch that turns off your addiction, it's just a tool.

UHC caters their policies to the companies that buy them so each policies requirements might be different. I have UHC and it isn't even covered, it's a direct exclusion at the request of my company and they are not going to budge so while 6 months probably sounds like a long time, imagine paying anywhere from $13,000 to $20,000 out of pocket like folks like me. I would be glad if it was covered at all. Your situation could be much worse.

You have to quit before you get the surgery. Many surgeons require people to quit smoking before many surgeries not just lap band. Smoking prevents proper healing as well as a whole bunch of other problems.

Pretty gross thought but a correct one. I would just make sure you add it gradually or you'll be in a world of hurt.

I really don't think I would worry about it being too fast. If you're commited to doing it then I say all systems go!

People use the patch to quit smoking and funny, you never hear anyone say anything about but "good for you".

It will. It will. We are all survivors. Whenever I could tell a relationship was about to end or even sometimes when I was afraid to start a new relationship I would always tell myself the same thing. Alicia will always be Alicia, no one can take that away from me and as long as I can count on myself, I'll be just fine.

I have a sitiation where I am stuck living with my in laws for a few months, You know usually your parents help you out but they've managed to squander everything they've ever had so it's our job to make sure they're not homeless for now. I'm sure they are just wonderful people, really, really really? Except what I see is people who are lazy, unambitious slobs who will constantly mooch off of other people. While I would not tolerate ANY of my family speaking to me the way your mom does, I can certainly relate to the being too close.

rozie! I am so happy for you! my surgeon basically told me that he didn't care when I got pregnant, as long as he, myself and my ob/gyn felt that I was healthy enough to have the baby it was ooooookay by him. It didn't matter if it was 1 month or 1 year

Your story is inspirational. Keep up the good work!

I agree with the protein and biotin. People on here like to poo poo it but it has definitely helped me. It's not a miracle drug, but it does help quite a bit.

You can do it. Stick with it and work at it every day. You're down 80lbs and that is really something!. Every day is a day to try again .

We were talking about this yesterday on a different post. Apparently yes, stress can constrict the band for quite a few people. I'm not banded yet but I anticipate that I will have this problem. I'm just going to have to try and relax. Getting some exercise might help.

I vote that if you can afford it then do it. For some poeple it's just not an option. However you really need to look at your past history of weight issues. Have you tried other methods? This shouldn't be your first option if you haven't. If you have tried several other methods of weight loss and have gained the weight back over and over again then I would definitely consider it. That is really what the lap band is for, people who can't keep the weight off. We know how to lose weight, we just can't keep it from coming back. The other thing I would like to bring up is that people will drop $10,000 on a crappy used car in a heart beat, but for some reason they have a real hard time spending it on improving their quality of life. Your health, your future, any possible additional children you may be blessed with, this isn't worth $10,000? You're not worth the price of a used car? I'm pretty sure you are .

Uhm you can always buy new clothes. You bought the ones you have now right? I say toss them.