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Well I am 49 and been married 30 years. I have not noticed too much change since losing 75 lbs to date. But then my husband married me fat and over the years have been so many different sizes. I do not think it will effect our marriage in any way. I did tell him please do not tell me I am getting smaller or skinny during sex, that is not when you want to think about it. Cheri

I like the Greek, but when I am watching carbs really close I eat the Carbmaster it is a Kroger's brand 4 for $1.00 so good!! Cheri

I was banded on 9/13/09 I am down 73 lbs, but I too hit a couple of months of nothing lost. I had to switch to pretty low carb, NOT no carb but low carb and have been able to lose another 7 lbs. Try the lower carb and see if it helps. Cheri

The Kroger Carbmaster Yogurt is so yummy and 10 for $4.00. They have many flavors and they all are great. I eat it everyday. Took the plan and added ½ package ranch dip mix and served it at a party and nobody Knew the difference Cheri

It is normal to feel anxiety, before and after. I woke up at home the next day and had to look at my scars to believe it really did happen. Best thing I have ever done for myself. Good luck Cheri

If you read everything you will get some good and some bad reviews. I know the LapBand really does not work for some people. But for most it does. You have to be willing give up a few things and be willing to follow the rules. Sometimes I do throw up but most of the time it is because I did not chew good and maybe the first or second bite did not go down and everything piled up on top of it. If I get stuck 65% of the time it is coming up. Very few times does it go down. But I do not throw up every day or everyweek, but most times you can tell when you throw up stuff was not chewed good. I am a year and 2 months out and down about 73 lbs. I love my band and would do it again in a minute. Cheri

I think you have to consider to the LapBand only promises you that you could lose 50% of your excess weight, they do not tell you that amount might not be your goal weight. I love my Band and have been banded a year and a couple of months, started out at 251 lbs and am down to 177 lbs, My surgeon says that is like 65% of my excess weight and I might not lose anymore and he considers me a success at the surgery and if I asked to do a revision like to the sleeve he would not do it because I was successful at the surgery I chose. I know many people who have made it to goal and 177 lbs is not my goal and I am still losing just slower and I intend to make it to goal. I met a 65 year old women at a support group last weekend and she had lost 240 lbs in four years on the band and she looked really good. So just do your research. The LapBand was the right choice for me. Also I have seen people who have gained back on the LapBand and the Sleeve and Gastric Bypass, it all depends on how much you are willing to put in to it, Cheri

I was at a Support Group Meeting this past weekend, and there was a new person there and she had been banded 6 years. We eat band friendly treats sometime or taste new recipes to see if the group likes them. Well I got stuck on a meatball made with meat and added protien powder. Kathy the new lady heard me talking about I was gurgling because I was stuck. She told me to use my left arm like a chicken moves it's wing, you know bend your LEFT arm put your hand under your armpit and move your arm up and down like a chicken or duck does with it's wings about 10 times. And it worked I thought she was crazy but she says she does it all the time. At restuarants she sits where when she eats her LEFT arm is resting on her husband's shoulder or on the back of the booth and she never has problems eating. I know it sound crazy but it works and has kept me for having to throw up twice. Try it!! Cheri

want.to.be.healthy, I will be praying for you. Six weeks seems like a long time but it will past fast. Look what you have waiting for you at the end of 6 weeks. Everytime I get off track from doing low carbs it takes me a couple of days to get it started again. It is like the minute I say I am starting low carb again I feel “deprived” , It is not like someone is coming in and locking up all the food but it feels like it. But once I have the willpower to make it 3 days I feels so much better. We let food control us. You sound like a very strong lady and I have faith in you that you can do what you you need to do to make yourself ready for surgery. Please know at times it is a struggle for all of us. But as Christians we have the added benefit of never being alone, even in our thoughts. God knows our struggles and promised we would not have to go through them alone. He cares about all our struggles even small things like food. Lean upon Him at this time make it a time to get closer to Him. I could not have done my year without calling out to Him. I had lost my best friend food and we grieved together and then moved on. I will be praying for you! Cheri

I will miss you Patty and I will pray for you!

