lawanda jessica

My day is tomorrow and I just asked my friend who is three years out complication free and 100 pounds down the same question. She said it is what you do after the band is what causes problems not the band it'self! That was enough for me.

anyone banded at northwestern hospital?

I was 248 now 239. I will be banded friday. I'm scared a bit for some reason.

why would someone vomit severly?

Why or how do people follow their pre-op diet so well and mess up post-op diet? Before you didn't have control but now you do. I'm sorry I dont mean to be mean but honey you have realize this is your last and final straw with weightloss. Honestly I think some hospitals are too strict with their just liquid pre-op diets. I really like that I can still eat food with my pre-op diet. I've lost nine pounds in a week just by eating the protein shakes for breakfast and two frozen diet meals and sugar free pudding or popscicles for a snack. You have to be more assertive and attack the fat! You can do it!

No crunches for a year? How am I suppose to get me a six pack? That's terrible!

Andrea I know how you feel. My surgery is this friday and I was having second thoughts as well. I lost nine pounds on my pr-op diet and I was thinking hey I can just diet again. I was 248 now 239. I also found two of those pounds this morning. I ate good but ate too late last night. I have had some emotional days where I wish I could overeat but I dont. I need this band! I am sure of my descision like never before now. Fyi my ex husband came back into my daughters life recently and referred to me as a football player yesterday. ASSHOLE! sORRY had to get that out! It actually made me cry last night! I remembered so much of how he use to treat me after the birth of my daughter when I had gained alot of weight. Very painful for me. But he was there for my daughter and not for me so I had to channel that anger elsewhere! Like with roast and vegetables)small portions and a glass and a half of sangria) I know not good but I wanted to relax. You see sometimes we all mess up. We all get down but the trick is not to stay there! I'm getting on my treadmill today! When I get down to my desired weight you better watch out world! Hang in there honey!

I'm pre-op but in the past when I have lost weight yes it does change! It depends on you and your mate. I have had boyfriends who feel more secure with me being big because they are insecure. If you love him unconditionally and he loves you things should be fine.

Drink more water pigsrflying. If you think your intake was too much excercise that day or drink water. I walk everyday after work. I must say I am one of those heavy ladies that enjoy working out. I pick up water weight very easy. Good luck to you all!

Congrats honey!

Hi guys. Thanks mal. It was hard but you can do it!

You guys are doinga wonderful job! Congrats to the weightloss! You'll never see those pounds again!!!!!!!!!! I was 248 now 240 since monday!

Toots you really should try to quit. I hate to sound like the ex smoker informercial dork here. But I must! I quit with chantix. I am still currently taking the medication. The first 4 days after taking the med I stopped. I was never a heavy smoker. I smoked a pack every two to three days. I didn't think I would be able to do it. My daughter was my number one reason. I also have asthma,sever allergies and excema. For years I knew I needed to quit but smoking was always my crutch since about 12 years. But then I thought to myself. What were you doing to handle your stress before the cigarettes? I know! cussing people out!(joke) It's hard I know but the benefit outweighs the pleasure. I want to live a long time for me and my daughter. I can breathe better. I'm not conjested in the morning like before. I dont stink and neither does my house. My breath is better. I am stronger than a cigarette! And so are you! Ask your primary for a prescription if you can't do it alone. It'S ok to ask for help. Good luck honey!

I dont practice it all of the time. I am not eating with my meals. The one thing I have done to was stay away from foods high in carbs. I'm on the pre-op diet but if I cheat I cheat with meat/protein and the funny thing is I lost 8 pounds since monday. I loveeeeeee meat! Now if I could just put my one or two glasses of red wine away. My surgery is 8-24-07 Do you think the merlot will have any affect on my surgery?

I guess every doc is different. They are suppose to test you for hpylori.

Oh yeah and 64 ounces of Water. I have to admit I have had my merlot or sangria with dinner.

Ok you guys probably want 2 strangle me but my pre-op diet is completely different. Breakfast-chocolate whey Protein with skim milk Snack-sugar free pudding or popscicles or atkins advantage shake Lunch-weightwachers,smart start, or any 300 calories meal with half cup of veggies and broth. Snack-sugar free pudding,popscicles, just as above. Dinner-same as lunch snack-but usually I dont eat until later due to my schedule so I dont need a snack. I walk for 20 minutes 3 times a wek also. I've lost 8 pounds since monday.

Thanks claramae I needed that encouragement. As of today I am down 6.5 pounds since monday. I did go for that 20 minute walk yesterday. Guys I think we are going to make it! Good luck 2 everyone!

You guys rock! Congrats 2 everyone on their weightloss. I started the preop diet tuesday and from mondays weigh-in at class I am down 6.5 pounds. Yeahhhh me! I would like to be 235 by surgery next friday.

Thanks trimkim. Ya know I was just starting to feel lowsy. I have a co-worker/friend who had the band 3yrs ago and she is down 60 pounds and eats completely wrong/doesn't excercise! At lunch today I had what they required me to have. She goes "should you be eating vegetables out of a can with broth?" She said the sodium in it is bad and if I had not had that I would have lost more than a half a pound since starting yesterday. WTF? I said yes it's on my list of what to eat for lunch along with a weight watchers 300 calorie meal. She argued me down and I even offered to show her the paper. It pissed me off so bad I waited another hour to eat because I didn't want to be bothered with the bs. I have been replacing my breakfast with whey protein and skim milk also. I have a snack like sugar free pudding or sugar free popcicles in between breakfast shake and lunch. Than my mother calls me on my cell asking me am I at lunch? I said yes. She goes what are you eating a cheeseburger? WTF is wrong with people!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes I wish I had kept the surgery to myself! How can people be supportive one day and a BITCH the next. She knows how hard this is but all of a sudden she's an expert! I;m going to workout today. I need to relieve some stress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm doing a ten day diet. I guess every surgeon is different but I'm not on full liquids. I have one protein shake for breakfast and cofee with equal and skim milk. I have another shake three hours later. I can eat a weight watchers or any kind of diet meal with broth and veggies. A sugar free pudding or popscicle. For dinner another weight watchers or smart start meal. Before bed a protein shake. Sixty four ounces of wate. Crystal light as much as I want. I did cheat a bit with a white castle hambuger. Man I was so hungry! This is rough but we have to make it through. Maybe we should visulaize ourselves at goal doing something weve always wanted to do. We can do this girl!

I agree with derby girl. I have a few fat friends myself. One I would never discuss this with. She's almost 400 pounds and I'm 245 and she thinks I'm a good size and would question me as to why I'm doing this. My other friend has actually began her journey with her first wls seminar. I'm happy for her. Just know your true friends will be the ones to stick around!

Thank you green. You know there is a book a friend suggested to me. It's called toxic parents. I never finished the book. It reminded me too much of her. She is not always like that but maybe I'm making excuses. Congrats on making goal! I'll meet you there soon! Only nine days away from being a bandit!

Ok I have been going through the thread and I am wondering. Why do some lose 50, 100 pounds in less than a year and it takes some two years to do so. I have a friend who was 208 pre-op and now she is 146 or was now she is 152. She was banded in 2004. I'm thinking it has to be lack of excercise and following the bandster rules. Three years to lose 60 pounds seems rediculous to me. Maybe because my friend is older I dont know. She doesn't excercise either and she is a major sweet eater. Me I'm a volumn meat eater which why I chose the band. But wouldn't you want to excercise and do right to get the weight off and keep it off? I'm 244 at 5ft2 and my goal is 130-140 I dont want to be 3yrs trying to get it off! So those of who have succeeded to 75-100 pounds in less than a year please post what you ate and how much you excercised. Did you stop eating after 6 or 7? What excercise routine did you do? Did you drink alcohol? Cut sugar? How many fills?

That sounds fair enough. Thanks for the info. This helps a great deal.