Michee

For me it didnt become routine until I made it a "daily routine". I tried the three times a week thing, and then monday would come along and I would say "I'll go to the gym tomorrow". Once I decided to do it daily I had no more excuses

I paid $6750.00 Canadian for my TT, 2 months ago. That includes everything I LOVE my new flat stomach !! It is gonna be soooo worth it!

A lot of obese people have a hiatal hernia, which can sometimes be repaired at the same time as the band. Also, a hiatal hernia CAN reoccur..........do not say appendix or gall bladder, because what if you really do need it removed in a few months? You will have to make up another lie.

Here in Ontario Canada, Optifast is only available by prescription. A friend of mine ordered it from Ebay from somewhere in the US, and it was stopped at the border, it was not allowed to enter Canada and she lost her money. I dont think it has anything to do with safety of the product, just different regulations in different countries. It will be interesting to see if the soup actually gets to you.

Good Luck to both of you. I think not every procedure works for everyone, no matter how much research etc you do. A friend of mine had a chin implant a few years ago, her body rejected it, and she was in constant pain until she had it removed. Good for you for recognizing that the LapBand is not the right "fit" for your body. My surgeon just started doing the gastric balloon earlier this year. If that is what you are getting, I am sure there are lots of us who will be following your story.

Is anyone else going to get their button pierced when it looks more "normal" ? Mine looks like a slit, instead of a circle. Doc will fix it in December if it does not fix itself.

According to my surgeon there are NO forbidden foods with the band. Personally, I would not want to "waste" 150 calories on some processed crappy packaged food. If I really want to have something sweet, I would rather have a small portion of a "real" dessert, such as a couple of bites of homemade applecrisp, or a few bites of real chocolate mousse. I think I shall start a movement called "real food for real people" lol Anyone want to join me ?

Good Luck That sounds awesome. I assume you are referring to a mini tri or a Try a tri ? Where the running is much shorter than the 26 miles of a marathon. THere is a try a tri in my area in the summer. I know I can do the biking and the running, but the swimming is going to my problem, I am not at all confident as a swimmer, and the fact that the swim is in open Water not a pool, really freaks me out. They have an option to do it as a relay - I dont want to wimp out, but if I could find someone to do the swimming portion, I would be so in to the try a tri . Hehee, too bad we didnt live closer, you could swim, I could run, and we could both bike. I am training for a 30k race (18 miles) that takes place in March, so I know I will be able to ace the running by any summer event. As a team, we could kick some ass !

my mother (who is 81) has gone to salons for a wash & style twice per week, ever since I can remember.

My doc posted on the clinic website that it is not necessary to get a medica alert (or similar) bracelet. Of course there is no harm in getting one......... I guess if people are looking for ways to spend their hard earned money, they can send it to me for my new wardrobe fund, instead of to the bracelet engravers !

Since the band restricts that amount of food we can eat (once it is working as it should) we are supposed to be choosing foods that are good for us, and have high nutritional content, protien, fibre, Calcium, etc, etc. Since sugar does not nourish the body in any way, we do not need it.

Are you still on liquids? If not I would encourage you to get protien from actual food.

Oh, except I am not from Whitehorse..............but DITTO everything else

Ditto Exactly what AndreeRichards said

I worked in a deli several years ago.............deli meat has tons of preservatives. It came in a "wrapper" which listed the ingredients. It kinda freaked me out that the deli turkey had about 15 ingredients, most of which I could not pronounce.

Jacqui you crack me up Sometimes I think you steal the thoughts right out of my head. We just had a lysteria outbreak here in Canada too. It had to do with bacteria build up on some of the machine parts in a meat packing plant. A few people died. Best to buy fresh meat at a reputable butcher at cook it at home!

gym 6 days per week for one hour (weights or spinning class or stairclimber) Walk 5k with doggie 7 evenings per week Run 5-6k 3 times per week Running will increase over the next few weeks/months as I am beginning to train for a 30k race.

I am not sure if you can actually get a really intense "running" workout on an elliptical machine

I take flaxseed oil and fish oil. I believe they have different properties. The fish oil tastes MUCH better than the flaxseed oil

I dont think they are being too whiny. I am a gym rat myself, I run three or 4 times a week, go to the gym for an hour each day, and walk 5k every evening.............however I have NEVER worked out Full force for 6 hours straight. Earlier in the summer I had an asskicking trainer, who I worked out with twice per week. He did bring me to the point I was throwing up on the gym floor, after some asskicking cardio. I cannot imagine doing that level of work 6 hours a day or more. Especially if I was eating crap like subway sanwiches and sugarfree gum filled with aspartame and sorbitol. I never see those people eating an apple, a boiled egg, or some spinach! rant over

It is not hard for me to get 60g of protien from food. It is my understanding that those bullet protien shots are really meant for hardcore athletes when they are trying to build muscle for heavy duty competition. I recently started training for a 30k race, and my trainer said they were not necessary for that level of training. My guess is that too much of ANYTHING, cannot be a good thing.

Hello I too am self pay........but all my fills, defills, complications (slippage, ruptured tubing, etc etc) are covered. As was already said, do your research, find a reputable doc and clinic, and make sure you READ everything thoroughly, and make sure that any "promises of aftercare" are in writing. I paid 16k for my band, including aftercare. It would be a bargain at twice the price !

I take fish oil. (so does my doggie) It has tons of health benefits..........anyway, I do not take the capsules, just the liquid, I take a teaspoon. Sometimes I just put the teaspoon on my salad, or on my cooked veg. Much better than swallowing a fist full of capsules

Hi Noosa Since you have been battling depression, do not make any decisions that can be permanent. One of my best friends suffers terribly with depression, and when she is in a depressive state, she is disengaged, and not really capable of good decision making. You dont want to do something you may later regret.

PS - In case you didnt know .....................you are gonna LOVE having a flat stomach!!