☠carolinagirl☠

i showered the moment i got home faced away from shower (and kept incisions dry) bless your heart so new

me too

if you get the band or the bypass or the sleeve or the ds you will have to change what you eat, how much you eat and have a whole new mental attitude from dieting letting whichever tool help you. if you get the bypss or sleeve and overeat junk food, if you lost weight, you will gain it back......now the bypass people are wanting the band over bypass....why?? because its not a miracle cure all. you have to eat better food in smaller amounts....3500 is a pound whether its ate or drank. if you take in more cals than you burn off, you gain weight....i didnt eat lettuce and end up over 300 and needing wls.. so whichever you get follow the instructions as given its up to you if you are a success or not but do not think (as many do) its an easy way out and you will lose 100 pounds a week.. best of luck in whatever you decide. the forum has your back.

sure if you want too, anything to help you understand food. but if you use the tool the dr gave you along with the instructions and eat good Protein filled foods in the allotted amounts, really no need to follow a (diet).....def can say you the $11 per month fee to use them (i tried them also once and they are great) but give the band a chance...

i bet maddysgram would do it........ now that would be FUN

do people really put their tongues on poles? is that for real? will it stick?

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you need to brag, for sure i hope every person on a pre op diet reads your post you are way stronger than you realize....cheating is for cheaters...you are a hero in my book as its tough and its a mental game. you succeeded, YOU CAN do this if you WANT too and you do. so keep bragging

drink alot *if you can have SF popsicles, i will say those were my life savers*..stay up on the Protein as that is your fuel......about day 4 or 5, will be nothing to it....i promise it gets better.....you are stronger than you think..remember its only for a short time but when we are doing it, its like forEVAH

no talk to strangers listen to tym

maddy is the meanie but dont tell her as her is a tattle tale but YOU did not hear that from ME

i have reg coffee every morning (a large one) my dr said it was okay.....yours may or may not..but if you are concerned, just give them a jingle and see if its okay. (ps, keep away from soda, doctors say that is a no no) congrats on your recent surgery

hm.......nothing about me being a best friend i dont think my rep on this forum is best friend material (nope am a meanie i hear) oh well will go stand ALONE in corner ps m1 would NOT give me the butter dangumit

ok i spammed you did you get it?

i will spam you in a moment check your pm GF cant have my friend weft out..........

any WLS will take (work) and that is changing what you eat and the whole thing, even the bypass and sleeve while losing quicker amounts at first can stop working if the person beings to overeat (high fat junk foods) and its the same with the band.... there are pros and cons to any surgery...some like the band and some dont..everyone is different. some dont change what or how much they eat and after the bypass, now they want the band.....so its a whole mental thing. it saved my life. but i realized something. to make the band work, i have to help it. i cant expect it to do everything. go into this with a want too attitude (do whatever it takes to make it work) or you will be disappointed.

please forgive me now if i am coming across harsh. short and sweet.....you are still recovering from major surgery. so stop weighing constantly you are swollen and have fluids and gas and all that goes along with it. the first month is for basically healing and getting your mind frame in the game...so dont worry about (not losing right now)..... follow your dr's guidelines..stick with it no matter what soon, very soon, you will notice a big difference...you must heal first and the best thing you can do is realize this is a process and not an overnight miracle.

you deserve a gold star if i could give you one i would. you are showing exactly how its done. i see great success in your future

what a hard working woman...no wonder you look so dangum gorgeous in your profile picture......sexy thang

missy was 100% correct (and yes i dont have any fills but i am responding) patience is key here...in all aspects of any WLS...let the band work..it may take time but it will get there..

wonder what (she wants) to disclose to me personally? maybe i dont have to eat my 1 cup of food? maybe i can now drink coors light to my hearts content gosh, i wonder if she wants my bank acct # to give me 15,000,000 also decisions

what you did was something called (want power) and you showed you are stronger than you know. see how terrific you are??

just depends on variances of all sorts (height/weight/your doctors instructions) mine said to aim 70+ per day.....congrats on your surgery. this is going to be a great year for you