moviestartaal

Its been 2 years and am already below my goal weight. my goal weight was 150. Ive went below goal because two months ago i fell and broke my ankle. the pain from surgery and the fracture pretty much zapped my appetite...my band felt tighter for about a month...thinking it was the stress...now im 144lbs. I've never weighed this little ever. Really cant wait to recover because i workout a LOT and havent been able to since i broke my ankle....But must say that the lapband and working out had has been the best thing ive ever done for my body!!!

HI GREAT JOB I HOPE THAT ANKLE GETS BETTER

Hi guys just checking In I was banded february 3,2010! My starting weight was 302 I currently weigh 172. I lost a totally of 130lbs

i think all Protein Shakes are the same, and if it the kind with whey Protein in it then you can just get that at Walmart for $15 thats what i did. my surgen center they have protein shakes made by then and they wanted us to buy them and they were $30 i told then i didnt have the money and they told me i can go to walmart to get one ( well the nurse told me)

to behonest i went with a center call true results weight loss. its a center that does just lap band and i went with the doctor they had.

my liquid diet is 14 days and i am on day 7 and thus far i am doing great. dont get me wrong i am hungrey as i dont know what and i think about eating every second. but dont.

I can't have Jello on my clear liquid diet...just saying. Not sure if you can, but it doesn't count as liquid on mine..

yeah same here Jello doenst count as clear liquid on my diet

i have a vlog with youtube. Check me out ...moviestartaal

hey my surgery is feb 3 and i started my liquid diet on the 20th and i have been drinking Protein Shake in the morning and protien shake in the after noon with Jello or yourt and Protein shake at night.

#1. Surgery date?FEB 3

#2. State you live in?GA

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center?DR. DUNCAN

#4. Insurance or self pay? INSURANCE OUT OF POCKET $1636

#5. Age and height 27 5-6

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 299 GOAL 150

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? HATE THE WAY I LOOKED

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? MY BEST FRIEND

#8. Concerns and questions?

hi ladies!

I am in fayetteville. I just attended a seminar this weekend. I too would be using true results. My coverage is not effective until 01/10...but if my carrier uploads my 2010 plan info, i can get started in december. Please let me know your thoughts and any "hiccups" and good things that you have experienced during the process. Thanks and good luck to you all!

Happy thanksgiving!

wow your not that far from me. Well so far as the process it depends on what your insurace requires. My insurace required 4 months supvised diet. 2yrs of me being over weight ( i had to get that from my doctor) and a bmi over 35. So you would have to check with your insurace to see what they require.

good morning ladies and happy thanksgiving i appreicate your comments and i do realize it's a slow process but i thinks that i'm mostly frustrated with my pcp because she agreed with me that the lap-band® would be perfect for me, but yet and still she's not getting the paperwork back to true results in a timely matter. Yes moviestartaal i do live in forest park, is dr. Hart doing your surgery?

yes dr.hart will be doing my surgery at northwood hospital

NEW SURVEY:

Since this is such a huge life change for all of us, tell me... what is the 1st thing you want to do when you reach your goal weight??

GO SHOPPING FOR SOME NICE FASHIONABLE CLOTHES

1.What is your current and goal weight? HIGHEST 302 CURRENT 299, GOAL WEIGHT 150

2.What is your surgery date? N/A

3.What is your age?26

4.Where do you live?ATLANTA, GA

5.Where are you having surgery? NORTHWOOD HOSPITAL

6.Who is your Doctor?? DR. HART

7.Insurance or self-pay? INSURANCE

8.What was you "deciding factor" for having this surgery? HATED THE WAY I LOOKED IN CLOTHES, HATED LOOKING AT MY BODY IN THE MIRROR

MY HEIGHT IS 5-6 MY BMI IS 48

Hello everyone I am getting very discourage with this process, I guess I shouldn't say with the process it's more like I want to really hurt my PCP, getting the necessary information from her is like asking her money or something, not only did I have to pay $35.00 for my ltr of medical necessity and wait 7 days to get the ltr, now the people at True Results are having a hard time getting her to fax over my medical records, not only that my psych appt was for next friday (12/4), now I have to postpone that until 12/11 because I have to have surgery on my achilles on 12/03 and the Psych Dr doesn't think I'll be in a good enough mood to come in on the 4th to complete my eval. I am just ready mentally to really start this new chapter in my life and I keep hitting road block. I guess I am just tired of waiting....:ohmy:

OMG..i was just looking at your profile and you stay in forest park..i stay in riverdale

hey i am in GA as well and i also go to true results. i started my consutation in sept. 2009 and my ins. requirers 4 month supervise diet so my last appointment will be Dec. 17 from there they will send my paper work off to my ins. to get apporoved. its good to know some one in my home state and also some one that go to true results...i hope everything work out for you.

i have athena and my last appointment will be in dec. and after that they will submit my information so i can get approved. but my surgeron said more than like i will have a Jan. date.

does anyone still diet while on the lap band, as in do you still take diet pills or do you still eat low fat and sugar free foods?

even before your preop diet.... was you trying to lose weight..did your doctor require you to lose wieght or did you not care. will it affect the decions of your insurance if you lost weight before the pre op diet?

even before your preop diet.... was you trying to lose weight..did your doctor require you to lose wieght or did you not care. will it affect the decions of your insurance if you lost weight before the pre op diet?

I would love to see your videos. What is your youtube member name? or can you post a link here? Best wishes ~

moviestartaal

hey do some of you guys record your journey? like i am on youtube and i record my journey about the lapband and i broadcast it on there for ppl who are thinking about getting the lapband to see what i am going through..its pretty fun. and its also other ppl on there that record there journey as well.

ok so i am on a 3month supervised diet. i have a question for those who are on or have ever been on a superviesed diet. do you keep eating the same way or do you try and eat health a lil? do you exersice a lil more or do you just do what ever?

if you dont lose i think thats ok but i u gain then that might be a problem..cause same here with me.. i have an appointment on Oct. 15 so i can lose but they dont want me to gain

i also had a packet of quesions and when i sat down to talk to him he just asked me questions about my now. most of the questions he asked me was questions i answered on the paper he gave me. he just want to know why i put the answer i did to certain questions. he also asked me about my married casue he said 78% of marriages end up in divorce after there parnter has had weight loss surgery.

i am one of those one that has to be require to do 4 months. and its not for the doctor its for the insurance company. so that they can pay for the proudure. and for me its really not a diet its just say that i know what to eat and how to eat and how much to eat. because we (well me) ihave to take these classes that are required by my insurace like nutriention (3xs) diet(3xs). and i have done this with my doctor before and gain the weight right back. its like i can eat and not have a seens of fullness, but with the band (with i havent gotten yet) they say it will let you know when you are full. and for me its just another method of weight lose. so i am willing to do what ever it takes to try it.