Mariah

"I had severe body aches all over last night.Was very cold,actually had to get a second blanket for a few hours. This morning I had my first cup of coffee in 3 days " Yikes!! Without my caffeine fix I would be in a coma! Your poor body is rebelling - nobody should be sick to lose weight. You need balanced meals. Why don't you try eating meats, veggies, fruits in that order? If you feel hungry eat meat. Protein is what keeps me from not being hungry and don't think anything else could do that. The South Beach diet is a good one and works with our lapbands. Look at what the cavemen ate and they didn't have weight and health problems. Years ago I tried a liquid diet, forgot the name of it, lasted a week without eating, lost no weight and then found out the protein in that gunk came from cow hides!!!!

[quote name=FunnyDuddi do the diet over and over till you are satisfied. http://www.idiet4u.com/diets/sacredheart.html This really isn't very healthy to do for more than a meal or two. It lacks protein - if lean meat was added it would be OK. Protein is what satisfies hunger. Years ago I did the cabbage soup diet, whatever I lost came right back.

Thank you for posting this - I thought it was very unlikely that a lap band had anything to do with with her sudden death. Wonder if she even had a band?

Think part of my message was erased. Not sure if I cancelled it out. I meant to say I found Amazon.com carries a reusable filter you can use to make your own coffee. The pods are rather expensive and I really like Starbucks [they don't make their own pods] and Folgers gourmet. Also they have a large Water tank that fits this so I ordered both. Thanks for sharing this offer with us. Mary

i just found that Amazon.com carries a filter for $8.95 that you can use in this Senseo machine and use your own coffee instead of bu Thanks for telling us about this offer.

What coffee drinkin Norwegian would ever think 4 oz was a cup?? :} I figured out that the third buttton would give me one full cup. We use big mugs.

I just went to Target and got a red one - now if I could figure out how to make 2 cups instead of just one!

Me too! I saw something today with watermelon, peaches, some other fruits, lime etc as a shake in the blender. Thank the good Lord that watermelon is something we can eat!!! Mary

I have searched on this and cannot find anywhere that this girl had a lapband. Where did you read this? If she did have WLS the obesity may have contributed to her cardiac arrest. Mary

I know nothing about the Molding Clinic other than what I read here, but perhaps you might want to consider one of the Doctors that there is no controversy about. I just came back from Dr. Sanchez in Monterrey and I feel that I had the best of the best. If you look at his qualifications they tell a lot. He is a leader in the field, the hospital is a state of the art, you are well cared for from start to finish. He has trained many American doctors. If you want to check them out the web site is Ready4Achange.com It is perfectly safe to go alone, their driver will meet you at the airport and escort you wherever you need to go. The guest house is nice, there is a house mother that will arrange whatever you need. They are very protective of you. The group is totally dedicated to your care and comfort. I had a very pleasant positive experience and hope to return for some other work. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Mary

I think Dr. Sanchez and Oritz have the same plans/prices. I have heard a lot of good things about him as well as Rumbaut and Kuri. Dr. Benevides seems to be one of the best in the Texas area.

Hi, I am a self pay and am going to Dr. Sanchez the first part of June. There were several reasons I chose him 1. He was recommended to me by the local gastroentologist in Lancaster, Tx. 2. His credentials are outstanding. He also worked with Denton Cooley at the Texas Heart Institute. 3. His experience. He has done 5000 procedures and is in the top 10 lapband surgeons. 4. His nephew is a cardiologist and does fills. He has an office in North Dallas and another in Ferris, South of Dallas. He also worked with Michael DeBalkey and Denton Cooley. So I feel that I am in very good hands, can't get much better than that. This is his web site if you would like to check it out. http://www.ready4achange.com/hub.cfm