txflea

Hi! I am glad to have found your group. It took me a little while to figure out where the posts where..lol
I read about your surgery, congrats and I hope you feel better every day.
Mine is June 21st. I am so anxious....

You're not whining and this stage is tough. You don't feel good, you're hungry and very limited on what you can eat and drink. It made me crabby and whiny sometimes too. It used to be when I didn't feel well, I wanted to eat whatever food sounded/tasted good at the time. I liked to sip on clear sodas like Ginger Ale and lemon/lime ones and that no longer is an option. Try some no sugar added apple juice. It's not too sweet and there are no artificial sweeteners. You could also try some light Cranberry juice since that's a little tart and you can mix it with the apple for some variety. I think I even drank a little no sugar added Grape juice and you can mix that with the cranberry juice too.
I don't know what type of artificial sweetener you're using but perhaps you should try a different one. I usually go between Splenda and Nectresse. I'm one of those weird people who doesn't care for Stevia.

Well guys today has been the best day of my life in the past 2 1/2 yrs I just found out that I've been fully and completely approved for the lap bad surgery!!! Everything will be paid in full by my insurance(:
All I need to do is do the weight loss program before surgery, which I am fine with it will help me so much in the end. I will be doing 6 months of WW and will ne the Lowe 10% of my excess body weight which is only 26lbs, I have to lose that much and nothing less. But if I lose more I am still able to get my surgery no matter what I could lose 50lbs and still get the surgery!! Which is awesome guys. I will be banded by my 22nd birthday which is January 26th that will be the best birthday gift ever!!!
I legit cried when they told me ill be getting the surgery no matter how much lbs I lost during WW and that everything is going to be paid in full! Words do not describe how I feel omg omg that's all I can say!!
Starting weight: 261.8
End of WW GW: 235.8
Lap band 1st GW: 200lbs
Lap band 2nd GW: 175lbs
Lap band 3rd GW: 155lbs
I wanna reach my final GW by my sons 3rd bday next year in September!
Which will be 8-9months of being banded hopefully!

Definitly yes! Pretty much ditto what Lovethenewme stated.
Easter last year praying for death to come because of the pain I was in. One year later, I feel so good. I have my life back.
It is not an easy fix, but dedication and work, but well worth it.
My sis had gastric bypass which takes just as much dedication and work and there is failure in that too, if you don't change your lifestyle. After losing her weight, she has now gained it back and became an alcoholic to boot.
I am so excited about my future!
I would do it again in a heart beat.
I would also come back to LBT.com for my support too.

It's small but its there - between my thighs! So happy with my band!

We are on our way to the hospital. Between the butterflies, burping and gas. (from nerves) I am my own winding. haha
Ready to begin my journey!

Hope you feel better txflea. I'll bet tomorrow is better.

I'll wait to ask you in a few months. You have a lot of stages and learning curve to go through. This is your journey. Embrace each part of it. You'll do great!

We are on our way to the hospital. Between the butterflies, burping and gas. (from nerves) I am my own winding. haha
Ready to begin my journey!

We are on our way to the hospital. Between the butterflies, burping and gas. (from nerves) I am my own winding. haha
Ready to begin my journey!

We are on our way to the hospital. Between the butterflies, burping and gas. (from nerves) I am my own winding. haha
Ready to begin my journey!

We are on our way to the hospital. Between the butterflies, burping and gas. (from nerves) I am my own winding. haha
Ready to begin my journey!

Good luck!

Good luck!!!!!

Sounds like you are well prepared! Best of luck! Everything will be just fine!

My surgery is this Thursday.
I was not required by my Dr. to do a pre-op surgery but I did/doing one anyways...smh
Im nervous and HUNGRY..lol but I think I am hungry because I am use to eating entirely more than what I am eating at this moment. I know my stomach says its full, but my brain is not quite catching it.
I have been drinking a lot of Water too!!
Good Luck everyone!

