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I have an ActiTrainer. Got it because of the price, but I'm learning some things about it that I really like. I'll quote a couple of things from the ActiTrainer thread (forgive me for hacking up your post, fabgirl): The information is shown right on the ActiTrainer. And you can choose WHAT to show. You can do all kinds of adjustments to settings right on the trainer without your computer at all. There is a "workout" mode and a "lifestyle" mode. You can set it into Workout mode while you're working out and when you get onto the Virtual Trainer, it'll show a grey background during the time that you had it set to Workout mode so that you can compare to your regular Lifestyle mode. Lifestyle mode is the default. I have no idea if you can do this with the Bodybugg, but with ActiTrainer, you can also set it to recognize YOUR stride. Some people take longer strides than others, which could affect how many miles you are traveling in comparison to how many steps you are taking compared to other people. You can do your running stride and walking stride. Also, you can do sleep analysis to see how effective your sleep is. Wear it while you sleep (on your wrist) and you just go to sleep with it. In the morning, you can put the time that you actually got into bed and what time you got up. It'll then show how long it took for you to fall asleep, how many times you woke up, how long each waking was, and the percentage efficiency of your sleeping. I think this would be interesting to know if you always wake up tired! I plan to try this out on DH when we get the Virtual Trainer set up because he's always tired even after sleeping 8 hours. And I found this on their site (http://www.theactigraph.com): Study Names ActiGraph Most Accurate Commercially Available Accelerometer Yes, it was on their own website, but it was an independent study - not done by Actigraph.

Yeah, this Italian Beef does sound really good! Also sounds like it would be good for someone that is dieting. DH is going to be cutting back on bad foods while I'm getting banded, so this would be perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!

I think that's another reason I'm kind of scared to find a gyno. I've heard too many horror stories of doctors being jerks about weight. I didn't even want to go to an OB, but I went because it wasn't just about my life at that point. I think she's a regular gyno, too, but there's no way I'm going back to that office after they called and congratulated me for having a positive pregnancy test after I had miscarried (the draw was to make sure the numbers were going down). I will bite the bullet after the band, though. :paranoid

Great stories, ladies. Thank you for sharing them.

Wow, Apple. That's a very oversimplified assessment of the situation. It's much more complex than that. I realize at 19 you think you know everything (been there), but there is a lot of complexity to these situations that goes beyond physical attraction. Please don't assume that you have the answer to everybody's problem, that being a blow job. It's insulting and I'm not even dealing with things to the degree that some of these ladies are. You have hormones on your side at 19. Don't forget that. Get back to me when you're sneaking up on your 30's and beyond. Things change.

Definitely keep us updated. I like hearing everybody's stories.

I'm glad I'm getting the forewarning about not drinking when that happens - that would definitely be my first instinct. Yikes.

Hi, ladybug! I just wanted to welcome you to the board. I wanted to say something about people thinking you should wait until after the holidays (sometimes even yourself) - you're doing this THESE holidays so that you'll be sure to be around and HEALTHY for next holidays! It's a very worthy cause. You'll have a lifetime of holidays coming up because you've chosen to make a big choice for your health. I'm getting banded on the 15th, so I'll be right there at the same time as you. Longhorn - GOOD ideas! I wouldn't have thought of those.

You look great! Good job!

Nice! I'm glad it all came together, congrats!

Thank you so much for your responses, ladies. I'll need to find a gyno and discuss my options. I promise I'll get on it after the band. I have enough to worry about right now. That would actually be my preference, but I've read that you're an ideal candidate if you have had at least one child. I remember hearing that it makes it a WHOLE lot easier for the doctor to place because your cervix has been opened due to giving birth. I've never had any kids. Oh, now that's cool. That would work for me. I can't do condoms. Seriously. We got some for use during my fertile time last month to avoid getting pregnant and screw up being able to get banded. Rather than using them, I just avoided sex altogether. I HATED it, but I dreaded the idea of messing with the dang condom even more. But there's no way I can do that for 18 months. I have zero self control. Hence my weight. LOL I know I need to get to the gyno. Every visit became a huge emotional disappointment, so it's hard to not see it that way when I make an appointment. And we've moved so many times, I don't even have a gyno in this area. I have to find one. :nervous When I was pregnant, I had to take my pre-natals and I did force myself to remember, but every once in awhile I'd miss a day or two. Can't you possibly get pregnant if you miss even one pill? Haha! Refrigerated?? Weird. I could do that, though.

I love watching you guys lose weight! I'm so excited for next Thursday!

I'm having a heck of a time figuring this out. I've never been on any form of birth control, DH is the only man I've been with that way and we've only gotten pregnant once, this past July and then I miscarried. Well, the social worker at my surgeon's office said I have to wait 18 months before TTC again after I get the band. :faint:I HATE that, but I'll do it just so everything turns out healthy. I can't figure out what to do. pills will NOT work for me - I'm terrible at remembering that stuff and I know I'll get pregnant if remembering everyday is up to me. I've been looking into the Nuvaring, but I'm really nervous to take any kind of birth control because of the weight-gain thing. Does anybody have the Nuva Ring and is still losing weight? I hate this kind of stuff. I haven't even seen a regular gyno since 2004 when I got fed up with all the infertility testing and quit going. I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum - I wasn't sure where to put it.

I'd talk to your doctor. It's not a good idea at all to start solid foods so early. They don't keep you on liquids just to torture you - it's so that your band actually has a chance to succeed for you. The point of liquids is so that your stomach (that just went through TRAUMA, simply speaking) has time to rest and heal. Liquids are easy to go through and don't take much churning. But when you eat foods, it does not matter if you chew it 100 times, your stomach still has to put a good deal of work into digesting it - more so than it would with liquid. You could tear your stitches and cause the band to slip. I'd be calling the doc ASAP!

LOL...attention, marieze, attention. Nothing better to do.

http://www.core.monash.org/assets/documents/research-papers/2005-52.pdf This helps explain the shoulder pain.

Your doctor should give you parameters to follow as far as how much food to eat. 2.8cc just means how much saline has been pumped into your band's "balloon" around your stomach.

Feeling of restriction will start when you get fills. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f13/how-lap-band-actually-works-fills-refills-41738/#post572910

You've already been added, Diva.

I feel ya, Andie. I had my emotional breakdown this morning. Poor DH has been putting up with my oversensitivity the past couple of days and it came to a peak this morning and I realized how much everything is hitting me. Having AF isn't helping much, but I'm just really glad she's here BEFORE my surgery rather than after. We can do this!

They recommend you wear it on your waist as opposed to your arm because that's in the center of your body. I tucked it on the inside of my waist band and hardly noticed it while working last night. It doesn't have to be touching your skin, just needs to be snug against your body. DH wore it today (you can put up to 5 users on it) while he was in a tactical driving class (think screeching tires) and he hardly noticed it. I know it looks kind of huge on their website, but I want to say it's about the size of a pack of Extra gum...maybe a bit longer (I don't have it on me - I'm trying to remember, exactly). Denise - I like it because it shows you all of the information as it's logging it. You can choose what to show: beats per min, avg beats per min, peak beats per min, speed, pace, distance traveled, steps taken, calories. You don't have to get on the computer to see your info. It gave me a good idea of what I burn on an average night at my job and is making me think of ways I can burn a bit more. But, if you want to do the sleep analyzation you need to have the virtual trainer. I'm antsy to get it, but things need to slow down before it'll be worth it to sign up for it. We got a 15-day trial for the Virtual Trainer, but I think it would go to waste right now because there's just too much LIFE going on. Once things start to slow (after the band), I'll set it up.

I searched on these boards for Actitrainer because I was wondering if anybody had one (I got mine today) and found a thread from May titled very similar to your thread: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/acti-trainer-like-bodybugg-34505/ It's a pretty cool little device. I'm wearing the chest strap heart monitor with the actitrainer while I'm at work. I'm curious to know how many calories I'm burning and what a difference a little bit of activity might make. I work security doing driving and foot patrols, so I get a fair bit of activity...but I can choose how lazy to be by taking either the stairs or the elevator. I'm also interested to see the sleep monitoring portion of this. I know that'll be good for DH - something's screwy about the way he sleeps - he hardly ever feels very rested. I haven't set up my free 15-day trial of the Virtual Trainer, yet. I'm waiting until after I get banded and DH gets into his own losing-weight groove before doing that so that it can be most effective for the both of us and we can decide if it's worth it. I hope to see more ActiTrainers in the future on here!

Good to see you here, Diva! Good luck with your journey. I added you to the surgery dates list.

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Come on over to our November support group! There are several of us right around your surgery time. I'm learning a lot from people that have just barely been through it, but then also get to hang out in my anxiousness with those waiting to have it done!