Great2BThin

Where has everyone been? It sure has been quiet here! Usually it is over the weekend but it's still happening. I did realize I wasn't getting the email notifications of new posts like normal so that was part of it, but I didn't have much to read to catch up. Things going well here. I usually go to my bariatric exercize class on Monday nights but am not going tonight. They are having a guest speaker, a dietician, and while I am sure she is good, that's not what I go there for so am saving my $15. But so far have not worked out on my own today. :thumbup:

I was just part of Dr Snyder's seminar in Denver this past week, I heard people getting Cigna insurance info so I think he takes it. I also like the suggestion of going down there if they don't call you, or keep calling. You know 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'.

3 lbs below!!! NAME********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST *****************************:tt2:*************:thumbup:*******:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............213............213...........10 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........201.5..........188............9 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............266............265...........15 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............182............175............6 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............177............177...........19 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............194............185............1 laurigee...........180............169............160...........11 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........192............180.........13.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............227............230...........21 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............276............280...........23 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............168...........42 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............213............208............5 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............240............232............8 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............213.5..........200..........6.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............200............199...........14 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............191.6..........195.........19.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............215............210...........10 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............179............170...........16 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

I didn't realize I could pick more than one answer and didn't see the bottom one of losing 16 lbs or more before first fill. I would've checked that one. I agree with everything alliemorris said. I was banded about the same time and lost about the same amount, I could've written her post. I'm at 78, that big 8-0 is eluding me, but I'll get it!! I've had 5 fills so far and may get another next month as I am loosening up a bit.

Thank you clempier, that was very sweet. I too stayed home from church this morning. My husband is out of town deer hunting until this afternoon. I woke up at 3 and couldn't sleep, finally went back to sleep at 6 and then overslept. Also our pastor is out of town on a missions trip, though I know that's no excuse, I am taking it easy today too.

What do you do at the hospital? Maybe you have some ideas as to what kind of volunteer jobs there are, though I will only be in bariatrics My first post op they just checked my incisions and went over my surgery, my band what to expect going forward. And then I had to go over to the hospital for 2 post op nutrition classes. Good luck and congrats on your band!

Well I don't really have a cut and dry answer to that one. I allow myself to feel the emotions that I used to stuff down with food. It was hard at first. I distract myself or I remember what it feels like to get somethng stuck and how much that can hurt. I guess just knowing I can't, I don't. Not sure if that's much help and I am by no means perfect at this. But I just got done with a week long visit with my parents and went through all sorts of emotions. I had a real down day or so. I prayed a lot, and tried to keep busy. Plus I remind myself how far I've come and how I don't want to go back.

I don't know for sure yet. I'm supposed to let her know my preferences but not even sure what those are. Some of the things they do is visit surgery patients in the hospital or could be office help. Time will tell I guess. But to do anything I had to do this training first.

Cassy, I believe the next meet is Nov 4th, will you be in town then? I know I couldnt' make anything in Colorado Springs, not for lack of wanting to meet more folks, but for distance. I live way up north and the meeting on Arapahoe is about my limit for now especially at night. I almost didn't go to that but my daughter drove, lucky me!!

Goodness everyone must be out enjoying their Saturday!! First I hit the lucky 7's this morning, down 77!!! YAHOO!! I just got back from a very full and fulfilling day. This morning was the monthly bariatric surgery seminar my surgeon/hospital put on. About 200 folks come and I was part of the panel at the end. I had to say which surgery I had, when, how much I lost, the best and the worst part of the surgery and then stay and answer folks questions afterwards. I enjoyed that so much as it was just 6 short mos ago that I was in the seminar contemplating this surgery and here I am on the other side. After that and lunch, I then went to the hospital to go through volunteer training to volunteer in the bariatric program in the hospital. Once my t/b test, background check are back I get badged and can help out. I'm looking very forward to it. At the end, my dr. thanked me and told me how great I am doing with the band and that I am way ahead of the curve in my success. I said that meant a lot coming from him. I capped off my day with a slice of pizza, it had a crisp crust. I thought I'd be okay. It seemed to be going down okay when suddenly I got the worst most painful hiccups and then PB'd all the pizza. I will not do that again!!! I had heard how bread products got stuck easily but thought the crisp crust would be okay. If I ever do pizza again, it will be the toppings only NO CRUST!

First I hit the lucky 7's this morning, down 77!!! YAHOO!! I just got back from a very full and fulfilling day. This morning was the monthly bariatric surgery seminar my surgeon/hospital put on. About 200 folks come and I was part of the panel at the end. I had to say which surgery I had, when, how much I lost, the best and the worst part of the surgery and then stay and answer folks questions afterwards. I enjoyed that so much as it was just 6 short mos ago that I was in the seminar contemplating this surgery and here I am on the other side. After that and lunch, I then went to the hospital to go through volunteer training to volunteer in the bariatric program in the hospital. Once my t/b test, background check are back I get badged and can help out. I'm looking very forward to it. At the end, my dr. thanked me and told me how great I am doing with the band and that I am way ahead of the curve in my success. I said that meant a lot coming from him. I capped off my day with a slice of pizza, it had a crisp crust. I thought I'd be okay. It seemed to be going down okay when suddenly I got the worst most painful hiccups and then PB'd all the pizza. I will not do that again!!! I had heard how bread products got stuck easily but thought the crisp crust would be okay. If I ever do pizza again, it will be the toppings only NO CRUST!

Two pounds below my goal for the challenge!! I hit the lucky 7's today, 77 down!!! ******NAME********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:cool2:*************************:tt2:*************:eek:*******:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............213............213............10 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............266............265...........15 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............182............175............6 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............178............177...........18 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............194............185............1 laurigee...........180............169............160...........11 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........192............180.........13.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............228............230...........20 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............283............280...........16 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............232...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............213.5..........200..........6.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............201............199...........13 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............195.4..........195.........15.6 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............215............210............10 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............179............170...........16 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Lucky 7's for me today, I am down 77!!! I spoke at my surgeons seminar and he said I was way ahead of the curve and doing great. That felt so good to hear from the dr!! I LOVE MY BAND!!

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You are so right about this election being so important. I just need to remember God is in control. I was reading a lot of the political threads here and got tired of all the negative bantering, I get enough of the negative ads on TV. I already voted by mail. The head stuff was/is the hardest part of bandster living. Each time I have gotten in trouble getting something stuck, etc. has been when my mind convinced me to have that one more bite. Also I stuffed a lot of feelings down with food. Don't do that anymore so am feeling so many more emotions. At first it was scary but it does get easier. The lows are lower, but the highs are higher! Remember chew chew chew and tiny bites! The told me pencil eraser size bites and try to practice chewing 30 times to get an idea of how much you should chew.

I had been on b/p medication for 10 years. I was banded on June 5th of this year. One week later I was so dizzy and took my b/p it was 80/50 and my pulse was 42. I called the dr. and they said to go off my medications and continue to monitor my b/p. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL EVER SINCE!!!! That was only one week post op, I was so thrilled. I am now down 76 lbs. and feeling better than ever. So no I didn't gain when I went off, and part of my medication was a diuretic but had no problems.

Hey Apples, are you going to be in Ocala in Jan/Feb?? I may be in Lady Lake visiting my parents sometime during that time. Maybe we can meet up?? I know Ocala is sortta near them as I fly into Gainesville when I go and we drive through Ocala on the way.

That's aweseome Katies!!! I'm anxious to go some place beachy and well be beachy! Not worry about bathing suits, not worry about water activities, not look to see if I am the fattest one on the beach, etc. etc. Not sure I could ever parasail though, kindda hard to do that and leave one foot on the ground!!

Hi Nik, Welcome and congrats on your surgery!! I was banded, too, by Dr. Snyder. My surgery was on June 5th. I am down 76 lbs so far. It's the best thing I've done for myself. BikiniBeachy(Lisa) who posts on here was banded the same day as you by Dr. Snyder if you look her up online here. I know those first few days are so overwhelming when you come home from surgery. You planned and planned so long for this, read up on all the pre op stuff, etc. then suddenly here you are banded. I think I read that manual you get in the preop nutrition class 10 times but still had to keep referring to it each day as I went through the post op phase. Can I eat this? Can I drink that? recording my ounces of fluid, and protein grams etc. But this too shall pass. You will feel stronger every day, and more confident in your banded lifestyle. If you have any questions, you can PM me on here or post here, I think I answered another post of you here where you introduced yourself. My name is Lori. Good luck to you, and congrats!!

Congrats on being at your lowest!!! That's awesome. Sorry to hear about your Dad. Mine had a minor major stroke a few years ago. They said it wasn't a mini stroke or whatever they call those but was the major kind but a minor one at that. Totally confusing to me, he's doing well now though. Even though in our minds we know that things will get difficult, that doesn't make it any easier in our hearts when it does.

OOPS my apologies JDRocks! That's what happens when I try and speed read after getting behind on reading posts after a few days off. Congrats on your 50!!

Did you get in for a consult? I thought you had to wait til Jan? but then you said she so maybe it was with someone else? Dr Snyder has lots of support groups around town. Check some out while you wait for surgery. It helped me a lot to go to one before surgery. They are either listed on Rose Medicals website or Denver bariatrics.

Welcome to Band life LoriLei. Sounds like things went well for you. They did for me too. Keep up the good work and you will be a very successful bandster. I am down another half this morning. YAHOO!! But feeling very constipated and nothing is helping. GRRRRR I have to leave shortly to take my daughter in for a colonoscopy, she's 27 but can't drive home, she's having so many intestinal issues I pray they are able to find out what's the problem and fix it and that it's nothing major. Charlene, how'd your daughter make out in her surgery and how are you doing with the grandbabies??

Ditto!! You have a gift GadgetLady. I totally agree with you and have enjoyed reading the debates. You are able to get your point across with out turning things personal and producing the facts to back up your opinions. I wish you friend well. How awesome that a life was spared! You truly practice what you preach.

I hit 76 lbs today!!! Greyhound, great job on getting rid of all those clothes. I still have mine in a bag in the basement.