TracyinKS

Lol!!!!!!!!!

The easiest way is to go to Obesity Help and do a search on Find a Bariatric Doctor in your area.... then start calling the ones on the list and see if they take your insurance.

Oh and did I mention ChickenGlenn Pancake John Real EstateASS Woodchucktim cover your eyes Judy... LongdongPaul Ohmmmmmmmy :cursing: all nicknames that I gave the guys I connected with... LOL

Jane: I did e-harmony, match.com, and yahoo personals....... First I set up a bogus email... (something from hotmail, yahoo..... LizHDryder) or some crap.... First you just message back and forth within the given system.. then you can give your email for messages outside the system.. then you can progress to PHONE conversations.. (i.e. CELL phone so that they can google your address) then if and when you feel ready, you can meet them for dinner, pool, whatever.. public place, and your own car... and if you don't hit it off well there is no harm done and it is pretty anonymous. I dated a lawyer off e-harmony.. and I REALLY REALLY wanted to have a spark but there was NONE.. he was nice, I was nice but no sparks and we even gave it 3 dinner meetings!!!! One guy was a computer guy from a big local company and he was fun... I would meet him on his pool league nights.... I'm not shy so I just sat at the table with the rest of the team and drank, ate, and had a fun group time....... and lastly Charles....... I met him from Yahoo personals...... I had a pic of me on my bike and he messaged me asking me WHERE I'D BEEN ALL HIS LIFE??? (he made me laugh and even though he didn't post a pic I emailed him my email address, cause I had just logged on to close out my yahoo account) and now we are married........ It gets you out of your circle....... and comfort zone....... and it can be quite freeing! We are going to have Laura HOOTCH YOU UP, Take some pics and then we are going to set you up a profile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! this could be a very FUN Violet Agenda Item!

Morning gals.... You all are doing great.. and Tonya DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF UP about not attaining 160! YOU LOOK HAWT NOW! Strut it girl you've earned it. on the subject of talking on here....REAL life can creep in when you least expect it........ so I'm always careful what I say to people.. (cause it bit me in the butt too, not a bad bite, but enough of one that it kind of made me realize that they do read )

Good morning........ starting day 3! Scale is going down.... 186.4 this am!!!!!!! WHOOOHOOOOOOO Jane: why don't you try throwing yourself on the market???? (the online market) it's fun to flirt....... you don't have to meet anyone til your ready... but emails and phone conversations can be very uplifting.. When we are on our trip I am going to take some good head shots of you and then help you get online..... OK.. so I need to get going... I'll be back.

Yes.. its totally normal..... Our band our fickle beasts...... Time of day, time of month, stress levels all affect the tightness of my band.

Welcome to LBT! Enjoy your stay

PreOp diets are mainly in direct relation to your BMI and how you carry your weight......... and yes... the fear of the unknown is quite normal! Let me just say! WHOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO! congrats

I'm not going to sugar coat this.... don't let life pass you by! You are young and it is just beginning...... GET READY TO LIVE IT! Get off your arse and look forward to tomorrow cause YOU DESERVE IT!

I'm holding strong on day 2 of induction!!!!!!!!!!! but I am hungry...... time to dump some chicken juice on the 100 calorie pack in my stash!

thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pam: HANG TOUGH CHICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are one rocking biotch and don't you forget that!

Good morning! I made it and now am on day 2. I did have a SBD pudding cup this morning for breakfast because it is what I had in the fridge and I needed something for my morning metabolism....... Says's its only 6 carbs but thats not including the Sugar Alcohols..... good thing I'm having tuna and chicken today! The scale did drop back down to 188 this morning.... I am really hoping to see 185 by Friday. I need to fit in a touch up on my highlights and wax the monsters before our trip...... Kat: Zytertek......... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm interesting.... allergies right. Have fun in Farmington, and congrats on the 183!!!!! Jenn: COOL... work perks!!! Terry: I keep thinking about the book of Atkins.. and how you should just devote 2 weeks of your life to the plan....... Two weeks.. (induction) I remember the first time I went into induction I lost 17 lbs...... I was hooked after that! LOL Michelle: You are a good friend, but don't burn yourself out! Suzie: It is SOOOOOOOOOOOO Humid right now.. wish it would just rain and get it over with! OK... time to go.. Have a great day!

