Jess55

Wow... my tax dollars at work..... in the mean time i get up every freaking day and go to work while going to school and raising a family. So i can pay for insurance, co pays and medicine. For others to continue to get a free ride...

When you do something for 30 days it become a habit. Believe it or not you can and will get to a point where if you miss a work out you get very grumpy.

Even for those who haven't had WLS should be taking a multivitamin.

You may want to find out if there is any saline in you band. If there is get it removed so you have time to heal and be more comfortable.

No, I do not think her death was directly related to her band. I can't think of a way the band slipping would cause seizures, nor can I believe that her band was strangling her lungs either. The chest and abdominal cavity are separated by the diaphragm. I know it's not that thick of a membrane, but I still don't see how. I believe that Shirley may have had other medical problems that contributed to her untimely passing.

I would not do that. If you don't get ANY nourishment your body might even revolt and lose nothing. Drinking the shakes, you will lose weight. If you have til next Friday, you should lose 9 lb. I was on a liquid diet for one week pre op and the last 2 days were Clear liquids only and in those 7 days I lost 9.8 lb. You have more than a week and to be honest, I weighed less than you so in essence you may be able to lose more than me.
Honestly though I don't see why they won't band you at your current weight.

I would not do that. If you don't get ANY nourishment your body might even revolt and lose nothing. Drinking the shakes, you will lose weight. If you have til next Friday, you should lose 9 lb. I was on a liquid diet for one week pre op and the last 2 days were Clear liquids only and in those 7 days I lost 9.8 lb. You have more than a week and to be honest, I weighed less than you so in essence you may be able to lose more than me.
Honestly though I don't see why they won't band you at your current weight.

eat more......

To true! I've wanted to post something like this for the longest time. If the posts are all in italics or script, I just skip them. It hurts to try to read, and if they're in a color it makes it even worse.

I just don' understand, if you wanted a "fad diet", why get the band in the first place? I chose lap band as a lifestyle change. Oh and I'm losing the weight with a lifestyle change which doesn't include the band anyways. I do not have restriction and never searched for it once I lost the initial that I had. And I clicked on this link to have a laugh at what people were saying.
Btw they even have banned the topic of hcg at mfp because of how stupid and unhealthy the diet is.

For me, not hard at all. I'd been going to the gym for many years prior to the band. Once I got the ok post op from my doc at 9 days for cardio (and about 3-4 weeks for weights) a few days later I started back. I took it slow at first, I was still a teeny bit sore, but within a week or 2 I was back to my old routine, but a little more. 2 months after surgery I started cardio or fitness kickboxing, and I now go 5 days a week taking usually 6-7 classes. Wednesday I go twice and 2 days I usually do 1.5 classes. So once you are cleared, have at it. For me I had a very quick recovery so it was easy. Some people have harder ones.

In order to TRUELY gain 5 lbs you'd have to eat 17,500 calories OVER your maintenance calories. Did you? Very highly unlikely. So it was not a true gain. It was probably Water retention.

In order to TRUELY gain 5 lbs you'd have to eat 17,500 calories OVER your maintenance calories. Did you? Very highly unlikely. So it was not a true gain. It was probably Water retention.

Personally I think you should postpone your surgery until you're done breast feeding. In the weeks post op you are going to be consuming very little calories. The first week post op I only had like 300 calories per day. Which is barely enough to sustain life let alone feed a baby. Have you discussed this with your doctor? I would be surprised they would recommend the surgery while you are breast feeding.

I'm not gonna comment on you doing your own fills, but why even bother to post that you are if you didn't want negative comments?

I have had Constipation issues for many years, going once, twice per week if I was lucky, and I drink PLENTY of Water, over 100 oz per day. Months before my surgery I mentioned it to my doctor and she recommended miralax, I've been taking it mostly everyday for like 1.5 years and haven't had a problem. I really wish I knew why I can't go normally, it's annoying to take everyday, but luckily dissolves tasteless, so I can easily drink it.

My port is actually a bit higher.

If you're working out, then most definitely you can be losing inches and not weight. I think I've lost more size than the scale says weight wise. I had two people at work say I look thinner even though the scale hasn't moved in three weeks. Also weight wise I feel I haven't lost enough to be down another size but my large scrubs are falling off me (waiting for my mediums to come in). I still have 45 lbs to get to a normal bmi but no one believes me because I'm much smaller size wise. I've lost 67 lb and gone from a 24 jeans to a 12. I workout 6 days a week so I know that my body is changing and doing weights once a week is helping inches even though the scale isn't moving.

If you're working out, then most definitely you can be losing inches and not weight. I think I've lost more size than the scale says weight wise. I had two people at work say I look thinner even though the scale hasn't moved in three weeks. Also weight wise I feel I haven't lost enough to be down another size but my large scrubs are falling off me (waiting for my mediums to come in). I still have 45 lbs to get to a normal bmi but no one believes me because I'm much smaller size wise. I've lost 67 lb and gone from a 24 jeans to a 12. I workout 6 days a week so I know that my body is changing and doing weights once a week is helping inches even though the scale isn't moving.

I know what you mean, I'm a jeans an t-shirt girl myself. While I don't think I've broken into "stylish" yet, I'm trying. I've never watch What not to wear, but coworkers have said I should go on the show..LOL.

I'm not gonna comment on you doing your own fills, but why even bother to post that you are if you didn't want negative comments?

When you're hungry, drink drink drink. It helps me a lot. I'm almost 7 months out and I've had one small fill. Fills do not make you lose weight. Only you can do that. Am I hungry between meals, yes I am. But I'm still not sure if I want another fill. I'm losing weight fine, because I know what I have to do and I know I have to do it. Am I gonna Lise 100# in a year, no. But Water can keep me satisfied to an extent, so I'm wondering if I really should get a fill.
So drink when you feel hungry. I know this may seem hard since you may still be on liquids or mushies, but it helps. Though I wasn't hungry during my liquid stage, so I can't say for sure if it will help on that stage. But remember fills do not equal weight loss. Only you can control that.

You lost 15 # in 5 days! Your body needs to adjust to that. Also some people dint Lise on very low calorie diets. Like me, I could lose for the first week pre op then nothing until I got my calories back up to 1100-1200.
So you know the first 6 weeks post op is about weight loss, don't get frustrated if you stall in your weighloss during this time

Don't worry slm2007. Prior to getting my Wii in 2009, the last game console I had was the NES (original nintendo). When I was like 8 or something. Personally I like my Wii, but I've never played on the others so I'm biased. I haven't played on it in a while, but I love just dance 2 and Michael Jackson the experience

I guess it is a NSV and also a problem. I have barley any clothes that fit me. I've never been as small as I am now (a XL top and 16w jeans, though I may be approaching a large). I only have 3 t shirts, and 2 pairs of jeans and 2 hoodies that fit. Besides workout clothes and my scrubs for work). I started cleaning out my closet and realized this today. I hate buying new clothes because I just keep needing new ones.