Chrisann

Hey people, 6 days in for April, where are you on the exercise? I am at 100 minutes total.

Hi Amber, don't ever doubt that the decision was the right one. I resisted the Lap Band talk from my doctor for years, and it was only last year that I decided to do it.

Had 3 fills since surgery, 5.6cc's in a 10cc band. My band is very fickle. Sometimes great restriction, and sometimes nothing. Its weird and makes you stick to a food plan. I sometimes can't eat the same thing two days in a row either.

I had a surgery date before my papers were processed too. Then, when the hospital moved my surgery up a month, my papers were submitted and I was approved in 24 hours. Weird. I have Oxford Liberty. I think busy doctors do give you the surgery date to block up their time in advance.

Me thinks we are obsessing too much over the lapband, because I am now afraid to eat the foods that caused my last two PB's, even though I know the band can be very fickle.:bolt:

I started Pilates 4 weeks ago, one hour a week, and its been great. I move onto Yoga next Wednesday.

3 fills; 5.6cc's in a 10cc band. Some days, very good restriction, some days, nada....

A Jim sighting!!!! Nice seeing you!!

You know whats funny? Its not my friends or coworkers making comments, they have been unbelievably supportive. Its my FAMILY. I know they mean well even though they are being snarky.

I had a hernia found when they opened me up. Never, ever had symptoms before. Had to hold off on an exercise routine and lifting for an extra two weeks and I felt that I was in pain longer because of it.

I have always been attracted to tall large men. Not really large, like 400 pounds, but guys around 325-350 and 6'0-6'4". I have never been attracted to men under 200 pounds. I always dated football, baseball or hockey playing guys. Even dated a shot putter in college. What I can't stand at all, is sloppy dressing guys or guys who don't take care of themselves.

I spent time with my parents last month while on vacation, they hadn't seen me since the surgery and two weeks after. I had been on solids for over a month when I went with 2 fills under my belt. All I kept getting asked was how come you are eating that? Can you eat that much? The story then made the rounds to all my brothers and sisters. Know what I had that WHOLE day? 1 egg over easy, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 3 wedges cheddar cheese, 5oz piece of grilled tilapia, and 4 oz sirloin steak. No veggies, no carbs, no juice, no soda, no Snacks, no dessert. I walked 5 miles that morning and drank close to a gallon of Water. Next day, wasn't feeling hungry at all, did a 3 mile walk. Ate 1 cup of cottage cheese, with Strawberries, and 3 wedges of cheddar. dinner was turkey breast, mashed potatoes, broccoli, stuffed mushrooms. My sister was over for dinner. This was her: you have a lot of turkey on your dish, you aren't going to lose weight. The only two things on my plate were turkey and broccoli. I got up, put the turkey on the weight watchers scale and it weighed 5oz. That shut her up. But that story made its way around the family, except the fact I weighed the meat in front of everyone.

40 minutes down, 590 to go. LOL:lol:

Maybe try Propel, flavored water with vitamins, but only 25 calories. That might help.

Well, I know that I take an hour of Pilates every week, walk for an hour downtown after that. I walk 20 minutes in the AM and 20 minutes at lunch, and then 30 minutes downtown just about everyday after work. I can't say that I am sweating, although my legs certainly tingle when I finally get on the subway for the trip into Brooklyn. On the weekends, I walk again both days, for an hour. But I don't count the twenty odd trips up and down the cellar stairs for the laundry, or the vacuuming I do every few days because of my dog.

I take it. Talk to your doctors office to be sure.

With my additional .6cc's 10 days ago, bringing me to 5.6cc's in a 10cc band, I am feeling restriction, and I have gained 2 pounds. So I am attributing that to not eating enough, because when I look at my food chart, I am not eating alot, but its hard when you aren't feeling hungry. Hell, never thought I would be saying that.

Poll ends April 3, so shall I start a new post then, or should we start posting for April exercise right in this thread, starting tomorrow?

I donated today. Again, fully disclosing the surgery was 3 months ago today and there was no issue. My pulse was good, BP good, and iron good. They found the vein in one attempt, and I was done with the blood donation 20 minutes later. You have to have a snack before you leave, so I had a sugar free apple juice and my first Oreo cookie in 6 months. Its a good thing we are taught to chew slowly now, because that is what I did, savored the taste and chewed really slowly.:crying:

I took a week off. Had surgery on Monday, and was back the work the following Monday. I worked shorter days, 10-4 for the week, but was back to regular hours the second week after surgery. I agree with everyone else, if your company employs more than 50 its FMLA. If not, I would approach someone in HR.

Should we up the minutes by 30 to 630 minutes, or is that too drastic?

I have to look at it in sort of a petty way. Those of us who are single, probably are going to have the surgery, maybe faster than those in a relationship. I could be wrong though. I hope I don't need it as I can't afford it...

Where in Montana are you? My sister and family are moving to Roundup next month. We are all upset. We are New Yorkers. I am glad that skin can be donated. I am hoping I lose it slow enough to minimize the PS, since I can't afford it. But to be able to donate it to someone who desperately needs it makes you feel good.

Great news!!!

What creepy SOB. :mad2:I can't wait to hear what his excuse was. Unbelieveable. Glad you at least made a night of it and got that walk in. I had a great NSV tonite. Went shopping and bought 2 more pants in size 20. Thought that maybe the jeans I got two weeks ago were a fluke size 20. Well they weren't these size 20's fit me too. WooHoo!!!:thumbup::thumbup: