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I went from a size 24/26 to a nice comfortable 18 and I am able to fit comfortably into a size XXL tops instead of tight 3X...lol I love my band!!!! And my bras are all huge on me now :rolleyes2:....that's kind sad...but still :cool2:

WTG on the pants and the feeling a little better :rolleyes2:...I understand the hiding in the closet thing...sometimes I'll go stand in the shower until all of the hot water is gone just so I'm not yelling at my hubby lol... Wtg again and keep it up!!!

WTG both of you. I cannot wait to be under 200 and to not have to shop plus size anymore!!!! Congrats on all of you victories Good luck!!!

Hey there...I too am a bi-polar bandster . I am 22 and the mother of a disabled special needs 19 months old. I started having crazy low mood swings...mostly low not high....I started crying and screaming at my poor husband for no reason at all! Sometimes I feel so bad, but I feel like I can't stop them. I have to go in next week to get my meds tweeked again...fingers crossed. I hope it helps so my hubby can relax a little. I am so happy that I got banded Good luck everyone.

When I was 17 one ofthe high school security ladies came up to me and said you look so great and I said thank you so much and then she asked me if I was having a boy or a girl....I cried until my mom came and took me home...I didn't even want to leave the house ever again!!! The more recently my sister-in-law who I'm not too found of came up to me and said thank god you got that band when you did...you were starting to look really puffy and kind of like a slob....I have no idea what people are thinking when they open thier mouths sometimes...lol

They put air in your band? My surgeon puts saline Water in mine. I didn't know they used air? I'm just curious

I'm not out 6 months, but I have never let the band "do it's work". The band is just a tool...if you work for the band the band will work for you. As my surgeon said the band is in no way a qwuick fix and it's not easy...you have to work for it!!! Good luck!

This has been a great thread!!! Thanks to you Awesome! lol

Wtg!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeahya!!!!! lol Too funny!!!!

You seem to be acussing everyone else of being judgemental...

This isn't about you being pro life...it's about you pushing your religion...I just want it to stay on topic...please no more fighting about God...Can't we just keep this a clean conversation about how we feel about abortion. Oh and by the way I posted my story so that people on both sides could see that not all people use abortion as an oopsie birth control method...I shared my story because sometimes it helps me and sometimes it even helps other people :eek: Good luck in you weightloss Patty I'm sure you will do great!!!

My mom is Diabetic and the only yogurt she ca eat is the Mountain high plain yogurt...it's pretty much like a greek yogurt...Vanilla and Strawberry are sweetened naturally with pure crystalline fructose, an all natural sweetener with a low glycemic index. Crystalline fructose won’t induce insulin spikes like the cane sugar, organic cane juice, and high fructose corn syrup used in other brands. Plain Lowfat Mountain High Yoghurt is unsweetened and makes a great one-to-one recipe substitute for high-fat ingredients like sour cream, cream cheese, butter, cream, mayonnaise, or even milk.You have to look at the plain yogurts not ones that are fruit flavor or have fruit in them Milk just naturally has sugar in in, so anything made with milk, unless it's specially processed to remove the sugars, will have sugar in it. So some of the sugar you see on the label is from the milk. Dannon Light'n Fit Carb and Sugar Control yogurt has Splenda, so I don't know if you do splenda or not. :eek: Just a few that I know of Good luck

There are sugar free and splenda sweetened yogurts...I know they're kinda gross, but better than my pre op diet...4-6 EASE shakes a day and one small lean cuisine...blah, but I did it to my best ability...maybe try to find a better yogurt or ask your surgeon what else you can do because the yoghurt isn't doing it for ya....never hurts to ask :eek:

Can we all just keep this on topic.....PRO-CHOICE or PRO-LIFE....not who's religion/God is better or more forgiving...please. If you want to have a religious battle start a new thread please!!! Thank you

That's right this is a debate thread in which we simply state our side of the issue not push our opinions onto others...what should have just been sharing sides and stories turned into a disgusting religious argument...

And then afterwards they would all finish their drinks, shake hands and go home....and then they would do it again next weekend :w00t: lol I meant free as in I am not paying a premium for it... or anything like that...And 100% coverage health insuarance is the least they can do for the sacrifices my husband and our family (and others in the military) have made...and with the way they pay them :puke:lol

I think it was one individual that seems to be causing such problems...the one that called me a murderer! I hope she knows how hurtful that is and was and how I don't think God would appreciate the way she is treating her fellow beings...God loves all of his children equally. Please do not try to make me sound like a dirty, evil person patty because I am not...in fact I am far from that.

Well said....beautiful :thumbup:

Some surgeons wont do the surgery unless you lose 10% of your weight...I know a few people on here that decided they were going to diet on thier own to lose the weight they need to have the surgery instead of following what their surgeon said and they woke up from surgery with no band because they didn't shrink thier liver, which is the point of pre op diets...if you don't shrink your liver enough you don't get the band...

The old one was so much easier to find things...I hate this new one...you should start a poll...lol :thumbup:

OMG some of you are so lucky...my pre op dieat was 4-6 EASE AdvantEDGE Shakes and a lean cuisine a day....I didn't chest and I was able to shrink my liver and have the surgery :thumbup:

Children under 4 are recommended to take 1/2 a day and adults take a whole one :thumbup: I also take the Flinstone ones, but it's hard to fight them away from my hubby...lol