I have managed to make it alllllllll day......... I had a tiny bit of flat steak with ranch dressing and maybe 1 T of peanut butter... less than half a glass of dt. dr pepper........ I had to get out of the house so I grabbed Robby and we went Gruene shopping....... went to our tiny mall where they have Cato, Christopher Banks and Maurices.... and thats IT........ tried on some clothes at Maurices and the plus size 1 were too big in the tops and the regular size just didn't cover my arms.. I did find some capri that I really liked but couldn't stomach the 36 price tag.... and the size 16 on the label..... Walked out with nothing......... went to Cato...... tried on a bunch of shirts walked out with 2 but both are sleeveless and although really cute I don't know if I'll wear them without a shell........ but I swear the whole time I was channeling Laura... and thought.. screw it.. I'll just hang out.. and the idea that either go sleeveless and not the short cap sleeves cause it looks worse.. so I just bought them and we shall see......... So then I needed to go to wally world to get some more chunked chicken and some tuna and I decided to look at their casual clothes and I had to laugh because .... I kept thinking about we are going to be the wally world bopsy twins if we all bought the same combo of stuff! I went with light weight stuff because I keep hearing Tracy, Terry and Haydee talk about how hot it gets .......... LOL....... so now I'm home and found myself pacing....... (unconsciencely looking for something sweet) so I'm giving up and going to bed! I need to make it past today........... Say a prayer for me! G-night

I am holding strong............ I got really hungry so I opened another can of chicken.. and to make SURE I didn't backslide.. I drained the water from the can into the baggie of cookies that I had stashed in my desk!!!!!!!!! Yayyyy Tracy.. and I've had 1 30 oz glass of water so far! Day ONE is always the hardest.....

GOOD MORNING! So far so good.......... I've only had coffee w/sf creamer... I brought in canned chicken and brown spicey mustard. (this is going to be my lunch all week) It was either that or tuna! :wink2: I bounced back up to 190 this morning (not suprising after the salt and crap yesterday)....... SO I'm HOPING to be a good bandster lc girl this week and see 185 by Friday.... next mini goal is 182 = 90 lbs lost.. then 179....... the 170's is my all time former low........... I will freak if I ever see 169 on the scale. Terry: LOVE THE NEW AVATAR!!!!! So, I'm thinking I'm bringing mainly capri's pants to SA.. One swim suit, w/shorts..... Have a great day Vi's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well.. I am officially going back to my Atkins LC roots tomorrow..... induction levels of carbs....... so what did I eat today...... Dairy Queen icecream cake and cheese dip w/chips and popcorn with butter....... I started with two eggs over easy this morning and went down the crapper after that......... Denise: I LOVE LOVE LOVE THOSE PICS!!!!!! I did work out in the yard today........ OK.. time to go.. I'll check in tomorrow

Subject: One year and 85 lbs later The time has come for me to post my long awaited 1st year bandversary entry. What has my band meant to me? I have asked myself this question many times over the last 12 months. I’ve come up with a laundry list of ramblings. Preband – it represented HOPE, Anxiety, and the What if’s of life after WLS Early Post Band – the what the heck did I do? And WHERE THE HELL IS MY RESTRICTION? 1st Fill anticipation – I AM HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the hell is my restriction???? 2nd Fill anticipation – I am hungry but not AS MUCH or as often 3rd Fill anticipation – Restriction lasts for about 3 weeks 4th Fill anticipation – OK lets clamp this puppy down!!!!!!! 5th Fill anticipation – HOLY CRAP .3 cc’s was too much fill! I am only able to smell foods and sip soup 1’st UNFILL – removal of the .3cc’s was the difference between soup and FOOD……. And is where I’m maintaining at since January 2008. Also…. Getting an unfill and eating real food is what started the scale moving again. Things that have amazed me: I have POWER over my hunger. I have actually FORGOTTEN to eat. I CAN eat without drinking I CAN be full on very little food. Things that I have realized about myself: Restriction Wise I swell (get tighter) when I’m on my period or when I’m stressed I am tighter in the mornings and more open in the evenings. Foods that worked last week, might not work so well this week. I can raise my hands and do a little shimmy to pop up a stuck item of food Things that I have realized about myself: Non band I am a stress and emotional eater. I crave sweets around my cycle I am pretty happy and comfy in a size 12 It scares me to HOPE for a size 8 or 10 (because it is unknown to me) If I COULD eat pizza…….. I WOULD, so keeping a decent amount of fill is what is needed for ME not to be able to. Dairy Queen has become my go to place for stress eating (and this is NOT a good thing) Things that I had to overcome once banded: Realizing that you don’t HAVE to eat multiple plates of food at a buffet in order to “get your money’s worth” Realizing that people REALLY aren’t LOOKING at how much or how little you eat! Realizing that you CAN keep your band a secret if you want! Realizing that fast food joints don’t really offer much choice, Its cheaper to order an appetizer or alacarte, or split a meal with my 4 year old. Being banded is NOT rocket science, and for me it has worked well because I knew going in that FOR ME and MY GOALS I needed to be in diet mode, and truth be told the scale moves when I am IN MOTIVATED DIET MODE. It stalls when I Go to dairy queen for a small blizzard… but I don’t gain I chose the band for its adjustability and the hopes that I will for once in my life MAINTAIN a loss! Would I do it again? In a heartbeat Will I be rebanded if needed in the future? In HALF a heartbeat! My band has really given me the power over my appetite and that is priceless. Journey with me as I enter YEAR TWO of my Banding Experience

