divaliciousdee

GOD BLess YOU! You have a guardian angel watching over you in heaven. You will do great with surgery and recovery.

I was banded on August 29, 2005 and I have been in ketosis ever since. I eat the low carb yogurt(dietician directed) And sugar free everything. I know that the inches lost is a great result of the ketosis. Ketosis is fat loss, I know this. I did the Atkins diet before and lost 60lbs in 3 months and I gained back the sixty plus 20 more. I don't want it to happen with this band too. I know that I am getting my Water and I am concentrating on Proteins first. The problem is after I eat my Protein I am not hungry for other food. My yougurt is sugar free, my pudding is sugar free. I just don't want to stay in Ketosis for a long period of time because it is just not healthy. What do you guys think? Dee Dee

Unfortunately Megan You have not seen what I have. I had friend to go in kidney failure because of the atkins diet and ketosis. She is on dialysis and is 28 years old. She did that diet for about 6 months and lost 90lbs and her kidney function. So I will pee on a strip when I feel something is wrong. I will worry about my health in general not just losing weight with a band! I do for the record follow my surgeon's instructions but being in the medical field for over 15 years I know a surgeon is not an internist. There is a difference. If you start having medical problems.e.g acute kidney failure, or whatever you are not going to your surgeon because he will tell you to go to your medical doctor. I chose the band to aid me in getting off of blood pressure medicine and losing weight and I care about my health in general. For me it is rocket science if it were just about losing weight and not being healthy with it I could do other unhealthy things to lose weight.

I AM in a LARGE state of ketosis! I am a medical laboratory tech and a 4+ ketones is not good. I am deep purple on the ketostix not light pink. I drink about 72oz of water a day. I eat Protein first and then protein again I am on the mushies/soft food stage. I know when I get to semi solids I will probably be in 1+ or trace ketosis. The problem is that will be in 2 more weeks. I know the problem it has on the kidneys. What I failed to say is that I am also hypertensive which also affects the kidneys. I take blood preessure medicine for that but it still has an affect on your kidneys . I am going to talk with my nutritionist 2morrow. Man I know she is sick of me! LOL but Hell I need some answers. Some people like being in a mild state of ketosis, emphasis mild but i am in too deep I am sure you will agree.

I chose the band because Gastric Bypass freaks me out!!! I work in a hospital lab and I see things associated with GB. I see the good and the bad, but I tend to weigh the bad. I want to get off of blood pressure meds and take no meds. I do not want to swap bp medication for b12 shots, and a thousand Vitamins that may not be digetsted anyway with GB. Malabsoprtion, anorexia, are common with GB patients. I have seen it. Not all GB patients have bad outcomes I know this but for me it only takes one to die, or end up living in misery to have and affect on my decision. In my life I have met many GB patients and I can honestly say for every 3 I know 2 have some sort of problem. Potassium deficiency, b12 deficiency, anorexia...etc. This is not meant to offend anyone who chooses GB. It is just not for me. If GB was the only option for surgery I just would be doing what I have done all my life, finding another diet to go on. DeeDee

Cissy, welcome to bandland girlfriend! Party over here!!!!!

Daniela, I pray God's peace for you in this time of sorrow. Remember that God's peace passeth all understanding. Give everything to God, and know that your mother is with her Lord and saviour having a Wonderful time in heaven!

Amy girl we are Bandsisters and I know how you feel . Since I have started on mushies I have gained 3 lbs! I am no longer getting on the scale. I hate the scale. I will weigh when I have to ..like at dr's appointments and fills or whatever. I am trying not to weigh myself until the end of the fall challenge and nana's holiday challenge. The scale messes with your head. Beware the scale Demon!!

Wow!! Way to go girl! Rock that band, Diva style! I love it when we Mega Divas(300lbs and up) work that band. You are doing great! Inspiration, that is what you are! Thank you!

Praying for a speedy recovery! Welcome to the bandwagon!

congratulations Starr!!

HI kelly we are bandsisters! we were banded the same day! welcome to the August Bandsters club! LOL

EIleen just looked at the picture with you and your hubby and you don't think you are sexy? Pahleeeeeeeeeeeez! Girl you are sexy! You are also a hoot! Sexiness is an essence too. When I look at people I see the beauty in everyone I guess. Your DD is a beautiful girl and the apple didn't fall far from the tree. The Sexy tree that is... lol lol P.S again I want Vine's hair color..Hot to death!!! Love it!

I have GREAT legs! My mama and all of my friends love my legs. I always joked if I could get the rest of my body to match my legs I would be Dangerous! I was born with a birth defect that has my face bigger on one side than the other. My top lip is bigger on one side than the other, had many surgeries to correct it. I have just lost about 19 lbs with this band and my face is really shrinking! When I lost weight in the past my face NEVER showed it. Now everyone is like whoa! I feel beautiful! For the first time in my life I know I am pretty! Wait until I lose about 60 more pounds I just might be DANGEROUS! LOL LOL P.S. ALex- You are very intelligent, that is sexy. The way I see you with your children in your pictures suggest a loving and caring mother that is sexy. You have a beautiful smile and that is sexy. Girl you have it going on, remember sexy is as sexy does! You are one of my inspirations to go from over 350lbs to 215ish ..rocks! I look to you as a motivator. I couldn't see myself in the 200lb range but when I look at your before and after pics I am inspired. So you rock and anyone I think rocks is sexy ..so there! LOL LOL

okay here are the measurements under bust 50 waist(if that is what you want to call it) 52- I am in tears hips-46 I am an apple a big ole apple LOL

I know you are probably in la-la land as I type this but I pray God is with you! Welcome to the land of the banded!!

well I weighed this morning and I am at 319 I gained 2 lbs ugh! great start LOL I am still working with the pic it is coming.

Teresa cheer up girl! You know what the problem is so now you gotta fix it! U can do it! You have lost 40lbs in 2 months that is great! Stop going to Wendy's period! Fast food places are too tempting, if you can avoid them do so. If not just remember you put yourself through surgery to get a hold of your weight problem and you didn't do that for naught! Those 2 lbs could have been fluid. Just pick yourself up and dust that dirt off your shoulders and get back to the business at hand. U can do it, I know you can cause you have been doing it so far! Back to the bandster rules and go for your goal!!! I am proud of what you have done so far!! U go girlfriend!

Have you had any fills? The band is a tool to help you lose weight. Like the gastric bypass you can stretch the pouch is you overeat. You are the first that I have heard that the band isn't working. May be it is a defective band? I was just banded August 29th and I have no fill until October and I know that the band is here..believe me. I didn't chew something so well the other day and felt it big time. The band 's purpose is to cause you to feel full on smaller portions longer. NOt only will you have to change your eating habits, you also have to exercise too. Have you changed your diet? Do you exercise? What has your doctor said about this because it does not sound right to me. You should have lost something on th liquid phase alone. Did you do the liquid phase and follow all the instuctions post-op? Some people lose during the 4-6 weeks post op because of the food restrictions. what was your diet like after surgery? I really would like to know the answers to these questions because you have piqued my curiostiy. You are the first I have encountered where the band did not restrict. Thank you for posting. Dee Dee

May God be with you and your family in this sad time. I am praying for you and your parents. God Bless YOu!!

Thanks Jamie! I was totally clueless!lol

I have been on my liquid diet for about 9 days now and I am in serious ketosis! I am 4+ which is very deep. I am not getting enough Protein also. My dietician said for me to eat tuna along with the liquid phase because of the headaches and other symptoms I am having. I am also drinking 100% apple juice but that is not helping with the ketosis. I get hungry sometimes and I just don't eat because now I am tired of tuna. I mainly drink a total of 8 oz of Protein drinks, 16oz of apple juice, and about 56oz of Water. I feel really wimpy about this cause alot of folks on this site seem to have had a relatively easy time with the liquid phase. I know some doctors fill the band a little at surgery and some leave the band unfilled. My doctor leaves the band unfilled. I don't want to hurt my band but my body is craving things that I know it needs. Last night I wanted a cucumber, I drank water and went to bed. This is not how I imagined bandlife would be. I am seriously thinking what have I done to myself? I try to be upbeat and positive but this doesn't feel natural to me. I am hungry and can't eat so I drink juice and lay down. This is no life. I am down 15lbs in 9 days that is great. My friends and family say they can see it in my face. That is great too. I don't feel great. I know my insides are supposed to heal but who is to say I don't heal faster than the next guy. I think for me the mushie stage will be better I dunno. I may not be able to hold out until the mushie stage, I dunno. I go to my surgeon tommorrow and I will discuss this with him and the dietician. Well thank you for letting me vent. Dee Dee

I don't get it. What is it? lol

Ebony and Lynn my prayers are with both of you. I pray that you have an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. See ya'll on the banded side. God Bless DeeDee

My surgery only took 1 hour. I went in at 730am and I was in recovery at 835am. I went home at 945am.