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AWESOME !!! Congrats on this wonderful new phase of your life and thank you soooo much for your posting it really does help. I'm in the same boat as you Horizontravel...the wait is a killer !!!

Well I start my pre-op diet on monday and have been trying different shakes here and there to narrow it down so far: - Kelloggs RTG Protein shake in choclate....very decent as long as you remember to shake, shake and shake the crap out of it somemore before tasting it. Great on the go !! - Jay Robb whey protein isolate in choclate....like ultra sweet choclate crap !!! OMG this was horrible it's like they took a bucket of splenda and added choclate to it - Green foods Protein powder...please just shoot me NOW !!! or better yet just stick toothpicks under my nails..my god I couldnt get this out of my mouth fast enough !! Imagine mixing kale, spinach and broccoli with milk and choclate in a blender and gulping that down !! YUCK !! GAG !!! I bought the atkins dark choclate RTG ones to try on sunday so I'll let you know how that goes...hopefully much better !!

Karen, That's great news !! I something dont get the insurance company and their thinking...surgery..what maybe $15K at most...not covering it means ALOT more expense for them in co-morbidities and such..so shouldnt it be a no brainer that this would save them money in the long run..DUH !!! But I digress..here's hoping that it all works out and that you can take the money and go vacation in Hawaii with your new body next year !!:thumbup:

No real good reason... just that she wanted to get a couple together to submit a group at a time...:thumbup: I have BCBS so Im hoping everything goes okay and quickly :laugh:. How's day 4 of the liquids ?? hang in there !!!

No Prob Jen ! Welcome! i start my liquid diet on monday (:eek:) although Im not sure if my surgery will actually happen on the 10th since my paper work wasnt even submitted to the insurance till this monday !! Can you beleive that sat on my paperwork for over a week and half at the office :thumbup: I am sooooo mad over that !!! How hard was it to fax it in the following monday after they hounded me like a dog to get everything in promptly !! ARRRGGGHHHHH !!!!! :angry:

Hey Jenny we do have a poll going on to vote on a name..feel free to stop on by ( http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22458/vote-our-group-name-98538/)...and there is a whole other group of us August bandsters 2009 ( LOL) !! We have a bunch of threads so come on over and check them out. August 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

Hi there we have a poll going on now to vote on a group name. Feel free to drop on by... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22458/vote-our-group-name-98538/

Okay cool ! So Ill start a thread for weekly weigh-ins starting Aug 1st...

I was thinking that all the other bandster groups have cool name's like the June banditos or the august all stars 08..we should get one for ourselves...so I'm throwing this out there to the savy creative types in our band...any ideas folks? Once I get some suggestions, Ill put out a poll and we'll vote on one for our group !! :thumbup: Get the thinking wheels turning....:thumbup:

Hola Banditos !! It's time to vote for a group name !! Thanks to all our creative contributors :wink2: Nominations: August Avengers August Awesomes August All Stars The 08-eat-no-mores August Abolishers August BANDits August Banderoos Banded with Aug-o-sto

jenny..you got this ! It'll be a little tough but think of all the crap we've put our bodies through already. This is your official start to a new freerer ( sp?) you !! Got one week left till I start mine !! How was Tao btw, I've never been there

Patty, That's a great idea and I have set-up the same for myself. My blog which I havent REALLY updated is listed in my signature, ( this is just applicalbe to me personally) I chose to do it this way because I know that if I make myself accoutable by just putting my weight, feelings and progress out there , it will force me to be that much more determined to be compliant I was actually going to make a suggestion that we start a thread to weigh in on a weekly/biweekly basis ? I think that's what makes weight watcher so successful in a sense that you know they're going to weight you and that others there will know so you try that much harder to make sure you have some loss to report and be celebrated for it...ideas? comments ???

Awesome! Keep them coming folks & Ill post a poll on monday..I do have to say that I like your suggestion tripplemomma..August BANDits..

Hi Candra, Yes...yes..Please post it !!! Thanks!

