Tyanna

I Can't wait for Saturday!! I will be there and I have a big box of clothes everything from size 22 down to a few sz 18's. ( Not may 18's though still using them did not have a very good loss this month because I really needed an adjustment which I got on the 8th.) Now I am back to loosing!!!! I didn't gain any just came to a grinding halt!!! Didn't realize how much of an adjustment I needed. I now have 3cc's in a 4cc's band. I was told I am just about maxed out on adjustments. I hope I can lose the rest with this adjustment!!!! Hope everyone is doing well and Can't wait for Sat!!!

nikki you also need to add some exercise. Just walking 10 min and increase if 5 min a week. Or you can go to you local y and do water exercises which will be easier on you joints. I do jumping jacks in the water and other stuff or you can do just water walking . Any exercise will surely help. Good luck!!!! Just look toward the future and a new thinner, healthier you!!!!

Make sure you take a pillow to put hold to your tummy when getting up and down for a few days it really helps getting out of bed and in and out of the car and for the bumps on the way home!!! My muscles were my worst enemy for the first 5 days. Woo hoo I got on the scale at the Y today and was down 1 1/2 pounds!!! I am soooooo happy!!

Glad to see you are doing well and are about ready for salad. That is the one thing that I really missed eating for the fist few weeks. Soon you will be back to eating the things you like just smaller amounts and the weight will fall off soon enough. I don't loose fast I just lose slow and steady!!!! Hope to see you in April. Right now I just seem to be stuck at almost the half way point. I figure my body is just adjusting before I start to loose again. I should be use to it by now because I seem to go on hold for a week after every 10 lb loss. I guess I should go home and measure tonight to see the loss of inches.

Congratz on you grithday and you weightloss. Just keep it up and you will be on the court by summer!!! Heres to a fit and trim new you!!!!!

Hi it sound like my life before June 22,2007. I never ate breakfast , I would eat lunch and I was starving and eating everything while I was cooking supper. Now I eat a high protien granola bar for breakfast, Soup or a healthy choice for lunch , Have a fruit snack in the afternoon, after work I go to the Y and work out then I go home and fix supper and I am never starving!!! This band was such a blessing for me. I used to be so hungery at night that I could not make good food choices. The band has really helped me change all that. I am not a fast loser but a slow and steady plotter. And yes if I had to I would do it all again. Good luck in making your decision just make sure it is the right one for you!!!

Welcome WTLI. I agree with everything everyone has said. But do realize that the band is a tool you must be committed to changing your lifestyle. The band will not force you to lose the weight but if will help you If you are ready to make lifestyle changes. Make sure you ask a lot of questions both here and at the seminar. Remember no question is a dumb question!!! You need to enter into this well educated on this new life style and it is a NEW LifeStyle. Banding has been very good for me because I am commited to following all the bandster rules. if your problem is with sweets and chips and crakers the band may not be for you as those things go down pretty easy. Everyone is different just read and feel free to ask questions and we will help you in anyway we can!!!! Welcome Kathy

Ok here is my opion for what it is worth. My Dr never had me on a pre-op diet. My starting BMI was 45 and I had no complacations and I was done laproscopicly. But I don think you should always follow you Dr's instructions. If you do eat the steak it may or may not interfere with your surgery only you can decide if you want to take that chance. Good Luck to you and I hope all goes well.

You can do it!!!! It will be so worth it . Have you tried the nuwhey protien shots they are just wonderful!!! I used them a few months after surgery and also the Isopure you can get that at GNC both are clear protien drinks. There are also a lot of choices at Bariatriceating.com Good luck and welcome to the band wagon!!!!

Good luck Nikki You will be in my prayers. Hope all goes well!!! Just keep us updated on how you surgery goes!!! Kathy

WoooHooo 2 lbs to go and I will be at my half way mark!!!!

