☠carolinagirl☠

atta girl.......that was me also..scared out of my mind, people telling me all sorts of things good and bad and i was a deer in the head lights.....WTF you know......the point is you wont know until you do it...i can sit here and say its a piece of cake and on but each person will be different...some lose fast, some slow, some not at all......you lose for you..... yes good and bad happen but what if it doesnt and you get well??? def seems worth it to me hang in there

no need to be...any surgery, dentist visit and even pedicures can have complications things happen..good and bad...sometimes its a risk worth taking.. 10 moths ago i could hardly walk and today i am walking with no problem i am glad i took that risk.......and if something happens, i will deal with it with my dr. the band and any wls can and does save lives........remaining fat/obese is not a way to live.

to me, losing inches is losing weight..i weigh once a month at my dr follow ups so i have to judge my my clothes getting looser this is you krg.....you are awesome

to my knowledge stretch marks wont ever disappear they can fade but always there......no magic lotions either.....i asked my dr years ago after one of my yoyo phases, can i get rid of them and he told me that..and i still got them....but its okay with me

i had to take those lovenox shots for 2 weeks after surgery my hub did on my stomach in the morning and at night.......i didnt even feel it (i swear) and it just made my tummy bruised is all,,,,so not a big deal....just do what you have to do, you will be okay.

breakfast-my Protein shake lunch- 4oz chicken salad and 2 oz green Beans snack- sf pudding dinner-4oz beef pattie, sliced tomato, 2 cubes cheese 96+ oz liquids (peach ice tea, coffee)

((hugs)) am sorry to read but a glad you are feeling even somewhat better. i hope your trip goes well....just try and enjoy it as i am sure you wont gain all that weight back. thanks for posting a reminder to us all to go to the doctor no matter what

def a call to your dr is in order here

so i got girl boobs? thats kinda kewl

i think its great, i think mad seen it on tv already..... have no fear, the nay sayers will appear..but the band saved me and that is all that matters

yall be profiling..........i am so telling

one meal a week i eat whatever i want....still my allotted amount......me and hub make a celebration of this meal silly i know but it works for me

this is basically all i eat, veggies/lean protein/fruit however i do use dairy so i wont qualify to follow this diet i also do not eat rice/bread/pasta or processed items

i got me a vitamixer before surgery whips up some delish things i use to mix my Protein and ff milk, put in freezer til like a wendys slush...still do sometimes

eat more protein to help you (get/stay fuller longer) and drink alot as i wonder if alot is just (head hunger)

here are the ones i wear (from macys) super comfy and very pretty in my opinion hope this helps.... http://www1.macys.co...leId=6&slotId=4

i stay hydrated, focus on eating lean protein/veggies and fruit and get enough rest...

i was banded and plicated 10 months ago...best thing i ever did.

100% shows me you have the mindset. it is mind over matter. those box of cheese its at walmart is not making me eat it.....I either choose to or not. I see success on YOU...yep, I does......

for me the first 4 or 5 days it was (hard). my hub, who I adore, actually did not eat in front of me pre or post op. bless his heart.....but it will get easier...keep drinking, keep your mental attitude in check. it seems like forever, but the pre and post is only for a small smidge of time...proud of ya

well TMF had great points..if you are losing (inches) you are losing weight..if you take in more calories than you burn off (you will gain or not lose weight). 3500 calories is a pound (ate/drank). only you know that answer...great job on the exercise and eating good food though.

((sending you big hugs from NC)) i felt much like you when i started. i also only told my hub at the beginning..and it was an uphill battle...but you know what, i have read your comments and i know you are a strong person..inside and out and there is nothing you cant do. my mom sounds like yours very much but its not about her or even elvis. it is about you.. you are making yourself well. do not let anyone stand in your way...via words or locking you in the closet..you get yourself well...get that want power and put on those high heels and work it.....because you are a success now....nothing wrong with getting overwhelmed and having a moment.....i put myself on a time out often and many times from my friends on here....telling me to take a chill pill and threaten to come out here to NC and whip my hiney...lucky you, i cant find my way out of a broom closet so i cant threaten to come get you........you are this close......keep going sugar.

when you said (learned to adjust your lifestyle) what do you mean B?