I had Floro everytime I had a fill. Dr Spivak has one in his office. He checked your band placement and port and watch the barium go down each time

I do not think you need to worry about the Doctors or the hospital. But my Husband is from Mexico and it has changed so much in the last few years. You just need to be careful of your surrounding and do not be to trusting of people you do not know. Good luck girls! Cheri

Msmackielee: God loves you whether you love Him or not? Your choice to choose Him or not. You don't believe so? Nobody is forcing you. But you are one of the rudest posters I have seen on the boards in over a year. Don't want to read this stuff don't make a thread about stuff you do not believe in. Call us all whatever you want but you can't change a Christian's mind once the have felt the love of God. Good luck!

I will be praying for you too. We have a Christian Bandster thread if you want to copy and paste your message there too. I was self pay so I do not know about the insurance but I am sure that God hears our prayers. Keep us posted. Cheri

Sounds like you might have got to your sweet spot. My fills are so tight at first and it takes months for them to loosen up to normal. I have been doing very low carb, not no carb for the past 2 weeks and dropped 5 lbs. It is the first weight I have lost in 2 months. Anything to get that scale to move. Let keep talking!! Cheri

I agree get some counseling to find out what is causing the emotional eating. I already had 3 years of counseling before I had surgry related to depression, but you learn great coping skills and they will help you Cheri

A woman of faith? Well then I know you can do it!! It will be worth the time spent. Cheri

Nice post! I agree, if you think you are addictive to food get in some counseling before having band and after. Emotional eaters will still be emotional eaters . . . but just with a band. Cheri

You are probably too tight, you need to have a very small unfill. They say even a tiny unfill makes all the difference. I have been too tight and vomited blood from throwing up too much. I do not slime and have only done it once in a year. But a friend of mine slimes all the time when she is too tight but has never vomited in her year. My restriction on my band is different everyday. Sometimes I can eat in the morning and sometimes I am gurgling my coffee down in the morning. You can hear it gurgle!! Somedays I can not eat at all, until evening. Keep us all posted as to what you do, but I think a small unfill will help you, just like .2.ccs or .3ccs. Nothing drastic. I would call your Dr and discuss it with him or her. Cheri

I have read many of your posts and on a few threads things did get out of hand, but not just by you on 2 of those threads there are others who need to do the same. You seem like a nice person, it is hard to post that things went too far. I once had to say sorry for posting something that was very judgmental. You could have private messaged some of them but you did not you did it where all could read. Hope you serve as a good example to all of how we need to respond to each other on these threads. I know it is the rant and rave section but things have been really ugly on those 2 threads. I was wondering why they were not deleted, as I have seen before. Somebody owes me an apology for saying I must have took the short bus to school. Cheri

I am one year out, and was stalled for the last 3 months, no weight gain and maybe some inches lost, but scale not moving. Even when I increased my exercise. Been no carb for 3 days and low carb after that for another 3 days and weight is coming off again. My whole body just feels better on low carbs. I like many others did the Adkins diet several times before WLS and lost weight but always regained it. The trick I think is to do low carb while losing and then you can very slowly add more carbs. If you do it slow enough and not just quit the weight is not just regained. Cheri

How did we disrespected Mary! . . . but even if someone did it is not the ultimate sin. God blessed Mary by choosing her to concieve Jesus the Son of God. But we can not pray to Mary it is useless. You only get to the Father (God) through the Son (Jesus), not through Mary or a Priest You might rot in hell if that is all you have. But I know where I am going when I died. Which sometimes is temping because this world and a lot of creation is evil in their thoughts and the things they speak God can handle a lot of things but rejection is the ultimate sin. When I die I want to see my family who has gone before me. I want to be amazed when I see Jesus and God sitting on their thrones and 10,000 angels and people praising God all day and night We will miss you! Unless God hits you on the head and shows Himself to you so you can no longer deny it Cheri

Thanks for your help. I like see how our group is doing slow or fast weightloss just hope everyone feels good about themselves Cheri