IndioGirl55

I understand the op's frustrations - she has found her answer and wants every other fat person to do this too.. I can be exactly the same - I told a girl at work she should look into it.. But - insubordination is so right - this is no diff that someone finding God and pushing your new found beliefs on them.. She's not ready - pre-banding were we ready to face another diet food plan what every you want to call it - NOPE - prior to the band I had just given up and anyone who talked to me about losing weight - only made me eat more... You can lead a horse to Water but you can't make him drink... Let your success speak for it's self...

Elisa No I don't feel it - the only time I would say you feel it is when you eat too much or too fast or get stuck - but that's really the food backing up on you - I don't feel the piece of plastic around the outside of my stomach Good luck I your journey - I love my band - it is the greatest tool imho.

:clap2: Hey Girl it's great to hear from you - we sure do miss you... Hope you and yours have a Blessed Christmas & New Years - You gotta promise to spend some more time here.. How's the body bugg doing... Brandy - Way to go :clap2: - Dont you fee just so much better... I know I do.. OMG - Yes it was my fault cuz I didn't close his door... I like crystal lite - fruit punch is my fav- but i like plain water too - I have always been a water or ice tea drinker. OK my report on Cookie Making !!!!!! Had a great time with my GD's & DIL. You want to know what the cookies were ok - but i didn't really die for them - BUT my DIL made some homemade choc chip w/walnuts - OMG those are better than the xmas coookie - i think the xmas cookie are too sweet or rich or something - i really was ok with the 2 i had - and 2 choc chip - I brought home 3 choc chips for me & some xmas for my GS - they are in his room So I don't think I did bad at all - especially since these are my first real sweets of the season My DIL made dinner and ate 1/2 c meat - 1/2 corn tortilla (found a new store that makes them-but they sorta stuck I had 2 bites and had to wait til it went down and I was hungry) 1/4 c rice - and am full... So all in all I am in control and not out of control like I thought i might be - while I was bagging up the xmas cookies - I made 2 bags one for Andrew and the other for me - and I looked at it and said - do you really want to take these home - you don't really want them but you will eat them if you take them home - so i didn't bring any of the xmas cookies, only the choc chips.. My NSV today... We also went to the store and got the stuff to make tamales - we started the meat which will cook all nite on low and then tomorrow make the tamales. Well, everyone must be busy with family - as we are very quite again today.. Will ck in later - gotta ck my other threads....

Yes we can - but you know kids - wakes up complaining... I told him be happy - it's not the end of the world - it can be fixed - typical male - blab blab blab - sometimes i think he acts like a DH... You are still at home I thought you would be at the street fair by now..

Program fees are the doctors way around insurance - insurance doesn't pay that much - they want to be a provider for blue cross - they bill bc $1000 they get $150 - so i my opinion it's just a doc's way to make more $$$ - I paid a LARGE program fee - it covers me for 5 yrs - I have no co pays to my doc, have personal attention, see the nurtritionst every time i go - I think my doc give me very good attention for that program fee - I have his cell # if I ever had a problem - - I am lucky enough to have had it and it was for my health - better than buying a diamond ring. what use is a diamond ring when you are dead due to your obesity....

Back from the gym - did 4 miles - shouldn't that count for 2 days of exercise :omg: Well I can try can't I - heck it's better than cheating with food - I usually do 2 miles so the way I figure it 4 miles is 2 days... The dogs just chewed up GS gift card... He is upset with me for leaving his door open (was checking to see if he was home - didn't hear him come in last night) I told him he shouldn't leave stuff on the floor - now we have to go and get a replacement ugh... Well need to hit the shower - and dress for cookie making - I don't want to gain any weight during the holidays - I MUST BE IN CONTROL... I WILL BE IN CONTROL... this will be my mantra today.... Will ck in later..

Welcom Egorsgirl - Pre Happy Birthday !!!! Don't be a lurker - Join us we are a great group and let me tell you as I just post above to Susan - these ladies here were a BIG help to me when I first started my journey to be banded.. You know the whole not drinking with your meal isn't that hard (it wasn't for me) chewing well that's still a problem when I am hungry I tend to eat too fast and not chew.. Well I was just cking in before I head to the gym - talk to you all later.

