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Hey Yoda, I asked you this somewhere else, but I can't find where, now.... why not until the 25th? And why at the hospital under flouro? Aren't they usually at TLBC w/o flouro? No problems, I hope!? Mandi

I apologize if it's been addressed somewhere else, but I haven't been able to find it. I read this alot... people getting not quite to their goal, and getting their plastic surgery. Now... I had just always thought (waiting a year or so and seeing if things tighten up on their own, aside) that you would want to get even maybe a little less than your goal, get your PS, then once you gained a little back, things would fill in and be nice and tight. I'm sure they're all good once you get all this work done, but wouldn't at least getting to goal, and then getting PS be better? If you get a TT and then lose 10-30 more pounds, wouldn't it just not look as good? or even, say, a boob job/lift/whatever. ? What's the 'standard'? Do most surgeons say "Yeah, go ahead... get it done even if you're not quite done losing!" or is "Wait until you hit your goal wait, and then come see me." more typical? Please enlighten me !! Mandi

Oh I don't think so!

LOL Jude! you don't have to tell everyone! I never change my ticker if I gain!

Kim... you'll be passing me in no time! heh :pout: LOL

Cool, sounds like fun! Whatcha buy? They stuck their fingers in your Noxema? groooss. "Keep it." Exactly! LOL

Oh Jude... man, I dunno what to say. That's 7lbs in 5 days?! Try doubling the calories for 5 days! LOL... sorry. Maybe something bizarre like that is what would do it. You should call or email Marie and tell her this, if you haven't already. She'll probably say to keep it up and be patient... uggg. :hug:

I thought about that too... maybe I'll have to do it when I don't feel like going for the walk! LOL But I don't know... I think I'm too good to make him last 30 minutes! BOOYAH! haha

But you just can't eat real food early, can you, Cloe?

Oohhh... the heat. I'm sure it's not nearly as hot here as in ON, but WAY more hot than in SK! I hope this is my last 'more fat than I wanna be' summer, cause I can't take it anymore! My BF suggested we go to this hiking area nearby, and I walk it while he runs. I said "Uhh... I dunno, not if it's this damn hot" but... maybe I will do it. It'll be in the evenings, so it shouldn't be AS bad. Guess I HAVE to get my stupid exercise in. GRRR!

Yo Yo Yo Yoda!!! Welcome back! How come you can't go until the 25th?

You probably could use a fill, I think. 10lbs in 2-ish weeks? I hate you. :hug: LOL How much have you lost most recently? If you're losing, but still hungry a lot, I'd think if you got a little bit of a fill... you'd lose more, and be less hungry.. right? But then... maybe you won't be able to handle ANYthing early in the day, and then just a bit at night. It seems that lots of people are tight in the morning. But they say that drinking some hot coffee (or hot whatever) 'opens 'em up' enough to eat some brekkie. It's so hard to guess... isn't it? Why don't you call 'em anyways, and tell them your dilema, and see what they say?

Hey guys... did I tell you, the fill Dr. here who might bless me by taking me as a patient MIGHT be getting back to me regarding my request on Friday, or maybe early next week? Oh please, oh please.... I hope he'll take me! If not, what do I do!? I just might have to beg someone (ie: my parents) for money to take a trip to TO for a few days. Uggg... There's a lady in NS who does her own fills (she's a paramedic)... but I don't think I reeeally want to do that.

I agree... beautiful! What about turning it (the bed) sideways, so the window is along the side of the bed, and you're not blocking it. And holy crap! That armoire IS huge! Lucky you said how big the tv was, cause I was thinking it was alot smaller. Nice kitties! The white one looks like a little porcelain statue!

Hey Buffie - just found this thread... you might be interested in : http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21084 Michelle - it really varies. 17 lbs in 2 months is good. If most of that came off in the beginning or something, then probably not so good. I've only lost 11 in the last 2 months. (but I know I need a fill) If you are eating too much, not full for long, and not losing 1-2 lbs a week for a few weeks in a row, you probably need a fill.

Yeah, just cause disneynut's at 6.5cc, don't go in telling your Dr. that you need 1.5 more cc's. (although, it probably would be a good amount for you) It's really so different for everyone. You just have to sneak up on it slowly. Does TLBC suggest anything, or are you on your own with deciding how much of a fill you're going to get?

You have a swimming pool? Oooh, I'm jealous. I'd swim if I didn't have to do it in public! Kim, if you search google for "BMI calculator' you'll find lots of places where you can just type in your height and weight, and it'll tell you what you are. You said you were 5'9" and 320, I think... right? I'll check it out for you right now......... 47.3 is what I got for ya. I went here: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

You really shouldn't say that. Doctors are all over the place with the carbonation thing. Maybe her doctor thinks it's ok. It doesn't give ME horrible gas, but I'm not going to say "Drink your diet cokes all you want". Do what YOUR surgeon tells you, or what you're comfortable with doing. It IS a good time to try to wean yourself off it though. I'm sure if you called the TLBC they'd tell you not to be drinking it now... because nobody wants us to have any fun. LOL. But really... if you can get out of the habit, and if you do (and are allowed to) later on, enjoy the odd one as a treat. I do still try to de-fizz 'em the best I can, when I do have something like that, but I don't go nuts with it.

Oh Kim.... stop weighing everyday!! Do you have someone who can take the scale away from you, and only give it back once a week, or even every 4 days or so? AND... when you do weigh, make sure it's at the same time every day you do it...and preferably the morning. I don't know about you guys, but if I weigh myself in the morning, I can guarantee that I will easily weigh at least 3 lbs more in the evening. So I never ever do it in the evening! So anyways, Kim, you're gonna do good with this... just keep it up, and try to stay off the scale as much as you can!!

Drinking before you eat... I think it's just so you get Water in before you have to NOT get water in after you eat. I think also, if you're hydrated enough before you eat, you're not going to feel like you NEED something while you're eating. And, do you mean how long before and after are you supposed to drink and not drink? If thats what you mean, it's 'supposed' to be 15-30 minutes before eating: stop drinking, and don't drink 30min-1hour after eating. I drink up until I eat though... :|

kim - Oh... I know that song, alllll too well! Cloe - lol, yup. I could NOT sleep last night. We watched a movie, played the Gamecube, Dan went to sleep, and I tried to tire myself!

I did Crystal Light during my pre-op, but again, different surgeon. I'm sure it would be ok though. If it helps you get your water in, that's good. You SHOULD be drinking at least 8 'glasses' a day... which is 64 oz. or about 2 litres. I try to drink 3 liters (I use Nalgene bottles as my gauge)... and I find it hard to drink much of anything else, when you drink all your water AND try not to after or during meals.

I don't buy that. People say alot of things... tin cans give you cancer, aspartame will kill you... cell phones give you brain tumours.. whatever anyone says, I'm going to stick to thinking that drinking a diet coke is less likely to make me gain weight than a real coke. Now, whether you will be able to comfortably drink any after surgery is anyones guess. I don't know what the TLBC says about carbonation. I think someone said that Joffe and Yau say 2 different things. Guess it's up to you. I can handle it. (not that I have it much anymore. I used to drink at least a few cans a day) It doesn't do anything weird to me. But I still make sure I flatten it a little before drinking. Are you drinking more Water now than usual? If you are, maybe try not drinking for a few hours before bedtime. I always have a last minute scramble to try to drink all the water I should have drank during the day, at night, so I'm up a couple times during the night too! Mandi

Ok... sooooo... mine's not too ambitious. I'm going to try to do something physical for 30 minutes a day, at least 3 times a week. I know, I know.. that's super weak, but, it's all I got! I am also going to try to lose a grand total of 8 lbs in the entire month. Ugg, that's really pushing it for me, but I'll try!! Since Wed is the 2nd, at that's my next weigh-in day, I'll aim for 8 lbs less than whatever I weigh on Wed! (Kim, that's a hard enough challenge, sticking with the post op diet! Totally ok! )

Hey hey... no, one month would be fine with me too. I'd rather commit to trying to exercise for a month than 3 ! LOL