debbie_7155

Hubby took me clothes shopping today, same ole 2 shops & wasnt really happy as they didnt have any wow factor clothes in, so hubby said lets try other clothes sops, i kept saying no they wont fit me theyre for slimmer people, So he grabbed my arm & i took some tops of the rails knowing it would be a waste of time, went to the dressing rooms & omg to my amazement they fitted, my legs went to jelly i had a huge smile on my face & i kept looking at the sizes to make sure i wasnt being fooled & i couldnt believe how small they looked compared to my type of clothes i would normally have to buy... I spent about 2 hours in 2 shops trying on clothes, & knowing i can now go into more than 2 shops for clothes & mix with the slimmer people when buying clothes... The store girls were fantastic towards me, i always thougt they didnt like larger women, thats so not true I have gone from a UK size 30 to a UK size 22-20... woooohooooooo

I had a small glass of red wine yesterday nearly 4 weeks post op & i didnt enjoy it one bit.. took me about 1 1/2 hours to drink it, it was my first drink since new years eve... just didnt like the taste of it & i normally drink red wine, so i'll be giving it a miss for sometime yet

I was in week 3 on the liquid diet when i became hungry, so i up my water/ orange squash & went for walks with my hubby, try & do other things to take your mind of it...it will be so worth it, im on my 2nd day of soft foods & its heaven

That was a great read, well done on losing more weight, you deserve it :thumbup:

yes, i use the treadmill at home, walk 3 dogs, & use the wii machine games, housework, im 3 weeks in the post op stage i too use the sparkpeople site for fitness videos, i have ladies dumbells & im going to start off using the light ones in my routine to help with building my muscles a little to help with lose skin on my upper arms

getting wheeled back to my room i was balking my head off cos of the horrible gas mask...i really have a hard time with it, even though i couldnt be sick, thank god your starved to death before the op...It was the best thing i did as it got all my gas up... happened about 3 times...i burped for my country...lol...& i felt fine, didnt suffer with any gas after my op & i asked the surgeon could i have done any damage?, no he replied he said im one of the lucky ones even though i wanted to puke my guts up all i brought up was the surgical gas... :crying:

I am celebrating today as i have lost 42 lbs in 6 weeks & im still on my post op diet & it wont be for a few weeks yet til i get my first fill... Its been a good few years since i was at this weight & it feels good to start feeling a bit more like a woman than a blob... Im down to about 1 skirt fitting me properly, as my other clothes are TOO big & my shoes are slouching too & my coats can be nearly wrapped around me, but will do for this winter.. I dont have any regrets with the lapbanding..it has saved my life..we are both working together to make this work for me... I cant wait for summer to finally wear nicer clothes...

my breasts have got quite alot smaller & im so glad..i do like my breasts, but i always felt people were talking to them instead of me & it made me feel uncomfortable, so now i can put a sweatshirt on without having 2 mountains in front of me, now theyre 2 hills.... people are diff from where they lose the weight, im lucky as ive noticed its been coming off everywhere on my body so far

I am celebrating today as i have lost 42 lbs in 6 weeks & im still on my post op diet & it wont be for a few weeks yet til i get my first fill... Its been a good few years since i was at this weight & it feels good to start feeling a bit more like a woman than a blob... Im down to about 1 skirt fitting me properly, as my other clothes are TOO big & my shoes are slouching too & my coats can be nearly wrapped around me, but will do for this winter.. I dont have any regrets with the lapbanding..it has saved my life..we are both working together to make this work for me... I cant wait for summer to finally wear nicer clothes...

Hi im from the UK, & from the very first visit to the GP to actually having the surgery took 5 months..I never had to see a physcologist... just a dietition & the surgeon, I was banded at Derby Hospital in january 09 I would go back to your doc & have another word with them & ask them why things are taking so long

Im on slim-fast ones, theyre the only ones i can tolorate

Im 19 days post op, & Im still on liquids for another 9 days, first 2 weeks were fine, wasnt hungry at all, Now i believe a lot of it is head hunger, IM SO ready for mushy foods..last week or so ive had bad breath & dry mouth in the mornings when i wake up.. would i do it again? Of course i would, im already down 40 lbs & not had my first fill yet

I was 301 lbs, 28th Dec 08, & 6 weeks later i am 261 lbs, ( 40 lbs loss ) & not had my fisrt fill yet, im still in the post op diet stage

Im too dry in the mouth in the mornings, im 19 days out of 28 post op liquid diet stage, I cant wait to start eating soft foods as i think this will help more with the dryness ?

congrats on your weight loss..well done..woohoooo :biggrin: