LisaFromCali
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary LisaFromCali!
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Hello! I see you been banded for some time. So tell me how do you feel? Any problems with the band?
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Hi C,
Aye mujer, the insurance is the tricky part...you have to either have the high BMI or have a lower BMI with some kind of co-morbidity like high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. I am 5' 6" and at the time of my surgery I was 225 and wore a size 18. I didn't qualify on the high BMI, but I did qualify on a lower BMI and my high blood pressure. I have been on high blood pressure pills for about 3 years now.
It is hard to lose the weight and keep it off.
If you don't qualify for the surgery, I tell you what I did years ago that helped me lose weight. I tried it again before the surgery, but now that I'm older the weight didn't come off as well. I hired a nutritionist and a personal trainer. It's expensive, but if you aren't that heavy and you don't have any co-morbidities, maybe it will be a great investment for you.
Good luck hermana!
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Hi Lisa....
I have not been banded yet, I actually went to the MD today he wasnt to excited he thought it would be very hard to get approved from my insurance. He also said it didnt look like I really needed it. So hopefully it will all work out, but I will keep you posted.
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Hi C!
Nice to meet you! My name is Lisa and I was banded in Nov. 08'. How about you?
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"The Biggest Loser: The Workout" DVD
LisaFromCali commented on Florida Pete's blog entry in Blog 44983
Thanks for the review of the DVD--I LOVE The Biggest Loser and I have Jillian's book--it is also really wonderful and super challenging. I know I am not physically ready for her book (the book I have is the one that is geared for people wanting to lose 10-20 pounds, it says so right on the cover), but I love her so much on the show, I had to get it and just give it a try. The workouts are very intense, but a lot of fun, especially when doing them with a partner. I only go as far as I can and it is still a great workout! I'm checking out the DVD you posted about, it sounds great! Thanks, again! -
Hey bandsister - My surgery was Nov. 14th and I had my fill last week, it was totally uneventful and I was soooo relieved! I was very nervous before the fill, too. My surgeon felt for my port, put some local, filled me and I felt just a litttle pressure and no pain. My friend is getting her fill any day now (we were both banded the same day) and she is going to get her fill under some kind of x-ray thing, because she's a bit heavier than I and she has a significant amount of her weight on her abdominal area, which makes feeling for the port difficult for the surgeon. So, if it's not easy to fill you just by feeling, maybe your doctor can offer to do it under that x-ray thing? Just some ideas! Good luck--you should be juuuuuust fine!!!
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Hey Lisa
About your question regarding PCOS, I haven't researched any tests that said there was interference with alcohol.
Mostly with PCOS, it's an imbalance of hormones and androgen levels. I don't drink alcohol, but I do know that some alcohol has a lot of calories.
PCOS is related to insulin resistance which results when a person consumes too many carbs that break down into sugars. Maybe alcohol has a lot of carbs in it. In that case, consuming a lot of alcohol (along with anything else that is high in carbs) will result in complications with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance will cause the out-of-whack hormone levels which can interfere with trying to get pregnant.
Most endocronologists recommend a low carb, low fat, high protein diet, along with medications such as Metformin and birth control. Metformin has proven to help women with PCOS get pregnant.
If your friend has any more questions, I would be happy to answer them as best as I can.
Hope that helps
Kasi
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Hi Kasi!
I'm glad to meet you and I hope the pounds start to melt away on us all!
I read you have PCOS, I have a relative with the same condition and I wanted to actually ask you a question. I understand PCOS can be a very complicated condition, so forgive me if the question sounds ignorent.
Is the act of drinking alcohol, regularly, 2-3 drinks a day approximately, affect in some way a woman's PCOS if she is trying to get pregnant?
Let me know if you happen to know....thanks!
And good luck on your journey, hermana, I was banded about the same time as you, 11/12/08, so it will be cool to share regarding our progress!
Buena suerte!!!
Lisa
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I am 32 years old and I have been on high blood pressure meds for about 3 years. I am about 2 months post-op, I've lost about 17 pounds total pre and post. I had to stop my hbp meds after surgery because it got really low beginning the day of surgery. I had to get back on them about a week after surgery. My doctor says he predicts a 50/50 chance of getting rid of my hbp, because of the strong genetic factor I have, but he is the one who recommended the band, because even thouhg my lifestyle was the same my hpb kept creeping up, getting higher. I am hoping to get off of the hbp meds. My doctor said to basically pay very close attention to my body and it will give me the signs when and if it is time to adjust or stop using hbp meds as I start to lose more weight. I hope we ALL get off these meds!!! Good luck to us all!!!
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Just got banded, exercising, but not losing weight..
LisaFromCali replied to kasimarei's topic in Fitness & Exercise
I'm also about 5 weeks post op and I we are doing a lot of the same things in terms of working out and I too am not losing weight. I have a STROOOONG suspicion it is due to all the calories I am taking in...I am eating what I know to be "normal"....I have no restriction, I can eat anything I like and in quantities that I used to consume before the band...I think we may have to do what our bandsister shared, start calorie counting until we start seeing some weight loss. But, I was never very efficient with that, soooooo I am hoping that the fill I am getting in about 4 days will help me not take in as many calories as I have been used to taking in----when you do get your first fill???? -
First Post Op Problem
LisaFromCali replied to WendyBlackheart's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Rotisserie chicken is difficult for me to eat, too, and I am a month and a half post-op... I have to chew, chew, chew.....chew, chew, and chew some more with that one. I haven't had food get stuck for very long, the most has been about a minute or so, but I have noticed a pattern....I tend to get stuck with things that are supposed to be eaten hot. Because I have to chew sooooo much, by the time I take my next bite, the hot food is now cooled off significantly, and by the time I take my third or fourth bite, the food is pretty much cool to cold. So, I have just had to reconcile with that---I would rather eat food a little cold and be healthily losing weight, than not. And, yes, it was kinda uppity of you bandsister, but if it helps, I've been called MUCH worse. Good luck----chew, chew, chew, 'til you can chew NO MORE. -
Hi Teachlady---I would love to have a bike like this because my bottom can only take so much time on a regular bike, even beach cruisors. But, how many calories does this bike burn in relation to the other regular bikes? Is it nearly as much, more than, or significantly less?
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Hi Lisa! I am healing pretty well, still can feel my port a lot, but other than that I'm good. Actually, I eat anything I want already. And, unfortunately, I do. I have almost no restriction. I do feel a little stuck sometimes when I take too big of a bite or I do not chew enough, but as far as food types, I can eat anything.
I have lost about 17 pounds since surgery, but I have probably gaind 5-7 back. I get my first fill Dec. 30th, about a week from now, so I looking forward to that!
How are you doing? When did you get banded? I'm sorry if I've already asked you, I don't have a very good memory. How about the weight loss, is it still coming off?
It was great hearing from you, girl! Type you soon!
