Violet953

I can't wait to get to that point too! Congrats! I'm about 300 now. My bf of 9 years is like 240...so when I weigh less than him its gonna be AWESOME! Really happy for ya..

Me too Journey. I really don't know what I'd do without this site for support! Granted I have very good support through my family but I just love coming on here every night leading up to my surgery day!

Grrr.....lol I've been sooo annoyed lately because I use this site every single day now and am on it all night learning and educating myself....I was just lost the other night when the site was down...even looked for others but couldn't find any quite as good as this one! Ever since the site was down the other night...it hasn't been the same. What is going on? It won't let me go into the chat...I've tried multiple times now and the chat is just not letting me go in there...in fact every time I try to, the screen just goes blank and just sits there saying its done but there's no chat there! I'll refresh it to try again, but I'll get this message that my I.P. is blocked! Now, I'm not going on multiple pages on this site or anything! There should be no reason that my I.P. is blocked....I read I need to go to the site with a proxy which I did....and it lets me go back in normally sometimes... But like I said this is just really annoying not to mention the fact that a bunch of my private messages disapeared. Is anyone else having any of these same problems or is it just me? Can you all get into the chatroom? I soo miss going into the chatroom!!!! I'm soo close to getting the band finally and I wanna talk to my people!!!

Growing up I was a size 13/14....I looked great looking back at pictures, I was SKINNY! Everyone else says so too! But at the time I thought I was HUGE. I thought I was the fattest thing on earth....I was ridiculed because of my weight as a child so much that I thought I was humungous when I really was not. Its sad when I think about it...because I think......god If I only knew how big I was really going to be! So I know what you mean...that's so terrible...if a 6 becomes plus size...the thought is just disgusting. I feel so bad for the girls growing up these days. Curves are so much prettier than super super skinny.

Partymann...come talk to me if you want...cuz I don't think you are crazy. I too am having second thoughts....but I think its natural...and its not going to stop me (I really don't think) I have surgery on Feb 8th and I feel so ready yet nervous at the same time! Worried about certain things...it helps to see all of the success from everybody in here though!!!!

I used to watch the food network a lot more a few years ago...and I find its better that I stay away from it...because it doesn't temp as much. Even though I enjoy cooking a lot! I also love Brussels....all veggies for that matter. But I love the way my mom makes them roasted with bacon- OMG when she made that last thanksgiving it was the most amazing thing I ever ate...paired with stuffing....to die for!!!! LoL here's the recipe for that one in case anyone is interested: Ingredients 3 slices bacon, chopped 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan 1 shallot, chopped 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed, small spouts left whole, larger spouts halved Salt and pepper, to your taste 1 cup chicken broth Directions Brown bacon in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Add extra-virgin olive oil to the pan, 1 turn. Add shallots to the pan and saute 1 to 2 minutes. Add Brussels spouts and coat in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook Brussels sprouts 2 to 3 minutes to begin to soften, then add broth. Bring broth to a bubble, cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook 10 minutes, until tender. Transfer sprouts to a serving dish with a slotted spoon and top with cooked bacon bits. I like to mix everything together including the bacon bits, and put it all on a roasting pan and throw it in the oven for the finished cooking...it comes out absolutely amazing!

Um wow Elcee that is soo weird! Never heard of such a thing..but that is absolutely insane...my mom is a size 10 and she looks too thin to me! wtf a 6?????? come on!

IWINCOA, what you should do is just stay at the weight you are now..if you really want this. How hard will it be to not loose weight for less than a month? Then after your appointment, they will more than likely tell you to start trying to loose.

Man....I wonder what is going on? Please if you read this moderator I love the chat so much can you fix it??

Mrsmyers is right....I spent many days (and still do) on youtube and here researching like crazy and its the best thing that you can do...I was very inspired by some of the people I've seen on youtube...esp. bandedwendy! Believe me, it will help..so find out for yourself...I mean...the proof is all here that it works...obviously...so it makes me wonder why he doesn't want to put the band in??? Maybe he as a surgeon has been doing a crappy job? Maybe most of his band patients failed because he failed them? Or he failed to correctly tell them everything they needed to know afterwards? I don't know but I would just find another surgeon right away! There are many of other surgeons that would be happy to give you the band, and specialize in doing it...and know what they are doing!!!!! Don't worry, you will make the right decision!!

Are you exersising? If I don't exersise...I DON'T loose!!!!!!!!! May be the problem...?

I think you have a right to be concerned and since you are so nervous about it, considering how messed up this world really is....don't do it...sounds like you have made up your mind anyway...but that's my opinion....I do however think that you should just pay the extra money to do it here...if you can. What about insurance?

