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parrothead kathy is right...i wouldn't lose anything for a few weeks and then all of a sudden i would go down 8-12 pounds in a month...mariposta gave great advice 2...stay off the scale!!!!!!!! it will drive u crazy!!!!! i didnt have a scale and never bought one...the only time i would weight is at my doctors appointment.

ps. telll us all about it...how much money ?? did insurance cover any? how long did you have to be at, or near your goal weight to qualify? Who was your doc? Did you hurt a lot?? my insurance covered a panniculectomy...which would have removed the skin...but not have tucked anything...and would not have gotten rid of the fat from over my hips...u know how there is a little fat roll...from the big fat roll on ur sides...all fat rolls gone...lol...i had to pay $3000 out of pocket...the rest was covered...it was painful...hurt more then my c-section...but i got real sick from the pain medication...the pain wasnt as bad as how sick i got...i felt horrible and thats an understatement...my plastic surgeon was dr. kryger in thousand oaks...

as most of you already know...i had a tummy tuck last monday....i insisted on reaching goal b4 surgery...i weighted myself the sunday b4 i went to the hospital and made it to 160.8!!!!!!!!!! i was so nervous and busy getting ready for surgery i didn't even get to celebrate reaching my goal!!!! but i did it!!!! i lost 136 pounds in 10 months and 10 days...i'm currently at 157.7...no appetite since surgery and had approx. 3-4 pounds of skin removed. but yes i did...i made it to goal!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm having a panniculectomy done on 8/17...i've heard of plastic surgeons asking patients to get unfilled...mine hasnt mentioned yet...does anyone know y the p.s. ask u to be unfilled???????

my mom isn't the best cook to say the least....she often expirements with new recipes and aaaaaaa well....last night she served one to my son...he took 3 bites of it and said he was full...she said...u can't b full u only took 3 bites...he said...aaa-huh...i have a lap band on tonight!!!!!:biggrin::sad:

i'm starting to want to lose more and more 2 jachut....my goals keep getting lower and lower...i was going to stop as soon as i hit a 12...now i'm a 8...i was going to stop when i got to 160...now i want to get to 155...i've been telling my husband i still weight 200 pounds and i look smaller bcuz i still lose inches...he isnt buying it...not one bit...lol

i try to get my husband to understand how it feels to lose a significant amount of weight...the natural high u get off it...its like u escaped a miserable...unhappy life...and u cant get enuff of what u can do...example...wearing small sizes...men paying more attention 2 u...its like a feeling of freedom

the only reason i worry about telling her how great she looks at this point...is she is the definition of "unmotivated"...u literally have to make her do everything in life...i'm afraid if i make a big deal of what she has lost ....she'll feel its enuff and stop...she is still at an unhealthy weight...its kind of a lose...lose situation...she does not eat healthy at all nor exercise...i don't want her to go to town with food ....thinking she is finished...

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am the picture taking queen!!!!!!!!!!!! u think my support page is bad...my facebook is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!! i am constantly taking pics or asking someone to take them 4 me!!!!!!!!!! my husband cant get enuff pics either!!!!!! i try on clothes just to try them on...i love going to wet seal and the "skinny" stores...lol

i'm a thread posting fool 2day...lol...i have gone from over-eating to shopping!!!!!shopping!!!!shopping!!!! and exercising!!!exercising!!!!exercising!!!! i could careless about food at this point...don't get me wrong i do eat...but i would rather have a new dress or work-out for 3 hours than a plate of food!!!!!!!!!!! give me a dress instead of a taco!!!!!!!!!!...lol...my friend (the same friend i posted a thread about earlier) is having sex with everyone under the sun...lol...hope i didnt offend anyone...weight loss is such a mental change...a total over-haul...not only of the body...but the mind too...

I DON'T WANT TO COME OFF AS A JERK...SHE WENT FROM 286 TO 229 (SUPPOSEDLY)...her face looks bigger then b4...i guess i was kind of a dissapointed...i couldn't wait to c her and just b sooooo excited...i get soooo excited when i c people on here's b4 and after pics...

i am 9 months out of surgery...131 pounds down...i have posted pix for those that r interested in seeing the excess skin from weight loss...i started at 296...down to 165...no plastic surgery as of yet...is it pretty with clothes on...oh yes...is it pretty with clothes off...not really...is it worth it?????? definitely...my face...neck ...chin and back have not been affected by my loss...my arms...abdomen thighs and behind have....does everyone end up with excess skin...no...am i the worse case...far from it....i will take the skin over the 296 pound body i had anyday and with a huge smile...

my friend had bypass surgery close to 3 months ago....she claims to have lost 60 pounds...i saw her on saturday and was taken back...i saw absolutely no difference!!!!!!!!! none at all!!!!!!! in fact she looks as though she has put on weight in her chin and neck. she kept asking me if i noticed a difference...i stayed quiet and changed the subject...she kept telling me how much smaller her thighs and waist have gotten...i honestly didn't see any change...i wanted to...i tried to...but i don't see it...when i started my journey i weighed 10 more pounds then she did...after losing 60 pounds it was quite noticable...should i lie and tell her i see it??????? or just keep changing the subject...

129 pounds down!!!!!!!!!!!!! who say's we cant lose just as much weight...just as fast as a bypass patient???????? i beg to differ!!!!!!!!!!! show'em what u got my fellow bandsters!!!!!!!!!! my ticker won't update....lol

my mom bought me a pair for my b-day...they r hideous...lol...but they do work ur toosh...thighs and calfs!!!!!!!!!!!!! they feel like ur walking/running in sand....with every step u can feel the strain!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:no pain...no gain...well in our case no loss...lol...have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!

i thought weight loss....eating right and exercise would help...i feel like my pmdd has gotten worse with weight loss...i dont really get the depression symptons...i get the rage terribly...i started taking zoloft last month...my period is due 7/1...i'm not feeling a difference...no 1 in my family understands how severe this is...pms is something people joke about....this is way beyond pms

i'm sorry to hear about ur experience....mine and several others r very happy with the support and care we have recieved from dr.paya, not to mention our huge losses!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was excited to find them too...then some1 busted my bubble and said they r carbonated...r they or arent they?????????

Couldn't be happier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My band is exactly what i needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the band does require a lot more discipline...but the bypass loss isn't as easy as some people think (i was of those people)....my best friend had bypass surgery about 5 weeks ago now...she has the wrong mindset...which is a huge problem for any wls...but she has lost 26 pounds in 4 weeks...which is excellent...but i myself and plenty of other lap banders have lost just as much if not more in 4 weeks...any loss is great!!!!!!!!! she has also made 3 trips to the hospital...2day is her 3rd trip....she has not pooped for 9 days...i wouldn't have let it go that long...it seems to me that there r a lot of complications for SOME bypass patients after the surgery ....wls will work 4 u as long as u work with it

oooooo and sometimes u can have gallbladder attacks...those r lovely....especially while exercising....lol

IF IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER U EAT OATMEAL THAN ITS PROBABLY THE OATMEAL..eventually it got to the point where i was in pain no matter what i ate....i had the pain under my ribs if i drank too much water....the pain got worse and worse....i was feeling it in my back...my shoulder blades...i had an ultrasound and my m.d. saw the gallstones immediately...its common to have problems with ur gallbladder after wls....i can't wait for them to remove mine!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe its not the oatmeal...i was having pains under the right side of my ribs after i ate chicken...turns out the pain is my gallbladder not the chicken....