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YIPPIE ! Good job. Next time let me know when your going if i can go i'll go with you ! Only a few more weeks until the Mardi Gras 5 K Im registering today . Did you ? Mindy

OH this was the PSYCH telling you this ??? That makes this almost laughable ! Granted the do know a little about the procedure ect but to THIS extend ? I would question , OBVIOUSLY this person does not know what they are talking about ! I agree with WASA if bypass was SO Reversible why do you not see THAT being advertised all over the place and see patients actually doing it when they have complications such as not being able to STOP loosing weight. BIG problem I would want to be able to stop if it was killing me ! Talk to your DOC about this ! Also what WASA said bypass for someone with such a BMI Of yours is pretty drastic. Tell the psych to stick to your head and leave your stomach to the experts ! Mindy

Thanks for the site. THey have a whole section on Aspertane free products. Which is a problem for me since products with Asperatane give me migraines. Thanks Mindy

are you sure your not too tight ? If the liquids are not comfortable for you you may be too tight and need to get a slight unfill ? What mbanja said is true. Which is why you need to make sure your not too tight ! Mindy

totally agree. In my experience if you think your too tight your too tight ! And contrary what everyone thinks , unfills are not the end of the world. You WILL still HAVE RESTRICTION if you get an unfill ! They are fine you will not regret getting one . I have had 2 unfills and 2 fills. My doc and I have found that im sensitive to fills and need to go slower with them , smaller fills at a time. And im fine ! HTH Mindy

someone told me once we did not gain the weight overnight so its not going to come off overnight. Which is hard for me to remember sometimes. Im over half way there now and even though it took me 7 months for the first half to come off it seems like it went by very quickly. However it seems like ( it may and it may not be I dont know ) the weight is coming off very slowly now . So i too am getting a bit frustrated. Maybe in another 6 months I'll think " wow that went by fast" I just need to keep working at it . I sometimes forget things i need to be doing. I just now really started exercising other than walking . I have had to step away from the boars too . They can help and sometimes hender you . Sometimes encourage and sometimes discourage you. nothing wrong with that at all. Do what you feel is best. Dont forget about me though ! LOL Mindy

My personal opinion because i have been through this of being too tight. THe last time i went for an unfill by time i got to the doc i could feel the tightness in my chest , it was VERY uncomfortable. Both times I have thought i needed an unfill I did. Also . You should not be asking advice about how long you stay on clear liquids before moving to liquids on the boards those are questions you need to ask YOUR Doctor. WHy ? because every doc is different. My docs post fill diet is MUCH different than most. I am on clear liquids for 3 days liquids 3 days mushies 3 semi solids 3 days. Some docs only require 24 hours after a fill. Also docs require something different if you think your too tight or if your swollen . My advice if your having problems getting liquids down , at the VERY LEAST call your doc to make him aware of the situation ! HTH Mindy

The no drinking before meals is I think a standard for most docs . I think its because they dont want your stomach filled with liquids before you eat. Liquids do not take a while to go through the stoma. If you have ever had a fill under flouro you can see this. Granted it does not go straight threw but it does not take long, Im talking less than 30 seconds ! Now with REALLY good restriction it will take longer but nothing like 30 mintutes . But like you I also drink right up until i eat. But most docs say no drinking 30 mintues to an hour before. My best advice follow what YOUR Doc says. Mindy

Sometimes i think people look at others weight loss and say " WOW " That is SO Much your loosing so much more than myself. But if you figure in the "average" weight loss per week its "Average" or even closer to their own. I have a friend who was like "Im loosing so slow this is not working , you have lost so much i dont get it " I figured our her average weight loss per week is was the same as mine " we are ALL so much harder on our selves. I dont see that much of a change in myself as others do even after 62 pounds! But others do . I dont see it yet. Mindy

I dont think you see that you ARE losing at quickly as some. Your average wieght loss per week is average. But I totally understand about the weigh ins . My friend has the same band as you and she just now is feeling restriction ( she was banded after you ) and has been a bit frustrated up until this point too. She felt like she had not band with out the restriction. Let me know how the weigh in and the appt goes. Have not talked to you for a while .:clap: Mindy

Your right I must have misunderstood you . I started out weighting every day and it got frustrating . From seeing the scale not move for a day or 2 to seeing a gain for a day . That's when I Started to just do it on Mondays. Maybe once a week is still too much but it helps me be accountable to ME to know what i need to work on . If im gaining then i know i need to walk more . are you tracking what your eating also ? are you getting in enough calories ? The challenges I dont do on here. I do them on the other board Im on they are small like loose 5lbs in a month. Just to try to keep me motivated. You seem frustrated. I hope your not . It will work , it will come . Keep it up Mindy

