xavier
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Love the reference to Maslow's pyramid...I have always believed that since I (and most of modern society) have all the basics I can worry about trivial shit like cellulite and Spanx! May have to go do some subsistence farming to teach myself a lesson. I may take your lead and rewrite the pyramid for me and my issues...might put it on the Holiday card if it turns out cute and not too depressing!! Take care gitl...oh and my bday is June 10! Were geminis and gems!
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This new format is weird! It stretches out everyone's profile pix so they look fat but like a funhouse mirror! Anyway congrats on the pants size. I know I am really a size 10 because that's my size now at the Gap but my Levis are an 8 so I literally keep the sticky Levis 8 Short tag on my mirror! I started in the same style of Levis but they were a bursting 16! Good luck to all!
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We will always struggle I think with the way we used to eat and the way we will probably always want to eat. But when your restriction is good, and it WILL be, you just cant and dont want to binge. I am at a great restriction now and the other day I was feeling guilty for a binge...I was shopping at TJMaxx, I was starving, so I bought a box of those little marzipan fruits...well to make a long story short after I got home and unpacked everything I realized I had eaten TWO of them! Before my band I could easily have eaten a whole box of 12 or maybe more and I'm pretty sure I did! Good luck...when you are at your sweet spot fill-wise, its pretty easy. Take care!
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I am a big fan of the Premier Protein drinks which come ina big box at Cosco. They are like a small choc milk carton and they are 30 gms of protein for 160 calories. I am a long ways out from being banded but I am tight in the morning so I drink one every day. I feel like I am half done with the days protein after having one in the morning. Good luck.
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You look soooo beautiful...you are my inspiration! The tattoos are awesome! -
Hey how are you doing? Have you gotten another fill? I just posted again on the thread you started and I hope you are working toward some good restriction! My fill doc said when I had 5cc in a 10cc band I really had nothing. She said it almost always has to be more than half the capacity full. For me she was right. Good luck!
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I disagree about the band not restricting how much you can eat. I am restricted on how much I can eat. I read some of the posts on what others are eating and there is no way I could get all that down! I can eat about a half a cup at a time and I am never hungry till the next meal. I try to eat 4 of these meals a day and make sure I get enough calories and protein for the day. I have 5.7ccs in a 10cc band and I feel great and have lost about ten pounds in the 5 weeks since that last fill.
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You look beautiful!!! -
Goal pants size 8 hanging on my bedroom wall.
xavier commented on NeverGivinUpTeya's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Each time I got into a new size I always buy the next one down and keep it on my dresser. All the jeans are the same brand and style and yesterday I got comfortably into the 8s! Gotta go get a 6! -
Fill has loosened up a little so I am more comfortable but I have lost ten pounds since I got it about a month ago. Thanks for all your support. I LOVE that BG for nagging me to get a fill! How's it goin?
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Well here's my story for you because I also have a 10cc band. I had 5cc in there for the longest time and hit a plateau for TEN months!! I thought because I wasnt gaining and I was having to yak once in a while I had good restriction and just needed more self discipline (if I had that I wouldnt need the band!) Anyway I went to a doc a lot closer to my house and she said half full is NOTHING! and she couldnt believe I hadnt gained it all back. She literally injected the fill with me chugging water at the same time. When I choked on it she stopped.So now I am at 6.7 (I think) and for the first month I could barely eat solids and it was hard to get ENOUGH calories in! I lost ten pounds that month and it has loosened up a little. Why did I wait to get serious about this fill???Good luck.
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Getting my arms done would love to hear from people who have had theirs done!
xavier replied to Wishes4444's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
I was kind of hoping these prices would come down because of the economy and I had heard that a lot less people were getting PS or any elective procedures because of it...apparently not! I self payed for my band so I am dreading whether to fork over the cash for PS! -
How many pants sizes did you go down after TT?
xavier replied to Cherishthepast's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thanks, Shalee! Thats what I am hoping for but it sounds like a lot of people didnt really lose weight or a size! I was hoping to get to ten pounds from goal and then kind of get there with the surgery! Are you happy with the result? -
How many pants sizes did you go down after TT?
xavier replied to Cherishthepast's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thanks for an excellent and well-thought out reply. That totally makes sense. -
How many pants sizes did you go down after TT?
xavier replied to Cherishthepast's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Ok, other than a scheduling issue (pregnant plastic surgeon with due date approaching!) why would or should anyone get PS before they reach goal? I'm trying to decide what to do myself so I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on this...Thanks so much. -
My Surgery My Seroma My 9 week open Wound
xavier replied to christi.jones08's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Part of why these seromas form or why wound healing is slow is the layer of fat we have. The more fat that blood vessels have to get through to get to the wound, the harder it is for them to heal. My point is, after this all heals and you have lost a lot of weight I hope you will realize what a huge thing you have done for yourself! You will likely need some kind of surgery as you get older (prob we all will) but you will be much better to heal and survive the stress of even a big surgery because you are at a normal weight. Hang in there...you have done something amazing for your own health!! -
Not sure what you guys mean by a meal...less than one cup? If you can eat only about that and stay satisfied for 4 hours and are losing weight I think that means youre pretty good.
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Dear Melissa, I looked at the Hungry girl mugs and they look great. But can I just use a regular egg? I dont like to eat anything fake and I have no need to limit calories or fat or whatever...I have very tight restriction. Thanks!
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How many pants sizes did you go down after TT?
xavier replied to Cherishthepast's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thank you for the reply. Yes its hard not to let that scale tell us who we are! Good luck! -
Not drinking while eating
xavier replied to Mommyto1's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yeah, I'm great about not drinking with meals (well, I'm tight now so I cant) but I need to drink more the rest of the time! I just HAVE to have a water bottle near me or I never think of it...the thing is, I NEVER get thirsty! Weird!! -
Dear violin. I have been drinking it every morning for more than a year and have never had a bad one. Its superexpensive online...find someone who has a membership to get you a box. It onlu comes in choc and I am not a big fan of things hat are flavored chocolate but this just tastes like choc milk...no weird vitaminey or proteiney taste! I have seen those reviews too and I know Cosco would take it back if there was a prob.I dont suppose you live in California or I would get you some!!
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Not drinking while eating
xavier replied to Mommyto1's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
If you are drinking near or with meals you are not using your band.You are sliding food through..its an important habit to get into for the long haul. Whoever said to get the taste of the meal out of my mouth should try brushing their teeth...it really helps you stop eating and not want to eat for a while...good luck!