JENNIFER7375

Im 5'4 and i was 225 when banded. I too carried my weight well. I can't count the number of times i heard "just work out a few times a week" or "you dont need surgery you aren't that fat" meanwhile my BP was out of control, my knees were killing me and i felt like crap all the time. Not to mention i was probably on my way to being a whole lot heavier. I finally started asking people if they thought i should have waited til i weighed 300 pounds and could'nt see my own feet? Thst shut a few people up.

I had to do the carnation shakes as well. It sucked!! Did some very unpleasant things to my stomach , TMI but I'm trying to be truthful. That being said, as sucky as the pre op diet it was, I now know it was well worth it. It's gonna suck but you can do it!!!

That was so mean!! Why must you talk to people like that?? I'm gonna call for your immediate banishment from the site for being so mean. Dammit I came here to be supported and have everyone agree with everything that I say.

I've had my band for a month and I've only lost 2 pounds. What am I doing wrong ? Could it be the chicken fingers I eat every day? Maybe the oreos, or the half gallon of ice cream I wash them down with. Shouldn't i be skinny already. Has the band failed already. Isn't it supposed to make me thin overnight ? Please help!!! But not if your help involves me having to make any changes to either my crappy eating habits or nasty attitude. Any suggestions????

I'm crushed. I may have to start multiple threads about this rude behavior!

of course i'm a terrible you human being. Don't you know the skinnier you are the bigger bitch you are. but i object to the armpit odor accusation!! i showered 2x today darn it!!:biggrin:

Not the saints silly! just all the people that are now fatter than you!!

Irn Bru is pepsi and cokes biggest competition in Scotland. had a friend visit recently. said she liked it as well as her usual pepsi

My god restless. You are such a big know it all. Who do you think you are? A nurse or something??

your mama's so fat when she goes to the GAP the only thing she can fit into is the dressing room!

lets see. its been a really good week. 1. some of my size 10s are a bit lose. most of them are stretch but never in my life did i think id ever be below a 12 again, much less headed for an 8 2. may be TMI but realized i no longer need a mirror to help with certain aspects of grooming. 3. have discovered i actually have hip bones. 4. went to see my boyfriend this weekend. spent a day shopping and went to the beach. hes in great shape and he got winded not me. 5. had him call me today to tell me several of his co-workers commented on how hot his girlfriend was 6. and i know this is a scale victory but i've been stuck at around 160 for like 3 weeks. came home today from vacation and found i'd lost 4lbs, taking me to 156 my lowest weight in 12 yrs!!

im sure you will do wonderful!! and im sure all of your band friends will have helped prepare you for you future as a psychiatric nurse!!

just do it 1st thing in the morning. hot liquids are good for the band!!

there is no biting allowed in the nice relaxing haze of a good muscle relaxant!!

i keep thinking i want to go back to school. i just need to find the time. probably CRNP

next time someone asks me how the band works im gonna try using the baggie and the rubber band for a visual aid. i think it would be a huge help for someone with no medical background. so have you taken your boards yet? working ?

maybe someone should tell them the real reason they're all single has nothing to do with being fat! the reason they're single is cuz they're whiny, attention seeking idiots with no class or self esteem. god what man wants a woman who cries on national tv? lol just the premise that heavy women can't find a man is insulting. i never lacked tor male attention even at my heaviest. these women aren't single cuz they're fat its cuz they're weirdos

very , very good analogy restless. i think thats one of the best breakdowns of how the pouch works that i've heard

mojitos are never ever a bad idea!! use them to chase your possum lasagna

Pureed meat gross!! I could never put anything like that in my mouth!!! What kind of girl do you think I am?

Somehow I think it would stretch I a whole lot less than eating chicken strips. And besides I am always looking for new sources of protein.

Ewwwwww! Some people will put anything in there mouths. Lol

Im wandering if the bad taste in my mouth thread and the Johnson thread are somehow related?