Hey i tho i would post up a thread for us all to talk in.....hope this is ok :confused:

So start chatting away everyone...as for the herald sun here is a link to read

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21059191-661,00.html

I find that I need to exercise about five times a week - well I'm exercising for maintenance now more so than actual weight loss.

It depends what you're doing but I cant do a vigorous 10k run five days a week. I try to do two really intense days, and 3 lighter days and the other two days I might go for a walk or something - that's the difference now, my off days still invovle excercise!

Hi everyone.... thought id drop in to say hi and make sure your all fine. I had a few problems last week when i didnt listen to my band and everything i ate ended up coming back up to greet me. Ive learnt from that experience and all is going well now.

Ive also increased the excersise..... played 4 hours of tennis competition today and i was amazed at my energy level and i can actually run... I havernt been able to do that for over 12 years.

Im so happy!!!!

H Susannah, hope you are feeling a bit better for giving yourself a nice little break. it is soooooooooooo very important to look after yourself something it takes us women a long time to learn sometimes. it was terrific meeting you at cranbourne and glad all seems to be going well band wise. I go this friday for another check and weigh. Hope the scales are a bit kinder to me this week than they were last month though with easter I am not too sure they willl be.

I am not too keen on the on line dating idea either - though i am married i guess i shouldnt be keen on it !!!! how about some social groups? are you into reading? sports? art? dancing? community house courses? bush walking now you are doing more exercise? craft groups? you never know who has a brother somewhere hiding away who isnt into the pub scene either.

Hi Tara, It was great meeting you also! We must have another get together soon. How about at one of the restaurants at Chadstone shopping centre? That is pretty easy for me to get to. I wonder when would be a good time for everybody? April or May?

I am finding the whole online dating thing to be quite depressing actually. I might give it a rest for a while. My sister doesn't think it is a good place to meet guys, and that it is more likely to happen naturally. Oh well, we will see.

Good luck with your weigh in. You have done really well so far to lose as much as you have.:clap2:

Bronnie, nice to hear from you stranger!!!!! Great weight loss for you too so far also!:clap2:

Mezzie, How is your mum going in bandland???? You are a champ also.:clap2:

Susannah

Hi Tara, It was great meeting you also! We must have another get together soon. How about at one of the restaurants at Chadstone shopping centre? That is pretty easy for me to get to. I wonder when would be a good time for everybody? April or May?

I am finding the whole online dating thing to be quite depressing actually. I might give it a rest for a while. My sister doesn't think it is a good place to meet guys, and that it is more likely to happen naturally. Oh well, we will see.

Good luck with your weigh in. You have done really well so far to lose as much as you have.:clap2:

Bronnie, nice to hear from you stranger!!!!! Great weight loss for you too so far also!:clap2:

Mezzie, How is your mum going in bandland???? You are a champ also.:clap2:

Susannah

I guess I am not ignoring Bronnie here. But whatever.

Susannah

hi everyone... all is going well for me. Due for my second fill on the 4th may. Been having a little trouble with food getting stuck but slowly im working through it. Also had left shoulder pain over the past 5 days but thankfully not as intense as i had post-op. Im not sure why ive developed it again as i hadnt had pain for over 3 weeks and now its back. A bit of a concern and something i'll ask the surgeon about on my visit.

Take care

Hey Bronnie! Long time no hear!! Good job on you loss so far!! Hopefully the shoulder pain doesn't last!!!

We have all moved over to the Australian Chat thread because this thread was getting a lot of gross porn spam, come on over there and catch up with the gang

Hi Girls,

this is my first post in this forum. I am Melbourne based and looking for a doctor in public health to help me with my lap band problem.

I was banded 4 years ago, and yes, over 3-6 months my weight went from 100 to 68. Which is fantastic and i've kept it off. My only problem, and it's a big one, is vomiting every day.

It used to be a few times a week, and it can hit you at some awkward moments (you feel it coming and have two minutes to find a bathroom).

I am now getting worried as vomiting to much can cause some cancers, and i need to find out what is going on.

The doctor that did my lap banding is no longer in Melbourne.

Any advice where i can use my healthcare card would be great as the opp cost me $10,000.

Thanks in advance,

mia

mia... this thread is no longer going please join us at the australian bandster thread

Hi, I was banded two days ago.(4/6/07) feeling very sore and hard to move, (like I have been punched in the stomach and winded). I have heard stories of people feeling like they could go back to work within a week. Is it normal for me to feel so retricted?

bjf

Don't worry, very normal. I had three weeks off ( i am a sook)

I tried to bend to pick up washing in week 2 and couldn't so I rang the doctor and told the nurse that "it felt like someone had stabbed me in the stomach" She laughed and said " yes someone did and to take it easy, rest untill I felt better." Pray you don't have to sneeze

If you still have concerns ring your surgeon

Good luck with the band

I have never regretted

Thanks Kat0268, That really settled my mind. It is now day 5 after surgery and I am now feeling less pain, just bloating for part of the day and low grade shoulder pain now, and I'm getting a bit better at getting in and out of bed etc, still weak though..but guess that's really to be expected as I am not getting much in the way of food. I am scheduled to return to work in another week to a full client book (I am a reflexologist) so fingers crossed. I have lost 4.5kg so far including the loss on optifast so helping to keep me focussed. Thanks again. Really appreciated knowing this is so normal.

Hi Melbourne, Im from newcastle NSW, will I do, Im new to all this, I have been to Dr about getting banded, went away to think put on more weight so am going TO DO IT, start with dietician on tuesday then head lady and then dr again at end of month for date, he says that Im in grey area because Im only 25kgs over weight, my main prob is that I am always hungry and I bolt down my food, does anybody relate, I need reasurance:confused: