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pandagirl

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  1. pandagirl

    Protein Drink Flavors

    Unjury makes an unflavored one and a chicken soup flavored protein powder. Welcome to the UNJURY Homepage
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    Inexpensive Bras, A Simple Tip

    That's very true. The ones I bought look really good and fit well. I've been wearing a cup size too big and this feels better. And the underwire is nice, too. I don't normally wear underwire bras, but these are more comfortable than I'd imagined.
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    Inexpensive Bras, A Simple Tip

    My problem is mine are flattening big time. I think by the time I hit goal weight they're gonna look super wierd. I've been thinking about plastic surgery already, but I don't want implants. I just want them to yank them up and look perky, even if it means they are knocking me in the chin. :smile:
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    Inexpensive Bras, A Simple Tip

    I used to wear a 48DD What I bought were 42D's. The cups fit much, much better and the band is just about an inch, too small. The extender takes care of that.
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    Inexpensive Bras, A Simple Tip

    G's??? I'm not sure my back can handle that. They're probably pretty though. Is it hard to find bras?
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    It was a no-go

    Sorry to hear that. My band wasn't put in last March as well. Mine wasn't do to hernia though. They told me I had to lose more weight, but I'm still in the running for a band. The bypass isn't a bad choice especially if they are concerned about slippage. The dieting and so forth is basically the same. There are some differences as you know and those differences are probably what made you choose the band. But in the end, you'll get the same results. I dunno, my gut reaction is to get a second opinion. Also, I wonder if after healing from the hernia issue if it will even be an issue. Also, maybe you can see if they have the other bands available? There's more than one on the market, so maybe one of those would be better suited to you? It's hard though to go in for the band and not come out with it. I totally, totally know how you feel. *gentle smile*
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    Inexpensive Bras, A Simple Tip

    I have lost a cup size already. I was a DD, now a D. I'm hoping that I don't get smaller than a C. But I'm so large now I don't know what's going to happen to the twins.
  8. pandagirl

    Long live Sushi

    YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm happy that this is still a possibility. Thanks!!!
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    What equipment do you really need?

    Excellent idea!!!!!!!!! I saw some long handled (longer than normal, anyway) measuring cups at Ross. I'm gonna nab them if they're still there!!
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    What equipment do you really need?

    Cool, I guess if I only have room for one thing it will be a blender. Maybe I'll get one of those snazzy colored ones.
  11. Short Background: Sept 07: Starts liquid Diet. Nov 07: Meets Pre-op Weight Goal (330lbs.) Dec 07-Mar 08: Long Story Mar 6th, 2008: Failed Lap-Band Surgery. asked to lose 30 more pounds. Mar to Today: Back and forth struggle, upset, anger, courage,etc. Now weigh 315 lbs. Okay... If all goes well, I will be at around 300 lbs. by the end of the month. My surgery will not be scheduled until July of this year. They want me to stay on the liquid diet until then. If all goes as planned I will be in the 270-280 range by the time I go into surgery. My ultimate goal is 170. I guess my thoughts are, I will have lost over 100 pounds by the time I get back into surgery and I will be close to only having 100 pounds to lose. Should I even bother with the surgery? A part of me doesn't want to go through the surgery again and have it fail again. I will be devastated if this happens. Another part of me knows that during my off diet period last month I gained 5 pounds in three days and I WAS eating healthy. No fast food, minimal carbs, and so forth. But my body glommed onto everything like a starving maniac. It's apparent my body is very effecient in using food, too effecient. I believe I still need the tool of the lap-band, but I'm no longer 100% about it and I wonder if it's fear. What would you do? If you were losing the weight anyway would you still have the surgery? I know I'm not eating normally. But then I will not being eating "normally" ever again. I will have a re-defined normal, but, jeez....I'm running around in circles over the matter. It;ll be hard and probably unhealthy to do this Protein diet for another year , which is what it will probably take to drop the final 100. And once I'm back on a normal diet I will probably pack the pounds back on. But...I've already had 2 surgeries this year... And on a side note, my insurance will cover some of the plastic surgery if I have the WLS, if not and I lose it all on my own, I have to go through a lot of petitions. Somehow, I think that policy is messed up. :biggrin::thumbup::party::sad::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
  12. Yes, it's going to get harder and harder to stay on the diet I am and lose the wieght I need to. I get that. I even tell myself over and over again what I need to do. Deep down I know what needs to be done and I know how much further I have to go. I will do it. I will smile big and make it through, but all this adamancy is tinged with a bit of "what if..." Smiles, thanks for support, I need it.
  13. You're right. I've lost weight before and have been unable to keep it off for more than a year. It always starts creeping back. I know I've changed so much in regards to my relationship with food, but I don't want to have gone through all of this and find my self pushing 400 again. I'm 36. I don't want to wake up 20 years from now wishing I'd done this surgery back then when I had the chance. Thanks, Panda
  14. I went into thier office weighing 385. They originally wanted me to lose 55 pounds. 330 was my goal and I made it. I went into surgery and they couldn't place the band. My fat was thickest towards the core of my body and they had trouble with the sewing instrument. They decided to stop the surgery and have me lose at least 30 more pounds. Basically, she thinks 30 will be good enough, but they want to reevaluate when I make that goal. Maybe I walk into the office and they'll want me to lose 10 more or 20 more. All of this has been frustrating because I've had some difficulty losing it as quickly as some others. I've been doing this for soooo long and it got to a point of severe frustration. I only lost 6 pounds in March and 4 pounds in April becuase of this. Also, they took me from a 2 shakes/1 salad meal plan to 3 shakes a day. The latter has been difficult for me becuase of the length of time I've been on the original meal plan. Sorry, rambling. I'll end it here.
  15. I'm doing it. I've been going back and forth internally about it, but last night someone basically told me that I shouldn't do it and I got into a debate over why I should do it, right there I realized I was going to do it and all this flip flopping is just worry. It's simple. I have the will power and the courage to do this. The lapband is a tool. I need both for ongoing, continued success. Because like so many have said, we all have lost weight and it doesn't to be a matter of losing, it's a matter of keeping that loss off. Good luck to you. And you're right the obese don't live past 70 often. You can do something about it now, just like me.
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    Updating....

    I rarely post here because all of my entries are on live journal. I find that forum easier to write in that this one. I don't have many friends over there, but that's not the point of my journal. I wonder if it would do better over here, if I should be connecting to people going through the same thing as I am rather than "go it alone"? I'm not alone really. I have family and friends supporting me in this, but there are times they can't get the full grasp of what I'm going through because they are not experiecing it. Anyway...I'll think on it and see how I feel about opening up over here. It shouldn't be hard, but I'm finding that it is.
  17. I had a friend who would suddenly want pizza for lunch or say things like " We can't do that because she can't eat it." She was very passive aggressive about her sabatoge, but you know what? I'm losing weight. I was bigger than her for a long time. Soon, I'm going to pass her up and even be smaller. So she can sit at her desk and munch on her chips. And you know, she's been very, very quiet lately. I suppose results speak louder than words.
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    Has anyone taken up Bycyling?

    I bought a new bike last month and I love it. It's not like the bikes I remembered having as a kid. I actually thought I broke it when I sat down on it. I had no idea that it had a suspension system!!!! Since I've owned I've been out about 4x. I do other things like Pilates, Bellydance, Yoga and Weight Bands for exercise, but haven't worked up to exercising more than twice a week. You sound like you're doing way better!!!
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    Personal Mixer!

    That sounds awesome!!! I'll need to check out my Rite-Aid now.
  20. I've been telling myself that diabetes is looming over me and I've put so much effort into this to stop now, but that doesn't stop me from questioning it. I hope your recovery is smooth. Gosh the 12th isn't too far away!!!!!!
  21. Right now eating normally means I can choose items that are not protien shake, veggies and meat. I've was on Protein shake for breakfast/lunch, salad with meat for dinner diet from Sept up til last week. (With about a total of 3 weeks off diet for reasons such as g/b surgery, and just plain needing to.) And I've been on a strict liquid diet since last week. I'd really, really like to get all of this over with so I can learn what normal for a bandster is. At the moment it's all theory and on occassion I feel like the universe has asked me to do a little more for this diet than others. Maybe it's a big whine on my part, but you know I knew WLS would be hard, I didn't know it was going to be this hard.
  22. I am...I think I'm in the middle of a very specialized pre-bandster hell!! :thumbup:
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    Liquid diet anyone?

    I've been on some form of the liquid diet since September of last year for various reasons...so yeah I need the support!!!!
  24. I take "Lil Critters" gummi-vites with Iron. I think they taste way better than normal chewables. They actually taste really good. My doc says I can take those after surgery as long as I make sure to chew well. GNC also has a liquid Vitamin that is supposed to taste well enough, never had it though.
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    Dec 2007

    From the album: Progress

PatchAid Vitamin Patches

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