☠carolinagirl☠

i faced away from the shower water and it was fine..boy it felt good too.

you need to make this a template and copy/paste on all the threads that ask about this every day.....maybe it will eventually be believed.

i think if you are vomiting or worried, i'd call the dr and let them know and have them advise you. everyone is different. i am sure its fine but your dr would be best to set your mind at ease. feel better okay.

(thinking of you sharon) today and always

your post is a wonderful one..another success story....great job.......and i hope newbies/prebies read this and understand what happens if you just follow the lap band instructions...thanks for sharing.

isnt that a great feeling? i have took 8 large trash bags to good will.....it made me sad giving it away but a great feeling to know/realize that the band is working and yes, i am losing.....and SO are you....again great job hel

if i did not have surgery, i would most likely be nearly home bound as it was getting harder and harder for me to walk and i was scared i would be one who was cut out of my house.......the surgery saved my life....if some consider it easy, and they do and they will, are the ones who do not understand it or grasp the reality of it...what should matter is you...you chose this to help you...good for you...those who care are who matters..add me to that list..

yes mam grammy

as long as you lose (by inches as well as pounds) it shouldnt matter how long its been since surgery.. easier said then done, but its true.....great job and keep it up..

to my knowledge, once stretch marks, always stretch marks but they do fade over time and that i know to be true.......just part of life..

your post was spot on.

i have been married 28+ years he married me at my smallest and saw me at my highest last year at 336...... if someone loves you, they will love (all) of you...regardless of what the scale says

i can only speak for me, i eat when i am hungry but i make sure when i do eat its mostly protein/veggie. and if i dont feel like eating, i do drink a protein shake..again this is what i do.

if its hard to drink/eat, a call for an appt to see your dr is in order here hope you feel better

i know (for me) the band does not make not be hungry... it could for some but not me...if i am hungry, i eat. i do not deprive myself.. i eat alot of Protein (first in whatever i eat) and i drink alot...and i do stop at 20 minutes...and i do stop at 1 cup....its just something i was instructed to do.....and like b52 said, if i ate wee bites, i could eat all day long....def problem there...aka overeating too many calories. i dont really care what skinny people do or dont do, i only care what my dr advised me to do..and what he suggested i do has shown to work...as i go on through my highway to health, i learn something new every day. find your want power. want to lose weight/get healthy bad enough to actually do something about it...dont wait for a fill to help you lose weight. change your mental thinking now. i dont have any fills and i am losing.

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no freaking out without written permission from me missy....

mscarrie it seems you are scared you are gonna not eat fast food as you asked about it in many different ways. i was a fast food queen..it tastes good, it smells good and it is fast/easy/cheap...like daisy, it got me to over 300+ pounds by me eating it all the time. fred was right, the band wont make no (cravings or hunger go away) you just need to learn to eat better food when a situation is presented..out with friends, work related dinners/drinks, whatever the case, movies, shopping at the mall....life goes on ....we learn to live with the band.. there is no bad foods...i truly believe that..its not the little french fries fault it was fried in delicious hot grease and then salted to within an inch of its life and along comes ole carolina girl to eat it up and their cousins... but there are better options/choices out there. eat what you want but in smaller amounts. the band will absolutely help you eat less....but YOU have to eat better. now i hope i did not upset you but just wanted to respond anyhow.

my (everything) hurt now 9 months post op, and the weight i have lost, i hardly hurt anymore and that is like a WTF moment...its true...my knees hurt so bad that i could hardly stand...so each pound off, it a pound closer to where you want to be. i appreciate the band and i appreciate the plication but i also am appreciating the fact that i am (helping them) to help me. does that make sense? i am living proof it can be done...i may not get there as fast as some but i will get there.

this is what i am suppose to do.... and what i am about to do:

congrats on your banding i just say clay in nov for his christmas concert here in durham nc it was a great show...hub was not overly excited but oh well...he went i even did a review of the show on a blog post.

i can (think i feel it) going through if my bite is too large. my sign to stop is a baby hiccup or 20 min mark...to my understanding, no pain should be happening...if it is, too fast, too big, too much...i am sure you will get better answers but that is mine. hope it helps.

sounds like you did good who knows (maybe you didnt pee before you weighed or pooped or TOM) you did GREAT

on my pre op (i was not told to lose a certain amount) i was readying my body/liver for surgery hence my liquid diet unless your dr said lose this much, worrying about not losing on a pre op is not really pertinent at this time...try not to worry okay (easier said i know)..

the only thing i would say, is whatever you get the band or the band and plication..let it work and you help it.. if you do, i promise you will lose...... i couldnt exercise (my knees/legs/back hurt) so very bad. so if you want your calories you can lose w/o much exercise. i am just now walking...and i know the more i do, the more inches i will lose. its a great thing...wish you all the best of luck.