Leecelove70

Hi all! I have been sick and my son had a bad case of Croup so I have not been here in a while. Here is my update: Since last month was a bad month for me with only a pound weight loss this month was much better even though I was sick the whole month! Since I was finally filled last month after 4.5 months this months weight loss was 10 pounds so now its 239 from the 290 which is 51 pounds total ! Also I had my measurements done for the first time since April and I was shocked, so here they are: April: Waist-53 Nov: Waist 45 inches April: Hips- 60 Nov: Hips 57 inches April: Neck-19 Nov: Neck 14 inches My brother also got engaged and we are having a engagement party on December 30th for him ( he and his finace live in California). There will be relatives I have not seen in over a year who do know I have had surgery and have lost weight. It will be nice to see their reactions! I also have the September 15th, 2007 Wedding in Califronia to look forward to. I will have almost all my weight off by then and I can finally wear a dress wih out having to wear a annoying grudle underneath!!( CAN YOU SAY AMEN!) Well thats my update for now. HAPPY TURKEY DAY! Love and hugs,:kiss2: Lisa

You have my prayers,support and love. I also had that happen to me at 32 weeks it was placenta abruption. My son was born on September 19,2002 (I was due 11/22/02)he weighted 2 pounds 11 ounces and he spent 2 1/2 months in the NICU. He just turned 4 and is a happy and very healthy little boy! I will keep her and her baby girl in my prayers. Please keep us posted! Love and hugs, Lisa

:think Hi ladies! Iam on my second day of liquids since my first fill on Wednesday (after 4.5 months post-op) and its has not been all that good. I now have a terrible sinus infection :sick. Iam now on Zithramax which when I had a sinus infection 2 months a go( I have sinutitis), made my stomach so upset. It also helped my weight loss since I had the runs most of the time :tired. Tomorrow I start on two days of purees which is not to bad since at least its FOOD! I just wish I did not have a sinus infection since I think it would make this whole "cleanse " much better. Iam so happy to see that the group did so well this month on your weight loss journey's. I also had a great moment when I tried on a old winter jacket my hubby bought me two years ago that never fit and now it fits but is a little snug. At least I can zip it which I was unable to do before. I bet by the end of November I can no only zip it but wear it with comfort. Thats my mini goal right now, I love it, its lavendar and has nice warm fleece in it! I hope you all have a nice weekend! Here in NY we expect a Noreaster with lost of rain -YUCK! Love,and hugs, Lisa

Barbara: Thanks so much for the vote of encouragement. I also have Dr. Phil's book among other's. I seem to beat myself up all the time for every little thing. I need to realize the life does not always goes as planned and as my mom always say's "Do not sweat the small stuff"! Being an emotional eater is hard, its took me 36 years to get this fat and its not going to come off overnight ( If I had that solution figured out I would be rich!) The one thing I have loved to do since I was a child is read! Iam what I call myself a a book addict!( Iam also a food addict but this one is better!-lol). I love to read and I read at least 3 books a month and to me its a great joy! ( Barnes and Nobles and Amazon.com are getting rich by me). Thats why Iam looking into books to try to do some research on finding ways to heal my emotional eating . Thanks for the Dr.Phil suggestion, I forgot about his book. Love and Hugs, Lisa

:clap2: :welcome: Congratulations on taking the next step to better health and a new life. I was banded on June 13 and have lost 45 pounds so far. You sound like your doing great . Its not easy the first month but hang in there . You have come to a great site with lots of support! Love, Hugs and friendship,:cool: :kiss2: Lisa

:cool: Hi all! Boy did I have a bad month and its time to make my confession. Iam happy to have had a total loss as of last month of 40 pounds with out a fill, then why did I blow it all this month with stress eating! I had a very stressful month maritial wise ( money problems and arguments,you name it it happened!). Without the restriction of having my band filled I went back to my comfort of FOOD! I ate everything and anything especially my enemy MR. SUGAR! So when I went yesterday for my 4 month follow up I was totally depressed and not expecting to have lost anything even though I was lying to myself and everyone else that I finally made the 50 pound mark. I weighted in at 249 which means that I lost 1 pound even though I totally cheated the whole month due to stress eating. Lets face it when I am stress and emotional I eat, that is on of the reasons I got my band to help control my Complusive Overeating and Emotional eating ( My Eating Disorder ). So my Nurse Practitioner gave me my very first fill of 1cc. I am now on my first 48 hours of liquids and then 48 hours of purees. I have been peeing and pooping ever since my appointment of 4p.m. yesterday. I actually weighted myself this morning and my digital scale says 245 its that at all possible! My scale is accurate since it says the same weight as the doctors scale( It said 249 yesterday morning and I weighted as 249 at my follow up). I take this fill as my opportunity to start over and really evaluate what Iam eating and what Iam feeling. I bought the book "Overcomming Overeating " that someone on this site recommended and Iam looking foward to reading it. I also found some other books that I had purchased on recommendations from my therapist and that have been helpful. You know that old phrase "Its not what your eating , Its what's eating you"-- That is what I have to work on for this month ! So if you want to add me to Octobers tally of weight loss Iam down 45 pounds now ! Thanks for letting me finally confess my flaw to you all. You all are a great bunch of ladies! Love and hugs, Lisa

I have my four month follow up tomorrow and Iam getting filled so I wanted to know more information and I found this link on the fill question and answer forum. Here's is the rest of my post: http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm Thanks so much for the site information , it was helpful. I also read my booklet that the Nurse Practitioner gave me from the LapBand manufacturer that tells you what to expect when getting a fill. I was banded on June 13, 2006 and I have lost 50 pounds on my own with no fill, since I called my Nurse Practitioner and told her that I have been at a stand still all month, she is going to finally fill me tomorrow. She told me that I could have a protein shake for breakfast and then to only have soup for lunch as to prepare for the fill. My first fill is part of my after surgery follow up and free even though I am just getting it filled now. The Nurse told me the the first fill is always free no matter when it is done. Any other fills will cost me $80.00 dollars plus her regular fee which monthly is $80.00 same as the dietican I see monthly. The first fill is covered by my insurance of Bc/Bs PPO, but every time I see the Nurse Practitioner and Dietician its cost me out of pocekt.:phanvan I will post of the outcome soon. Lisa:kiss2: :cry

Thanks for the information, I emailed asking for a bracelet and I hope to get a response back. Lisa:) :kiss2:

Hi there! My name is Lisa and I also live in New York ( North East Bronx). I just want to send you my prayers and well wishes on your surgery. There is a New York forum and message board that I found. I had my surgery on June 13th and I have lost 50 pounds so far. I had it at Lawrence Hopsital in Bronxville,NY ( Westchester County) Love and Hugs and friendship, Lisa:kiss2:

You are so very welcome! Iam so happy to have inspired you and others with my story. I posted it because when I was looking into having my surgery, it was very helpful to read other people's stories. Even though I had my surgery in June, I just joined this site and I have to say I love it here. Unlike, Obesity Help, I love that its all about LapBand. I have already told a few of my friends who have had LapBand surgery about his site and they love it also. Leecelove70

Hi there and I want to say your doing great so far on your journey. :hungry: I tried a few protein powders but I love Designer whey in chocolate and I add a scoop of Smart Balance Peanut Butter( my dietican said its okay since Iam 4+ months out now!) it takes like a Reeces Peanut Butter Cup-Yum! The vanilla tates good with a cup of frozen strawberries added. I buy the small can at Eckerd for $10.00 but I can get the big one at The Health Nuts for $20.00 in Queens, NY. Good Luck! Love and Hugs and friendship, LeeceLove70

Thanks so much for the book suggestion I placed my order on Barnes and Nobles since Iam a member. I also found some a books that an old OA sponsor had told me to buy here are the titles "Why Can't I Stop Eating" by Debbie Danowski. She also has another book titled"Locked Up for Eating to Much- Dairy of a Food Addict in Rehab"( It was about here going to rehab to over come her overeating and it was very powerful reading!) I also read and this was after much therapy for my compulsive overeating and food addiction this book "Food Addiction -What the Body Knows" by Kay Sheppard (This books has been around for many years and had a great food plan that is great for banders and Kay Sheppard has a website that you can check out for the food plan.) Thanks again for the book suggestion. Love and Hugs and friendship, Lisa:kiss2:

Kiera: I loved your suggestions! Iam such a funk lately, I have lost close to 50 pounds with out a fill and Iam a complusive overeater and emotional eater also. Lately I crave Sugar and I have resorted to my old behaviors whenever Iam stressed. I have tired the Detour bars as you mentioned and they are great as a "chocolate fix". I also use the Designer whey Protein powder in Chocolate and add skim plus milk and a scoop of Smart Balance Peanut Butter and 4 ice cubes to make a great smoothie.( Iam in heaven !) Your suggestions were great and I will use them to help me get out of this funk Iam in. I also like the planned once a week menu and the once a week 'Cheat" idea. Thank for a great post!:clap2: Love and Hugs and friendship, Lisa

