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Case in point.... I posted on another thread. The OP was asking what everyone wanted to do when they reached goal. I made the statement that I want to get my first tattoo. I want to get a white tattoo on the inside of my left wrist. One word, something inspirational, but I am not sure of the word yet. Anywho, someone commented that you should not get a tattoo in her opinion they were, and I am quoting here, "Trashy and Gross." SERIOUSLY!!! I know she probably does not realize that what she said was a bit offensive....but that is just an example of something that is just SOOO not called for!! Good thing I am not taking these comments too personally !!!!

Like MANY others I too am still trying to learn the signs my body is sending me . Lately it has been burping. I find that when I am eating, the first time I burp that is my bodies signal that I have had enough. I don't know why, but if I continue on after that I start to feel VERY uncomfortable!

Congrats on the huge loss!!! That is awesome. I am going to get a white tattoo on the inside of my left wrist. It will be a word, just not sure what word yet. A one word statement that will remind me of the long, hard, but successful road I have taken .

lose2regaineme, WOWZA!!! Just hope you realize that you suggested in your post that I am "trashy and gross." FYI....I am NEITHER!!! Good thing I do not take these posts too personally !!!!

WOW.....Congrats, that is awesome! When I reach goal I am getting a tattoo! I currently do not have any, but am going to get one to mark my success! Funny but I have several people that are willing to go with me and get one as well !

My daily vitamins: Flinstone Chewable Biotin...small pill B-complex...liquid under the tongue, not too bad

Congrats on your weight loss!

How wonderful that the two of you can do this together! You can be each others support system because you know exactly what the other is going through! Congrats, and good luck on your journey!

I am sorry that you did not feel welcomed. If you every have any questions or concerns please feel free to personal message me. I am not the guru on lapband by any means, but I sure will help you if I can. Good luck with your journey!

Thursday B: 2 scrambled eggs with salsa L: 1/2 stuffed pepper and some grilled zucchini S: 2% Cheese Stick D: One chicken enchilada, 1/4 cup of rice

I agree, you have to take the good with the bad! Though sometimes it is really hard to ignore the mean comments. Did you see the movie Pretty Woman? Richard Gere tells Julia Roberts that she can be so much more, and she said sometimes you only remember the bad that people say....paraphrasing here of course because I have not seen the movie in a while :laugh:. I try to stay very positive, and I have a great support group to help me with that, but it is just human nature to get bummed sometimes....and granted comments should not be taken personally, but sometimes you can't help but to take them that very way! All is good, I am on a journey that I REFUSE to let anyones comments effect.

Tracy, I have been a member of this forum for about five months now. For a long time I just read posts because I was trying to get as much information as possible about my band. I would comment on a post from time to time. I just recently really started participating in discussions. When I signed up I was looking for help as well, and feel that I have gotten it. I find the site to be very informative, minus a few negative responders . I have never been a very big blogger, and really look at this site as informational only. There are people I see post that I greatly appreciate what they say, and look forward to reading their comments! Though I also realize this is a cyber forum, and being that it is I do not expect too much emotional support. I have real world family and friends for that, but that is just my way of thinking. There are definitely people that keep up with each other on this site, that is how it works. If I were you I would search for a group that had/will have their surgery the same time as you. That will give you a good start to the online support group you might be looking for. Good luck with your journey!!!

I watch my Protein intake AND take Biotin each day. I have thin hair so I wanted to make sure I did not lose too much. So I started the Biotin ASAP after banding. I have lost very little hair, and would even dare to say it is the normal hair loss that you are supposed to have each day. I have several friends that have had bariatric surgery and those that experienced hair loss, it was only temporary and it all grew back.

For me when I switched stages I always had a slowing of weight loss. This only lasted about a week and then the weight started dropping again. I know that everyone is different, but it seems this happens to a lot of people when going from stage to stage. Though I did eat a lot of FF Refried Beans with salsa. I am used to eating a lot of Mexican food, and that really satisfied that need :cursing:.

Thank you for all of your posts! I am glad to know there is a possibility of this. I know there are probably very few that have reached goal without a fill, but at least I now know it is possible :cursing:! Now..... if I need a fill, by all means I will get a fill . I am a self-pay, and believe me I did not pay all of this money to not do what is needed to reach my goal. Thanks again to all, and keep up the great work!!!

