shrinknme

I am being banded on the 25th of July!

the only thing I can recommend is that you have to be happy with yourself. Fat or no Fat.. getting skinny is not going to help you feel better about yourself.. you will always find something wrong. I was overweight when I got married and felt like crap about myself and now I have been married for just over 4 years and I feel good.. yes I wish I was thinner so I could do more.. but if I had to remain at 277 I would be ok with that. I went from fearing to see my self naked to walking around the house that way and sometimes opps the curtains were open!! (dont get the wrong idea I am very conservitive and I dont show a lot of skin in public) the point is that I became secure in who I am as a person on the inside and realized the outside was just a shell.. I think if I would have gotten the LB before I did that I would have wondered if my husband really wanted to be with me or if he was hoping that I would eventually lose the weight.. and I would have wondered if people really like me or if I just fit into their world of skinny friends. I also made the focus of the last 4 years of my life a journey to be healthy. Not to diet and focus on losing the weight. and I havent lost all that much.. but I think it helped me get the healthy view of me. Because I didnt have the try and fail all the time.. because diets DONT work.. I just tried to walk everyday and make healthy food choices.. and if at the end of the day I didnt lose weight.. it didnt matter.. I didnt contribute to getting more unhealthy. ok sorry if I talked too much.. just so you know too.. we are self pay because I dont have any health problems and we didnt want to wait for insurance to say they wouldnt cover it.. I know you can finance it. like capitol one or something.

oh and has anyone had the lap-band surgery while nursing? did the post op clear liquid and liquid diet slow your milk production? are there any tips to keep it going? my nutritionist is checking out clear protein supplements for me... but any help would be appreciated.. also I know they say pump and dump for 24 hrs.. but from my past expierences in the hospital most docs err on the side of extreme caution.. does anyone have any facts about this? and when its safe to feed again.

I was going to wait to join until after I was banded but I thought hey.. why not join the fun now! I am nervous about the upcoming surgery and I have all the normal concerns.. Also the life change seems so drastic.. I have been reading a lot and some bandsters have scared the crud out of me.. But I guess in the end I would like to know is is worth it? does your weightloss and ability to do new things out weigh the troubles? I am looking forward to being more active and keeping up with my husband and 9 month old! Or maybe I can even beat him in a race!

Hi.. I am having the surgery on the 25th of July and I am nursing my 9 month old.. I had to work with the nutritionist to make sure I will be getting the correct calories, because stopping nursing was not an option for me. I also am doing about a 1600 cal pre-op instead of the 800 cal liquid and post-op I am going to have to get creative with the protein powder. because liquid diet is not recommended for nursing.. but what can ya do your stomach has to heal.. But I am sooo glad to see other nursing mammas with the lap-band!! (and PG ones too!)

Hi I am getting banded on the 25th and am nervous as well. I know its the right thing and I am so tired of trying and failing, but in the back of my own mind I keep thinking.. maybe I should try to diet and excercise and I could just try harder.. BUT I know it wouldnt work and I would be here a year from now waiting to get banded!! hang in there.. :biggrin: