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lookg4me, there is a scar stages thread here that you can go through. there are lots of pics from bandsters who have been generous enough to show off their tummies and how they are healing. i would suggest looking in there as well.

BigPaul always makes me feel really good about myself. He's funny and silly but really smart right when you need him to be. TellyMelly keeps me motivated on days I think I want to slack and theres always a smile on my face when I'm talking to her, she just keeps me laughing. She brightens my day! Cutiern reminds me of my daughter. I love how she is young, independent, and willing to make financial sacrifices to change her life. Dawg is a great husband. Selfless and supportive. He lives a banded lifestyle, without the band, so that he may succeed along side his wife.

Welcome to lap band talk! The decision is really a personal one whether you want to have the lap band surgery or a gastric bypass. If I were you I would call your insurance company and ask them what doctor they would recommend for lap band. Then at least you know that the doctor is in your network and will be covered to the fullest extent. As for the smoking, it is hard, and some doctors will require that you quit in order to have the surgery. The reason why is because when you smoke you lower your body's ability to fight infection, you can slow healing, and put yourself at risk for having a blood clot as you heal. A lot of doc's don't want to take this risk, esp with an overweight patient. Read the threads on the board. Use the search bar. Really go through everything and if you still have questions, post them. There is also a local section for your state, and I am sure that some locals in your area would be able to tell you who a great doc is in your town. You can also read up on docs outside of the country. I know you want this quickly. But make sure you go through and really research all of your options. That way you won't be left asking thousands of questions AFTER being banded. Just a few hundred. :eek:

US holiday created to give us yet another reason to drink. I will be raising my rita to that tonight. :eek:

welcome back becky!! You've come a long way, girl, and you are going to make it the rest of the way :eek:

thanks homer. :eek:

i homeschool the kids, but they are pre-k.

i think they were there for 12 weeks. then they went home and continued to lose. they were losing up to a pound and a half a day at the ranch i think. but they were doing crazy workouts, and eating around 1000 cals a day. we picked up the book. it is pretty interesting to read back through on what everyone ate and how much they lost.

:cheer2: go dawg! way to live!

I want to be 345 by wednesday. i think i can do it, plus some. that is my mini goal for this week. and Water water water will do that. i am bad today. after about 90oz i stopped. so i just got another bottle out of the fridge and am downing that. telly, when we get small enough we should go get some cheerleader outfits and be the GFG cheer squad. hmmm...maybe we shouldn't wait. that will be motivation for you guys! to see us squeezed into cheer outfits! LOL

we won't this year trisha but if this becomes a regular thing we will next year. i refuse to wear a bathing suit in front of people right now. lol and yes, hurricanes are a fact of life down here, but if your house is built right, and you leave when they tell you to leave, you are ok. :eek: that is the key...leaving. unless it is like a cat 1. then the hurricane parties are AWESOME! LOL

geez y'all are coming here to florida!! Should I have a bandster BBQ?? We can all split a hot dog! For me it is all about the surgeries. July 28th is my band date, and i am trying to work out when i will be having the apron removal and where that will take place. other than that is it working out in the back yard to get some landscaping done, partying with the neighbors, and relaxing at the beach. i am hoping for some good storms to come through. and at some point dh and i are gonna go down to the keys to look at property. oh, and i am sure pnut is going to come down and visit. :eek:

you can reach onederland!! I know you can! I think it is great that you are going to go balls to the wall in the gym. just remember to spend most time doing aerobic, and not a ton of lifting. you will want to do some toning, but you will gain weight if you just do nothing but weight training. and when you do the toning, try to do core and leg strengthening. muscle burns fat, and your legs and core are where the biggest muscles are located. Kristin is gonna come back to school smokin hot!! LOL No one will recognize you!! I have a reunion with a group of friends that is being planned. it won't be till October, but i have this new found urgency to lose as much as possible between now and then. I want to be hot again, and really blow them all away!! LOL i know it is only 6 months, but a lot can be lost in 6 months, and a 350 pound person...hmmm. excuse me, a 347 pound person as of this morning, can look dramatically different in 6 months! woohoo!!!

omg pnut that is too cool!! i have no realizations lately...but i know what it feels like when they happen. i hope you just cheered your butt off for these things, even if people were watching! I and dawg had better have given you a big hug and a kiss! these NSV's are whats gonna keep us all going.

oh trust me..fat can be funny. and telly, i'll be right out. Pnut, hold my shoes, earrings, and hair. i gotta go take care of somethin here. LOL are we all getting our water this morning? i feel like a pufferfish! If I jump up and down you can hear my belly sloshing around with all the water.

FAB-U-LOUS! Ok, gonna order a few cases of this stuff. I really need a good protein drink that is more like water. The protein shakes lately have been making me feel sick. I think it is too much substance in one drink. Thank you dahlink for the info.

can you do me a favor and look at the label and tell me how many calories, carbs, and what sort of protein it is?

i am afraid of being thin, but that is because i am afraid i will not be like i was when i was thin. i was hot. i had a great bod. and now i wonder all the time if my body is so screwed up under all this fat that i will look awful. i hated my body when i was thin because i had little nitpicky complaints. i thought my boobs were just a hair too big. i hated that my waist was so tiny, but my hips were very curvatious. i had chipmunk cheeks no matter how skinny i was. now i would kill for those problems. and i wonder if my boobs will be beyond all repair. i wonder if my waist will ever be back to its original size. and if i will ever get the shape back to my butt. yes, i am afraid of being thin, because i am sure it will not be what it was like before.

who do you think supplies Zephyrhills bottled water here in Florida?? and yes telly, i know you are kidding. i am rarely ever serious on here. even when i am in fighting threads, i am always sarcasm and joking. unless you wanna make somethin of it. lets step outside. i maybe be big but i aint slow!!

i got that price from the patient care coordinator when i called the office. she scheduled me for a time to come to the seminar. i said i needed to get financing set up and needed the total amount charged by them to do this. she said to tell the financing company that i need a total of $18k. that it was $17k, and having a bit extra was always good incase additional tests had to be run. that is how i got the figure. i never went to the seminar because i chose to have it done in Mexico with a doc with tons of exp. i am sure dr. g is a fine surgeon, but i prefer someone who has been doing it longer, and i found that was cheaper. that to me was an all around good choice. i think dr. jessee for the surgery package is about $17k as well. i will be going to her for support meetings, fills, etc after mexico. i think she charges a bit more than most for fills, but i have heard she is phenomenal to work with and well worth all the costs.

i seem to recal you sharing too much a time or two as well telly. LOL isn't this waht this place is for? saying things you can't express to anyone else in person? And right now I am all about expressing how crystal clear my pee is. LOL Its one of the joys of weight loss. if i start taking vitamins it will be gatorade green!

i swear i am drinking so much i am peeing bottled water LOL

i have struggled with upping my water. i am getting more than the 64oz easily. i drink more water before 9am than most do all day. !ha! but seriously, i do, butmy goal is to drink a gallon and a half. it has been really really hard. the workout i do before the kids wake up. i try not to eat before i work out so that i can burn fat, not food calories. then i am famished for breakfast and have a nonfat yogurt and cereal. where my weaknes lies is wanting bread. sugar doesn't bother me. but holy heck i want some sourdough bread. it is killin me!!! this week i am going to try for a perfect week on the bread. i think i can i think i can.

pnut...i think dawg and rob were seperated at birth as well. lol rob said this too me approx 4 days ago for a billiards site we are doing.

i know heather....i swear. i think he is lyin. he's hidin something. pnut put her pics up, but he is too good to put his pics up.