Just for me personally, if I eat below 1000 calories my weight loss slows down considerably. When I eat about 1200 calories I lose faster. That is just me, I KNOW EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. I feel that with less than 1000 calories my body goes into starvation mode which in turn makes it hold onto the weight. IMO, you have to learn your body and what works best for it....as well as follow your doctors instructions. What would it hurt to play around a little with your calorie intake to see what is right for you? Now in saying that I in no way mean to go eat 3000 calories!!!

I just love reading everyones posts, I always learn so much from them. I am 3 months postop and freaked out the other day because I could not really feel my port. So what did I do? What I always do, I look on this site for answers :cursing:. Turns out my port is now above my scar line, where as before it was right under it. I read one post that said the loss of weight makes the skin sag....seeing some of that now (ARGGG)...and sure enough I can feel my port about an inch and a half above my scar line. I could see why losing weight would shift things around!

I have been a member of this forum since October 08, and have gotten such WONDERFUL information and support by reading your posts and asking questions. So many people are so positive and helpful, and that is such a GREAT thing!!!! So WHY do some people have to be so negative?!?!? I have seen a number of posts that have been so negative. Do these people not remember that childhood lesson of, "If you don't have something nice to say then don't say it all!" I am not talking about the post that are giving factual information about Lapband that might cause some heated discussions. I am talking about people just being MEAN!! I guess there are mean people everywhere. Which is just plain sad because to me this is, for the most part, a positive place for information and support!

Thank you so much for your post. That is the kind of information I was looking for :cursing:!!!!

That is TOOO funny! But I COMPLETELY get it ! You are just more aware. Keep it up :cursing:

CONGRATS!!!! I do not feel hunger either! At least not the way I used to. Pre-band I was always hungry. I don't know if it is the band placement or just me, but I still don't really feel hunger. My stomach growls and rumbles, and I think, "Oh I better eat." I have heard some say, they have severe 'head hunger'. I think before the band I had more head hunger than real hunger! Good luck and keep up the good job!

Thank you so much for MOST of your replies :cursing:! I feel that the band IS working! I do not believe that the LB is the answer to all, I feel it is a tool to be used. With no fill I can still only eat a cup to a cup and half of food. So it IS working for me. Before I could eat triple that! My theory, and take it as strictly my opinion here . I would rather be able to eat a cup to a cup and a half of food and lose slower....than be able to eat half a cup of food after a fill to lose faster. I am not saying I will never get a fill, but I just know that since surgery I have had a completely different mind set about food. I think about everything that goes into my mouth. And contrary to what some might BELIEVE, if I could have done what I am doing now without the band I would not have been over weight all of my life!!!!!! I was just trying to find out if anyone had reached goal without a fill. I am still just a newbie with a band, trying to figure this all out ! Thanks again for all of the POSITIVE posts ! Good luck to you all! If we have come this far we can go the distance (with or without a fill)!!!!

I am three months post-op and do not plan of getting a fill anytime soon. I am averaging 1-2 lbs of weight loss a week, and just think why should I get a fill? My plan is to schedule a fill when I do not lose weight for at least two weeks in a row. Though I am hoping that I can get to goal without getting a fill at all. I know I am relatively new to this, and this is probably not reality for most. Has anyone out there reached goal, or darn near, without having any fills?

I am not married and do not have any children, but I often eat with friends and family. I eat what everyone else eats, just much smaller amounts! When I go out to eat I order off the child's menu. When having home cooked meals, I just eat what everyone else eats! This has not been an issue at all for me .

I was self-pay (insurance would not cover) and therefore after MUCH research decided to have my surgery in Mexico. I paid almost $7,000 total, this included a flight for myself and my mother, pick up and return service to the airport, preop tests, surgery, one night in hospital, and one night in hotel. That does not include after care. Before I went for surgery I found a fill doctor that will take patients from Mexico, and he is going to charge me $250 a fill. I had looked into surgery here in the states, and was going to be charged $14,000. Mexico is not the right decision for everyone, but it was the right decision for me.