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I agree with restlessmonkey... try breathing deep breaths it does help & will get the lungs working properly, by doing this it stops any infections & coughing, so you need to open your lungs up as quick as possible & keep moving about, in a couple of days im sure you will feel a difference, If your that frightened call your doctor im sure they will tell you the same, good luck!

dont forget with all the exercising were now doing some fats are turning into muscle & muscle weighs more, dont be discouraged by this as we need muscle to burn off our fats...as long as your watching what foods you are eating & not having too many caories then give it a little longer & you should start to lose weight again

no way do i regret it.. ive lost all this weight & i havnt had my first fill yet... the band has saved my life, i wish i had it done 10 years ago.. i don't feel like a freak anymore.. i can now shop in most stores, i have my health back & that to me is so important... i feel like a woman not a blob anymore

hi & welcome. you've done the right thing, before you know it surgery will be here for you & the weight will be falling off :mad2:

does everyone lose hair through this surgery, im 4 weeks post op & so far i think my hair is doing ok, but then my hair is very thick & it normally sheds a bit when i wash it..

mine took about 3 weeks before i could say i am hungry, your not going to feel hungry for a while because your tummy is swallen & recovering from surgery, try sipping tiny bits of your protein drinks, im sure after a few days when the swelling starts to go down you will be able to manage more food...you will probably find this is where you can lose quite a bit of weight too good luck & welcome to the new you

I'm finally half way past my target weight..Its a very happy day for me today :tt1: I still have another 4 weeks to go before going back to the hospital for a check up & then prob another 2 weeks before my first fill :thumbup:

I'm finally half way past my target weight..Its a very happy day for me today :frown: I still have another 4 weeks to go before going back to the hospital for a check up & then prob another 2 weeks before my first fill :confused:

Congrats on your weight loss.. keep up the good work :blushing:

LOL nice one :tongue2:

Hubby took me clothes shopping today, same ole 2 shops & wasnt really happy as they didnt have any wow factor clothes in, so hubby said lets try other clothes sops, i kept saying no they wont fit me theyre for slimmer people, So he grabbed my arm & i took some tops of the rails knowing it would be a waste of time, went to the dressing rooms & omg to my amazement they fitted, my legs went to jelly i had a huge smile on my face & i kept looking at the sizes to make sure i wasnt being fooled & i couldnt believe how small they looked compared to my type of clothes i would normally have to buy... I spent about 2 hours in 2 shops trying on clothes, & knowing i can now go into more than 2 shops for clothes & mix with the slimmer people when buying clothes... The store girls were fantastic towards me, i always thougt they didnt like larger women, thats so not true I have gone from a UK size 30 to a UK size 22-20... woooohooooooo

Hubby took me clothes shopping today, same ole 2 shops & wasnt really happy as they didnt have any wow factor clothes in, so hubby said lets try other clothes sops, i kept saying no they wont fit me theyre for slimmer people, So he grabbed my arm & i took some tops of the rails knowing it would be a waste of time, went to the dressing rooms & omg to my amazement they fitted, my legs went to jelly i had a huge smile on my face & i kept looking at the sizes to make sure i wasnt being fooled & i couldnt believe how small they looked compared to my type of clothes i would normally have to buy... I spent about 2 hours in 2 shops trying on clothes, & knowing i can now go into more than 2 shops for clothes & mix with the slimmer people when buying clothes... The store girls were fantastic towards me, i always thougt they didnt like larger women, thats so not true I have gone from a UK size 30 to a UK size 22-20... woooohooooooo

I had a small glass of red wine yesterday nearly 4 weeks post op & i didnt enjoy it one bit.. took me about 1 1/2 hours to drink it, it was my first drink since new years eve... just didnt like the taste of it & i normally drink red wine, so i'll be giving it a miss for sometime yet

I was in week 3 on the liquid diet when i became hungry, so i up my water/ orange squash & went for walks with my hubby, try & do other things to take your mind of it...it will be so worth it, im on my 2nd day of soft foods & its heaven

What did you have to eat for valentine Day ? Ok today was the first day of soft foods for me (no more Soup yeahhh ) Breakfast - 4 spoonfulls of milky porridge (no sugar) 2 hours before lunch i had a small glass of red wine Lunch - A very small omlette (could only eat about 5 bites, 1 egg, little semi skimmed milk, mushrooms,peppers & onion dinner - Tiny bit of salmon, mashed potato mixed with gravy & mashed swede Happy Valentine Day Everyone :thumbup:

That was a great read, well done on losing more weight, you deserve it :thumbup:

yes, i use the treadmill at home, walk 3 dogs, & use the wii machine games, housework, im 3 weeks in the post op stage i too use the sparkpeople site for fitness videos, i have ladies dumbells & im going to start off using the light ones in my routine to help with building my muscles a little to help with lose skin on my upper arms

getting wheeled back to my room i was balking my head off cos of the horrible gas mask...i really have a hard time with it, even though i couldnt be sick, thank god your starved to death before the op...It was the best thing i did as it got all my gas up... happened about 3 times...i burped for my country...lol...& i felt fine, didnt suffer with any gas after my op & i asked the surgeon could i have done any damage?, no he replied he said im one of the lucky ones even though i wanted to puke my guts up all i brought up was the surgical gas... :crying:

my breasts have got quite alot smaller & im so glad..i do like my breasts, but i always felt people were talking to them instead of me & it made me feel uncomfortable, so now i can put a sweatshirt on without having 2 mountains in front of me, now theyre 2 hills.... people are diff from where they lose the weight, im lucky as ive noticed its been coming off everywhere on my body so far

I am celebrating today as i have lost 42 lbs in 6 weeks & im still on my post op diet & it wont be for a few weeks yet til i get my first fill... Its been a good few years since i was at this weight & it feels good to start feeling a bit more like a woman than a blob... Im down to about 1 skirt fitting me properly, as my other clothes are TOO big & my shoes are slouching too & my coats can be nearly wrapped around me, but will do for this winter.. I dont have any regrets with the lapbanding..it has saved my life..we are both working together to make this work for me... I cant wait for summer to finally wear nicer clothes...

I am celebrating today as i have lost 42 lbs in 6 weeks & im still on my post op diet & it wont be for a few weeks yet til i get my first fill... Its been a good few years since i was at this weight & it feels good to start feeling a bit more like a woman than a blob... Im down to about 1 skirt fitting me properly, as my other clothes are TOO big & my shoes are slouching too & my coats can be nearly wrapped around me, but will do for this winter.. I dont have any regrets with the lapbanding..it has saved my life..we are both working together to make this work for me... I cant wait for summer to finally wear nicer clothes...

Hi im from the UK, & from the very first visit to the GP to actually having the surgery took 5 months..I never had to see a physcologist... just a dietition & the surgeon, I was banded at Derby Hospital in january 09 I would go back to your doc & have another word with them & ask them why things are taking so long

Im on slim-fast ones, theyre the only ones i can tolorate

Im 19 days post op, & Im still on liquids for another 9 days, first 2 weeks were fine, wasnt hungry at all, Now i believe a lot of it is head hunger, IM SO ready for mushy foods..last week or so ive had bad breath & dry mouth in the mornings when i wake up.. would i do it again? Of course i would, im already down 40 lbs & not had my first fill yet

I was 301 lbs, 28th Dec 08, & 6 weeks later i am 261 lbs, ( 40 lbs loss ) & not had my fisrt fill yet, im still in the post op diet stage