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Not this marriage!!...if wls can make a marriage fall apart then it's not a very strong marriage in the first place..IMO

Agreed. Studies show most marriages end in divorce with or without wls.

My husband is my biggest cheerleader. He is so very proud of me.

Oh yeh, sex got a hell of a lot better, too.

Very very true.

This is your journey & noone elses.

Lost 79 pounds, 6 pant sizes. Banded February 2012. Band saved my life!

I agree with Missy. You are missing the fruits, veggies & dairy in your diet. Definitely not balances in my opinion.

I've been banded a year and I still catch myself cooking too much food. I also take left overs for lunch or I feed the left overs to my chickens, they love it when this happens. lol

You said you eat even when you are not hungry, that is head hunger and no WLS is going to stop that. The band will help with your physical hunger but only you can change your head hunger habits. I eat when I'm bored so if I'm bored I have to find something to do. I go for walks, do some sewing, read, get online anything to distract the mind from thinking it is hungry.

Find out what your triggers are for the head hunger and address them. The band is a great tool for the physical but will not help with the head.

Good luck to you.

If only we could band our heads. I've said that many times. I eat when I'm bored so I try to stay busy. If I think I'm hungry, I ask myself "Are you bored?" and if the answer is yes I find something to do. Go for a walk, do some sewing, get online, etc. 9 times out of 10 if I do that then the "hunger" goes away.

If I do snack, like tmf I eat health snack foods.

When I take too big a bit and eat too fast that is how I feel. You are starting to feel restriction, so you need to reevaluate your eating.

If you are having a hard time keeping Water down the I would say you are too tight. Best thing to do is call your doctor.

Also, your band is irritated now so you might need to do 24 hr liquids and 24 hr mushy. Just a suggestion.

Roflmao

Congratulations, Dee. You have done amazing!

Welcome and congratulations on the beginning of a new life. Your story is inspirational, thank you for sharing it. It sounds like you have started all the right processes for a successful journey. The lap band is a wonderful tool that can assist you with your journey, if you are willing to follow your doctors orders and the band lifestyle you can be a success.

Best of luck to you.

I was self pay here in Texas. I paid 10K and it included 1 year of fills.

Congratulations on the 50 pounds. You are looking great & doing fantastic!!!

Congratulations, you look great!

As I got closer to goal the weight loss slowed down. Being at goal has not changed my eating, fill or exercise. My doctor told me that my body will just settle at a weight that it wants. We'll see, been at goal for a couple of months now.

Actually this is a debated subject in the medical community right now. Doctors are starting to change their tune about drinking and eating with the band. So it is important to check with your doctor and follow those orders.

I apologize if I am missing something... but it is not OK to drink Water after eating? I am currently an avid Water drinker and I am concerned about being thirsty... Is is harmful to drink water after eating? if so, I don't understand how it could possibly be harmful? thanks in advance....

Some doctors require you to not drink before, during & after eating a meal. Ask your doctor what they want you to do. My doctor says as long as you wait 1 minute after a bit it is okay to drink. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't drink during or 30 minutes after.

Always follow your doctors order, so check with your doctor.

They say it takes a month to break a habit (& a month to make a habit) so if you don't drink with your meals for a month then it will be your new habit.

I can eat anything. Some things take a little more care to eat that others, but there isn't any food that I can't eat. There are food I choose not to eat, but that is my choice, not the band stopping the food.

Do you use Greek yogurt with the Peanut Butter?

Yes, plain or vanilla Greek yogurt. 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon of Peanut Butter.< /p>

Use the time to learn everything you can about the band. Hang out here, read all the posts and practice the band eating style. It will go soooo fast and you will be very prepared for the band when the time comes.

Good luck to you.

here is another......dont laff........jiffy popping down the hallway.........now that makes me giggle when i do it and i am the only one in the hall..

dont tell me i am the only one???

If you are the only one who hears it then it doesn't count. Right?

We have a barking spider problem here in Texas....

Yay for you! First of many!!