joe7777

I am getting my surgery on MAY 4th!!! (i had my consult on april 5th) But it can take as little as 3 weeks i believe....I couldve had an earlier date but because of my exams chose the 4th. So yeah, You might see me in the waiting room....i'm going in there around 11, surgery at 12.

Yeah, it's great. My favorite parts are the parts where the doctors explain obesity, also i like the story of rocky who loses all that weight on the lapband.

You are right, after doing more research on The International Journal Of Obesity, (31 Oct 2006) Changes in fat-free mass during significant weight loss: a systematic review Surgically induced weight loss When compared to LAGB, both BPD (Po0.001) and RYGB (P¼0.002) caused greater %FFML. The median (IQR) %FFML was 25.6 (11), 31.3 (12.2) and 17.5 (3.7)% following BPD, RYGB and LAGB, respectively. So it's good to know that fat free mass loss in Lap band is lower than other methods.

EVERYONE, especially people on this forum NEED to see this, or maybe show it to someone who is possibly against you getting the lap band. The PBS documentary now available online at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/fat/video-ch_01_vid.html?bandwidth=_hi&filetype=wmv its in parts

thx! i appreciate it

When i was on the phone with Nisrene, i told her i wouldnt be going, so she sent me the slides along with my panflets and that whole package thing. I would LIKE to go, but i have 2 exams tuesday and one wednesday. But i feel confident anyways, hearing people here talk about it....TLBC sounds great. Also, as per the operation, i feel comfortable about it...i've done SOOO Much research and lurked on this forum for hours (which i should've been studying lol). But yeah, if you can make it i would do it.

It's called ketosis...your body is producing ketones from fat. Look it up on wikipedia or google or something.

i'm guessing it means business as usual

nope, i have final exams (uottawa student).

I'm only 19 but already, my life of overindulgence is catching up to me...tipping the scales at nearly 320lbs, i am hoping to share your success. Only 2 weeks to go.

seriously...it was fine before...this is too screwed up.

I don't really see anything wrong. Dr. Joffe, has left a while ago...no big deal. Nisrene...like others said, thats life. We can't expect the same people to work there forever.

Ever since this new layout, the green and turquoise...I keep getting error messages when i post, I've never had problems in my other 70+ times posting before. Now the layout changes all of a sudden this pops up: Moved Permanently The document has moved here. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Coincidence?? i dont know

Wow...that just makes me even more anxious to get it done!!! you guys are having big changes.

ARghh...yeah, I spoke with her yesterday! Who do we speak to now...thats who i used to talk to for all my requests (i.e. itemized bill...etc.) As someone mentionned...what if all i told nisrene falls through the cracks because she is now gone?

I'm hoping being a male helps in that department....hoping not to have any skin issues....but probably will. Oh well....I fell like its the first time in my life that i can actually talk about being skinnier in the future, and really think its going to happen!!!

Haha, just had to put in my comment....grade 10 english class book. Oh, and congrats on your success!!!

I picked my goal weight by going to a gym getting a body fat analysis done...But HONESTLY, weight is not important to me...because i am HEAVY, in this report i found that just lean body mass i weigh 194.4 lbs. So I mean, i always worked out, but just never lost fat. So anyways....I'm shooting for waist circumferance changes and also body fat% loss. I'm not a fan of Weight and BMI. I want to wear pants in the 30 inch range and have a healthy body fat %.

Ah, thanks yoda, yeah, i knew it was later...just didnt feel like checkim my pm's . Yeah, I will see how everything goes, but i will probably talk to some people in the waiting room....especially now that we all know eachother lol

We will all be in the same stages at the same time, now at least we will have people to talk to who are going through the same things (aka, suffering through not eating real food for 10 days)

WOW!!!!!!!! 3 of us on this board are booked for the 4th at tlbc...You have 8 am, I have 12 and Mr. Yoda has 4pm i believe. Crazy!

Hey we're in the same boat! May 4th at the TLBC. I believe i'm earlier than you. I have the 12:00 appt. HOORAY! its coming sooon........Also can't believe i'm going to eat cottage cheese and yogurt for 10 days :phanvan

I feel for ya! We're all in this together! Now if i could fast forward 18 days and get my band

Unfortunately, if you do look at the thread SOME members decided to stray off course, but no need to generalize.

Betsyjane, i don't appreciate the last post if you actually GO BACK to it and see what someone has actually responded to your post you will see. Originally Posted by Betsyjane I'm not young, so I don't belong here, and I promise to get out. Just a thought. There are bandsters who switch "additions" from food to alcohol, and end up in major trouble. Also bandsters who lose their hair because of getting empty calories and not enough Protein. Just a thought. RESPONSE: I understand but i am not talking binge drinking - i want to know if it is possible to drink one or two beers when i am out with friends ME: Now what do you say to that....jeez because we are young we are less responsible right....god, all black people are crooks and jews are cheap too! (SARCASM PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!) The thread is for peer support....its not about ways of getting drunk. Why do you think the guys have a thread on the boards...to discuss football?? No, its LBT, so we look for people we can share commonalities with.