☠carolinagirl☠

honestly, i think you dont need (that person) in your life. (the neg attitude is the worst). not yours, hers. def sounds like home girl is jealous of you and your success and attitude that comes across as strong and upbeat. are you able to maintain a friendship (from distance) and do okay with her rantings? if not (because those words she tosses in there (ridculous and truth when we do go out to eat) can and could weigh heavy on your mind/thoughts. anyhow, i am proud of you for making yourself well with this surgery. i dont care how thin you were in the but more of how healthy you will be in the future. ps--i dont know you personally but i am more of a friend then she is as id never say anything to my friend (you for example is now my friend) like she did. shame on her

. your doing great. keep up the great work.

***update*** showed this vid to my hub...lordy did he get upset. he said he is baffled that some (cant say the word he used for his person but started with a f and ended with head) actually spent time to write a person he didnt know and say something negative to her. told me to tell my friends on here to ignore people like that and to keep keeping on.

congrats on the engagement. He is a lucky guy

when you mean (no restriction) are you eating and not using portion control or stopping at 1 cup of food? the band will help you eat less (as the fills work their magic and hit that ever popular green zone). so until you get there to that zone, you have to watch the amount of food you can/will eat. by eating slider foods or drinking while eating, you can eat overeat quite easily. just because someone can eat alot doesnt mean one should. i wont tell you its easy. i have no fills but i eat as though i do have complete restriction. i stop at 1 cup (stop eating after 20 min) and focus on Protein first as this is my bodys fuel. its a everday battle with me and i am 4 months post op. you are still pretty new banded. so hang in there and dont give up. you need to have a positive attitude. that is the main thing. all the best to you.

i had five of them. 4 you can just barely make out and the 5th (where my port is) is a pink line about 2 inches long....id rather have those marks of success than be obese. (and as time goes on by, i am sure it will fade even more)

i was banded june 6 and am down 73 as of yesterday i'd say the lap band works fine (if you let it and help the band) the bypass and the band are not cures..we have to help it along

i watched this and really cant believe the nerve of some people who would take time o write such a nasty email to anyone thanks for sharing tmf

i dont have restriction (in regards to fills) but i eat as if i do and as my friend missy says, stop at 1 cup of food.

this is a bit cheesy, but since banding/plication, the best dinner ever is the one i am eating

are the prices going up because of the holidays or the election?

i got a red one from walmart (bout the size of a cd) i measure my foods for my small containers (and my dinners at home). works for me. cost about 10 i think. congrats on the jeans sexy thang

not sure about the shortness of breath (i also had the hernia repair). it hurt to take a deep breath at the beginning and up to about a week post op. but as my friend tkw said, call the dr and let them know and give you the ok (to relax) or come in for a looksee. i am sure its nothing but better to be on the safe side.

i only ask myself why i did not do this sooner.

because you havent eaten (and your healing) so the swelling is going down. its normal. just hang in there

having a larger bmi then most, and being short and most likely looking as wide as i am tall, i am assuming its hard to notice a difference because of the large size that i am. i can tell by my clothes being smaller and getting looser. (i dont judge by the scale). i look in the mirror and cant see it but that is as jean says, the fat person still looking at me. one day i will be able to look in the mirror and like what i see. one day. its getting closer every day.

the band will help people if they help the band (and of course there are times when something goes wrong but it seems to be very rarely). the band wont stop you from eating anything (the band will help us eat less (especially after the fills start). its up to us to change what type of foods we eat. some cant eat some things and then some can. i think it is up to the person. as far as beverages, based on what my dr told me, no carbonation. you will find people who drink it and its not a problem. again, its up to the person. personally, i am following the instructions gave to me by the dr/surgeon/nutritionist. it seems to be working. i am not perfect but i dont starve either. not sure if this is the answer you wanted.

this is pretty good.

welcome rob your post touched my heart in so many ways i am sure you will be under 200 as i am working on that number also i love this forum and have made some great friends and i get the extra support i need. it will do that for you. keep in touch

holy crap being southern, that probably fits thanks for catching that.........off to correct it

i clicked it too

it probably wont hurt you but the dr has you on liquids so your insides can heal its best to try and follow your dr's instructions the best you can, its just for alittle while longer you are getting hungry (and it happened to me) because you are healing. my advice, follow your dr's orders