carol453

would anybody be interested in meeting in the LBT at 6pm Central time 12/2/06? I thought it would be nice to meet each other on a safe chat room. Any takers??????

Well I have been up since 4:30 cause I can't sleep. Maybe I am excited I don't know. I am going to the gym this morning so I bet I sleep tonight. LOL Everyone on this page is in my prayers. It is great to have people to talk to about this whole process. My family is so supportive but it is still good to have folks that are going through it with you. Well I will post more later I am sure . Thanks for all the great words everyone. Got to love ya.:confused:

I too have joined Curves and I thought I would die at first. I have been drinking a LOT of water and taken motrin and after a couple of weeks it has gotten better. I have lost 12 lbs and 8 inches, so I guess what they say is true, no pain no gain. I have realized this is a whole life style change for me. Its not just about eating less its about living more. this will take some getting use to but i think it is worth it. Keep up the good work.

Well everybody this is it I go in Monday at 6am for my surgery. I have joined curves (have I said that before?) I have lost 12 lbs and 8 inches over all. I haven't been great about the liquid diet but I have been using the protein drinks for 2 meals a day. I have had to stop my insulin already because my sugar has dropped so low but I am still taking my oral med. I am so glad I found this site everyone is so supportive. It has taken me a year to get this into play but it is going to be worth it in the long run. Well I will Write more later. Thanks to all of you.

Ariel I am on the post op diet and god am I hungry. I ate some popcorn cause I was hungry. I know I shouldn't but I did. I have my surgry next monday and I am so excited. my daughter has made me some homemade soup and creamed it and put it in 1/2 cup containers and froze it so I will have it when I need it. I've stocked up on popcycles and jello so I am going to make it. Are you excited? I am more excited about my surgry than Christmas. Let me know how you are doing.

Bullwinkle I may not be real knowledgable about lapbanding I have my surgery the 4 of Dec, but I know about not smoking and the patch. I quit almost 15 years ago and I used the patch. Are you using a strong enough patch? Not all the cravings will be gone the patch just takes the edge off. I finally got so mad I decided a cigarette was not going to control what I did. Ex: going outside in the cold or heat to smoke or where I had to set in public. This is not an easy choice to make but if you stick to it you won't ever have to quit and feel this way again. Good luck Email me if you need to talk.

Well I go Dec 4 so I am getting close. Thanksgiving has been a little tough. I have eaten things I shouldn't have but haven't gourged either. I have used my protein drinks to stave off hunger and that has helped. I go to curves so I've noticed a little change in my musle tonebut no great weight loss. I am just putting one foot in front of the other and hoping for the best. Stay in touch cause I need the support. I would love to get emails from anyone so feel free.:girl_hug:

I am being banded Dec4 in Nashville TN by Dr Morton at Baptist Hospital. I am very excited . I am also having a hard time with the preop diet. Right this min I am sipping on a frozen Protein drink. I am not impressed with these drinks. But if I do eat something it has been Vegs or lean meat so I guess it is not that bad. I to am a nurse and this some how seems to play into my guilt for over eating. I think I need to have that checked out sounds like my head is playing games with me huh? Well it is great to find the Dec bandsters. I feel like Ive found my own little club. We will all do this together and that always makes you feel better. Glad to be aboard. Oh by the way I am starting at 274 and I am 5'7" . I also joined Curves last week so I would start an excerise program. I am so sore but they tell me this to shall pass. LOL Well I hope so. :faint:

Pattman congrats on the weight loss who cares if you are a man or woman the real question is are you really on the geek squad? That rocks! I think that would be the bomb to have that job. Contact me any time i would love to hear what you have to say about your surgery, job or pups. later!

Hello Halesredrose I am going to be banded by Dr Morton on Dec. 4 and I am so excited how are you doing? I haven't heard of anyone on this site who has used him but I have heard great things about him. It is nice to know some one else is going to the same hosp. I am did you like it there ? Stay in touch this is a great site the folks ar great!

So far I am the first person on this thread to say this but until I was 32 I couldn't keep weight on. I grew up in a house with what I thought of as normal sized people. My family was all healthy weight. I was called names because I was so thin and I promise it hurts just as bad. Now as a obese person I have had a hard time feeling bad about the weight gain. I don't make fun of obese people in fact I tend to be attracted to heavy men. I guess everything is in how you percieve it. I am having lapband because I want to stop taking all this medicine that I am on. I am 5'7" and I would be happy at 160lbs all day long. Personally I am a happy fat girl but it is making me sick so the time has come to do something and I don't seem to be able to diet and excerise to lose it. I joined Curves today and have surgery Dec. 4 so wish me luck!

:faint: Have you got your date yet? My Cardiologist said I have to come in for a work up or he won't approve my surgery. So I have to go wensday. I leave for NY for Thanksgiving with my inlaws the next day. I joined Curves today and I am sore. My daughter goes with me. I know a lot of people that have used Curves so I thought it wouldn't hurt to try it with the surgery. I don't like to excerize (surprise) and this way I am tied in to a contract.Let me know how you are doing

I had my preop appt. yesterday. I am so excited. I am having my surgery in Nashville TN. Are there any others out there from TN? I have several friends who have had surgery and have been sucessful with a healthy weight loss. I researched my Dr pretty well and the surgery also, so I am pretty comfortable with the idea. I am more worried about the pre 2 week diet than I am the surgery. My family are real supportive so I think I can make it. I am joining Curves to help me start an exercize program before I have the surgery, My biggest goal is to get off of some of this medicein I am on althuugh the weight loss will be fantastic. Well I have jabbered long enough. Great to be here.:success1:

Piper what a nice thing to say. You are here for us as much as we are here for you. I have had a hard time with the concept of obesity being a disease. I have felt like a personal failure because I can't lose but someone once told me "If you think you can control a disease with your mind the next time you get diarrhea try to control that with your mind. You will definity end up in a mess." LOL I am in a mess. oh well I am doing the best I can to get out of it. After I get banded I have mad some goals liek crossing my legsand painting my own toenails. I have all ready planed some gifts for myself , like painting my kitchen, somehow that doesn't sound like a reward huh? I am so glad you and the others are here for me thanks so much. email me anytime you feel like it. Carol453:)

Dr Charles Morton in Nashville does fills for people who had surgery in Mexico. He is at Southern hills medical center.

Hello everyone I am schedualed for Dec.4 I guess there are several of us that will be getting a great Xmas present carol453

Hi Piper Its nice to hear from you. I weigh 271 as of yesterday and I am not offended at all. I was painfully thin most of my younger life and I have learned weight doesn't have to define who I am but it can take a toll on my life. Believe it or not I woke up one day and thought whoa I am fat when did this happen? I truelly didn't see it untill I was over 200 lbs. I am having the lap band because I decided I can't lose weight on my own if I could I would have by now. I just want to take control of my life again. I believe I had to come to this decision my self, my Dr. or family couldn't do it for me. when the weight comes off I will still be who I am. I do know how you feel I didn't mind being obese but when I heard my cardiologist dictating on my case and he called me MORBIDLY OBESE I was shocked I was one of those people. LOL Please talk to people where you feel safe and let this be your decision. That is when it will be the right one for you. Carol453

Hello everyone I am not from Memphis but I am from west TN I am going to have my banding Dec 4 2006 in Nashville at Baptist with Dr Morton. It is nice to know I have some more people in west TN. I have BC/BS and it is paying for all of mine. I am not sure about my fills. I am very excited.

D I am new to this site but I am a nurse and not new to that. Do not ever reuse a needle and don't let anyone else use one on you. I would question any medical proffesional that would practice unsafe technics like that. The risk for infection so high it doesn't even make sense for a doctor to do something like that. Throw the needle away.