☠carolinagirl☠

GREAT words. I can/could relate to nearly all of it. FYI, I am posting your article on my blog on word press. LOVE THIS

i agree with msinto throwing up is not a way to live with any WLS call your doctor

6--6-2012, i had lap band and plication WLS to date i have lost 161 pounds and GAINED myself back ♥

i drink a protein shake in the mornings with FF milk.....so the protein is 28 grams per 1 scoop and 8 grams w/the milk........a great way to start out my protein intake for the day..i aim for 80+ per day..some days its more and some days its less....my doctor does not consider it a slider and i do not rely on the shake for my main protein intake....i eat protein rich foods (meats/beans etc).....that is what one does when they have WLS.....you eat better quality foods......

at 20 months out, if i eat too fast or maybe a little too much, this happens to me...in my opinion, its a way for my body to say slow the freek down...if over concerned, call and discuss with the dr or nurse

my dr told me that if my liver was not nice and small that he would not do the surgery....that scared the crap out of me.....picture me waking up and him telling me that, and then telling my hub and then having to reschedule it all? all because i could not follow a diet for me to have WLS..... i am doing some tough love you can do this pre op diet if you truly wanted to you are not even giving yourself a chance.....its not going to get easier....you must adhere to understanding that from now on and especially right after surgery, if you eat more than you are suppose to you could harm yourself.....your life is worth more than a quick minute or two food gasm GF......look what its doing to you now.... as TMF said, call and and let your doctor know (accept responsibility) and then follow the rules until surgery and after.....for best results with any WLS, its is BEST to follow your doctors instructions.....best of luck.

reality is losing weight and being healthy with whatever WLS has and wishing each other all the best.....

whoop whoop........step aerobics every day.......i get a little closer and closer to where i wanna be

lizzie what a great post/thread....you are absolutely right eating alittle something every now and again is not a bad thing it was good...it was delicious and life does go on..... all of us with a weight problem got that way by eating more calories than we burned off....i did not wake up one day and boom it was there.. and now that i am losing weight/inches, my eating has def changed...the WLS i have will only let me so much so i am making better choices..i am not perfect and i do eat this and i do eat that but i always make sure to get right back on track....just like you did......ATTA girl..

yesterday, hub and i went to visit dad in law who is in hospital (again) and it is a large f**king one and so when you park, you walk.......and i walked to and fro this building and up and down hallways....i count every step and then i met up with susan powter and my 4 inch step box and ole girl worked it out.......i lifted my knees higher each time and i stepped farther back from the bench.....(little things) add up...... i am just happy i can do it........

big game for UNC tonight..........i got up, had Breakfast, went to tan and came home and busted 30 min step aerobics knees hurt some (age, weight, weather who knows) but i did what i had to do....i made myself a little bit more healthier.. something i feel is want power.........lets my beloved tarheels got some want power tonight at 9

as whisper said, ALWAYS confer with your doctor......nothing wrong with walking...if it hurts, stop.. ..that is pretty much all i was able to do for the first 100 pounds i lost..

30 min step aerobics (kabo watching close by) it has been raining for a couple days and my knees are hurting (badly) but worked out just the same and felt on top of the world for womaning up

you morphed into a healthy beautiful woman who was there all along...just hid underneath all the past dieting BS and low self esteem and unworthy to be living......you are a success NOW because YOU my dear made the decision to do something about it instead of woe is me....(i speak from the heart and from my own experiences GF).....you deserve every sweet/nice thing gave to you....accept it and say thank you........head up......shoulders back, high heels on and WORK IT GIRL........never look back......

just go and have a good time being with your friends..dont over think it...the band is merely to help us eat less...what matters is the choices we make and what matters in this case...is you and your friends.....have a GREAT time.

i was at a seminar with my lap band dr last night.....and he said the new (surgery everyone wants) is the sleeve.....and before that it was the band and before that it was the bypass.....who knows what will be next....with the band, you do have to keep checking in with the dr and i am okay with that......some other surgeries, maybe not so much..its a persons choice/decision. any WLS can help a person and they should get the surgery that works for them..and any WLS can have complications..it is major freeking surgery and def not a easy way out....i choose the band and my dr added the plication to assist my super BMI of 62.....he stressed to me and again last night that unless a person changes what they eat and begins to move, no WLS will work.....and i believe that...

some people who are larger can lose faster than those who are not as large...so do not let that get you down.....if you are losing inches, you are losing no matter what the blasted scale says or does not say......are you eating more calories than you are burning off? if so, you will not lose no matter what WLS one has......hang in there okay..

am sorry....i hope it turns out its not what it appears to be

agree with lady, sorry to hear this happened but get well soon

i drink alot and this seems to help me.......and stay busy...(plenty of things to do besides eat) but if truly hungry, eat something.....

this is horrible to read for this poor lady..i wish her the best..and a long life... complications happen but its still scary to read..

understood Ms Jeannie......great post as always ♥

if you think you need to call the doctor, you should even if its nothing......it will rest your mind...... let us know whats up.

i was so (obese) i had to ask my dr if he was sure he put mine in there.....i can see it now (just a slight outward blip).....i refer to it as my battle scar.. my winning over the war of super morbid obesity.. it was sore/tender for about a month (the larger port scar)

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