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woohoo!!!!!!!! on your way.

I just wanted to say thanks for this question. I will be going through this very soon and found so much comfort in all the responses :Banane04: :mad: .

I don't think that is a dumb question at all:D . I can't answer it because I am not banded yet . But I also would like to know if you can always feel the band. Or even the port. Does the port ever feel uncomfortable when you are sleeping:notagree ? And can you feel the band around you stomach at anytime or (when food passes through?)? Sorry I am not hi-jacking your thread . I just think it's a good question:clap2: . lol

Welcome to bandland. I am not a resident yet, but will be very soon. Get your rest, and drink your fluids. I hope your recovery goes well and thank you for the encouraging words.

I love brummel and brown yogurt spread. yummy:hungry: . It is low in fat and has a very dairy flavor. Some butter substitutes imo taste really fake to me. Hope I helped:confused:

I am not banded yet but I love cottage cheese. When I am dieting one of the things I like to eat is crushed pineapple and mandarin orange with low fat cottage cheese. Maybe you can put the fruit in the blender has to be canned fruit and blend in the cottage cheese. I am not sure if that will be mushy enough. But it is yummy. And if it is not mushy enough maybe when you are not in the mushy stage you can eat it. Good luck, everyone has given some great ideas.

Wow! This is a fun question:clap2: .It gives us a chance to think about our future fabulousness. When I was 17 for a breif moment I was a size 5 and weighed 117 lbs :faint: Well everyone in my family thought I looked to thin. But everyone outside of my family thought I looked great, as did I . I am a size 20 right now, and I am only 5'3. So I have no clue what I should wear . But I think I would be happy in a size 7-10. I have a medium bone structure and look nice in a 12. I would love to wear a bikini someday. Well I don't know, all I know is this was fun to think about:madgrin: .

Thanks for putting this up. This is so important for us future bandsters to see, or bandsters that have not been filled yet. I really wondered what it looked like. Believe it or not I was imagining a much bigger needle. thanks again.

Jess you are an amazing person :biggrin1: to open up and share those pictures with us. I hope to look as wonderful as you some day. I am only beginning but it was always my plan to get ps after my weight loss. My breasts are small but the are long and have made an appearence on the cover of national geographic . lol. thank you for giving me an idea what this will be like. thank you, thank you. In case I didn't tell you for one week you are doing great.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Hey nerdpunk, love the name. I am being banded in 6 weeks. I just wanted to say congrats:clap2: . Rest, drink your fluids, and keep us posted. big hugs:girl_hug: .

I am not banded yet I have 6 more weeks and counting. I just wanted to say welcome:biggrin1: . You came to the right place. You should look at as many posts as you can. I know I found lots of helpful tips and found a lot of comfort in the others. Good luck:clap2: and keep us posted.

YAY TAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!! You go gurl .lol. This is what all us future bandsters need to read. All the fears and tears we have is for this. A healthy happy future. Thanks for the inspiration. xoxo

WOOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's always a plus when your ass fits in express jeans. Good job!!!

I am going to be banded in 7 weeks and I am scared as well. I have also made a pro and con list and the pros out weighted the cons. I have been researching this for a year so I feel as prepared as I can be. I tell you, you came to the right place. if you have any questions or concerns this place has the greatest group of people. I have found comfort, support and lots of answers here. I know what you mean about being scared and as amourette wrote my depression is hard to deal with. I have put my life on hold because of my weight and how I feel about myself like this. I wish I could love myself this way but I can't. I want to be healthy and active. I hope this tool will give me the push and restriction I need to get to a more comfortable me. There is so many reasons I choose the band. I just wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat and if you need a friend you are welcome to pm me. Make good use of this site. They are a great group of friends. :biggrin1:

susan, I just wanted to say my heart is with you. You have picked a great group of friends here. I hope that we can answer some of your questions and give you the support you need. that is what we are all here for. big hugs .

No I don't but I am saving to move out to NY:D . I imagine I will be living in queens, or brooklyn. I am jealous . Hope you can get a group together. Good Luck. Maybe I can join your group some day:biggrin1: . lol.

Good job porcindoll:clap2: !!!!! 63 lbs is great . Keep up with that great attitude and I can't wait to say I lost 63 lbs:clap2: :clap2: . By the way how did you get over the plateau? I might need to know how to do that:confused: . I am the queen of plateaus when it comes to losing weight.

I am not banded yet but will be in 7 weeks. I also went to the wish center in IL. It cost me 10,800. The wish center does a 10 week program before they will band you:eek: . If you want to get it done sooner they do a fast track but in doing the fast track your exercise and diet is kicked in to high gear:faint: . I am on fast track instead of 10 weeks they gave me 8. I think my track was broken. lol. Good luck.

mom2blake I am so glad your surgery went well:clap2: . I am still not banded and having that info really helps me feel ready. I was wondering what to expect and I realize we are all different but this is very informative. Thanks so much.

What was I thinking:confused: ? Now that I am up for being banded I regret telling people at school. I go to school for hair and it's a smaller school. I love almost all the girls there. it's like a family and we all know each others life stories. problem is I made a choice not to tell my family except for my mother. But at school I was talking with a couple girls and more started to pop up and ask questions:eek: . I am proud of the fact I want the band. I just don't want my family to worry and give me a hard time so I decided against telling them. but of course now everyone at school knows. they are all very positive and excited for me. but now I am worried that they are going to think I will be dropping weight like with a the gb. They are all thin I am the big girl of the school and I don't think they know the difference between the procedures. I feel silly worring about this but as of 8 weeks to my surgery the questions are just flying at me from everyone:faint: . has anyone told people they work with? And how did it work out for you. thanks all for reading my silly rant.

I am still not banded but, I think you are doing a great job:clap2: . 36 lbs is wonderful. My doctor said he expects his patients to lose 3 lbs a week eek:eek: . Good luck and keep up the good work:biggrin1: .

Good Luck Boo! You will do great:clap2: . I hope your healing goes well. Keep us posted so we know how you are doing. big hug:girl_hug:

saying good bye to: peoples little comments being made fun of tight clothes shopping for only plus size clothes sweating all the time being out of breath when I walk being embarresed when I walk out of the house squeezing into chairs my heart feeling like it is going to jump out of my chest when I stand up tight uncomfortable underware red lines on my body from tight clothing the list is endless so I will stop here.

I am a veggie lover but hate the two veggies that really add flavor to salads and food. onions and tomatoes. I could never drink v8 or any kind of veggie drink:yuck: . so I know what you mean about being grossed out be veggies. v8 makes a diet carrot and fruit juice. maybe that will help. how about cucumbers? do you like those. you can put lemon juice on them with a little bit of salt. tastes yummy:hungry: . now this might sound gross but when my neice was younger she used to like cucumbes with the seeds remove with natural peanut butter and rasins. It is actually tasty :hungry: and you can get protein from the peanut butter. just some thoughts.

yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! :clap2: :clap2: good news. I am glad you are doing well, keep up the good work and we are always here. big hugs.