btrieger

HB, Your bodies may be similar and you may have experienced some things that the OP is experiencing now but I "think" she may be looking for those that still have those experiences fresh in their mind as opposed to fuzzy memories. :w00t:

How many children did she raise to adulthood as compared to how many you raised to adulthood by 29? Also, she probably didn't have the modern appliances that you took for granted at 29 like a microwave oven, steam dryer, electric refrigerator, etc... She's also been through menopause. I doubt you went through that by 29. 29 is barely the beginning of life. If you think you've seen and lived it all, you are in for a rude awakening.

Just don't eat at any fast food joints and put the money aside that you would have spent there. It will add up fast if you are anything like me.

There are plenty of things you can eat while banded that will help you gain weight. You can wash all kinds of food down with Water or juice. Even easier is drinking the calories. I don't personally know anybody that is banded but I do know a few that had bypass. One of them is an alcoholic and after losing only about 50 pounds managed to pack that and more back on drinking beer. As for hurting when overeating; I'm not banded yet but I have eaten so much in one sitting that I was in pain for hours many times in the last 45 years. It never stopped me from doing it again and again.

I was being facetious. I am pretty blunt if you hadn't noticed. Aunt Flo would have noticed :thumbup:

Absolutely not. My life is worth exponentially more.

By Jove, I think you've done it! My dog could swallow yours in a single gulp without chewing :tt1:

Welcome aboard and good luck.

I hate blunt people :thumbup:

I don't know why but I feel compelled to say, "the bubbles mean it's working." Just sing and whistle a lot and nobody else will hear it. Congrats!

I followed the instructions in the original post word for word and it worked. I did have to use the "QUOTE" option to get the paper clip to show up. Not my best picture but far from my worst.

Bull!!! You actually exist and nobody is claiming that your mother was a virgin when she gave birth to you. :thumbup:

I think she did and she gave a pretty good reply. There isn't a twenty-something alive that has the life experience of a sixty year old. You may have the stress; aches and pain but not the life experience.

If I had a 14 year old, they'd be doing the cooking to earn their keep so when I got home I could eat and relax. Send him/her here: BariatricEating.com Health & Nutrition - Bariatric Recipes Good luck and thanks for the ideas LDS!

Congrats! They are all different. Mine requires 2 weeks of liquids pre-op. I tried to get that shortened because I have lost so much weight already and he wouldn't budge.

On television, Fox balances out the liberal bias on MSNBC and CNN making it fair for everyone. I would call that fair and balanced. I get the majority of my news online via Fox. I don't care much for commentaries from any pundit. So, I guess that is why I don't understand the contempt.

Let me apologize ahead of time because I know this isn't the reply you are looking for. I don't know anything about your doctor except for what you have posted in this article but it sounds like the kind of doctor I'd pay $250 to transfer TO. The truth can hurt sometimes but I need a kick in the ass sometimes to bring me back to reality. What are the condescending comments he is making? Are you doing everything he has asked you to do? What are you looking for in a doctor?

What is it about fair and balanced news that liberals find so atrocious?

Then fill half of your freezer with Lean Cuisine and the other half with Kid Cuisine dinners. You don't have to be a chef to nuke a frozen dinner; it's cheaper than eating out and you can teach the kids to nuke their own at an early age. :thumbup:

Do you step on the out edges of the scale because you found that it gives the lower weight? :thumbup:

I'll be the first to admit that I don't respect any religious zealot. I don't care if it is xtian, jew, muslim, or druid. I'd say "other" but I don't want to offend the chick in Florida. The main reason I don't like Palin is because she is a bumbling moron. I hated Ted Kennedy for the same reason and they are on opposite ends of the religious and political spectrum.

If worse comes to worst, fill your freezer with weight watchers and smart ones meals. They take 3.5 minutes from freezer to mouth.

Hi, my name is Bob and I am a weighaholic. CROWD: Hi Bob! I try to weigh myself only once a week but I am addicted to stripping down and getting on the DAMN scale every morning. I have been losing a lot of weight but there are mornings in between where I gain 3 or 4 pounds and it spoils my entire day. I know that the next morning it will be 4 or 5 pound lighter but it just doesn't register. Then there are days like today when the scale says, "298.2" and I think about not eating Breakfast or taking my medication until after I go to the bathroom again just because I want to see "297". I came to my senses by reminding myself that this isn't a race and I will probably be less tomorrow or the next day. My nutritionist recommended weighing once a month. That is not going to happen :thumbup:

DO NOT wait until the pre-op diet because most people lose 10+ pounds! I'm willing to bet that most people don't lose 10+ pounds and you only remember the ones that do. You can do this. You don't have to starve yourself and it doesn't have to hurt. Walk for 150 minutes a week. Split it up any way you want. Drink at least 64 ounces of Water a day. Do NOT go near any fast food restaurants! Eat breakfast! Cut back on your portions a little. Chew slow and stop eating when you are no longer hungry. You don't get points for clearing your plate. Don't eat too much junk food. A small bag of chips or a cookie here and there won't kill you but remember moderation. Eat only when hungry, not out of habit or boredom. Document everything that passes your gums. You may see that you are eating more than you thought. There are sites for doing this like dailyplate.com. Don't beat yourself up or get depressed because that leads to over-eating for a lot of us. I am not banded yet and have been doing what I just listed and I am dropping 3-5 pounds a week. I am not dieting, I am just eating smarter in preparation for banding.

You don't learn about God. It is brainwashed into your head from a very young age just like Santa Claus. People grow out of Santa Claus. Why don't some people ever smarten up; grow out of God and take responsibility for their own actions?