sockmonkey

I already worked my tooshie off to gain 10 lbs so that I would qualify with 1 cormorbidity!!!! 10 more lbs now seems completely disgusting. I'm so frustrated!!!

I recently had my first nutrition class (pre-op) and the conversation was steered to artificial sweeteners. According to my nutritionist, all artifical sweeteners lead to weight gain except for one derivitive of Stevia which you can get at Whole Foods. At first this seemed perfectly do-able, however the more I think about it, the more outlandish that sounds. Does anyone have any experience with this or have any other advice?

Does anyone know where we get one of those nifty tags for our signature line that says when we are banded? Like, the "July 2010 Bandster" type things? Just because I'm silly like that. :smile:

I am scheduled for July 9!!! I too, however, am waiting on the final ok from insurance. Luckily I have no weight to lose or pre-op diet. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones! I just don't want to get too excited before that approval goes through. :bored:

I too have had a hysterectomy, and although I still have my ovaries, I have had menopausal symptoms. My dr. referred to them as post-surgical ovarian failure. My weight increased by 20 lbs. almost immediately after the hyster and has since been impossible to remove anything gained, resulting in even more weight gain. I am too young to safely take oral HRT until age 50 and HRT patches burned my skin. I really hope that a lack of hormones will not hinder my weight loss after lap-band!!! :bored:

This is my first post, I have yet to have my band placed and in the very starting phase of the process. I had to post here though because this is one of the prime issues I have with the band. I have decided not to tell anyone but my husband and my immediate group of girlfriends. Not my expanded group of friends, not my extended family, not even my parents. I may decide this is a mistake and tell them, but I probably won't. I live on the other side of the country as my family so I'm pretty sure I can accomplish this, but part of me still feels like I'm cheating a bit. Logically I know this is untrue- this is a sound decision for my health. I just don't want to encounter any judgement. Most of my family is heavier than me and either struggling with their weight or not. I don't know... :smile2: