mstrina27

Can you say that 1 more time... OMG... i thought i was the only one that truly dislike those tops... Oh my i would never wear one of those.... they truly look like maternity tops.. and they are not cute to me...:cursing::cursing:

Turler*****You know things happen for a reason. You decided to charge before you found out what exactly what was going on inside of your body and you really give me continued hope.. Like my mother (R.I.P) you sound like you are a truly strong woman and your determination will take you where ever you choose to go... Be blessed in everything u do... Thanks for sharring... You never know how your story can help others....

You know I haven't been banded yet.. but my highest size was a 26/28 at my highest weight, but now I am in most 14/16 tops & 20 in the bottom...some 22 on the bottom... I really love the way my weight is coming off. I can only imagine with the band how lovely it will be.... ahhhhhh watch out world here i come...

U know i guess why my son did not like the liquid vitamins when he was like 1-year old...lol.. wow.. they do smell yuckie...lol.. but centrum has a liquid vitamin and it taste pretty good.. u can buy it from any drug store...

Well since your procedure is on the 8th... Depending on what kind of cocktails you have they may add some weight to you... besides you are trying to shrink your liver I would say NO.... Or do a google search and see how long it takes for you system to rid itself of the cocktails.... 1 or 2 normal glasses of wine im sure wouldn't hurt but i would definately so a search just to make sure.. You don't want to have any adverse effects....

Wow I am so sorry... Truly i am. That's why I call like hello It's Stalker Katrina... im just calling to see if there are any updates.. did u receive my paperwork yet.. I know u said that u would call me but i'm a eagar beaver and I had a few minutes so im just checking with u... and she is like not yetttt.. Don't care if u get on her nerve.. she needs to everything in her power to get you approval a.s.a.p. because she should have followed up to ensure that everything was a go... How Sad....

Well I think by her being a therapist she will tell you that you have to accept yourself for what & who you are and then you can make changes... because if you are doing it for anyone other than yourself it's not going to last. I think you prob. haven't told her because u are not happy with your size and since you both are the same size you don't want her to think that she should be un-happy also.. so i do understand.. But you should approach her and just tell her that you have been doing some research on the lapband because you really would like to be healither and you know if you had the assistance you know that you will be successful. See you have to tell her what you want to do.. NOT ASK HER.... When you go to a therapist they help u to realize the answers to your own problems... They can't tell u what to do.. Now they can always refraze things like "Well if given the chance do u think u could loose 10lbs on YOUR OWN first?" Make sure that u stand your ground and don't allow her to refraze questions to get u to think like she wants u to think about the procedure because it is your body and ultimately u have to be happy in the long run...

Congratulations... do you have a date yet?

When i say I am impressed with u...:huh2::thumbup: I really am... U go girl.... I know everybody takes pain diffrent, but that's what i said to myself i want it..so i will have to be a trooper when it comes to the pain.. of course with the meds of course...:tt2: but everything u have posted has been so helpful....wow.. keep up the fantastic work...

Wow this really does help me out as well.... I am really impressed with the recovery of everyone that has had their procedure done that's keepin it movin.... fantastic .....

Popsicle's so your throat wont hurt or be dry... i just call them freeze pops...lol

That is so cool.. I think i posted something to u on another board.. but how long did your procedure take? do u have the freeze pops like everyone suggests?

Yes Congrats... and all you can do is to take it one day at a time.. stop thinking you will fail and think about all of the good things that will happen because u had the will to do what u did to aid u n taking the next step.. U will do fine im sure.. ThinMinnie..u had your procedure done today? How long were u there and how r u feeling...

That is exactly what i was thinking... I have stopped drinking soda all together diet, reg soda all of it.. and she will go and get a soda and is like do u want to share this with me. uhh I can't drink all of this u have to have some.. and im like uhh no. u will be ok.. and then has the nerve to bring in sugar free candy:confused2: what the hell... she eats 2-3 dinner size portions at work... during the day...and she will eat every last crumb and then burp like a construction worker.....:huh2:

You know what burns me up is that Dr's are employed because "WE" go to them. Do they understand that they are there for us.. not for what they think... no one pays them to think... the point is, is that you are capable of loosing it but why do u have to go thru all of that again. That is what the lap band is for. That is the very reason why i got a ppo so i would not need a referal from any primary Dr. at all... Do you have an hmo or ppo?

