☠carolinagirl☠

sending love your way along w/positive thoughts and also a big ole thank you for reminding people to put aside any nonsense and telling them to call the doctor if they are hurting/in pain/dont feel right.. love ya

you need to copy and paste this post by you on every post asking for help in stalls, not losing, cant lose like so and so...this is superbly written and 100% accurate.

as long as one is losing (fast for us larger folks usually at the beginning) and slower in some cases for others for various reasons, it should be seen as a happy thing..its not a contest or a race, it is a lifetime/healthy way of living and dont compare..... inches lost are actual/true weight loss even if the scales stop moving or slowly move... no such thing as stalls in my eyes...it will catch up eventually sounds like you are doing great no encouragement needed to be giving to you your weight loss so far and your better health is encouragement enough. well done

BOOM I strongly believe that all procedures are safe and effective and that the choice of weight loss procedure is between the patient and their surgeon. well said alex

well you had WLSsurgery already and its pretty much the same. they went in right above my belly button (one small stitch).. i had mine out several years ago..you will be fine.. dont wait as i had to have emergency surgery and that is no fun

a loss is a loss with or without fills be a small loss or hum dinger one..be thankful to lose. i have no fills but i was giving some Fluid at surgery (no idea how much) and by me exercising, making better food choices and listening to my band (that means just because i can eat 3 cheeseburgers) doesnt mean i should. hang in there you are bound to get many responses to this thread.

crummy my ass....you have lost nearly 100 pounds better health..more mobility and if you think someone who is saying nanananabooboo your WLS sucks is going to rile you up, let me say here and now i wont let that happen GF any WLS works any WLS also doesnt work what matters is the WLS you have (and are using to the best of your abilities) is working for YOU. and judging by your weight loss, it is....

OMG jim i am sooooo OMG in awe you were one of the first people who friended me on this site and you are still my hero..

whatever one WLS one gets (or removes to get another) or whatever, lets just wish them luck..going back and forth with webpages and statistics solves nothing and its kinda pointless to be honest...we all got opinions.. i like UNC and catfish likes UK, who cares?? so whoever reads my words, whatever WLS you have or about to get, congrats and for best results, do as your doctor advises..and get well that is what it is all about anyhow..

pre op and post op diets are to prepare the body for surgery not to lose weight. hell if we could lose weight w/o WLS, as TMF says often, why get the surgery? if you do lose, it will be mainly Water weight (not actual true weight loss), those and those inches that matter over what the scale says come later on down the road if you are not following your dr's advise on the pre op dieting then you are doing it wrong, if you are doing what you are suppose to, then everything is fine...give yourself some credit and keep doing what you are doing...do what dr says for best results.. all the best.

and to think i know you.......... you are a lucky dude to know me LOL proud of you my friend.. and thank you for letting the world know the lap band does work..... (as you said, if the patient helps it)

well all i will say is what i thought when i read alex's post. any WLS can work and any WLS cannot work sometimes it could be due to a patients incompliance or it could be an issue with the surgery or maybe a little of both... BUT for any WLS to work, (with or w/o WLS), we must eat less calories than we can burn off (and this is the truth and its reality to face and deal with head ON and accept. at one time the lap band was the bomb...then along comes a new gadget and all the naysayers jump on board and it will happen with the sleeve too (as it is now happening with the other WLS that are not as (popular)..esp if new and improved WLS are created..

well....if you can take alittle cooler w/you...i see nothing wrong with some tuna salad or chicken salad with some mayo....soft and tasty..toss in some apple sauce ....no need to be (petrified or self conscious)......and trust me no one is caring what you eat unless they are nosey b**itches and who cares what they think anyhow..but def remember this is about YOU.....and if you wish to just drink a Protein shake, that is terrific...you are not on a diet or a timer to eat at this allotted time...eat when hungry.. have fun w/horses

ugliness/jealousy is a nasty thing and its on HER as you indingo dont have a mean/nasty bone in your body some people see your (success aka healthier body/healthier mind) as a reminder to them of what they (cant or havent chose) to do yet....and that is get well you have you did you are atta girl

i think anyone with a weight issue knows it and if someone would have told my 5'1 and 336 pound self i needed to have WLS i would have died of embarrassment/shame and been mortified someone had the balls to say that to me... support that person you mentioned it..now it is up to him as others have said to make that choice because that person has to do it...my hub before surgery could have said/done and danced around me naked promising he will take out the trash if i had WLS but until i hit the bottom (me not being able to walk or wipe my butt) it was not going to happen. how about cooking healthier..how about going for walks and how about let him know you want him to live forever and to do that, he and you need to be more active and eat better......and see what happens. all the best

no need to be angry just get back on track and do what you need to do as your doctor advised you. being angry or upset is a waste of your time and energy. so what you binged. who hasnt..anyone with a weight problem has done that...read that again, you binged.so what... that moment is long gone and never to return. what you can control is the here and now. so pull up your panties, put your gorgeous smile on your face (cause i know you have one), put them shoulders back and make yourself well..

none me being super morbid obese made me realize i did that to myself and i have no reason/right to judge anyone..people judge me enough (then/now and will always) and i know how it feels..being that large of a person only made me more compassionate of a person..shame it hasnt done that for everyone.. around the 6 week mark post op i would say i was back to near 100% every day it gets better..move, eat, (when you are able), drink alot, stay positive and just think in a few months, you will be on here saying those very things to newbie patients also...and that is be patient, it will happen..

yes there is a lot of negative (and i try not to read them) because i figure when those people first got the band themselves, they were as excited as i was to get a WLS to help..i told myself if anything ever happened and i lost the band for whatever reason i would not be one who spouted the negative..it gave me mobility back..it gave me the ability to wipe my ass again...it gave me my life back..i am eternally grateful. all/any WLS can have problems all/any WLS can have no problems its life..its time we lived it and kept our thoughts on the prize.....living healthier

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

I eat (out) but when i do, i just make as good choices as i can sometimes they are not so great choices....but me having WLS is not about me being on a diet..my lapband/plication will only let me eat so much aka a small amount..but i choose not to eat bread/rice/pasta..and usually get chicken nuggest/tenders or a beef pattie or a ceasar salad..(or tuna at subway) living life with WLS is great...great post Just watch

i have struggled to lose every ounce that i have..it was not easy. and i started out with a huge BMI at surgery and some have said i am lucky to have lost as much as i have so far (170+) i would have preferred to be what most are now ( under 300 or even under 200) at my journey starting point (336 pounds and 62 bmi) i am now where some are starting out (pound/bmi wise) and i know what it took for me to get to where i am now.....i hope you realize from a bigguns stand point (aka me), how lucky some of you actually are to be where you are now.. keep going eat right, drink a lot, exercise and stay positive just because the scale is not moving as fast as you want does not mean the WLS you have is not working.....it will catch up dont worry.....also judge your success by inches LOST as that is true/accurate weight loss.. all the best everyone.

when i had lap band surgery in 2012, i was in size 5x clothes and a snug size 30 stretch jeans and now i am in 12's....and let me tell you how happy i am about that number try to look at it from a realistic stand point..having WLS is not about being skin/bones it is about having a better quality of life..to be able to walk, wipe ones ass and enjoy being alive..just because you are losing slower than you want does not mean its working... the only advice i can say is be thankful you are losing and seemingly at the correct place for your body......WLS is about health.....some people seem to forget that.. and some people dont believe that losing inches means one is losing weight..i will take that over what the scale says any day. all the best to you and wishing you a life long success to your goal.

you shouldnt be throwing up is what i know of being a bander. i have read if one eats too fast or too big of bite, that they could have issues.. congrats on the loss so far as that is just fantastic...i have been banded 2 1/2 yrs and not thrown up yet...if you are concerned or have thrown up, you need to discuss with your doctor..they are the best ones to answer these type questions,,

sorry to read of your (trouble). like jack, get a 2nd or 3rd opinion if need be your body, your health, your life.. now what i am going to say is not being mean.or nasty but i must say this ..just because you can eat 2 small steaks and trimmings does not mean you should...if you are hungry, eat but eat smart (protein) and def drink a lot to help offset and sometimes just drinking solves an issue of (being hungry)..at least it does for me...it mainly head hunger from being bored, upset set....i am a southern girl..if in doubt, fry.....we must eat better....having a WLS is not a miracle solve all..i was a binge eater as i did not get up near 350 pounds by eating only lettuce.....3500 calories is a pound ate or drank and if we eat more than we can burn off (exercise/movement wise) then we will gain weight.. i wish YOU all the luck..keep going back to the doctor for answers and get yourself well...we all are rooting for you 4everyoung.

thank you 1day it means a lot that you took time out for me and wrote me something very very nice....it brightened my day as i read this..thank you....HUGS