BobbieND

"I'm not sure you could get all that info on a small tag." Funny you would say that - I was thinking the same thing !! LOL So..... what ..... The bracelet goes from your wrist to your elbow?? :cursing: Where did you find a med card online??

I found this interesting ... Just an FYI in case you were wondering... :-) Medical ID | FeedAgg.com Feed: Medical ID - AggScore: 67.1 Medical Alert Bracelets - and Bariatric Surgery Patients/RNY Patients ----------- There are lots of strange stories surrounding whether or not you need to get a Medical alert Bracelet after you have had Bariatric Surgery or are an RNY patient. To be perfectly frank with you after all the trouble you have been through to get to where you are today I would suggest that you do. Click Here for Free Custom Engraving on Medical Bracelets/Necklaces It is unlikely that you would get your pouch popped by the medical professionals but they will take more precautions and act more carefully if they are aware of the situation. They will also be made aware that they cannot give you certain drugs or nutrients. If you are in an accident, are not conscious or coherent and you have no one with you the only way for the medics to find out the relevant information at the scene is by the information that you provide. In this case you could only provide the information via your Medical Alert Bracelet. The information that the Medical Alert Bracelets must contain is as follows: • YOUR NAME • GASTRIC BAND • NO BLIND NG TUBE/SCOPES • NO NSAIDS • NO SUGARS • YOUR SURGEONS NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER Rather than stating no sugars some people simply state diabetic of course this maybe the case. If you have any allergies you should also mention this. If you are an RNY patient then you should replace the term GASTRICT BAND with GASTRICT BYPASS. Medical Alert Bracelets are not the embarrassment that they used to be, by wearing one you will not constantly have to answer questions about it. There is a large range of styles available to suit every taste, they look like regular jewellery but they all contain the insignia which lets the medical professional know that your bracelet is in fact a Medical Alert Bracelet, they are trained to spot these. Medical Alert Bracelets are a great gift idea for you or a loved one that has just been through Bariatric/RNY Surgery, it will allay some of the fears surrounding what happens if you have to have an emergency medical intervention. Date Published: Sep 23, 2009 - 1:33 pm Best of luck to you !!!

I found this interesting ... Just an FYI in case you were wondering... :-) Medical ID | FeedAgg.com Feed: Medical ID - AggScore: 67.1 Medical Alert Bracelets - and Bariatric Surgery Patients/RNY Patients ----------- There are lots of strange stories surrounding whether or not you need to get a Medical alert Bracelet after you have had Bariatric Surgery or are an RNY patient. To be perfectly frank with you after all the trouble you have been through to get to where you are today I would suggest that you do. Click Here for Free Custom Engraving on Medical Bracelets/Necklaces It is unlikely that you would get your pouch popped by the medical professionals but they will take more precautions and act more carefully if they are aware of the situation. They will also be made aware that they cannot give you certain drugs or nutrients. If you are in an accident, are not conscious or coherent and you have no one with you the only way for the medics to find out the relevant information at the scene is by the information that you provide. In this case you could only provide the information via your Medical Alert Bracelet. The information that the Medical Alert Bracelets must contain is as follows: • YOUR NAME • GASTRIC BAND • NO BLIND NG TUBE/SCOPES • NO NSAIDS • NO SUGARS • YOUR SURGEONS NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER Rather than stating no sugars some people simply state diabetic of course this maybe the case. If you have any allergies you should also mention this. If you are an RNY patient then you should replace the term GASTRICT BAND with GASTRICT BYPASS. Medical Alert Bracelets are not the embarrassment that they used to be, by wearing one you will not constantly have to answer questions about it. There is a large range of styles available to suit every taste, they look like regular jewellery but they all contain the insignia which lets the medical professional know that your bracelet is in fact a Medical Alert Bracelet, they are trained to spot these. Medical Alert Bracelets are a great gift idea for you or a loved one that has just been through Bariatric/RNY Surgery, it will allay some of the fears surrounding what happens if you have to have an emergency medical intervention. Date Published: Sep 23, 2009 - 1:33 pm Best of luck to you !!!

It looks like there are MANY on here that haven't updated even once yet... What's up with that? Need some motivation? Hop on and we'll get you moving in the right direction! We CAN do this ... We're SOOOO Worth It !!!!

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I went to a store called Creative Kitchen ( I imagine and Kitchen / Cooking store, or resaraunt supply store would have them also ) I picked up Shrimp / Seafood Forks, and Demitase , or Cappucino Spoons :-) Good luck !

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Thank you all for the great responses! Seriously, I thought I was the only one with my issue LOL It ALWAYS feels better knowing that you're not alone.

Yup - I use all small utinsils and plates. even juice size glasses. It really DOES help me alot. i eat smaller bites, and it takes a lot longer for me to finish my meal. Good luck to you! :-)

CWM, holy cow ! you really lost the weight! we were banded a few months apart ... what have you been doing to make it drop so quickly? I've tried some petites, as I'm 5'5", but some STILL come up above my ankles lol Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Bobbie

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And I'll bet you look AWESOME in them, Kimaly !!! Pooey on Tim Gunn Well, at least theres hope for my waist yet! I've always had a defined waist line, thats why its so strange. i mean, yes, it went down a bit, but its more of a size 20 or 22 where as my hips and butt are more of an 18 or even a 16 . Goofy!! lol

I live in ND, and when I google where to purchase these shoes, I only get Nordstroms ( not one around here ) or online dealers. Where do you buy yours? I won't buy shoes online because I'm so hard to fit! I can find Sketchers Shape-Ups here, but I'm really interested in MBT's. Any help would be great. Thanks!

