Jammin & Losin

Welcome to LBT! Good luck with your upcoming surgery.. I hope all goes well and I wish you lots of success with your band!

Brittany~ Good luck to you on getting your band. You are taking the best step in your life at an early age ... You will have a long and healthy life because of such a wonderful choice you have made!

Patty ~ Good luck on getting banded. I wish you lots of success. Just look at your band as a new journey you have never taken... Even in your truck! You will take a long road to get there but you will reach your destination!!!! Keep the faith and keep on trucken HONK!!!! HONK!!!!

Also remember if you are only a week out from surgery there will be no eating for you... Only liquids at this stage! That could be really hard if you are around people eating together. I really didn't feel like returning to work as soon as I did after my surgery much less going on a trip... but take it easy and it may work for you . Everyone heals and bounces back differently. You could feel geat after only a week. Good luck with being banded and with your desicion to go on the trip. I hope if you go you will have lots of fun and will help you feel better after surgery.

THis was really cute... me having a 5 year old they sure can say some funny things!!! Good luck with your band and hopefully your band will help the arms and legs too!!!!

Thinjen I just wanted to Welcome you to LBT!!!! I wish you lots of luck with getting your band!!

Deetermined~ Congratulations obn getting your band . I wiush you lots of success and health inthe years to come. Welcome to LBT!!!!

Glenda ~ Welcome to LBT!!! I wish you lots of luck on getting your band !!

Mae I just wanted to say seeing your before and after pictures gives me hope. You are such a great success and you are an inspiration to all bandsters. Thank you and good luck on your upcoming surgery . I know you will be fine. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

Gosh I woukld love to watch this. Please you gotta remind all of us!!

Everyone is looking good!!!! Keep up all the hard work!!!!

Jennifer Welcome to LBT!!!! I wish you lots of luck with getting banded. I know you will do great and you will not regret it.

Kathy I'm so glad you got good news. I still secding thoughts and prayers that your MIL will settle in and things will start getting better for your family!!

There is nothing like a man in uniform!!!!!! LOL!!!! Sorry I couldn't help myself. HEHE!!!

Well I must say that I really feel that there probably isn't a bandster out there that can say they have never had band related side effects... for example... Pb'd or slimed had more gas since being banded or has burped more since being banded or had food bother them more since being banded. I think all of these things will happen to you at least once....but it is a big problem if you vomit and have pain do to being banded. If you have these symptoms seek medical help!!!! On the other hand I do feel that the benefits of being banded out weigh the alternative. being over weight, highblood pressure,high cholesterol, ect... I for one deffinatly am reeping the benefits more than the side effects. I'm losing weight, I feel better, I have more energy,I no longer take medications for blood pressure and cholesterol. I'm daily regaining my life back!!! I love my band!!!

Wishing you lots of good news at the dr. Waiting to hear from you..........

I think that you just answered your own question. You have every right to be nervous...I know I was... but I also said the same thing to my self that you just did. How will I know till I try?? Then it was like all of the sudden I was still scared but I knew what I had to do.... I GOT BANDED and I'm down 36 pounds since March and I love my band and I'm so glad I got this done. I have hope again that I will reach my weight loss goal and feel good again... And I know that you will do the same. But you and only you can make this desicion ... and this desicion may very well be in the top most important desicions that you will ever make in a life time... no wonder your nervous. You give it some more thought and reasearch and make sure this is what you want and if you continue to feel nervous and feel that you really want to try it... GO FOR IT!!!! good luck and rememeber no one can make this desicion but you... FOLLOW YOUR HEART!!!!

I drink the EAS shakes alot even though I've been banded since March. I like the fact they give you energy Plus They are only 100 calories... very low in carbs but 15 grams of Protein per shake. Not enough for a meal but an inbetween pick me up or great in the mornings with some yogurt or fruit. The choclate fudge ones are my favorite. I would think you could get some of the Yoplait smoothies already made ... they are over by the yogurt section. these are thin enough to go through a straw and would be a good source of protein and Calcium. Hope you continue to feel better each day!!!

My Dr. said it was fine to go swimming after 6 weeks.... but check with your dr because he might tellyou differently. I went swimming a couple weeks ago and with no problems.

Great pictures Betty. I'm so glad you enjoyed yourselves.Thanks for sharing.

Glad you Mississippi girls are finding this thread. It is good to know there are bandster buddies all around us. Good luck to all of you !! Keep in touch with your progress and those of you that arent banded good luck with getting your surgery and your continued success as well. I've met Madeline"s Mom and I hope to get to meet some more of you mississippi bandsters soon. Sandie 1958 your not far from me at all .... when we getting together???? Heard anything on your band date???

Good luck to all of you that are new and have posted on this thread. I wish you all lots of luck and good success wishes are being sent your way. You will all be in band land soon and it will be worth waiting for.

Diana, Good luck with your upcoming band surgery. I hope you have a speedy recovery and that you continue to reach for your goals!!!! Thanks for the the 4th of july wishes.

Congratulations on getting your band date. I wish you lots ofd success.

$$$$$ signs or no $$$$ signs PLEASE don't wait to get help from your dr.Especially after being banded. You don't want to risk hurting your self vomiting... and vomiting all the time after being banded is not normal. Please tell your sis to tell her surgeon that she is pbing and vomiting alot. She needs to address these problems cause they could become worse. Good luck with getting banded and take care of your self and your band always!!!