raynie

hehe *chuckles* Good Mornings.... I have posted my site in the wrong place a few days ago.... so hopefully i did it right this time! Bare with me everyone, I am sort of a Noobie here....heha Anyways, my name is Raynie.... and I will be banded by Dr. Ortiz in Mexico on Oct. 26th!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait for this new journey to begin! :heh: When i do arrive there, and get to the hotel and eat my last meal- :hungry: what should it be? I only ask this because my real last meal was on Sunday- 2 T-Bone Steaks medium rare....lol No. seriously...... I started my pre op diet already and i dont want to screw it up by eating a last meal in TJ. But I already know I will want to eat something good. Just one last time. Anybody have any suggestions on what I could eat safely without my liver blowing up? heha ~Raynie! (cant wait to meet new friends here.... this site is awesome, i cant stop reading stuff)

Well actually, my husband just did... hehe ....anyways.. My name is Raynie ...And this is my first post. Hello everyone! I am from Cali and my surgery date with Dr.Ortiz in Mexico is on Oct. 26th, I am very anxious and excited. I have been heavy for all my life and cant wait for a new journey! ~Raynie!

Oh my ladies, that is great news! I thank you for posting and gratz on your successes already! *hugs* I am sure to be posting for along time now and making new friends! I wish you guys all the best and send me pics and keep me posted of your ups and downs! *cheers!* ~Raynie!

Oh yays! its so nice to hear or see from other bandsters from Dr. Ortiz! I fully believe he will be the best! I dont even want the darn surgery to be done in the us. All I hear about is how much they have to go thru. I could not possiably wait another 6 months to schedule this procedure. I have to have it now! And then I will be saying I have to have a fill NOW! hehe What a new life this will be! I keep getting discouraged a little about the stories of slow weight loss. Ugh! what a bummer. Sometime i think Gosh are they cheating? or what? Why isnt it working damnit! I dont want to fork out all this money for nothing. I would just die! Escpecially after I practically told everyone I know about this surgery! So they will all be looking at me over the next year or so to see progress. I can not be a failure again! Its seems easy- this is a tool, and we need to watch what we put in ourselfs. I just get worried about the rules. What not to eat. And how the heck do I not eat and drink at the same time? I dont understand that too much. I have been programmed to get full on water while eating to eat less. So I am practicing it now to get into the habit later. its very hard! I even bought a timer to time my liquid intake. No drinking for an hour after! Is that to keep the food in the stomach longer, so I feel full longer? and what the heck does feeling full feel like? or at least on Lap Band. Just curious. Ok thanks everyone for all the replys! ~Raynie!

Hellos there, my prettiess.... its me Raynie! I will be banded on Oct 26th. i am nervous and scarred and hapy at the same time. I weigh 296!! Holy cow I am so mad- you see back in May I begged my husband to let me hire a personal trainer at my gym- 24 hour fitness! I spent $1500. I weighed in at 296. I lost some, and throughout the summer I slowly stopped going to the gym. I felt awful as people walked about to me saying how they used to be fat and to keep working out and you can do it... etc etc. the wholetime I am on the treadmill all I am looking at is the thin gorgeous girls! Ugh... anyways ....so i would get so depressed I would go smoke some pot after my workout! lol and along with that came the munchies. so here I am back to my weight of 296. My trainer sessions ran out and I still have all my Apex diet pills and vitamins. I am not sure what the heck to do with em. I stopped smoking pot but my portions are still way to big, as they always have been all my life. I mean seriously eating a 6 oz yogurt is a one serving? lol I get a kick out of that my whole life... reading about what is considered to be a serving size. I crave for the day to feel full off a normal serving size! geez.... so I am joining your biggums group... hehe I read almost all those posts from you guys... I feel obssesed about Lap Band as if I have no other life. Some of those posts are so great! and some just make me want to cry! I get scarred thinking My god, I just had my husband fork out $8500 for another diet! Is it really going to work? I have no problem eating healthy.... I just cant regulate my portions! I hate eating bigger portions then my husband and still want seconds sometimes.. so embarrassing. But anyways I think this is longer then a quick reply heha... I have to loose weight before the surgery- the say about 5% BMI I am freaked out... do I take those diet pills my trainer gave me? and still work out? Or will I gain the weight back after I stop taking the diet pills once I have the surgery. I have been on that roller coaster ride one to many times. I am so freaked out about not losing the weight that I already started my "pre diet" but damn... I dont want to get discouraged by the end of the month and crave in for a "last Meal' and my liver swells up. But how the heck can I go that long ? whew... ok me stop talking now. Any replys is good! I still have lots of questions... chat latter- ~Raynie!

Hellos.... my surgery date is Oct 26th, with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico! I hope to remain in touch with all of you oct folks! ~Raynie!