lamvmomof4

Woo Hoo!!! That is great!!

Woo Hoo! Congrats!

Congrats!! Sounds like everything went well!

You are looking good!! KUTGW!

Congrats!! Sounds like everything went really well!

Wow that is great!! I love hearing stories like these, it helps so much when you are waiting to be banded!

That is great! My dr. makes you wait six weeks!

I am on day 3 and it does get better! Just keep busy, drink lots of water and other non cal drinks. I have cleaned my garage, my fridge, my dining room and push mowed the back yard just so I keep myself busy! If anything this is making my house spotless LOL Good Luck!

Ro- I here ya! I think my one snack was bad because then I wanted more real food and it was hard to make myself stop! I finally had to just go out and mow the yard LOL Maybe I will have a perfect landscaped and clean house after these 2 wks are done LOL

I have to have 2 low carb slim fast shakes a day, one 6oz glass of tomato juice, a frozen meal that is between 20-25 carbs and 300-350 cal. and a 10-15gram carb and 200 calorie snack. I can have all the sf drinks I want and also sf popsicles. Today is day one of 14 and OMG this is harder than I thought, but of so worth it!

Does anyone go to Jazzercise? If so and you are already banded how long did you have to wait to go back to Jazzercise? I love going and it is going to be hard not to go for 4wks or more.

I am so glad to hear you are doing well!! Congrats on your band!!

Congrats!!

OMGosh that is me! I keep telling my husband places we have to eat at ONE more time so I get it out of my system! I feel like I know I have gained 5lbs and the weekend is not even here! I do however find myself not eating as much as I use to so I get use to the fact that there is going to be some food left on my plate and it IS OK!

Good Luck!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes!!

Thanks so much Melissa that answered my question and gave me so insite on how it is going to be! I totally agree that this is going to be for my family as much as for me! I sick of not having the energy to go play with my kids and do some of the fun things I could do with them if I was smaller. Thanks so much for your help and I am sure I will be back to ask some more questions after my band date! Congrats on your great weight loss and healthy eating!

Hi Melissa! I am a mom of 4 and getting my band on Aug 27th. I am very happy to read your success and how you are doing it! I think you are doing a very healthy way of eating, I hope I have the same success! My question for you is how do you eat when you are at the table with your kids? Mine are all young and I am finding that it is going to be hard for me to concentrate on what I am eating how much I am chewing while still trying to make them all happy. Do you have any advice?

I hope the gas gets better! Congrats on being banded!!

Congrats!!!

That is great!! I love to hear how people are doing!

That is so great! I am sure you are very excited!

Good Luck!!

I was thinking last night about how I will eat supper or any other meal with my family. I have 4 kids and they usually keep me pretty busy at supper with cut this and there stories and what not. I was thinking after I have the surgery it is going to be pretty hard to concentrate on chewing with all the kids and there needs so I am thinking I will have to eat before or after and just sit with them while they all eat. Is it weird that I am finding this as to be my hard struggle? What do you guys think about eating with the family?

Hi, my name is Laura and I just got home from my initial consultation and got my surgery date! I am very excited and nervous! My surgery will be Aug 27th. I am so happy to be making this first step to change my life. I have about 110lbs I would like to lose and I have tried so many times before just to gain it all back. I feel like this is my answer to getting it off and staying off! I hope to make lots of new friends and get lots of information from here!

Hi! My name is Laura. I am a stay at home Mom to 4 great kids. Chelsea-13, Natalie-5, John-4 and Kylie 22mo. I have been married to my DH for what will be 14 years the day after my band I have been heavy since high school and have tried so hard to lose the weight with only gaining it right back. I am ready to finally lose it for good and be able to play with my kids and not feel so worn out all the time because I am lugging around all the weight! I go Aug 6th for my pre-op appointment and then my surgery is Aug 27th. For once I am looking forward to NOT eating cake on my birthday which is Sep. 3rd LOL