janetsjourneytoslim

Best Wishes for you. Happy New Year and New YOU! Had my surgery 7/29/2009, best health decision I ever made, no meds since the surgery. I feel as if I were re-birthed the say of my surgery. After a few weeks you will be a pro at this. Any Questions feel free to contact me!

Best decision you will ever make. Five months ago and 60 lbs less, I take NO MORE Metphormin or Celebrex for pain caused by Osteoarthritis (being overweight). Great! Keep in touch.

Yes, because due to your surgery, your stomach is swelled causing the tightness! As you heal, the swelling will go down and you will get hungrier! Then you will go in, get your first fill in and you will be restricted again, enjoy while you can!

Wait till after your checkup with your Doctor! They will clear you for exercise, but walking some right now around the house is a start. On the fourth day after surgery I felt so much better, then about the seventh or eighth day I had to get out and start walking, just to the end of my driveway and back a few times, and that is the beginning of my exercise journey, now three times a week at a full gym, Zumba, and Body Pump Classes!

I had a hysterectomy in 1997 and was cut from hip bone to hip bone, I have a lot of scar tissue there now and some of it is causing me pain. I have lost 60 lbs, five months out. I am going to wait a year and then have the scar tissue removed, they may be able to tuck the tummy within this surgery and cut off excess skin where needed, my insurance will pay for this one, but a Tummy Tuck or any type of surgery is painful and serious, so I will have to reconsider and may just live with a little skin, the exercise is tightening it now! Try to do some exercise every day! The sooner you get started the better, Happy New Year and best of luck friend!

I was also concerned about the EXCESS SKIN~ I had a friend who did the Gastric Bypass, she lost over 200 lbs and FAST too. She could not sit down for the skin on her back and butt area had become a drape! Finally her insurance company was persuaded that this was harmful to her and gave in for the removal of it and the tummy. She had skin hanging everywhere! I had not seen her in years till the other night and she has put back on a lot of weight! Why in the world would anyone do that after all that surgery. I liked food, but do not love it enough to sacrafice my health like that! God Forbid~I would pray everyday for strength. EXERCISE is a MUST! I joined a Gym~ paid for a full year and go at least three times a week and I love it! I never did this before the LapBand Surgery. I go at my own pace and no one pushes me except me! I can see my skin going back now and I drink lots of water.

Happy New Year to you as well, love your posts! keep them coming in 2010! You have done exceptionally well and look amazing, so inspirational.

The Choices that I make today affect my WORLD tomorrow! This is a creed all LapBand patients should carry with them everywhere. 2010 will be the year of changing our lives~~~IF we make the right choices! Good Luck and God Bless! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!:biggrin:

The Choices that I make today affect my WORLD tomorrow! This is a creed all LapBand patients should carry with them everywhere. 2010 will be the year of changing our lives~~~IF we make the right choices! Good Luck and God Bless! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!:Dancing_wub:

:wink:Let the Ball drop and the New Year commence! Come on 2010~~~~LapBand losers will win! We are going the distance in the New Year approaching. I have been heavy (FAT~Let's just say it) all my life on and off again. This is the year it will all end. There will be a normal person emerging from within with the help of our little band. If you have been on the fence, not making the decision to go forward~~all I can say is Wait no more!!!! Do it!!!! The best move I ever made and as of yesterday, I hit the post band mark of five months! And with 60 lbs lost, I am super hyped and excited to go forward with this effort to acheive my goal. I keep thinking of how I will look, feel and what size I will wear by July 2010 my one year anniversary date. I see others here wearing size 8 and 6 and even 4's and I have NEVER been in a size 8 since I was 16 years old. But hey, I'm game! I get bolder and willing to try anything one time~even sliding down the Carnival Cruise Ships slide~the curly one(screamed the whole way) and it was FUN! I don't know about you guys~but I am ready to experience FUN ~ not just watch it happening from the sidelines! I am not a WILD person (or am I?) but I want to have a little FUN before my days are done. My children are proud of me, but don't quite know where to put me. No I will not be the babysitter anymore and sit home! Don't know what I am doing yet for New Years Eve, but by tomorrow night, I'll get a plan, and it is NOT to sit on the couch and watch that Ball Drop, Just let it drop in Times Square! Tell me about it later! LOL Let the New Year Begin for us Bandsters~~The best part of our lives is ahead of us! Come on 2010:wub::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