When i go in to do my blood work and everything I will ask. I am assuming that it shouldn't hurt seeing that we eat fat and it is just pushing it out of our system so it wont be digested... Now i would think it would hurt if i had bypass sugery.. because the intestines are re-routed ... hmmm just a thought.. but i will def. ask..

You know I was kind of worried about sagging skin.. because I have to loose about 108lbs... but as I see it.. when i lost weight before I was working out at the same time toning.. and it definately helps... My stomach was huge.. but when i lost it the first time my stomach left i use to do 150 crunches in the morning and 150 in the env. at least 6-days a week... and i guess it helped.. lol.. because when i got prego with my son most of my weight went to my butt... and hips..ouch.. so along with the elliptical machine the inner and outer hip abductor at the gym im sure it will be ok... but that is and was one of my major concerns... and about how long will the band last.. like 7-10yrs from now.. but im sure in a few years with having the band i will ask for them to do an x-ray to check to make sure that it is still visiable and it still in tact.. if not out it goes....lol..

Great question and answer.. I had the same question, but i forgot to ask it...

congrats....... Do u have to do a liquid diet before your procedure? I am waiting on my call now...

She is prob. speaking of erosion.. when the band is too tight.. for too long like if u continue to have fills and it just gets tighter and tighter then it will erode into your stomach this takes years to happen so i have read... I saw that on big medicine when this lady was banded not with the lap band but some other type of tool and it grew inside of her stomach.. and she was going in to get the gastric done because she was no longer loosing weight..

I don't see why not... fat is fat.. and when u take the Xenical or Alli it just blocks the fat thats all nothing else.. I plan on taking mine after i am banded..

from what i have read and have been told that as we know its all a tool to assist us in loosing weight nothing can force u to eat less. With the restrictions meaning when u get a fill you are not able to eat as much there was another post on here with someone asking if they can have the lapband on top of the gastric because they gained all of their weight back... so nothing is 100% Any issue that you may have with the lapband is pretty much reversable, but when u have your intestines re-routed and or removed and cut 3/4 of your stomach off.. u can never get that back... so to each it's own..

I would think the more often u eat with the small amounts that will boost up your metabolism that will speed up the weight loss... R u just on liquids or soft foods also? If you are still on liquids I would suggest prehaps adding more protien to your shakes... and this may help to keep u fuller longer..

Well NO... That is not good for your system. What I do every other day I take PSYLLIUM HUSK Fiber pills straight from the vitiman shop. it says that you can take 2 3x per day but since i have my system pretty much in check...lol.. i only take 4 1x a day.. usually at night before i go to bed with a huge glass Water and when i get up in the morning it is like clock work... i have regular movement.... with no strain and no stomach cramps at all.. The reason the fiber works is because it is not digestable.. fiber expands when it is in water.. so what it will do once u take it, it will expand and pull the other crap off of you instine walls and push everything that you ate before u took the pills out... Trust me it works... and you will see your stomach go down and you will see weight loss...because the food is not staying in your system for 2-3 days because your system may be backed up... Also that's why they say eat an apple with the hull on because it is packed with fiber...

Well i look at it like this... if I was 200lbs then 10% of that would be 20lbs so 1/2 of that would only be 10lbs so that dosent seem like it would be that hard....Hell if your drinking nothing but shakesu will looser more than that... even if u drink 2 shakes and eat 1 meal.. u will still loose a lot.... hope this helps... it takes 3200 calories = 1 pound of fat.. so if u are cutting your calories by 2000 almost and + your body burns a certain amount of calories just by doing nothing at all this is called your 'RMR' Resting metabolic rate. so just say it is 2500 and you only eat 1200 calories for the day u have burned more calories than u have consumed so that = weight loss... and just imagine if u add 30-60 minutes of walking with that...