Tomorrow is the big day for me. I have butterflies in my tummy, and I'm excited and nervous.
I am about to go pack my bag (its just a day surgery, no overnight), but I'm bringing a pillow for the car, my Pj's, a pair of socks, chapstick, my charger (just in case I do end up staying), my headphones to go with my phone, and of course me!
I am ready here too; I have my liquid Tylenol, 2 boxes of gas-x strips, heating pad, cold compress thing, sf Jello, sf popsicles, broth, cream of Soups, and my friend just bought me a bullet
I have my measuring cups and spoons, (2 sets each) and my small divided plates.
I feel like I am forgetting something!
Any suggestions? Helpful hints? Words of wisdom?
aacck Im nervous!
But on the plus side, I have lost 5 pounds

Where are you located? Brownsville
When did/do you get your band? September 24, 2012
What do you like/look forward to do(ing) for exercise? Pool Time
What's your fave thing to eat? Before my band: Cheesecake, but I've been diabetic for years so have learned to make low carb, sugar free, and they are wonderful!
Fave music groups/artists/types? Love music from the 60's and Christian contemporary
What are you looking forward to? More years of life
Anything else you want to tell us? One day at a time and don't look too far into the future so you'll be pleasantly surprised when it arrives.

One of the head hunger issues that really haunts me is using food as a reward.
Yesterday, I planted my butt on a bicycle seat for almost 3.5 hours and burned 2200 calories and I finished up the day with over a 1000 calories that I didn't eat.
Once a week, I take my two girls for fresh donuts in the morning before I drop them off at school and this was the morning. As we approached the little voices in my head kept singing, you were good, you exercised, you deserve a donut over and over again. As my girls picked out their donuts I could literally taste them in my mind, but finally I stopped and said, NO, what I deserve is to be thin, turned and walked away with my daughters to pay for their donuts.
Today, YOU deserve to be thin, don't settle for anything less that what is rightfully yours.

Walking!! I walk a minium of 3km a day, ususally closer to 7km. I entered a 10km trail race on Sunday. Only fell in the mud once, very challenging course with hills that took my breath away. Played golf all day yesterday. 3km in this morning with another 6km planned for tonight with my husband. I am signing up for 10km challenges every other weekend. This all from someone who did next to nothing in March! I am down 40lbs and keep my Protein intake around 80 grams per day. Only had 1 fill and feel wonderful! What a new lease on life I have! Soooo happy to be banded!!!!!
Happy Tuesday everyone!!

I had to do one, but I do know people who's bmi was like 55 or so an did not have to do one. So I don't know the rhyme or reason, except that it is done to shrink the liver, and it seems the heavier you are the more that would be needed. But it must depend on the Dr. too.
~~~Stephanie

Well, I've started my pre-op diet this morning for my surgery on June 10th.
I have to say, I'm so happy to get started with the pre-op diet. Friday my friend visited my and brought over some left over pizza from this great pizza joint. We didn't eat it right then, he just left it so it would go to waste.
Well, the next day I re-heated it. Hungry, I started eating. I starting thinking, do I really want this surgery? I won't be able to chow down on pizza like this. Meaning, eat the usual huge amount of this delicious pizza and other foods. After three giant pieces of the pizza, I knew why I was here in the first place. I ate so much my stomach was entirely too full. You may know that I ate too much feeling; dumb, why did I do that "again"! Now I felt sluggish afterwards, as usual. I know better, but do it anyways. every time.
I'm not a grazer, when it's time to eat, "it's time to eat", and I always eat way too much, even when I know not to eat that much. That repeated experience just solidified my decision to change my life with the help of my upcoming banding.
Now that I've started the pre-op diet, I'm super excited to start on this new journey. I'm having a hiatal and umbilical hernia corrected during my band surgery. Can't wait!
I'm drinking the Premier Protein shakes for Breakfast and lunch. Green vegetables and 4 oz of chicken (cooked protein) for dinner, and 64 oz of Water or no calorie drink per day. Time for a new healthy life.
Day one, so far so good.
Any other upcoming June bandsters?

Congratulations!! and I think congrats on not losing the bra size?
I'm worried about losing mine, I think I am the only big girl in the world who has B cup ta-ta's!