Subject: One year and 85 lbs later The time has come for me to post my long awaited 1st year bandversary entry. What has my band meant to me? I have asked myself this question many times over the last 12 months. I’ve come up with a laundry list of ramblings. Preband – it represented HOPE, Anxiety, and the What if’s of life after WLS Early Post Band – the what the heck did I do? And WHERE THE HELL IS MY RESTRICTION? 1st Fill anticipation – I AM HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the hell is my restriction???? 2nd Fill anticipation – I am hungry but not AS MUCH or as often 3rd Fill anticipation – Restriction lasts for about 3 weeks 4th Fill anticipation – OK lets clamp this puppy down!!!!!!! 5th Fill anticipation – HOLY CRAP .3 cc’s was too much fill! I am only able to smell foods and sip soup 1’st UNFILL – removal of the .3cc’s was the difference between soup and FOOD……. And is where I’m maintaining at since January 2008. Also…. Getting an unfill and eating real food is what started the scale moving again. Things that have amazed me: I have POWER over my hunger. I have actually FORGOTTEN to eat. I CAN eat without drinking I CAN be full on very little food. Things that I have realized about myself: Restriction Wise I swell (get tighter) when I’m on my period or when I’m stressed I am tighter in the mornings and more open in the evenings. Foods that worked last week, might not work so well this week. I can raise my hands and do a little shimmy to pop up a stuck item of food Things that I have realized about myself: Non band I am a stress and emotional eater. I crave sweets around my cycle I am pretty happy and comfy in a size 12 It scares me to HOPE for a size 8 or 10 (because it is unknown to me) If I COULD eat pizza…….. I WOULD, so keeping a decent amount of fill is what is needed for ME not to be able to. Dairy Queen has become my go to place for stress eating (and this is NOT a good thing) Things that I had to overcome once banded: Realizing that you don’t HAVE to eat multiple plates of food at a buffet in order to “get your money’s worth” Realizing that people REALLY aren’t LOOKING at how much or how little you eat! Realizing that you CAN keep your band a secret if you want! Realizing that fast food joints don’t really offer much choice, Its cheaper to order an appetizer or alacarte, or split a meal with my 4 year old. Being banded is NOT rocket science, and for me it has worked well because I knew going in that FOR ME and MY GOALS I needed to be in diet mode, and truth be told the scale moves when I am IN MOTIVATED DIET MODE. It stalls when I Go to dairy queen for a small blizzard… but I don’t gain I chose the band for its adjustability and the hopes that I will for once in my life MAINTAIN a loss! Would I do it again? In a heartbeat Will I be rebanded if needed in the future? In HALF a heartbeat! My band has really given me the power over my appetite and that is priceless. Journey with me as I enter YEAR TWO of my Banding Experience

Insurance pays exactly what YOUR EMPLOYER tells them to pay. Period. Exclusions all stem what the employer tells them to exclude and when. Some docs can work around this by coding things properly.. (i.e. hernia fixed while in there) Every person reacts differently to the band.... I think the original poster merely wanted to point out what COULD HAPPEN.. not that it's going to happen...... EDUCATION IS KEY! Do your research.

Number ONE piece of advice I could give you is: DO NOT GO ON THE FAREWELL TO food TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Diagnosed PCOS at the age of 22.........infertility, and crazy periods.. Strict Low Carb straightened out my cycles and allowed me to get preggers (along with supersperm) as you can see from my stats I've had no problems losing weight with my band.

took me 4 fills to get to a lasting sweet spot!