barbvee

hey valerie, so good to hear from you. would love to have yu for a mentor. if you dont mind can you email me at my reg email address. barb_verrett@yahoo.com. i need as much help as possible. thanks much. have a great valentine weekend. barb.

thanks guys that is encouraging. it is hard to find positive reinforcement for the band on a rny site. the weight loss is so much more for the rny but that is not for me. and i am trying to be comfortable with my decision and to know that i can lose weight using this tool. i am low carbing at the moment. trying to get a head start on surgery. and learning to read labels to eat smaller portions and more often and to sip and chew instead of chuggaluggin. i hope that i can do this. i am 60 years old and ya know i believe this will cause me to live longer and feel better and i need to do that. thanks for your help. my email is barb_verrett@yahoo.com if you want to email me there. i dont always get to this site. thanks again

i am having my surgery in april. many test to complete first. but would really love to have buddy and mentor. i need the support and experience of a buddy and mentor. both actually. i live in oklahoma. but doesnt matter where you are long distance is a wonderful way to share experiences . hope to hear from somone soon. i am 60 yr old female. getting a new life. thanks barb:rapture:

tina it is so good to read your post. i was reading all the bandster hell and almost panicked thinkin that i am gonna go thru this for nothhing . i am sch for april for my surgery. i too work for the gov in a round about way . am contracted to the irs. i am 60 year old and weigh 339 now started in oct at 355. i hope to lose 40 lbs by surgery. but i need to hear that this will work. the bandster support group in my area really doesnt have any bandsters. mostly rny s so i need to talk to a person that has had the experienc and has lost. would it be possible to email. i am legally blind and it is much easier for me to email from my own email addy. it is barb_verrett@yahoo.com would love to hear from you and i certainly would love some help and encouragement. not feelin very encouraged now after the bandster hell posts. thanks so much barb

i am sch for band surgery in april and reading this is pretty scary. my dr wants me to have the rny and i am just terrified of this surgery so opted for band. has this surgery helped anyone, i need to lose alot of weight and it sounds hopeful but i need some encouragement i dont want to do this if it doesnt work. help pleas barb

i am trying to decide lap band or bypass my dr wants me to do bypass says i will lose more weight 188 lbs is alot . i am diabetic and she said that there is a better chance of gettin well with the bypass, personally i am a lil afraid of the by pass. i wont be able to actively exercise because i have some bad discs in my back. i can barely walk now. hopin this will help my back alot . would love to hear more of your experiences and since you are a nurse mabe your opinion on the comparison please, i am 60 yrs old weigh 345 lost 10 lbs this last month. gonna try to lose 45 before april 21 my surgery date. i am not to impressed with the recovery time of the bypass and the weakness it leaves ya with . any input you could supply would mean alot to me thanks barb vee

insurance approved in less than a week. have first consul on nov 6. have started low carb diet, i make shakes and have two a day and a healthy high protein dinner. i feel so much better. started my diet oct 17. havent weighted but who knows, got my hair done and i feel good. there will be the real me come out of this cocoon one of these days i can hardly wait. by the way i live in tecumseh ok goin to dr nelson in norman.

i have a recipe for a wonderul shake. i make this for my whole family so i dont have a breakdown in the size. i use jello sugar free pudding mix. add double the amount of skim milk and blend in blender adding ice to the consistancy you like. i like it thick and use ice from my local sonic drive in. this is yummy and low cal. now my salty snack , i love sunflower seeds and they are packed with nutrition. Sunflower Seed the serving size is one ounce of kernals. but i get the in the shell ones and keep them near my chair , when i crave a snack i take out a seed and one by one put them in my mouth taste them crack them extract the seed and chew it very very slowly , i have made it an exercise to see how mushy i can make one before i swallow, then do the exact same thing over. until my cravings are gone , they are so tiny and so satisfying. i think it is more the act of eating them that relaxes me if that makes sense and since it takes forever to eat one ounce of kernals i am in good shape. and ck out the nutritional value at the above link. there is a brand called spitz that is alot lower in sodium and comes in flavors also ,

i just decided last week to get the lap band. it is my birthday gift to myseld . i will be 60 friday and have the first seminar on wed. i have read soooo much but have not got actual information on the procedure itself the recovery time hospital time etc. i understand there are different circumstances for different people but would love to hear your experiences. i work from home on my computer so am hoping that i wont have to be off work too long. my job is demanding but flexible. whaever you can tell me will help calm my curious nature. thanks so much barbvee