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Welcome to all family members, friends, partners, loved ones, and anybody else who is part of the village that it takes to support a person who has made the choice of a lapband. I am the partner of somebody who had the surgery about a year and a half ago - which was before we got together - and i have had to learn a whole lot about what it means to live a banded lifestyle. I am totally supportive of my partner's decision to change her life with the help of the band but i also think those of us who are with people who have a lapband may have questions, experiences, even sometimes frustrations to share -- so that's what this forum is for. Again, welcome!

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Welcome to all family members, friends, partners, loved ones, and anybody else who is part of the village that it takes to support a person who has made the choice of a lapband. I am the partner of somebody who had the surgery about a year and a half ago - which was before we got together - and i have had to learn a whole lot about what it means to live a banded lifestyle. I am totally supportive of my partner's decision to change her life with the help of the band but i also think those of us who are with people who have a lapband may have questions, experiences, even sometimes frustrations to share -- so that's what this forum is for. Again, welcome!

Thank you....Will have my first drs. appt the end of this month..my primary dr is totally against it but, he has not walked in my shoes...I'm frustrated and not happy...I need help!!! Thanks again...I'm so overwhelmed with how many people out there struggle with the same "illness" I do

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Thank you....Will have my first drs. appt the end of this month..my primary dr is totally against it but, he has not walked in my shoes...I'm frustrated and not happy...I need help!!! Thanks again...I'm so overwhelmed with how many people out there struggle with the same "illness" I do

I know how you feel. My primary Dr is against me having this done. I am in my 4 month of getting info. If all goes well i can have my surgery end of April. I think that my biggest barrier is my family. They think if I would just say no that I can lose weight. well like you said, they haven't walked in our shoes. my dr says that a "food Addication" is the hardest addiction to get through cuz we NEED food to live. I have said that for years and it is so nice to have someone else feel like I do. This site will be great for us to contiue on our journey

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This is a decision you make for you, who else knows better than you what being overweight has caused you mentally and physically. You are choosing to do something positive in your life, to take control instead of your weight controlling you= holding you back in many aspects of living not to mention health. I read this once and it has stuck with me...once you have lost the weight, no one will remember how you did it just that you did. And oh by the way, I am a 3 1/2 year lap band person with a weight loss of 135 lbs. It is one of the best things I have ever done for myself, it will be one of the best things you have ever done for yourself too.

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Arm liposuction makes firm, trim arms create a more youthful look and can provide an incentive to exercise regularly to maintain fitness. After liposuction, patients who have been self-conscious about their heavy arms often feel more comfortable wearing a range of clothing styles, and they also find that clothes tend to fit them better.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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