Humming Bird

When I started paying attention to my chewing I was amazed at how little I had been chewing my food. I was paying attention to other people when I went out to eat too. Wow, each bite might get one or two chews with the teeth, then it's down the hatch and another big bite is already being loaded in. Since being banded, I do not chew my food to liquid. I just make sure I take very small bites and that each bite is well chewed. I don't chew it to the point where I get grossed out. A good example would be how I used to eat chili and how I eat it now. Before, it was the old shovel it in method. Now, I eat my chili one bean at a time. The bean has not been turned to liquid, it's just well chewed.

Stacie, Your scale situation would be great for the old "you know you're a bandster when....." thread. You know you're a bandster when you have your spouse hide your scale and then you sneek weigh in at K-Mart and the dry shipping scales at work.

LOL. Now that, is funny. Maybe I need one of those by the pantry to stop me before I graze. "Step onto the scale" would make me think about what I shouldn't eat.

Thank You Mom for teaching me how to sew when I was a very young girl. I have taken in several things and now have a huge mountain of clothes piled up in my sewing room. Now that I have lost over 100 pounds, it is just not worth the effort to take in some items. I would have to take them apart too much and re-make them. It's time to take them to the big girl re-sale shop and hope I make a few bucks to buy new clothes!

Thanks! I just dropped into the "normal" BMI range and assume that means I have lost 100% of my excess weight. I still have 9 pounds to take off to meet my personal goal, but it feels great to have made it this far!:huh2:

Hi and welcome to LBT. There are other bandsters here that are Army wives. I think most insurances that cover lapband at all would cover you even without co-morbidities bacause your BMI is over 40. Search around the site and you will find others that used that ins. and that share your Army wife background. Good luck. I wish you the best.

Hey, a thought just came to mind. (dangerous, I know) When you reach a "normal" BMI does that mean you have lost 100% of your excess weight?

Rant on if that's what blows your dress up. The first time I noticed this thread I voted in the poll for jobs being the issue that is close to my heart and wrote my little 2 cents worth. I don't feel like debating anything, so I left it at that and went back to the weightloss and band posts. Simple. No need for me to leave LBT just because there are rants and raves about off topic stuff. I pop in and out of the rants and raves any time I want. It's great to have that freedom.

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Wooo Hoooo ! I'm normal! I dropped out of the 160s to 159 today and it brings me to the "normal" BMI range at 24.9 ! :blushing:

#1 Sit down and talk about it with your mom. If she tries to talk you out of it or thinks it is the easy way out, be patient with her and educate her. Her love and support will be very important just as it is with everything else. I speak as a mother and as a daughter......and as a bandster :blushing:

I agree, it's not good to stay that tight. They can just remove a very tiny bit and I think you will do much better. I hope you can at least drink some protein shakes and easy stuff until you get a little unfill.

It is cold and gloomy today. We have been getting cold rain and snow. yes, SNOW! :w00t: I have to change my name to grumpy dwarf today. :thumbup: I've been sewing today so at least it is keeping me busy. If I don't stay busy I will graze.

I have so much trouble with chicken and Pasta I don't even try to eat them anymore. Try some things like chili. Try canned chicken (by the tuna in the store). I sometimes add the canned chicken to Soups to increase the Protein.

I used to "reward" myself with food. Now I can "reward" myself with clothes!

Welcome to LBT Jim! This is a great site for support and info, so stick around and feel free to jump in and post!

I cancelled fill #3 because I was at my sweet spot (really on the tight side of the green zone) with fill #2.

I have lost over 100 lbs. PS is not "required". I do have much extra skin on my arms, but may just live with it because the scars from that PS tend to look just as bad as the saggy skin.

I do try to stay out of the man cave because there are so few guys here and they need a place to get away from all these crazy females, but I pretty much post wherever I want.

It is hard for me to say because I'm not in your shoes, but I'm thinking I would go for the sleeve if I were. I wish you continued success with whatever you do.

"spitting up" is not normal and you should not be trying to learn how to spit up properly or quietly. You should learn how to avoid these situations. In my case it would be taking one or more bites too many that would cause this. Slow down when you eat and learn what your soft signs are.

So, since I was banded in July 2009 I can not reply to questions in the pre-op threads?

The guideline I was given is the shake/drink has to be below 150 calories and have at least 15g protein. Carnation inst. breakfast does not fall into these guidelines.

That is great! I think 4cc is a large amount to put in at surgery, but there must be some way they figure out how much to put in. I think mine was 2.7cc. If you start getting way too hungry between meals you should just call and move your appointment up. It sounds like you are well on your way!

It could be the difference in location when you are sitting or standing up vs laying down. The way the scar and port line up is very different when you are in different positions.