☠carolinagirl☠

i also do this...

no worries, liquid goes right on through...i easily am 96oz +.....its a good thing so drink up GF

seems to me, the ones who bash or protest the loudest are the ones who dont understand or have a clue (as to what it is) or how it works....everyone has an opinion on everything...id say ignore them but its hard to do... i heard it also and just said, you know what, i had to do what i had to do to save my life.....that shut them up....

why feel bad so dont...it was nonya unless you wanted her to know..seems to me if you wanted her to know, you would have told her..look at her and everyone else in the world with a smile on your face...its pretty so you need to smile

like the others, so very sorry for your loss.. the only thing i am going to offer as a (do) is to believe in yourself the only don't i am going to offer is dont make excuses...either do it or dont.

i agree, being honest with your doctor is key...the only ones who'd know if depression will hinder the chances to or nay for insurance, is your insurance company..if call and ask them what are the guidelines..some who have had depression, have had the surgery (me for one)..i so wish all the best.

no need to test yourself or see if you can do it..if you want to, you will....you seem to be in the right frame of mind...so just keep doing what you are doing..PS: things are a easy or hard as (you) allow them to be

well, its major surgery and its gonna hurt...i read this forum before surgery and some had no pain, some had alittle and some had major..until we have the surgery, we dont know how our bodies will react..i do know, however, that every day you get and feel alittle better...you need patience, you need to rest and follow your doctors instructions..in no time, you will be on very forum telling someone else to hang in there as it does get better.

you are responsible 100% the band is merely a necklace on your tummy..you are the one eating better food in your allotted amounts and exercising...the band is assisting you..but make no mistake, you are doing this..your not cheating, you merely saved your life.

i told some people where i work as they had to know why id be gone for 8 days,,told my hub (who told his folks...i was concerned they'd say something smart)...and then hub said so what...and you know what, he was right...id tell anyone...i am super proud and i am a lap band/plication success story.

to me, ANY weight loss is good.......some lose faster than some dont worry about it...just continue on your path to success...

i found as one heals, their hunger coms back..mine did i dont have any fills but eat my allotted amounts and eat filling protein foods to help me combat hunger...until i have a fill, i am using my want power.

why switch to the sleeve? you have a perfectly good tool to help you lose weight and you have lost 54 pounds..that is fantastic...just because one switches to the sleeve will not automatically make them lose all the weight...eating habits/portions still must be adhered too... eat your alloted amounts drink alot exercise and find that want power you had when you started your banded life. comparing your loss to cndy loo whoo will only defeat you you are you....that is all you need to care about or concern yourself about.

i dont think you were being a bully you talk common sense and i happen to agree with you people who divert knowingly off course are the ones who do protest the loudest against those who adhere and are (losing).

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*** When I was obese, I could never eat enough food. Aside from my love of its smell and taste, of chewing and swallowing, I wanted a full belly. The problem with that was that there isn’t enough food in the entire universe to fill the hole in my belly, never mind the hole in my soul .*** ..........and this was the prob with me...your words touch me jean as always.

I may never (be thin) as the world knows but this southern girl will be healthy....I did what I had to do to make that happen, june 6, 2012...not looking back and no regrets.

heck yeah....i also had to take 2 weeks of shots (mornings/nights) for blood clots in my stomach also (along with my 5 incisions)...it looked.like i was involved in a sturgis biker fight let me tell you... i was yellow/brown/gray/purple...it will fade......

being a larger bmi when i started, i lost more than some who are starting at the bmi i am now.....that being said, i used that to my advantage mental wise... it felt good to see my monthly weigh in's at the doctor as a loss....so that encouraged me to keep going...when did i see it on me that i was losing (for real and not just people saying it) at my 4 month mark... on halloween, i put a picture of my before (oh my gawd) pic on my profile and a 4 month later next to it....yeah, that is when i realized, yep, i got this..

yeah, KK is supreme this is TRUE

if you call your insurance provider, i am sure they will give you the rundown of the question you answered. as in life, insurance and doctors will vary. i wish you all the best.

you can always call and talk to your insurance and get an idea of if they will approve or not. i wish you all the luck.

gulping water while insides are still swollen as it hurts so dont do it...sip and sip and then sip some more.....and yes, your incisions will be sore and each day that passes, it will get better..my advice is to take it easy, rest and allow your body to heal and just develop patience. congrats on your new life

tell them its not what you lost but what you have gained........and fearing the dr is just stupid....they are the ones who care about you...never fear them.

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