LilMissDiva Irene

You go girl!! You look fantastic!! Congrats and Happy Sleeversary!! Is that how its said? LOL not sure...

Thanks Brad! I haven't written in this in a few days. I have so much to say right now too, but I need to relax a little bit and find the perfect words... either that or perhaps I create a link somewhere else and you all can read my journey there. It is a journey no doubt! One with promise and renewed excitement!

I am moving this into it's proper forum.

Good for you! All the best and remember, you are the only person who can see out of your eyes. Therefore you are the only person who is allowed to make decisions for you. Blessings!

Denise, thank you so much for your honest replies! So far everyone who has replied has had nothing but positives! I like that, and I've also gone through the complications forums too. I will more in-depth over the next few months. That is something I'm sad to say I really didn't do with the band. Wish I had or I NEVER would have gotten it! I surely would have also noticed everyone revising to other surgeries. IMO that just isn't a track record. It just blows me away how many think for some strange reason you can't gain your weight back with the band. Nothing is further from the truth! I really work hard too! One friend even told me I workout more than anyone else she knows... so there IS a problem somewhere. I'm going to start a journey thread here really soon so everyone can follow along. Things are already moving fast! I want everyone to enjoy it, something I didn't do with the band either. Glad I didn't tho... lol! I would be freaking out alot of people right now. britt, congrats on your recent sleeve! No worries on the gains, you certainly aren't the only one who gained all their weight back with the band! I only got within 2 Lbs of my surgery weight. That's when I decided I better do something NOW!! Had I hit 300 again... well... I do believe I would have gotten a bit depressed. :'( I'm not far from it though, so in the mean time I am going to keep pressing on. I'm not going to use this as an excuse to do whatever I want :svengo: Would like to though! I heard about the sweet distaste. What a wonderful side effect! I would love to get that too! You know I was NEVER addicted to sweets pre-band, but after was another story. Funny how your body starts craving things it knows is probably the only things it can eat. It has gotten better tho since I've defilled alot and can eat food again. Only problem is I can eat too much now! Thanks so much for your reply! You are doing fantastic so far.

Hi mila! It's very nice to see you here :eek: Wow your story is so terrible! I bet that's just the short end of it too. The band as I know of it has given me nothing but issues since day 3. That was the day I felt excruciating hunger. Imagine my surprise as I was not supposed to feel hungry anymore! :'( Anyway, I look forward to hearing your updates. I'm sure you'll see all of mine... :eek: I'm a loudmouth sometimes, especially when it's something I feel passionate about!

Yep I got that notification on my Droid today! I was happy, however I am not trying to lose any enormous amount of weight right now. I need to get through the Insurance hoops and haven't even talked to my surgeon nor my PCP yet. Gotta keep those pounds for now... but after - ITS ON!!!

That's exactly the problem, you said it. He may be great, but he DOESN'T understand you. I'm afraid my advice would not be to worry about wether or not he accepts your surgery. If he doesn't then he's not the one for you. I've been married going on 16 years and my Husband is going through #5 surgery with me. 3 have been elective. He just wants me to be happy and he loves me big and small. He is the one that is suggesting I just do it already because he wants nothing but for me to be happy with myself, and to see myself the way he sees me. All the best!

Well I turned in an email request to my Insurance Provider with specifics and here was my response: While not all that great, its not bad either. I asked about the sleeve specifically and they did not say the wouldn't do it. So, now I am going to set up an Appt to see my PCP and tell her what my plans are. I hope she will agree with me! If not, then I will have to leave and see another Dr. :'( That would be sad because I really like her.

Barbara, wow!! You are really kicking butt! That's what I like to hear. I'm rather tired of the slow to no weight loss with the band. I do need something that works a bit faster. I have been diagnosed with arthritis in both of my knees, and the quicker the extra weight gets off them, the longer my knees will last. Thank you!!

First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Your post helped me a great deal! You are a perfect candidate to answer, and only because you have made it to goal. I really wanted to know how difficult is has been for some to maintain the weight loss. I'm finding it is REALLY difficult with the lap-band, no less even GETTING to goal. :,( I also love the fact so many are coming back mentioning that most or all of their hunger has been extinguished. This is my #1 enemy. I actually do feel REAL hunger. NOT head hunger, I do know the difference. My stomach growls and I just feel tired and need to eat! I don't want to feel this anymore or very minimal. I truly beleive if that gets resolved I will easily get to my finish line. I also like the fact you have so much energy even on a small amount of calories. I do love to workout so as long as I can sustain them on such little amount of food I will do them! Not only that I do like to eat healthy. I know a great amount of meals that taste great and are made with healthy ingredients. With that and the more I'm hearing I do believe this may be the way to go. However, the more feedback the better! :001_smile:

mary, that is one time you DO like having a stomach ache!! Hey ladies, how are ya? I'm doing quite well here. I did take a few days off and I slept 12 HOURS ON ONE OF THEM!! I really needed it and it felt really really great. However as of yesterday I'm back at it. I have slowed down some on the workouts tho and only doing an hour a day. I'm trying to jumpstart my weight loss again by doing clears during the day and only eating a healthy meal at night. I don't know if its working but I'm trying! I'm making some decisions right now and don't really want to get into it, but I know where my road leads from here. However ladies, all that matters is that we meet each other at the end of that long tough road and we are all thin and super healthy!! GG how is your week 4 coming? How is everyone???

Millie/Donna, thank you so much!! I really do appreciate the responses. I'm looking for something low maintenance, that actually works like its advertised it should, keeps me from feeling hunger all the time (otherwise I could just do this on my own) and keeps me from eating too much. I literally want to eat a handful of food and be ok. I never got this from my band. Never. I could either eat way too much or nothing at all. I never had any in-between. I love the idea that you still have the energy to do your activities! That makes me )

This is great so far! Most of you are between 80-100 hunger cured, that is totally amazing! My band never helped me with this, and I was quite surprised. I was feeling serious hunger after day 3 even! I wonder what the results would show for the band? I won't ask that though, I don't want to get into it anymore with that. Anyone want to engage me in the questions I asked? Thanks to all of you for your responses so far!

Oh okay! Yes you are probably syking yourself out to thinking this. I'm glad you are asking your surgeon just to be sure though. Please keep us posted!

Sorry you are having these issues! I hope you get it resolved ASAP :-( What is this complication you mentioned? Can you have a heart attack or stroke from this surgery? This is the first I've heard of this.