YOu are the ONLY person I know that had a projected weight loss plan BEFORE you started this ! LOL You set yourself up for disappointment by doing that to yourself hon ! I know its the math teacher in you . But ya gotta stop expecting so much or expecting anything . Take it as it comes. I Weight myself to see what i need to do . If i gain I work out . If im loosing I either work out or i Dont . but i think the " Plan" before hand really set you up for failure before you started . HTH Mindy

I agree this is why i weigh myself every monday . I dont count "gains" unless its there for 3 days in a row. Why you might ask ? with the way a womans body is and Water weight and hormones its so up and down . So gaines I dont count unless the same number is there for 3 days ! Mindy

The reason for not drinking while eating is because the liquid can stretch your stoma ( pouch) . Also if you drink before you should ( 30-60 mintues after you eat ) the liquids wash the food through the stoma faster and you will be hungry faster and sooner than if you had not drank . I drink up until I eat and then an hour after eating. DId i make sense ? HTH Mindy

Week 2 Day 2 I think today is ? LMAO I lost track , I need to keep a journal. Last run was TOUGH I had to PUSH Through it to make it ! But I MADE ! How is everyone else ! Mindy

I do have to agree with you LD. I tried to get insurance ( Private insurance) AFTER my band. I was turned down previously because i was TOO FAT, right now im on the Texas High Risk Health Plan . I am a PERMANENT DECLINE since i Have the Lap Band for Private Health Insurance. Until they change the laws, minds about the band. its CRAP the insurance companies can do what ever the hell they feel like even when YOU are paying the premiums Mindy

This is just my thought but I would think that the docs office would have a pretty good idea if this particular insurance company will cover the band or not ? They deal with it every day and they should be able to say " look we have seen these covered or not " so at least you know if there is a chance" Again , its just me thinking LOL Mindy

Could not have said it better myself !!!! Mindy

They WONT take patients from Mexico ? I dont need it for me but others. Just to clarify . Some people who were banded in Mexico do have the documentation , med records ect. So Im confused. IF YOU have that info will they fill you ? Just trying to clarify . Thanks Mindy

well im glad to know im not the only one with a hairy stomach . LOL I guess I can live with it until my tummy tuck , make sure my plastic surgeon knows i want all of it cut away lol . As for the laser hair removal. I had mine done on my chin and lip before surgery and had to go through 12 sessions and it did not help . It did make it less but i still have it, Im still having to shave my chin . Im waiting a little longer until i loose more weight then i'll go back . I wish i had waited before I did it . HTH Mindy

No these are not that small, they are very well made , they dont get in the way at all either. And if you have a problem with them ( I have never ) But if you do they will fix them for a very small price. I have a necklace from there i have had since i was 16 , about 2 yrs ago the chain broke, I took it in , i told them , " I have had this for quite some time over 10 yrs " they gave me a brand new chain for $12 new they are normally around $30 and up . Mindy

I still cant find my battery charger. The best i can explain is that they are no larger than a penny "height and width " and some are around the size of a dime. They are not too large for a charm bracelet at all. All of them have a size in the descrpition . HTH Mindy

I dont know about you but my husband has not seen me totally naked in many many yrs. So If your brave enough to get your post across you might want to stand there naked and say " would YOU Be happy with this ? " and point to your excess skin . My husband is totally for me having the plastic surgery . Mainly cause hes' a boob man and wants the boobs for HIM lOL but no he knows how self conscoious i am . Also on Big Medicine when the woman said she has her " no touch zone" dh said " OH She's got one too huh " LMAO Mindy

ROFLMAO I felt like that when i went into Run Tex to get my shoes. There were lots of thin people in there and i felt like they were like ' what the hell are youdoing in here " Then i told them " Yeah i have lost 60 lbs so i need knew shoes" I got some respect after that LMAO Didnt tell them HOW But they just assumed . So I shut up LMAO The people in there were really nice to me . One Runner even heard me say I run at a slow pace, he told me " I have been running for 4 yrs i run with a guy who slows me down because he runs at a slow pace , but you know what he can run ALL DAY LONG at that pace, so faster is not always better , keep it up " I thought that was kind of nice of him. Mindy

LMAO I was just messing with you . I drive 45 mintues from Buda to San Antonio for my doc. Is Bryan only an hour from here ? I thought it was closer to 2 ? I feel the same about my doc ! It is a plus she's banded though, that's awesome ! Mindy