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Newbie from San Antonio - 12 days & 14 pounds

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Hi everyone. I was just banded Jan 16th here in San Antonio. It was a long tough road getting here but I finally decided to do a self-pay and I am sure glad I went ahead with it. I am 14 pounds lighter & counting!

I am so glad there is a place like this where I can talk to others who understand. I look forward to talking with you all!

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Hi Congratulations, I too had surgery on 15th. Who was your Dr.? I used Dr. Pilcher. I have lost about 13 pounds so far too. The eating liquids is not so bad. I live in Uvalde, Texas. Glad to see when there are other folks in area.

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coltonwade    27

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welcome i was banded in San Antonio by Dr Rincon in July .

Im down 62lbs . I LOVE my band , Im actually from Austin !

Welcome to the boards !!!

Mindy

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Hi Congratulations, I too had surgery on 15th. Who was your Dr.? I used Dr. Pilcher. I have lost about 13 pounds so far too. The eating liquids is not so bad. I live in Uvalde, Texas. Glad to see when there are other folks in area.

My doctor is Dr. Duperior. Dr. Pilcher was the asst surgeon for me. They are both great docs. I really feel like I got the best care.

Congrats on you weight loss, that is so awesome.

Sometimes I feel like I am kind of in shock that I finally did it, like one day it is going to hit me like a ton of bricks. You ever feel that way? Maybe it takes a while to sink in.

So you don't think liquids are too bad huh? I am ok most of the day but in the evening I would like a real meal. How long are you on liquids for, 6 weeks?

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welcome i was banded in San Antonio by Dr Rincon in July .

Im down 62lbs . I LOVE my band , Im actually from Austin !

Welcome to the boards !!!

Mindy

Thanks for the warm welcome. I am thrilled to have found this site. I have already learned so much and been inspired by so many.

It sounds like your band is working beatifully for you. How many sizes have you lost?

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Thanks for the warm welcome. I am thrilled to have found this site. I have already learned so much and been inspired by so many.

It sounds like your band is working beatifully for you. How many sizes have you lost?

LOVE LOVE LOVE my band . Best thing i ever did. I started at a size 24 and Im sort of between sizes , Im going out of a 16 but 14's are a little too small .

One thing i have discovred about loosing weight is once you get out of plus sizes "sizes" are hard to determined ! you can be a 14 in one store and a 16 or even 18 at another .Plus sizes are more "true" sizes than anything else.

So when people ask me what size i am I generally say " Hell I dunno " LOL

But I think im a 14 if they had a 15 i would be that LMAO

Mindy

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LOVE LOVE LOVE my band . Best thing i ever did. I started at a size 24 and Im sort of between sizes , Im going out of a 16 but 14's are a little too small .

One thing i have discovred about loosing weight is once you get out of plus sizes "sizes" are hard to determined ! you can be a 14 in one store and a 16 or even 18 at another .Plus sizes are more "true" sizes than anything else.

So when people ask me what size i am I generally say " Hell I dunno " LOL

But I think im a 14 if they had a 15 i would be that LMAO

Mindy

That is fabulous! I can't even imagine shopping in the regular section. I am so used to looking for that plus size sign every time I walk into a clothing store. I have only lost 1 size but it feels really great. The last time I fit into a 14 or 15 was about 12 years ago.

I agree that the band is the best thing I could have done. I feel so much BETTER!

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I was SO Excited when i could shop at Old Navy again !

and did not have to look for the BIGGEST Size , the BEST FEELING EVER was when i tried something on and it was TOO BIG O LORDY !!!

Mindy

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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.

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