Horsegirl Never ask a bypass patient if you should do a lapband and don't ask a bander if you should get a bypass:p - I really think it is a personal decision and I, like you didn't want my interior redesigned.. I didn't want the whole dumping & malnutrition issues - IMHO i feel that lapband was my best option... We all have lost tons of weight - I had given up cuz it always came back but I have finally come to the realization that's cuz you go back (slowy) to eating like you use to - I know we have heard it a million times before "Its not a diet but a lifestyle change" - After 52 yrs I think i finally got it - this is a LIFETIME LIFESTYLE change and the band in my interior reminder to that. My doc is great - got tons of info from him & this website.. Read all you can. We are here to support and help each other - I am known for my tough band love (operative word being love) - As a fat person I know all the excuses that we give - I know how we convince ourselfs that we are happy fat.. or why we can't do something... The closer you get to 50 you will understand that you have less years in front of you and more years behind you and I want to extend the years in front of me - that's why I was banded and am working it to the max. Good Luck...

Good Morning - I don't even know who my browser is with - most likely aol... I know just enought about computers to be dangerous... I find the computer a great distraction when I am bored and want to eat. Last night Andrew (gs) was babysitting his 3 bros & 1 sis (his mom's kids with 2nd hubby who i love & still love my x-dil) he called around 9:30 and said he heared noises and then the light in his mom's bedroom came on and the bathroom door was locked - so being the good grandma that i am I drive over there (they live in bermuda dunes) - i go in - unlock the door - check the bathroom and closet and there is NO serial killer or boogy man :omg:. Then Devon (lil Sis) and Andrew want me to stay - so I stayed for about 1/2 hour - It was cute and funny at the same time - I remember the power went out and my Dad came home cuz he knew I would be scared and I was 15 or 16 - I am not afraid of much - execpt when there is no power - that's about the only thing that scares me - Well, it's almost 7 - got up at 6 about to have my 2nd cup of coffee then head to the gym... Oh talking about computers Andrew's 3 brothers were each on their own computers playing mario type games - you want to talk about viedo addicts I am lucky Andrew was never that big of a gamer - but now on the computer all the time on his Myspace.. You see how scary he is by the boogie man sistuation above - so I don't have to be afaird that he will ever meet anyone he meets on line - and really it's just his friend cuz he shows me his myspace sometime.. Well, just cking in - Have fun at COD - NO WIND THIS WAY... It should be PACKED. I am going to try and not go out much for the next 3 days - need to go to the bank and maybe the grocery store but that's it... Talk to you all later...

You will have this post op diet regardless if you are banded or have a bypass After surgery you aren't hungry but as you heal and the swelling goes down your hungry does return. Once you get proper restriction - which can be your first fill or your 10th (it is diff for everyone & some people have restriction just from the band being in place and don't need a fill for quite a while) You don't have to do baby food - you have to have the texture of baby food. This is where protien powder and drinks come in real handy. I ate refried Beans, mashed potatoes, soft mushied up fish - zuchinne cooked real good. Being a meats & potato girl is what got you to the place where you are looking into bariatric surgery... The band is only a TOOL just like bypass is only a tool - it will be up to you to make healthy food choices and add exercise into your life. People who have been banded or have bypass can and do gain their weight back - Also it does depend on what your drug of choice is - are you a sweet eater or just an over eater - candy & ice cream goes right through the band - where as w/bypass you will dump - and have malnutriional problems .. Horsegirl - it doesn't matter which you choose - they both have their problems - it's a personal choice - but what you have to understand that with either of the surgeries - NO MORE FOOD IN THE QUAINTIES OR QUALITIES THAT YOU ARE USE TO EATING IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL... Neither of these surgeries are our quick fix magic cure to our food issues - you will still have head hungry (eating when you aren't really hungry just cuz it taste good) This is a lifetime lifestyle change - not a quick fix... IMHO if you are going to do something as drastic as surgery you better be ready to put the work in to loss the weight.. and let me tell you at times it is work and other times it not. Keep researching - ask questions - there are other surgeries you can have too VGS - but they all require heathly food choices & exercise by you (the one with the brain) cuz they only band your tummy and not the brain and half the problem lies in our mind not our tummies. Good luck on your journey....

