Josette

Wow Jamie. Bravo.. BRAVO!!!

Good Afternoon ABCers! Robin, I'm so glad you went in. My doctor said there are so many people that suffer in situations like that thinking it'll change or get better and then it's too late. I'm glad you went in! My doctor asks us how many times we've PB'd and if it's anything close to frequent he makes a change. I think I PB maybe once or twice a month now. At my last appt on Tuesday I was finally down 53 pounds! I made it past the 50 mark FINALLY!!! I lost 11 pounds since the last appt 6 weeks ago so I'm pretty happy. 2 pounds a week. I'd lose more if I could motivate myself to work out more.

I endorse the Lapband Center of Michigan in Port Huron also. Dr. Boutt is my HERO!!! I love that man! I had a seminar with Dr. Deol first and there were several questions about fee's in the seminar and nobody said a word about the $800 manditory support group fee prior to surgery. I found out on here the day before my consult so I called up Rebecca in the office and she was snotty about it and told me that yes there is an $800 support group fee, plus 200 for dietician, 150 for psych eval because you have to use their people PLUS $250 for the consult. I said "what if I had got there for my consult and found out about all these hidden fee's and knew I couldn't afford it, would I get my $250 consult fee back?" she said "nope, nonrefundable... and the fee's AREN'T hidden!!!" So I told her I wouldn't be coming there. I went to Port Huron and the ONLY fee I have ever paid was $100 for consult fee and $50 hospital fee. Everything else was totally covered and I've never been happier!

Hey Roger! Welcome to Lapbandtalk! I'm in Lansing, MI. I had my surgery in Port Huron at the Lapband Center of Michigan. Best thing I ever did! make sure you write down any questions that come to mind and take them with you to the seminar or consult. Good luck!

Woo HOO Teresita!!! You're catching up to me QUICK! I've finally been losing weight also. I went for my 6 week check up yesterday and lost another 11 pounds since last visit. I'm pretty happy with that. I'm now feeling a lot better about my band and eating more protein and less carbs! You're doing Great! I'm so proud of you!

I find the more I stay away from carbs and the more protien I eat the more weight I lose. It's VERY hard for me to stay away from carbs because I love pasta and potatoes so when I do have them I make myself eat the protein first, then I eat the carbs if I'm still hungry. I even eat my protein before I eat veggies. I usually will eat the meat first, then the veggies second and carbs last if I'm still hungry.

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I'm so sorry to hear that happened to your son but I'm so glad he made it through and is still with you. I would probably try and get some counseling for the both of you. You've probably got post tramatic stress. Hang in there!

that picture of that dog is HILARIOIUS!!! I sent it out to my coworkers. They about died laughing!!! classic!

That's too close to the building! I can smell the sausage! hahahaha

oh my god.. 10 hours???? Yikes!!!! At port huron my surgery was at 8 and I was back to my room within 3 hours and walked from the bed into my room to my bed.

We're going to my father in laws house to have dinner with him and his wife and my brother in law. We're having Ham and all the fixings. I'm not worried about over eating because I always use a small plate and a small fork and put one teaspoon of everything I want on the plate and then eat it very slowly. Using the small plate helps a lot because I've tried the big plate and I'll put like a half cup or more of each thing and then I do try to shovel in more then I should. I also won't stay at a table where food is sitting out because then I'll sit there and graze and end up in misery! Start with the small plate and if you're still hungry after it's clean, go get a little more! Good luck!

So this morning I got off the highway for gas halfway to work and noticed a car identical to mine pulling into the mcdonalds for breakfast and I had a twing of sadness over not being able to do the same thing. How crazy is that? Like once a month if I had time I'd stop and get a sausage mcmuffin for breakfast. I miss that but I don't miss the big butt that goes with it. hahahaha. I wish I didn't feel sadness over it though. Do you guys ever have that?

New challenge on the 17th sounds great! I'm totally up for it!

Hilarioius. Mew.. I love that! hahaha

optifast would probably get you down quick. if not eat lots of protien, no carbs. No sugar! Don't drink anything that has calories. No pop, no juice

your band doesn't work unless you use it and if you're gaining then you're not getting enough restriction! Get in there and get a fill. Trust me, your doctor has seen more patients then just you that gained a few pounds. Don't be scared! It's all a part of the process. Good luck!

I had my third fill and started getting food stuck a few times a day until the light bulb in my head lit up and I realized I'm eating the wrong things and I'm eating them wrong. From that moment on I paid very close attention to what I ate and how I ate it and I rarely ever have anything stuck and if I do it's because I'm in a hurry and take too big of a bite without chewing well. I also use small forks and spoons and plates. On the soda thing. I was a pepsi addict and drank regular pepsi all day everyday until I had my seminar. From that day forth I quit soda all together and the last time I had beer was the weekend before surgery. I've had nothing like that since. I do still crave the pepsi off and on but I now drink tons of Water and if I need flavor I drink propel or iced tea. Good luck! You're doing great!

I'm a slower loser. i have 160ish pounds to lose and have lost 52 as of this morning. I've had my band almost 8 months. A lot of my fellow August bandsters have lost much more then me and it discourages me at times but my doctor tells me that I'm doing great and doing it right and not to worry about how others do it, all that matters is how I do it!

I never put stickers on my bumper but I'll put them on my back window so I can remove them easily. I wouldn't want to ruin my paint job. Right now I have a big white detroit red wings logo on my back window.

if anything being at a healthier weight will help you fight the cancer when and if another tumor appears. I'd do it. Have you talked to your lapband doctor and oncologist about it?

I can't eat fish and chips anymore so you were just eating my portion! Sorry girl! hehe

I still suffer mental hunger. I try to ask myself "are you really hungry or not?" and make myself wait a while.

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I'm ready to start camp again I hope. I've been having a horrible month. I started my period on March 1st (almost a week early) and had the worst period of my life for 2 weeks. I've been to the obgyn once already and I'm STILL bleeding. I've been on the pill since March 11th and I'm still bleeding. Not as bad but it hasn't stopped. I'm scared and right now I'm waiting for my doctor to call me back. I am down to 342 as of this morning. That's 51 pounds down!