BlueTattoo

yea this site is my new addiction, i've almost quit smoking, (down to half a pack a day WOOT! from 1 and a half a day) i come here when i wake up , after work, and before i go to bed. I haven't been banded yet but it gives me inspiration. Makes me want even more to get my band done! But this is a good addiction! I'm not eyeing those cookies any more....might be because my parents came for a visit and ate them! LOL but i'm learning more self control on buying groceriest too.

welcome Big Thunder! I am also pre-band and waiting for my meeting with the nutrionist. We're all here for you hun. This place does wonders for support! I can't wait to hear more on your progress hun!

Before and after pics , page 42, post 619 http://www.lapbandtalk.com/before-and-after-t4642p42.html

yea last wednesday it was 80 degrees, today...snow flurries :rolleyes this coming week all in the 70's! Gimmie back the warm weather ! I thought i was done with this cold stuff!

June 10th! Gemini all the way. I am the sign of the twin and if u ask anyone i am definately that! One day i can be spontanious and out going and scatter brained, the next i cam calm cool and collect. My bf always ask which one am i today. Sometimes i'm the evil twin *mauhaha*

well hun i haven't been banded yet i'm doing the waiting game from the insurance company. I'm also 5'3 and i'm 230 lbs. I'm doing it. I'm hypoglycemic (opposite of a diabetic) my bmi is 42! :omg: I've been having lots of problems with my own blood sugar leaving me drained and sometimes bottoms out. My lowest blood sugar count was at 48 2 weeks ago when it bottomed out at work and passed out. i'm doing this for me and my kids. I want to be healthy and fit so i can play with them and enjoy their young years. (they are 2 and 3)After reading everyones post I decided this is what i wanted to do. I want to be a success story like them.

her before pic is in the picture forums

Well i have a tatt on my lower back that stretches from hip to hip , it has a Gemini Symbol in the middle , cause well im a gemini . Also i have a tatt on the back of my neck that's a Japanese symbol for friend

BlueTattoo came from well. my blue tattoo i have a purple tattoo but PurpleTattoo just didnt have the same kick So i stuck with Blue

Well, i was brought up on spankings, time outs, grounding, ect. I have a 2- year old and a 3 year old. when the time outs dont work and the taking of toys dont work i spank. not hard but enoguh to get their attention. When my daughter reached for the hot stove and wouldn't stay in the corner, by gawd i spanked her butt. after i had a talk with her about it i took her back to the stove , put my hand on the stove door *which was slightly warm not scalding hot then put her hand. i said feel that? Feel how hot it is, it can hurt u really bad and i dont want you hurt. That's why i said dont do it. The stove isn't on right now but when it's on it can hurt u. Ever since she's never touched the stove again. After i spank i tell them why they got spanked. I explain it to them not very often do i have to spank but when i do there's a good reason , i dont leave welps or bruises. I'm all for spankign if done right , there is a difference between spankings and beatings. And seeing what some of these kids say to their parents and do to their parents they could use a good spankin or two. I saw a 6 year old slap her mother in the face, i bout came out of my chair when i saw it happen and she told me to leave the room so she could talk to him. I heard him scream at her and she tried to talk softly to him He just walked all over her. but anyway i better stop my rambling before i open up a whole new can of worms. this is just my opinion. take it as u will.

OooO pictures! my turn to post some of me and muh babies!! :girl_hug: hope u all enjoy! Just gonna post the link cause the pictures keep coming up too darn big! http://kayleidesdemona.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1

Hell i'd love to be in a bikini and i'm young ! But after having two kids , i'll settle with a one peice that doesn't ahvea skirt attatched to it!

Oi OI A new threat for me to post on ! LOL Well i'll start off Introducing myself (Drum roll please....bam bam clunk) well hell never mind.. any way , I'm JayCee 23, Okla, Divorced for uhm *counts the months..*16 months. been dating The same guy for uhm (whinces 13 months) Known him for 4 years tho! Things are okay i suppose i love him , he says he loves me but we're taking things slow... like seperate apartments... Ever since i've been ballooning out (gaining weight) things have kinda come to a stand still . Hoping after i get my body and mind back in order from all this weight gain things will get back to the norm. Wondering how much things will change when other guys start noticing me more after i lose the weight but eh time will tell right! One thing i'm hopin for is gawd the sex to get bettah! Since i've packed on the puddin, i'm not near as flexible! Anyone else have that damn problem!? anyway I got 2 childeren a 2 year old and 3 year old. Hard to find a good guy that will take ya on with all that. but i'm hoping this is the one. Kudos to you ladies that are out there breakin hearts! I've been reading the post! My current bf and I met on a video game back in 2003, when i was preggers with my first child , we've been friends ever since. Yea i'ma big geeky girl i play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). anyway after the dirvoce we finally met up and been together ever since! anyway that's muh story :girl_hug:

what is this DH? =Dear husband? always wondered sorry

From my talking with the doctor he wants all of those having the procedure to be on a liquid diet 1 week prior to having surgery. I was thinking after i get my surgery date i might try for two weeks liquid diet so i can get used to the idea of eating from a straw after surgery. Cause i dont want to think "oh well I can handle it *flex flex*" and my tummy say something different lol . Grats on your surgery date! We will look forward to hearing from you after your surgery!

I haven't been banded yet and whenever i feel down to my lowest and i'm eyeing that bag of cookies in the kitchen i come here. I feel at home here because i'm surrounded with people that are just like me! I'm excited about getting my band done cause i know i will have the support i need and someone to help me stay in line *huggles BubbleButt* lol If i fall then i know there will be a price to be paid and i will hopefully learn a lesson if not i'm sure i'll make a post so as to remind myself not to do it again lol . But right now I feel comfort in the people i have met and listening to their stories and watching their success and i know one day I can become one of them. ( a success story) I'm glad you are enjoying this site as much as i am. No where have i seen so many people bond and council one another on such a life changing procedure. Kudos to you and kudos to those who are thinking about changing their lives for the better. :clap2:

wait a lil while after you get married to start having kids. Get used to your new marriage and enjoy it. I won't go into my personal experiences here but just trust me . Enjoy the sleeping late cuddling while u can . There's always time to make a family. But you and your new husband need time to adjust to the new married life first

Hun you are singing the same toon as i am. I wasn't always this way but it's been hell trying to get it off!. I've got a 2 year old and a 3 year old. I like you, gained 100lbs with first pregancy , and 20 with my second. 3 months after i had my daughter i was preggers again... My body wasn't able to "bounce back" like most peoples do. I'm still waiting on word from my doc atm. I dont think i'll hear from him til march. But who's your main insurance. Different people with different insruances have to go through different things. I myself have BCBSOK, -BlueChoice, i called ahead of my doctor and spoke with them before i even made my doctors appointment. They said i would be approved i just had to find a doctor in the area that was in the network with my insurance... i was like a yo yo through school due to being on ritlin during the school year and then being taken off of it during the summer. I would lose weight in the school year and then gain it when i was off . I was never "super skinny" but i had a lil meat in all the right places. Least that 's what i like to think but ever since i got married my ex husband used to say you are losing too much weight, i want more weight on u.... Secretly i think he was trying to trap me so that no one else would want me but that's a whole different story and now i'm getting sidetracked LOL. In other post below you will find great information about the procedures, doctors, hospitals and insurances. We're all here for you and good luck hun! *hugs*

Met with the doctor today and did my siminare, Got all of my paper work turned in. They took my insruance card and said shouldn't be too long .... so Now i'm just waiting he said they will turn paperwork into insurance monday it could be 3 days or 3 weeks. Dont call before 3 weeks but i will here from them soon! Sooooo it all looks positive so far! Just gotta wait wait wait! I'm already starting my savings for the plastic surgery lol cause if i'm gonna lose the weight i might as well have the body that shows it and not the extra skin!

puddin is muh hero! hehe If she can do it like so many others have, i can too. I can't wait to start my process to a better life! I dont like steak so that's okay for me if i can't eat it....sandwhiches tho...mm i love ham and swiss! So i might miss that!

Soemone told me that they had insurance through BCBSOK and it covered their body lift after they had the lap band... can anyone confirm this? I have BCBSOK and i called them and asked them about the lap band procedure and they said they cover it but i didnt think to ask about the body lift.

AL? i know what TT is but *scratching my head on the AL

Well, i'm probably not to first to say i've had a problem with dieting. Doctors always tell me . "you'll lose weight if you eat six small meals a day." Hrms six small meals eh? I can barely find time for one a day . I'm a single mother of 2 and i work alot. When i fix the kids food i make a plate for myself but by the time i get them fed and try to sit down and eat they are trying to either A. Eat my dinner or B. Trying to get up from the table so i just put my plate on the counter and dont even bother with it til they are in bed. Ever since high school some how i've programed myself to eat just once a day. I'm wondering how this is going to effect me after the surgery with the different types of food they want us to eat. Anyone got any suggestions or advice? Cause all they seem to serve at the casino is fast food stuf and i'm so tired of fast food i just dont eat til i get home. That is if i have enough energy to eat something. I'm hypoglycemic so when i feel my blood sugar running low i drink OJ or eat a sandwhich. I go through more OJ and water in my house then actual food, mainly cause i smoke so damn much to curve the cravings but smoking is about to be out of the picture.... I have one pack left and i'm forcing myself not to buy any more after this.

go to dillards if u got 30 bucks to spend go there, just buy some lipstick or something and they will do your make up for free! Have her tell you how she put it on you , sometimes they have a peice of paper that's got a picture of a face and they put make up in the areas on the paper so u can practice with it when u get home