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By sbee, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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HeatherO    7

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I am not really active on this board anymore. I think once I got the hang of banding and it became a way of life, I didn't really have to think about food or dieting so much so I stopped posting frequently. However, I do get emails from threads I have posted on.

I have been banded since January of 2008, got to goal the first year and am maintaining goal weight. I was up to a size 18-20 XL when I got banded and have stayed in a size 8 or so and Medium for years now (except for pregnancy). I have actually met three people who were banded in Cleveland through here in the past. If you have any questions about the process, just let me know. :)

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buckeyegirl4    19

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I am not really active on this board anymore. I think once I got the hang of banding and it became a way of life' date=' I didn't really have to think about food or dieting so much so I stopped posting frequently. However, I do get emails from threads I have posted on.

I have been banded since January of 2008, got to goal the first year and am maintaining goal weight. I was up to a size 18-20 XL when I got banded and have stayed in a size 8 or so and Medium for years now (except for pregnancy). I have actually met three people who were banded in Cleveland through here in the past. If you have any questions about the process, just let me know. :)[/quote']

What an amazing story! Thank u for doubling back to reply to my call for help.

I am a snug 18 now and I just can't go any higher. I believe my body can't sustain another ounce of extra weight. If I lose 50 pounds I would be happy with that. That's why I decided on the band.

I started at university hospital but they kept trying to talk me into a sleeve or bypass. I didn't like that so I switched to Cleveland clinic. They have allowed me to make my own decision. I meet with surgeon this Friday.

I am supposed to travel to Prague the end of August, so it would be nice to have at least 30 off by then.

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HeatherO    7

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I think 30 off by August will be no problem at all as long as you follow the recommendations with eating and exercise.

I am going overseas to Turkey this summer as well. It is awesome to travel overseas and find that you can buy clothes off the shelf that fit and know that you look your best. It is also wonderful to be able to travel and not worry about weight anymore. I used to think, I am going away in so many months, I need to lose xxx pounds and then I would be depressed if I didn't make it. Now, it is not even a worry.

I hope you have a marvelous time in Prague and good luck with everything. Have you started the liquid diet yet?

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buckeyegirl4    19

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I think 30 off by August will be no problem at all as long as you follow the recommendations with eating and exercise.

I am going overseas to Turkey this summer as well. It is awesome to travel overseas and find that you can buy clothes off the shelf that fit and know that you look your best. It is also wonderful to be able to travel and not worry about weight anymore. I used to think' date=' I am going away in so many months, I need to lose xxx pounds and then I would be depressed if I didn't make it. Now, it is not even a worry.

I hope you have a marvelous time in Prague and good luck with everything. Have you started the liquid diet yet?[/quote']

I have had a set back.

I am in the hospital and I have to have surgery tomorrow. I rescheduled my appt with surgeon and psych. Very disappointing.

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buckeyegirl4    19

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Any new clevelanders here? Could use a chat buddy.

I am here! I am still in wait mode and healing from my gallbladder surgery. I have an appt 6/25 with Cleveland Clinic. I haven't given up but the thought of another surgery :-(

Have u been banded yet?

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deh1031    5

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No I'm not banded yet. Scheduled for 7/24. Do u know what dr u r using at the clinic yet? I'm self pay....once I said those magic words I had all my appointments and met w the surgeon with in 3 days. The only reason I'm not scheduled til then is cause I have a hectic schedule w the kids until then.

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chavonjb    24

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I'm from Cleveland, Ohio

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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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        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.

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