54Shirley

You go Girlfriend ! ! !, and just keep doing it !, and NEVER look Back ! Shirley.

It's your Lucky Day ! We will be true Band Sisters. We will both have the same month and date. Tomorrow will be my "5 year BANDIVERSARY". I loved that date, and would not change it. I am proud to e a October 31, 2006 Bandster. Trust me I will be thinking of you. You got Lucky on the Date, Surgery, and success. I can feel it. Maybe I should post it tomorrow that it's my Bandaversary ? What do you all think ? Let me know, Shirley.

I needed the Band because YES ! I could diet, and lose the weight. (not a problem.) I can't keep it off though, and it cost me my knees. So they are both Titanium, and if to much weight is on them, they can where out ! I would rather keep them, then have to go threw this again. It's not like going to a Dentist... There is a little more to it.. It sounds to me like your a slow loser. Have you ever had your Thyroid checked ? It's worth looking into. Mine is sluggish, and I take meds. for it, and it helps. You mention all these carb. foods that you can no longer eat ! What if you did eat them all the time ? What do you think you would weigh by now ? NO ! I don't want to know, it's just for you to think of. As a reason for being Banded... Shirley.

Sounds Good to me, and I'll bet you were shocked ! :thumbup:

YES !

:woot: That's a Great One ! Congrats...

Well,,, I guess I'm not alone with that thought... LOL I just did 3 days in the Hospital, and this about somes it up. It's close to crack. THE GOWN WITH THE SPLIT DOWN THE BACK I was sittin’ there mindin’ my business, Sort of lettin’ my mind go slack, When in walked a nurse with a bright sunny smile, And a gown with a split down the back. “Take shower,” she said, “and get ready, And then you jump into the sack.” And what she was really talking about, Was that gown with the split down the back. “They are going to make some tests,” she told me, And now I’ll be stretched on a rack, With nothing twixt me and the cruel cold world, But that gown with the split down the back. It barely reaches my knees in the front, At the sides there is also a lack— But the greatest shortcoming of all, Is that bloomin’ ole split in the back. Whoever designed this garment, For humor, must have had a great knack, But I fail to see anything funny, About a gown with a split down the back. It won’t cover my knees, It flaps in the breeze, And I sure don’t dare sneeze— I’d much rather they give me a sack, Than a gown with a split down the back. I hear them comin’ to get me, The wheels goin’ clicktey clack, I’ll ride through the halls on a gurney, In a gown with a split down the back. When I get to Heaven, it will make me no odds, If my robe is white, red, or black, But one thing I’ll ask— Is, “Please, Please give me one, With No split down the back?”

WOW ! Thats Great ! How long has it been since youve been checked out ? I got a long way to go for that, but I will be looking forward to it. Glad to hear your LOOKIN GOOD ! Keep it up!

I thought it was a new term ? So I checked it out agin... Good Meds. huh ?

Doesn't that feel wonderful ! I did the same thing. I have cloths in my closet that are 14-16, and I haven't worn them in years. I'm looking for next summer, because they are cute summer cloths. I'm wearing a 20 in Jeans now, But I have a bag full of 18s where the tags are still on them.. I am about to trip over my Tongue ! I can't wait to get into that size, But 1 step at a time right !

Congrats ! Chubbywithmuscles... That's a big one.. Better to see the clothing size go down then the scale (I THINK) Then you see the difference. We have a clothing site on the Forum if your interested in the future of getting rid of those cloths that will never fit you again. Believe it ! No matter what size you are someone is always trying to get down to wear you started from. I'm down to a 20 in Jeans, and most women are starting around this size. I was up to a 5x. So every little bit helps. I just tell them to pay the shipping, and it's yours. No regrets or looking back. Just to let you know. :tea:

I NO ! that's the truth !

O.K.,,,,, First thing that I can think of is, if you can eat that much steak, potato, etc.., my good guess is you need to be tighter. If you have not experienced this, then you don't know that the Band does not work for you. I am only hungry every 4-5 hrs., and I can not eat much. The Band is helping to deaden the Hunger Hormone, and that works for me. So it is possible, you've just never been there before to experience that. I would suggest that you try it. A Therapist that specializes in WLS would be helpful too. If your appetite is not under control, then there is no reason for me asking you (why are you eating all that Garbage, after having WLS ?) That just wouldn't be right. But I will say you need to call your surgeon for a adjustment. They can do it under Fluoroscope, and fill you to your fill Line. Then you won't be able to pull this stuff off, Because you won't be hungry, and if you stuff it down like a true food Addict (I AM ONE, SO I CAN RELATE) The Band will do it's job and Train you to be a little more human, and trust me,,,,, you will learn. If you then choose to eat Ice Cream ! That's your own Bad Habit. You have not failed ! You just simply have not arrived yet. When you do,,, you'll know it. Don't let the numbers in the Band make you think your full enough. It's based on how you feel. Suggest the Fluoroscope to your Surgeon for getting to your fill line. (I DID, AND IT WORKED FOR ME.) You will see a major difference. I guarantee it. Shirley.

