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My dad died from a massive heart attack taking all of us kids by complete surprise. I always gave him and hug and a kiss when I saw him, but I would give anything to do it just one more time.. There are just so many things I never got to say to him... Make the most of every minute you have with your dad.

Love to Dance so I just dance away in my LR to music on the CDs I have become quite the mover and shaker. I do pool exercises and now because it is cooler in Fl now and I won't glow(sweat) I schedule a 35 min walk every day and twice a day if I can get my husband to walk after supper too. It is no secret that I do not like to excercise . But honestly I feel so good after I do it like yeah I just did what those skinney folks have been doing for years. I still do not understand why people would want to RUN though.

I would lose the diet ginger ale ... Especially days afyer surgery..

I made 2 decisions when I decided to do lap band . #1 I WOULD NEVER COUNT CALORIES AGAIN. #2 I WOULD NEVER SPEND A DIME MORE ON ANY DIET GIMMICK, NO Patches, NO pills, NO EXCERCISE EQUIPMENT . NO DIET books, NO MIRACLE ANYTHING. Having said that I decided for the first time in my life to eat what I was told {Protein first} and I would eat it in the quanity I was suppose too . {Up to one cup 3 times a day} And I would haul my a$$ around the neighborhood in a fast walk at least 5 days a week. I have lost all the weight, I feel great and I look a darn sight better then I did as that diet chasing and fad crazy woman always looking for the answers . I had to rid myself of all my theorys ,calorie counting and worries and listen to what the experts said and it worked for me. And it was so much easier to just eat when I was hungry take my Vitamins and stop when I was suppose to. I am so much happier and free .

You have meds for nausea why not take them????? Try hot tea, chicken broth and you have to drink. Just take small sips at a time and just keep sipping dehydration can cause lots of icky feelings. Take the meds.

Operative words here was I think..... it is not your head that dictates hunger in thin people it is their stomach and you will be surprised at how little it needs to feel full. In people with weight issues they think they are hungry, they think they might get hungry so they eat........... They eat because it's time , they eat everyone else is eating, they eat because they are sad, they eat because they are happy and on and on. You h ave been given an opportunity to meet and learn your own body on a different level............. learn to listen to it, learn to love it by giving it what it needs .. not what you THINK it needs. In time when success is part of your life you will know what your body is telling you.

I have wondered about that too but in almost 4 years hasn't been an issue. I would think an anti nausea medicine would help Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Go to the seminar and go to the Dr. and he takes it from there. No insurance company is going to take your word . Your Dr office does the work. BCBS has lots of qualifiers and diet restrictions this is not something you just get to have . You will need qualifiers a pysch eval and a nutritionist plus a Dr recommendation, blood work, maybe heart and pulmonary Dr. clearance. So get reasy to wait...

It doesn't hurt, they usually use a numbing spray it is no big deal........

Ate everything everyone else ate only just about 1/4 of what they had ..enjoyed it and then dance for 3 hours and helped in the kitchen cleaning up after the 90 folks that partied with us. To all those folks who grieve food. you can eat it, if you cut in small, chew it well, and stop after a tablespoon You will find it was just food... tasted good... ok... but nothing you can eat will ever taste as good as being in control and being thin...... I promise that feeling of is better then anything you ever put in your mouth....and you don't hate yourself the next day............Love the success that comes with my band better then anything I ever ate..

My Doctor said if that livers FAt I am closing you right up .. Put t he scare in me I followed the diet to the letter and my first words in recovery was " was my liver FAT???????????? " I guess this is for real, it really is important they do not knick your liver when they operate .

Call the Dr.and ask him what he wants for sure. And his opinion should be the one you follow. Is the dietican his referral. After the surgery you may have to deal with this person again so keep the lines open. After banding diabetes is much easier controlled so you may have these issue.

It was surgery ,,,,even with 5 little holes they were messing with your insides and sewing in your band and hernia surgery requires mending. Take the meds like they say so the pain doesn't get ahead of you I lived in my PJ's for the first 4 days and slept alot, then the shoulder pain kicked in for me that was the worst of it I did not know about gas x or the heating pad back then . You will feel better everyday just give it time. I was not hungry for about 4 days....... And stay off the scale it doesn;t happen overnight. Though it sure would be nice if it worked that way You are probably experiencing that... what the hell have I done to myself syndrom many of us felt that way. Keep positive each day gets better. Do what t hey tell you and you will be so happy next year at this time...

Okay I am almost 4 years out and I DO NOT EAT WHEN I AM NOT HUNGRY I take the vitamins I drink Protein and I have not lost my hair my teeth haven't fallen out and I have lost the weight. My band did what it was suppose to do. I had experiences with PBing to tight to loose. But never did I eat if I wasn't hungry it just doesn't make sense to me; Some days I am hungry somedays I am not. I have found eating a little bit and then waiting helped with the getting stuck, sometimes I just leave the table and start clearing the pans and then eat a little more. Being a mom I Learned to jump up a lot so guess that is working for me now. I have found when you are hungry you eat... Just do not eat garbage even if it goes down easier.

Thought I had heard it all but talking bands..... I gurgle after a fill so they know its going down but then mine must take a nap, never so loud that other hear. Though my Dr was listening with a stesscope and got a good laugh. Mine says ,"she stopped feeding me crap and now I'm forced to be healthy":