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I got cocoa roast almonds and cocoa covered espresso Beans. The perfect little bite to curb the craving!

Anyone who hasn't tried the GNC total lean shakes really should! They are so good, all flavors! (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and seasonal pumpkin Spice.) They're pre made and ready to drink! I just put mine in the fridge and grab it before my morning work out.
This morning I tried strawberries and cream for the first time and it tasted like a milkshake...literally!
All of their shakes are 25 grams of Protein, 2 grams of sugar, 170 calories, 6 carbs, and lactose free.
*I wish I was getting paid to say this haha!

Hi Lauren, don't worry, they will send you another bill -- you can be sure of that! Thank goodness you had the surgery while you still had the insurance. I would try to relax then when you are ready start fighting the insurance company. I have been successful with this (not LB but other stuff for my spouse). Take notes on each call and there will be an escalation process to appeal. Make that insurance company pay -- be a squeaky wheel while killing them with kindness at the same time. When you get bills from the hospital just let them know you are appealing to the insurance company and will get back to them. Have a copy of the hospital bill when you talk to the insurance company. If it turns out you are responsible, then you can contact your hospital to inquire about special circumstances (job loss, etc.). They can negotiate what you owe and they will set up a payment plan. This could be $20/month. First step is to get the insurance stuff straightened out, though. Good luck!

I love the vanilla Bean!

Anyone who hasn't tried the GNC total lean shakes really should! They are so good, all flavors! (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and seasonal pumpkin Spice.) They're pre made and ready to drink! I just put mine in the fridge and grab it before my morning work out.
This morning I tried strawberries and cream for the first time and it tasted like a milkshake...literally!
All of their shakes are 25 grams of Protein, 2 grams of sugar, 170 calories, 6 carbs, and lactose free.
*I wish I was getting paid to say this haha!

They aren't expensive at all! You get 12 or 16 in a case and GNC usually has some sort of deal going on at any given time. I also have the GNC member card because I'm there all the time so I get member prices. Yesterday I bought 3 cases just under $50. I say that's pretty reasonable for 2 months of Breakfast.

Anyone who hasn't tried the GNC total lean shakes really should! They are so good, all flavors! (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and seasonal pumpkin Spice.) They're pre made and ready to drink! I just put mine in the fridge and grab it before my morning work out.
This morning I tried strawberries and cream for the first time and it tasted like a milkshake...literally!
All of their shakes are 25 grams of Protein, 2 grams of sugar, 170 calories, 6 carbs, and lactose free.
*I wish I was getting paid to say this haha!

Anyone who hasn't tried the GNC total lean shakes really should! They are so good, all flavors! (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and seasonal pumpkin Spice.) They're pre made and ready to drink! I just put mine in the fridge and grab it before my morning work out.
This morning I tried strawberries and cream for the first time and it tasted like a milkshake...literally!
All of their shakes are 25 grams of Protein, 2 grams of sugar, 170 calories, 6 carbs, and lactose free.
*I wish I was getting paid to say this haha!

Our NaNa, thou art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
This is the praise you feel entitled to. You are a god and the rest of us are mere, uneducated misinformed self lab band abusers.
Respectfully yours,
A newbie that has lost 35 pounds since my August procedure with not even one episode of vomiting or getting stuck because of all the incorrect information provided to me by my incompetent lap band team who know so much less than you!

I love this! Congrats! So happy for you

I don't like how I click current and I have to shuffle through the current threads for other surgeries. No offense to them but I don't really care about their stuff lol.

sorry but to gain weight, one must eat more calories then one burns off band or no band...sleeve or bypass
every person with a weight problem eats too much and the wrong things aka unhealthy choices
the band does work
not with everyone as things do happen...
bands fault.....patients fault or a combo of both
or a crap doctor or whatever reason
all anyone can do is make the best of whatever WLS one chooses to get

I was going to stay out of this, but this thread is getting way too infuriating to remain silent.
Nana, unless you are a licensed bariatric surgeon, you are no more an expert or infallible than anyone else on these boards. Being banded 8 years means you have had a band inside you without messing it up. Nothing more.
I think most of the time, you have good information to share. However when you take the stance of arrogant, confrontational know-it-all, it negates anything and everything you say. No one will listen to you because they're too busy wishing you'd get off your unjust high horse.
Just look at this thread- you have a lot of intelligent, successful bandsters coming down on you. They can't all be wrong, so if you're half as smart as you'd like us to believe, I'd take a long hard look at your behavior before you dig yourself any deeper into that hole you're standing in.

Down 30.6lbs as of this morning. I could cry. I've worked SO hard and I deserve it. YAY me!

i too was out and about today. i stopped at jack n box because it was close to my designation. living out in the country doesn't give me much choice. i got the whole wheat chicken fajaita. didn't eat all of it but most of it. when i got home i looked it up for the nutritional info so i could put it in my food log and it was in line of Protein, fat, carbs and calories that my doctor has set for me. i was surprised because it tasted so good. i think this is the first time since surgery 5 months ago that when the lady said do you want that in a meal? i said back no! just the pita and a cup of Water. it felt good. usually pre surgery i might have ordered 2 meals so no one would suspect i was the only one eating it. so glad that is behind me. God, it feels great to feel good. doesn't it?

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

I've been out of the house all day and I just stopped at Wendy's with my friend. I haven't ever had their chili before. It's delicious and band friendly! Woo hoo!

Amazing!!!!

Down 30.6lbs as of this morning. I could cry. I've worked SO hard and I deserve it. YAY me!

Thanks no fills yet though I may ask about one soon. I'm getting hungry 3-3/12 hours instead of 4-5 hours now.

Congrats!!! You will do great! Keep us posted!