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Thank you that was very informative. That really helps to know the hows and whys. This is the best it has ever been explained to me.

well you found a great site. Any doubts I have had about this being the right decision for me are gone. Also any ideas that this would be an easy fix are gone as well. You don't get the bad and automatically lose weight you gotta work your program. Make the changes you need to make and Know it is not for a while it is for life. From what I have read here and elsewhere I believe 80-90% of lap band failures are due to noncompliance.

My date is January 22 and I was asked just last night if I was nervous or worried and can honestly say no not even a little bit. That is how I know I have made the right decision for me. As far as telling people I have told everybody I know and some I don't know. As far as them judging me I don't give a rats furry behind. I have been judged all my life just by being fat. You know oh look at her she must be lazy, slow, a glutton. Why doesn't she do something about it. I am doing this for me. Really don't care what others think. Most people that say this is a cop out or the lazy way are talking out of ignorance. They did not put in the hours of research. Many of them have never had a weight problem. Been on the diet roller coaster. been outcast simply by looks.

I am not banded yet so can only speak from what I have learned on here and from the support group I attend. The being afraid of an overfill thing I was told to make sure and have a couple drinks of water after your fill if that wont go then food definitely wont. Whether or not my surgeon requires this after a fill I will hang out and drink some water before leaving that office. I have also read a good way to break a stall is to go back to a liquid diet for a few days. Good luck I am sure between you and your Dr. you will figure this out.

A 4 oz piece of meat is about the size of a deck of cards. My dietitian gave me a sheet with the portion sizes all compared to normal everyday items like that. I so wish I could find it. It really helped me.

Taking off seat belt extension. Shopping any where I want. Have a lap for dads dogs to sit on instead of my chest. Being able to sit on ground and not have to worry if I am gonna be able to get up. Being able to sit in a booth in any restaurant. Not having to analyze a piece of furniture at someone else's house to make sure it will hold me.​ Knowing I can fit on any amusement ride. Going skydiving when I get to my goal.

No pre op diet for me either. I was just told not to go crazy with the food cause if he gets in ther a liver is to big he will just close me up and send me home.

Five days is a long time to be on clear liquids. Are you cure you did not misunderstand. I would call drs. office and clarify between liquid and clear liquid. On clear liquids try sugar free jello.

I was shopping for some post op supplies the other day and ran into a problem. What is more important when picking out soups, puddings and such, that they are fat free or sugar free?

This all makes sense I guess I will be reading labels more closely. Is it jan 22 yet

Congrats good luck. I still gotta wait two weeks no no one week and six days.

Good luck to you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I believe in mind over matter in all things.

Well Floridays if I ever PM you (and I am sure I will sooner or later) and don't respond back to your answer I am sorry. I am on here daily and generally the first thing I do is look for you and a few others posts. I don't even know you all and you have helped me so much. I feel I should be sending you a thank you daily just for your posts. your answers, comments and blogs are usually spot on and full of common sense. I have surgery two weeks from today. yay I look forward to using you and others as my inspiration, motivation and knowledge as I take this journey. Thank you thank you thank you.

those muffins sound good Think I will be trying those.

Great job. good to know my goal of losing 100 by 2014 is doable. surgery is Jan 22 current weight is 340.

Great job I think 17 lbs is great. It's a start.

My band date is Jan 22 and I can't wait. My goal is to lose 100 lbs in 2013.

That's why they call it Furr-niture LOL

I made the mistake of looking up lap band failures right after I was approved. Almost talked my way right out of it. The more I read the more am convinced most complications are because people did not follow orders. I think if a person is really ready to make the changes needed they will be fine. My surgery is scheduled for January 22 and I can't wait.

We better be able too. One of my biggest motivators to losing weight is to be able to ride any ride I want.