Moo

Sounds like your doing great :thumbup: Im about a month post op and im feeling pretty good myself i backed up and am still kinda on mushy foods just cuz i want to give my tummy a little extra time to heal. I could eat anything i wanted and it doesnt bother me but im sure it could do some damage so i just avoid that train wreck lol I bet your going to have an easier time at work in a few weeks you adjust pretty quickly keep us posted :tongue2:

Ohh man i have tons of stories... I can go into a few lolz..

I was riding the bus in high school and this kid that was not skinny himself called me MiMi from drew carry and i walked up to him on the bus and in front of all the kids i backhanded him and he cried and all the kids cheered.. lol so it took a little bit of a hit to his ego however we ended up being best friends later that year how odd is that one?

I had this happiness bunny shirt that said yes im perfect now quit staring and this group of guys walk by and they were snickering and they said did you read her shirt and the guys are like Perfect? *snicker* and i turned around and i said yea... and that includes my hearing! they kinda shut it a bit lol...

On my wedding day in vegas there was a guy that walked by me and my husband after we were married but he was like dont do it man shes a fatty! and i just ignored that one because what kind of an idiot is going to ruin that day for me? nobody thats who....!

I moved to california and i had a hurt back and i was doing better and this guy in gamestop which was an old used up looking dude that was super ugly with a beer belly had the balls to continuously Moo at me and im sitting here thinking wtf dude... i didnt do anything about it but told my husband about it later and he said he would have kicked his butt lol... Made me feel a bit better..

The sad one is my husband telling me he wants a trophy wife and telling me how pretty ill be when i get thin and just is focused on then and not on me now and he can say such mean things without even trying and from the one you love that one hurts the most but he had better behave or his trophy will be for someone else..

Well I am doing pretty well im down 16 pounds since my preop diet and surgery etc. I had a silly little argument with my husband and whew it made me feel ill, I am going to have to calm down with that lol... ive been walking and getting in my shakes and eating mushies. I ordered more Protein Drinks online and how irritating they sent it to the wrong address, someone has some dislexia or something! oh well ill live a day without my shakes lol.. Im having a hard time with the motivation to go walking etc. i just want someone to go do stuff with, and i go to the zoo and stuff with my mom like 2x a week but the rest of the week my husband is too tired etc so i just have to suck it up and go alone or get on the treadmill which i guess is ok im doing the best that i can.... I suppose the harder it is on me now the cooler the success story? Cant wait to shop it in the juniors section... Ive never been able to do that and just to think wow haha... Oh I went out to applebees and my waitress i love her shes so cool but shes a bit nosey and asked about my eating.. and i told her what i had done and she was all telling me about her family member that had surgery and lost weight but gained it all back i was like... hahaha when i was really thinking ugh go away i dont need that right now.. But yea.. Im doing ok right now!

I wasnt ever told anything about bubble gum

Yea I'm pms right now and walking by food places was sooo horrible cuz it all smelled so good. But you at least admitted you made a mistake and are trying to correct it! And not trying to sweep that elephant under the rug :biggrin:

Wow I suggest getting a fill doctor close to home to save some money! But I don't think they put in a whole bunch at a time it's horrible you have to travel that far for a fill tho

Sorry if these as too big the first 3 pictures are from my wedding and one was in the limo with my husband and my best friend before the wedding then the last 2 are of me now im about 20 lb lighter but i hide from the camera and try for the perfect angle so that i can look thin :cursing:

Haven't been banded even 2 weeks yet but as for right now it's a yea probably... But might be a hell yea once I get a fill my band doesn't have anything in it at the moment so I'm getting a bit hungry but still down weight since the surgery so yea on the fence but leaning on the yes side and that was self pay

i feel you on the workouts....i got my surgery aug. 13th and i still feel weak...i'm gonna try and do some walking on the treadmill each day to regain my energy....i might have to wait until i start some solid foods....

