☠carolinagirl☠

happy soon to be birthday and band day this will be your best year ever

met some awesome peeps who i now consider my friends because the band is my life now, i take it very seriously and live it 24/7 and come to this site..and read about people like me, trying to get healthy. ps: dont like negative nellies either and try to avoid them at all costs

ok, here comes my pov from nc any WLS has pros and cons some have issues and some dont the more that have complications are the ones more vocal against and suggest other surgeries..as are the ones who are not compliant (please note that no matter what WLS one gets, things do happen, good and bad) so one is no better than the other. i feel one must do what works for them and be compliant as you can be,, if something awful happens, that is terrible but success will vary with any WLS...based on many things..

you said you forced yourself to see..and maybe get to that throw up threshold.. please any newbie or prebie banders, read this and realize this is NOT the way a person who wants to lose weight works the lap band. following your dr's instructions is..

which ever surgery you decide, it will take a complete mental change and a change in your eating habits. wls is not an easy fix and it does take work. there are pros and cons to each for various reasons. i suggest reading each and then when you feel you are ready, and commit 100%, go for it no matter what.

my nut appt was very informative. she went over the basics and then the band life style and went over the pros and cons and really filled me in on why i had to change what and how much i eat..she was right. this appt was scheduled for an hr but she ended up being with me over 2. she was amazing. the mental eval, he asked me questions, went over my history and i guess put out feeler questions to see if he thought i was stable enough to have this surgery..he stressed compliance, this appt was about 45 min.

4 pounds lost is better than any gain. id take it...that being said, just because the scale is not moving as quick as you like, i bet you are losing inches and your clothes are getting too big..that to me means success...we all lose 1/4 pound at a time..the same as we gained it...continue doing what you are doing as it it working.

congrats and what a wonderful post and love your great attitude...its very refreshing.

yes, you will feel (full or not hungry) as you are still very swollen inside..as it subsides, the hungry feeling will come back..i know it did for me..just go slow, take wee bites and just be careful..congrats on your surgery.

congrats and what a great job

congrats as you are looking terrific

i take 20 minutes to eat i eat very slow/chew well and pause between bites i dont put my fork down

usually i write about a silly success as related to me... today i got one and its not silly....it made my day out of no where this evening, hub came over to me (it was 75 here today and when i got home i put on a tank) and i was watching him polish his ride, he came over and said look at you......i just looked at him..he touched my shoulder and said look at those skinny shoulders and upper arms...i said no way, he said yeah and made me look and sure enough, there be my collar bone and my upper arm is no longer a log but has some definition and outline....imagine that on me... i never ever thought id share something like this but i am...

def a question best left answered by your dr. you will most likely get yes and no responses but what answer matters is your dr. like maui said, my dr told me no nsaids. hope your elbow feels better soon

wow, that is alot going on. i am sad to read it. your health is everything..its all you got so you need to make it a priority. please continue with your counselor as that is a wonderful thing and its nice to have someone to confide in and talk to. eating yoghurt, and drinking for meals is not a way to live. eating small amounts of food is the way to go. just my opinion. and eating sweet/junky food is what made you and i need WLS surgery to begin with. until you are ready to change what you eat and follow a nutritional (diet) plan, i dont know what will happen. i know i sound mean and i am sorry, but you have to change to make this band work and until you do, it wont work.

i think you need to make an appt wth your dr, let them know your fears, maybe do an xray or a gi to look at the band and see whats going on...your dr is the best one to ask. hang in there okay.

i use whey extreme from walmart also in chocolate...dr approved...i love the taste and its 28 grams a scoop of protein..works for me..find one you like and enjoy..i tried many and some ended up in drain..

to fail is to not try or give up and not listen to your doctor. if you want this as you say you do, then do not let anything stop you. want it bad enough to accept no excuses..you can do it..

i agree lassie, how are you hon?

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getting a band (wont magically make anyone lose weight). granted you could do well on the pre and post op liquid diet as a jump start, but if you watch what you eat and keep ypur (eye on the prize) heck yeah you can win it and win it fairly.....by eating less and exercising...seems fair to me