☠carolinagirl☠

well, i think it depends alot on our bodies (some peoples skin is more elastic than others) and then some will be more saggy than others. i would rather have saggy skin then be obese anyday so i am not fretting very much over it. (however, you can always have plastic surgery if you want to). congrats on your surgery

oh my gosh........chiming in here (you go girl) dont you hate chimers?? i know i sure do you ride and look damn sexy at it too GF

too late to suck up to me now missy

mine is down below my right breast, about 6 inches from my belly button area

sweetie, post where you want, someone will answer your questions

you so smart CB

didnt the doctor provide you with the nutritional aspect (do's and donts)? if not, may a visit with one would help as everyone is different and you will get many different responses also, band bible is the bomb (did you know you can see it from outer space?)

i am 3 and some months out. i rarely burp but def do the other (sorry) guess its gonna come out one way or the other congrats on your surgery

"Don't concentrate so much on the weight loss, but on healing. Everybody loses or even gains weight during this time. So it is important to focus on healing." agree 100% w/patty stay off the scales as it goes up and down all day long. (if you gain, your gonna get upset but its most likely from fluid). congrats on your surgery

(walking is a work out and you can take the kids)

gosh baby girl, i dont know off the top of my head, will check at home to let you know (not much i am assuming as its powder)

yes i have some in the fridge at my home and at work.......hub got me those when i was on pre and post ops. had a few but the taste was (difficult). prefer the extreme whey from walmart and drink one every morning (and sometimes in the evening because they taste just like chocolate milk)

to get back on track?? simple just (start) do what you know you have to do. eat Protein, eat fruit and veggies and move a bit. and begin.

well, the band will help you eat less (the fills should help with that amount) and i have no idea if you have fills or not (i dont so i have no comment on that).....when you say you are hungry later, is it really hunger or is it head hunger? (or boredom or is someone eating ??) also, i truly believe, just because you can eat (over 1 cup) does not mean you should). i admit i get hungry after i eat also but i push through it. drink or grab a popsicle, or apple or something like that. i in no way meant to imply you were not trying.....your excellent weight loss speaks for itself. (i had the plication as well as the band, and right around 4 oz (or 3/4 cup) i get very full. (and i also eat as if i do have fills). def a mind over matter w/me. i wish i could say or do something to encourage you. you are doing great. you just need to believe in yourself.

what type of pre op diet did your dr/nutritionist put you on? (sounds/seems very low to me) but i cant answer as i dont know what type of (diet) you are on.

since you have allergy, best to ask your dr or at the pharmacy this type of question. although i am sure there are some great responses sure to be posted to you, id def ask the dr :wub:

"I can eat more than 2 cups of food in a sitting and am not feeling satisfied at all." ok, the other posters were nice (yes i love missy and kime) and i am so proud of you for losing 45.......girlfriend you are rocking it i will try to make you accountable (but you knows i wuvs ya) so why are you eating 2+ cups of food at one time? why is that? because you can?? you need to step back. stop at 1 cup and focus on portion control. you are doing so well. i am so so proud as is all this forum. i know if i wanted to and allowed myself, i could eat way more than 1 cup but i stop myself, that is how i got to nearly 350 by overeating and not holding myself accountable. you need to get in check. put on your war face, find that eye of the tiger and get on with it. you are the only one who can make yourself well. so do it. ps-you know i wuvs ya right?

i think he was guilty. i loved the (book and the made for tv movie) to this day, i cant stand gary coleman because he played macdonald http://www.foxnews.c.../#ixzz26iOVGhKb WILMINGTON, N.C. – Jeffrey MacDonald, a clean-cut Green Beret and doctor convicted of killing of his pregnant wife and their two daughters, is getting another chance to try proving his innocence -- more than four decades after the nation was gripped by his tales of Charles Manson-like hippies doped up on acid slaughtering his family. The case now hinges on something that wasn't available when he was first put on trial: DNA evidence. A federal judge planned to hold a hearing Monday to consider new DNA evidence and witness testimony that MacDonald and his supporters say will finally clear him of a crime that became the basis of Joe McGinniss' best-selling book "Fatal Vision" and a made-for-TV drama. It's the latest twist in a case that has been the subject of military and civilian courts, intense legal wrangling and shifting alliances. "This is Jeff's opportunity to be back in court almost 33 years to the day of his conviction," said Kathryn MacDonald, who married him a decade ago while he has been in prison. MacDonald, now 68 and not eligible for parole until 2020, has never wavered from his claim that he didn't kill his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two daughters, 5-year-old Kimberley and 2-year-old Kristen. He has maintained that he awoke on their sofa in their home at Fort Bragg in the early morning hours of Feb. 17, 1970, as they were being attacked by three men and a woman. In an October 2000 letter MacDonald wrote to Kathryn MacDonald, provided by her to The Associated Press, he wrote: "It would be a dishonor to their memory to compromise the truth and `admit' to something I didn't do -- no matter how long it takes." The gruesome stabbing and beating deaths came just three months after the Manson Family slayings in California were revealed. The pregnant wife and MacDonald's description of the woman attacker chanting "acid is groovy, kill the pigs" all fed into fears that Manson-type killers were on the loose in North Carolina. The word "pig" was written in blood on a headboard -- the same word that was written on the door of pregnant Manson victim Sharon Tate's house in Los Angeles. The Army charged the Ivy League-educated MacDonald with murder, then dropped the charges months later after an Article 32 hearing. By December 1970, MacDonald was not just a free man but also had received an honorable discharge. But his father-in-law, Alfred Kassab, who initially believed in his innocence, changed his mind and eventually persuaded prosecutors to pursue the case in civilian court. In 1979, MacDonald was charged, convicted and sentenced to life in prison, a sentence he now serves at the federal prison in Cumberland, Md. MacDonald has stood by his innocence claim so strongly that he refused to apply for parole for years, and when he did, he refused to acknowledge any guilt and was rejected. MacDonald and his supporters have continued to pursue legal avenues over the years to try to clear his name. U.S. District Court Judge James Fox will consider two types of evidence: three hairs that don't match the family's DNA and a statement from Jimmy Britt, a deputy U.S. marshal when the case was tried. Britt, who has since died, gave a statement to defense attorneys in 2005 that he heard prosecutor Jim Blackburn threaten Helena Stoeckley, a troubled local woman whom MacDonald had identified as one of the attackers. A previous MacDonald attorney has said Stoeckley was prepared to testify she was in the MacDonald home the night of the murders until Blackburn threatened to charge her with the slayings. She later testified she couldn't remember where she was that night. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted MacDonald's request for the hearing. It's expected to last up to two weeks, and Fox will determine whether to order a new trial. "This is the first time the judge is having to consider all the evidence in the case as a whole," said Chris Mumma, head of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence, which has a pending request for DNA testing on other items found in the home. "Pieces of evidence were considered in the past. Now the 4th Circuit has told the judge to consider the evidence as a whole, whether admitted at trial or not." A lab was able to get DNA testing from the roots of hair, so Mumma is optimistic that other evidence can be tested if the judge agreed. The center has asked that 40 items be tested. Hundreds of bloodstains were collected, along with the weapons, the eyeglasses the children wore and pieces of the gloves used to write the word "pig." In 1979, only blood typing existed, not DNA testing. Jeffrey, Colette and their daughters all had different blood types, so prosecutors could recreate which people were in which rooms together. But, Mumma asks, what if the blood types belonged to people outside the MacDonald home? "There's evidence that I think would be worth testing to determine if there's DNA evidence not tied to family members -- or that does," she said. "The DNA testing may completely confirm the government's theory." Fox will consider the statement of Britt, who accused former prosecutor Jim Blackburn of threatening Stoeckley. Blackburn later went into private practice and was found guilty of several ethical violations. He was disbarred and served a prison sentence. Because he's a likely witness, Blackburn can't talk about the case. He does, however, support the trial verdict. "We prosecuted the case to the best of our ability," he said. "We still believe the verdict was correct." Like the Manson murders, the MacDonald killings led to books, most famously "Fatal Vision," which also was the basis of a television miniseries that concluded MacDonald was guilty. Earlier this month, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris' book, "A Wilderness of Error," was published. Morris concluded that MacDonald did not get a fair trial and might not be guilty. There will be some familiar faces at the proceedings. But others who have played central roles in the case will be missing: Stoeckley died in 1983 at age 32 of pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver; Britt, the U.S. deputy marshal who said the prosecutor threatened Stoeckley, also has since died. Jeffrey MacDonald's father-in-law, Kassab, also has died. Now Colette MacDonald's brother, Bob Stevenson, will be there to fill his role "The truth is, there is nothing new out there," said Stevenson, 73, who declined to say where he lives, saying he receives death threats. "There is nothing. Do you know how much DNA is in my home and your home? The mere discovery of DNA has nothing to do with a man's guilt." Stevenson said he promised Kassab before he died in 1994 that he would continue to pursue MacDonald. "Until he is dead or I am dead, we will be battling as adversaries," he said, adding later: "I will never lose interest. I will never lose zeal. I will never lose faith." Read more: http://www.foxnews.c.../#ixzz26jkpSA9r

a tip to survive pre and post op.........to realize you have come this far (all the testing etc/wait for insurance etc) and just do what you have to do in order to get this done. the pre and post op are only for a short time although it seems like a lifetime when you are doing it, but remember you are preparing your body for surgery and they have you doing this for a reason. cheating on your diet is only cheating yourself and you are better than that. you deserve better than that. my tip is to do what you have to do. look at you now, you are on your way. you can do this, if you want it.

this is a FACT if you dont believe in yourself, its over

that could be the exception but i would gather if you continued the research, you will hear all good and all bad types of stories. for me, it gave me back my confidence and that is making me feel more secure, more sexy, more alive than i have in years. so i would say it affected my marriage in a positive way. i am sure my hub would say the same thing.

well, i guess it depends on the person. i would suggest doing away with the fried foods all together as its high in fat but that is just me. if someone eats it every once in a while, i dont see the harm but portion control still is key

welcome to the banded side congrats on your surgery and i wish you all the best if you feel you are up to going back to work, that is great but if you dont, i would say rest, alot.....sip sip and then sip some more and follow your doctors orders to the letter to help with the healing process. dont worry about the scale for a few weeks as you are (healing) and your weight may go up and on this forum, i have read many postings from new banders who freek out because they gained after surgery and i do not want that to be you i am so proud of you. all the best