☠carolinagirl☠

much love cawa

congrats to you

lab...great post and LOVED what you wrote: "In the beginning I think I expected the band to do the work. Now I know while it helps with a feeling of being satiated, it is I who control how much, and the quality of the food that passes through it."

well the pre op is to prepare your insides for surgery and like tmf said, we have read posts from people whose dr's wouldnt operate because the pre op didnt make the liver nice and small..i couldnt bear waking up and the dr telling me he didnt give me the band for that reason and that was the main reason i disnt cheat...tooo scared..and not cheating made me strong mentally......in my opinion, cheating is only cheating yourself seems we cheated enough in our past to make us need wls.....what are you gonna do when when it really gets tough??.. (in my past, i turned to food and hence why i got obese)... need to knuckle down and follow the best you can what your dr advises. wishing you all the best

very well said

major surgery..they cut you and sewed things on you..yup, its gonna hurt my port area was thender for abut a month...it will get better every day i know it doesnt seem that way now but before long you will be on here telling people that also

its best to try and follow the pre and post op (diets) as best as one can the majority of us couldnt follow (how to eat correctly) and hence why we have wls...some things are just worth roughing it out and not giving in.....

3500 calories is a pound......ate or drank if you eat more calories than you burn off, you will gain or not lose you say you eat a cup of food...is it lean protein/veggies/fruit or high fat/high calorie? only you know that answer. maybe a visit to your nutritionist can get you a refresher.... hang in there okay...

you got great advice from miss and donna and duchess and kc the band or any wls wont stop you from eating anything the band will help you eat less.....that is how i understand it to work..and i speak from my experience only that being said, you can eat what you want but there are better options nothing is off limits...you are not on a diet..you wanna go to a restaurant, go no where have i saw where you cant go...just pick and choose instead of saying i cant have this and i cant have that and what if that and what if that, how about say i can, i will and i do...you say you want to lose weight, then do it.. you lost 30 pounds so you know what to do eat your allotted amounts, drink alot and remember 3500 calories is a pound..ate or drank if you take in more cals than you burn off, we gain, its simple but unless you truly want it, it wont happen, no matter what wls one gets i know this to be true...i was over 300 and eating and stuffing my face and saying i wanna lose weight..but until i finally (took responsibility) nothing would happen. the band will help...you help it.. i believe in you, even if you dont believe in yourself.

that is me also.. so when i am truly hungry and not just head hunger i eat..but eat Protein filled foods or have a Protein shake

well, dont worry now.....at least it wasnt a couple of pizzas all is well

remember oprah? she lost a huge amount of weight on a liquid diet so yeah it works but once one starts (overeating again).......well, you know what happens agree with miss and meinto, let the band do its job and you do yours by eating your allotted amounts and eat better quality foods

you lost 23 pounds THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FANTASTIC

well, whats done is done eating is not bad,,,some things are just better to eat than others.... just stay with your allotted amounts and eat more filling foods

dont know about the band h*** phase but you should be eating your allotted amount and a complete taco salad is way over the recommended cup.....just because we can eat more doesnt mean we should....its over and done...eat more Protein to fill you up and eat fruit and veggies...much better than fast foods.........and def keep drinking and exercising

well you didnt say what you did..but i am guessing NO now smile so what, you eat fast food...just dont it all the time..alot of salt and grease...i finished my kids meal...its done, it was good and right back on track

eye candy.....beautiful inside always and now beautiful outside (as always) text me the pic 2 my phne

i eat one (splurge fast food kids meal) every friday evening then its back to healthier options til next time...

i dont eat out much but when we go out my hub does not eat band friendly but there are options......appetizers, salads, Soups etc.....you can even ask them to bring half and box the others... my friend jeannie came to visit me and we went out and i thought the same thing.....wonder what will i eat...and fretted...so i ordered and stopped overthinking....in my eyes, just because the meal was (huge compared to what i prepare myself) did not mean i had to eat it all......i ate my portions and took rest home for hub.. ps, jeannie didnt eat all hers either as she is now sleeved..we thunk the same way

take a time out take a hot bath go for walk read a book come to LBT and blog or post call a friend to vent/b**tch too drink something cold and delicious but ALWAYS know that this moment shall pass

like mis said, and from my experience, my PCD has to write a letter to my ins saying i needed the surgery and why. (i wrote out my entire history with my weight for my PCD as a reference). my hub was military and we moved every 4 yrs so i have a big medical history...different doctors....but i made sure every detail was in there.......it may help you too.