OMG ! I said set that as my goal when I first started the 6 month diet !! I always wanted to do that ultra sultry laying upside down on the couch with you legs crossed up the wall pose in ultra sexy lingerie..wrap it up and give it to the hubby as a surprise and watch his jaw drop to the floor :thumbup:....oooo goody !! I cant wait !!! :thumbup:

Fanny I love your open honest and true to self sense of humor !!! You're a trip and a half...so what I was refering to is ME being serviced ( which I hope will def increase, as the weight comes of !! oh dear lord please !! LMAO)

Lapband for me ! I asked my surgeon and she said that based on difference of anatomy she likes the lapband for women since we tend to have "smaller" stomachs then men. She uses the realize for the men since it is technically wider and less prone to slipping with bigger stomachs.

HI Tory, I asked my surgeon what her suggestion was since they do both in the office, she said its really more about the anatomy of the person but that she tends to use the lapband more with females since they have "smaller" stomachs than men which she prefers the realize band. Her point was that they both accomplish the same thing as long as you do what your suppose to do. She made it a point to emphasizes that if you want to cheat on either one, you can with depressing consequenses.

Support..well that's what we're here for !! I can see how waiting for the insurance approval is anti-climatic, Im there too...also with BCBS but once I get an answer which hopefully will be a postive one I think that all the real prepping starts !! Hang in there LuvNMe, it sucks that we need to go through all the hoops for something that not only will improve our lives but save the insurnace fat cats some cash, but in the end its us who will really benfit and get back that sexy body that's hiding under here...some..where. Here's what Im doing which is post a picture of myself when I was a little hottie @ 5'4/ 145lbs and just remind myself how good it was and how good it felt and I start thinking of all the things that I want to do ( and all the ways to take advantage of my hubby..LOL) once i get there again !!!!

My surgeon requires 2 weeks of a mostly liquid diet with some veggies in between. Im thinking I might stick to the spirutein one from my past which was pretty good or I might try unjury since I've heard its been really sucessful.

Hey Summeragain, Im also from NYC. Are u in the city or elsewhere? During my many attempts at diets I tried my fair share from the Optifast ( YUCK!) to the slimfast ( DBL YUCK!), I did find one once that was very decent, Natures Plus Spiruteen it's soy Protein based and they see it at Vitamin shoppe, here in NY I dont know if this is a nationwide retailer. It has 14g of protein with 176 calories when mixed in skim milk. Im a chocoholic so naturally I only stuck to that but I also heard from others in the store that the strawberry was really good. Anyway worth a shot ? I was leaning toward the unjury.... but might just get this again. Adios !!

LL67.. no worries !! Say exactly what you feel and how, my point was that it's gonna take some work but that it's incredibly doable and we're all hear to help eachother out through the whole process !!! I understand about the family, my sister ( who's NEVER had a weight problem EVER and was back to 115 2 months after the baby) was very critical and not supportive, Ive asked her to be there for me but I'm still not 100% sure she's onboard...my mother..well I'm not eveing telling her till after there is a noticeable difference bcuz she'll just freak the crap out and make it more stressful ( we live in seperate states) You do have behavior mods to do but find a motivating factor...for me I placed a picture of me from 10 yrs ago ( 5'4 145lbs..I was a hottie !! :thumbdown:) inside my closet door, so every morning when I start a new daily episode of the " It sucks to be me, cause I look horrible in everything I can fit into " show I can pick myself up and see what I am going to work towards...that and a picture of the victoria secrets lingerie that I want to buy to knock my hubby's socks off ( LMAO !! :frown:) jenny..no prob will give u an update..I'm sure u dont miss the city smell though !!!!! ( LOL )

LL67, jenny is right on the money this is only a tool and not a magic cure so it is totally based on how you use it to help you. In my particular case I am couting on the band to ehlp me control my huge unsatisfying appetite that has put me @ 267. Once I have that under control then its easier to make the right food decisions. You also need to remeber that long tern weight loss is nothing more than a math equation burn more calories - less calories consumed = weight loss so if you incorporate a mild excercise program on top of the restricted calories we'll consume and the motivation of a steady weight loss then BOOM !! there you go we wont be fatchicks :w00t: any more !!!! Have faith in yourself and your decision and stick to it...no matter what they're will always be hecklers and people trying to down play whatever you do..so YOU CAN DO THIS !!!! & ALL OF US WILL !!!! :thumbdown: