Nana~

Wondering if anyone does any sports, mostly contact sports. Are you afraid you'll hurt your band? Can you feel your port while working out or playing? I am interested in martial arts but my hubby is scared If I get kicked or punched I may hurt my band. I never thought about what if I get punched in the tummy.

Congrats! I wish I was w/ my mom today. I leave to visit her next Tuesday~YAY

My port is 3 inches below my ribcage onthe left side. I hadno say in where it was going.

Thak you that is very sweet! My kidos are still sleeping and its 12 noon! making this a quiet day THANK GOODNESS! lol Hugs~

I have no advice for your question, but wanted to say welcome to LBT! Nana~

Welcome to LBT! Nana~

I went in to see PS dr on may 9th with the point of having tummy tuck and breast lift bat wing surgery after I get the $$ 14 k worth of money.. I went in and found he wont cut on me just lipo for belly thighs and arms and then a breast lift he will do, he called it a vertical something breast lift. Still 14k but instead of tummy and boobs its 14k for tummy boobs butt and thighs I still have to save up the $ and I have 50 pounds til goal so he may change his mind on tt by then (hope not) I thinkit really depends on the persons jeans, and skin elastic.

LOL omg thats grand!

Welcome! I live near Austin Tx! in Elgin~

Heya I live in Elgin Tx :confused: Welcome to LBT

Today I had a Dr. consult regarding Plastic surgery, when the Dr. started talking about lipo on my tummy, I asked how does that work around my port area? He asked me when I was having it removed...I think I stood there shocked because I didn't realize you could do that. I know I've herad of someone getting a smaller port put in after she lost weight it buldged out on her. Is getting the port out once at goal an option? I told my Dr. I'd have my port forever unless it got infected or something. So he said okay I'll have to be really careful and not go in that area..But thats where it seems to be poking out the most. So I dont want this flat belly with a ball of fat around my port. I know thats hopefully not what it will look like but you know mental picture thats what I got lol.

I was wondering who has tried this, and what they thought. I was told it's better for you less cal. etc. But off just fast scanning It looks like its not all that much better or am I reading this wrong? Tastes great though! I really like it and that bad! http://www.ciaobellagelato.com/pdfs/cb_nutritional.pdf#search='gelato%20nutrition'

I bought a bike a month before I was banded, a Old time cruiser no gears just a plain jane lovely cherry red and chrome bike. I love it! I rode my bike 5 days after banding 1 mile in the am and 1 in the pm taking the kids to school. I also had a recumbant bike that folded up into a cross trainer, I didnt use it that much and got rid of it. (no room) In the summer I make it part of my workout I walk, ride, Skate, and swim. The hubby and I have been thinking rejoining golds gym, but it's a 20 mile drive and gas is high high high!

Wondering what all ya'll are doing this summer! We will be talking the kids to Fl for the summer at my mom, we'll come back and I'll work w/out having to worry about daycare etc. While were in fla we hope to take the kids to disney for my sons and mine birthday this month. We'll prob. go out on dates and act like kids again lol we dont pick the kids up untuil Aug! Im going to be lonely and excited at the same time!!!

Sounds like everyone will have a great summer! I want to see some photos when everyone gets back!

Happy Belated Birthday! Hope you had a good one! Hugs~

Happy Happy Birthday to you! Hugs~

Hope your having a GREAT Birthday! Hugs!

Today is my plastic surgery consult! I'm getting ready now, gotta be there at 11:45 will let you know how it went asap. Im excited and nervous! tomorrow I have my band Dr apt. going ing to get a fill~ so lots of traveling this week lol.

okies, went in today filled out some paperwork talked to the nurse about what I wanted / what I expected etc. Met the Dr. he seems like a nice guy, much more chatty than my band Dr lol. Anyhoo, he looked at me said he wouldn't do a Mini tummy tuck on me! Said I didn't need it and he wouldn't scar me over it. He did say Lipo in tummy upper tummy trunk (thighs) and my arms instead of the arm surgery. He said Arm hanging fat is hard to get off after Weight loss and I was so young and my skin still has alot of tone in it that I should be fine w/ alot of lipo lol and wearing a supresion garment for 2 weeks. About my breast he said to wait until after the lipo to get my breasts done and a basic breast lift would be great for me and it would take me down a size DDD to DD which is fine w/ me On my donation site the goal was set to 12k the est given today was 14k for it all. So that pretty darn near what I first est. I've already received on 10.00 donation and have made almost 35.00 in ad clicks , So I'll at the ad click money to the donation pot once they send out a check. So long story short I went expecting pricing on a tummy tuck and breast lift est 12k, and left with the est. for a basicly full body lipo and breast lift 14k. I guess I am happy he didnt think I needed a tummy tuck, I'm not big on scars. I was really hopeful when he said my arms shouldn't need surgery just lipo, cause to me they are the worst grossest thing on me Anyhoo now I have to go re-type my website and tell people what I just told you! basicly the $ still goes to my body make over just not cutting on 3 area I orig. thought. Thanks for caring guys~ I was really nervous this morning. My mom is now nervous I guess its that "My baby wants surgery, and she had her consult" mama fear lol. Anyways Thanks for your thoughts! I need to go update my blog and website.

First off before I even start...I'm not asking "you" to donate to my site. I am asking for your input and advice. I only want people to donate if the "Want" to donate. I have seen alot of sites online of young girls asking for donations for breast augumations. What suprised me is that people donate to them just for offering before and after photos. I have seen some pretty horrible porn type sites but I have also seen some sites w/ tasteful non porn like photos. Yesterday I sat down and worked my ars off building this site! matter o fact I have not been to bed yet since I woke up yesterday! I signed up with Adsense google and I get ad's I pick how many etc. on my site pages. they pick up words that I write about to pick the type of ads on my site. SO I have alot of surgery stuff thus surgery ads.. but the neat think ( I think its neat) is that when people come in and they want to know lets say about the lap band..when they click the ads taking you to medical sites about the band I get paid! I thought that was neat! I dont know how much yet I just know I can make anywhere from .01 - 20.00 a click! just for looking at the ads! Now I cant make money by clicking my own ads matter o fact if I click my own ads I can get banned! All in all I thought it was neat. and the money from the clicks will go to the Donation fund~ And I know its real because My sister in laws friend runs a Gaming website and he make 400.00 a month running a blog about video games! How cool is that?! I just want you to flip thru tell me what you think of the site, what you like, what you thnk could be better, what you hate whatever lol Heres the link: http://www.trufolk.com/DoubleDDonations/index.html

I have a few questions if so. I homeschooled my 2 kids for Pre-K (non mandatory here in Tx) and in 1st grade. then they went to a charter school then we moved out to country and they go to public school now...

I took my belt to class last night and they told me not to sell it for less than 75.00 Ive seen belts go for up to 300.00 I guess I'll just sit on it a bit and think about since noone had any thoughts on it lol

Thanks guys! I did get a call from the school today asking if we had the paperwork from Eden park old school they are seeing what all the options are. I told them yes I asked for a copy of the report card but its blank! no grade listed! I'm so upset, I know she told me on phone it was blank but I really did not expect a school to mail me a blank report card! they have to have records right? apparently not! Arrrg!

Because I knew Sweet treats were not my issue I never abused them in eatting habbits. So why have a surgery that cuts my stomach up and that scares the all heck out of me in itself, but also from what Ive heard from people who have the bypass sweets make them sick. My issue was not proper eatting. One fatty meal a day sometimes. I wanted "Help" loosing weight not something that could make me really sick and possibly too skinny and not healthy. I love my band!