Day of surgery felt this crap... Day 2 bad gas pain in right shoulder - Day 3 felt pretty good - port site stayed sore for about 2 week - but was back to work day 6 (desk job)

Susan That's all - I had a millon test - Nutritionist - lungs (i smoke) 2 appts - blood gas - breathing then to see lung doc - 3 visits to the heart dr one for echo - couldn't pass the treadmill had to have a nucular stress test - pap - mamo (ended up having a biospy in August - which was ok) - colon - psych - sleep apeana - did all these between 6/1 - 7/13. But to be honest - I never go to the doctor - so that's why I had to have all these test. Janet

Ok where is everyone... I just finished making the cookie dough since it has to refridgerate for 3 to 4 hrs - overnight should be good.. I ran out of vanila extract - (thought I had a big bottle) so I used vanila carmel coffeemate (sf)... I tasted the dough and it was pretty good.. Well, I guess I am going to go catch up on my soap (amc) havent' watched it all week and the real greenlee is coming back and angie & jesse (who dead-but u know soaps, it's the one place where the impossible can always happen).. Well, will ck back in a bit...

Hey Denise that's GREAT:clap2::clap2: - What a great early Xmas present....

I wouldn't call myself a wise peep - but - if you volunteer and the people you are helping are saying thank you - wouldn't that be enought?? You are volunteering and I guess that's the "word" for me = you are doing this cuz you want to - out of the goodness of your heart - you aren't doing this just to get props from others in the orginaztion. With that being said - if I was an adminstrator of such an group - I would maybe have a little lunch to thank the regular volunteers - I guess it would depend on how big your group is - Do you know the adminstrators??? - I have volunteered for a local shelter - I did it cuz I am so blessed not to be in the position to use a shelter - I did it cuz I wanted to - to give back not for the thanks. But again - It's wasn't an everyday thing.. just my 2 cents ....

Brenda B - It's the outside membrain that causes the problem - I ate 1/4 of an orange the other day - and after tons of chewing - I had to spit out that part - i think that's why I only ate 1/4 cuz the 1st section I ate - I ate the whole thing and then as I way chewing the 2nd section I could tell it wouldn't go down smoothly. Too much work - so just quit Carol - Thanks - I would suggest the new band - it's suppose to be improved to reduce the risk of eroision - i think... for me the band is the greatest - it's my interior motivator and I feel so much better.. Susan - Welcome :clap2: this thread is one of my first ones when I joined back in May - They are the greatest group of women - did you start on page 1 and read forward?? If you didn't - I suggest you do - you will see how supportive and helpful everyone here is.. The band is a great tool to help you shed those unwanted pound - On this thread & others - you will hear/read that word "TOOL" all the time and you will be warned that - that is all it is - the real work will be up to you to make healthy food choices and add exercise into your life. By making very healthy food choices & exercise - I have lost 58.5 lbs in 5 months.. I am happy - My doc is very happy and say i am losing weight faster than most banders - I told him that I went to a lot of trouble to get this band (surgery) and i am very motivated to work my tool - and that's what I am doing - I am working my tool and in return the tool is helping me feel fuller on smaller amounts of food - I am very happy and feel so much better - I am lucky that I don't have some of the phyical limitations as other here do - so I can exercise - which for me is a BIG key to my sucess. Read all you can - ask any questions - we are here for you... Good luck on your journey...

Merry Christmas Ssankofa - too to here from you - Glad to hear you are the proud new Mommy to your Fur Baby- What's your baby's name. I have 2 and love them dearly - I don't have to walk them - cuz we have a yard and bear has bad hips - and i think baby does too - Good gooing on the exercise. Linda - it's ok to sample - don't feel guility a taste of this or that isn't go kill you - the only lesson i want us to learn is to be able to say no to the food - that's what our problem was before - we never said no to food - and we ate high calorie foods every day or ate healhty food in large quainties or both.. Today - was my office party - I skipped Breakfast (now mind you i didnt raid the fridge last nite) cuz I was so busy trying to get stuff bound and billed - lunch at 1 - I was starving !!! had 1/2 c gucamole & 10 chips - 3 poppers (yellow chili peppers filled with shrimp) - 1/4 c of carnisada (meat) and 1/3 cup Beans and 1 small (silver dollar size) cookie.. i skipped the tortilla - not cuz i can't eat them - i can eat anything - it's just i figured i had chips didn't need the tortilla - trade off.. I am full right now.. and it's 5 - to nite it will be fish rice & veggies I haven't exercised in 3 days - wake - shopping wrapping and today just to full from lunch - I will go in the morning and do minimum 3 miles and will try for 4 since i haven't gotten my quota in this week and I will go Sunday and Monday... Tomorrow is the famous cookie day for me so I have to be very careful or i can completely blow it - But i do have a plan - so that's in my favor - I am allowing myself 5 cookie minimum- and my DIL will be making dinner - I don't know if we will make the tamales or not. Phyl I think we might have had just a tad of wind as my cigs were on the ground not the table when I got up this morning.. But nothing like what you are discriping - DHS can be VERY windy - I use to get alot of sinus problems when I lived there... I was very happy this morning that I slept all night - heck if I could do that I would lose another 10lbs like that As you can see in my reply to Linda - I did ok at our party imho... Looks like I am not going to make the exercise challenge this month even if i exercise 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 - that's 8 days and i have 10 = 18 well 18 out of 31 during the holidays is pretty good..

