Brandy~

This is really common. I see multiple threads about it and this is exactly what happens to me. Because of this I seem to lose the most weight around TOM :laugh: As long as you're getting your liquids in and keeping your Protein up during this time you should be fine :ohmy:

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HAHAHA I had to LOL at those banana's shaking their boobs. That's hillarious.

LJM- I would just bribe a nurse or a CNA by buying them one too for going :cursing:

Omg. How is the world could someone physically do that. I would imagine it would take alot of effort to get back to that point after BP. 2 weeks for me and that's without the bread... JEEZ That's awesome LJM. Glad to hear that all is going well :cheers2: I have thick and for the most part straight hair too. I like the croc as well. The makeup though I couldn't live without. I would feel sorry for whoever had to see me without it :wub:

Thats fantastic Carol!! I knew you could do it :thumbdown: It won't take long and you'll be at goal. Thanks Ngirl about my blog. It's not very much work at all. I don't post as much as I really could/should though. I only work 4 days a week and I usually do it from there haha.

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Thanks Carol! I am super happy. I havent been 195 in forever haha... Well atleast 10 years. I have my Hawaii vacation in just a few weeks I am aiming for 80lbs lost by then and to be in the 180's thats huge to me as well. Every pound right now just gives me so much more motivation. CONGRATS on your new job! As long as you're around my dear :cool:

I have lost an Irish Setter and a humans skin for 76lbs ... EWW LOL

Congrats on getting in the 170s!! You're doing awesome! haha That's a goal I have to. But my DH knows what I weigh and Knows I am trying to pass him up lol. I didn't use to tell him but one day I was so excited that I lose a certain amount I blurted out my weight. So now I have a calendar in the bathroom and write my weight down everyday on it. He looks at it and congratulates me each time he sees a loss. He also is the one that measures me hehe.

Hello and I am very happy for you and your surgery date. The lap band or any WLS can be an emotional rollercoaster. I have faith that you're doing the right thing. This will better your health physically and emotionally. I was like you... I couldn't believe I had to have a surgery to make myself stop over eating. Wth was I thinking!? I beat the crap out of myself emotionally but I stood firm that to be here for my kids and to see my grandkids if and when they come was a huge thing for me. I was 271 pounds at 32 with a 16 year old and a 12 year old. I could never run a mile with my dogs, tie my own shoes, cross my legs, run up stairs, go shopping in the mall with my daugther and keep up. WELL! I can now and I can out shop my daughter, out walk my husband, play catch with my son, run 3 miles. I have hit Onederland on Xmas day and I will never look back. I have made the right choice for me and it's to get healthy. I have more time for everything else since I am not sitting around obsessing about food and what I will eat next. Sorry for the long post but I feel very passionate about the positive things that can come of this surgery.

Ya you're on carbs/sugar overload as mentioned before. It's hard I know I am a huge carb fan... well my tastebuds are. You're just going to have to dig down deep to find the will power to detox the carbs and sugars for a few days. You have come so far. You shouldn't beat yourself up because we all have our ups and down on this journey. You have told yourself before but you have got to stick to it... Tomorrow I will restart with healthy choices and work through it... each day should get a little bit easier. I am glad you enjoyed your holidays though! This might be rude of me but if I get a gift such as candy I graciously thank them and regift it to a family member or a friend that knows I am banded.

Has anyone said something to you when you are feeling really good about yourself that smacks you right back down? The other night I was at the casino.. I was feeling so freaking good about myself. I was wearing a new shirt I got size XL and my new size 14's with heels.. Sitting at the bar drinking an ALCOHOLIC beverage right.. that's the key word. Some WITCH sits down next to me and looks over at me. I ignore her and order another drink.... She even hears me order. Out of the blue she said when is your baby due?? WTF Hell now I feel like crap about myself (well atm I did) I try not to flip out on the witch. I look over and politely say. Oh I am sorry but I am not pregant. WTF would first I am not sure whether im more offended that she thinks I look fat enough to be pregant or that I am supposeably pregnant and drinking alcohol? Uggh some people are morons. I weigh 197 and have 2 well defined fat rolls haha... I could see if i had one big beer belly but I didn't. I am over her.. I think. If DH wasn't with me I probably would of said alot more to her than just I am not pregnant...... God people shouldnt open their mouths cause stupid seems to fall out. So to make myself feel better I posted in April Avengers strut your stuff haha You have a story to tell?

Congrats to all on this thread and your dates! Welcome to LBT. I am sure you will find answer to all your questions and then some. I would read up on the pre op and post op threads to see what to expect and what you will need during your recovery time.

I cannot feel my port. I could feel it if I pushed really hard and dug around for it and I am 3/4 way to goal. Maybe if I was 110 pounds and had washboard abs I would know it was there.

I am curious as well.. why don't you go to another place, another doctor, another city? My insurance paid for mine and it was 27,432 to have the surgery.

Hello and welcome to LBT! Great to see you on here. If it's support you're looking for you have found the right place :thumbs_up: We have a great group here. You're doing great on your weight loss. How is you restriction? How many fills have you had?

Hello and Welcome to LBT!! If you have any questions about what to expect I would read through the threads in the Pre Op and Post op sections on here. You will find a wealth of knowledge. I wish you lots of luck on your lbt journey!

Helpful is not wordy Glad you feel better colorado!

All this winter talk reminds me .... Swedish Beauty Frosted Hempz the best tanning lotion.

Hi all and hope everyone is doing well. I have a question about dailyplate.com This is a little long... Sorry. I haven't been logging cause I was being bad.. Drinking far too many caloric drinks aka wine haha. I quit and haven't touched it since New Years... Oddly enough I dumped 3 lbs after that haha... so that's an incentive. I was trying to get back in the swing of updating my stuff on dailyplate. I checked the fitness section just to see what my daily routine burns even though it's just Office work, house work, cooking, short dog walk, then vegetating lol. Bad bandster I know. I am sedentary in the winter months then go bonkers with outdoor activities in the spring. So I started with looking up Office work... Supposeably for LIGHT OFFICE work I would burn 188 calories per hour? I mean come on.. I freaking work 10+ hours a day. I would wither away instead of having a pound or 2 here and there. Maybe I should get the bugg and see if it's the same but I dunno about wearing that thing on my arm all the time. Does anyone else know a reliable source that doesn't have unrealistic numbers of calories burned for everyday activities?

Once you weigh in and have a qualifying BMI that's the weight the docs use to get you approved with insurance... any weight u lose from then till the surgery is just gravy and they don't care. They don't disqualify you for dropping under the BMI after approval

I was using it while I had steady weightloss results so I don't know if I contribute it to the Wii... But I would work up a sweat trying to do all the poses. Oh I loved the ski jumping it's hillarious. Works alot of muscles for sure even though it doesn't feel like alot of work.

I can never seem to find a canned soup I like. My weakness is home made chowders That's what happened to me for about a week after my fill. Luckily the doc couldn't get me in right away and then it loosened up. Plus I find if I am all stressed out and worried that it will come back up it does lol. I haven't done anything ... too bad in the past LOL I just don't want people to bug me. I can be antisocial I guess.