vmack2001

Well I drink the advantedge from walmart. Its already mixed and for a 4 pk its on $4.98. 1 drink is 17 grams of protein and very low in carbs and affordable, and pretty tasty unlike the other brands. Good luck!

Well the pain that you are feeling, is that where your port is?? Take some tylenol and see if that helps, are you trying to eat too much? Have you called your doc??? I feel pain only when I try to over eat. Call your doc. and see what he says. Take care

Well the first few days after surgery really wasnt so bad for me. I was in pain but its not as bad as having a c-section..lol..they had me on the liquid shake but really didnt have much of an appetite.. my weight loss hasnt been so drastic for me like the others on here. Alot of people lost like 10-15 lbs the first week after surgery, but I only lost about 5 lbs.. my doctor said its harder for me to lose the weight because of my diabetes and the insulin Im on. If you have any more questions.. you are more then welcome to leave me a message.. take care.. it'll be ok..trust me Im pretty sure all of us had the same thought to

It's normal to be scared, my surgery came fairly quick for me. It only took 1 month for me to get approved and to be honest with you I was not physically or mentally prepared for what was lying ahead of me. Im the type of person who eats just to eat not because I was hungry. With the band in, it will not let you eat what you want to eat. I felt pain, i threw up i was miserable. Im not telling you all this to scare you, without the band I probably wouldnt have lost 38 lbs by myself. Only you can decide if this is what you want. Its not going to be easy but we are here for you. If you like we can talk more just let me know.

OMG!! will I ever get down to the 100's mark??? Im now down to 201 lbs. Im not eating much at all, and yet the weight lost has STOPPED. My next fill will be on the 16th.. I CANT WAIT!! Im really starting to get frustrated with this band. Im tired of counting preoteins. I dont even think I consume my daily 50gm that im suppose to eat. Is that y Im not losing weight? After a fill does anyone have to be on a liquid diet again for a week?? ANY ADVICE??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!

OMG!! will I ever get down to the 100's mark??? Im now down to 201 lbs. Im not eating much at all, and yet the weight lost has STOPPED. My next fill will be on the 16th.. I CANT WAIT!! Im really starting to get frustrated with this band. Im tired of counting preoteins. I dont even think I consume my daily 50gm that im suppose to eat. Is that y Im not losing weight? After a fill does anyone have to be on a liquid diet again for a week?? ANY ADVICE??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!

My deepest sympathy to u losing ur mother and brother. i myself am a diabetic and it has been a struggle...I have been banded for a year now and 38 lbs down.. even though my diabetes will never go away but my medication intake has drastically went down...I got banded because of my son..he is my world and I want to live as long as I can to see him go to college and get married and have children of his own.. I refuse to lose my life to diabetes..and it definitely takes courage to do what ur doing.. u and ur children deserve better, u do not need a cheating man in ur life..Stay strong and it will all work out for the better.. :thumbup:

53 lbs is great!!!! I have been banded for a yr now and down 38 lbs. It has been a hard journey for me and Im pretty sure others has somewhat of the same situation.. u said on ur blog that u do sit ups.. is that safe?? my doctor told me that sit ups are restricted for the band because u can move the port around. U have 25 lbs left to go and thats GREAT!!! I was told that it will be harder for people that are not that much overweight to lose the weight and they just got to try harder.. u were only 229 which is not that big.. keep up the good work.. and be thankful u can actually eat real food..lol cuz I cant eat any of the stuff u can.. take care

The one thing that I would say about the band is that in order for u to maintain ur goal weight u will have to have the band in FOREVER...and thats the one thing that is disappointing about it.. the last fill I had was too tight.. i had 7cc in and I WAS MISERABLE...I lost 5 lbs in 2 days!! thats because I couldnt even drink down water.. so I went back to the doc and they took out 1cc.. and OMG!! I gained back 10 lbs!! boy was I depressed.. I understand all of us that has the band wants to lose weight.. but if ur fill mwas too tight and they losen it and u gained weight back.. just try to cut bak on what ur eating.. i guess its all about self control.. Dont worry.. it will all work out.. i ndont think u need another fill if the previous one was too tight.. u just gotta be strong.. if u need to talk..send me a message

Wow...well CONGRATS to u!!! thats awesome!!! what r u doing?? i mean as far as eating and exercising??? cuz I sure need the motivation...

Ok..here is my opinion.. If I had the choice to reverse what I did, I would do it in a heart beat.. I guess for me it just happened so quickly! I mean like within a month time frame.. I first heard about the band from a friend then I started to hear about it more and more on the radio.. so I looked into it and called my insurance and of course I qualified because of my health issues..I was 28..diabetic..I was taking 3 different diabetes pills..1 for my cholesterol and also for high blood pressure...I weighed in at my highest which was 239 lbs...every ins. company has their requirements.. the only thing I had to go thru was physc. eval.. my doc had to write a referal letter and I had to do some testings and that was it...anyways at the time I wanted it soo bad so I went ahead and did it without researching it..BAD MISTAKE!! I have had bad experience with the band from throwing up everyday to chest pains..overall it has been a bad experience for.. now a year later I am only down to 202... a lot of people have had GOOD experiences and some bad..unfortunatley for me.. they were bad...its truely hard to eat anything..I thought that the badn just helps u eat less and the weight would come off.. never expected that from now on..no more sodas..no more real food.. just nasty protein shakes!!! u really dont have much to lose so it might be good for u.. if I could turn back time.. I would chose gastric bypass..Good luck with whatever decision u decide....

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wRompQb/weight.png So, It has been about 1 1/2 months since I have went to see the doctor..at that time I weighed in at 212 and now down to 202..I've noticed that my weight has been fluctuating from between 206 and 203..I have been so busy with work that I havent went back.. So today I called and the earliest they can get me in is Oct.16th! :thumbup: I cant wait that long!! but I guess I dont have a choice..Im still not able to eat anything.. Im soo ready to be under the 200 mark.. Will it ever happen??? I was wondering.. This question Im about to ask is for the people that have lost over 50 lbs.. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS SKIN?? AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO TIGHTEN IT BACK UP?? WILL SURGERY BE REQUIRED?? I only have about 37 lbs left to reach my goal weight.. I notice Im starting to have flabby skin...:eek: WHAT SHOULD I DO????

Hey just wondering... how did u put ur weight loss ticker on there???

well..since ur surgery have u lost any weight??? how much CC do u have in ur band???

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wRompQb/weight.png So, It has been about 1 1/2 months since I have went to see the doctor..at that time I weighed in at 212 and now down to 202..I've noticed that my weight has been fluctuating from between 206 and 203..I have been so busy with work that I havent went back.. So today I called and the earliest they can get me in is Oct.16th! I cant wait that long!! but I guess I dont have a choice..Im still not able to eat anything.. Im soo ready to be under the 200 mark.. Will it ever happen??? I was wondering.. This question Im about to ask is for the people that have lost over 50 lbs.. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS SKIN?? AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO TIGHTEN IT BACK UP?? WILL SURGERY BE REQUIRED?? I only have about 37 lbs left to reach my goal weight.. I notice Im starting to have flabby skin...:cursing: WHAT SHOULD I DO????

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wRompQb/weight.png So, It has been about 1 1/2 months since I have went to see the doctor..at that time I weighed in at 212 and now down to 202..I've noticed that my weight has been fluctuating from between 206 and 203..I have been so busy with work that I havent went back.. So today I called and the earliest they can get me in is Oct.16th! I cant wait that long!! but I guess I dont have a choice..Im still not able to eat anything.. Im soo ready to be under the 200 mark.. Will it ever happen??? I was wondering.. This question Im about to ask is for the people that have lost over 50 lbs.. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS SKIN?? AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO TIGHTEN IT BACK UP?? WILL SURGERY BE REQUIRED??

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wRompQb/weight.png So, It has been about 1 1/2 months since I have went to see the doctor..at that time I weighed in at 212 and now down to 202..I've noticed that my weight has been fluctuating from between 206 and 203..I have been so busy with work that I havent went back.. So today I called and the earliest they can get me in is Oct.16th! :thumbup: I cant wait that long!! but I guess I dont have a choice..Im still not able to eat anything.. Im soo ready to be under the 200 mark.. Will it ever happen??? I was wondering.. This question Im about to ask is for the people that have lost over 50 lbs.. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS SKIN?? AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO TIGHTEN IT BACK UP?? WILL SURGERY BE REQUIRED??

Hey gurl...all I can say is just stay positive and keep ur head up.. my family are the same way.. kinda like ur's.. they always tell me I have such a pretty face.. if only i was skinny.. that kinda hurt my feelings.. but I got this surgery done for me.. not anyone else.. such so i can be more confindent in myself.. my husband tells me he luvs me just the way I am.. Im the one thats not happy with myself.. plus.. ive always been big all my life.. I wanna see how I would look skinny ..

OK..so its been a few days since I've updated.. So the last time I was depressed because I went back up to 208.. now I got back down to 202 lbs.. buts thats where I have been the last 1 1/2 months.. its been up and down like a roller coaster.. but never made it under 202.. I need ya'lls advice.. SHOULD I GET A FILL?? but keep in mind before u answer my question.. Im the one that barely can eat anything without throwing up.. lots of people think that I'm too tight.. I currently have 6.2CC in the band.. but my weight loss has came to a complete stop.. PLease help!! what should I do????

I know that must have been very hard for u to let the feelings out. It has been years since the inccident occured and still to this day u still have anger built inside, which I think is understandable, I believe for u to move forward u need to confront this person and just let him no what he put u thru and how much u have suffered emotionally. If u ever need to talk..my door is always open.. sometimes its easier to talk to strangers then to talk to family.. cuz they dont judge u...

OK..so its been a few days since I've updated.. So the last time I was depressed because I went back up to 208.. now I got back down to 202 lbs.. buts thats where I have been the last 1 1/2 months.. its been up and down like a roller coaster.. but never made it under 202.. I need ya'lls advice.. SHOULD I GET A FILL?? but keep in mind before u answer my question.. Im the one that barely can eat anything without throwing up.. lots of people think that I'm too tight.. I currently have 6.2CC in the band.. but my weight loss has came to a complete stop.. PLease help!! what should I do????