Knaroz

I missed the show but I am honestly glad that he had someone on there that had lost and then gained it all back. While I hate it for that person, it needs to be shown to more people that this is not a "magical tool", a "quick fix", an "easy out", etc. Yeah I lost 200 lbs, did I take the easy way? O hell no lol and it is still something I will fight with for the rest of my life, but I do get so tired of people acting like I took the easy way and so I am glad he showed "the other side."

Yup when I made my goals with my doc I said I would love to be 250. He said I didn't need to be unrealistic and to shoot for 275. Now I am closing in on 175... Needless to say he has me speaking at most of his seminars now lol. Never be a sheep, you know your body. Use this as the tool it is, not as the crutch you expect.

Well I will be honest, I don't really 100% know. My doc says no forever, although flat would be ok that is just nasty lol. Other docs say no for 6 months, some say no for a year, and some don't say anything about it. Personally I am not gonna take my changes, yeah I will miss beer but not at the chance of messing up my band or hurting myself.

Sadly yes anything with carbonation is a no no.

Also talk to your doc about having the port looked at. If you are self pay I would think that they should have to do the repair for free because there is honestly nothing you could physically do to yourself WRONG that would cause that to happen. It's not like you picked at the stitches or used your abs too much. If you are not self pay then I would think it would fall under a copy with your insurance but every insurance is different. I would honestly look into having it repair sooner than later because it could weaken the remaining stitches to the point they fail and the port becomes loose or with only one set of stitches the port can flip and then you cannot have any more fills until they cut you back open and flip it over.

Dang I wish I could find a real bootcamp class. The only one offered here is a lot of pylometrics only with steps and risers, and then some outdoors stuff running, i want the good stuff like what you got!!

Congratz!!! I was banded in July 2010 and well all the winter clothes i bought last year because everything I had was too big.... well guess what I gotta do it all over again. WOOHOO. Don't even mind spending money on clothes anymore because the smaller clothes fit so much better than the double and triple enlargements of the original patterns. Before surgery I was in a snug size 60 pant. Last winter I had to buy a pair of 46's because i had some that I had outgrown before the surgery that now fit (48-52). Last month I bought size 36's and they are actually a little big I should have went 34's. That is just CRAZY!

O that sucks than yeah anything ab related, jumping related is gonna pull on the remaining stitches. That is why I love Dr Ponce that man uses probably 15 or 20 stitches all the way around I dont think I have ever heard of him having one come loose yet.

Depending on how well your surgeon stitched in the port anything ab related is gonna hurt like a son of a b. Nature of the beast of having a foreign object stitched into the actual muscle. I would not say avoid them but just go easy, especially just starting out and I definitely wouldn't start them until at least 30-60 days post op to allow it to heal.

UGH yes the belly flop lol sometimes i wish I could wear a belt while having sex just because of that one area

I would have to say I sadly look like a Shar Pei puppy lol. But hey only 2 more years and then insurance will pay for it to be removed so yeah I dont like it. Does it get in the way not really maybe a little. Not sure if it is a turn off as being married I dont have too many women checking it out lol. Maybe some single guys can help ya a bit more with some of the questions. lol

I like the Fage or whatever brand it is. I like the honey one that comes in its own side container not mixed together. That way I can add my own sweetness based on how I am feeling. The premixed versions are nasty!

Right there with ya its sad when I can take a normal menu item at any restaurant and turn it into 4 decent sized meals and eat for a week off of one item. And it is a correct portion its ridiculous what they put on your plate now a days.

My wife was on 80 day / 80 night lantus prior to the band. Less than 3 months after surgery she no longer has to take any lantus at all nor any oral medication. So yes it can happen be very very very careful of your sugar checks as you can drop too low too fast.

Yeah just wait it never goes away and is always loudest when it is quiet. Mine if I drink too fast you can actually hear the Water go down like your are pouring it through a funnel, which in essence you are. I do not know if it is the narrow opening caused by the band that makes the normal stomach sounds reverb or whatnot but i just refer to it as my little monster and keep on trucking Good luck!!

Lost 166 in a year but I really worked the band hard lol

i found a bunch on EBAY they shipped from India or Hong Kong was like 5$ a piece and they work well. I also just watch the clearence section of athletic stores found a lot of Nike Combat ones for 4.99 one day. I havent honestly found one I dont like or doesnt fit but every company has a different size chart so before you buy a ton of a new brand buy one and try it out.

they work great. I have many that I wear its a must with all the loose skin lol.

Just hit week 8 this week. 28 min of straight running. I laugh when I think about how it took me 3 weeks to do Week 1 Day 1 and complete it and where I am now.

Did mine in July she had hers in Sept. I think things have gone well. Good luck!

Honestly depending on the stretch marks you have across your stomach and in the cutting areas you will notice those more than the scares. I am pretty hairy which i hate but it does cover everything, but even if it didnt the old stretch marks are more noticeable than the surgery scars. Good luck@

Our surgeon puts only enough in to PRIME it to make sure there is no leaks etc. MIne went off fine no issues, my wife on the other hand had to have even the priming fluid removed because it was causing her to be too tight. I think it truely is each case is different. Good luck!

Congratz!! Yeah I have had to change my goal weight twice now. That is not a change I mind doing lol

Usually the 1oz rule is for the first week following surgery just to make you take it easy on your swollen stomach. Starting with the second week you should be fine as long as you dont gulp and try not to use straws for as long as you can as they introduce air as you drink and compound the gassy problem. Good luck!

I hope not I loves me some garlic powder lol. I wonder if it is just one of those "gray" area items that some people are sensitive to maybe?