Jammin & Losin

Whipple~ I to have missed you posting and have often wondered if you and Patty were doing well and I sure hope to see you posting more often. You touch so many lives with your words...we need you here... your such a wonderful suport!!! Take care and thanks for shareing!

Is your band date November 7th??? Good luck and congratulations!!!!

Cute Boobees!!! LOL!!

Francesca~ I'm so sorry you are going through this. No matter what you always know that you are a success. You never give up on continuing to have a healthy life.Continue to be strong! We are all here for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you!! (((((HUGS)))))

Welcome to LBT!!!! I mainly eat the toppings off pizza these days... since my 3rd fill I'm tight and breads and crust are a deffinate no no for me. I can eat plenty of other things though!! I wish you lots of luck in your research on the band. Wishing you great success when you get yours!!!

Hey Vines... I'm full of secrets... Shhh Don't tell!!! LOL!!! The wrap that you got Vines was deffinatly a way of doing a body wrap... the other way is with long stripes of gause (like ace bandages) Like little sweet Kelly said!!! You explained it well Kelly!!! Either way it is relaxing and could definatly benefit you it lots of ways!

Janet~ I'm wishing you lots of luck!! I'm sure you will do fine. Speedy recovery wishes are being sent your way. It is only normal to be nervous... but you will not regret having this surgery. You will be so glad you did. The next few weeks will be the hardest... but hang it there. It gets better every day. Congratulations on the begining of the road to a new you!!! ((((HUGS)))) My thoughts and prayers will be with you!!!! Sip you liquids and walk as much after surgery as you can.My advice is ~ Get a heating pad and some gas X ! You will need them.

I work at a salon that does body wraps and my knowledge of them has been ~You do lose inches ~ it detoxifies the body ~Results are like anything else. If you do diet and excersice~ watch what you eat~drink lost of Water it stays off. If you don't it will come back on. The lady that does the body wraps has said that she has had someone lose as many as 17 inches before... but typically around 4 to 6(Thats a combind # of inches over the entire body. Results will deffinatly vary depending on how much weight you need to lose and if you do all the other lifestyle changes along with it. The deffinate up side is it can't hurt to try a body wrap even if it is more for the relaxation.

Tammy It is nice to meet you!! I promise once your banded and the weight is coming off... you will not want to ever change your mind about haveing the best weight loss tool you could possibly have on your side. I started out at 265 and 5'00 tall. I have been over weight since I was about 10 years old. I would lose wieght and gain weight and never could make it much past losing 50 pounds on my own..only to see that same ugly 50 pounds looking me in the face just a few months later. I would eat a whole bag of chips as a teenager and sit in my room and cry because I felt so bad about eating THE WHOLE BAG!! It will take you alot to get use to how your band works and listening to your body and how it reactes to certain foods at different times of the day.... But you can do this..if I can then you can. Since February 2005 I've lost 73 pounds... I promise you It is because I've had my band and it helps me get to the point with my weight that I couldn't get to by myself. Please know this is a really difficult and scary time. You are talking surgery...but it will honestly be the best desicion you could ever make for your self... and you have every right to be worried and anxious... these feelings are perfectly normal and its a big leap that once you take the first step you will never want to go back. Look at this as a wonderful begining of the best journey of your life... the start to a new you.... Do your research think hard because only you can make this desicion!!! Good luck to you !!!

Christine, Its nice to meet you! Glad you found LBT!! You don't get discouraged. You have lost 36 pounds that will never come back!!! You just try really hard to get back to the basic rules of banding..NO COKES! and if you really don't like your Dr. That much maybe it would benefit you to find a new Dr. It could encourage you and help you more than you probably realize. Sounds to me like you also probably need a fill.How many fills have you had? Good luck to you and keep coming here for suport!! You are making good progress and don't worry about how fast you lose the weight as long as you are losing. If you ever need to talk... I'm always here for you... pm me okay!!

I'm definatly voting for Antonio Banderas!!!! HE IS SO HOT!!!! I think my eyes are getting fat from all the eye candy!!!! Thank god its only my eyes!!! HEHE!!!

