ANewMe!

I'm so sorry. I chose not to tell many people because I knew I would hear negative feed back like, "Your taking the easy way out, or just eat right and you can lose weight"... My family knows, but I have limited number of friends that know.

Some people in your family are probably just jealous because they know you will be losing weight in no time and that probably bothers them (weird I know but it's probably the truth). Keep your head high. Your about to lose weight and feel great! The first couple weeks are really hards but once you see that number on the scale go down it will feel so good. Good luck in your journey.

During surgery they place a tube down (intubation) your throat to maintain an airway while your under for surgery. It's common for ones throat to be sore afterwards. My throat was a little sore a couple days, but it finally went away.

Some places will not give you FMLA for bariatric surgery... I know where I work doesn't and their a hospital. I just took my PTO.

Good for you girl! You look great... doesn't it feel good. June 18th will be one year since I got married and I got the lap band in Jan... now I'm 30lbs down. I also don't like looking at my wedding pictures, but I feel so good now. Keep up the good work.

I would not take that. It's not a healthy way to lose weight. The lap band is a tool that allows us to lose weight and be healthy. Adipex is basically "speed" or others call it "meth" in a pill and that's why it works. When you try to get off of it you will have no engery at all!! I was on it for a couple of month years ago, and it took me a while to get my normal energy levels back. Granted it helped me lose weight, but I gained it all back when I got off of it because I had no energy. It made me jittery too and that's why I only took half a pill a day.

Seriously rethink about taking this... it's really not healthy.

Keep your head up! I'll be praying for you. The great thing is you have lost some weight!

I felt the same way. Honestly, it then hit me that I had a food addiction. I mean I knew I did before but I was miserable because I was still on the liquid phase and I couldn't have anything. The first two weeks of having the lap band was the worst for me.

Good luck on your journey. It feels great to lose weight... it not only makes you look better, but makes you feel great! I feel much healthier, and I love that I don't just "stuff" myself with food anymore. I now eat slower and enjoy my small amount of food.