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I'm still here, just had a lot going on. WOW, 800 calories. That's gonna be a tough one. I hope you have good restriction. it will really help if you do.

1 Day, Sorry to hear about your pup. It's a terrible thing that only a dog lover could fully understand. I know all of mine are like my children to me. Well, I was MIA for a few days,(My daughters beautiful grandmother passed away) so i'm doing my Tuesday weigh in today and 1lb down this week. I'm happy with it. I thinks it because my band has been so so tight the last few days I think due to stress. Hopefully it will get back to normal this week, today is better then yesterday. Being back home helps.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood, My bad. And what about the shakes? Do you know what type they are?

YIKES! Teenage girls, Don't wanna do that one again. May the force be with you. You said you were gonna be so tight you can only drink shakes? Is he making you that tight so your not hungry? And is it good for your bad to be that tight, Doesn't that cause swelling? I know so many questions, One more: What kind of shakes are you getting from bariatric advantage? I order mine from them.

I have to agree, It's not been easy. I've worked very hard. When my non banded freinds say that ,I often tell them that only a person that's not been banded would say that. The only thing that has been easier for me is the fact that I can't quit like I've done on all other diets. The band stays with me and keeps me going everyday. And if I wanted to talk myself into a cheeseburger or other things I use to stuff in my face the band always tells me Hell No! that's the only part that's remotely easier for me.

This is a little off of our normal subjects but just thought I'd share some thoughts. I was at the tanning salon yesterday and for some ungodly reason they have a full mirror in there that you cannot avoid while undressing and I really noticed the lose skin. Now don't get me wrong, I knew it was there I mean you can't miss the fact that the top of my tummy looks like an old wrinkled butt. I just had no idea that I was starting to get lose skin hangind over my hips AGAIN. TT from 5 years ago held up pretty good until now. It's starting to get me thinking that maybe I should just try to stay where I am (162lbs) I know I need to lose more to be at a healthy weight but I just don't want anymore nasty hanging skin. PS is pretty much out of the question for a few years anyway. I figure that's how long it's gonna take to talk the old man into it. I just don't want to get to the point where I can't stand the way I look again. I already have to wear shapers to hold the lose skin all the time now. Any thoughts? It boils down to health is much more important the looks but it sure takes a toll on the brain.

I'll have a couple of drinks every now and then . If we at my house or I'm going over a friends I'll take a batch of skinny Cosmos with me 80 cals. If I'm out it's gonna be a Vodka and cranberry juice. It is empty calories so be careful.

I'm a smoker, I tried to quit and it didn't work well for me. Dr. told me to quit 4 weeks before surgery and I put forth one hell of an effort. But he had no problem with me standing outside the day after surgery smoking other then the normal reasons. Not saying it's right but it's what I do. I keep telling myself I'll quit once I reach goal. Hope so anyway. I have given up so much I just can't seem to add another thing to that list right now.

Not counting 2wk pre op I'd say around 65lbs

I'm finding it so hard and confussing trying to figure out which recipes and foods to choose. If you go low fat it's high in carbs and if you go low carb it seems to be high in fat. These are the days I get fustrated with the whole thing. sorry to go on but this happens every week with me when i'm making my shopping list. Do any of ya'll have this problem?

Also checking in with weekly weigh in and no change to report. Guess I'm with 1 Day, Gotta get out of my own head. And stay away from the snickerdoodles I made the grandbabies.

When I had mine done I weighed about 267lbs so maybe it would be different 100lbs lighter I'm not sure but it was about 4 weeks before I was pretty much back to normal. I moved 10 days after having it and over did it a bit but I learned my lesson from that. I think that's why my belly is doing pretty good now considering. The bottom is pretty good but the top is wrinkled with an indention line down the center. If I had another one I'm almost sure my PS would want to do an inverted T incission But with the past PS and the band my poor DH has spent over $33 G's and that's not counting fills. Thus far I've cost him more then my car did. So I don't think I'll be gettin it anytime soon.:biggrin:

I guess it's just luck of the draw, Some bypass people look great and others can look terrible. My friend had it and she looks like a crack head. People I run into have even asked me if she's on drugs. And they go on to say how bad she looks. Even her skin tone is not the same. But I don't think she has any idea, She's just happy because she is so thin. So be it. The doctor told me I have a metabolic disorder and I still don't know what he means by that. I'm losing the weight and I'm happy with the loss even if it's not as fast as I'd like it to be. I'm with Crzytchr, I wish I could get PS(a thigh lift and a facelift) And I'd be good to go. I don't think it will happen because I was self pay for the band and already had a breast lift and implants and a few years ago I had a tummy tuck to remove an 11lb flap of over hang. It's cost us a lot of out of pocket money.

I'm so sorry you have had so much trouble, I had know idea. I feel really bad complaining about the types of food I eat while your on a liquid diet for so long. That's gonna take great will power. Know one will ever be able to tell me lapband is the easy way out for weightloss. Those that have not gone through it have know idea how much work it can be. As always thoughts and prayers are with you.

Samantha,I must say I love your post, But the thing with me is I was about 20lbs lighter then the friend I'm talking about when I got my band. At first I just chalked it up to her maybe feeling a little left behind but as I stated in my prior post I think she's always been a little selfish and jealous of not just me but anyone that's doing well or better then her. I just wish I had paid more attention to it then before I invested so much time into our friendship. We have a mutual friend that has been gaining alot of weight due to new meds she's on and the girlfriend I'm talking about finds way to much pleasure in it and I just don't understand why. She went as far as to take a pic of our mutual friend just so she could see how much weight she's gained and try to prove that she was as big as her now. I think she's just a mean person and I just ignored it before for whatever reason. You don't go through life hurting others to make yourself feel better. Oh! and congrats on the size 10, WTG. I'm also a size 10 and loving it.

I think what it boils down to is if they were a real friend they would be happy that your happy, and not act like a jealous child. I guess when I look back the person I thought was my best friend was always a little selfish and jealous when anything good happens to someone other then her. I guess I just didn't pay much attention to it and maybe I just notice it more now. So out with the old and in with the new. it's still hard to drift away from people you once cared so much about even if you can't figure out why you cared so much in the first place.

I bet it is hard watching the DH lose so fast as some of us bandsters struggle for every pound. I think that would be quite depressing at times, Not that I wouldn't be happy for him because I would. It would just be a hard thing to watch. If you don't mind me asking: Why was the band your only choice? Bypass may be faster and have a larger overall loss but they still have things to deal with such as dumping and a life long struggle with nutrition. I still say if I had known then what I know now I think I would have gone with the sleeve. I guess we all have some sort of price we have to pay.

I must say, I love that response. It's now on the list to use.

Your right, I really don't hang with most of them anymore. They think it's because I think I'm better then them now that I've lost so much of the weight but I know it's simply because I'm a better person then that and I've learned not to allow anyones negitivity into my positve world. Now of coarse I do have some wonderful friends that have been nothing but supportive. I find the ones I get the most greif from are my overweight friends. Maybe they feel left behind or just plain jealous, I'm not really sure and really don't feel I need to take the time out to find out. A true friend will stand by you and have your back and maybe this is just the part of the journey where we need to take a minute and weed through the good and the bad.

I was just saying this on another thread, In the begining people were quite kind, But as I am aproaching goal I get smart comments from some of my so called friends such as one stated: My sister lost 100lbs but she lost it the real way. Another friend said I was lucky because I got to take the easy way out. Now I know she doesn't know what she's talking about because there has been nothing easy about this journey. It just goes on and on. And my best friend said the weightloss is great to bad it's making me look so old. It's the old saying: with friends like that who needs enemies. I wish I had people around me that have had this done, There's not even a support group in my area. That's why I'm greatful to LBT. It really helps me get through.

That's a really good idea, in the trunk it goes. I bet it drives me crazy. Changing the subject. I never thought I would say this but I'm getting really sick of food. I'm tired of the things I can eat and it just makes me want nothing alot of the times. (of coarse with the exception of the things I can't have) I'm tired of trying to come up with new ideas. Which mostly involve chicken or fish and at this point I have lost the taste for both no matter how you cook it. and another subject change: My ex (which is still a good friend of mine) stopped by the job yesterday to say hi to me and the DH and he asked why my eyes were a little puffy so I told him and he said that I was becomming quite fake, Nothing is really me anymore, When I inquired about what he meant he said if your fat your fat and if your skinny your skinny and so on and so on. He also said he liked me the way I was, Natural. I just said if you liked me that much then why did you have so many affairs? Most of my friends are really pissing me off with their comments about my weightloss and how I got to take the easy way out, I'm starting to not like them so much anymore. Anyone else feeling this way? Maybe it's just me, possible bad mood day.

2lbs this week, but I already adjusted my ticker on sat. I'm gonna try to stay off the scale except on my Tuesday weigh in. There was a time when I avoided the scale at all cost and now I can't stay off of it. Almost everytime I walk in the bathroom I get on that stupid thing even though I tell myself I'm not gonna do it.

WOO HOO, A 102lbs. That's FANTASTIC!!!!!:frown::thumbup::sad:

Day 3, Still a little swollen. Not a great pic but the best I could do

Here's a pic, best I could get by myself. Day 3 and still a little swollen.