I found this post and it brought me to tears since I felt this way a year before I had my surgery. I cried my eyes out as I read this post. I sent her a very long reply with words of encouragement and my story so far. I was thinking as a group maybe we can give her some support and love even though she is in Australia! I think pretty much all of us felt this way before we had our surgery. Love and hugs, Lisa The world hates fat people..... <HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Hi everyone. I guess you could say that I am feeling very low at the moment. I just feel so isolated due to my weight. It seems like people absolutely hate you if you have a weight problem, and they just want you to disappear. It is like I hve committed the worst possible sin. It doesn't matter that I am a good, kindhearted person who does a lot to help others, I should be hated because of my weight. I feel this more acutely being a female. That is like a double sin. I feel very discrimated against by some of my co-workers who I have heard making comments about my weight when they thought I wasn't there. I don't feel like leaving my home and it is causing me a lot of mental anguish. I guess if I lose the weight with the banding I will be a worthwhile person to society. Sorry to put a downer on things. Just going through a low ebb at the moment. Susannah:confused: <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->__________________ 8/8/03 Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis Surgery Jan/Feb 2007 Mr Gary Crosthwaite Reside in Melbourne Australia

Susannah wrote: I guess you could say that I am feeling very low at the moment. I just feel so isolated due to my weight. It seems like people absolutely hate you if you have a weight problem, and they just want you to disappear. It is like I hve committed the worst possible sin. It doesn't matter that I am a good, kindhearted person who does a lot to help others, I should be hated because of my weight. I feel this more acutely being a female. That is like a double sin. I feel very discrimated against by some of my co-workers who I have heard making comments about my weight when they thought I wasn't there. I don't feel like leaving my home and it is causing me a lot of mental anguish. I guess if I lose the weight with the banding I will be a worthwhile person to society. Sorry to put a downer on things. Just going through a low ebb at the moment. Susannah:confused: __________________ Susannah: I read your post with tears in my eyes since in June of 2005, I was you! I felt your pain and I almost ended my life because of it, but I knew enough that I did not want to leave me son with out his mother and my husband with out his wife. I admitted myself to a hospital and got help for my depression . I was there for week and was put on medication. It has not been an easy path since I have an eating disorder of Complusive Oveating to add to my depression. With both my therapist and mental doctor's help along with my primary doctor I decided to have the LapBand surgery. I had my surgery on June 13, 2006 here in the USA which was a year to the date I admitted myself to the hospital and it was the best thing I did for myself! I have regained my self-esteem, self-respect, annd above all my life! I know how you are feeling now I was 290 pounds and was not comfortable in my own skin. I never wanted to go out because that meant I had to have people see how big I had become. I was keeping my very active 3 years old inside with me while I stayed on the couch and watched TV all day and ate-- what kind of example was I showing him? I also did not go to my youngest cousins wedding because I did not want to have to be squeezed into a uncomforatble corset to wear under my dress for his wedding-- how crazy was that? I realized that I was missing life because of my weight, I was letting this weight take over my life --I FINALLY SAID NO MORE! YOU CAN DO THIS! 1. I suggest you go and see a mental health person for your depression. 2. Talk to your primary doctor and start on a special food plan . 3. Look into WLS doctors in your area of Australia. 4. Talk to others on the local Australia LapBand talk. I wish you all the best and you have all my love and prayers in your journey. Lisa from the USA:kiss2:

Thanks PinkyLee, This Depression thing is a B***h! I had a good night last night with my hubby and son we watched "The Little Mermaid " for the 100th time. It was okay since it is my favorite Disney movie! When I am feeling blue its great to have my 4 years old to cheer me up! He loves to sing and dance and he always puts a smile on my face. Lately my challenge is to not give in to my old cravings ( SUGAR!) and it has been so hard since my band is not yet filled, Iam still doing this on my own and its scares me! I know I have accomplished so much in 4 months with 50 pounds down so far but, I thinks it might be time for the fill and major restriction! I have bought so many books about WLS surgery and most recently "Laproscopic Gastric Banding " a whole book about banding ! I wish there was a book that had food plan ideas for people from weeks 1 and beyond. I mean like week per week food plan ideas up to a year after surgery, I feel it would be extremely helpful to all LapBand patients! Those are my thoughts for today . Love, Hugs and Friendship, Lisa

Hi ! My name is Lisa and I had my surgery on June 13, 2006 at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville ,NY (Westchester,NY). They have their support meeting the first Wednesday of every month at 7 pm in the Conference room on the 5th floor. I have not been able to go since my husband does not get out of work until 7pm and I do not drive and have no one available to watch my son . I do alot of online support such as this site and ObesityHelp. What Iam looking for is a support group that has a better scheduled time and maybe even weekends so that I can go in person. Does anyonw know of any in the Bronx or lower Westchester Region ( New Rochelle or White Plains)? I have lost 50 pounds without any fill since my surgery on June 13,2006. I would love to keep in touch with some New York bandsters. Please leave me a message on this site and lets keep in touch . Lisa aka LeeceLove70:)