Be Glad about that ! In time you will say your starving ! Believe it or not, It's True ! So for now just follow instructions, and do the best you can, but don't worry about it...

I know what you are talking about. I lost the weight and I do see it, but I don't. So, I can't band my Brain ya no ? So I am going with the numbers I see in the size of cloths, the NSV's that happen through my journey, (LIKE TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I CROSSED MY LEGS IN YEARS !) Giving my cloths to someone else that needs them as I lose weight, looking forward to onderland, and every now and then, a glance in a Full Length Mirror, and I find myself saying Dam Shirley, your starting to look better. That's the critic in me, never good enough for me, So I still keep working on this for life. Someday I might look in the Mirror, and see that skinny person, but I guess I will just keep working at it, and have to wait and see. So don't let it get you down, cause your not alone at all. Shirley.

Ditto ! That kind of attitude is what it takes to get threw the rough part. I know what you all are going threw, and activity, and Protein shakes helped deaden the hunger, not kill it, but it did take the edge off. Now is the time you join a site like myfitnesspal.com and it keeps track of all your intake. calories, protein, and exercise. It's Free ! and it will let you see your calorie intake for the day, so you won't go over . It's a good thing, and I belong to it too, and I wish they had something like this out when I first got Banded. It was logging by book then. So this is great, and your stuff is in Memory too. It is normal for the appetite to come back. You have little or know fills. It can take 3-5 fills to really see a difference. So keep practicing your diet that your Dr. gave you, and stay under the calorie limit too, and you won't gain weight. If you do it will only be a temporary thing. It will come off. You can also view other peoples Diary, and see what they are eating. This way you get some Tips. A lot of us are there from this site. I am Losingintime on that site. Hope this helps, Shirley.

I would sugest to see your Doctor ! It's better to be safe. Or if something is wrong, they can nip it in the bud,

The November Bandsters are doing it. Go to the pre Op site and look for the November Bansters. Someone has started a Chat site between them only. I would suggest contacting them, and find out the strategy, and see if that's what your looking for. The Icon says POW on it. so read the notes. Hope this helps, Shirley.

I give myself a window of 800-1200-- calories a day. I am most comfortable between 800-1000 though.. Now I need a unfill too... I was in the Hospital for a few days, and some Nurse crushed a bunch of pills and said open wide ! I told her I could feed myself !!!!!! She said No it's policy, and I started to try to tell her that the other Nurses let me feed myself, and in between that she shoved the spoon in my mouth with all those meds, and I was stuck... Well I am so swollen still that I called yesterday, and have to go down state next week for a unfill. Stupid B!TCH !

The Delicious Shakes are already available: Cookies N Creme Vanilla Creme Strawberry Milkshake Chocolate Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter and more. Go to AllSterHealth.com and look up Muscle Milk Light in Powder form. "YOU ADD 2 SCOOPS TO 8 OZ. WATER." The Price is EXCELLENT , and shipping is $5.95 for whatever you order 1 or 101 still $5.95. Check it out, and hope you like what you see. That's where I shop.

I enjoy it too ! Everyone is different here, and sometimes we all hear about the same old problems. Yet for everyone, the solution might be a little different. It keeps it interesting.

O M G What a Bunch of LOSERS ! ! ! LOL I am a October 31st. Bandster, So I almost was a November Bandster. But I like my Date, and was treated fantastic. I'm hear 2 wish you all the best of Health with your Journey. You don't need Luck, you already know what you want, and your going for it. That's what matters, So go for it, and don't even look back. Just take it one day at a time, and you will do fine. Prisoneer2pioneer: Monday is my 5 year Bandiversary. So if you need help with something. I can probably say been there, and done that. Honestly ! So,,, If you want someone with experience or who can help out, I am available if you are interested. See you all on the LOSERS BENCH ! Shirley.

You will never forget your Band Date,,, 11/11/11 Thats cool. Congrats.

Well it's COLD up here in Northern, Michigan. So,, I thought I would try on a pair of Corduroy pants to stay warm. I tried them on about a month ago, and they were to small. Well I wanted to see how it was coming along ? They were so lose, that you needed a belt to hold them up. So on goes the Belt.... It's to BIG for my waist, YES ! So a few holes put into it and I am wearing the pants, and walking to a Mirror, But I hear silence as I walk.... My Thighs are NO LONGER ! slapping against each other,,,, AMEN ! I thought that day would never come. So that's a few Good ones I think ! If anyone asks me "DO YOU THINK THIS BAND REALLY WORKS ?" I would say HE!! YEAH ! :woot::::woot:::woot::::woot:

O you know its serious !