SWEET !!!!!!! Thanks :-)

Sounds like a familiar situation ... not me, but a couple of other banded friends. Well, right now the only thing i can think of is ... eat the Protein first. Even if its too salty or whatever. Just compensate with drinking plenty of Water thru the day. Only eat what you can ... and small portions of it. And IF possible, really try to control the sweets. Unfortunately, the calories and saturated fats add up mighty fast !!!! Venting is good. And this is the place to do it :-)

So seriously - I'm down several sizes. I lost most of my weight in my boobs , my butt, hips and thighs ... Poor me, right? :tt2: lol But !! My waist is still about the same size ! How does that work??? I went from a 26/28 pants to a 18/20 . However, the 18's are just a bit snug at the waist, and bag out around my ass and hips and thights .... Anyone else going thru this ? It's such a strange feeling to be able to fit into XL or L , not XXXL or XXL - 18/20 , not 26/28. And my shoe size is shrinking as well ! This losing weight stuff is getting expensive :bored: hehehe But darn well worth it!

So seriously - I'm down several sizes. I lost most of my weight in my boobs :thumbup:, my butt, hips and thighs ... Poor me, right? :cool: lol But !! My waist is still about the same size ! How does that work??? I went from a 26/28 pants to a 18/20 . However, the 18's are just a bit snug at the waist, and bag out around my ass and hips and thights .... Anyone else going thru this ? It's such a strange feeling to be able to fit into XL or L , not XXXL or XXL - 18/20 , not 26/28. And my shoe size is shrinking as well ! This losing weight stuff is getting expensive hehehe But darn well worth it!

So seriously - I'm down several sizes. I lost most of my weight in my boobs :thumbup:, my butt, hips and thighs ... Poor me, right? :thumbup: lol But !! My waist is still about the same size ! How does that work??? I went from a 26/28 pants to a 18/20 . However, the 18's are just a bit snug at the waist, and bag out around my ass and hips and thights .... Anyone else going thru this ? It's such a strange feeling to be able to fit into XL or L , not XXXL or XXL - 18/20 , not 26/28. And my shoe size is shrinking as well ! This losing weight stuff is getting expensive hehehe But darn well worth it!

I agree with the saturated fat ... i try to really watch that as well. I also tend to be very good about journaling, and tracking while I'm at work, but at home? Weekends? No way. And I can't figure out why that is!! Goofy ... I wear a pedometer all the time - it tells me how far I've "walked", how many steps I've taken, calories burned, the time and my weight is recorded on it so it knows how to calculate everything. I really like it. HOWEVER ! I never remember to check and see just how many cal I burned compared to how many i consumed! WHACK !!! <slap upside the head> LOL

Does anyone else just count calories ? I mean, obviously Fat and Carbs count as well as size and amount, but do you concentrate on Calories? When I first got banded, i was under the impression i could eat whatever I wanted - as long as it worked for me, and in MUCH smaller quantites. However, i find myself stalling out alot. So, i am now trying to just count calories, and waiting to see if this approach works at all or not. If you DO count calories, how do you do yours? Online or om paper ? Anyone have any thoughts ???? Thanks! :smile2:

Yup, Pencil Eraser size :-) thats why its important to chew well, and only take small pieces. No more eating chicken or ribs off the bone! lol I've been banded for over a year and i STILL sometimes take bites that are too big... It's a constant learning / doing process... Best of luck! :-)

Ok, so I actually have a food that I can share on here! Ususally I'm the last one with a new item, or new idea to share, but I found a wonderful item at the store this weekend. i'm sure you all have heard of it, but here goes ... EarthGrains brand 100% natural Thin Buns! I got the Multi-Grain ones. ( earthgrains.com will give you the other flavors, and more nutrition info ) Serv Size - 1 bun Calories - 100 Fat - 1.5g Carb - 21g Pro - 5g They're very Skinny buns. I used one for Sloppy Joes on Fri night. I have a hard time with most bread, but these worked beautifully! And this morning, I toasted one and put Honey on it. NUMMY !!!!! Anyway, I wanted to tell you about these - I can finally eat some bread :-) ENJOY !!

These are some really great ideas! Thank you so much for sharing :-) My dr is stictly on a Calorie base, not a Carb base. I'm supposed to eat between 900 - 1200 cal a day - of course getting in 40-60 gr Protein a day in there also. As far as Carbs, it's whatever we can handle, without going over cals and getting pro. Make sense? Thanks again for the great ideas .. I LOVE this site! And we're all SOOO worth it !!!

what we normally refer to as a "calorie" is technically a Kilocalorie or Kcal. Stretching way back to my Chem 101 days, 1 Kcal = 1000 calories (little "c") So, if we say we burned 65 Calories in the normal vernacular, we really mean we burned 65 Kcal or 65,000 calories (little c). Incidentally, 1 pound = 3500 Kcal or 3,500,000 calories. Hope this helps