Debbie3sons

I think I posted once before I don't mind reading the bad and the good , however I like to stay positive and like Dawalsh said I will be the judge of me also it may work for some and some may not but I do like the more positive ones so I just try to stay positive and I am doing fine even with my slow weight loss but I am determined also I have family members who have done most of the diffrent weight loss surgerys and some are still working at it some failed so I am me and they are them so I don't compare myself to ANY ONE ONCE AGAIN ALL OUR BODIES ARE DIFFRENT THAT'S WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE, and I like to encourage people as I like them to help and encourage me also so thankyou to all that do on this forum site as it is helping me.

I wander if they ever tell the real thin ,skinny people to eat more or that their under weight , cause you know they would never tell us that lol but pretty soon you'll be just right and not to thin or to skinny lol and we can say we worked hard to get where we are from where any of us we're but you still look good good for you, keep i up.

Happy B day , my sons B. day is today also he is 17 just one more year then my job is done lol and my life begins aain as I have already been working on hat with the band .

Just think if we could put in our real gas tanks how much cheaper it would be if we could bottle it up and like I have said before for the newbies I have a son who loves music and plays in a band so when it happens I just tell him my band is playing lol.

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Ask your Sugreon if they will fix your hiatal hernia when they do the band and mention to them that you have really bad acid reflux all I knowis when they did my band they also fixed my hiatal hernia and I haven't had an a r or gerd or heartburn since and I still eat spicy food or salsa but in moderation so all I know is that it helped me , hopefully it helps you.

By the time I lose to my goal and when I do I will have lost 145 lbs notice I said when I do cause at the end of next month will be one year for me and I thought I would do it by my bandiversery but I am still trying so WHEN I lose to my goal but in the mean time I am still working and discoviring new things that help me and the clothes sizes are going down so that's ok with me, good luck to you.

You're doing great, keep it up looking fabulous .

I remember how I felt before surgery, now that we all have began our journey and I am down 73 lbs then I look at people and want to say yes it was my choice to be banded and I have over came a lot of health issues for the better , when I see a person who says their on a diet or their taking diet pills and I hear and see it a lot as I work in the food industry it does bother me but again I did it for me , not for y family , friends or boyfriend or anyone but me so I kind of know what you mean also I can acutually fit in a booth instead of asking for a table at a resturauant not worrying if I am going to be able to fit, so u see your post hit me, thankyou.

You will struggle so keep doing what your doing till you think you might need a fill or yes between meals have a healthy snack or a protein drink to help with the hunger , but keep doing what your doing and our mind will play tricks on us of head hunger and that is the worst for many of us ,it is hard but it does get better.

A lot of us were told no straws and till this day and beyond I won't drink out of a straw I also had a medicine cup off a nyquil bottle that I used for my drinks for the first 2 days and I could only take sips every 15 min, then I would get up and walk for a few min just to relieve the gas (air) that could build up cause the walking helped and I still get air bubbles some times so if it doesn't get better then talk with the doc,

Are you even suppose to be eating now I had to have broth sugar free jello or sugar free popsicles for like 3 days , go on the and look at the lapband post op diet if your doctor didn't give you the papers for the diet and you will know what to do look it up you can find it on the computer , hope you feel better.

Looks like the fridgerator also got skinny lol under and between the cupboards lol oh that's right not to much food to fill it up with since you have lost weight lol enjoy ur new home and get a lot of use out of that pool.

Thats' because you don't have that natural intertube around you to keep you afloat any more lol keep movin thanks for making me laugh I still like your post good work Terry.

I used to have gerd and heartburn bad every night to where it would come on all of the sudden then I would be would be worshiping the porciline throne but when they fixed the hiatal hernia while being banded wich I didn't know I had either , wich was a good thing for me cause I now don't have the gerd or heartburn I used to hae so it worked for me and I am soooooooooooooo happy.

If she doesn't want to improve her health that's up to her but we did it for our health and , of course their are know it all people and they think they know what's best for us but untill they do their research and we are not trying to cure our hunger we just wanted to be healthy and the band takes more time cause it is a tool we work with where as the sleeve only lets you eat a very tiny amount and can stretch real easy so you can gain back as much or even more than you weighed before , how do I know it took me 2 yrs. to think about the band & my Aunt had her stomach stapled twice, and she gained back then she had another weight loss procedure, gained back then she was going to get banded but her liver and stomach are connected so she had to have the sleeve done how ever she is still struggling ith her weight loss, that's how I know.

See something is saying it'snot time so just keep that in mind and keep on your journey also , also that is great I tried on a lg shirt but the bottom button wouldn't close so I stuck with a x lg for now.

I E. mail my self and put it on my desk top or browser and then copy and paste it then go to the bottom where it says upload then browse and choose one then I upload it and if you want to do the before and after you have to click on one of those also you have to choose a album and name it so I hope this might help,

I also have heard that people are tighter different times of the day so I guess it depends on our band and all our bodies are diffrent mine is also tight in the morninig so I can only do protein shakes or eggs , then I have to wait till later on in the day to have my dinner I can have just a protein bar to satisifie me tho untill dinner so diffrent ties for us I guess.

Well just thin of it this way there goes a couple ore lbs just for the prep lol I hate the prep having to drinking that much for the cleanse but at least you'll now the results and remeber you chose the band to be more healthy and I am glad he is cracing joes so laugh with him remember it taes of calories and you use muscles to smile so don't frown cause I thin it doesn't take that many so hope things go well.

Click on the profile pic and there should be arrows and keep turning till you can rotate it coming from someone's pic is not upright lol

Hey Donna we r giving those virtual hugs as you can see you have the support from your fellow bandsters on here and if you really have to emotionally eat how bout getting those fruits or veggies and snack on those instead of what we used to go to for comfort also I know I like y little mozzarella cheese balls the ones that are not marinated so just try to keep those healthy choices that you have made to change your life ,you have came so far and you are a real help to all of us please stay healthy and I am sorry to hear the news , I know my cousins wife they are in their fourty's and she has been battling breast cancer for over a year now and she is a Teacher and a real good person but she is fighting , as we battle our demon wich is bad unhealthy food so please just do the cheese ,veggies of fruit ,thankyou stay positive and healthy.

Again you didn't do it for them , hopefully U did it for u & ur health & they r probally jelous so say how much u lost and be proud of where u have gotten & at the things u can do now I just recently told someone that when I hit my goal I will have lost a total of 145 lbs I did this for my health & my self it took me 2 yrs. to think about my desicison so just remeber whay and how far you came so stay positive and keep the postive, let the negative go out with the weight l if u know what I mean lol

I know a lot of us band side & stomache sleepers slept on a recliner or put a lot of pillows behind u & take 1 or 2 away slowly till ur ccomfy also take the pain meds it helps & it will make it eaiser to get up.

Wow I thought it was just something wrong with me cause I came to a stall after having 4 or5 fills and I am at 10 1/2 cc"s n a 14 cc band I have lost 69 lbs but have stayed there for 2 months so now I know I am not the only one thankyou very much