surfergirl

Welcome. I am 60 (a young 60).. Had the band done in feb, was the best thing i have ever done, i feel so good now, i am down aprox 50 pounds, 3 sizes in shirts and 2 almost 3 in my pants. I have dropped several medications. I would probably be down more but it is hard for me to exercise as i have a bad hip. But i do what i can. Good luck to you and i will hopefully see and hear less of you soon. T-rose

What is the best excersice for the upper arms..i have lost so much that my arms are soooo flabby..really need to tighten them up.any help would be very apreciated dee

I just found out that walgreens carries it..19.99 you dont have to order it..i am going to go get one sat...if it dosnt work, it will be easy to return dee

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A CREAM FOR THE NECK TO GET RID OF LOOSE SKIN?:cursing: I SAW ONE AT ULTA 3 BUT IT WAS LIKE 99.00.. THAT IS HIGH, I GUESS I WOULD NOT PAYING THAT, IF I KNEW IT 100% WORKED..HAS ANYONE USED ANYTHING AND IF SO WHAT AND WHERE WOULD I BUY IT. ..ALSO, I HAVE ASKED THIS ONE A FEW TIMES AND NO ONE HAS RESPONDED..HOW DO I POST BEFORE AND AFTER PICS..I AM NEW AT THIS AND NOT REALLY GOOD ON COMPUTER YET. THANKS FOR ANY HELP ANYONE GIVES:thumbup: T-ROSE..(DEE)

Some with a lot of weight to loos do loose faster, but then again it depends on a lot of other things..i for one at 6 months have done well, but not as well as i would like, i am 60 and have a bad hip, so i can not exercise, i cant really do much walking either, i do follow the band eating rules, and it is coming off by pounds slowly and by inches, i just have to keep telling myself that in a year, it will be more.. It is a slow go and i am a patient person..to a point...lol

SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE..HOW DO YOU POST BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS..I HAVE NOT POSTED ANY SINCE SURGERY..DONT KNOW HOW..ALSO WHERE DO YOU GO TO START A NEW THREAD..ALL THE HELP WOULD BE SOOO GRATEFUL:smile: T-ROSE (DEE)

HELLO TO ALL..I TO WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WHEN I WEIGHED LAST WEEK, BUT THEN I WAS IN MY CLOSET TRYING ON CLOTHES, AND TO MY SURPRISE, A LOT OF THEM WERE TO BIG.. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO HER CLOSET AND SAID, HERE MOM, TRY THESE ON..I LAUGHED AT HER AND SAID, YEAH, LIKE THOSE WILL FIT..BUT THEY DID..I AM 60.A YOUNG 60, AND I HAVE NOT WORN JEANS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, EXCEPT THE ELASTIC WAIST KIND..AND SHE GAVE ME A PAIR OF HER LANE BRYANT SIZE 20'S TO TRY ON..OMG..THEY FIT..WE LAUGHED AND CRIED..MY DAUGHTER SAID, MOM, YOU LOOK SO CUTE IN JEANS..I HAVE GONE FROM A SIZE 30-32 BLOUSE TO A 22-24 AND FROM XXLG STRETCH PANTS TO BOTTON AND ZIP JEANS AND JEAN SHORTS..THEY ARE STRETCH MATERIAL BUT WHO CARES, AFTER A WHILE OF WEARING THEM, I CAN PULL THEM OFF WITHOUT ONBUTTONING THEM, SO THAT MEANS I AM ALMOST IN A 18..:thumbup:..I AM SO PROUD OF ME, CANT WAIT TIL I CAN WEAR A 12-14..I WILL BE YELLING ON TOP OF THE WORLD:laugh: DEE

THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. WHEN I FIRST DECIDED TO HAVE THIS DONE, I PRAYED ABOUT IT. I HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY IN 2003, I AM A DIABETIC, HAVE A BAD HIP AND HAVE BEEN BIG MOST OF MY LIFE. I AM 60 , A YOUNG 60 THOUGH.LOL..WHEN I DECIDED TO DO THIS, I SAT MY 2 GROWN KIDS DOWN AND TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO DO IT, THST I KNEW IT WAS A RISK WITH MY HEALTH, BUT IF I DID NOT DO IT, I MAY NOT BE AROUND MUCH LONGER AMYWAY. THEY DID AND HAVE SUPPORTED ME. I HAD THIS DONE IN FEB AND HAVE LOST 50 POUNDS AND SEVERAL SIZES. BUT MOST OF ALL I FEEL SOOOO MUCH BETTER, I AM OFF OF SEVERAL MED'S AND HAVE CUT MY INSULIN DOWN FROM 70 UNITS TWICE A DAY TO 20 TWICE A DAY. I COULD LOOSE MORE IF I COULD EXCERCISE, BUT THE HIP WONT LET ME. I AM VERY GLAD I DID THIS AND WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO DO IT. IT IS THE BEST THING THAT I HAVE EVER DONE. DEE:thumbup:

Suzanne.sounds like you are doing great, but what if you can't run? I have a very bad hip, i am very limited to what i can do, i have been loosing inches, but i have the belly, cant get rid of it..i have been using a gut-buster for about 3 wks now, have not seen any results yet. I have heard the wii has a exercise vidio that is supose to be fun and really works.. What do you know about it? Thanks, dee

Seem's to me you all just need something to bitch about. Did you have a bad day? or just did not get any last night? Sob Sob Sob..get over it. Not everyone is perfect. We all do things our own way. I sometimes write in all cap's because it is easier to see, for me. or I use ... at the end of a sentence. That is just my style. But if you dont want to read it because of that, or because someone mispells words, or for what ever reason..So be it.I hope GOD forgives you, he did not make us all the same and he did not make us all perfect. I am sure I have just pissed off a few and made some enimies.. But it is america, and i have the right to say what I want. And for all of you that write in cap's or mispell or run your sentences together, good for you, maybe you do it on purpace because you are just rattleing on, or maybe you just don't know how to, but keep on writing and be proud of yourself. I am and God is too..Ignore those others.

I like this one 1. Not have to take any more meds 2. Share clothes with my daughter 3. Shop in the front of a store instead of plus size 4. Be able to go to the mall and not get worn out 5. Wear sexier clothes 6. Show my non believing family i can do it 7. Feel pround of myself 8. Live a longer and healthier life 9. Take a cruise somewhere nice with beaches 10. Let some snobby men look at me again and this time i can say..eat your heart out, you had your chance, and i wasnt good enough then. I guess that one was ugly, but you would be surprised...but then maybe you wouldnt. Good luck to all t-rose(dee)

Hey mary, my journey hasnt been to bad, i had mine done on 2/5/09 and i am down 50lbs. I have dropped 2 blouse sizes and a bra size and 2 pant sizes. I wanted to be down more but i have a bad hip and i cant really excerise like others. I am 60 yrs old and this was the best thing i ever did, i feel good and plan on being down 50 more by christmas..thats my goal..i have had 2 fills and i go in the morning for another, have not felt the sweet spot as everyone says yet..maybe this time will do it..i have had a few bouts of vomiting, but it was my fault for eating to fast or to much in the mouth. Good luck to you and everyone else t-rose..(dee)

Does anyone get the hiccups often?? I get them all the time..they will be maybe 3 to 6 straight in a row and then stop..what is casing this..please help..

Thanks, i will check into those..its worth a shot

Dam girl..you look great..i have that same belly..i cant excerise, like i said because of hip..i have been using a gut buster latly..what did you do to get rid of that belly??? Amazing, you should be so proud. T-rose..dee

Oh yes, it is very possible. I have lost 60 in 6 months, not as much as i wanted, but i feel and look better, i plan on having 50 more off by xmas. I have to say i do cheat some, and i am going to stop, if i did not cheat i would do so much better. Exercise is good, but it can still be done without it. I atry to do some simple easy ones, i have seen a lady on tv that does a lot of them from a sitting possition. I dont know her name, but i am going to go buy one of her excersie vidioes and try it out. You too will be fine and do well..good luck dee