If you don't start walking to get energy it's still going to be hard after solid foods. You should start taking like 10-15 min or however long you feel comfortable and walk slowly your speed and time will build up and I did this several times a day. I'm a little over a week in and I'm up to walking 2 miles a day little steps make a big difference!

Thanks for the replies and they have had alot more fast food in the house and i just have to get used to the fact that they love food too at least im not starving or anything yet lol.. They dont go out to eat when i cook for them meaning in short they are lazy and if i dont cook someone in a uniform does, but im feeling better ill probably start cooking again monday unless its over 100 degrees aain next week and we dont have an air conditioner i refuse to leave my cold cave of a room then lol i mean i am on solid food again i could cheat but i really dont want to and that there is the most important thing i think!

Thanks for the recommendation - Moo!

no problem at all

have my blogs up and running on youtube look me up as CreamyMoo

I used them for my surgery they havent been too bad yet and my mom uses them for her teeth and i havent heard her complain and believe me if there were an issue she would thats just the kinda mom she is

I've always been a night person :biggrin: up watching anime and playing video games mostly

Lol yea I had weight gain after but it started coming off I only had a 3 day preop diet and then surgery on Saturday the 14th and I'm down 12 pounds and already onto puree food I video blog on YouTube my username is CreamyMoo it really helps to document every day and focus on what's getting better

I got banded on the 14th I had alot of pain too but for the past couple of days I've felt fine I just can't lay on my tummy or my left side for some reason lol

I'm doing video blogging on YouTube my user name is CreamyMoo if you want to look me up :biggrin:

Yay there's a place to post in august now instead of posting in the June thread :biggrin:

I've started making blogs and putting them on YouTube was just wondering if anyone else that was banded in august is starting that up :smile: I was banded on the 14th! And I love it! If you want to check out my video blogs I'm CreamyMoo on YouTube :biggrin:

I don't know if it's just me not feeling good, the smells of the fast food my husband and his brother are bringing home, or my husband going out to eat almost every dinner since I got on liquid diet because I'm not cooking and I guess they are too lazy to do it. When I felt fine we wouldn't go out much cuz my husband would complain about getting fat and stuff, he wears a medium shirt he's just got it all in his head.. But as soon as I'm off my feet they go eat the good stuff and I'm here sipping liquids meh sorry I'm just annoyed and he tells me I have no reason to be and that it's probably just cuz I don't feel good that I'm being unfair... I just wanted to vent that

So, How are you feeling? Were you able to walk around and take care of "the kids" or were you laied up in the bed right after you had it done. My family is so dependent on me. I'm hoping it's a quick procedure and I'll be back to what I have to do very soon. Am I dreaming??

I'm doing much better today! You aren't dreaming it isn't horrible laying down for me and getting back up hurt the most but the day of surgery I walked a bit at home the next day I walked a mile and my goal 2 days out from surgery is to walk 2 miles so it really is fast recovery and it's important to move around during recovery the bending stuff might be a bit difficult but I didn't cry from pain or anything I had some gas pain in my shoulders and some other gas pain that I just took care of with gasx strips. I don't have kids but I have a husband and his brother that I cook and clean for and I was ok doing it the next day.

It wasn't a huge crowd but it was informative :cursing: maybe 10 people

How exciting. How long is the procedure supposed to last?

Mind me asking what you monthly payments are? Are your payments for 4 years? I was checking on Care Credit 4 years seems to be the longest Term available. I'll be thinking about you. Good Luck! :cursing:

We did go with care credit only because it was hard to get credit anywhere else so meh they are ok we are taking out a 401k loan to pay it all off next month the payments would have been 300 ish a month but they charge alot of interest. But they work I'm glad I got it all done all in all

2 days after surgery trying to get in at least a mile of walking every day even if it takes me a few times on the treadmill walking for 15 minutes then resting a few hours I might try to get more in today I know I need to get that walking in :cursing:

2 days after surgery trying to get in at least a mile of walking every day even if it takes me a few times on the treadmill walking for 15 minutes then resting a few hours I might try to get more in today I know I need to get that walking in :cursing: