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Well... if someone asks how I lost weight I usually will tell them that I had the lapband, especially if it is someone that is overweight themself. I remember how discouraged I would getwhen I was trying to lose weight (prior to banding) and someone else was able to lose weight and I couldn't. I don't want someone feeling that way because of me. The other benefit is that I am a military spouse and we will be moving from this base sooner or later, at the next base no one will know me as being fat, so no one will ask. So, everyone can know here and in a few years I will be somewhere where no one will know.

NAME----------------------START-----------------CURRENT----------------GOAL------------------TO GO 1000words..........220............214............210...........4 annjones...........277............264............267..........-3 AuntieGG...........286............282............270..........12 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Barb12590..........185............185............175..........10 Bea1128............190.5..........190.5..........180........10.5 Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7 Brandy.............198............198............190...........8 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............147............140...........7 Cutiew/booty.......224............222............212..........10 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............226............215..........11 Jodi_620...........160............160............148..........14 karebare714........283............276............265..........18 kikival315.........219.5..........218.5..........210.........8.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............244.0..........239...........5 Long2BThin.........216............211............205...........6 Loveislovely.......223............216............208...........8 ltgordon...........264............263............250..........13 Mair...............231............231............220..........11 Mamanmidwife.......264............264............250..........14 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........270.2..........260........10.2 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............207............193..........14 wowox7.............173............169............163...........6

Another 2 pounds down! NAME----------------------START-----------------CURRENT----------------GOAL------------------TO GO 1000words..........220............216............210...........6 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............282............270..........12 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Barb12590..........185............185............175..........10 Bea1128............190.5..........190.5..........180........10.5 Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7 Brandy.............198............198............190...........8 crzytchr...........250............244............240...........4 CubsGirl...........150............147............140...........7 Cutiew/booty.......224............224............212..........12 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............226............215..........11 Jodi_620...........160............160............148..........14 karebare714........283............277............265..........18 kikival315.........219.5..........218.5..........210.........8.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............244.0..........239...........5 Long2BThin.........216............212.7..........205.........7.7 Loveislovely.......223............216............208...........8 ltgordon...........264............263............250..........13 Mair...............231............231............220..........11 Mamanmidwife.......264............264............250..........14 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........270.2..........260........10.2 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............207............193..........14 wowox7.............173............170............163...........7

I thought I joined this a while back... must have not posted. Name...........Start Lbs.........Current..........Goal....To Go 1000words.....220..................218.............210.........8 Barb12590.....185...................185.............175........10 Bonnielass......168..................168..............159........9 Brandy...........198..................198.............190.........8 crztchr...........250..................249.............240........9 CubsGirl..........150..................150.............140.......10 Imgoingdown...239..................199.............189.......10 janesays.........230..................230.............215......15 karebare714....283..................283..............265......18 kikival315........219..................219..............210.......9 LauraP............170..................170..............155.......15 leslie2lose.......229..................223.5............219......4.5 LilMissDiva.......253..................249.2..........242.2......7 Long2BThin......216..................215.............205.......10 Loveislovely.....223..................220.............208.......12 ltgordon...........264.................264.............250.......14 Mamanmidwife .264.................264..............250.......14 misskitty84......313.................263..............243.......20 SanDiegoPhotog..263...............191.............179........12 Tabithan.........246..................246.............236.......10 Terilynn112.....224..................224.............200.......24 Tuger............192..................192..............185.........7 twinmommie....207..................207.............193........14 wowox7.........173..................173..............163........9

I would love to be 200 pounds by V-day! Of course that might be shooting for a bit too much... about 20 pounds in les than 2 months. But, after the holidays I need a huge kick in the ass. :tongue2:

Well... I made goal. I lost 17 pounds since I joined the challenge. NAME*************START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.*********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:cursing: *************:w00t:*************:eek: ***********:ohmy:**********:bored:*** 1000words..........237............220............220...........17 1dayatime..........259............250............239............9 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............192............187...........15 Bea1129............198.5..........194............183..........4.5 Brandy.............208............200............198............8 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............253............250...........12 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............163............159...........11 KikiVal315.........229............223.5..........215..........5.5 Kirsty39...........237............234............217............3 laurigee...........170............162............158............8 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........249.8..........240..........7.8 LisaB..............189............181............170............8 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........272.8..........270..........9.6 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............191............185............7 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............198............195...........11 __________________

***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:blushing: ************************** ***********:tongue2:**********:sleep2:* 1000words..........237............225............220............12 1dayatime..........259............250............239............9 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............197............187...........10 Bea1129............198.5..........194............183...........4.5 Brandy.............208............203............198............5 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............257............250............8 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............166............159............8 KikiVal315.........229............223.5..........215..........5.5 Kirsty39...........237............234............217............3 laurigee...........170............162............158............8 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........250.6..........240..........7.2 LisaB..............189............182............170............7 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........274.6..........270..........7.8 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............202............195............7

***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST *** **************************:tt1: ***********:biggrin:**********:tt1:* 1000words..........237............229............220............8 1dayatime..........259............250............239............9 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............199............187............8 Bea1129............198.5..........196.5..........183............2 Brandy.............208............203............198............5 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............258............250............7 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............168............159............6 KikiVal315.........229............223.5..........215..........5.5 Kirsty39...........237............234............217............3 laurigee...........170............162............158............8 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........250.6..........240..........7.2 LisaB..............189............182............170............7 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........274.6..........270..........7.8 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............203............195............6

I attend a lap band support group at a local hospital, but had my band surgery performed by a surgeon that is located a few hours from here. Most of the ladies that are in the support group had a local surgeon do their surgery. My surgeon wants his patients to be on a low (under 30 carbs a day) carb diet and wants us to focus on Protein, the local program only focuses on getting enough protein, other than that you can eat what you want. Every time I go to a meeting and talk about how I am working out 4-5 hours a week and staying low carb and losing weight, someone always chimes in to tell the entire group that to remember that I am younger and it is easier for me (I am 31). I know that they are trying to make everyone else feel better for not having the same success... but it just seems to discount how hard I have been working. I know I am probably being to sensitive... but if it was so easy for someone my age to lose weight I wouldn't have had to have the band. I am literaly working working my ass off and trying to change my bad behaviors and everytime I share my success someone wants to credit it to me being younger. It has very little to do with my age, it is because I am following the bandster rules and trying to change my life. It is not even like I have lost an incredible amount of weight since my surgery (28 lbs in 10 weeks). I just wish I could share my progress like everyone else and not have it contributed to something that I am not controlling. I like my support group and I enjoy the meetings, but I am just not sure what I should say to stop the comments. Any ideas?

I attend a lap band support group at a local hospital, but had my band surgery performed by a surgeon that is located a few hours from here. Most of the ladies that are in the support group had a local surgeon do their surgery. My surgeon wants his patients to be on a low (under 30 carbs a day) carb diet and wants us to focus on Protein, the local program only focuses on getting enough protein, other than that you can eat what you want. Every time I go to a meeting and talk about how I am working out 4-5 hours a week and staying low carb and losing weight, someone always chimes in to tell the entire group that to remember that I am younger and it is easier for me (I am 31). I know that they are trying to make everyone else feel better for not having the same success... but it just seems to discount how hard I have been working. I know I am probably being to sensitive... but if it was so easy for someone my age to lose weight I wouldn't have had to have the band. I am literaly working working my ass off and trying to change my bad behaviors and everytime I share my success someone wants to credit it to me being younger. It has very little to do with my age, it is because I am following the bandster rules and trying to change my life. It is not even like I have lost an incredible amount of weight since my surgery (28 lbs in 10 weeks). I just wish I could share my progress like everyone else and not have it contributed to something that I am not controlling. I like my support group and I enjoy the meetings, but I am just not sure what I should say to stop the comments. Any ideas?

Just wanted to throw some info out there. I work at a tax office and there are a few ladies in the "adult entertainment profession" that come in and have their taxes done. Now, there are some interesting expenses for the business... but the IRS does not care how the money is made, legal or illegal they want their cut. They get their EIC and pay their share of social security so they will be able to draw SS when they retire from the business.

Down 2 pounds! ***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:cool2: **********************:tt2: ***********:eek:***********:w00t:*** 1dayatime..........259............259............239............0 1000words..........237............235............220............0 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............207............187............0 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............208............198............0 CQQlgirl...........188............188............170............0 crzytchr...........265............265............250............0 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............173............159............1 KikiVal315.........229............229............215............0 laurigee...........170............168............158............2 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........254.4..........240..........3.4 LisaB..............189............187............170............2 mamanmidwife.......275............275............255............0 MegMegs13..........266............266............250............0 mominlv13..........282.4..........282.4..........270............0 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............198............185............0 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 southernmissy......209............207............195............2

I am doing water aerobics and my current suit is starting to fall off, actually having to wear a bra under it so I don't flash the instructor.

I was approved! My doctor submitted to the insurance on Wednesday, it showed up as pending on Thursday and was approved on Friday! I called my doctor's office and they don't know when he will be able to get to me... he begins doing the surgery on June 9 and is full on that day... not sure when the next surgical day will be. So hopefully I will be banded by mid-June.

****NAME***********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:thumbup: *******************:rolleyes2:******************:glare: *****************************:smile2: 1day at a time...........................259.....................259.......... ...............239...................0 gratefulheart.............................241.....................241...........................225...................0 kikival315..................................229.....................229..........................215....................0 laurigee ...................................170.....................170..... ....................158....................0 leslie2lose................................215......................215..........................199....................0 lindar172..................................257.8...................257.8.......................240.....................0 lisab.........................................189.................... .189..........................170....................0 noosagirl..................................138......................138..........................124.....................0 Renee74..................................198......................198..........................185......................0 Ariel.........................................193......................193..........................183.....................0 1000words................................237......................237..........................220....................0

I had my surgery on September 9. Last year at this time I was on 10 mg of prednisone, 1200mg Daypro, and my remicade infusions. After I started the low-carb pre-op diet and losing about 20 lbs I was able to go off the daypro and downed my prednisone to 3 mgs. I honestly think the low-carb diet helped the arthritis. NSAIDS (like daypro and Alleve), are not on the top of my doctor's list of things to take. He said if I had to take them again that I could either crush them or make sure I take it while eating, but he preferred that I didn't take it. I am not sure about methotrexate since it has been years since I have been on it, but I think I remember reading that it slows healing and may increase chances for ulcers. I am not sure about Enbrel. My joints were fine after surgery. I didn't have any flair ups. I go to the gym regularly and I feel great. My arthritis is not stopping me from doing anything, which has not always been the case. I still do my remicade and I am continuing to taper off my prednisone. Good luck. If you have any more questions please ask away.

lol, nice try

Wasa - I think it is fair to say that there is a lot of good and bad "facts" about having surgery in Mexico. Just because someone bases their opinions on facts that you choose to ignore does not make it an non-informed opinion. There are some great doctors in Mexico, there have also been some hacks that have "made" their own band and screwed patients up. I personally wouldn't want to have surgery in any country where I suffered a language barrier. I also like retaining my rights to sue if the doctor does do something wrong. But, I am lucky and have great insurance that paid 99% of my band costs. Also, there are doctors in the US that will do surgery on minors. If you do the research you will find them.

My goodness, from what I read she was just stating that she wouldn't go to Mexico. In no way did it seem like she was trying to sound like a Mexican lap band expert. She wasn't quoted saying no one should go to Mexico, was she? Who knows, maybe I missed that part. (okay I just watched the video, but still she was just stating her opinion) It is your right to go to Mexico for surgery, but it is her right to not want to go to Mexico. Congrats on your loss.

Potatoes were big no no's. Way too many carbs. My doctor warns you too not eat more than 30 carbs a day, even during the soft-food stage. My staple during the soft stage was cottage cheese, which is something I didn't like much before the surgery but I can't live without now.

I am in Valdosta, GA.

I had to use Hibiclens too. It wasn't terrible but I hated it! Basically I had to get wet then turn off the water then apply the Hibiclens to all my areas and then stand there freezing for fifteen minutes while it dryed. Then I could rinse off. I had to do this 2 times the night before surgery and once the morning of.

Unfortunately the same thing happened to me in May. I went in for my pre-op and they wanted me to sign paperwork saying I would pay whatever Tricare didn't... which would have added up to several thousand. The fact is that a Tricare network doctor can choose not to do "elective" procedures. I went round and round with Tricare and they said the hospital and doctor could refuse to take Tricare for the surgery. Technically they cannot balance bill, but you can sign your rights away, when I pushed the issue with the hospital they turned me away. Where in Florida are you? I ended up having to go to Jacksonville, FL to get my surgery, which is 2.5 hours from where I like. It was unfortunate, because the other place wasted three months of my time.

I was not allowed soups during the mushie stage. I could have eggs, Beans, lentils and salad spreads (egg, chicken). I was most definitly not allowed potatoes. Of course, my doctor does not allow more than 30 carbs a day.

Okay. I guess I am just not one of the lucky ones who feel wonderful the day after the lap band. Although I have a very high pain tollerance and felt great the evening after a c-section I have felt like crap since my surgery. I had my surgery Tuesday (Sept 9) and I spent the night in the hospital because the doctor didn't want me to travel back to my home 2 hours away. The hospital stay was awful. I didn't feel great and the staff was a little less than helpful. The couple of times I asked for broth and Jello it took more than 2 hours to get it. When I asked about getting up and walking they told me that they would get around to it. I told them my doctor wanted me up walking at least 10 to 15 minutes every couple of hours and they said that it wasn't realistic because they were just too busy. My first days home were fine. I was a bit cloudy and my head hurt so I stopped taking my loritab. I still was okay and switched to liquid tylenol. Friday afternoon my shoulder and neck started killing me... I know the gas was causing it. But, at the same time the gas in my stomach and digestive system started playing with me. I had terrible gas in and out. I was in so much pain I could hardly handle it last night. I really feel like I have had the flu. Of course I couldn't take care of myself in the usual ways. Sprite is out. Crackers, nope. Hot bath... I don't think so. I called my surgeon this morning to just be assured that nothing it wrong and he told me that everyone suffers from gas differently. He also warned me against eating and solids yet. FYI - my doctor doesn't allow anything but Clear liquids and Protein shakes until at least a week after surgery. Okay. I have vented. Good luck to everyone.