christy668

Hello! well i live about 74 lbs from twoterville and cannot wait to get there!!!!! i havent seen it since ..lets see...about 20 years? DANG!!! :faint: CANT WAIT!!!!!!:clap2: thanks for starting this thread!:clap2:

Girl you see my hair?? I color it every other week just about and i sure as heack didnt wanna have to woryy about it while recouping! I did it the day before surgery! Lots of old myths about haircolor...just myths! <former hair dresser and instructor...and i say GO FOR IT!!!:clap2:

Thanks Teresita!!!**MUAH** PSSHT..I had icing at midnight LOL DOnt tell the band police!! I figure on the Soup diet im on that im not getting any calories from i can splurge and have icing...LOL was yummy!!!!!:hungry:

When you do the fill does ur doc have u drink water or anything to see how the fill is working? MIne has me do the flouro with me drinking barium so that you can tell how the fill is working. and does the adjustments then. my mother had gone back the same day and had more taken out or put in so i think it shouldnt be a problem. might ask the doc.. you may just havent found your sweet spot yet honey...

happy birthday to you!!!! ANd me LOL:)

see we told ya joe its good and filling! Ive been eating broc and cauliflower for my vegis durign the day i keep some steamed or raw for when i need it...but i have other vegis too its just easier with the broc and caul.... Arent u in texas too? Good Luck!

I know it hasnt been that long since i was banded but i took a face pic yesterday and put it side by side with a pick from may 1 of this year...check it out!!!! dang!!! Can YOU tell the difference???? :clap2: :clap2: Sorry just had to share im doing the Happy Fat girl dance over here!! I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!:kiss2: :clap2:

yes i lost 8 lbs last week i just cant break that 374 mark!!! I got from 374 - 380 over and over lol ill break it oh yes i will! LOL This weeks soup i used all low sodium cause last weeks seeemed so salty!:cry and...i added a can of chicken broth to it..YUMMYYY! i used 1 beef and 1 chicken and added italian seasoning...YUMMMMMMM YUMMMMM YUMMM:hungry: I love it the next day when the vegis have soaked up everything and it gets better day by day! Keeps me from wanting junk food! im a salt and spice craver and this does the trick! Not too much into sweets...i like alot of flavor and texture! Good luck! And happy soup eatin!

Well im on week two and I cant get enough of this soup!:hungry: DOnt care if its a "fad" or if it wont work...(i know it does for me so far) But its a Great thing to have when you get hungry instead of grabbin a bowl of ice cream,snickers,beefjerky,beer, or whatever ya crave...(damn now i need a bowl! HAHA) ANd you dont have all those calories and carbs from the snacks... YEs i get my protien in...but with the soup i dont have to worry about getting the calories in LOL The lapband is a GREAT TOOL for us to use for our weight loss it helps us stick with diets or eating healthy. So for me...ill be making the soup weekly till i cant take it anymore..my whole family eats it..my daughter walks around with a bowl of it and when i can get her to eat healthy and not grab a double layered balogna sandwich with mayo dripping off the sides...well then its a good thing! everyone has their opinions..and this one is mine.. Oh..and my BIRTHDAY IS TOMOROW!!!! :clap2:so i will be eating cake..oh yes i will!!! HAHA i say that now but i prolly wont be able to get it down! i dont do good at all with any breads cakes anything like that!

