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Dont forget walk from obesity in Sept. It may rekindle your motivation and meet some new friends who can help. Here is the webpage. It probably deserves it own thread started!! http://www.walkfromobesity.com/index.php

Thats part of the reason Im considering staying in the closet. It will STILL be a ton of work. I dont want anyone to minimize my efforts! The band is to help with the 30% when Ive had history of binging- It wont help the loss from tread mill and cutting back. I understand I will still have Head hunger and that is all the battle! People are so insensitive. Aussie Chick I think you look wonderful!! And such and inspiration!!

I'm buying a cute one when I'm done!!

I started a webpage designing/ selling jewelry! Time goes quickly designing what you like, cant eat because your busy and never think of food should have done it 100# ago!!

Your funny!! big boned- short! who cares your beautiful!! 4%?!!! for a female thats low- you'll need some testerone. Dont want a mustache to go with big boned!!? not to mention other things.... we'll have to call you 'butters' from southpark "balls on chin". :biggrin1:

I like Muscle Milk carb conscious it has 22gm per 8oz- taste like cream. The other one is New Whey Protein 25gm in 3oz put in freezer get slushy its like having a snow cone!!

Im approaching this with a positive attitude. My self talk is I can do this- its an outpatient procedure. I had a tubal several yrs ago and the gas pain the first 24 hours was the worst part but I was back to work in 2 day. I had an abdominal hysterectomy earlier this year and with a 10 inch incision on by belly- I breezed thru it. Home is less than 48hrs, back to work in 3 weeks. The abdominal hyst. was easier than the tubal. So Im approaching this with I WILL do it mentality. Its all about attitude!

Okay- I see why Telly is the better loser! You have to eat - fuel the weight loss. That skipping meals can set your body into starvaion- right? The small frequent meals keep your metabolism going?

I like Muscle Milk carb concious chocolate 22gm protein in 8oz and the one that looks like a test tube" IAS New Whey liquid protein 25 gm in 3oz- stick it in the freezer and get it slushy- its fantastic!! Like a snow cone!!

I got some "Total B" by real life research at Vitamin Shoppe, it has all the B vits and 650mcg of Biotin. Its sublingual liquid. Tastes like sh**. Only takes 8 drops twice a day to provide 200% of RDA for all the B vits , folic acid , vit c and biotin. Since I paid $14 for 2 oz by gosh I'm finishing the bottle. Its fitting punishment for all those babies I have given Poly-vi-sol to! Hopefully starting it now I can avoid hair loss since Im not near as beautiful as Telly with or without hair!!

approach it from a logical healthcare point of view. You are taking steps to make yourself healthy so that you can set a good example for them. And that together you can learn a healthy eating pattern before they are on their own and have to make those tough decisions. I really wish I had learned to eat better as a pre-teen. Its so much cheaper to eat crap of any of the value menus than to eat healthy. Good Luck!

Initally I thought I irritated someone - I dont even know anyone to purposely piss off! Then my I.T. DH said it looked like the teen nudist took the site down. I was feeling especially punished since I'm a newbie!! But I realized that I'm replacing my food addiction with a LBT addiction!! Better for me I guess.

That will be wonderful!! Im sorry you will loose your band. Good luck!

Did you have reflux prior to surgery? What happens if they take the band out and you still have reflux?

so what happens if you have relux prior to the banding. They dont limit you when you dont have a band. It could be the same mechanism? That doesnt make sense to me (newbie). I refluxed the barium at my UGI- they had it on viedo. That is not preventing me from getting a band so why would they unfill the band?

make life easy for yourself. Call your insurance company and find out what the criteria is. Get online and calculate your BMI so you are mentally ready. Make a list of anything that is "not right" on you- relux, snoring, sleep apnea, shortness of breath. All these things they want to know and you need to have been thinking about it before you go. Then have a list of questions you want to know. My case I had to gain weight to qualify. Not so much that I could never had done it. It just helps to mentally ready and know where you stand in the big picture.

yep- thats all great but have you had the opportunity to shake the hand of Lisa Bones?!!! Then I'll be impressed!! She is one happen chick!! You Lisa, are my new example of how to have fun!!

Those skinny people have demons too!! I work with 2 anorexics. Talk about uncomfortable!! If they think they are fat what do they think of me!! Anyway- Ive spent considerable time watching them. They fight daily to eat, not throw up and the use of laxatives is hard to hide. Understand that this is behavior I CAN NOT relate to- other than after a binge I feel the guilt and the fleeting thought races by, but I've never acted on it- thus Im fat!! The skinny people in my office are also excessive workout freaks. Im talking running 5 miles in the am and 2 hours in gym in pm. And God help them if we have birthday cake!!! We have all sat and compared demons Where we eat, they control by not eating. They both have high BP, esophageal and tooth damage, Stress fractures and other malnutrition problems. So in life whether its too much or too little food, alcohol, drugs, smoking or gambling MOST people have some kind of demon to deal with. Thank Goodness I will have a tool to help me function. Now if I can learn to play in my food and push it around on my plate I too can be thin!

http://www.yournewhealth.net/ Drs. Cribbins and Hamn Plano, Tx

Dont forget to take pain meds- sometimes that makes the difference in bearable and not. It will help your psychie also. You wont care about head hunger!! YEAH for you- your in band land!!! Its will only get better now!! Good luck and keep us posted!!

Newbie curiosity- how much restriction should be there since the barium is a thin liquid. I thought the thin liquids could pass through without too much resisitance. The restriction is for thin liquids as well as solid food? thanks ahead of time for your patience

thank you!!

I finally got back into a work out schedule!! While I was waiting to get LB approval I stopped so I would not drop #'s. I dont go to the gym because of the superfit- instead I use our local Rec center and it only costs $50 per year!! The only downfall is that they are not open before 0800 and to get the equipment I prefer I have to wait until 830pm. Luckily they are open until 10pm. Does it matter for weight loss if your heart rate is in the cardio zone vs the lower weight loss zone? No matter how low the elipitical is my heart rate is always in the cardio zone.

Today I got a preop packet that had samples from bariatriceating.com. Has anyone used any products from that sight? The tasteless protein powder for baking and stirring in applesauce and liquids caught my eye. Of course there is no sample of that!

I too am worried. I asked the nurse (who also is banded) and she said if I took in enough Protein I would miss chewing but not be hungry. Im fortunate I dont have to do a pre-op fast. Its the 5 week liquid after surgery thats got me worried. They gave me a preop bag that has a lot of samples from bariatriceating.com. Has anyone tried anything from there?