mstrina27

congrats on your weight loss... i use the elliptical trainer for 30-minutes a day - 4-days a week... I was doing an hour prior to being banded.. I don't want to over do it.. but i would ask the Dr. to see what they say for you... But what u are doing as far as walking is fine.. i would not try running yet.. just my opinion...

u may still have a lot of gas...

chew your food at least 20-30x before u swollow and like the others said stick to liquids and soups for right now..

see these are the results that i tell people that are possiable... wow... u all have just rev'd my motor again... i was on 8 now im on 10...lol

yr welcome... honey keep the info coming.. I appreciate it all... thats how i am. If i think something can help someone i will put it out there for what it's worth... yr the best..

Wow now that is what i'm talking about... congrats....

oh no I would rather be safe than sorry.. and I talked to my Dr. this afternoon and he said that i should have no problems sleeping how ever i want to sleep, and he said that he put 4 stitches where the port is and he said that i would have to do some heavy lifting or strenious pulling or something in order for it to flip.. and he said that he has only had 2 maybe 3 people to have their ports to flip. But I do appreciate the info... that's why I luv this site because it reminds me to ask questions that i may have forgot to ask..

This is not good... I hope everyting goes ok... i have a question were u feeling a lot of pain around your port area?

That is fantastic... Wow... see how the change u made had a great impact on others around u ...wow. this is amazing... I have always said it only takes 1 to make a move.. and the rest will follow... congrats...:scared2:

This is good info i am going to call tomorrow to see why they didn't let me know... thanks...

U know I kept reading on how expensive the fills were and i asked my Dr's office and she said that mine are free for life.. and i was like okkkk, and she said that it comes with the cost of everything.. I was like wow.. ok..

Ok a hard head makes a soft azz...lol.. i'm going to wait hell u have been thru it before and i don't want to have to go back in out patient or not... i will wait... thanks... u have opened my eyes...:sad:.. lol

wow.... i would definately be looking for another Dr... that is his job to fill and to un fill u.. If u are having problems go to the emergency room... thats where infections start when things are done in a non sterile environment.

Judy say it aint sooooo... I hope and pray that it will be ok.. i could not imagine not being able to do crunches ok i am going to pray and keep my fingers crossed....:sad:

I am too.. I feel so much better myself.. and actually i went to the gym today after work and worked out on the elliptical machine for 30-minutes i didn't want to over do it.. but i am so happy i went ahead and finally did it..

Have u been banded? Did u have your band removed? What can u add or take away from the post.. if something fine if nothing fine.. I am a grown woman and I can choose to say what ever i want. Now if u would like to disipline your children then do so, I am not a child of yours so plz. leave it as is... Actually U did strike a nerve, because u said that I am not an expert. I never said that I was. I never said said that I had a phd in the freekn lap band.. u r not to bright because u came on here with yr 2-3 post trying to put me in my place... this is lapbandtalk, and I go thru the boards to see what thing might apply to myself to see what i can take away from some of the people on this board, and one thing i will take away from u is to never respond to someone that only has 2 or 3 post...lol...:sad: cause if u look at it just like u said if i dont know anything because i have just been banded then u surly dont know too much cause u have just started posting on this site.... what a joke..:eek:

Well I dont think i tried to give anyone advise i just posted my opinion.. and as for u, u don't have to respond to any post i reply to..I have never made a judgement and will not make a judgement that is beneath me.. so before u pick a fight.. plz understand what u are fighting about.. r u fat.. ok.. i am to and im trying to loose weight. bottom line.. now I got pregnant and gained most of the weight i lost back due to PREGNANCY.. so me not being successful is oh not true... but u on the other hand... hold the judgements for someone that u actually know and not for someone that knows more than u think... so thanks but no thanks... smart azz.

Awww I am so sad right now... I had a cat named Kristy and she was a house cat de-clawed in the front and everything, and one day she got out side and ran under the porch and got into a fight with a possom and started having seizures and loosing weight, we took her to the vet and he said that it looks like she may have had rabies... scared me to death because she was always there for me... When ever i was sad she would hop right in my face and make me rub her she would wait in the window for me and when i walked thru the door she would run around like crazy... i miss her so much... :sad: Remember the good times u had because it truly is like loosing a child.. Now is not the time to beat yourself up because u did not eat like u thought u should have... I hope u start to feel better soon....

LOL.. Actually i'm already past pretty, very successful, and the best part about it is that I have lost weight before so i know what i am capable of. The band will just assist me in getting there faster, without starving myself..

I understand... and i do wish her the best of luck and unmeasured success....

You know this is a good Thread... I have always said that. I lost about 100lbs before i got prego with my son and before i found out i was prego i had about 50 more lbs to loose then everything had to stop becuase i was prego.. but when i did loose the weight hell yes people are more attracted to u because of your outer apperance they feel that they wont be embarased to take u around their friends and family. I have always said I am the same fun, sarkastic, individual fat or thinner my personality wont and don't change. My level to put with bull sh** does... so Hell yes that makes me mad. I wasent good enough for u when i was fat, but now since i have lost weight it should be all good... uhhh no... and everyone has a choice and my choice is not to talk to someone in terms of relationship wise if they ignored me when i was heavier...

u know it amaze's me to see how many success story are out there. People that actually make their band work for them. MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS IS ONE THING... but lack of movement is another so it might be quite funny because i'm looking @ things thru a new bandsters eyes, however i have done my research and lapbandtalk.com is not the only site i go on.. prehaps u should try going on obesityhelp.com also and see how many success storys are there vs the complications i am wise enough not to just take my Dr.'s advise, but i have actually talked to people that have been banded for over 6yrs that have lost over 150lbs and are doing great so it is truly sad to see how because u may have had a Dr. that didn't preform the procedure correct on you.. for u to make it seem like the band is not a good tool. How sad....

just checking to see if any one has heard from shannon?

6mth is a long azz time to start doing ab crunches.. i was told 6-weeks, but some may be able to start sooner and some later it depends on your body.. I actually plan on starting back on the elliptical trainer today and my arms, and legs.. and i am going to start on my abs in about 3-more weeks... but 6-mths hell my friend had a tummy tuck and is able to do stomach crunches and she had her procedure done on valentines day... so that is kind of far out there...

wow I am so sorry to hear about all of your storys in regards to having the band removed... if u are getting sick and cant keep your food down is one thing, but there are certain things that you just wont be able to eat any longer like oranges or any fruit with the membrane the white strips through out because it wont go down.. or the peel on the apple... I did research for about 3-yrs before i decided to get banded... I knew right from the beginning that it was a tool.. I would still have to excercise my own self control... I knew that i would have to get off my butt and excercise. Eating less+excercise=weightloss.. U have to work your band... like i said if i'm not hungry i wont eat, but if im always hungry i will always eat... we all make choices in life, and we all know if we are doing what is required to loose weight or not.. just eating less is not going to get the fat off... I hope everyone feels better and what ever path u choose to go down i hope it will be successful for you...