Lori Jo

I chose to have my surgery at this time as with Christ, he died and rose again and all was anew! This is my approach to my weight loss surgery...I want to rid my body of all this excess weight and let only positive people in my life, no naysayers or gossipist...so this is the blog where the old Lori dies and the new Lori is born anew. I have a large family..I am the 7th of 8 girls. I can tell you that being in a family of this size and nature that we all dont get along, this is a vow to my new me....no more negativity and only positive. I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter, her boyfriend is such a pain in the a$$ and I have chosen to not deal with him and with that I will be in need of constant prayer! Life is too short to have to deal with jealousy and hateful people. Thanks for listening!

I am really excited and new to this page, look forward to meeting all the April 2013 bandsters!

I had a MAJOR upset last night with crying....i am not afraid, but i am just emotional as I know that my relationship with my best friend of all time "FOOD" will never be the same....

no i will be banded tomorrow, my surgeon doesnt do that type of surgery, i want to do it slowly so that it will stay off and i wont have any major side effects, like vit. deficiency, losing my hair...etc...I am sure you will be looking great in December! My daughter graduates May 4 and I want to lose at least 15# by then...whoohooo!

my doctor told me that this was a relatively new thing, he said the only plus is that with the plication you will lose weight more quickly....you are a small thing anyway so i would just weigh out your journey...just how soon do i want to get this weight off? Good luck!

i get banded tomorrow 4-1-13 and your blog is an inspiration, sounds like we suffer from the same syndrome...i also ask my husband questions like that, i was hoping that when i got this done, they would stop....looks like i was wrong....congrats on your weight loss....truly amazing and inspirational!

thanks for the info, good luck!

I am having surgery on the same day and time in Lincoln, NE!!!!!! Good luck!!

I am April 1st! When are you?

"weigh" to go! Beautiful!!

i was told that tea is fine as long as you are getting fluids, my doc also told me that i will experience plateaus just like i did before my band (that is Monday!) so maybe that is all it is, try and have a family member hide your scale and dont get on it daily....it really helps with the dispair! LOL

can you try scrambled eggs with a little shredded cheese on top?

amazing, inspirational and beautiful, thanks for sharing!!

i just have to tell you how beautiful you are, you look like melissa mccarthy from mike and molly, not weight wise but the face, stunning.....i have surgery monday 4-1 and thanks for your post, i hope i dont experience it!! Feel Better!

Today was my last appointment before surgery, it went well and my surgeon is soooooo nice and light hearted, I will be having surgery on Monday, April 1 at 9:30 am....if everything goes well Dr. H said I could leave the next day around 1pm!! Yay!!!! Did any of you have to stay longer, I am just wondering, I have seen a post for lapband with plication, asked if that was something new and he said yes, I asked him what it does and it is like a sleeve with the band and he said you will lose weight faster, I said no, I want it slow as I dont want my gut dragging the floor between my legs...lol.... When I was new on here and looking around, I saw a couple of posts that chastised a person on a pre-op diet and that person left this site, I want to let you know how much I appreciate you and your support for those who felt the same way I did. We come here for support not a lecture, I want you to know that I will be thre for anyon e, even when yu fall, just look me up and message me, I dont want anyone to feel unwelcome in here! Thanks again! Be Cool and LOVE one another! Lori

well i have a huge pannis that is hanging low, i lost alot of weight before rather quickly and it did sag, this time i am all for vit e lotion and ab workouts so i pray you are right....thanks again!!

let all be buddies.....encourage one another OK? mine is sister71961@yahoo.com

what do you add your oj to...a vanilla shake? That sounds good....any ideas to add for my chocolate shakes?

it is probably your co-pay, mine is $3500

I just got mine today, i am gonna try it! Good luck!

Thank you all for your positive input, I just got home from my last appt b4 surgery...all is cool!! It is really gonna happen! Thanks again! YAY!! Thanks so much, i do know one thing, it is people like you that will keep me on this site, i have been knocked around by a few ladies and was going to leave, but I want to thank you for your encouragement!

my doc told me that i should not take metformin, hopefully your blood sugars will subside and you wont need it, i had a friend whose doctor gave it to her for weight loss, all it did was give her diahhrea and neausea...wont be wanting to experience that after surgery

i am having surgery on april 1, congrats! Keep in touch, look for the april banding 2013 group!!

i love your photo...so that we are banded only 1 week apart i think we should be banding buddies, encouraging one another.,.i am adding you to my friends list!!

Went to my pcp and got my physical and all is well, i see dr. hung on Wednesday and then surgery on the 1st. Since being on this website i have learned that one thing is for sure, we all are different and each doctor has his own set of rules....some of the things that are in here my doctor is against, acutally most of it is, when i tell him i was on here when i see him wednesday he will probably mess his pants, i have alot of ?'s (thanks to all of you!) and maybe we can sit and discuss these. I am not nervous, I am excited, I am willing to do this to my body to save my life and hopefully live with less pain. Onwards and upwards!