☠carolinagirl☠

excellent place to put it...well wrote and loved it

veggie and fruit would be my pick or meatballs or baby meatloaves

any and all surgeries has risks.....and yes even death we all sign paperwork stating that we understand this.. as some have said, we are adults, we choose to make that decision shame to see you back on the forum with the usual postings.

my knees/legs/lower back hurt something fierce and it was hard for me to get around..so yeah, you can lose but it could be slower if you dont exercise...and if that is case, great because the more you lose, the better you can get around and then add exercise.....its a win win in my eyes

like a**holes, we all got one and sometimes people have bigger ones than most.....as is in this case

i agree with missy why on earth spend time getting a WLS to waste money on non FDA approved (supplement) that is advertised on the same channel as operation repo? at least give the band a chance to work..seems like you dont quite believe in the band already...if that is the case, you may have a long road ahead of you.

LOVE LOVE LOVE what you wrote here make this a template and post this often

walmart has some nice chewable vit d tablets and some nice daily vitamins that also chewable and wont break the bank. i would think any (drug store or other type shopping store would help you)

T the change from your profile pic (you were still a stud) to now (you are now a stud muffin) is incredible. so proud of you. i cant whistle but i can do alittle nc hoe down for you whoop whoop

i am a firm believer in everything in moderation esp now that i have been banded and every so often types foods are fine but if you feel strongly that this ice cream (or missy pnut butter cups which are awesome and just the right size mind you) call you all out 24/7 then i strongly concur with keeping them at the store and not as your house... my food that i refuse to buy or have in my house cheese its....there is a strong 95% chance that if i opened the box, crumbs would be all that is left so i do not buy it......i cringe when i see those commercials as i can literally taste them...how silly is that.

for the rest of my life...why i am doing what i can to make sure i treat it with respect/love and care that i can.

heart was heavy reading your thoughts. well i can only say it sounds (by the bottom part) that you have the restriction level you wish to be at.....so as tara stated, start eating better quality foods in your allotted amount (1 to 1 1/2 cup of food) leave the fast food/processed where it belongs (out of your reach), drink alot....and maybe exercise (but with young kids you are up and moving all the time.....heck walking about the neighborhood is a great thing to do..once you begin to feel better about yourself, maybe the other things wont seem so (bad/hectic)....take time out for you to do what you need to make yourself well (aka stop smoking asap and start with the vitamins).....and lastly, just begin..you cant change what the past was.....but you can change your future....if you want to, and willingly want to, then you will do what you have to and make it happen. wishing you all the best.

in the words of rupaul (and your super fantastic blog), if we cant love ourselves. how the hell can we love anyone else. can we get an amen in the house

in my opinion, having a band super tight is dangerous and if your dr advises that, id be off to find me another one..if you are hungry, eating more protein can help as does drinking...

alex a yr ago, before my surgery, i had trouble walking my legs/knees hurt so bad that i just couldnt... this surgery has helped me lose weight/inches/buy smaller clothes etc but alex...it gave me my legs (to walk again)....no matter what ever happens the band/plication gave me that..i am forever grateful.

not much else i can add to msinto and shane and what they said as they said it all it does work...def helps me feel full quicker along with the band but my dr stressed that unless i did my part, better food choices/exercising/life style change, it wouldnt work...so far so good for me i attached my xray of my band and plication during a barium swallow in the middle, a swatch is the band itself the small circle on the right is my plication

walmart has some great protein shakes/bars etc i use whey extreme in chocolate and it costs 14.99 per tub mix it with ff milk and its great tasting..........put in a vita mixer and you can have a frosty.....or put in freezer to make a slush/ice cream......many options i agree with mrs into, am super surprised the dr/nutritionist didnt tell you this...

another example of how different dr's are on my full liquids, i was allowed applesauce and yogurt (which i dont eat) as long as you are eating/drinking what you dr advised/suggested then you are good.

i had the HH repair done and on rare occasions do burp from time to timebut i hardly ever did before or after....