I just turned 60 on feb 12th, i had the lapband done on feb4th, best thing i ever gave myself..going and feelibg great, have lost 60 pounds,dropped several meds and insulin went from 70 units to 20 units..hopeing to stop all of it. I had open heart surgery in 03..and had bad reflux..not any more..i have not since surgery..you do this and it will change your life, you will never be sorry...good luck

What is a typical meal for you daily? From sunup tp sundown?? I am doing okay, not loosing as fast as i want but i have a hard time excersing because of a bad hip, i walk with a cane so walking is hard to, i will be able to do more when i get rid of cane, but cant til i loose more ..so see, i am going in circles

My problem is, i have no buut or legs, as my daughter says..they are smaller..if i buy pants to fit waiste, they hang in butt and legs, if i get them to fit legs like i want, there is no way they come close to meeting at front, belly is my biggest parts.. I hope to get it in the right proportions soon..i can finally put on a pair of lane bryants stretch button and zip jeans size 20 and the legs are not tooo big..i havnt worn jeans since high school and i graduated in 1968..so that felt good..my 31 year old daughter said..oh mom you look so cute in jeans..i hope by winter to be able to wear a 14 or 16

My doc would not do bypass on me, i had open heart surgery in 2003 and i am diabetic..he said it was too risky, said he would get me through the surgery and off the table alive..but..if later on down the line i was to get a leak or any type of complication, i would not survive..i went with the band, i am so glad i did, i have lost 50 in 4 months down several sizes and feel soooo good..went from 70 units of insuline to 20 units and have dropped several bllod pressure meds..i will never be sorry for doing it

A friend of mine used him and has had no problems. He wanted me to use him as well but he had a waiting list for patients using medicare.. I went with dr nick nicholson out of baylor..awesome dr, awsome office staff, verry caring.. He has been doing this eight years and he teaches it to other doctors so i knew he had to be good, and really easy on the eyes too...lol

hi, i am from dallas and was banded in feb, i have lost 50 pounds, have not excercised as it is hard with a bad hip. I have not had a soda since surgery, not really, i took a sip of my daughters one day when we were out shopping because i was out of Water and very thirsty, it was so nasty tasting..i dont miss it at all, you wont either, but you can have one if you want, but i promise, it wont taste the same. Good luck to all and i am working on another 50 before the holidays hit. Dee

I have felt the same, but i look at my pics from before and i do see a big difference..i have lost 50 since my surgery in feb.. I really wanted to be so much smaller by summer, but i am now looking at the over all view, what i will look like in a year from now..i have lost 2 pants sizes and 3 blouse sizes. So that makes me feel better. It is harder with the band because you do need self control, and my family helps with that. Also the older you are the harder it is as well, i am 60..i dont look it and i dont feel it..but my body is still 60 no matter what.. Hang in there and it will all work for you. Good luck..texas rose

I AM ALSO DIABETIC, HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY IN 03.. HAD MY BAND ON FEB 5TH THIS YEAR.. EVERYTHING WENT GREAT, I WAS NOT SORE AT ALL AND IN 2 WKS WENT I WENT FOR MY CK UP, I HAD LOST 19 POUNDS, I GO FOR MY 6 WK CK UP NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE LOST SO FAR ANOTHER 9 POUNDS..I HAVE NOT HAD A FILL, I AM NOT HUNGRY. I AM 60, JUST TURNED IN FEB..I AM SO GLAD I DID THIS, I HAVE ALREADY DROPPED 1 OF MY BLOOD PRESSURE pills, I HAVE LOST 1 PANT SIZE AND 2 SHIRT SIZES.. I WENT FROM 70 UNITS OF INSULIN IN THE AM AND PM TO 15 IN THE AM AND PM.. SO YOU WILL BE FINE AND YOU WILL DO GREAT GOOD LUCK TO YOU DEE:thumbup:

i was banded on 2/5/09 i am not at my six week ck up yet, that will be on the 18th of march..at my 2 wk ck up i had already lost 19 pounds.. I have since lost 6 more..my doc said he may or may not do a fill on the 18th.. I am loosing and i am not hungry either. Good luck to you and congrats dee