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You should go to My Fitness Pal and use the food journal. Its super easy and you can see how much Protein, fat and calories you intake in a day vs what is suggested for you depending on weight/height and activity level. I use it now and I think its SUPER pratical....

The scale that past two morning has read 198.6 lbs!! I am under 200 lbs and hit my January goal!! I have lost 42.7 lbs since I started my pre-op diet the end of October and had surgery on November 6th....I haven't been this happy with myself in years!!!
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Hello everybody! :-) I should be operated in feb. but it anybody wants to "friend" me, i would be glad to.
Cant wait to start this journey !

Thank You! Yes, i've been on this program for about 3years now. They have been saying "anytime now" since end of August. Then Sept got pushed back to October, then pushed to novemeber, then december, then January, then Febuary. I have been praying this time its for real!

I would try the south Beach diet, I feel its more « balanced » than Atkins (good carbs vs bad carbs, good fats v. bad fats etc…)

My doctor says ok for coffee but no more than 4 cups per day.

I will be praying your wait is over soon )

Sounds very legit !!! (not!)

Oh you guys are so distrusting! Think I'll send my bank acct # if you don't want money. He's a lawyer for heavens sake, if you cant trust him, who can you trust.
btw I havd some property in S Florida Im trying to sell

Sounds very legit !!! (not!)

Sounds very legit !!! (not!)

I am getting banded on Feb 1 and really would love to have some mentors. I am really nervous about it. I am on my shake diet right now. Love to hear from anyone. Let's unite Feb bansters!!!

Must be very trying... hope things start to progress soon for you. So I gather you have been waiting for a while, I am going self pay so not near the wait. Please keep me posted!

I will be operated 1st or 2nd week of Feb. The date has not been officially confirmed yet but if you want a band-buddy, I would be glad to....or should I say that you would probably more of MY band-buddy since you will have a couple weeks ahead of me

I will be operated 1st or 2nd week of Feb. The date has not been officially confirmed yet but if you want a band-buddy, I would be glad to....or should I say that you would probably more of MY band-buddy since you will have a couple weeks ahead of me

Yes,…this site has A LOT of glitches. It took me days to figure out how to log in…go on LOG IN but right click and then click on OPEN.

Hi All,
I met my Surgeon this morning. He's very nice and he actually did a gastric bypass surgery on a friend of mine. I'm getting nervous excited.....
I meet with my nutritionist and psychologist next Monday. Will start my 2 week low-fat, low carb pre-op on the 21st.

I have searched also to try to find people who have had the band 10+ years and could not find any really. But lets not forget that they have been doing this operation in bigger volumes only in recent years. I did ask my doctor how long does it last and she said if there is no complications, you can keep it for the rest of your life if you want.

I actually asked that question to my doctor. She told me that even if I would lose a lot of weight they would probably not deny me. What she also said to me (which is true in my case), is most obese people losing weight because of a diet (in this case the 6 month diet) almost always regain it if there is no reward (in this case the band) at the end. So if they would deny us, then we would get discouraged and probably gain it all back. And she also said to me that obese people who lose weight, have to work twice as much, as a rugular sized person which works out to maintain their weight, to keep the weight off. The main reason why they do the 6 month diet, is to getting yourself used to healthier habbits, making right choices, getting your body used to losing weight and getting a bit healthier before the operation...maybe the reasonning varies from one doctor to another but this is what my doc told me.

I actually asked that question to my doctor. She told me that even if I would lose a lot of weight they would probably not deny me. What she also said to me (which is true in my case), is most obese people losing weight because of a diet (in this case the 6 month diet) almost always regain it if there is no reward (in this case the band) at the end. So if they would deny us, then we would get discouraged and probably gain it all back. And she also said to me that obese people who lose weight, have to work twice as much, as a rugular sized person which works out to maintain their weight, to keep the weight off. The main reason why they do the 6 month diet, is to getting yourself used to healthier habbits, making right choices, getting your body used to losing weight and getting a bit healthier before the operation...maybe the reasonning varies from one doctor to another but this is what my doc told me.

OMG!!! thats AWFULL!!! some people are so moronic sometimes. Why don't they just shut up instead of saying something that stupid....

Thank you!!!!
Wow, that must be so frustrating - waiting to hear. I will keep thinking of you. Hopefully we can have it around the same time and keep each other on track!

Personally, I have chose the band because I wanted something less invasive and mostly because I want a wls that I have to work at. I don't want bypass or a sleeve, where the initial weightloss is automatic...and I never learn how to eat "right" and gain all the weight back.
I want something that I have to work at to change my eatting and exercise habits. I want banding because I want to change my lifestyle to a healther, more active one.
That's just my opinion.

I did Zumba classes twice a week for 3 months and i liked it. And IT DOES get easier. Actually by the 3rd or 4th time I went, it was easier to catch my breath and could go on for 1 full hour. I also was the biggest in the class! And after a while, you will remember the choreographies.... and everybody looks kinda lost in the first couple of classes, its absolutely normal. But the intention is to move and sweat and that I did !! :-)