mstrina27

Just checking to see how things are going with you today?

I hope things are going better today... Now i don't have a date scheduled yet but i have been drinking the Bally chocolate protien shake and i put lots of ice and mix it with water and use my my magic bullet and wait about 5 minutes and then drink it with a straw and it is actually good... prehaps if you add some ice and mix it in a blender or something and make it super cold it wont taste too bad... just a thought..

Matt that is so true... omg.. u were 380 wow.... now u are inspiration... It is something new that is going on in your body and you are now learning how to deal and cope with it all. Besides the pms thing does not help either.. it just makes things seem larger than they really are... as time goes on you will feel even better im sure....try not to stress... not sure what u do to relax but try and take your mind off of whatever it's on and just relax and enjoy the start of an healthier happier life...

That's wht i have noticed... thanks.. also you have done excellent as well... How was it for you when u were first banded?

awww I hope you feel better... sometimes we just have tho's days.....

Thanks... actually nope i haven't been banded yet.. I am hoping to hear from them this week....Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I am waiting on my Dr's office to fax over my weight history to them u know to prove my weight has been an up and down and up again battle.. So as soon as they do that i will be good to go, but i am going to call the medical records department myself on tomorrow to check on the status myself. I did notice the other groups on her and i am so amazed... U know like someone else said that the band is a Tool.. It's not a quick fix it will help you, and that's what i need cause i'm always hungry.... When i'm not hungry I don't eat but when i'm hungry oh do i eat... Just keeping busy is another big part of it as well... Being more in shape will give me the motivation to take my son more places and I won't be so tired after work... Thanks....

I totally understand and i'm sure u will look back and smile at it later but right now i'm sure its not funny...lol.. r u taking vitimans or anything... cause that has to be hard with the lo energy and everything.. but time moves really fast and if u don't focus on it prehaps it won't seem so bad... I hope time moves really fast for you...

:thumbup:I found this board by accident i never knew a site like this existed.. I'm 34 & It is so good to hear from real people that have had the procedure done and that are the same weight & close too it. You all all make me know that it can be done you all are living proof that it can and will work for you. I have had so many fights within myself because I have lost a lot of weight before when my brother was killed. I could not talk to my family because I had to be the strong one for them and I thought i could not let them see my anger or my tears so i worked out before work and after work. At the time i was just trying to change my focus i actually wasent trying to loose weight go figure... After about 8mths of loosing 100+lbs i got prego with my son whom is now 3 and i gained about 85more pounds back and i have lost all but about 30lbs from the pregnancy. Once i loose that I would then be back at the starting point to loose an additional 85+pounds or so to get me to my goal. I can't work out like that anymore 2-3 hours a day... OMG it's like killing myself. I have a 3-year old for goodness sake, i'm a single parent and i have no one to help me. My mom passed away the day after thanksgiving 06' and she always wanted to see me healthy. I know I have to excercise that's not the problem but for me to see results I literally have to workout 6-days a week no less than an hour and 1/2 each workout, and right now I don't have that kind of energy to do that. There was a post about keeping it from the people at work. I actually told a few people that I was thinking about it and one girl took it and ran with it and it at first pissed me off then i stoped and thought about it and said no i don't have anything to be ashamed about yes it is my business and no one has the right to judge me and they don't know my story... But again I just wanted to say thanks for everyone opening up their hearts to share their ups and downs with total strangers like myself because you would never know how much it helps. So many times I would love to get that support from my mom but she is no longer here so thanks again....:thumbup::tt2::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbu p::thumbup::thumbup: __________________

I see... Just your transformation alone proves the jerks that i work with wrong alone...

You are so right... and it is so crazy because last week i heard the same thing about the Oreo cookies and those are***were my fav. cookies.. and they say that the creme filling is not digested... so that explains why my thighs are so damn big...lol... but seriously... thats why i luv everyone here because it takes so much for people to open up and to be honest about their struggles... Great New Beginning....

Thanks.. Oh i checked out your links...OMG.... U LOOK FAB.... Wow you have come a long way... See that's what I mean about the inspiration that you all give...

That was one of my biggest fears... and i thank you for posting it and for everyone that replied to you... see the same thing u are thinking about others like myself are going thru as well... thanks...

Wow you know the same thing you are going thru right now... I have sat up in my bed thinking about how my life is going to change after I have the procedure done. because people do treat you diffrent when you are smaller thats a fact. I have had struggles with when i loose weight and more people are attracted to me trying to befriend me everyone wants to go out and know more about me but when i was my highest weight no one wanted to talk to me.. life is totally diffrent after weight loss. I know what you mean. It's like being famous you have to sort thru all of the fake people and the real ones. All you can do is take one day at a time. I'm sure its just one of those days..... I hope you feel better soon...

Now that is a great idea....

You can't drink any crystal lite, or any chicken broth or anything? OMG

U know that was one of my questions, but it never got answered. Just like bthin4me said. I also think the lesser the belly you have the better as well. I am waiting on my approval also, but when i did meet with the Dr. he said that after the procedure he isn't going to put me on any restrictions so i guess everyone is diffrent. Please keep me updated on how everything goes for you...

You are doing great however with looking at the way everyone else is doing I would prob. feel the same way. But it does not seem as if you are eating enough. How do u feel? See I have learned that the protien feeds your muscle so when you workout it allows you to continue to burn fat. So if you are not eating enough u will get to a platu. Have you had any setbacks or anything that would prevent you from eating reg. foods sooner?

I am going thru the process waiting to get my approval and to get the date for my procedure. I should be sleeping now but i can't help it i am so nervous. I have lost weight before like everyone elso but keeping it off is the problem. I workout now and I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but I can live without it. I want to know is the pre-op shake thing for everyone or is it if your BMI is over a certain thing? I'm sure the smaller the liver the better everything goes. Also does the amount of tummy fat have to do with the pain factor also? Where the port is once you start to loose weight can you see it poking out? Does it bother you yet? What can't you eat, I know everyone is diffrent but just general ideas, also how can your band slip or should i say why would it slip? Any thing would be helpful....

the reason i ask about the food part is because a guy that i work with said that he got the band a few weeks ago and this dude hasent had one shake...and he is eating regular foods... and from everything that i have read and saw you have to change your eating because things will get stuck. I honestly don't believe that he had anything done i think he likes the attention but from what u have gone thru after getting the band can you eat like 2-3 cups of hambuger helper? Cause that's what he had for lunch the other day. And I'm like if I can eat like that would it be worth it?

you know i guess alot of people feel like it is no ones business, however me on the other hand i am the kind of person that wants to know because what u did could help me... the only thing i dont like about some people that u work with is u have some that are like "I CAN SAVE U" start on my eating and workout plan and everything will be fine.. and im like... R u serious... babe im not a rookie at loosing weight.. it just wont stay off.. give me a break.. i wasent looking for approval i was just letting u all know so u wont ask me if i want popeyes chicken for lunch lol... There are a lot of unhealthy people in the world and if by me telling them that i had it done will help change their minds about the procedure sure i will tell them... Who cares at what negitative things people might say...because no matter how big or how small you may be someone will always find a problem with it so I would tell them and feel good about it....

I swear by airborne... I don't care what people say about it.. That stuff works... disolve 2-tablets in water and repeat every 4-hours trust me this works...

you know I have been doing the same thing for the past few years saying uhh yes i'm going to do it then i chicken out, then someone that works with me will get it or something loose weight get healither and look good then there i go again.. I think if you have gotten this far why not. You have to give some to get some...