chiqui

i was wondering if anyone knows Dr Gorecki in brooklyn ny????? I am due to have surgery next friday:help:

Hi i am Chiqui.... I got banded nov 1, 2008.... its now a year and a half later and i have only lost 30 lbs... the reason??? well i have come to learn that i go against my lap band and i dont know why... it makes me very sad.:biggrin:.. for instance... when i eat, after just a few bites i do get full and even if i have food still in my mouth, instead of spitting it out i will chew it until i can swallow it.... and i will eat everything eventhough i am stuffed... i dont know how to stop even when i am full!!!! I have fought my insurance company to get this surgery, and now i am working against it!!!! i feel i need some help!!!! any ideas???

hi... now u have me thinking..... my last fill was oct 8th... i NEVER had a problem swallowing food... all of a sudden for the last 4 weeks, almost everything i eat gets stuck and im throwing up like crazy!!!!! i think how can that be when my band is not even tight???????

omg!!!!! sweetie... when u do lose the weight..... Get rid of HIM!!!!! Let him eat his lil heart out when he sees the new you.... I have gained sooo much weight since meeting my husband and he tells me all the time... dont do it for me... i love u the way you are..... do it for your health.... You deserve sooo much better than that!!!! How can u feel happy at all when the one person that is supposed to love you unconditionally tells you he would have never gon out with you if he met you the way you are now!!!! I tell you.... men are from mars... women are from venus!!!! Its sooo true.... .... I wish u luck sweetie... I think you should not only lose the weight but LOSE HIM!!!!!! Double the weightloss!!!!! good luck take care... chiqui

i have 2.2 cc's in a 4cc band... i feel restricted but i get hungry not too long after!!!! For instance this morning i had 1 scrambles egg i wasd DONE!!!! about a 1/2 hour later my stomach was growling....im going back on the 8th sooo maybe i need more??? im confused... i have my 1st lapband support group to go to tonight... maybe ill get some answers....

hi.. i share that with you... i had my surgery almost a year and all i lost was 16 pounds!!!!!! i dont feel that restricted.... i feel your sadness... i think often about the bypass also....kepp your head up

omg!!!! thats is phenomenal!!!!!! congrats to you... my story isnt quite as successful as yours... i had my surgery almost 1 year ago... my doctor insists on giving me the smalled amount of cc's in my band which does nothing so after 4 months of going for fills... i just didnt go anymore... i know i know its my fault.. i just got soooo discouraged because i was hoping to lose so much and i didnt so i fell into a rut and just today after reading your success... i called my doctor and i am going to continue.... thank u... tell me... how many cc's do u have in you right now...... chiqui

hi my name is june..... i just went in for a fill last wednesday and the doctor stuck me 5 times to get access to my port soooo he feels mine tilted also.....i need to go get an xray to see where it is..... very disappointed with the whole thing... i had the surgery done 7 months ago and i only have 2 cc's it dont restrict me at all and he wants to go gradual.... how gradual can u go????? i am at risk for diabetes and i need to lose weight!!!!! my friend has 6cc's in her band and she lost 70 pounds already and had it done the same time i did... i think i need to change doctors

hi i am from brooklyn...... i am from marine park.. i need a lap band buddy my name is june.......

wow trystelle!!! you and sue wow!!!!! what can i say??? congrats on your weightloss!!!!! I cannot wait to be that successful!!!! Any suggestions????

wow sue!!!!! you definitly are an inspiration!!!!! can u give us some pointers on do's and don'ts... what helped you achieve your success??? did u exersise????? if so what did u do????? ::chiqui::

hi... good luck to u with your ps... if u dont mind me asking..... how much does a tt go for??????

Walk away the pounds!!!!! Once u learn the basic 4 steps.. u dont even need the dvd anymore.... Now i watch my favorite program and WALK!!!!!! i think of how many hrs i sit and watch tv when i couldve been burning calories while watching the tube!!!! also when i make coffee.. i stand at the counter and do leg lifts while its perculating and by the time the coffee is done, i just done leg excersises and burned calories!!!!!!

oh i forgot to ask.. i downloaded my weightloss ticker where do i paste it to????????? please help me!!!!!!

HI... i am not a teen but my kids are i have twin girls 13 years old. They are struggling with their weight and i feel bad for them because i know they are uncomfortable and also kids in school can be mean.... They are sooo beautiful inside and out and i feel sooo guilty because i have the lap band and i am eating such smaller portions and for them its hard to eat smaller portions because they are not restricted.. I actually feel bad losing weight. I am going to look into getting them banded. i just want to wish all of you good luck in your weight loss journey...and remember.... "nothing tastes as good as thin feels"

Wow You Are An Inspiration Keep Going!!!!!!!!!

B- south beach meal replacement bar & 1/2 banana L- 1 can campbells tomato soup s- 2 snackwells cookies &1/2 glass of ff milk d- slimfast drink & 4 strawberries BY THE WAY, HOW DO I GET THE WEIGHTLOSS TICKER ON MY PAGE??? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME.... THANK U

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name ............. starting# ..... current#........goal#......togo# Hollyberries.......... 298............ 298.............. 285........ 13 Momto1(Wendy)... 241............ 241.............. 229........ 12 Hungryforchange.. 227............ 227.............. 215..........12 Cagstorm (Craig).. 360............ 360.............. 345......... 15 Teresajo............. 252............ 212.............. 205.......... 7 Skinny_Jill............195.............195...............180......... 15 Foofy ................ 273.5..........249...............237 .........12 want2lose...........236.8...........236.8.............225..........11. 8 sades.................229.............199.7.............189........... 10.7 chiqui.................246..............231...............220...........11________________

hi its chiqui!!!!! well good for you!!!! happy bday to u!!!! I hear ya the sex is soooo much better!!!! woo!!! Hooo!!!!! for u and for me!!!! i get my first fill tomorrow. cannot wait..... well keep up the great work... keep in touch!!! chiqui

ok everyone...i have a nsv moment!!!! i will be blunt...... SEX SEX SEX!!!!!!! woo hoo !!!!!!! SO MUCH BETTER!!!!! i always came up with excuses not to have sex because i was soooo uncomfortable but 20 lb weightloss so far made a huge difference. my hubby is getting his nympho wife back slowly.......... he is a very happy man. chiqui

i was banded on nov 1 2007 and in the 1st week i lost 17lbs!!!!! i was amazed...but not too long after i realized i wasnt really restricted and i had no side effects to anything i ate which concerned me because i thought uh oh this isnt going to work, but thanks to this forum, it gave me the info i was looking for...i now know that i am not really restricted right now. i will be after my first fill and thats when the fat will melt off..... i cannot wait for that day!!!!!!! take care chiqui

hey everyone, let me start by introducing myself because you will read alot about me during this new journey...my name is chiqui, im 39 yrs old and have been overweight 1/2 my life..... im sure some of u can relate... when i was 19 i was 119 lbs and i looked HOTTTT!!! i had dates like crazy!!! I couldnt go to a club without being hit on constantly.. back then it was annoying (what i would do to be annoyed like that again lol) as i got older....and a husband and 4 kids later.. i got bigger.....246 lbs on a 4'11'' frame... thats scary!!!!!! i couldnt believe i had gained 127 lbs!!!! my husband accepted me for me and never bothered me about any weight issues but i would deprive him of sex.... back in the day i could have sex 4 times a day i would be positioned into a pretzel, upside down etc....he has never experienced that wild side of chiqui... sex with hubby was far and in between and very boring because although i was sexually hungry, i couldnt let myself "GO"... i would cover up in the blankets, missionary style was the way, and my belly was in the way. hangin with the kids meant watching a movie cause lord knows how many excuses i had when the kids wanted me to bike ride, play ball or swim...i love my life.... my man and my crazy kiddies and i made a decision to get this surgery done so i can play ball and swim and seduce hubby the way i want to........ so.... Nov. 1, 2007 i had it done.... THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE IN MY LIFE!!!!!!! i started the fast the day before which happened to be on halloween THAT WAS TORTURE!!!! and since then i lost 17 lbs!!!!! i thought how can that be???? but it was true... i now weigh 229.....my clothes are falling off.... i am dedicating myself to my new life journey and i hope you all are too.... we need to be here for eachother i know i will be here for each and everyone of you.. we are in this together....enough with me... tell me about yourself...... much love chiqui:whoo:

hi guys!!!! sooo.... i went to the dr. today and he said i can start on soft food!!!!!! YIPPPEEEEE!!!!! i have never heard better news in my life....... so 3 hrs at the drs. office u can imagine how hungry i was... i rushed home and made a scrambled egg... i took 3 small bites (chewed very well) and i was stuffed!!!!!! i couldnt believe it!!!! and for dinner i had 2 tbs. of mashed potatoes!!!! again..... stuffed.....too funny.... 4jin- i am cooking for my family and yes i feel its emotional because your taste buds are still wanting the food and i salivate like a bear BUT my belly tells me NO WAY!!! its soooo confusing but now that i am on at least soft food,so im satisfied.. completely. gayle- good luck in december... u will love it!!!!! ginaki- congrats on your 16 lb weight loss!!!!!! and im sure you will get emotional if u dont have support from people u need it from. but dont let that get u down....THIS IS YOUR YEAR and if no one wants to support u GET RID OF THEM!!!!!!!! they are not true to u... if u need to talk.... email me AOL.com - Welcome to AOL mysticalks- my doctor said i should be ready for my 1st adjustment in about 4 weeks......... solaa- i hear ya with the burping and farting lolol take gas-x like its going out of style.... that has become my best friend... and make sure u take it right after you have a meal even a liquid meal. anyway have a great night and remeber "NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN FEELS''

4jin.... u are going to love it!!!!! as for my hubby????? well... he knows 17lbs lost is just the beginning....he dont know whats in store for him hehehe!!!!! good luck on your 6 month journey...... that was my hardest part. my primary dr. screwed me over on alot of things... and it took longer than expected..... i was supposed to be banded in june and i was banded 5 months later......make sure your dr. has patients who had the lap band so he is experienced with the clearance letter and notes..... take care chiqui