BabyGotBack

17 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!! I still have not weighed myself yet. Well, in between all my daily stuff, I squeeze time in here. I love to research and just share what I find with you all!!!

No problem!!! You are welcome here! I think it just really matters where you feel you get what you need in way of suppport. Before the January thread, I had to make my own, the Lower BMI thred to get support. So, I am blessed to have you guys and them now!!! Hey, Strike a Pose, a petho pose that is!!!:faint: And it works!!! I have gotten people letting me know it does!!!

HI!!!!!! I have heard that sometimes it takes about 2 weeks to kick in. FillCentersUSA.com does Dr. Ortiz fills. Maybe you can check in your area. How was the experience? Are you hungry or able to eat solids?

What is your diet like? We are starting a South Beach Diet challenge on Saturday. It is technically called a "diet" but goes hand in hand with the banster rules we are supposed to be following anyway!!! I also need to get my butt moving and get it in the gym!!! Welcome to our little corner of the world!!! :biggrin1:

Great!! How is your pre op going?????

Congrats!!!! I wish you best!!!

I am sorry! My surgery was postponed too and it was hard on me. I was depressed about it. Then, I used the extra time to study as much as I could to learn about the banding and all the mental stuff that goes with it!

I can start solids on Saturday too!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I am going to start South Beach that day. I also made my 6 week fill appointment for Feb. 17th. I am not feeling restrictioin when I drink or eat but am making myself keep the same portion as if I was, at 1 cup. I also am taking my appetite suppresant, for now!!!

I'm sorry!!! I had felt like that with a previous thread, so before I had the January thread, I created my own little thread, the Lower BMI bandsters! Maybe you can make a thread for Banded Guys! I am sorry if I didn't answer your questions, it was nothing personal! Take care and you are welcome to stay!

Sounds like you are doing great!!! I loved my heating pad too! I actually put a sipper bottle at my night stand so i can get started first thing or else it is hard to get it all in!!!

I will be praying for you surgery!!!! Keep us posted as soon as you can!!! You are almost in Bandland!!!:clap2: :clap2:

I am glad you are feeling better Susan. I am so afraid of PBing. I start on solids on Saturday and I am kinds scared. I don't know what to start with. Someone suggested eggs and cottage cheese to make sure I can get solids down. Do you start solids on Saturday too?

Welcome!!! How are you doing on your pre op?? Do you have any questions??

That was really nice!! I truely do feel a bond with all of you. We really are taking the journey of our lives with each other. We understand each other in that special way, that only a bandster can. I am so glad to have a group of ladies like you to come to every day and share the joy and pain with.

What kind of sauces do you use on the chicken or meat to help it go down? Do you mean like ketchup, bbq sauce, ranch dressing type sauces?

WOW! You are doing great! You sound like you will need a new wardrobe sometime in the near future! I heard there was a clothing swap on ObesityHelp.com I want to look into it. Or I will donate my clothes to like a women's shelter or something. :clap2:

Thanks! I am glad to find out why! It makes sense. I will make sure I buy cottage cheese. Will cottage cheese pack the pouch too to keep me full longer or does it go through the band? The Morning Star sausage is really soy. Do you have problems with veggie burger type stuff? I am picky about me meats, chicken, etc. I buy organic milk, eggs, chicken, beef, etc. So, soy is a good choice for me as well as fish. I heard crab cakes are good too! I can't wait to hit Trader Joe's and Henry's (health food markets) and buy me some good protein! I used to get these veggie burgers that had pieces of actual veggies in it. I think it was called Dr. Krogers or something like that. I CAN'T WAIT TILL SATURDAY!!!! But, then in a way I am scared because I don't want to PB. I can tell my restriction has let up. I can drink my water faster and eat my soup faster without feeling restriction. Will I feel restriction again when I start on solids?

I am almost 3 weeks post op. I have already made my 6 week fill appointment for Feb. 17. They didn't ask me any questions though!

Hey, my husband is Puerto Rican. I am Mexican making my kids MexiRicans!!!

My name is Audree, I am 33 years old and live in Rancho Cucamonga, California. My screen name is Babygotback because whenever I go dancing and the song "baby got back" comes on, people look at me and expect me to dance! Yes, I have a BIG booty! I have been told it looks like it is on hydrolics!:faint: Anyway, I am looking forward to toning down the booty and not being a spectacle.

I buy this coffee that is supposed to be healthy for you and this oatmeal type thing called Spirulina Oats. It is called Gano. You can get more info on Ganoexcel.com I can start my solids on Saturday. I think I am going to buy Morning Star soy sausage patties and some other healthy type proteins like salmon patties, crab patties. For some reason I don't get a mushy stage. The only thing I can figure out from that is someone told me you tend to gain when you get into the mushy stage. Maybe because it is easier to get in excess calories with mushies and they are so yummy!!! So, he has me go straight to solids. I also refuse to buy any new clothes and will just use up the stuff that hasn't fit me for so long. My surgeon told me to get ready to burn ALL of my clothes! I can't wait to go shopping and like what I see in the mirror for the first time! I also set my appointment for my first fill for Feb. 17. So, in three and a half more weeks! But, my restriction is still holding up to varying degrees. I am still keeping to the 1 cup a meal rule. I don't want to push it. I will use this time to lose as much as I can. At least I am able to get about 1000 calories in now.

Don't forget a massage!!! How are you? I haven't talked to you in a while!

Congrats! You have entered Bandland!!!:clap2:

Welcome!!!! This is a great place full of great, supportive people!!:clap2:

Congrats on the loss!!!:clap2: :clap2: I also made my 6 week fill appointment. How do they determine if they give you one?