hi, looking for anyone that has had or is intending to have lap band surgery @ Maples Surgical Centre. I'm hoping for early 09.

I hit another big milestone today. I officially fit into jeans I can buy at a normal store (Old Navy). I didn't have to go to a big people store!!! Yay for me!!!

Wow! CONGRATS Tammar!! That's got to be an awesome feeling!! I'm pretty jealous, but the good kind of jealous

On a side note:

I just did the Biggest Loser Yoga, and Bob from BL literally kicked my ace all the way around the house. A few times I thought I was going to either collapse or break something, but he kept telling me I could do it - and I did! So if anyone is yoga-inclined and looking to have someone make them feel like they're temporarily being hit by a bus - go for this one!

k.

Tammar that's wonderful! What an accomplishment!

I've often thought that I am so used to just shopping in the Big Girl Stores, I would have no idea what stores to go to when I got down in weight. I remember reading about a lady who just cried when she got into a mall because she was thinking that she could now go into any store she wanted and get her size. That's you Tammar!!! Fabulous. You are an inspiration to those waiting to be banded!

Yay Tammar! Great job!

Last night, I went to Maples to see the dietician and find out everything in readiness for Sept 29.

Couldn't believe that they were still operating at 8:30 pm!

Ordered and received some awesome books from Chapters on Lapbanding. One is a cookbook for after Weight Loss Surgery. It details when you could eat this recipe and how much lap banders could eat of it.

Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surge

Patt Levine

Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band: Everything You Need to Know Before and After Surgery to Lose Weight Successfully

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Starting pre op diet medifast tuesday aug 25 09 and looking forward to it but scared as i have to maintain this for 3 weeks hope all goes well i am hiding away from temptaion at the lake so that will help no fast food for miles:sad::biggrin:

Let me know how you are. I'll be you on Sept 12. Did you buy a Magic Bullet to help froth up the Meditrim mixture? Did you have protein bars in your pack? I only have shakes for the 2 weeks. Guess we will look forward to the 2 cups of veggies we can have daily!

For the would be, will be, and newly banded, would you kindly give me an idea of what you eat, how you cook it, and quantities.

Anyone going for a fill on Tuesday? I'll be there shortly before noon.

:thumbup:hi everyone,

have not been around lately so have not posted.

hope all is well with everyone.....

i got my first fill last friday from tthe nurse in regina. wow is she good. maples checked her out and gave us the thumbs up to use her here. now if i can only get maples to throw in the price for the fills. HA HA HA good luck to me but i knew that when i started this thing. i lost 30 pounds before the fill and five so far since.

would like to know how everyone else is doing with their weight loss. how's it going? is everyone exercising? i can't seem to get my ass going. I thought the band was supposed to make you want to work out. My band must be broken then, because i sure AIN'T MOVING......lol just trying to figure out how to eat properly and slow down...

later.

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Hi All.

Not going for a fill until next tuesday. Any word on the new Nurse at Maples? How she's doing? Last time I went I had to wait a couple of hours for the doc's as she couldn't do mine. I don't want a repeat of that again!

I raised that concern with Jen, over the phone. She said that they're booking longer appt. with the nurse, so that she's not running late. She has more practice now, and more people aren't wincing as much...lol...

I don't think I need a fill, so hopefully that will give her another 6 weeks practice before I need one...lol...

I can update you all again tomorrow.

:thumbup:hi everyone,

i got my first fill last friday from tthe nurse in regina. wow is she good. maples checked her out and gave us the thumbs up to use her here. now if i can only get maples to throw in the price for the fills. HA HA HA good luck to me but i knew that when i started this thing. i lost 30 pounds before the fill and five so far since.

:biggrin:

Curious minds want to know.. how much do they charge you for a fill?

Congratulations on your progress! You are an inspiration to those about to be banded and those that are banded. Tell me, what would you eat on a typical day and what proportions/measures? I'm curious.

Diva

Hi all! It's been quite a while since I've posted on here but its great to see that some of you are doing so fantastically well, it's motivating. I also see that there are a few of you getting ready for surgery very soon, actually someone is tomorrow. Good Luck! Everything will be just fine. I know I had a lot of concern going into surgery because I'd never been under a general anesthetic before and I discussed this and other things with the psychologist. She helped me quite a bit and I came out of there with a good mantra for myself. Whenever I was/or am feeling a little uneasy about my decision I just remind myself that "I'm in good hands."

I had a fill on the 11th... I think that was the date. I think it was the first day that Terri was there doing the fills. She had been there one other time with Dr. Bracken practicing but wasn't able to find the access to my port so Dr. B ended up doing it. This time she also had a little trouble getting the access but only poked twice and it maybe took 5 minutes. It wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. I liked that she took more time to talk with me and discuss how my food intake has been. While Dr's A and B do a great job I sometimes feel like I'm whisked in and out of the office and didn't get a chance to ask some of the questions I may have had.

So I'm now up to 4.75 mL in my band and I can honestly say that it is doing something now. YAY! For a while I was having this whole "what have I gotten myself into" situation but I'm now seeing how this all works. I guess the thing is you read all these stories about how people reach their goal weight in one year and how after 5 months post-op (where I'm at) have lost 40 to 50 pounds. You don't hear the other side where not everyone loses that fast and it can take a while to get to the right volume for you to lose weight. So you just assume that you will be one of those fabulous people and when it doesn't happen you're naturally disappointed. I've come to terms with this though and now am paying much closer attention to what I put in my mouth especially since I can't eat as much.

I had my first real eating out experience this weekend when I went to a stagette. That was interesting. I didn't know a lot of the girls there and quite honestly got the strangest looks after I ate 2/3 of my appetizer that I ordered for my meal and announced that I was absolutely so full I thought I could die and had the worlds largest smile on my face saying it.

So if you're like me and are slow to start losing, just stick with it and it will work itself out eventually!