. I was Originally banded in july of 2004 I had no issues no pain no nothing,,,,nothing,,,,i lost 55 lbs the first month and started getting humgry so i went for my first fill on my one month mark..when doing the flouro it apeared that the band was not in its position correctly. I went to my primary care doc and he ordered an upper GI. In watching it we all saw as the barium would run right past my band...my band WAS NOT on my stomach but floating around. I called dr rod and he had me come to Mexico for and endoscope.and once i awoke i was told he was going to fix it. I awoke bandless.=0( he came in and initally saId i Eroded..(in one month???) but after all my investigations over the past year ive found MANY things that could have happened. I weighed 378 when he did the first one and i believe that either it either it was not fastened well and came off or was fastened around fatty tissue mistaking it for my stomach. Either way the band was not on me ..I HAD NO PAIN..(which with erosion I should have especially if it happened in one month AND by the pics from the endo scope i had NO DAMAGE..it would have been a ghost going through without damaging hahaha) and it was removed on september of 2004. He told me then to wait 6 months and we would reband me. I was devastated that this happened..:faint: i looked into everything i could to explain it. I have come to the conclusion that this was a mistake not negligence by any means. All doctors have a precentage of error rate..well i was part of the very small precentage of his. And I'm ok wiht it. I know of lots and lots of people who have been banded by dr j rod and they are doing great! My mother for one..she was banded a year before me. She went with me this past trip to have her port checked out and he gladly did it for her. So i went on may 12th 2006 and got rebanded by DR JROD! this time he used the larger band. I weighed 397 the day of banding. I had No issues with the procedure. The hospitol and staff were curtious and clean as always. Dr rod was very sure that I was comfortable and all was right when i left. Ensuring me that the procedure went well. And it has. Million dollar Question: Would i do this again? Answer: IN A HEARTBEAT! AND WITH DR J ROD!!:clap2: He is a great doctor and was very helpful with all this whole saga! I spoke with him on and off the whole year i was waiting to redo it. The lapband is a great tool to assist you in weight loss. And why the docs in USA charge so much for a procedure they learned from the overseas doctors and the mexican doctors is just beyond me! And why the insurance companies dont pay is a shame! And i didnt have to pay for it just the hospitol charges which were not very much. He did right by me!:clap2:

yes i am on my treadmile for at least 30 minutes a day and am swimming.. I lost 13 lbs before surgery the rest has been since but i have lost 36 inches total! down 2 sizes in shirts and jeans/shorts!! that to me is the best part LOL no fill yet..im gonna get one in july good luck!:clap2:

Good Luck Funny! Will be thinking about ya! Ill say 5.5 lbs...I just dont think its gonna be as heavy as we think it is...

Hey now i know we are only MAYBANDSTERS but...here is a pic of me may 1st and one of me yesterday!!! Can you see the difference??? I CAN!! I LOVE MY BAND!!! This is VERY motivating! LEts see yalls now!!!:clap2:

457.2 scoops for me please lol:faint:

C 374 (-36 total, -5 this week)

ok just finished day 3 and starting day 4 bananas MMMM:hungry: and i tell you what...this soup gets better the longer it sits! i made a huge pot monday and yesterday morning i added more vegis and Water and OMG last night it was sooo yummy! the carrots have soaked up the broth and it tastes like stew!!! i keep thinking ill bite into a chunk of beef any minute lol! well as of today im down 5 lbs! wahoooo:clap2: not 13 but ill sure take it LOL way to go funny!!!:clap2: :clap2:

WOW YOU GO GIRL!!!!! Look so YOUNG!!!!!!!!!:clap2: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/thumpr69/Dianebeforeandafter.jpg

:clap2: :clap2: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREWSLOU!!!! And Congrats on the weightloss!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Im adicted to cold water! LOL so i havent had anythign else...well i take that back i had some clight but only once and it was sugarfree!!! and on the website it says the soup has no calories??where do they get that? I figure it has at least 350 a day for all the soup we eat? ANy idea?

hey girl! you hang in there! Maybe hes just as worried as you? Or maybe he's having a bad day? We sometimes are thrown off when our husbands have bad days cause we think we just have them HAHA I would sit him down and explain to him how this hurt you, maybe he doesnt realize it? Im not really taking up for him cause lord knows my DH has said some horrible things and done worst LOL but when i sit him down and open his eyes he usually understands if not...a swift kick in his ass will do the trick... haha just kidding Anytime you wanna vent you feel free to! thats what we are here for girl! We are all one big banded family here for support by any means!:clap2: Good luck and keep your chin up!

here ya go vegaswildflower:

I combined them all wiht paint then loaded them into my photobucket...at www.photobucket.com...and then copied the image link to here..Im sure theres other ways but thats how i always do it..i love photobucket!!!!

heres my hot model!

teresta gurl i love you!!!!:kiss2: I went in paint and added me some hips and thighs LOL and more waist LOLOL funny stuff!

it goes up to 350 now....but still wont work for me lol:faint: