☠carolinagirl☠

your gonna read this forum and find other people like you that have to do the 6 month wait list...you will find belief in yourself and you will go into this surgery full of want power and ready for it all....read this forum, ask a zillion questions,,,6 months will fly by..

it was easier for me to be over 300+ and just keep getting bigger..its easier for me to eat junk food...i could either decide to seek help or eat or be cut out of my house one day. the lap band is not easy and its not overly hard...if you use it properly, you will be successful...so yes, it is and it was easy for me..

in my book:

i wish i was perfect....i wish i was a perfect bander. trying to get you to realize you have control if you want it. you will get friends but not by claiming you are a bad person and want to talk to other bad people etc... i responded based on your first posting. all the best in your upcoming journey.

no mam, i am not being harsh. i am telling you exactly what i tell myself and any other person i (care about). and expect it no less in return...you come on here claiming to be drunk again and spouting you are bad..to me that is harsh. me strong?? you must not read my blogs. i am a whiny bit** who spends her life concerned about failing....forgive me if i offended..not my intent. but be scared. be scared enough to make yourself well....you can do it if you want to.

bad people are people like michael vick who hurt animals bad people hurt children and bad people are bullies. is this you? i dont think so drinking and eating wont solve sh**...your a grown woman so you can do it if you want too.....goodness knows i went out with a bang (coors light my choice). so if you really want to have this surgery, then do what you have to do in order to have it. if not, dont waste my time on here citing nonsense about being a (bad person) and expecting sympathy from me....i weighed 336 at my surgery and had trouble wiping my ass...... and you can bet your ass i was scared too and i am scared now about (failing again).

#1 UNC Tarheel fan right here .......got season tickets (feels wonderful to fit in the seats without pouring out the sides and be able to go up and down the steps in the building) we be watching at my house and at the local mc hangout with big screens..go ACC...

my dr said no but preferred clear nail on fingers (dont know why) i had my tips colored pink....you can ask to make sure.

either not pay the deposit and remain where you are or get bigger or pay the deposit, follow your doctors instructions and get well. seems like an easy answer to me.

you said you are eating right, exercising, i do not see a problem. the scale goes up and down all day long....maybe TOM, maybe you didnt go to bathroom or your socks are too heavy. the first 4-6 weeks, you are healing. weight loss will happen if you stick with it. and it seems as if you are. question, are you clothes feeling looser? are they? if so, then you are losing....regardless of what the scale may or may not say.

well, if you eat more than what your doctor says, what would they say? the band wont stop you from being hungry. it will help you eat less...so if you are still hungry (is it head hunger where you just think you are hungry) try drinking to see if this helps...otherwise, just tough it out.....SF popsicles saved my a s s.

why so discouraged? you said you are eating right, exercising, i do not see a problem. the scale goes up and down all day long....maybe TOM, maybe you didnt go to bathroom or your socks are too heavy. the first 4-6 weeks, you are healing. weight loss will happen if you stick with it. and it seems as if you are. question, are you clothes feeling looser? are they? if so, then you are losing....regardless of what the scale may or may not say.

well, its based on age, the amount of weight, your skin and how elastic it is, your heritage..so many factors....if you lose slow, it may help with sagginess but saggy skin is part of losing weight...you can tone and exercise to help and then there is always surgery to help.....but i will take some saggy over a scale number of 300+

like sage and missy, i dont feel my band but i do feel my port (esp more now as i am losing more)..i just have to believe in it and let it do its thing and me do mine.. so what is my part? eating my allotted amount (focusing on Protein as that is my fuel and veggies and fruit and drink alot)..but the most important thing is to understand that just because the scale is not moving (as fast as one would like) does not mean its not working or you are not doing well...if you are losing inches, then you are losing and you are a success...just keep going...hang in there...

today is YOUR DAY

i made hubby fresh tuna just tonight..i used a super sharp knife and made slices as thin as i could..i used a wee bit of mayo mixed with lemon juice that he drizzled over it with (he always adds hot sauce, texas pete)..(if not sharp knife, small cubes work well) but that is not what you asked...cut into wee pieces, baby bites as aj said

me and hub rarely eat out (i have once in 8 months), but if we ever did it would be applebee's as they have a superb tomato basil soup

which ever you get, i wish you the best but regardless of which wls you get, you will have to change what you eat and how much you eat and exercise......the hardest part is changing your mental attitude.. just having a wls wont make anyone magically lose weight..it takes work and a want power attitude..

protein is our fuel and its your energy and your gas...so is important you get it somehow..i searched many proteins before i found one i adore and still use daily..if you dont get your protein you could get weak and feel like crap..

you say you have lost inches...i say that is 100% success...and inches lost means weight is lost...and your doing not one gosh darn thing wrong....

I have plication also (and nothing has ever been painful except immediately after surgery) so I am kinda at a loss at what to think...def a call to your doctor is in order here if you are really concerned (and painful as you described *extreme*)

fresh tuna (mine cooked), (hub sushi style) and green beans (me), skillet corn (hub) and watermelon..

I believe it is the same thing. (just different terms)..

was a good article. I know 3500 cals is a pound and if I eat more then I burn off, I will gain. I did not get over 300+ pounds by dieting and eating lettuce. I ate the wrong foods. Thankfully the band/olication is helping me eat less and I am making smarter choices in food as I have a helper now.

I told a couple at work (as they worked directly for me/with me) and of course HR...the others just assumed I was taking time off..I say do and say what ever is comfortable for you. Its your life and its your business. Congrats on making a wonderful decision. it was the best one I ever made.