miss meliss

Thanks for the nice picture comments! I would love to be friends... one can't have to many friends!:biggrin:

I bet is cold where you are. Today was sunny and 65 here. When did you get the band?

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Follow the diet your doctor recommends! Low carbs avoid sweets if it isn't your birthday or a holiday. Be aggressive with your fills!!! The sooner you get good restrictions the sooner you will start losing weight!

I hope I haven't written too much! I hope this helps and please email me for any questions you have during this process. I was lucky. I had an older sister get this 4 years ago. A younger sister get it a couple of weeks after me and a co-worker who had it a week before me. I have a wonderful support group and have sought out most questions! Good Luck, don't worry!! .... Melissa

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3. I love my band!! My success has really been much better than I dared to hope! I have been heavy my entire life. I have been obese since my early thirties (infertility meds). I was a happy chunky chick, a happy, active obese stay at home mom and then my mid forties happend:scared2:. I became diabetic, high cholestrol and high blood pressure. At first I thought I was cheating by considering Weight loss surgry. But, I could not lose more than the same 10-15 pounds over and over. I had to diet to not gain weight!

In 8 monthes I have lost 80 pounds, ate out with friends, gone on vacations, and bought reg. sized clothes for the 1st time since my 20's!! This has been the best descision!! My blood sugar and cholsetrol are normal and the doctor is weening me off of blood pressure medicine!! No more nervousness about theater seats and boothes in restuarants.

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2. The week after surgry will be okay. I allowed myself to become dyhydrated and had bad headaches and nausa for a couple of days. Once I started sipping water I felt fine..tired.. but fine. The liquid diet is no big deal. It is a short time and personally I didn't want to eat anything big. Keep sugar free jello, soups & and protien drinks around! As surgries go ... this one is no big deal. The incisions were no big deal.. not much pain at all. It felt more like really sore muscles from too many sit ups. Just don't get to active before your doctor tells you!

Continued...Maybe the one that inspired you to have the band surgrey!! When you first see the scales move down you will be excited. But sometimes weeks pass and their isn't much of a number loss. These pictures will keep you inspired. When I lost my 50 pounds, I knew I felt better and I was excited about losing this weight. However, I was still a plus size and it is difficult to see the difference. I know that sounds strange but I never really saw how big I was and I am now shocked at the difference I see. So when I get stuck at weight for a long time I can look at my before pictures and then at my now pictures and it makes me feel soooo good. Sometimes when my weight isn't changing I am still losing inches. I do really recommend you taking that before picture. Some place in your house where you can repeat the pose in a couple of monthes ... to get a good comparison. It will help inspire you thru the tough times!

Hi Marty!

Thank you for a the sweet things you said. I am very lucky and I do have a wondeful family, I am blessed.

1. Don't be afraid of pictures. Lord knows I have 100's that I hate. But as much as you might hate seeing yourself now, your kids love the way you look and will want memories of the times they are with you now. I also recommend taking a picture now as a benchmark of the progress that you be making. Also, look around for the absolutely worst picture you can find of yourself.