J_BandRanger

I figure since I talked about my "meanie daddy" yesterday, I should take a moment today to tell everyone that I have an awesome, supportive, fantastic husband!!! but the "worse" part (i think it's worse?) is that he looooooves "healthy, full-figured women"!!! so he loves all of my curves and thinks i'm beautiful!! he admires me all the time...dressed, undressed, in a t-shirt, bathing suit or ball gown, he thinks i'm beautiful!!! BUT he knows how much i am unhappy w/my weight, so he is very supportive of me choosing the lapband.:frown:

THANK YOU GUYS!!! i am going to talk to my doctor about he problems i have on his "stict & looooong" after-fill regiment!!! i think that will help. when i went for the pre-op bloodwork it showed that i got really sick and my blood sugar level (? i think? something like that??) really dropped and i got dizzy/shakey, etc w/no food for several hours....maybe he didnt notice that in the report?? i feel better today. thnx again!!

awwwww....you guys are so great!!! i'm all teary right now, not b/c of what Daddy said but b/c of what you all said. It is so nice to know that "strangers" can be so kind and loving!!! please know that i am very very very happy about my 18 pounds of weight loss!!! I LOVE IT!!!! i was just crushed to know that it wasnt even noticable..... maybe it was just a good 'reality check'??? anyway...i love the thought of not reporting my weight loss b/c i certainly did NOT report my weight gain!!! great idea!!! :tt2: THANK YOU!!!

you dont have to tell me about "picture disappoinments"!!! :tt2: just check out my blog entry!!! on second thought - do NOT look at it - its not very "positive"...this may sound mean, but i am actually relieved to see that someone else is also not happy w/a recent picture!!!! makes me feel more "normal"......

i cheated this w/e too! my husband is to blame (LOL!) he took the kids out for ice cream and brought some home for me!!! the good news is that it was plain -- no sprinkles, no syrup, no toppings at all!!! and i scooped out 1/2 and gave it to my brother!!! so i look at it like this: its MUCH less ice cream calories than i would have had 1 year ago!!! right?

keep us posted. i always find "fill stories" funny congrats on all the weight :thumbup:loss to date!!!

skinny = younger= healthier!!! so wait...is THIS (my fat) why i have no wrinkles??? ooooh!:tt2:

I've created three "tickers" but i can never get them to attach to my profile. i've tried adding them to my signature, but it just tells me "invalid file" ......

EXCELLENT!!! 50 pounds is fantastic!!!!

keep up the GREAT work! i am so happy for you!!! :-)

glad you''re doing well....

(yesterday) I told my dad that i lost 18 pounds (b/c he is VERY displeased w/my weight gain) His reply: "hmpf! from where?!" so that let me know that i'm so fat, the 18 pounds isnt even noticable! I know that i should ignore him and i know his comment was mean but he's still an important person in my life. he is a big reason that i want to loose weight. he really doesnt like me fat. i think i even embarrass him around his friends and our family.....:frown:

#1 - thank you all for your support and encouragement. #2 - i didnt know my friend took the pictures. I wasnt looking. I was helping her to load her pictures up to her computer when i saw the photos!!! (I deleted them!!!) #3 - I just feel like i've fallen prey to some big scam! this is my 3rd fill and still no sweetspot - i can tell already... :'( i hv 10.75 in my band and nothing!!! how can that be??? I dont even know if my band can hold much more.... #4 - and how fat am i really? i guess i didnt know how fat i really am until i saw those pictures! i wanted to cry!!! luckily i was able to delete them from my friend's camera card!!! #5- i'm supossed to do 3 days of clear liquids after each fill and that always makes me sick-the shakes, dizzy and diareahha (sp?)!!! eeeew! then 1 week of full liquids..i'm always starving that week, so i "cheat"!!! how many more times can i go through this (fill)? so basically until i hit my sweet spot, i'm just dieting, which obviously i'm not good at or i wouldnt have had this band placed to begin with!!!! i am so sad.....(and no, its not "my time of month" LOL! so this is all sincere saddness not due to any "feminine isssues" LOL)

i WAS really excited about the 18 pounds that i'd lost... i WAS really encouraged to "keep going"...i really believed that this lapband would finally help me to reach my goal... and then someone took a picture of me at the beach this yesterday....actually, they took 3 pictures!!! I look horrible!!! i look fatter than i even knew i was... who am i kidding? this band isn't going to work...it's just been an even bigger waste of money and time than anything else i've tried.... nothing is going to help me loose 100 pounds... I dont even plan to return to my doctor anymore.... no more fills, no more waste of time & $$$. I give up! :frown:

I'm only allowed liquids after a fill!!! I cant even hv real food for like 3 weeks!! I thought the fill was done like that on purpose to only allow liquids, then a progression of foods until its settled etc.... everybody is different, so call your doctor and check that you are eating correctly. (this is just my opinion of course...dont want anybody to scream at me)

I was going to buy one but after I looked into the cost to keep it updated, etc.... I changed my mind. I dont know anyone who has one.

i used aveeno lotion on my itchy scars. My 2nd fill came 3 weeks after my 1st one... i think it was supposed to be 4 weeks but i kind of "snuck in" (smile)

remembering to chew chew chew is a constant "new thing" for me!!! throw in three kids and i can see how you could be distracted!!! have a great 4th of July and enjoy your time in your bathing suit! 40 pounds is a lot!! be proud! :-)

@trisha -yup! I hv 3 days of clear liquids, then 1 week of full liquids, then 1 week of "mushies", THEN gradually introduce "regular food"

i didnt even have to diet the weeks before surgery. just liquids the day before. drinks/shakes/broth still hv a lot of hidden calories...so if you're are really concerned, total up your calories for a few days and see what numbers you get...you might be 'dinking too many calories' to still lose weight.... just a thought...try not to stress! you'll be fine :-)

i had my surgey on a tuesday and was back to work the following monday. i could have gone by day 5, i think, but there's no school on the w/e's! LOL! 12 days out you should be fine!

@Richelle - i have not hit my sweetspot yet. so my band hasnt really started to work yet. there is no restriction w/o that sweetspot!! so until then, you're just dieting. my band was wide-open for one month after surgery too! so i know how you feel!!

aaaawwww! poor baby!! try not to scratch!!

enjoy your 4th!! congrats on the 93 pounds! whoo-hoo!!

went for fill #3 yesterday.... arrived at 10:15.....sat & sat & sat & sat...the "filler" was a "no show"... we were told that there was "an emergency" in the OR and she would be to us by 12:00....sooooo....we sat & sat & sat.... 1:00... still "no show"!!! so i had to leave ... hungry and w/o a fill!!! I managed to get in this morning w/another Doc. She gave me 2cc which brings me to a total of 10.75 in my band....i wont know how that feels until i start back on solids in about 3-4 wks!!! i have 3 days of clear liquids right now, which i've affectionately come to refer to as "LapBandHell"....:laugh: