Great2BThin

OMG!! That is awesome to ride that much at the end of the day. But be safe!! Do they make lights for bikes?

That is so neat about your daughter, Whosya!! What a positive influence you are on her life!

Welcome home Katarina, and to the other side of the band! I had the hiatal hernia too and came home same day. thanks for the info as well on your gall bladder surgery. I am hoping since my recovery went so well from lap band it should be smooth sailing with gall bladder, after all the worst part of the band was the port site and I won't have that this time. And if it's 3 incisions that's 2 less than I got for the band. Maybe I'll lose some weight then. I have not lost in 9 days, in fact gained 2 of the 4 I lost last week, this week. So frustrating, but I have had great losses so maybe my body is 'resting'. LOL I did take measurements and they have gone down so that is good! Up to 5 inches in some places total.

"Up North", I haven't heard that term since leaving Wisconsin. Both my grandparents had cottages 'up north', I used to love to go there. One of them was even on the Michigan border, we used to go into MI all the time and thought that was so cool as kids to cross the state line. LOL

Janet, I hope you have a wonderful time at the Mall of America. What a great place to shop for new skinny clothes! I finally got the results on my gall bladder today and it sounds like I am facing another surgery. I see the dr on Wed to discuss. I have small gallstones and a poorly functioning gall bladder I guess. I'm hoping they can go in the same holes! My lap band surgeon will also do this surgery so I am pleased about that as I liked him so and no danger of him messing up my band, etc.

Now that is something I've not heard before in front of my weight 'only 261'. Thanks for making me feel smaller! Well folks looks like very shortly my riding is going to have to be put aside for a bit again. Looks like I am going to have another surgery! GRRR Dang gall bladder anyway, who needs one? At least my lap band dr. is going to do it so he is familar with my insides. I see him on Wed. to go over everything and be sure. have some questions I want to ask first, of course.

Good afternoon nifties!! I finally found out on my gall bladder today and it's not sounding good. The nurse called and rattled off a bunch of stuff but the main things I remember are poor functioning and sand like stones. Dr. Snyder is willing to take it out, he banded me as well. I just wasn't sure I was ready to schedule another surgery so soon. So I am going in to see her next Wed. for a fill and to talk to Dr. Snyder about my gall bladder. She (the nurse) said i could wait a bit, but that it usually doesn't go away or get better on it's own, especially since I am losing weight. Also I could have an attack and if I got a sharp pain or felt like a wringing of a dishcloth going on inside me to page Dr. S and head to the ER. I dont' want to live life in fear of that either. So looks like surgery. I wonder if they can go in the same holes?? I'm going to look like a pin cushion.

Well considering I just bought this bike, that isn't going to really help. I can't afford to go out and get another. I do ride a recumbant at the gym and it's a little better on the knees but not much. Thanks, because it is exactly that, my size that would've kept me from the bike shop. There's one near my mother in law, next time I go over there I will stop in. Going to experiment with seat height and foot positions in the meantime. Thanks everyone for their help!

Wow so much great advice on my knee problem already!! Thanks! I am not sure if my seat adjusts front or back but I doubt it. My bike is just a cheap one I just got at Walmart, Schwinn Sidewinder 'comfort' bike. I wanted to test the waters before investing too much money so to speak. I guess I feel timid still on the bike and want to be able to touch the ground if need be, but I am building confidence. Also in my still very overweight, out of shape body it's hard for me to get my leg over the seat if it were any higher. I already lie the bike down on the ground to step out of it. LOL I fell once on a boys bike and feet didn't touch and well I got that bar in the crotch and have been scared since (I have a womens bike now so that won't happen). I will check more closer as I pedal how my feet are facing I have a feeling it is outward in the V. It is more comfortable if I put my heels on the pedals but that's awkward pedalling. Thanks for the tips. Not sure I will try today or not, depends on the knees. I bought some childrens liquid ibuprofen and took a double dose since my dr. said no nsaids, I'm hoping that's okay to take since it shouldn't sit in my pouch.

I finally got back on my bike last night. It cooled way down and wasn't so miserable to be out there. I went all the way to the park which is further than I've gone before. But, OH MY KNEES!! They are killing me. I got the bike because of my bad knee (left is bone on bone) and it didn't hurt. Now it hurts terribly and the other knee is starting. It's not the down push on the pedalling either, it's when the knee is up the highest and bent. I've tried raising my seat but it's about as high as it goes (I'm 5'9") that I can hardly swing my leg over to get on and off or touch the ground from my seat. any suggestions? Today I can hardly walk.

Felicia, you sound just like me. I can do low carb easy as I'm not much into the breads etc. either. I get about 700-900 calories a day and my carbs are in veggies, etc. as well. I had great restriction last week after my first fill but it seems to be gone this week. We travelled today and I had a piece of pizza, I was hoping it wouldn't go down so well!! LOL It was only one piece though. I try to watch my protein more than the calories though. I may get another fill next week or the week after.

I had a major one for me today! I flew and the seat belt not only fit but had extra left. And one flight I got the middle seat, and it wasn't unbearable and I didn't spill over. Usually my butt would kindda go under the armrests and push the armrests up. This is huge for me. DH works for the airlines and I can fly anywhere in the world for free, but have hardly gone because I would literally get panic attacks about middle seats and seat belts. Now I got my wings back and I am ready to fly!!!

Thanks, Felicia. That's what I was doing but seem to be slowing down. If you don't mind my asking, how many calories are you consuming? I'm at about 700-900 right now since my fill. I just talked to the nurse at my surgeons office and I may get another fill after the 1st of August. I'm going out of town and wasn't sure I wanted to do it before leaving as I hear flying tightens you up. BTW, I used to live in Vegas, in Henderson/Green Valley actually. I enjoyed our brief time there.

I had to wait til my 6th week to get a fill. I had great restriction but can tell it's a lot less already only a week later. Will see how the next week goes and if need I can get another, just have to wait 2 weeks between fills. Not all of us reading the Post are!! :seeya: But those comments are the main reason I was scared to tell folks about having the surgery as there does seem to be a stigma attached to it or a lot of misinformed or misunderstanding folks out there. Maybe it has to be with Denver just having been named the post fit city in the nation. LOL I told Dan my surgery tipped the scales in Denvers favor. ha ha Seriously though, please don't lump me with the clueless persons, as I am in Denver and read the post.

I really enjoyed those first posts that you shared today. It gives me hope. I am where BG was where my butt hurts and it's all I can do to do the 1.5!! Now many of you mentioned getting new Schwinn's at Walmart. Are you still riding those? I'm assuming you've upgraded by now. That's what I got to start myself.

I just talked to the nurse in my sugeons office. Probably won't hear til Thurs. as he's out of town. She may be able to go over the results with him over the phone but doubtful. GRRRR Why are the calories affecting your sleep? Are you waking up hungry? For me when I eat really low, I am sleepy so have no troubles. LOL I was that way the day of my fill as I was on liquids for most of the day and had one mushy thing (refried beans) for dinner and very few of thoes. I conked out early and slept late.

Oh yuck, I am sure glad I didn't have to do that. I just couldnt' eat 2 hours before the fill, liquids for 5-6 hours, soft foods that night for dinner, and back to regular food the next day. I am also finding some of the foods I wanted before aren't appealling, but there's still some that I see and want. Just gotta make sure they aren't in my house!

Now, I am probably averaging about 3 lbs a week. I lost 10 of it before the surgery, while I was researching, going to all the seminars etc. through WW. My highest was 305, at my first consult with my surgeon I was 295, at my preop with my surgeon I was 287 so lost 8 lbs in the preop phase (only did 2 days of liquids), surgery was the next day and I lost a lot the first 2 weeks then it leveled off. I had my first fill a week ago and lost 4 last week. I am at 261 now. I am going to try and stop weighing daily now as it is slowing some and I don't want to get discourged. It was just so much fun when it was coming off so fast. I also have recently upped the exercise as well.

Since I had read the article this morning in the paper, I just went to the website to get that link, will have to go back and see these comments, or maybe I don't want to.

Thanks Orea, I appreciate it. Good luck to you on your preop on thurs. Sounds like you've been the perfect little pre op patient, now let's get this band on! Joann, you too! Any date yet?

Even I will admit Brett has had his day and needs to retire! Retire with class and stop this whining and indecision. Why do you want to know? :eek: I'm 49+1 Just had the big 5-0 a few weeks after banding, it was my gift to myself. well, I've not ridden in a couple days. I will get out there tonight. I'm not at the point where I just thoroughly enjoy it yet, but butt hurts and knee hurts and it's easy to make excuses, especailly when it's been around 100 every day. But I gotta do it or I will never get past 2 miles. Or keep this great pace of weight loss going.

Oh one more thing. There was an article in our Denver newspaper today on the front page about lap band. It talked about folks needing to go out of country, etc. for surgery because of BMI's not being high enough to qualify for insurance, etc. Anyway I can't remember who, but know someone was just posting here about too low of a BMI and appealing UHC. Here's a link to the article: Foreign surgeries tip scales to relax U.S. rules - The Denver Post

Hey Charlene, that is where I posted that I diligently track my food. But thanks for the tip! LOL I eat about 700 calories a day right now. But they've been going up a bit each day since my fill. Thanks, Skinnyme, I just got home and know nothing. All I know is she took close to 40 pictures, is that normal? And was putting lots of X's on the screen I am assuming to measure something. She was all over my abdomen. LOL She said she wasn't allowed to tell me anything and my doc would have the results in the morning. I HATE WAITING!! Well I think the hunger subside and portions to drop is realistic after your fill, but not the cravings. There are things I still crave and sometimes I think I am hungry but am really not it's all in my head. Why are you on liquids for days? Have you just recently been banded?

Congrats!! I hope to catch you!! :eek: Actually I want to hit 55 so bad (11 more) as then i will be closer to 200 than 300. Have you found that the further out from surgery you go, the smaller the weekly losses? Or are you still losing consistently the same every week?

Hi, I posted this on the Colorado thread but thought more people would see it here. There was an article about banding in today's Denver Post and it made the front page. Here's a link: Foreign surgeries tip scales to relax U.S. rules - The Denver Post