Cindysmom (Ilene)

IF U WANT TO SEE MY BEFORE AND AFTER JUST CLICK ON MY PHOTO ON THE LEFT.

good luck to you. If you follow the rules and don't cheat. YOU WILL SUCEED.

I wondered why you would be eating potato chips? Did you look at the carbs? Those are high in carbs. They have no protein, viamins, fiber, they are carbs. Carbs make you FAT~ they don't help you lose weight. Protein is what you need to help you lose weight. Protein stays with you, You should have in protein:1/2 of your body weight. if you weigh 180 have 90. Keep your carbs low. For example: For breakfast I will have a yogurt. Greek is the best, Okios or Chopani. fat free Ricotta cheese. Or plain greek yogurt with sugar free jelly.Or 2 egg whites or 2 eggs.(eggs are protein) I make an omlette with cheese. I also might add to the omlete spinich, peppers, Bacos Sometimes I just have shake. Sounds like you need a fill. Do you have any restriction? Lunch. Some tuna, some cheese and slices of turkey. mayonaise. lettuce and tomato. NO BREAD. Dinner: 2 oz of salmon., spinich, asparagus, green beans, what ever you want. NO BREAD, NO POTATOES, NO PASTA, NO RICE, PIZZA, NO CAKE NO, COOKIES, NO PIE, NO CANDY. When u eat. eat your protein first and if you have room you can have veggies. NO BREAD no chips. Do you have a book for protein, carbs and calories? I have Caloriekings. Or you can go on line calorieking.com. Every one has to have some carbs. But your chips> for 1 oz is 15..too much and the salt. omg. i am hoping that others will tell you how many calories you should have. Some of us have 1200. Some less. I told you about the protein. But the carbs should be maybe 60 per day/ less. go to Atkins.com. sign up for their books and you will get some free bars too. If you want to lose weight. push protein. lower your carbs. Exercise everday. Continue with the water. Eat only 1 cup of food at a sitting. Get a fill. Eat slowly and chew. DO NOT CHEAT> I don't know how much more you want to lose but I lost 89 lbs in 15 months. I am 63 years old. READ labels. ask questions. dump the chips. I hope that you are not drinking soda pop. I will help you if you want. Didnt your doc give you a list of the right and wrong foods to eat? Do you have a support group to go to? I never had a support group.

You should lose 2lbs per week at the start. Hope you will walk to get rid of the gas. So happy for you. Anxious for you to let us know you are done. Cant wait to meet you. dont overdue your pain pills. you will get constipated big time from them. I have bnd for 2 years.

diane: Happy happy day happy birthday.. You are adding 10 more years to your life. SO very happy you are doing this. I am going to be 64 next month. I am happy that I did this. 89 lbs lost in 15 months, you can do it. if you need any help at all Lizybird@aol.com or here. ilene :D :D :D

THAT IS A GREAT NSV..non scale victory. Keep going.

Per Otters38 it is a piece of cake. If you follow the rules, that will be the last piece of cake you will have. A MILLION years ago my grandma died on the operating table, she had her varicose veins done. I was alway afraid to go under also. When I had my tubes tied, I panicked. This surgery was a breeze. I have 5 cuts. They were glued together. I stayed at the center for 4 hours. I was out walking immediatly and I didnt have the gas that so many of the gals and guys complain about. So happy for you, please feel free to contact me at any time. Best of luck. You will do terrific.

Best of luck in your surgery. Have positive thought. Walk walk walk! Don't be scared.

do it! you wont be sorry

Bec you are perfect. Lizybird@aol.com, You can see my photos if you click on my picture. See you soon. I also enjoy skype. ilene.falley

Everyone has given you such good advise. Regarding sweets. Did you know that they are carbs? Carbs make you want to eat more carbs. It is a cycle you are going thru. How are your teeth? Do you have cavities? You need Protein. Protein keeps you full. Helps you lose weight. For the Lapband surgery, They want people to agree for FOLLOW the rules. These are some of the rules. They do not include eating candy. 1. Eat only 3 small meals a day. Chew chew chew. 2. Protein first 3. Do not drink while eating. (30 min before and 1 hour after) No carbonated drinks. 4. Take Viamins. 5. Drink at leawst 64 oz of Water a day. 6. Exercise daily. Most of the people that have the lapband surgery have about 100lbs to lose. Lots of them have hundreds. Your carb habit will hold you back with a lapband....Best of luck to you and your choice.

I live in Ft. lauderdale, fl.~~ you wlll do great during the surgery. I also was nervous to have surgery and be put out. I made it. I wish you many blessings and good health.

Why not try the Atkins. They don't taste too bad.

My weight came off slowly. much slower than others. I am also in my 60's~ Probably too old. The cut off age is about mine. (with insurance) since I paid out of pocket they ddnt care. No problems ever. It is not what I eat as much as what I do not eat. Bread, rice, potatoes, Pasta, Cookies, cake, candy, pie. any soda, pop corn, chips. rolls. There are no excuses and no reasons to eat any of these things. LAPBANDERS ARE ON A HIGH Protein, LOW CARB DIET. PROTIEN HELPS YOU STAY FULL. CARBS TURN TO SUGAR, MAKE U CRAVE MORE CARBS. I AM CO-LEADER ON 2 GROUPS AND I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME. HERE ARE SOME MORE RULES. 1. Eat only 3 small meals a day. Chew, chew chew. 2. Protein first 3 Do not drink while eating. 30 min before and 1 hr after. No carbonated drinks. 4. Take Vitamins. 5. Drink at least 64 oz of Water a day 6. Exercise daily. NO EXCUSES, NO CHEATING NO BS. = WEIGHT LOSS. PROMISE. YOU CAN HOLD ME TO IT. KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS.IF YOU CHEAT ~~ YOU ARE ONLY CHEATING YOU. NOT ME, NOT ANY ONE ELSE. food DOES NOT MAKE STRESS GO AWAY. IT DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEMS~ IT JUST ADDS TO THEM. THIS IS YOUR LIFE, THIS IS YOUR FUTURE~ NO ONE ELSES. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANYONE ELSE LIKE ME THAT IS SO STRONG AND WHO WANTS SO MUCH FOR YOU. YOU MIGHT HATE ME BUT I LOVE YOU. LIZYBIRD@AOL.COM.

DRS KNOW BEST.

After 2 years 1 month and 89 lbs down. Doc refuses to give me fills also. Portion control and elimation of the above is truly the answer. The exercise you are doing is helping also. My fills cost $200.00. So it is just ok for me. The lapband is only a tool. If you continuously measure your food and don't cheat you will lose more. After a while it slows down. There are some that I know that have no fills at all. 12 lb is great for a month that is 2 lbs a week. I lost 5 lbs in 2 months. Focus on living your life, enjoying it day by day. Enjoy your exercise. Keep having a positive attitude. Find friends who have lapband and brainstorm. Think of the fun you will have watching the clothes you have in the closet go bye bye only to be replace by smaller sizes. DO NOT BE NERVOUS. HAVE GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP EVERY NIGHT.

While I have a bit of a thyroid situation and take 50 mgs of synthriod every day. My hubby had his removed. My friend Daria has Graves disease which is not good I guess. She lost 138 lbs from lapband. She stopped losing weight. Did you have a thyroid uptake test? Do you have a goiter? I think these are imp questions for the doc. i know how much you want to lose weight. I dont blame you. Try to do more portion control and eleminate. bread, rice pasta, cookies candy pie. soda, white flour items. *as if you had the band.* The band is only a tool. With the tool we have to bust our butts with exercise, elimiating the wrong food, drinking 64 oz of water. Pretend that you have one. Pretend that you are waiting for you 5 fills to give you restriction. Like I said it is only a tool. If I kept eating crap as the above, I would not have lost my weight. Think positive and love yourself. Find friends that have this and brainstorm with them. Don't give up.

i would like to know how to add my before and after photos. They are in my photo Gallery. thanks.

Hope the gas goes bye bye. Do you not think that the queen of england doesn't have gas..? I bet she does too. ha ha. so let it rip.

I have obstained from all bread, rice, noodles, pasta, pizza. Candy, all sweets, all cakes, cookies, all soda.. It is all what got you all fat AND ME TOO IN THE FIRST PLACE..WHO NEEDS THAT CRAP. EVERY 10 LBS IS 1 SIZE~ YOU WILL FEEL SO HAPPY LOSING THE WEIGHT. LOOKING PRETTY, BUYING NEW AND SKINNY CLOTHES. IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU. SUGAR AND WHITE FLOUR CARBS. CARBS MAKE YOIU FAT AND WANT TO EAT MORE CARBS. UP PROTEIN. PROTEIN WILL KEEP YOU FULL AND LOSE WEIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE? A FAT A$$ OR A NICE THIN AND HEALTHY BODY. I WAS VERY HARD ON MYSELF. I HOPE I HAVE NOT INSULTED YOU. I LOST WEIGHT VERY SLOWLY. I AM OLDER THAN ALL OF YOU.

oh also. I weight myself every day. NO problem there. We fluctuate everyday. If you are not cheating and you are following the rules the fluctuation should not bother you. I keep my list in a book. I started it Jan 1 and on March 1 I saw that I lost 5 lbs.

Ok you newbies.. Best of luck. I am an oldie but a goodie. I want to recomend that you say bye bye to all bread and all of the white flours. You will lose you weight faster. I lost 89 lbs in 15 months. And I am now 63 years old. No soda. Give up these things like candy, cake pie, cookies(all those high carbs ) and in the future when you are thinnner yoiu might want to add those things. ***I doubt it*** IF I can help anyone please ask. ilene

I have the same problem. How about apple sauce.? Frankly I do liquid and if I have a capsule I break it and put it in a shake.

Best of luck to you and welcome. You are doing exactly the right things. Do you have anyone there that can pat your back or rub it.? Think of when a baby has gas...We rub and gently pat the baby on the back. Try this: no promise: pretend that you are hooking and un hooking your bra.several times. I just thought of that. Drink warm tea, broth, or anything warm also. Good luck and keep posting. Feel better soon. Ilene

Hey Bec don't be afraid. It is nothing. Even a flu sot or vacination is worse~ promise. Cross my heart and hope to cry. Sick a finger in my eye!! lol. I am trying to get my b4 and after photos up. I do not know how to do it. but if you can get into my photos you can see it. I think. Ilene