Its funny you started this thread today... GUESS WHAT I'M EATING RIGHT NOW???? Did someone say pintos and cheese from Taco Bell... You guessed it!! Well the pintos and cheese are one of the better items on the nutrition list annd since I'm only eating pintos and cheese and nothing else for dinner.... I WON'T FEEL BAD!!!! LOL!!!

I thought Randy Jackson (American Idol) got GB done... now I'm really confused!I read an article in the people magazine several months back that Sharon Osbourne had gastric banding is what they called it... and it cost her 70,000 $$$$$ .Thank God mine din't cost me that!! Oh well whatever has helped these celebs lose weight... Band.. GB...and or just diet and excerse ..I think they are all looking good!!

((((((((( BIG HUGS))))) Paula I missed you so much!! Glad your back and everthing is safe and sound for you and your faamily!!

Pat~ I'm only 5'0 tall and I actually found a pair of flair/boot cut jeans the other day at Jcpenny's that fits perfectly in length and size(I'M SO EXCITED THEY WERE 16'S) They are called MIX IT Jeans!! Cute and stylish... they are usually like 40$... but they had them on sale for 26$. I always look for pants that say (short length because petite is always still to long!!

OMG I'm in love!!!!

Congratulations on getting banded!!! Sure glad your recovery is going well!! Good luck and keep the updates coming!!!

Corgi/Renne ~ A cruise... how fantastic is that!!!! I hope you have the time of your lives. I want pictures when you get back... and you need to come out of the avatar closet and lets see what you look like smiling on a cruise!! LOL!!!I'm sending safe travel wishes your way!!! Thanks for the encouraging words on my progress!!! I'm so excited I bought a pair of 16 pants the other night!!! You are doing great yourself a pound a week is definatly going in the right direction!!! You keep at it and you will be looking hot your self!!!!! By the way I'm glad to see on LBT. I haven't seen you on much and I miss seeing you post!!! Get back from that cruise and don't be a stranger!!

Sally I have problems with eggs.... and I've heard other bandsters say they do too. Yes I think our restriction changes at different times of the day... for me it seems tighter in the mornings and seems to be easier to eat as the day goes on. Give that fill some time get use to how it feels when you eat... chew your food really good and eat your solid Protein first!!! Oh yeah don't drink with your meals wait at least 1 hr before you start drinking again. Good luck

I am so glad your second surgery went well. I keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. I wish you lots of success. You had to do some extra struggling to get that band but you will be so glad you have it!!!! congratulations and well wishes ae being sent your way!!! Keep in tough on how you are doing!!

I'm thinking Richard Gere!!! He has got to be the finest gray haired man alive. Love him in pretty woman!!! Someone find me a picture........ I can't do it on my computer. OOOOOHHHHH Antonio Banaderes.. not sure I spelled his last name right but he is FINE eye candy!!!! Pictures someone get me pictures!!!! PLEASE!!! Vin Diesel.... I think he's hot even without hair OOOHHHH and the ROCK too!!! ..... okay someone stop me.... I'm snapping my self back to reality now!!! HEHE!!

Glitterqueen~ good luck with your upcoming surgery. Welcome to LBT!!

Great job you will be a goal in no time. You hhave done really well with that band of yours!! keep up the good work. You should be so proud!!! You are an inspiration!!!

Happy Birthday!!! You have to eat some cake after all it is your birthday!!! Be in control but have some fun too!! Hope you have the best day ever!!!

Donali you are ONE AMAZING WOMAN!!!!!! You are such an inspiration to be comitted to your health even though you are "FLYING SOLO"!!! I wish you all the best!!! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! You always incourage me in ways I could never explain. You have the best outlook on life and because of that you help others want to live!!! Thank you for all the times you make me NOT take my band for granted . I wish you health and happiness each day of your life. May you continue to strive to be healthy... but be happy with who you are today... a loving and careing person with a huge heart to help others.!!! Thank you!!!