GOOD MORNING GANG !!! Is everyone ready for Christmas??? Today is our Office Pot Luck / Secret Santa party at 1 p.m. - I will make good choices !!!! Last nite had to wrap for gifts for my office mates & boss - didn't sit down until 8:00 - feel asleep around 8:30 on the couch and then moved to bed at 10 and SLEPT ALL NIGHT - NO MIDNITE KITCHEN RUN.. Love it. Well, got tons of stuff to finish up before noon - so will ck in later. xoxo Janet

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Salsa - I love my doc I see him every time i go in which is every other month execpt I go back 1/23 (he wanted 2/23 but since i didn't get a fill this time - I said No - want to come back in January in case i need one) No Heat - OMG my feet are cold all the time - Have a safe trip!!! Ruby - CONGRATS ON MAKING IT TO ONEDERLAND :clap2::clap2: Distant - Thanks - I hear you on the dh issue - that's how mine was and that's why he's an x - we went to counseling and the counsler said he had issues - with women and that they stemed from his mother - My best to you on that front - cuz no matter what you do you can't fix them - or the more you try and reassure them the worse it gets - this is one reason I am single - I just hate arguing all the time - i know that all men aren't like that but I don't know if i have the energy to try anymore... I like my life - i do as i please.. Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS - AND IF YOU NEED US we are here for you - you can vent all you want... Well, back to work = later gang

Hi - and why are you lost - this is just a thread that leads newbies to thread about how to get a ticker - what pb ing is - what DH means etc. go to page one - there is a link to a thread that has all the answers for the all the questions.. Good Luck on your journey...

little orange pill - old age setting in cant remember the name - ducolax??

Caribou sausage - I would try that ... I like to try different stuff - I eat sushi - escargo - steak tartar - oysters on the half shell - etc... I will try anything once...

Peaches - I don't keep up with how much is in my band - I hope it isn't a leak - but I have read alot of times that when they withdraw the fluid its not always the same that they put in - and it seems to be a mystery as to why.. We will pray for the best - and as far as they extra weight - it will come off fast - Salsa - Thanks - good on working out - I didn't get home til 6 p.m. and didn't go to the gym - will do tonite... Brandy - CONGRATS... 52 lbs:clap2: way to go girl... Nichole - OMG you really have a big trip just to see the doctor... I don't know if I could do that - but it isn't good to be over filled - My doc wouldn't give me a fill yesterday - and truely I don't think i needed one - it just that I am so afaird of not having my security blanket working at all times - If you have hit a plateau change up your eating - it seems to help me -- Phyl - ya we will see each other before that 1/3 of your weight gone:clap2: - I bet you are tired 7 a.m to 8 pm - I would be bushed... Yes Dr B is great for the ego:p... It's nice to get complements from your doc.. Well, maybe he or Marsha will ask once I get to goal weight - I would be very honored if they did... Again great ego booster. IMHO - i can't believe how we convinced ourselves that we were just fine and dandy being fat. I am just so happy that I did this - I just feel so much better... Well gang another day - have a funeral this morning - and tomorrow is our office xmas lunch and secret santa exchange - getting off early so I better get my but to work - will ck in later..

Thanks Gang !!!- I was feeling kind proud that he thought I had done a good job... Well, I just got home had a rosery tonite for my gf dad who passed and I am hunger - guess i don't need the soup since no fill - so I am off to eat - Might get on later if not talk to you all tomorrow. Sweet Dreams