HI toofat I too attended the fresh start seminar but soon found out that they would not accept me because I was a self pay and they were not set up for that so I went to OSU and Dr Needleman did my surgery and it has been wonderful He is a very good surgeon and his staff is great. Everything went smoothly and I have now had my band for 8 months and I have been loosing steadily for most of the 8 months but you do have to watch what you eat. You really must stay away from the high calorie liquids. I eat most anything my family eats only in much smaller portions. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Yes the weatherperson finally got one right!!! Do you really think it is going to be cleared up by tomorrow. I think I will be lucky to dig out by Monday!!! It is still snowing here and doesn't look like it is gonna stop anytime soon. I know that I am not going to make it tomorrow either. Delaware is now at a level 3 and I live north of Delaware. I guess I'll see you all next month!!! I am just gonna stay put untill Monday!!! Have fun with the snow!!!

I really hope the roads clear by noon tomorrow so I can get to the meeting. I have been really looking forward to this. If we have to cancil I think we should reschedule it. Any Saturday afternoon is great with me!!! Really looking forward to seeing all of you again.

The idea of two meetings sounds great!!!! Some of us drive to far to be able to do it on a Monday nite. I really like the Sat. afternoon meetings.

Hippygirl here is hoping all went well and we will be hearing from the new you soon!!!!

And soft food is exactly what you should be eating at this stage of the game.You are less than 2 weeks post op your stomach is still healing. In about 2 to 3 more week you will wonder if anything had been done to you. It will get better as you stomach heals. Just remember at this stage if you have to chew if you probably shouldn't eat it. Good Luck and be sure to follow your Dr's instructions completely and do not cheat as it could do more damage in the long run.

Maybe you could get that surgeon that you used before to give you a fill under flouro. He would have access to the needle's and he would have the expertise in accessing ports. Just a thought.

The site I use is bariatriceating.com. Hope this helps.

Congratz, Welcome to the bandwagon!!!!!

Hippygirl I agree with eveyone else you are not a hippocrit. You know what is best for your life and your body. Technology is a blessing. You would have a heart bypass if you were told you would die with out it well it is the same thing here. You need this to live a better, healthier life . Just keep your eye on the healthier you. And Yes you have people and I am one of them!!!!

Hi Heather, I will be there with my box of too big clothes for anyone that can use them. I am also on the loosing team I gain I dropped 2 lbs this week!!!!! I was really worrried after I gained a half pound last week. Must have been just a Fluid gain.:glare: Can't wait till our get together next week the last one was just great.

Congraz to all of you on getting your surgery dates. It won't be long now!!!!! Yes Heather I am having trouble letting go of some of my favorite clothes also but it seems the more I let go of the big clothes the more I realize that I will never be that size again. I know I am going to have to go on a summer shopping spree because I have tried on all my summer clothes and then put them in the box for the meeting because they were all way to big. I need some nice fitting smaller size clothes. I also need someone to go with me to help me find the cute regular size clothes I bet it has been 10 years since I have shopped anywhere but plus size stores.

Yes. Bellsmommy I did get I lot and the rest I will bring in on the 8th. I will still be able to wear the 18s for another month but then I will bring them in and I will be looking for 16's as the 18's are almost loose on me but 16's are just a bit to tight for me to be comfortable yet. Woo hoo I hardly saw myself as an 18 and they are almost to big for me:) light bulb moment for me. I just didn't think that I was that close to fitting into a size 16. And to think I have been wearing such big cloths when I could have been wearing two sizes small and even that is loose!!! Who would have ever thought it. I guess I was so used to getting bigger that i just didn't know how much smaller I really was. The clothing exchange is a great idea!!!

I want to thank everyone that I got clothes from it made me realize that I can give up the old large sizes and it is so nice to have clothes that really fit without spending a lot of money till I get to the size that i am going to be for a longtime the clothes are such an encougement. I have refilled the box I recieved with clothes that I have cleaned out of my closet ,this clothing exchange is just a wonderful Idea. It is so wonderful to see people at all stages of this lapband journey and all the help and encougement that is avaiable from people that have been there!!!! Can't wait till next month!!! This is such a good group to belong to. Thanks Heather for getting the ball rolling. You seem to have a gift for organizing!!! Keep up the good work and If I can help you in anyway just let me know. Kathy