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are you exercising ? I have found if i dont move my weight loss slows down drastically . the longest I have stopped loosing was 2 or 3 weeks and that was just this past week. I got up started walkig/ jogging again and BAM 2 lbs GONE ! So moving REALLY makes a difference When all else fails go back to the basics of what we were told right after surgery ! That's what i have foun dhas worked for me HTH mindy

I guess I did not use the "Correct " word so she didnt feel the need to disclose her proper title ? Mindy

AWWW good to know. Thanks for that Ann. Im not TOO worried about it yet. But it does bother me now . The thinner i get the more it bothers me . Mindy

sounds like your too tight and need to get an unfill . dont wait on this its bad for your band. I have had to get 2 unfills and i guarantee you the second time i did not wait as long as i did the first time. Call your doc ! You could have a stomach virus , either way you need to call your doc ! mindy

Could it be that they were going to surprise you ? Mindy

Yeah when i had my surgery they shaved my stomach , I FREAKED ! So its a little worse than it was before. I thought about waxing it ! But im not sure. I think that would hurt like hell. Sorry if i jumped into the middle of another convo. I thought this would be a good place to ask LOL Mindy

Right, its not like only ONE person on this board needs the help . The fact is over half the people on here have to go self pay . its probably ALOT higher than that. So if people are here to help then share the info ! Thanks Candle Mindy

ROFLMAO that's funny . My arms i am not kidding i woke up one morning was putting my hair up in a pony tail and looked and the flab under my arms were waving back at me ! I was HORRIFIED. I thought i was " young enough " (32) that i would not have problems with my arms . THINK AGAIN ! lOL mindy

Yes good way to put it . The sooner you drink the sooner you will be hungry Mindy

Ok i have a TMI Info for ya'll. Does anyone have hair on their stomach ? Like LOTS of hair (Ok not LOts and lots ) but you know that dark line of hair you get when your preggers ? Well mine never went away ? If you have it what do you do about it ? Im HOPPING once i get my TT it will all be cut off LMAO Mindy

Ok you might not be a recruiter but you ARE A patient coordinator for a doctor correct ? MY Issue is that that is not being convied up front to people . You said you can help people if they have been denied insurance. Then why not tell EVERYONE on the boards your experience instead of telling people to call you at your WORK number or email you at your WORK email ? That is what is fishy to me ? I had problems getting financed due to my credit , I tell people how I got my credit cleaned up from what i know so they can get financed. I work for NO ONE . But im trying to help others get the surgery I did. I will tell anyone on this board right now ON the boards. Why is that not something you do ? If you want to HELP ? I agree their are coordinators, nurses, docs ect that do some shady things on here. I dont know maybe its just me , but something that is shady to ME is NOT being up front that your a coordinator FOR a doc ? If your a patient on here as a patient, fine but dont tell people to contact you at your WORK so you can "Help" them , you have to admit THAT IS not cool . Mindy

Thanks for your help, Im jogging at a comfortable pace . It was a little harder , i had to push through it towards the end but I can feel it that's for sure. so i think im doing ok . Thanks Mindy

My treadmill shows 4 laps I think when im done . But I was jogging at a very comfortable pace , able to talk as he says on the pod casts. So I think i'll try to move it up a notch every other run or so ? Im going to try to find a yoga class around here to do on my off days or lift weights , my 15 yr old has a weight bench in our garage i can use. Thanks for ya'lls help Mindy

Help , just how do you do that ? Im sure LOTS of people would like to know on here how you can help if insurance denies them . Mindy

So Patti, I have always been Curious for you patient coordinators who come on here and post and try to drum up business, do ya'll get so much money PER Patient that comes in , or how does that work ? I have never quite understood what the point is of a doctors staff member coming to a message board to "recruit" patients. So i am curious do ya'll get paid so much per patient a commission or something ?? Just curious Mindy

I agree I would double check that as well, the longest I have heard is an hour. Some people will go ahead and eat after 30 mintues But I found early on that if i do that im hungry faster than if i wait for an hour. So I have learned to wait for an hour now. And it does not take very long ( at least for me ) for you to get use to it. I have found a few tricks that helped me deal with it early on . When im at home I dont get a drink at all when i sit down with my meal . Set a timer for an hour after your done eating. At a resturant , i drink up until my food comes, when my food gets there i ask the waitress for a to go cup ( no straw) i put my drink in the to go cup and write the time on it so i know what time to drink it . Sort of out of sight out of mind kind of thing. HTH Mindy

Its not just water its ANY drink. And like COLady if i attempt to drink when i have good restriction when im eating It is VERY PAINFUL ! It will CAUSE me to get stuck . Its NOT a pleasant experience ! The purpose is so the liquid does not wash the food from your stoma into your stomach . It helps to keep you full longer. Also ( if i remeber correctly ) eventually doing this can stretch your stoma ? I drink right up until i eat and wait an hour afterwards to drink. THIS BY FAR was the hardest thing to get use to . By once i got my band I Stopped it Immediately . So i would practice this now . HTH Mindy

I can no longer wear any of my rings . My wedding band I had to stop wearing a long time ago because it got too small, so im almost able to wear it again . My anniversary band is now on my middle finger and is about to be too big for it . All my other rings are off , I dont want to get them sized until im done loosing . mindy

I have not started measurements, I should have and wish I would have. I guess I would say i have been loosing evenly . Seems like I have at least. Mindy

I COULD wear a size smaller in shirts that I do but I dont because If i did my muffin top would show in my waist from my jeans. I could also wear a 12/14 in jeans instead of a 14/16 but I dont because of the apron i have around my waist. Its a little frustrating sometimes. But oh well I just keep have to deal with it i guess until i reach goal ? Mindy

ROFLMAO I LOVE your screen name. Mine are getting smaller too. When I was thin before I was only a Bcup . I am there already now . Im worried that the more weight i loose the more breast tissue i will loose which i dont have much left now . I am getting a boob job when im done but i dont want to be rolling them up on my bra until then . Mindy

OHH my OB told me before I had surgery i was gonna have to have a TT. SO i was prepared for that. Its only getting worse too. I gained SO much weight w/ both my boys during pregnancy my stomach looks like when i was pregnant someone took my BIG HUGE TUMMY and deflated it and all that skin is just hanging . Its not getting better. But im ok with that. Mindy

Just finished my run for the night. I have one more to do for week One since i was a loser the first week LOL then I'll start week 2 on Tuesday . To get me back on track. I have a question for ya'll ? What pace/speed do you have your treadmill set at when your walking and what do you have it at when your running ? I set mine at 2.7 or 3 for walking and 3.5 for running . Is that ok to start with or do i need to go higher ? Daddy you are the experienced one whatcha think ? ? MIndy

You might want to look into what is in those smoothies and how many calories are in those . I had one once then saw something on Good morning america about those. They are HIGH HIGH HIGH In calories. I had one that had a Protein shot in it and looked it up later it was around 2000 calories. !!! Also what Gloriouslady says is true . My doc does not want you to drink your protein or your calories Let me see if i can find the info on the smoothies too Mindy

ParaGirl , Feel free to join in . Mindy