Cindysmom (Ilene)

Some of my pals went sky diving right after reaching their goals. Horray

I guess if thats what you want to do. You should do it.

Well congrats to you. But I think it is anxiety.. You might want to change a possiton. Take care of you....

HI welcome. I am touching my port for you. I am using my right hand a little above the naval to the right. No problem for the port. good luck and keep posting.

You can certainly do those 21 items and more. Best of luck...Yesssss..

No food that I choose not to eat makes me feel deprived.

Hey there.. Funny thing for me is that i want to be healthy and thinner so much that I NEVER feel deprived of anything. I honestly do not care about food most of the time. I know tht I have to eat food to live. At 64, I do exercise but the first and last time I did zumba was great but I damaged my right food so much that it hurts all the time. I have terrible pain on the ball of the foot. I have pain in all my toes. I do not have insurance coverage for another 10 months. We walk 3 miles a day. I do water Aerbics 3x a week. I also do some machines. I might have to remeasure my food. Yes, you are right the last few lbs are a bummer. I think you are doing so great..Proud of you..

Hello, I am from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Banded since 2/02/10. Lost 89 lbs and now I think I have to lose another 15 lbs for the normal weight bmi. I am very outspoken when I read posts. However I am really a kind person. i am 64 years now and I am very strict with my program. I am co-leader of 2 teams in Sparkpeople.com. I am Missilene and I am sure that u gals would enjoy it.. lapbandsurgery is the name of the team. It has recipes, exercises. You will meet so many people. Your age, your city, interests. It is free. and it is so much fun. My main interest for posting this is to meet Florida girls mainly~~I have quite a bit of knowledge and want to learn and teach. i am waiting to be contacted for a job at the center where I had lapand surgery.

Hello again. I found out that I am overweight on the bmi thing. I need to lose 15 lbs to be healthy weight. My Doc will not give me a fill any more. Darn it.

Hey gals.. Betheboo: I have not had popcorn since the band. I am to afraid to have in. My fear is that a kernal will be not chewed, and then swallowed by me and land on the area where the food goes throu. Then if I can't gag it up and throw it up I am screwed.. Since I was let go from my job 3 years ago, I have no health ins. l will not be getting medicare until Apri 1, 2013. YOU HAVE DONE TERRIFIC AND LOOK GREAT...So if popcorn is working I guess its ok. Do you have any suggestions for me? Also what about the butter stuff we all love?

I only feel this way because at 64 years old, I don't have 40-50 years to live. I just recently lost my brother from Diabetes. If I did not do the lapband my kids would have no mother. I must be strong to survive heart trouble, diabetes, and plain old obesity. I know that I's kind of anal. But its the only way for me to be. Size medium sure beats size 2x. I want so much for myself and all you others. Did you see my before photo? I had to look that way in front of my exhusband and his wife. {Thin and Blonde} I got fired from my job of 9 years from a new supervisor cause I was so FAT..

I am over 2.5 years and sometimes I even throw up. Last week I did it at a brunch for mothers day. Oh well who cares.

Horray. Will you be my best friend? Those are the exact words that I say all the time. I am so happy that you are thinking this way...I lots 89 lbs in 15 months thinking this way. I have maintained it for a year. Don't ever stop being on the right track...I am in the seat right next to you... Hugs x0x0x0x0 ilene

I am so happy for you. Yay for you. You are so smart. Youre gonna do great.. Can't wait.

I am trying to figgure out why anyone would go and have the lapband put in and want to "eat around the band", "& cheat" . Was it so easy to pay for the surgery? Was it so easy to go under with anesthesia? Was it easy to walk and get those darn gas bubbles out? Was it easy to do a 2-3 week liquid only diet? Was it easy having the pain pills cause constipation? Is life better living in obesity city? For me I am going to say NO to all these questions. And then I ask this: Why do you want to sabatauge your weight loss for some crappy food that got you obese in the first place? Thank you.

Best of luck to the both of you...

Welcome and the best of luck to you... You can do it.

This is what my friend Angela said Some people has gas in the attic and some people have gas in the basement. Do you like that.????? I have been on 5 cruises since the lapband,. Only lost weight never gained any. I go to the gym every day at 6:00 and up to the room @ 7 for coffee. I am very happy with my choice of having a lapand. I burp a little. I think everyone does.

Congrats to you. Great advise. and I salute you. Wish you would update. And what about a photo?? I BET YOU LOO GREAT.

Not to be yelling at you but who told you to use a straw to drink? Thats the worse thing to do. That is why you are burping. Congrats on your surgery...slow down with everything. You need to be very kind to yourself right now. You will do great...hugs to you.

After you have the lapband surgery I hope you will tell your family that it is NOT THE EASY WAY OUT .The easy way out is not doing anything about your weight and getting bigger and bigger then you have to have the gastric by-pass. You will lost weight easy with that and 1 year later you can gain all the weight back cause you lost it so quickly and easily. Lapband is not anything easy, It is a tool. With this tool you will be able to have a better life.

sounds like you are doing a great job.

The water you drink will take the fat out when you go to the potty. Thats what I was told. Forget any of the stuggles you had in the past. This is a great opportunity to get healthy and have a healty weight..

Start in on walking as much as possible. Best of luck to all of you. Don't let yourself get constipated. I know that no one likes to talk about that subject. But it is important to heed.

I had the Lapband because, I was a self pay. Now, I am really sure that I had the correct surgery. I have been meeting lots of past Gastric by pass people. And they are crying since they got fat again. Now that I am almost at my goal. (Which is the hardest lbs to loose) I am very happy with the choice.