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Tulosmom    0

Tulosmom
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Hello,

I'm just starting this journey. My insurance is requiring 4 months Dr. supervised weightloss, so I'm hoping to have my band in October. I'm right on the border of 35 bmi, so I really don't want to lose too much weight before the 4 months are up. I know that sounds weird because I do want to lose weight. I just am really tired of the yo yo weight loss and I know that is what would happen if I lost weight in the next 4 months. Does any of this make sense? :) My life has been filled with up and down weight and I'm ready for something to help me keep the weight off once and for all. I feel that the LB will be just the right tool for this. Any suggestions?

Well, thank you for letting me get that all off my chest.:lol: I guess I have said enough for a newbie. I'm looking forward to meeting new friends and not only getting encouragement, but giving encouragement as well.

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joycita17    0

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hey,

Have you ever tried a Dr. supervised diet plan before? I have my first consult, and I'm just a little nervous because they said I have to do a physical, and some other tests. Just curious.. how many tests did they run? or did they even run any? cardio? Diabetes?

Joy

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I'm going May 5th, and I just would like to know what to expect but there are so many doctors that start out differently. My husband wasn't tested at all. he just went in for a consult...they didn't even take blood, and they decided to take him straight to the operating table. But he had high blood pressure, asthma, high cholestrol.... and he was 27 at the time.

But I'm going with a different doctor. let's hope that I can get it covered by the insurance. *fingers crossed*

I'm only 25, but i need to loose 100 pounds. There's no way that I'll be able to loose the weight and keep it off. I've tried...I'll loose it gain it back loose it gain it back. Its one horrible cycle. And I'm tired of it.

Lap band HERE I COME!!!! lol...

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StacieM    0

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So may I ask... how did your DH's surgery go? How is he doing? And why did you choose a different doctor?

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this is the first time I've posted on this website. I'm set for surgery on May 5th. I too am 35% BMI and the reason I'm doing the lapband surgery is I've lost and gained weight my whole life. I'm 51, and in good health otherwise. I have planned to only take 1 week off from work. I work at a desk but I'm up and down alot. Is a week what most people do?

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Well, we decided to go with a different doctor because after my husband had his surgery, he was spitting up blood for over 4 days!! It was so horrible seeing him like that. and his Doc just didn't take the precautions that we were expecting him too. His bedside manner was horrible. He just saw my husband in pain, and it was just so impersonal. We really didn't have a good experience with him.

I found a different doctor and hopefully he'll decide to do my husband's first fill as well as my lap band.:wink2:

So may I ask... how did your DH's surgery go? How is he doing? And why did you choose a different doctor?

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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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