Ann D

Hey guys great post. I love it its so encourageing. One thing I want to add is such a bonus but also a warning. If you are on Meds prior to surgery, monitor your condition very closely. I had REALLY High Blood Pressure, but after only losing 20lbs it went back to normal. I wasn't paying real close attention to it, until I felt faint one day. Sure enough I have been off all medications since. I can't eat potato chips anymore, but I guess that is really a good thing when you consider it. Keep up the good work, good new is always beeter then the scary stuff.

You know your a bandster when... Everytime you eat your DH reminds you to eat slow and take small bites. OR You tell your DH to slow down and take smaller bites. OR Your once highcut hipster undies look like ganny panties. OR Your boobs look like tubesocks with baseballs in them OR Before buying new cloths you look like a kid wearing your mom or dads outfits. OR You buy Childerns Liquid Motrin or Bendryl and you don't have kids OR Your knees and back don't hurt as nearly as often as they used to OR You can take a flight of stairs without getting winded OR You actually look forward to shopping

I just flew to Vegas two weeks ago. I am at 6ccs. No problem with the metal detectors at all. the flight was from St. Louis to Vegas to 3 1/2 hours in the air. It was okay not to many problems. I drank tomatoe juice on the plane and had no problems. I even ate a few peanuts. I just chewed the heck out of em until I had Peanut Butter. My biggest problem in Vegas we figuring out how to eat. Buffets, regardless of your surgery you have to pay the full price just to sit and watch people eat. I know I asked. By day three I figured I would just eat of my DH plate. He is a big eater so the little bit I took was no big deal. But the first two days I wasted so much food trying to order for myslef and not being able to eat it all. Have fun and Happy early Birthday.

Hang in there I lost very slow at first, then went about a month and a half and lost nothing. Then all of a sudden last month I lost 19lbs in one month. nothing changed. I think my body just finally figured out that this is a good thing and its not going anywhere, so it finally let go of the weight.

I get them al the time, usually when I eat too much. or am just too full. OUCH!! my husband makes fun of me. THey do hurt and they are hard to get rid of. I agree with Dawn, the controlled breathing really helps.

Dustydog, Hang in there with her, I agree call the doctor to make sure nothing else is going on. Just a note, I had my gallbladdeer out 6 months before I had the Lapband. The recover from the gallbladder was much harder then the lapband. Also, the meds used to knock me out made me very depressed and I cried a lot for a couple of days. How weird was that. I never had that happen before. Again call the doctor to see. Hang in there it will get better and she might start in on you about your eating habits like I have done to my husband.

Bring a pillow for the ride home. if you get a bumpy ride or have to cough a pillow against the stomache for that port site helps a little.

Sunshine, Just another bandster, adding to the mix that it is normal. I was banded in December and from December to April I lost 20lbs. most of that was from the pre-diet and the liquid phase immediately after surgery. then nothing lost until last month. I am up to 6ccs w/3 fills and I losts 19lbs last month. It will happen beleive me. I was very doubtful and thought I made a huge mistake. But now, I am loving it. Hang in there and stick to what the doctor and dieticians tell you. Good Luck and welcome aboard.

I'm almost there 9 more pounds to go. Can you believe it I lost 19lbs last month. I almost past out at the doctors office yesterday. So hopefully by next month I can report in as a Onederlander.

Hi all I posted before that my DH has no idea how much I weigh and he doesn't ask. However, I am going to tell him when I reach onederland. My heaviest was 262, the date of suregery I was 248, hopefully in another month I will be 200 or below. I get my official weigh in tonight. I think I am down another 15lbs. I'll let you all know.

I think I found my sweet spot. I am down 34lbs now. 14lbs to Onederland. I can't believe it. ithas been almost 15 years since I have seen onederland. I am so excited!!!!!I have lost 14 lbs in a month. Its carzy, when the frist couple of months I lost 2 here and 6 there. Then nothing last month, now 14lbs. I don't see the doctor until next week. so hopefully it will saty 14 lbs or more.

