☠carolinagirl☠

i cant blog and that helps me...it keeps saying its down also i hope it comes up soon...i wanna see your pictures debbei show me the goods honey

i mean, its fantastic this is great, this is superb...its amazing nothing feels or tastes as good as putting on something and its way to f**king big to wear..when it was all you could do to button/zip it up before..tx, i am so proud, i am so happy ans i am teary...just thinking how much healthier you are now..and that is what it is all about.....cant wait to read your next post...

what a great thread...here is my addition

really? as long as 100 pounds loss? this gives me hope..can you tell me the steps you used to have this done...documentation you did/needed....i have tricare prime north

i asked my dr was he sure he did the band surgery as i couldnt feel this hard thing i read about on here......via my new profile pic, dr had to cut through alot of fatness to put the port in..its there,,,,,,i can feel it and see a slight bulge now...i think of my port (and the wee scar) as battle scars.. my battle against being obese......and ole gal is winning nothing hurts worse then being over 300+ pounds and cant wipe your butt well... when i ever get a fill, i will try to remember that when the needle finds its way

stay tough and stay the course even when it seems like it is not working.. eat your allotted amounts, eating more than you should is not a good thing but you must eat more filling/protein foods...as sharpie and bama said, drink alot. stay busy..you lost 20 pounds..WOW......great job.......if you are buying smaller clothes, its working....inches mean pounds/weight loss stina, this is for you

"I control the quality, the band controls the quantity" this is on my signature...so i am guessing its referencing me yes, i listen to the band for my (signals) and i pay attention and yes i eat better foods aka quality in short, it works for me..... yes i could eat around the band and eat more than i need to and eat junk food like like use to, but i choose not to..i merely help the band...

Significant Others Do you ever feel that the people who are closest to you are the ones who resist the most as you try to change for the better? Sometimes, when we are committed to personal growth and change, family members or others who are close to us will do everything they can to try and get us to change back to the way we were - even when the way we were wasn't so great. Did you ever wonder why that might be? Well, for one thing, when people are used to their lives being a certain way, any change - even when it is an improvement - can be threatening. It is also fairly common for people who are stuck in negative habits to have a hard time tolerating others who are making positive efforts toward change. If you can convince your family to join you in your quest for personal growth, you will all have an easier time of it. You can support each other through the tough times and give each other encouragement and approval as you begin to see results. If you have to go through it alone, though, let those significant others in your life in on what you are trying to do, and tell them how positive results will benefit them as well as you. Paint them a vivid word picture of what the end-result will look like, and ask for their help in achieving it. If you don't get that help, be patient. It may take time to convince them that you are serious, and that you intend to stay close to them even though you are changing. If it ever comes down to the difficult choice between continuing a painful relationship and developing yourself as a person, remember that you always have the right to choose growth without guilt.

am sorry for your loss but people without lap bands also die from cancer.. i just felt i needed to say that in regards to your thread title...

like others..i drink up to when i eat.........wait 20 to 30 afterwards....

fyi that is a pic hub sent to me one day when i was hemming and hawing about not being a size 0

nuff said

it wasnt you...its just (life) hub read this and asked what was wrong he told me to put my newest pic on my profile, 16 months post why...he said if one person..sees it...maybe just maybe they can think (me too if i try)..he is right..nothing to be ashamed of

this made me cry..it truly did, it took alot for me to respond if i would have saw a pic of me, i would have not been able to take it i am that insecure of myself...i know i am a fat girl i dont need anyone to tell me as bad as large people feel about themselves, people who are a**ssholes post such awful things the obese population are the easiest targets in my opinion...i am super duper aware of what i look like..before and after......i live it everyday... like the others, i removed my pictures as best i could and will remove the others when the site allows me to

eat more Protein (add shakes if you have to) but the key is to get alot of protein....dont forget to drink alot too in case you are struggling with head hunger i eat when i am truly hungry some days more than others

great news on the check up

this is how my band works for me---(copied from missys post) "patients who eat a small volume of food (which, if you measure, is consistent) will be successful with the band. If you want to succeed, you need to know how much you are eating, and then stop eating -- it is in your control, but the band will help you -- not by stopping you, but by allowing you to feel satisfied after the small volume" this is how i am losing weight/inches (and by me adding exercise and eating good/healthy foods)

i dont have fills but from what i have heard/read, not eating or being able to for 2 weeks is way past is it swelling.....i think you need to get to your dr today and let them know and advise you.....could be just them taking a smidge out could offer max relief.. no judgement, only caring

potato chips/pretzel rods have salt on them and made w/them..salt can make one retain Water.....i am sure you will pee it out..and the scale goes up and down all day long.. if you are eating good foods in your allotted amounts drinking and exercising, why would anything be wrong?? it takes time to lose weight and you are still healing pretty much...just continue what you are doing....go by inches lost then by weighing every 5 min....those are true results.....(clothes too big etc) not to worry ok

thats the spirit we cant take back that 4 years you referenced and 60 pounds is gone.....that is success...... so today, as you wrote, start over and make it happen. Best of luck as that first step is the hardest to take/make

not weird in my eyes..myself and many others are.. i am 15 months out and no problems, no issues, no drama, no bs, no excuses....just getting it done and getting healthier day by day.. ps, tell me more about this lima bean soup...

my ins pays for my fills (hadnt had one yet) but when i do, i just pay a 12 co pay....like with my dr visits....had me doing a WTF head shake reading some of this stuff