Terry Poperszky

Looks great

A bag of nice salty chips and a gallon of water will get you up there.

Actually there is value, if nothing else it shows how you shouldn't respond to a topic. I know that Alex will delete posts and threads that break the rules. Locking sometimes is just a way of telling people that "enough, is enough" and let's move on.

Sounds great, need a few tomatillos for tang though

Have you considered a large cork? Seriously, I have been banded for 10 months now and have never found anything that would make a dent in it. Beans make it worse, but it is always there. But I will settle for a little flatulence in exchange for the new life I now have. Besides, it makes me go faster on my road bike!

I have changed the subject, just a little. What are your pet peeves. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/08/weight-loss-pet-peeves-what-not-to-say_n_3530083.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/sarah-palin-chris-christie_n_4261905.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 FYI, I don't care about your political views, I posted this because Christie is a bander and because of Palin's comment. Please don't turn this into a political flamewar, that isn't what this forum is about.

I am really happy about the foreign objects in my body, aside from my band, I have two artificial knees and would probably be in a wheel chair rather than a mountain bike if it weren't for them. Heck, feeling the port under my skin is very comforting, lets me know that it is real and things are different now.

Hiatal hernias are fairly common with or without the band. My surgeon repaired mine when he put my band in. As for your symptoms, I would definitely check with your Dr. on the pain, it could simply be scar tissue, but your health is too important to risk.

I would drink 6-7 diet cokes a day pre-band, now I rarely have anything with artificial sweeteners in it (Even stopped drinking crystal light), while not a scientific study, I personally feel it has made a difference in my hunger levels.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/surprising-hunger-causes-sneaky_n_4241299.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

I chose LB for a variety of reasons, first off it was the least invasive. WLS is something that I swore I never would have to do, so when I finally came around to do it, I chose the WLS with the lowest complication rate and the possibility of it being reversible (It also has the slowest loss of the three current surgeries). Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the other surgeries, in fact if for whatever reason I lost my band, I would probably revise to a sleeve. BUT, I could never have gone there in the first place, it was just too radical a choice for me. Now 10 months later, I wish I had made the decision years before, I have dropped 60 pounds and am wearing a size 36" waist, something that I couldn't do as a freshman in high school. I am an avid Road biker, and just picked up my first Mountain bike. I have another 40 to lose, but I'm in no hurry, it will happen if I listen to my band. But if I don't lose another pound, my band has been a success based on the increased quality of life that I enjoy now. As you make your decision, focus on the facts, not just our stories and choose the surgery that you are comfortable with and no matter which one you choose, it is still going to be a heck of a lot of work to be a success.

Sorry, not old enough to remember him personally, I will have to take your work for it.

I personally am more concerned that he is banded (or has hand any other type of WLS), given how finicky my band can be in dealing with stress, I can only imagine how it would be in that position.

I wrestle with emotional eating, using food as a calming agent in high stress situations and with boredom in the evenings.

For most of us, I good food scale, measuring cups and spoons are vital to our success. After 8 months, my eyes are still bigger than my what my body needs.

Yes, it does.

It is a reference to 2 Corinthians 5:17

Ditto on what Jean said. Each Dr. fills differently, so the number of times doesn't mean much.

B -52 ever since I saw you recommend this a while back, I do it for a couple of days, a couple of times a month and each time I walk away feeling like I have a brand new band.

Color, lots of Color. Like I tell people, I am only white on the outside, and I am working with my artist to correct that

I was talking to the Artist and it is time to start doing some fill on my half sleeve, and he suggested a flower dissolving into butterfly's like this one. So I will be talking to him in the near future start the planning.