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jojo27

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  1. i would do it all over again with my eyes openn!.. i just wish i did this sooner its the best thing that ever happen to me
  2. I know exactly what u mean.. and lemme tell u IT GETS BETTER .. i did my surgury in 2008 on november 24 a few days before thanksgiving and it was hard but i got over it..and soo muchhh HAPPy then i have ever been,, try to stay strong.. do things to forget about food :thumbup:
  3. Okay here it goes.. i had my surgury in november 08.. and so far lost 50 pounds.. yayay which im very happy about.. i had fills in the past.. and i was doing good after it.. this very last time i went to see my doctor he said i had not lost any weight in the last 6 months and told me i needed a fill so i got it.. and boyy was it helll i could not even drink waterr but the good thing was i had lost about 7 pounds in a week so thats always good.. my question is.. tommorow its exactly gonna be a week i have this fill.. is it gonna get a little loose as time pases or do i need to go for a unfill??.. any ideas pleasee helpp.. thank you .
  4. Okay here it goes.. i had my surgury in november 08.. and so far lost 50 pounds.. yayay which im very happy about.. i had fills in the past.. and i was doing good after it.. this very last time i went to see my doctor he said i had not lost any weight in the last 6 months and told me i needed a fill so i got it.. and boyy was it helll i could not even drink waterr but the good thing was i had lost about 7 pounds in a week so thats always good.. my question is.. tommorow its exactly gonna be a week i have this fill.. is it gonna get a little loose as time pases or do i need to go for a unfill??.. any ideas pleasee helpp.. thank you . :scared2:
  5. So today is the one year anniversary yayaya meee.. It took me 3 years to decide whether or not to do this surgury.. and after lookin at my pics it was like woww i cant look like this i hatedd how i lookedd it made me sad to walk out the house.. and i decided this was the only way .. and lemme tell u it was the besttt thing i ever did in my life.. yess it has been hard but soo worth it.. im not at my goal weight but i have lost 55 pounds another 30 ill be happy im trying to be patient.. when i began commin to this site i saw people who lost 20 30 pounds first month or two.. just to let u all know EVERYONE IS NOT THE SAME DONT EXPECT THAT every body is different.. so anyone who has any questions please feel free to ask.. goodd luckk all :thumbup:
  6. its the bestt thingg in the worldd too do your life is gonna changee soooo muchh and for the betterr GOOD LUCK..
  7. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY WHERE TO START I FEEL LIKE GIVING UP AGAIN I DUNNO WHAT TO DO .. WERE IN JULY AND MY WEIGHT IS STILL 215 I HAD MY SURGERY IN NOVEMBER 08 .. 2 MONTHS I HAVE LOST NOTHING PLEASE HELP ME WHO DO I NEED TO DO THIS IS REALLY DEPRESSING ME AND MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A FAILURE IS THERE A PLAN I SHOULD FOLLOW OR WHAT IM GOIN TO HAVE A FILL ON THE 28TH PLEASE ANY IDEAS WILL BE APPRECIATED :thumbup::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
  8. im not a real big fan of Protein drinks i always get the yuckie ones lol but thanks for the ideas :bored:
  9. thank you but i couldnt find that post :bored:
  10. So i had my band in novemeber and until now i have lost 35 pounds im very happy aboout that but i feel like i need so much more i think im doing something wrong please i need some ideas or lists oh what people exactly eat everyday and what helps anything at all im really feeling depresssed and like a faliure and i so dont wanna feel like this im blessed to have the band but i really need some help.. thank you :bored:
  11. wow u know what you are soooo right i never though of it like that thanks a lot
  12. Wow thats so nice to hear thank u so much i never ever in my life though i would actually motivate anyone that means soo much dont give up we all came soo far :crying:
  13. thank you all so much very helpful information i think the food log is the best way for now and i already had 2 fills i dont think i can get another one right now i dont think i can take it.. u all are just wonderful thank you sooo soo much
  14. So i had my surgury on november 24 2008 best thing i can do for myself i was 246 and now im down to 215 its almost 6 months and i dunno why but i feel like i should have lost more.. im so confused and sad i have no idea what to do i need some ideas please i need to get out of the 200 zone what can i do?? any ideas would be greatly appreciated thank u :eek:
  15. Sweety your not alone everyone thinks NEGATIVE but u shouldn't i was the same way you were i kept thinking omg im gonna get denied then what blah blah but u know what i got approved in 4 days so BE POSATIVE and stay strong its all worth it.. u will do great.. ) i was banded november 24 08
  16. Thank you all for the nice ideas.. Iam gonna go and try that botrin i started the calcium so i hope it helps and for the protein i read about it so much the only problem is i dont even get close to 60 grams of protien a day im never hungry like before.. i tried the protien bars so maybe ill go back to those.. once again thank u all so much for caring and the ideas.
  17. I needd helpp againn this is really getting hard :cursing: so my hair is falling like crazy i dunno what to dooooo anymoreee i bought some calcium and magnesium pills today .. will that helpp plzz i need somee helppp any ideas or pills i can take anything
  18. Thank you so much really means a lot
  19. Well the food log i dont have but i was reading about it today and i made one but i didnt put the foods yet and yes i went for the mental consult the thing is i DONT WANNA EAT which is good i think im actually not eating enough i never had that problem before but i know im supposed to eat a curtain amount a day to be okay but i dunno what to eat?? and yea exercise is annoying especially after work
  20. I felt great after my fill i ate a piece of bread very small and yea it was stuck i had to throw up worse feeling ever other then that i eat chicken but i have to chew it a lot i eat a lot of salads i think i dont drink enough Water but i have been this week and i dunno what the hell to eat for breakfast:crying:
  21. Thanks for the advice hun that really helps a lot yea i think i need to start exercise and see where it takes me but for sure ill ask for help and support when i need it
  22. Please i need some help.. i had my band on november 24 and since then have lost 25 pounds but i feel like im stuck im not loosing anymore i had my first fill on jan14 and i dont even eat a lot cuz i had that feeling of being STUCK and i hated it.. I dunno im feeling so sad and depressed i dont wanna be a Failed LAPband patient:cursing: im only 25 and i want to do so much things in my life but i feel like my weight is the reason why im not doing it i dunno what to think is it gonna get better iam i gonna loose more after my second fill what can i do please help me I have another fill on the 1st of april im not sure if that will help or not.. i dont really exxercie can that be a big factor in not loosing the weight PLEASE HELP what can i do :thumbup:
  23. jojo27 commented on danitrabrown's blog entry in Blog 40211
    GOOODDD JOBBB U GOOO GIRLLL
  24. DAMN WHAT A STORY I HAD MY SURGURY IN NOVEMBER AND I WAS FEELING LIKE THIS WHY ISISNT IT WORKIN LIKE IT DOES ON OTHERS THANK U SO MUCH FOR YOUR STORY IM GONNA BE THINKING DIFFERENT NOW

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