K@t

Some on here, I think it was Iziksmom mentioned getting bracelets for bander's, something like banded and beautiful..... just wondering whatever happened to them?

Hi All, I have closed the sign up for the exchange. Was have 29 participants in all, not to shabby! I have sent you all a confirmation e mail, please respond before June 1st. On June 2nd I will draw names and PM you all with your SS. Thanks again to every one!

hehe, i thought of another one.......this isn't exactly a stupid thing some one shared, but more like yoda's thing. I told my sister one night to set out some chicken for lunch the next day. (what I meant was for her was to take it out of the freezer and put it in the fridge.) sooooooooo....the next day I'm looking for the chicken and there is no chicken in sight in the fridge...so I ask her where its at. She had put it on top of the fridge...she said that way the cats wouldn't get it.,.....:faint: (I guess she thought I wanted her to leave it on the counter, but the cats can jump there and they might have tried to nibble at it....so logically she just put it some place higher where they couldn't get... I guess it never occurred to her that leaving raw meat out overnight could be baaaaaaaaad.)

I tried it last night.....we have a gas stove though and the heat from the flames started to melt the bags right away, I had to lay the tops of the bags over the handles on the pot. Otherwise, they were fine, it missed that kinda buttery taste you get from pan fried omelets, but they didn't taste bad, just a bit different. The technique worked just fine.

Being an American in Portugal, I get all kinds of silly questions like.... Do you eat any thing OTHER then hamburgers? (most people think a typical american diet is fast food every day) Do you Celebrate Christmas over there? (duh!) Are there ANY skinny Americans? (you know... because all Americans are fat...:confused: ) When's your baby due? (I'm not pregnant, but this I've had more times then I can count) If you drink anything ice cold, or walk around barefoot on a cold floor, or go out with your hair wet when its cold/windy outside, you will catch a cold. (Portuguese won't drink anything cold in the winter, it has to all be room temperature) Air conditioners cause you to get a cold if you leave it on all night. (hubby's mom would make us turn it on during the day , but wouldn't let us sleep with it on at night because we might catch a cold.) There are some more, when I remember I'll post it.

i dunno about there, but here in Europe its a big fashion no no to have ur heel over the shoe, OR to have to much space behind it. The best thing is to try and match them up, or to have just a tiny bit of space left, but NEVER let ur heal go over the shoe.

ohh yeah! Now THIS is something I can teach my husband, I'm goign to try making them for dinner tonight, see how it goes.

Hi All, I just wanted to share my experience, because I have seen some threads about this, and maybe this can give some hope to some of you that are struggling. I had my surgery on April 26th, and the first week after I lost about 16 lbs. (7kg) The next two weeks I lost nothing. I was disappointed and my nutritionist even told me I hadn't lost enough. (what does she know) All that together was making me feel really bad, so I was making some poor food choices trying to stick to the liquids/mushies thing. But every one here on lbt kept telling me this time was for healing and not weight loss, so i decided I wasn't going to worry about the scales any more. By week 3, I could get down any thing I tried to eat with no problems, so I decided instead of trying to stick to something that wasn't working for me, I would just move to solid foods and make healthier food choices. And guess what? It worked! I feel full after eating very little food, but the food I'm eating is healthy solid food. I'm now about to start week 4, and all my body functions have returned to normal, and the best part? I started losing again! I'm losing around 100 to 200 grams a day, which should add up to about 1kg a week which is about 2.2lbs, that is excellent progress. So don't loss hope guys, a week ago I would have told you I'm failing at this whole band thing, I guess I just didn't give it enough time. The weight loss will happen when your body is over the shock of the whole thing, and things can return to normal. Good luck to everyone!

Your situation sounds similar to mine in the beginning. My husband wasn't 100% on board with me either, but like some other posters said it was our choice. I made it and he supported me with it. I think now he even takes pleasure in watching me eat smaller meals, and helping me pick out things that are more band friendly. Just tell your husband your reasons, and let him sort it out, let him know your an adult and your not asking for his permission, but that you would like his support. Thats how I got my husband on board.

Yeah I think you should find another doc. for a diffrent opinion, this one doesn't sound like he has much bedside manner.

I haven't tried chinese food yet, but from what you guys say it sounds like maybe I ought to stay away from it......I'm not sure if the restraunts here use msg or not, I guess I'll have to find out.

I think Alex summed that up nicely. Congratulations on your success though! :clap2:

humm, i wonder why they would do that the modified way though, it seems to leave a much bigger incision then just the normal laproscopic surgery.

I had my surgery done in Portugal where I live, and I was self pay. The surgeon wanted what seems to be the standard tests, a echocardiogram, chest x ray, and blood test. He did require an endoscopy which was the worst, but not all doctors do. As far as the pre surgery weight loss all the doctors are different, mine didn't ask for a specific weight loss pre surgery, but asked I do liquids one week before surgery, and he said there were no problems with surgery. I think all the doctors are different so you should just check around and see whats available in your area.

lmao! that looks like it came from a sims game!

ohh ohh, these are fun, I want a mind crush too....any one wanna volunteer?? and Jack rocks! I am currently in the process of converting to the holy shredded wheat alter as well.

ohh wow! she's adorable. Just from looking at the pic she doesn't look pregnant at all, her belly looks like a normal one for a cat. Like every one else says the best thing to do is take her to the vet. If she got domesticated pretty fast, then she must have belonged to some one or she was use to being around people. Wild cat's don't domesticate so well and so fast. Ur right about someone dumping her probably. Well, let us know how it goes.

That does sound a bit iffy that all 3 of you have the same problem. What kind of diet are you eating? How many calories? Protein before carbs? A lot of losing weight has to do with the diet your eating as well, the band can only restrict the amounts, not the actual calories. But I'm sure you know all of this. Is there not another doctor you can see for a 2nd opinion? You have had your band well over a year you should have hit some sort of restriction by now.

Hey guys, I just have a little silly question, ever since surgery I have been burping a lot more. Fortunately I haven't have a problem with the other end. When ever I burp I always feel like some pressure has been released off my chest and I feel better. And it's not right after meals or any thing like that, its just random through out the day,and its usually little quiet burps. Does any one else experience this? What's it mean?

Hey guys, Here are mine 2 and a half weeks post opp, their looking great I must say, the surgeon said I had beautiful scars!

glad to hear its normal because i lost around 16lbs right in the first week but after i started eating more foods the weight loss stopped, I haven't gained but for 2 weeks now I've been sitting at more or less the same weight. Hopefully this will get better soon.

Thanks, got it :confused:

lol to funny, i always celebrated it down in south texas, but i thought we just did so because there were so many mexians there, i had no idea it wasn't really their tradition.

wow, i understand ur hard time, ive just been banded and im having problems with the post op diet. i can eat everything just fine, but just because you can doesn't mean you should. it sounds like you have a lot of strain on you right now, but you have to remember why you choose to do this in the first place, and what the end results will be. I think and hope that it's all worth it. there are so many success stories here on LBT i hope to be one of them some day.

its not a dumb thought at all, you were use to the pain of being heavier then 311 so now that 311 feels pretty good, just wait until your down to 250 then 200 and then...onederland!