Hi there! Iam Lisa aka LeeceLove 70. I was banded on June 13,2006 Let me tell youe about me: My birthday is Jan 6, 1970 (hence the 70 in the username). I have been married to my hubby for 4 1/2 years and have an adorable 4 yeard old son Andrew. I was born and raised in New York. My hobbies are reading books -- Barnes and Nobles is getting rich with me -lol I love going to concerts - The best I saw recently was Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden in February- he did 3 hours non stop ! I have been fat since I was 5 years old and growing up I was on every diet there was. I never made lifetime on Weigth Watchers but I sure did spend enough over the years to get lifetime membership! I even tried Overeaters Annoymous a few times for my eating disorder of Complusive Overeating. The most I lost was 35 pounds on OA's HOW program . I also suffer from depression and I went through a breakdown in June of 2005 after my best-friend of over 10 years decided to end our friendship from pressure and abuse she was suffering from her husband. I admitted myself to a hospital for a week and got put on medication and recieved help for my depression. A year to the date I had my LapBand surgery and it was the best thing I ever did for myself! I have regained my life, my self-esteem and self-respect! My depression is under control and I see my therapist every other week and doctor once a month. Iam not perfect, but Iam progressing! I have lost 50 pounds with my LapBand with still no fill and it has not been easy , since I have been pretty much doing it on my own. The past two months have not been easy and the old craving have been there , but I keep watching what I eat and only drink water and Crystal Lite. I have not been exercising as much as I used to but , I have been outside more with my son trying to be more active. I love this June Banders Crew since we all can support each other and be open and honest and help each other out. I look foward to making new friendships with each and every one of you. Thank you so much for the wonderful invites you all sent me. Love and hugs, Lisa aka Leecelove70:kiss2:

Hi there, My name is Lisa and I just joined this site. I was banded on June 13, 2006 and I would love to be part of the June 2006 Banded Crew! How do I join? Also how do I add that ticker that everyone has in there post? ttp://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/3;0;96;0;0/c/-50/t/-150/k/9055/weight.png

Michelle: I know where your comming from with the medication for depression. Before I switched to the great psychothreapist and Doctor that I have now, I was wrongly diagnosed with Bipolar. I was on so much medication and to top it all off I have an eating disorder, it made me gain so much weight . After I had my LapBand surgery I left my old therapist and doctor and got a new one. I am now on less medication was diagnosed as only having slight depression brought on by my eating disorder( complusive overeating)my therapist and doctor specialize in patients who have had weight loss surgery. Having my LapBand surgery has changed my life and given me back my self-esteem and that is what most of us lose when we are in our depression. Iam doing so much better with my mecication and see my therapist every two weeks and doctor every two months for medication adjustments. I hope that you will find that your depression will be less once you have your surgery. I wish you the very best of luck and please stay in touch with me . Love, Hugs and friendship, Lisa( aka-LeeceLove70)

Iam so glad to inspire you and your daughter. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO since my husband works in a hospital. My seminar was on March 23rd, first appoinment was with the Nurse Practioner on April 4th and then the whole month of May was filled with all the required appointments. I was approved with my first letter on June 1st and given the June 13th as the surgery date. I was then put on Optifast( liquid drinks that come in chocolate and vanilla) where I lost 7 pounds down from 290 to 283 on the day of surgery . Its now 4 months plus and on my home scale its says I have lost 50 pounds( 240). I go on October 25th for my 4 months check up( for the first year you have to go every month to see the dietician and the Nurse Practioner to get weighted and to check if you need a fill/adjustment). I still have not gotten my band filled yet. I wish you both well . Love, Hugs and friendship, Lisa ( aka-Leecelove70)

Hi there , this is Lisa and Iam so glad that I inspired you. I was in your shoes last year and did not know of this site. All that I was able to find was Obesity Help which was helpful, but not totally geared to LapBand as a whole. My seminar was on March 23rd, I had my first appointment on April 4th and then in May were all my appointments. On June 1st, I was approved and June 13th was my surgery date. I have Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO and they were great. I wish you the very best of luck and well wishes on your journey. Please also read my words of advice on the insurance process since its gets very stressful if you do not have the right information in your medical file! Love,Hugs and friendship, Lisa( aka -LeeceLove70):faint: