Humming Bird

Melody, are those stilettos you're wearing in your pic? nice touch makes your legs look long.

BetsyB posts on another lapband forum too. It also seems like she has a very busy life. I do miss her posts here as well. Where are ya Betsy? Maybe send her a PM any see if you get a reply. Tell her how much we miss her

Can't you just be nice Spartan? Next thing you know you will start name calling and get kicked off the forum .....again.

good news! My little NSAID coctail worked! I know NSAIDS are bad, but it is really the only thing that works when the headache is so bad it makes me feel sick and I don't do it very often. Now I can have a "normal" day.

It doesn't matter the direction the thread has taken or what people say in response to other's posts. If you go back and read, you may come to the conclusion, as I have, that the OP does not want help with the band and how it works.

42 pounds is great! At that rate you will drop 100 pounds in less than a year! You just had surgery this past Nov.? It's only the end of Jan. Wow, that's a lot of weight to drop. Maybe you are having the feeling I had of wanting every single pound gone yesterday! It will come off. I do not exercise. I should, but I don't. I'm not saying it is the correct way to do it, I'm just being honest. I had my surgery July 2009. I lost 100 pounds in the first year and then about a pound per month after that. Some of my simple rules are: Take my vits. every day Stop eating one bite before my full signal even if there is one bite left on the plate (this takes time to master) Stay away from things like candy bars.... Drink Protein shakes. I also like the smoothies from starbucks and have them add extra protein. yummy. They already use fat free milk. Stay busy on the days I have head hunger. I sew, craft, quilt. Don't skip meals Snacks are ok if I need something between meals. cheese stick, yogurt, skinny latte from starbucks (90 calories) Eat chili (great source of protein) find sweet spot and stay there..... very important to my success I don't count, measure or track anything. I don't obcess about weightloss every minute of every day. I just can not live that way. I do not think of this surgery as something I have done to punish myself for getting morbidly obese. I like to think of it as something I finally did for myself as a gift to ME. I still go out to eat often and I socialize even more now that I feel better about the way I look. Just lastnight my husband and I met at Chili's on the way home from work. I had a nice glass of white wine while I waited for him. I ate a very yummy bowl of Soup while he had a full rack of ribs and french fries. I did not feel cheated in any way. We had a nice dinner and didn't have to cook. just back to add to my post......... more simple rules: I stay away from fried food....far away I make sure every bite is well chewed before it goes down the hatch .... not overchewed to a liquid state, just well chewed.

Hi, :seeya: I love wacky people! Welcome to LBT!

Put the pic in your gallery here at LBT. Right click on the pic and go to "properties". Copy the URL from there. Go to the post you want to put the pic in and click on attach image. clear the "http://" that is already in the box and paste your URL there.

Hey !!! That time it worked!

ok....that doesn't work

I asked the same question in this thread http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/121660-how-to-attach-a-picture-in-a-post/page__p__1550854__fromsearch__1#entry1550854 but have not tried it yet

Morning all! Today is my day off too and I was going to sleep in. The last few weeks have been so crazy at work I now have a killer headache. It's so bad it woke me up. I know it is much worse than liquid tylenol will help so I crushed 2 aleve and then disolved them in a bit of warm water. I hope they kick in soon. I'm tired and I wanted to sleep in darn it. Oh well, maybe a nap later.

That's great! Now it's time to get yourself a little 1 year band-aversary gift!

When do you go back to get a post-op check? If it is soon, talk to the surgeon about the fever. If it is not soon, call the surgeon's office.

I have not had to "work" at it. I have lost 109 pounds with very little effort on my part. But, I am one of the lucky ones that the band works for like it should. This is the easiest weightloss of my life. Over the years I have tried every diet you can think of and they were all much more "work" than this has been for me. I don't have hunger issues. The problem is that you really don't know if you will be one of the lucky ones that does not have to put in a great deal of work until you get the band and follow up with adjustments/fills. The sleeve is pretty drastic too. They do remove most of your stomach.

As I understand it, the fluid does not lessen over time. You are correct, it's a closed system. The only way it would lessen is if there is a leak. The band can loosen over time as you lose weight. They include some fat between the band and the stomach tissue to prevent erosion. If you shrink that fat, the band will get loose and you may need another fill.

I also think it is a good idea to keep returning here to LBT for info and support. Even if you just do some reading of what other bandsters post.

Here's my 2 cents, for what it's worth. It is none of the doc's business what your life is like. It is not his choice how many children you have or how busy you are. Many mothers find ways to make life work and it is something he will never understand or even needs to understand. I think you need to go back to him and put your foot down about that. From my own experience, there is no way I could put back all my weight when I have proper restriction. Bottom line is you need a fill. I don't take any extra time out of my day to make this band work properly. I don't write down anything. I don't count or track anything. I keep a few simple "rules" in mind and go on about my day. The key is that I have proper restriction. Please go back in for a fill and set the doc straight about what his place is and what yours is or find a new doc that will give you a fill and give you proper support.

Yes, it is a very long battle, but well worth it. It does not sound like you need another fill if you stay full or are not hungry for several hours. Your body might be taking a little break, but you might be able to kick it back in to weightloss mode. Sometimes all it takes is something to mix it up a bit. We tend to get in a rut with eating patterns. Change things around a bit by doing something like drinking a couple extra Protein shakes or drinking more Water than you normally do. Look at the "what do you eat" threads to get different food ideas.

It really depends on so many things and we will all be different. In my own case, I have lost 109 pounds am 46 years old and I have loose skin. In many areas I'm the only one who would know the skin is looser. I did quite a bit of tanning over the years and I'm sure all that sun exposure has not helped my situation. My stomach is not really bad at all, but I was only pg one time in my life and that was when I was only 16/17 years old. I have chicken/turkey neck now, but it is still better than all the fat that used to be there. My butt and thighs are a bit droopy, but they don't bother me too bad. The worst area for me is my underarms. The excess skin there is really bad. Even in my armpit area I have large bags of skin hanging. I don't know if I will ever have plastic surgery to fix my arms because most of the pictures I have seen make the scars look just as bad as the baggy skin. My boobs are sagging, but they were already sagging. I went from big saggy boobs to smaller saggy boobs and found that a good bra does the trick.

Walmart in the vit. section.

It really depends on the day for me like many others. Sometimes I eat 3 "meals" sometimes I eat 4-6 "meals". (the word "meal" really bothers me still. I have not eaten a "meal" in 19 months.)

ckeely, How long have you been banded? How much weight have you lost? How many fills have you had?

Thanks. The senior discount offer that day just kinda shot my mood. She was just an idiot, but it still works on the mental part.