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Hey i started Sept 12 and go to my Month 3 Next week, I am excited that i am half way. My only concern is the 6month weight loss program isnt going so well for me, but i still have 3 more months. So next week, i will talk to my doctor and nutritionalist about whats been going on. Anyways i thought it might be good to find other people going the same speed (around month 2-3) and taking the same route (lapband), kind of like a support group. That way we can see how everyone else is doing and their progress, and we will also all pretty much have the same surgery dates.. Who's in???

First off, Im Heather , 25years old mom of a 4 year old boy. From Sacramento California but living in Allentown PA for my husbands job. ... Just thought it might be good to know a lil about me

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Hello

my name is susan, i too went in Sept to see the surgeon.

i went at the end of the month so my first 3 appts have already came and went! i go for my 4th Dec 4th. i can't believe its half way over!

i have been getting tests done and seeing the heart/lung doctors. i go this fri the 21st for the stress test. i hope that i can pass that!

i need to loose 8 pounds before surgery to get the bmi down under 50. i have lost about half. i did loose weight before going to see the surgeon - so i guess that helped. but i need to get on the ball as far as walking and watching my diet. i cheated this weekend. i quit smoking 10/1/08 so that was a rough month. but doing much better.

i figure if all goes well i should be done feb/march and maybe by this time next year i won't be in so much back pain and feeling way more energy.

feel free to email me anytime!

susan_mounts@yahoo.com

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Well congrats on quitting smoking, thats got to be very difficult!! But yeah i just went to my month three group appt and should be having surgery around the same time you are. The only thing i am worried about is my weight gain before surgery. I was unaware until i came upon this site that we have to actually LOSE weight before the surgery. I was kinda border line on the diet, so i figured that the only bad thing would be to lose too much weight. Then i justified my eating because i wouldnt be able to eat what i want after the surgery. Needless to say, im up 10 more pounds in the three months. So now after reading the helpful posts about maintaining or losing weight, i know i have to lose that 10 pounds and then some. lol.. im trying to stay focus and not worry too much but just eat healthy. I know i could do it if i could exercise. So im trying to join the gym, there just so freakin expensive. What are you doing to burn calories?? i would love ideas, i just cant go outside too much right now cuz i have a toddler son that shouldnt be out in the cold weather. and btw, thanks for your response

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i'm am having trouble moving too. i am in new jersey and its been in the 30's and 40's and being from so. calif i don't like it one bit! getting out walking in it is a drag. i wanted to go to the library and see about finding the richard simmons sweatin to the oldies tapes. some people on here said they were great. my living room is big enough for me to do arobics in - but i tried last night with the on demand videos and it just wasn't appealing at all. i hated it. i think i would do better to just go walk. atleast that way i am focusing on getting somewhere and making my way back, jumping around in the living room for 20-30 minutes seemed to take forever.

is there anyway you can bundle your toddler up then put him in a stroller and throw a blanket over him and go walk for 20 min or so. i use to have to walk to work and drop my 2 yr old off at day care on the way - i made him walk and this was in Northern PA. i would be numb by the time i got to work! i guess thats why i always ended up back in california. the cold is just sooooo cumbersome to me!

but i have learned if its up past 35 its not that bad if you bundle up correctly. i just dont have to hats and scarfs. i have been wanting one of those hats with the flaps over your ears. im going to have to break down and buy one now.

as far as loosing and gaining weight on the 6 month diet my doctor said my insurance will deny me if i gain one pound while on this diet. that kind of threw me for a loop but he wouldn't do the surgery until i get my bmi under 50 so i still had to loose the 8lbs. so i am going to start getting on the ball. i can't afford to screw this up.

i wish i had someone to walk with me. my neighbor is trying to loose weight thru weight watchers but she wont walk on the regular basis. its soooo much better when you have someone to do it with.

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Hey i started Sept 12 and go to my Month 3 Next week, I am excited that i am half way. My only concern is the 6month weight loss program isnt going so well for me, but i still have 3 more months. So next week, i will talk to my doctor and nutritionalist about whats been going on. Anyways i thought it might be good to find other people going the same speed (around month 2-3) and taking the same route (lapband), kind of like a support group. That way we can see how everyone else is doing and their progress, and we will also all pretty much have the same surgery dates.. Who's in???

First off, Im Heather , 25years old mom of a 4 year old boy. From Sacramento California but living in Allentown PA for my husbands job. ... Just thought it might be good to know a lil about me

Sounds good, I'm in my second month - my third visit is December 4th.

I guess I'm old, lol, I'm 33, I have three kids and I work from home. AND I spend way too much time on my butt!

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Sorry it took me so long to get back on here. Where in Cali are you originally from?? It is definatley something to get used to being all the way over here. I am from Sacramento, and miss my home too. But if i never came here, then i might have never known about the surgery. Wow, thank you for telling me about being denied for surgery if you gain even one pound on the supervised diet. I think thats crazy but understand. Have you lost any weight on your diet yet? and if so, how much. I was just trying to compare progress, even though i have pretty much made NONE!! lol But at the group meetings, they don't talk about weight gain during the program. I would have never known until i came upon this site. Well i hope you have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!

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