scrappy_friend

I was back to sleeping on my belly 3 days after surgery no problems at all.

May 1st permalink aJoneen.........................+1 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................0 OUCH Potatie............................0 132 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........-3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 102 GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme....................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 78pounds gone!! on my way down again woohoo

I was approved for a panniectomy and to have a hernia repaired. I still didn't tell him I was doing it for sure, but I think I will. I have asked for a second appointment to ask more questions and find out more of what they plan on doing. I feel really scared but also excited.

Hope you do it Sugarbean!

April 24 aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ +6 OUCH Potatie............................-3 132 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend.........+2 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 100 lost forever! Sugarbean....................0 114 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme....................-4.4 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 75 pounds gone!! Not good I'm up 2 more pounds

Good job enjoylife I sort of like the weigh in on fridays cuz i always mess up over the week end and fridays is usually my lowest weight day.

Amanda maybe we need to get our head banded so it quits telling us we want bad things. Thats my problem too my head still wants to eat, but really I know I'm not hungry. That ice cream tasted so good today.

WOW you ladies did great with easter being this past Sunday. Too bad I don't have the same results I am up 3 pounds but was up 6. aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds LOST! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................-2 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. -2.8 50 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 Potatie............................-6 129 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend.........+3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK.........................0 97 lbs and closing in on 100! Sugarbean....................0 114 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella...................... 0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme.....................-1.8 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-3 78 pounds gone!!

Way to go SpecialK!!!!

Someone posted this link on another page it's about eating after lapband I thought it was good. Its about healthy eating. Making Healthy Choices after Bariatric Surgery | Arturo Rodriguez, MD

Here is what I ate today: Breakfast 8:00 - south beach diet breakfast bar lunch 12:00 - left over bbq chicken tenderloins about 3 oz. hardboiled pickled egg and 3 small pickled red beets dinner 5:00 - spaghetti (about 1 cup) and 2 small meatballs, pillsbury bisquit Evening snack 9:30 - small banana and about 1/3 cucumber I figure I ate about 1000 calories today and went to curves and I guess I burn around 200 calories doing that. I lose weight if I stay under 1000 calories, maintain at 1200 and gain if I go over that.

I was told 15-20 mins to eat. I know we are told not to eat in front of the tv or computer but I find I eat slower if I'm here at the computer. Just seems so boring and lonely when the family is gone and its time to eat, so I come on here and surf and eat slow.

SpecialK I'll make all the room I can for everyone of you to reach the finish line and I'll cheer for each of you as you cross. I have read about ohjuli and I think she had a lot more done than I'll be able to do. I have been reading several of the threads about plastic surgery. I do think I'm gonna do the tummy tuck if insurance will cover it. I'm scared and excited. I guess the same as I felt about the lapband.

I have the bat wings too, and saggy legs and saggy boobs but I dont think I'll do anything to fix them. I don't wear shorts or sleeveless shirts nor do I want to wear them, and I would never wear a 2 piece bathing suit I never have and have no desire to. My belly is in my way so I want that off. Now just to find the nerve to really do it.

Last Easter I think I had tomato Soup and a Protein shake or something like that. My family all went out to eat and left me at home. I was about 5 days out from surgery and felt horrible. And I did eat sweets today and they were yummy and now they are put away, froze or given away so I'm done. Will start again tomorrow. My doctor told me that is part of maintaining. Just don't eat like that everyday. I told him I gain weight every week end and then lose it during the week. He was ok with that.

Im cooking my Easter dinner today. How in the world will I only eat 3/4 cup of food. I also made cake and Cookies and someone gave me fudge. This is just crazy that I would do this to myself.

On Tuesday I went to the plastic surgeon to see about getting the extra skin removed from my belly. At my last appointment with my lapband dr he told me it was time to check on that. The plastic surgeon thinks insurance will cover removing the bottem part of the belly but not so sure about the top part. He did say I also have a hernia so they could go up a little higher and fix that. The charts say I should weigh 136 to be a normal bmi right now I weigh 152. I would love to be a normal bmi but I'm really scared about surgery so I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. The plastic surgeon said I am a good candidate. I told him I'm not committed to doing this yet and to see if insurance will cover it and then we will go from there. I was also very scared of lapband surgery but I felt I had to do something for my health and was more scared not to have that done. I don't feel a tummy tuck is really needed, but I would like to feel and look nicer. What all are you thinking of doing when your time comes??

Stayed the same again. I'm satisfied with that, being that I eat junk on and off during the week.

I think its harder saying no to the bad foods now that I am out a year and close to goal. I had 3 cookies yesterday and had to force myself to not eat more. I find if I put them in the freezer my family can have them and I'm not as tempted.

Potatie, I still feel fat, I look in the mirror and still see a lot of it. When I look at a picture of myself that is when I can see that I have come a long way. Of course the pictures have me in clothes so it hides a lot of the fat I see.

Amanda, the same thing happens to me all the time. I find just stick to what you are doing and it will happen, as long as you are exercising and not eating too many calories.

I gained 4 pounds last weekend but lost them by this morning so my weight is the same as last week and I happy enough with that.

Its good to see you back too fenton. Potatie has also done awesome.

Sharon being unfilled and gaining weight would make me realize how glad I am that Iv'e been banded.

aJoneen........................+4 75 pounds LOST! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl..................-1 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. -1 50 pounds lost! Kpodski........................- 4 Lynnt1215.................0 NurseNiki...................0 Nycm00.......................0 Potatie..........................-4 120 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend......-3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK.....................-5 97 lbs and closing in on 100! Sugarbean..................-2 112 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.......................0 stellabella...................-1.6 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415......................0 Thin2bme................. 0 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom........0 Wishin4......................0 73 pounds gone!! Been a good week my doctor loves me!