:drool:Let the Ball drop and the New Year commence! Come on 2010~~~~LapBand losers will win! We are going the distance in the New Year approaching. I have been heavy (FAT~Let's just say it) all my life on and off again. This is the year it will all end. There will be a normal person emerging from within with the help of our little band. If you have been on the fence, not making the decision to go forward~~all I can say is Wait no more!!!! Do it!!!! The best move I ever made and as of yesterday, I hit the post band mark of five months! And with 60 lbs lost, I am super hyped and excited to go forward with this effort to acheive my goal. I keep thinking of how I will look, feel and what size I will wear by July 2010 my one year anniversary date. I see others here wearing size 8 and 6 and even 4's and I have NEVER been in a size 8 since I was 16 years old. But hey, I'm game! I get bolder and willing to try anything one time~even sliding down the Carnival Cruise Ships slide~the curly one(screamed the whole way) and it was FUN! I don't know about you guys~but I am ready to experience FUN ~ not just watch it happening from the sidelines! I am not a WILD person (or am I?) but I want to have a little FUN before my days are done. My children are proud of me, but don't quite know where to put me. No I will not be the babysitter anymore and sit home! Don't know what I am doing yet for New Years Eve, but by tomorrow night, I'll get a plan, and it is NOT to sit on the couch and watch that Ball Drop, Just let it drop in Times Square! Tell me about it later! LOL Let the New Year Begin for us Bandsters~~The best part of our lives is ahead of us! Come on 2010:wub::bye::Dancing_wub::eek::present:

Great Job! It is work, as we know, even tho we have the band, and Thank God we do, we still have to keep on pushing that weight down! Good Luck, you look awesome.

You are moving right along, and in the right direction. You will be happy with the Band, it will definately change your life and the way you see food. Good luck with the Journey.

I have been banded five months, It is just habit. We have to modify our habits, and that is a hard thing to do. The band does help! I have not heard my stomach growl for food but two or three times in five months. When I was bored, I would stand in front of the fridge and look for something to eat, I don't do that anymore! It (band) takes the edge off hunger, and I workout more now, takes the place of eating. You will alway have "Head Hunger" and will learn how to deal with it! Promise. Good luck!

I feel blessed, I got sick with a cold two weeks before Christmas and had to take meds, then had a Colonoscopy on the 22nd! Well I did not make my goal for Onderland only by four lbs. So I am blessed that I lost more weight! I had a wonderful Christmas with Family and Friends! Lots of Laughter and many Compliments. I got called the Skinny Girl~ Now thats a great Christmas Present even if I missed hitting the Goal I set for myself. I will be there by the New Year! It will be wonderful to be in onederland! No new years resolutions for me, just lifestyle changes! I already feel like I have a newbirth! Things have changed greatly for me with the band in place. I love exercising now! My new Hobby is the Gym. I asked for Gym Clothes for Christmas, size M!!!!! Not 24W's~~~~Yeah! Not Depressed Here~Here I go !!!! Happy New Year ALL!:tt2::thumbup::thumbup::w00t::thumbup::wink: http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/w0BzzFA/">

I feel blessed, I got sick with a cold two weeks before Christmas and had to take meds, then had a Colonoscopy on the 22nd! Well I did not make my goal for Onderland only by four lbs. So I am blessed that I lost more weight! I had a wonderful Christmas with Family and Friends! Lots of Laughter and many Compliments. I got called the Skinny Girl~ Now thats a great Christmas Present even if I missed hitting the Goal I set for myself. I will be there by the New Year! It will be wonderful to be in onederland! No new years resolutions for me, just lifestyle changes! I already feel like I have a newbirth! Things have changed greatly for me with the band in place. I love exercising now! My new Hobby is the Gym. I asked for Gym Clothes for Christmas, size M!!!!! Not 24W's~~~~Yeah! Not Depressed Here~Here I go !!!! Happy New Year ALL!:Dancing_wub::thumbup::present::thumbup::bye::thumbup::drool: http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/w0BzzFA/">

inaluckydog I know what you mean about the underwear! LOL isn't is crazy? I was on the treadmill and just felt my panties coming down as I walked, of course they stopped but what a yucky feeling! I have bought them twice since the Lapband!! I have been really tasting all sorts of forbidden foods. I really have not been able to overeat any of them, but I do miss food around the Holidays! And it seems all of those people around me who CAN HAVE those foods want to rub it in. Or say oh, you can't have this can you? And then of course I want to SHOW them that I can have anything I want just in moderation. I will actually be glad to see Christmas Over with this year, so I can move on with the weight loss and to my goals without so much temptations. Too many parties this time of year!!! It is a little depressing, cause I love to cook too! But we will keep our chins up! I definately want to buy some new clothes for next summer and want to get much smaller sizes. I am buying at consignment shops now to save money and getting by with some nice items too! I miss Chinese food! My only real cheat, but it can really bother me later, after I eat it! We will learn! Modifying our diets is not as easy as it seems on paper, you have to make misteaks to learn and to modify your personal eating plans. All things in moderation, I always say. Have a great day to you. Talk to you later.

Karla, I was banded on July 29, 2009. I am just new to all this experience myself, but studied this Band for three years. I will tell you this, in the first few months. It IS IMPORTANT to drink some liquid whey protein fortified with vitamins and nutrients that will be absorbed in the stomach and distributed to other parts of your body. Hair loss is one of the worries we face when we don't get enough protein. To ensure that we do, drink at least one if not two a day with skim milk, they are delicious and satisfying to me. I feel full afterwards too. It has been five months post op and more of my hair is shedding now than ever before, and I am doing everything I know how to do to keep it from happening. I also teach the LapBand Support at our Local Hospital so If I can every help you just ask. My typical breakfast, is a protein shake on the way to work (after I have eaten) I eat one egg over light with two to three strips of bacon. For lunch a salad with two tablespoons of Ranch Dressing, and five or six crackers with Ham Spread or maybe a can of Vienna Sausage and a l ounce slice of Cheese. For dinner 4 to six ounces of Talapia (fish) broiled or baked with real butter. And a salad and some green beans or brussel sprouts. Then I may have a snack of 1 oz peanuts while watching TV. I feel satisfied! Contented. I log everything down on LapBand.com and keep up with my carbs and proteins. Women need at least 60 grams of Protein everyday and can have more!!!! But no more than 50 grams of carbs to lose weight! You can have 100 grams of carbs after you reach goal weight to maintain! Purchase low-carb recipe books for ideas for appealing meals. I cook them and my husband loves them too, he just has more than I do. Best wishes! I will be looking forward to seeing your progress.

My third fill was actually the Charm! I did not even require a 4th fill in the fourth month. I always get them at the hospital under exray. The fifth month I only go .4cc. I have been so restricted since the third fill. I have done really good on my weight loss too. I have lost 55 lbs in not even five months. My doctor does not want more than 10 lbs per month. This helps you to NOT lose your hair, for lack of protein, and your skins elasticity to work with your weight loss. Drink lots of water for hydration (especially in the winter months) I started to the Gym two months ago, and I am also building muscle which weighs more than fat, so I may gain a pound or so or just not lose as much per month for a short time, once your muscle builds, the metabolism to burn fat increases and you will lose fast. Good luck with everything.

I have met all the goals I have set for myself since getting the Lap Band. I have an upcoming goal for Christmas that I will be in onderland. Now I have six lbs to lose in 9 days! And~~~I have all these Christmas Parties to attend, temptations, and shopping trips ahead. Can I do It? I don't know, but I am going to push ahead and try really hard! I don't want to get the blues about it, and have my Christmas ruined because I don't make the goal, and I am sure I will be close to it anyway! The Good News is I have lost 55 lbs forever in five months so I will have to bask in that glory for a glorious Christmas if I don't make it to my goal, maybe by New Years!!!!! I still want a sexy red dress for Christmas! My husband will get a Garmin and ME!!!! LOL Merry Christmas ALL!:confused:

I have met all the goals I have set for myself since getting the Lap Band. I have an upcoming goal for Christmas that I will be in onderland. Now I have six lbs to lose in 9 days! And~~~I have all these Christmas Parties to attend, temptations, and shopping trips ahead. Can I do It? I don't know, but I am going to push ahead and try really hard! I don't want to get the blues about it, and have my Christmas ruined because I don't make the goal, and I am sure I will be close to it anyway! The Good News is I have lost 55 lbs forever in five months so I will have to bask in that glory for a glorious Christmas if I don't make it to my goal, maybe by New Years!!!!! I still want a sexy red dress for Christmas! My husband will get a Garmin and ME!!!! LOL Merry Christmas ALL!

Well, you have 9 days left and 6 lbs to go, so got to push girl! Exercise at the Gym is coming everyday now to Christmas! Fish, Chicken and Salad suppers ahead too! You can do it! Yes you can! Shoot for the Moon and You will land among the Stars. If not Christmas, then New Years, when all else fails go to Plan B! Yeah for the success so far! (Comment to myself)