crecia1975

Congrats! Hope all is going well.

If it was so easy, you would never hear stories about people who gain some weight back. You would also never see any overweight people becasue everyone would just get the band and be skinny!

That sounds like a combination of jealousy and ignorance. A lot of people think you just get the band and then you just get skinny without any effort. Whatever......

And you know what? Your B-day will get here faster than you could ever imagine. I had to jump through the insurance hoops and I thought it would never end, but I just knew I had to do it or I would kill myself w/ all of this extra weight. You''ll be so happy once it's all said and done. A few months is nothing compared to being happy and healthy for the rest of your life. Good luck to you!!

I couldn't have said it any better than this. Well said.

I was home for about a week and a half after surgery and I just didn't wear a bra. I went back to my underwire bras after that and it was just fine.

I agree with Jim....be very direct. Just let the doctor know what you want and why. Don't back down and let them know this is your health and your body. My primary doctor looks down on weight loss surgery and didn't want me to have it. She didn't want to write a letter right away, but wanted me to check out a Medifast clinic first. I told her "No. I want the surgery". She still made me wait and I still called her office saying I wanted my letter for the insurance company. Then she made me write out a letter stating all of my weight loss attempts. I wanted to tell her "can't you look at my charts from the past 7 or 8 years and see how big I have gotten? Hell, you don't even have to look at the chart you can see it when I walk in". I think she thought I would give up, but I typed everything up and emailed it to my husbnad so he could take the letter to her that very same day. Needless to say, I got my letter and surgery almost a year ago. I'm not at my goal yet, but this was the best decision I ever made.

I love the Just Dance 2 and the Michael Jackson Experience. They work up a great sweat. I also have the Zumba game and it's fun as well. You can really get a great workout if you are like me....very competitive. I try hard to beat my kids or my best scores. They are great for the days you can't get to the gym or if you get tired of the same old treadmill and eliptical routine. I use these on the days I'm trying to talk myself out of going to the gym. I think they are much better than sitting on the couch and doing nothing.

I am in the same boat and would like to hear the answers to this. It's like you were reading my mind and typed this up before I had a chance to.

OMG!!!! That has got to be the worst thing I have ever heard. That cashier would have gotten an earful from me immediately!!! I would have gotten my money back and asked to speak to the manager right then. That is ridiculous!!

That sounds good and easy. I will have to try that since school is back in and I need all the fast recipes I can get.

I can't have chicken that is too dry. It gets stuck. If I cook breasts, I really like to use my crockpot. Just add broth or salsa and it keeps it moist. I don't have an issue w/ drumsticks or thighs since they are naturally more moist.

congrats to you!

P90X is a workout program that will kick your butt. I have never done it, but I see all of the infomercials. I thought about buying it, but I'm so afraid I wouldn't be able to get through 1 min of it.

You need to follow the directions you got from your surgeon. Everyone here has a different pre and post op diet, depending on the doctor they chose. You also need to talk to your doctor about exercising. Everyone here will have an opinion and you will drive yourself crazy trying to figure out which answer is right. It's best to just focus on the diet and exercise plan you were provided. If you're not sure about something, call the doctor's office.