I wonder what Fluffy has to say about this one..

Wow I am sorry that he doesn't believe in you hun. That may be why he said it...who knows...cuz he might think you aren't ready or something....or what these other girls said...that he doesn't wanna deal with the aftermath...I've heard of that before. I think you should look for another doctor...because that's not cool. And I don't get it...you mean to tell me all these ppl gathered for lap band orientation and he told everybody not to get it?

February 8th for me! I can't believe its finally here...and now I'm finding myself counting down the days! We all need to stick together for sure and let everyone know how we are doing!! I just got work taken care of today...If all goes well I shouldn't even be out ..since I work part time. The shitty thing about it is that my boyfriend wanted to plan this nice night at a hotel for us for valentines day and its all you can eat and drink- that most DEF. won't be happening now! Oh well this in the long run will be soo worth it so its okay!!

I lost almost 30 pounds doing her work outs everyday either 1 mile or 5 miles...lately tho I've been noticing that I need to change up my work out...so I got brazil butt-lift which is AWESOME ...I only did it one day so far and my butt is sore let me tell you!

Horsegirl, My Grandma is the same exact way. Shes said multiple hurtful things over the years to me and my Mother who was once overweight. On a few occasions she has been like "Can I ask you something? I just need to know, how did you get SO BIG?" And I always just say to her well Gram how do you think? I ate! I had 6 surgeries from the time I was 14-19 and was stuck in bed for many years because of it, never getting excersise, and eating! I always tried to make light of it because I didn't want it to go any further but it always bothered me...she even made my Mom cry with her comments. Then I had the same thing happen with this b***h of a co-worker who was talking behind my back saying the same exact thing...asking how I got so big..its like...what a stupid freakin question!

Greekie- I just got approved today and got the same surgery date- Feb. 8th!!! I am soo excited and I start my diet on the 25th too! Its the same one too I'm pretty sure. Where are u from? I'm in Connecticut. So Glad that I don't have to worry anymore about not getting approved!! And ElizabethAnne, you have to wait 24 months??? I have never heard of that before, thats soo long!!!!

I was very healthy when I weighed 180...I might go lower than that but that's if I can...I'm 5'6 also....and let me add that at that weight I had NONE of the health problems that I do now. The main reason I am doing this is to generally FEEL better inside AND out ...I don't think I need you to remind me, xavier, the reason why I am doing this for myself...we can talk about how we are going to look afterwards all we want...I'm sure YOU did also!

Well I don't want to loose my curves at all so my goal is about 180..I don't want to be super skinny! I haven't lost the weight yet but I'd say if you loose too much then yeah ur gonna loose them!

As a matter of fact, that's exactly what happened to me too! My surgeon originally was set to have me banded in December! Obviously that didn't work out...because they sent my paperwork in over a month ago, only to have them come back 3 days later saying I needed to see a cardiologist. I was pissed because I felt like, why didn't they tell me this already? I could have had that appointment done weeks if not months ago! Ugh, its over with now but I was very annoyed at the time...and I went to the Cardiologist a couple of weeks ago..so my paperwork was resubmitted last Monday...She actually called me on Friday, but called the wrong phone number...so by the time I got the message they were CLOSED. GRRRR was I upset that I had to wait the weekend! lol. I haven't even been to bed yet and I might as well just stay up cuz they will be open in an hour lmao...I really hope she called to tell me I got approved!!!

I have been trying to get my lap band for over a year now. I was told that my insurance required 6 months worth of doctors visits, whether its with the surgeon or nutritionist, it both counts...but what they failed to tell me was that they had to be back to back appointments. And a couple of times I had to reschedule an appointment resulting in me having to start all the way over...which was devastating let me tell you...this happened around June of last year. Fast forward to now, FINALLY I have finished my six months and all of the required testing. All in all it was a good thing for me though to have to wait because it was more time to get prepared and now I'm ready for sure..and have lost just about 30 pounds to boot. Good luck and don't skip an appointment! Make sure you see somebody every month.

You only need to loose 44 pounds. Do you really want to have the lap band put into you for that? You look soo pretty....hardly overweight.....maybe just bump up your excersise? Most of us here would kill to be your weight!

Plastic surgery is NOT an option for me. I won't be getting it...Not only do I not want to but I wouldn't be able to afford it...and I'm terrified of excess skin so I want to have slow and steady weight loss, and I will be excersising like mad...plus I'm only 24 so I hope thats gonna be on my side as well.