jess187

i agree fitted clothes are the way to go. i myself dont like to wear baggy clothes because i think they make you look bigger then wut you are. i usually stick to fitted jeans. Shirts depend on what kind it is if its a flowy top like a baby doll thats fine but nothing baggy, i usually leave those for working out and sleeping in. :wink_smile:

i have to say i went off a little too, (i thought it was only me) i dont have my first fill until august 1st and i can eat anything which is making it really hard for me to keep on track. after reading everyones posts i am making it my job to get back on track... just wanted to say that

for the past few days i had been starving... today i started somewhere inbetween mushies and full liquids. i scooped humus into a measuring cup and the whole day i ate less then 1 cup. i have felt full all day and couldnt eat anymore. but do make sure that you get your Water in, last night i felt like my legs were paralized and numb i couldnt sleep all night when i told the nurse today she asked me if i was drinking at least 3 bottles of water a day (and im not) and she very seriously told me that it is very important that i get it in and that it could lead to problems if i dont. so make sure u do that lol im still trying to drink all this water

thanks for answering... yeah she really scared me b/c we were in a group class and then she pin pointed me out i was like ummmmmm especially bc my grandma was sitting right next to me lol so i didnt want to ask her why

but thanks for ur help

Hi

Has anyone been told that there is a very high risk of pregancy soon after this surgery???? This is what my doctor's nurse told me today. If this is true - how long am I at a high risk?????

Thanks:confused2:

i lost 15 lbs on the pre op diet and lost 8lbs so far after surgery totaling 23 lbs!!!!!:thumbup:i also hit the 100's this morning 199 to be exact but it made my day i havent weighed this much since 11th grade and that was 5 years ago already

good luck to everyone and keep on losing!! fast and slow it doesnt matter as long as its comming off

thanks for all your responses

thanks i thought i was the only one lol

ive read a lot about people having to bandage up their incisions but i dont have that my doctor glued mine i was wondering if anyone else had this done? it looks like crazy glue and its supposed to heal better so has anyone had it done this way?

i feel like such a baby compared to all of you lol i seriously cant handle pain at all!!! i mean its not bad its just really uncomfortable i wake up in the middle of the night a lot too i just cant wait for this part to be over. im down 3 lbs since tuesday though so i should complain.

i got out of the hospital yesterday my stomach is still in a lot of pain where they made the insisions (sp?) im also having some back pain ive been doing a lot of walking though. my stomach has also been making a lot of noises i dont know if its gas or hunger but i have absolutly no desire to eat anything i have to force myself and still dont eat a lot i think its also because im scared ill throw up or something since i have also been very nauseaus.

well tommorrow's the big day! i have to be at the hospital by 6:15am it hasent hit me until just now im starting to get very nervous

well wish me luck lol

It's coming up fast huh Jess? We have such a busy weekend, it's gonna be Tuesday before we know it!

yes its already sunday!!! tommorrow i can only have one Optifast for Breakfast then its Clear Liquids for the rest of the day and nothing past midnight. i also have to take laxitives.... does/did anyone else? i have to be at the hospital at 6:15am so ill deffinetly be going to sleep early tommorrow.... im so excited and yet a little nervous at the same time not because of getting banded but surgery in general...ill be fine though

hope everyone has a great memorial day weekend!!!!!!

globally yours we have the same date lol

well today i had my last bar not it is completly liquids like yours allison.. except no popsicles anyway i did my pst and signed the consent form so im all done just waiting til tuesday now. im kind of aggravated though because i have been so good but i only lost 1 lb this week whereas last week i lost 10 i know i shouldnt be complaining everyone said i lost so much the first week but its just fustrating. im going to start exercising now maybe it will help. o yeah on the bright side the assistant that does the fills for my doctor is really hot so ill be looking foward to seeing him lol

good luck to everyone thats getting banded this week!!!!

hey guys sounds like everyones doing great... tommorrow i have pst then have to go sign consent with my doctor its getting so close this time next tuesday ill be banded im so excited and really cant wait. im getiting sick of this diet i can only have 4 8oz shakes and One Bar plus Jello and chicken broth. the jello im sick of already. i usually just have 3 shakes the bar and a can of chicken broth... i try to go to sleep early so i dont think about food. yesterday my friend got engaged there was food every which way you turned but i didnt cheat even though they had my all time favorite potato pizza.It looked so good and i wanted it so ad but i just couldnt do it. ive been on this diet for 13 days and have shocked myself because i always cheat when im on a diet but not this time. i want this really bad and im sticking to it because some people dont think ill be able to which is driving me even more to succeed. But yeah i just wanted to let that out thanks for listening

im on Optifast i got to choose either 5 shakes a day or 4 shakes and One Bar i can also have sugar free Jello and chicken broth... coffee limited to one cup a day Decaf only

alison -

you'll be fine on the liquid diet ive been on it since thursday which would make today the 5th day and ive lost 6 lbs already... i thought i would NEVER be able to stick to it but honestly its not that hard i get 4 shakes and 1 bar a day with as much Jello and chicken broth as i want and yesterday i didnt even drink two of the shakes. ive also been around food all weekend and its not bothering me. As for the surgery thing you can tell them you had a cyst on your ovary. I had surgery for that 2 years ago and have two little scars from it... hope this helps good luck!

so today i started Optifast the liquid diet... so far so good havent been hungry or anything. im really pumped and cant wait to get banded oh another thing is that they switched my band date. it was the 26th but it is memorial day and they made a mistake so it is going to be on the 27th instead

hey guys its been a while but im back lol i start the liquid diet on thursday i cant wait i know its going to be hard but i love challanges lol hey who know it might not be... i too have been having the last supper for the past week lol well congratulations to those mays who have been banded and good luck to those of us who havent yet...

i know i said they were pricey lol but the clothes are cute anyway the apple bottoms and rockawears are also cute right now all my jeans are from oldnavy... you could never go wrong with them lol and yes you gotta have the boots with the furrrr lol

they have apple bottoms at macys... in highschool i was in the 180s and wore a size 14/15 in rockawear jeans which are like apple bottoms if any of you are really into fashion and have some extra cash look into true religions or sevens jeans they are really cute again very pricey though there is this site called emoda.com which i love and cannot waitttt till i lose all my weight and can fit into these clothes (they dont sell plus size or anything bigger then a large) i already started a "clothes fund" lol

SO I'm going to go have an early dinner with my mom at Fridays in about a half an hour. I think I'm gonna attempt to tell her about the surgery there. I'm soooo nervous I hate having "these talks" with her, regardless of what they are about. I really hope she is supportive of me. If you read some of my old posts, you'll see that she was sort of supportive in the past when she went to the seminar with me, but she quickly changed her mind and thought it was too drastic for someone who "only" (ha) needs to loose about 100 pounds. Ahh I'm freaking out!!!! I've been dreading this moment for weeks. I have no idea how to bring it up. Any suggestions????

allison i can totally understand how you feel... my grandparents really dont want me getting it either they keep saying why cant you do it on your own you dont need to lose a lot, but i feel that this is going to change my life and i need to do this because i cant do it on my own, i have tried everything as did most of us im sure. they are just really scared because their cousin went for gastro and never came out of the hospital due to an infection. honestly i cant wait tobe banded though

i go to nassau community on long island... i graduate in may then im going to molloy... im going for teaching.... depending on how many app.s you have left you might be able to get it done if everything clears. i just cant waittttt to have it done ive never been thin my lowest weight was 187 when i was 17... so i cant wait to see what im going to look like lol

good luck with everything allison!

Jessica - We have the same band dates! Go Us!

really? im so excited! lol