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mybrownidgrl

By mybrownidgrl, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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mybrownidgrl    0

mybrownidgrl
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Hi my name is Jennifer I'm 28 and i'm getting banded on wednesday 4/13 . Can not believe how the time has flown by and surgery will be in a few days :o.. anyways i am looking for a buddy to chat with that is going thru the same stuff !

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Princess_Gottalose    1

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I'm Nikki :) I was banded on June 21 2010... Its SO hard to believe it has almost been a year!!! My birthday is June 17 so it was almost like a new birthday for me! I am 24 I started out weighing 260 pounds... I finally hit 199 this week!! Woohoo!! I still have a bit to go as they have my goal weight at 140.... Anything you need just send me a message!

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Asherscrashers    43

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hey i'm ashley i'm 27 and getting banded on april 22nd i would love to have a buddy too to talk to :)

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mybrownidgrl    0

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Awesome guys ! Nikki i am getting banded and i am very nervous so i guess i have some questions for you :unsure: ... ashley i'm getting banded Wednesday so our dates are very close ! pretty awesome ! i'll send you both messages ! Thanks guys :D

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pamela3782    17

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Hey Ladies!! I've already met Jennifer (shes a pretty cool chick) but you guys are more than welcome to message me as well. I'm 29 and my surgery is in The 15th of this month!! Hope to hear from you guys!!

~Pamela

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lee_nyc    0

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I'm meeting with my surgeon on April 27th, and hoping to have surgery scheduled for the end of May.

I'm 28 and my goal is to lose 100lbs.

I too would love to have someone to chat with as I make this life change and adjust to new ways.

Hope to find some people to chat or email with!

Thanks!

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Beachy_Babs    5

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Hi Jennifer! I will be banded next month, but I am so happy for you that you are on your way to a new YOU! :) Would love a chat buddy too.

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Beachy_Babs    5

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Mindy Lou! I'm going to be banded May 4th! Yay I'm so happy for you :) Will definitely think of you the day after my surgery to see if yours went well =)

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SoCalAvsFan    0

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Hey all, im 26 and I just got banded yesterday! I think we all are taking care of this at the perfect age, where our skin for the most part should shrink back, and our bodies are the strongest they are going to be to make the process even easier.. Please feel free to add me as a friend or read my blog! Congrats to those banded and great luck to those who are on the path!

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Asherscrashers    43

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Congrats browneyed would love to chat :)

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Asherscrashers    43

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Congrats browneyed would love to chat :)

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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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      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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