sunshineinbama

im not a coffee drinker i used to always have to have my diet coke in te morning but since i was banded i have not missed it at all and yes ilike different foods i can goall day and not even think about food if i get preoccupied with something else we all have our ups and downs ....keep up the good work!!!! and no drinking while eating....

thank you i am being positive and maybe next month it will get better .....but i do love going to the gym everyday and then i feel so much better when i am there ....thanks for the uplifting comments ladies!!!

Are you saying i just need to wait til my next appointment in a month? and yes im hanging in there i guess i just thought i would feel it anyway i'm doing good working out everyday and control what i eat and the amount ..i guess just having a blue day today .thanks for the encouragement!!!

i just had my first fill and the first day or two ifelt restriction and now i feel nothing ....

my goals:

1) to get healthy

2) to not have to shop at plus size stores

3) be able to get down in the floor and up on my own

4) to drop at least 100 more pounds!!!

5) to look amazing......

i also remember those feelings too congrats and good luck!!!!

i was banded jan 3 and i had those horrible hunger pains and felt like i was the only one having them but i wasnt and those were awful but i have to say after i got on mushies things got so much better but i do limit my intake i know i could eat more then i am but i know if i do all i would be doing is hurting myself so it is a lot of self discipline i am less then two weeks away from my first fill and i wish all you newly banded folks all the best!! and YES it does get better...and don't forget to exercise!!! have a great day all!!

Maderma is great for scaring and i have 6 small cuts the larger is where my port is and i am almost 5 weeks post surgery but i do know the maderma works i have used it on other scars ...good luck to all of you that are newly banded!!! and welcome to the journey!!!

Hello Jessica! and you are making a great decision its the best one i have made but its not easy its only a tool and you have to be mind set that you are willing to do the work and ii'm almost 5 weeks banded but its working for me i havent gained any back i am loosing i have lost over 30 so far i dont know exactly how many but that is positive so good luck with your journey and let us know how things are going for you!!!

GOOD LUCK to you both!!!!

Happy Birthday and a great year to you!!! and 2012 is going to be my year too!!!

If i didnt call my insurance off i wouldnt know anything ....i called about once a week until i got my approval ......it seems like it takes forever to get that approval but once you do it seems like time flies by and befor you know its time for surgery .....good luck!!!

my post op diets was strictly Clear Liquids, popcicles, and tea but all sugar free ....and for two weeks ...he wouldnt let me do anything else ...then the next two weeks mushies, as in soft scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, and baby food, now im starting my third stage .....good luck to you i promise it does get better

thats how my surgeon was he said shrink the liver and the adkins diet was actually pretty easy for me with eating Protein i'm not much on carbs ,,,i lost about 10 pounds the week before my surgery ..it wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be ....

things are going great for me ...im on the mushy diet and i am loosing ...not fast a few days away from my 4th week since being banded and i've lost 35 pounds and my reasoning for finally getting banded was i'm tired of being F_ _, and want to be HEALTHY!! i have 3 wonderful greandkids and want to grow old with them ......so thats my little story

Congrats!!! and keep it up!!!

GOOD LUCK!!! let us hear from you when you can!!!

Hello, i'm sorry to hear you were having problems with emotions, i have to say i havent had that all mine has been excited for making such a good decison i hope things get better for you. And i am about to be at my fourth week too, so please let us know how things are going for you

Hi Rosemary, and welcome to LBT! and i believe you have mad a good decision to get the LB it took me a few years to actually decide to do it and i am not regretting it!!! GOOD LUCK to you and look forward to hearing more about your journey!!

Hello, no i dont work well not outside the home i keep our granddaughter and it was a week after surgery i started keeping her again and i was fine just no lifting and still no real heavy lifting ...and things are going great for me can't eat much and still on the mushy diet, and the not drinking 30 mins before or after eating isn't as hard as i thought it was going to be ...i just find that i'm not drinking as much as i should because i do forget to drink something sometimes....

Im on the mushie stage with only couple more days to go then i advance a little bit more and am excited but i am so glad i got banded i am hardly ever hungry anymore even though i havenot had solids yet isnt that weird ....but i'm really happy and i wish you all the best and welcome to LBT!!

Hello Kita my name is Cathy and i'm from Alabama got banded Jan 3 2012 and i'd like to say congrats and welcome to LBT and this is great place to talk and ask questions everyone is great about sharing their experiences with us good and bad and i'm only a few keystrokes away if you want to talk, good luck!!!

yes welcome back, and you can do it!!

i am almost 4 weeks banded now and i did the two weeks Clear Liquids, and on my 2nd week of mushies....then a step up for two weeks then my first fill ....my dr is very set in doing this ...but if it works for you best of luck to you!!

Congrats lapbandbarbie, and Bert Martinez Yarbrough!!!! and all the best to you!!!