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best of luck to you. i was banded december 1 2011 and so far i lost 105 pounds. this is the best decision i ever made. it takes a while to get used to the lifestyle but once you get into your groove, you will see the pounds melt away. good luck today and if you have any questions, send me a message. congrats.

good luck to you; i am 7 months post band and i love to read these stories so i always remember what the beginning was like and how hard i worked to get to where i am today. sounds like you r healing well and on the right track. good luck on your journey. if you need any advice or have any questions, maybe my 7 months experience can offer you some support. good luck Roseann from New Jersey; as hard as it is to cough, it is so important. i would take a few deep breathes, put a pillow on my stomach and get that cough out even though it hurt.

51 pounds is amazing; keep up the good work. this is life changing and i celebrate all non scale victories as well. u r almost in onederland saying goodbye to the 200s forever; good luck

hello december bandsters; it has been a long while since i was on LBT. i was banded 12/1/2011 and i started at 288 and today i weigh 196 so i lost 92 pounds. i feel absolutely fantastic and have had not problems with my band. I have 3.5 cc's so far.

welcome and congrats. i was banded on december 1st and when i went to my first week follow up i had lost 25 pounds. but the next two weeks i lost nothing and at my third week follow up the dr said that 500 calories was not enough and increase to 800. when i increased to 800 last week, i lost the 2 pounds. may want to think about adding to the daily menu. good luck and keep up the good work

what are the sounds coming from my stomach and when are they going to stop. my son won't even sit on my anymore, he says he can't stand all the grumbling sounds. is it gas, when does that go away? i feel like an alien.

thank you guys for your support. hope you all have a great holiday and keep in touch.

i was banded on december 1st and as of last week (my first dr's appt) i lost 25 pounds since liquid diet. i can't believe that 25 pounds in less than three weeks. i go back to him next wednesday and i am waiting for that appointment to hop on the scale. what a tough time to be banded, alot of parties and alot of temptations, but if we can get through this month i know we will be ok. went back to work yesterday and i feel great. hope everyone is doing well.

glad everything went well. day four most op for me and each day i feel better. can't wait to sleep on my side either, my ass hurts by the morning. are you getting sick of the liquids? i am two weeks post op and i guess one more week. did you go for your first follow up yet? mine is wednesday. happy you are going well

the gas pain in the shoulder left after one use of the heating pad but the ones in my stomach are here with a mission. i am day three post op and my stomach is making those rumbling gas noises. i am using the gas x and drinking as much water as i can, but it is hard to drink the water and the protein shakes. i am walking as much as possible also. i think just time will be the answer. good luck to you.

i can't believe that this day is actual almost here. i remember finding out in august that i had a surgery date of december 1st and it seemed lifeyear's away. three more days. i am starting to really get super excited about this. liquid diet sucks. lol. i can't wait for something solid to eat. never thought i would be craving a piece of grilled chicken. good luck to all december bandsters

great job so far, if this is any indication of how you are going to do, i am sure you will be very successful. are you on facebook? you should come join our december 2011 bandster private group. alot of support there. hope all is welll. don't even think about anything going wrong, nothing but positive thoughts. take care

wow, the time went fast. best of luck on your surgery and keep us posted.

we are our worst critics. sometimes the picture we mentally see isn't the actual perception of the picture. does that make sense? i am trying to say that they say TV adds ten pounds, i think so do we when we see a picture of ourselves. love yourself a little more each day and as the pounds go away, hopefully you will like the person you see in the mirror as well as in the photo. even though you may not like the picture, compare it to one 50 pounds ago and take notice of the parts that look thinner. don't be so hard on yourself. congratulations on the weight you lost and keep up the good work. you are doing amazing.

at my last nutrition class we found out that on the pre op diet, you can substitute one Protein shake a day for 3 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast grilled. this is a definite for thanksgiving. it will make me feel like i am eating dinner with the family. 1/2 cup of salad cucumber, tomatoe, lettuce and splash of fat free italian dressing all allowed on my pre op diet. not bad.

are unflavored protein shakes really unflavored? just wondering because i have a few recipes that call for adding unflavored protein shakes to foods to add extra protein. be honest. does it have a flavor at all?

hello; i am from south jersey (barnegat) i am being banded on december 1st. are you on facebook? you can join a private group for december bandsters so we can support eachother. if you are interested in joining the group, let me know. i start my liquid on november 17th so we can support eachother. my name is roseann and i am 41. welcome to the forum and to the December 2011 Bandsters. we have a lot of support. check out the December bandsters post in the Pre surgical forum. you will see a great group of people that are being banded the same time as you.

oh to be 30 again. lol. i am going to 42. how the heck did that happen. if it wasn't for my body being tired from being overweight i feel like i am 16 inside. i am super excited. at the beginning in august i would fall asleep dreaming of this and how i am going to look and feel at possibly 150 pounds. i think the last time i was 150 pounds i was in middle school. thank you arnetta

how about calling your insurance carrier and ask them to suggest someone. they should have a list of participating doctors. good luck

congrats to you and your wife on your anniversary. we didn't gain this weight in one day and we have a lifetime of bad habits to overcome. we have to learn that we do not have to celebrate the good times or console the bad times with food. that is going to take us some time. you seem to be on the right track. look ahead; don't look back. you will be very successful. even if you have a slip here or there, don't give up, just keep going.

great news. hope you rest well tonight and each day you feel a little better and stronger.

i just read this post. sorry i was away for the weekend. definitely go to the gyno, they can tell sometimes just by the feel if it something to worry about. last year i had the same thing and the doctor said that my bras are not supportive enough and it was a ligament just getting stretched. of course i won't say don't worry because we always worry about these things. i will certainly pray for you and i hope you get good news soon. by the way, congrats on the promotion and good luck on the move. that is so exciting.

i am so happy, just heard from the doctor's office that my last appointment with my surgeon is this thursday and my pre-surgery admittance testing at the hospital is friday morning. i start my 2 week liquid diet on thursday. december 1st is just around the corner. i can't wait. can you see me smiling through the computer? i am smiling from ear to ear. i feel like a kid going to disney for the first time. i am so ready for this. i wish i did this ten years ago. but at 41, i am still young and have many many many happy years ahead of me.

i just received a call from the surgeon's office that my final meeting with her will be this Thursday at 2:00. also found out that they will be making my pre-surgery admittance testing today. i am so close. two weeks from thursday and i will be banded. i have this smile on my face that i just can't get rid of. actually, i don't want to get rid of it, i want to wear it for the next 50 years. this just made my day. actually thursday is my birthday so i think this is going to be a great week.