OMG!!! 14 more pounds to go. It might actually happen. I am down 34 lbs since December. I AM SO EXCITED! I can't believe its happening. I have not been under 200lbs in almost 15 years.

Okay so I made it through. It was a little tricky trying to find out what I could eat. I know hotdogs go down easy, so for lunch and while we were out walking I would get a hot dog and not eat the bun. Now for the buffets, I still had to pay full price, I even talked to the manager and showed her my lapband card. she stated even if I only entered and did not eat anything I would still ahve to pay full price. SO we only did the buffet once. After that we just ordered off a menu. My husband and I would decide on what we wanted and he ordered it all for him and I got a second plate and ate off of his. If he ordered a salad I ate a little bit, he ordered shrimp and I ate a few pieces. I think it worked out wonderfully. And with all the walking (because the weather was in the 80's) I think I lost quite a bit of weight. I think I am going to the doctor in a week or two.

Hi all, I self paid so I can't talk about insurance issues, but Dr. Wagner had a $200 fee for paper work and such which was applied towards the surgery when I decided to have it, which was fantastic. Sara at Dr. Wagners office is great and will lwet you know up front anything you want to know. Good Luck.

LauraP - I love how you put it I laughed too hard when I read that. I can't get motivated either. I atlk myself into it and then just don't do it. I have to get off my Fat lazy butt and just do it as you all say. I know that but knowing and doing are two different things. I am sure my weight would just drop if I did it. I am setting a goal for my birthday. so I am going to have to do something different if I want to meet that goal. My goal is to be in onederland by August. That will be my birthday present to me. I have to DO IT.

Wow, I did not mean to stir up such a contorversal topic. I was just trying to get into the mind set of the guys I work with, and see if anyone else had experienced similar things. I guess, I'm just stirring the pot. Hey it got us thinking didn't it...

I LOVE Soup. My doctor actually recommended soup when ever I want it. I make a killer chicken noodle soup; and regardless of how much broth I drink I get full with my current fills. Before Lap band I could probably eat 2 large bowls of soup maybe 2 cups each. Now I am lucky if I can get down 1 cup. It's more like 1/2 to a 2/3 cup.

Did I mention that if you use the Fat Free Coolwhip this recipe is virually Fat Free!

I don't think its important at all, my office is very open and we discuss a lot of things that could not be discussed in an open forum. Its just when I mention it, they say yeah I've noticed but was afraid to say anything just in case you didn't. We are a very close group (Family) I'm a police officer. We spend countless hours with each other and we notice the small things because our lives depend knowing and picking up on the littlest things. Maybe my first message was not worded properly. They are fearful to say anything out of fear of offending. I informed them that most compliments are not offensive. My family and close friend see me everyday and don't see the small cahnges. So they only notice when I change the normal way I dress or something like that. I was just soliciting opinions on why men would be so afraid to pay a woman a compliment. Now that I have informed a few that it is okay and flattering they are complimenting all of us.

I mean like clothes hanging off noticable. I wear a uniform everday and I am waiting to get new ones until I am at a point they are falling off of me so I won't have to get new ones again shrotly there after. I look like a kid wearing my dads cloths. It's that noticable.

After losing a noticable amount of weight,and getting compliments from the ladies in my office I noticed that the men WILL NOT say anything even if they notice it. I mentioned to a few men in my ofcie about the amount of weight I have lost. They all say, "Yeah I noticed but I did not want to say anything just in case." Whats with that. I had to educate a few of them. I told them even if you are wrong about saying we look like we lost weight when we haven't; it still makes us feel good. Ladies have you experienced this? Men, whats the deal???:confused_smile:

1. Feeling full & satifisfied with a meal for the first time 2. Coming off all my High Blood Pressure medicine 3. Buying new skinny clothes.

Marshmallow cream is a dessert topping mainly used in ice cream sundaes. It can be found in or near the ice cream section by the ice cream cones and other toppings. I know Coolwhip is not the healthiest thing but the dip is so light and refreshing.

Congratulations, I still have 20lbs to go. I am hoping by my birthday in August I will be celebrating onederland. You all give me hope to know that I will evenutally be there. Congratulations again.

Don't over do it.