OneHotMama

Oh WOW!!! You are such an inspiration for me!!! I will be banded on the 27th and I hope to have as much success as you. That is soooooo exciting!!!! Congratulations!! How long did you wait after surgery before you started working out?

I will be banded on the 27th of this month, BUT: 1. I want to ENJOY putting on make-up again, I'm to the point where I think "what's the point? I'm tired of the damn 'You have such a pretty face comment' anyway.":sneaky: 2. I want to live up to my name "One Hot Mama":wink_smile: 3. I'm ready to party at the next Fantasy Fetish Ball for Halloween in Las Vegas!!!:huh2:

I will be banded on December 27th. Is 15lbs a reasonable goal for Valentine's Day? I'm truly hoping it's more but don't want to set myself up for disappointment.

Hi Sue, Have you ever thought of trying herbal remedies? St. John's Wart works great for relieving anxiety and it will keep you off prescriptions. It might be worth a try. One of my weight loss adventures put me on the phen/phen alternative of phen/prozac. My husband says I was like a zombie and my sex drive went down to nothing. I started having some anxiety issues a few years back and decided to try St.John's Wart. It doesn't have any side effects for me. As a matter of fact, I start to feel so good I'll forget to take it for a while. So, just a suggestion in my opinion. I've already been looking into finding a liquid form as I'm scheduled to be banded on the 27th of this month and a found a few different suppliers. Just my 2 cents.

Hey Jazzy! I'm getting banded on the 27th also! Wasn't sure if there would be too many of us on that date considering it's a Saturday. Merry Christmas to us and an EXCITING NEW YEAR AHEAD!!! WOOHOO!!!! only 2 weeks out, I can't believe it. :rolleyes2: Are you doing a pre-op diet?

Hi there! I'm not banded yet but gave up on Kaiser. The first time I asked, the Doc said Kaiser didn't even do banding only full bypass. Well, that made me leave them alone for a minute until I found out that wasn't true. I'm 5'11", 270lbs, 38bmi, no co-morbidities (sp). I couldn't bring myself to switch to another PPO just for this because I figured I would be pissed when they deny me too. ANYWAY, I have decided to go to Dr. Aceves in Mexicali. Already went down and met with the Doctor and checked out the hospital. It's really a great place. All I need to do is set a date now. As for coming up on the cash we're taking a loan on our retirement account, figured with the economy the way it is the interest we pay ourselves is better then throwing it down the drain! I'm sorry about the Kaiser issue. Like you I even went the whole "depression, crying, possibly even suicidal" route and instead I got a referral to a mental health group stress relief class:mad: May you get what you wish for this Christmas.

Not to sound insensitive but isn't "doing it our own way" what got us in the overweight predicament to begin with?

I'm sure gonna miss beer... :smile: I don't like hard stuff, I've always been a beer girl... Guess I should be happy about never having another hangover:ack2:

Thanks so much!

I'm planning on being banded on December 23, 2008. Just had a thought the other day about baby food. Has anybody heard of negatives to eating baby food in the mush stage? I mean already pureed and portion controlled. Are the meats sufficent protein? As for taste, that wouldn't bother me, I'm weird that way, I like like airplane food too! HAHA

GOOD LUCK!!!! Be sure to let us know how you're feeling!!

WooHoo!!! Great Name! Matches my screen name, hehe :tongue2: Scheduled to be banded 12/23.