Lady_Dragyn

From my highest weight I had 249 pounds to lose, as of my sugery date (3/4/2011) I have 160 pounds to lose. We are all in this together. Keep your chin up. There are many success stories on these forums and I am going to be one of them. I will not accept less And neither should you.

Well done. Congratulations.

Gosh I hope not. I'm the same age and single as well. I hope we both get to date again - and soon Best of luck to you.

My surgeon requests 30 mins prior to meals, no drinking during or for 1 hour after meals, to take very small bites and to take 20-30 mins to finish a small meal. Other than that no restrictions (outside of the normal chew, chew, chew and healthy choices). Good luck. That sounds torturous to me.

That is actually my first mini goal - to just be obese...I can't wait for overweight lol. But a gigantic Congratulations to you! That is truly an awesome feat!

I'm so sorry for my confusion - had a fill appt last week which I was 276 at so that's the -1 part...for here, it's actually -4 as I was 279 the week before. So Sorry about that! Thanks! :)

lady_dragyn checking in - down another pound to 275 -1 for the week.

It was 3 or 4 days for me as well. However I did need to use miralax to help out because it was becoming painful for me. So when you feel the need if it's painful then ask your doc about something like that. Good luck!

Well done and congratulations. I hope to be there one day myself

Congrats!

I love this place. I don't really have a lot to say often, but I come here at least 3 or 4 times a week just to gaze at what others are posting and I have learned so much about this journey, what to expect and how to avoid bad things. I have a long ways to go and this is a long, hard struggle for me everyday, but just having "friends" out there going through the same things as me is huge. I have a few friends who know what I'm doing and my family who are all great supporters, but none of them have the band, so to have the connection to those who are also experiencing the same things I am. It's indescribable So best of luck to you sir and also a great big thanks to everyone here as well.

best of luck! I hope things work out for you I am 2 months post op and am completely off all my meds except one, including my BP meds and my BP hasn't been this good since I was teenager!

Lady_Dragyn checking in. Down 1.0 to 279 - not as good as I would have liked, but considering I sat on my lazy duff and ate a few bad choices (did I mention this was going to be an emotionally draining month for me?) I'll take it

Other than about a week post op I ended up popping a stitch (and that hurt like crazy) I had no pain. I had some medium discomfort when trying to get up or down from a chair the first few days post op I had nothing. No gas pain etc (I'm very lucky) and I was pleasantly surprised I did have a little emotional trouble for a few weeks with having this "thing" inside of me, but with some positive thoughts, naming him (George if you care to know) and coming to terms with it, it's been awesome!

Name, real or screen~ Lady_Dragyn Age~ 33 Weight on May1st~ 280 Goal Weight for May 29th~ 270 Exercise Goal for May~ to keep at it Dietary Goal for May~ same Personal Goal for May~ to just make it through the month - it's a very trying, busy and at times difficult month for me. Date Banded~ 3/4/3011 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 21!!

I have Aetna and have several comorbidities and a bmi over 40 and got approved through Aetna the first time through. But I researched it a lot prior to going, which included going to their website and talking with their reps to see what they required to consider/approve the surgery. My doctor's office is also fantastic at making sure everything is done just so to help "gaurantee" an approval. Best of luck to you both!

I almost spit my sip of Water out lol :rofl:

This totally made me lol! Good luck!

I gurgle a lot too. It's a good thing the gentleman who sits near me at work is hard of hearing...lol

I have aetna and I do believe with a bmi over 40 you should qualify. I had many comorbidities, so it wasn't an issue for me, but definately recheck the requirements Good luck to you.

I am not a man, but I can tell you from my surgeon's support groups (at least in my area) that it's about a 80/20 split. It was a very pleasant surprise to have the support and view point from both sexes. Good luck to you all

I lost 12lbs total on my preop diet - Mine was generous though and was not a complete liquid diet, I was allowed one 300 cal or less tv dinner per day and then 2 protien shakes and then all the veggies I could eat

Lady_Dragyn checking in Down 3 more lbs for a flat 280!!! I'm pretty happy. -12 overall for this challenge Didn't do as well on the goals, but I'm still quite happy! Thanks! edit was I thought it was only 9lbs down, but turns out it was 12! even better!!!!

sorry I'm late, I did actually weigh myself on friday, but just haven't been able to get online to post! lady_dragyn stayed the same - no + or - - still 283 thanks!!

I'm still kicking too. Looks like we are all doing very well. I'm pretty happy with the process/progress so far. NSV this week, I'm comfortably in size 24 bottoms and 26/28 tops. Down from 28 bottoms and 30/32 tops. I will be honest in saying that these sizes were a little loose, but that's how I preferred my clothes and I definately didn't fit into the 26's! I'm pretty damned excited by this actually As for the flying thing, I have had to wear an extention for years (I travel a lot for work) and look forward to the day when I don't have to ask for one and to be able to sit comfortably in the seat and not have someone upset that they have to sit next to me (which as horrible as it sounds, I can understand. Those damned seats are pretty uncomfortable to begin with, but toss in a large woman beside you who is spiling over into your space and it's just damned unacceptable ) and being able to actually sit there and use the drop down table and possibly even my laptop etc. So anyway! I hope we all continue to do great and keep your chins up guys. We will all have set backs from time to time, but just remember to just take a step back and try again! This is a life long journey that includes a lot of learning and trial and error! No matter how much research or teaching/classes we went through, nothing can or could fully prepare us for what we have embarked on!