☠carolinagirl☠

well you wrote your doctor said you shouldnt and he is the one operating on you so i'd go by what he said.

you have a lap band (to help you eat less), why start a diet? just eat your allotted portions (is it 1 cup for you?) and make healthy choices and lose weight that way....

inches mean you are losing.....LOVED your post. you go girl........doing a happy dance for you (flipping up my skirt and everything) just for YOU.

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in my opinion, weight loss pills are dangerous and therefore you should not take them as you do not need them. if you need energy, eat more Protein and get more rest.

just do what you can with what you have right now....as if you are doing your best, that is good enough..

each to their own as they are gonna say/think/do whatever they want anyhow...

not sure how liquid going (down your throat) affects the band on the outside of your stomach as this doesnt make much sense. but each doctor/person different. my dr said nothing about coffee (except no caffeine before surgery) and then after, it was fine. if in doubt ask your dr.

what a great answer

mis i really (wish) people would read what you wrote and UNDERSTAND it..i feel if they did, they would have more success.

i have been banded/plicated for 10 months and my (tummy) has not ever hurt with hunger (pains) or growling or otherwise. my tummy hardly ever growls so i cant comment on what your nurse said. i guess as long as everything is okay, that is what matters.

i had surgery on a wed and planned to go back that following monday...turns out i just took the entire next week off (for a total of 8 days). i work also at a desk job..am glad i did so i could rest, regulate myself and i am glad i did..

i buy the CVS/Walmart brand of liquid tylenol to take for aches/pains/PMS...i am scared of taking a big pill so i just stick with liquid.. (i do have caplets in my purse and those go down ok when i do take them). i think its just a preference really.

i dont (crave) sugar although sometimes i crave a few coors lights...... but if i want something sweet, i grab SF popsicles or SF pudding or some fruit

because of my plication, at about a cup of food, i feel (very full) and i also had had a baby burb that has been with me since i have been banded...it also lets me know.....(i feel the signs are there, people just need to look/listen for them).

the first 4 to 6 weeks, you are still kinda swollen and speaking for me, i wasnt that hungry and felt (full)...of course that changed and now i eat when i am hungry and am just mindful of my portions and the cal counts. like others who posted, i havent had any fills yet either...just listen to your body and let the doctor know whats going on and then you two decide if/when you need one. congrats on the great weight loss so far.

let me add.....if you think you cant (your right) but if you think you can, YOU WILL

i would say (yes) my dr wanted me to have the bypass at the beginning due to my size/BMI..but i was scared to death of having my insides cut. i mean once its cut, there is no going back no matter what...i also understood the pro's and con's of each WLS that was being offered to me because i was choosing the lap band, my dr offered me the plication to help aid me. i love my dr because he stressed to me that no matter which surgery i have, unless i did my part, it would not work. so long story short, yes i would have it again. (even after reading all the complications and taking that risk that it could happen to me, i would still say yes). its worth it to walk again...unless you couldnt walk well, you would not understand what i am referring to.

i have drank my shakes with water, and like madawg said, pop in vitamixer with ice and boom !

i am most afraid of my grandbaby being ashamed of me because of what i look like...the insecurity monster is still nearby and all those years of dieting ups and downs and comparing myself to whomever def has took its toll...but she will now be able to see her meme healthier and def more happier. and that is what made me take that final push to do something about it..to be (healthy). not a number on a scale. but to be able to push her around the block in her stroller. i can now.

i dont think (there is a normal) each person is different and will experience different things...def read the link mis provided as it is explains alot.....you have lost alot, that is great news. and just because the scale is not moving as fast as it was (or to your liking) doesnt mean you are not doing well... good job.

I say do what works for you.