Brinabrina77
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Albany GA bandsters - speak up...
Brinabrina77 replied to abckids's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Helllo anna2259 and to Bagnato Bandsters in General : The only support that i routinely get is at the group meetings held at the bariatric institute. I can only go to those if they are held on friday or Saturday becasue of my job. The number of CCs given varies on where you are with the band. You dont want to be over or under filled. My very frist fill was 2.0 CCs. After that, i think that used increments of 1.0 cc. Then I went down to 0.5 CCs. Now I only get fills in increments of 0.10 CCs. But that a a good way to do it, as you get closer to finding your ideal fill level you will need less and less fluid. Right now, honestly if I get anything larger than 0.1 cc at a time I get too tight...and being too tight is a MISERABLE place to be. I personally like the fill rate. My fills are generally spaced 4-6 weeks a part and that really works for me too. Let me know if you find anyone who wants to become band buddies or form some kind of support system. -
"If you fall down seven times, make sure that you stand up eight." If this is not my "I'm still learning my lapBand" motto, I don't know what is.
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Both genders have to laugh at this: The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
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Figured out why I'm fat! The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my body says "For extra volume and body". I'm going to start using "Dawn" dish soap. It says "Dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove".
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Dr. John Bagnato - APB for all Bagnato Bandits
Brinabrina77 replied to Brinabrina77's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hello Georgia Girl: Yes, definitely. We should be motivation partners. I need all the motivation that I can get. I know how it is with the steroids. I am an asthmatic and an allergy sufferer. So anytime I have a flare-up of either, I get some kind of steroids. I am normally only on them for a week or so, and I already experience changes in my eating and Fluid consumption. You need a big superwoman "S" on your chest for being on them for months. You will get back on track...you *are* already getting back on track. I can't wait to see your progress. Keep posting. I will do the same. -
Reminiscing over a conversation b/w myself and a coworker who raises cattle: ME: A lot of people are becoming vegetarians in order to lose weight. Coworker: (stares at me funny) Why? Even cows get fat just by eating grass. ME: Realizing farm logic 1 point, my diet logic-0 points.
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Dr. John Bagnato - APB for all Bagnato Bandits
Brinabrina77 replied to Brinabrina77's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hi Georgia Girl!! Woman, I have not heard from you in ages. I am so happy to see you post on this board. I always wonder what happened to some of the original Bagnato Bandits. Gaining and losing is all a of our journey. That was something that was difficult for me to accept. Now, I don't use it as an excuse, but it saves me from unnecessarily beating up on myself. I will reach a goal for myself and do the blonde cheerleader dance of joy (and everyone knows that I am neither blonde nor cheerleader). Then its like my body knows when I hit a goal. One of my first goals was to get under 200lbs. I made it without realizing it until an OTC appointment. I saw 198 lbs on the scale. Then it was like as soon as my body realized I'd reached a goal, it started craving EVERYTHING that I was not supposed to have. So then I gained back 5-10 lbs until I was over 200lbs. Then I lost weight until I was I was under 200lbs again. Then I move forward and get back on track. And that is how this has gone for me. I go through phases like that from time to time. Not often, but from time to time. It is frustrating as all hell and great outdoors, but if i had this weight loss thing down perfectly,I would not have gotten banded. *****However, my worst day being banded is still better than my best day being not banded!***** At least witht he band, I can still see the bandwagon when I occasionally fall of of it and gain a few pounds (my average is 5lbs or so). I just have to hop my heard-headed butt back on. Without the band, The bandwagon was in the next *town* and completely out of site (and I was 30-40lbs heavier) before I realized that I needed to get back on track. Overall, I think I am doing okay. Not perfect, but when I look back at it all, i am shocked...in a good way. With your low carbing and running...you wil be back where you want to be in no time!!! Keep us posted and help us stay motivated. You are still an inspiration to me. -
"It's not what people call you, it's what you allow yourself to answer to." Don't let others define who you are. What they say only becomes true if you allow it to.
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It was so nice finally meeting you at the support group meeting. I hope that we stay in contact.
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It was definitely nice meeting you also. I really hope that we stay in touch. I know that (hopefully) the treatment center will always have support meetings, but some of the best support comes from one another.
I am so exicted that you will be banded soon!! You will start dropping pounds and feeling better faster than you think!!
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me in a dress. Stranger things have happened. Currently, this is the only dress I have in my entire wardrobe. 4/11/09.
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From the album: Happily Lightening The Load
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From the album: Happily Lightening The Load
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You are workin' it out, woman!!! You look good. Keep up the fantastic work!!!! -
Dr. John Bagnato - APB for all Bagnato Bandits
Brinabrina77 replied to Brinabrina77's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hello emsbugbug: Congratuations on your success!!! I try to make as many of the meetings as I can, but my problem is that I work a very odd schedule. It limits me to attending only those meeting that happen on Fridays and Saturdays...and I live within 2 miles of Dr. B's office. I am hoping that this board will really pick back up. I will try to remember to ask the nurses to throw littel reminders at the meetings about this site so that we can get more Bandits here. Again, Congrats on your success. You will be there before you know it. You keep in touch too! -
To the unknown peerson who gave me the FLU: Dear Ma'am or Sir, please come and take your cooties back.
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From the album: Happily Lightening The Load
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Yeah.. You are definitely in the Las vegas airport. I have been to Las Vegas only once and that was when I had to stop in their airport. I got trapped there and had to stay overnight. I heard WHEEL. OF. FORTUNE slot machine going off every 2-3 minutes all. night. long. I look back at it and laugh. When I got home, I think I erased my Whhel of Fortune game off my computer. Thanks again for the friend add. Good luck on your weightloss journey. -
Hello GipsyGirl:
I got this shirt from the "Rainbow" store in Orlando, FL. It sell all kinds of urban wear from dressy to casual and most importantly the prices there are ridiculously low. They may have an online site. I got this shirt off of the clearance rack for about $12.
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Repeat to self: Eating three 33% fat free items, does not make the entire meal 99% fat free. :: sigh::
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Dr. John Bagnato - Bagnato Bandits
Brinabrina77 replied to georgia girl's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hello Bandits: I have not posted on this forum in forever, but things are going well for me. I've thrown my share of the classic :argue: "You are *not* the boss of me and I *will*eat (fill in the blank with what I know my band says I can't have)" tantrums with my band. My band just saucily responds, "Oh, I *am* the boss of you. And if your hard-headed butt wants (fill in the blank) that badly, you can have it. Matter of fact, you can have it TWICE...once going down and then again coming back up." Sigh. Some people just can't out grow being hard headed. In spite of the occasional battle of wills, I am still loosing. I was banded in February 2008, by Dr. Bagnato. At that time I was 325 lbs and in a 26/28. I am now 204lbs and in a 16/18. If I could just get out of the holiday drama and get back on track with my exercise, I might even see one-der land some time in the next month or two. But I am working on that.. I hope to meet some of you at the Christmas party today. If you see me come and say hello!! To the Bandits (old and new) Happy Holidays and Great success. :welldoneclap: