lashonda23

Yes...the Diet is way easier then I thought it would be, of course though I am a big girl and I really want food. However I know that I can't so today I have been doing really good...no fruits allowed only 2 cups of veggies like carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers. I have had one small tomato and I am full just the smell of food getting to me. I never have had to restrict myself like this so this is all new to me...Now in a couple of days I should have this thing down packed. Anyone else enjoying their liquid diet...but missing food and the taste of it, like me?:huh2: :thumbup:Beginning new 11/9/10...7:30 AM

So I have started my diet today and I have to say it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I thought I was going to be super hungry but in reality I am not and I actually like my shakes with the fat free milk...which you can ask anybody that knows me LaShonda don't drink no darn milk.lol. But everything here is going good...so in a couple of days I will let you all know if I am ready to kill myself with out food...lol...Plus I wanna drop 25 pounds during my liquid so i have incorporated 30 mins of exercise in everyday!!!!YAY 13 days until I get banded :sneaky:11/9/10 will change my life forever!!!!!!

The date is getting closer and closer...I start my liquid diet tomorrow and Surgery is in 15 days. I am afraid now but i know I can do this.

I want to see if someone is having surgery on nov 9th...they moved my surgery up to nov..9th due to the surgeon being out of town on the 11th...so anyone on the same date as me?

I am so proud to be a big and beautiful young lady, however not enough to let my health fail me. I am not ashamed of all my beautiful curves or the way my fat looks as I move, for I am only ashamed of the way my health is slowly but surely failing me. To have no health means no me for Sean or no me for life and what I have worked hard on. As far as being afraid to show my self and leave the house I have never had that, I love to shop, and I love to dress nice. However can't wait to shop at New York & Company...yay!!!

My surgeon has me on a strict diet starting October 27th...Five protein shakes a day and one fiber drink plus 64 oz of water or more. Then I have to have 2 multivitamins, a caiclum calitre, and vitamin D3. I had to purchase my vitamins where ever I wanted...so I got liquid and chewable from Walgreen they came up to about 45.00. Now I just have to buy the liquid diet which I have to get it from better MD.net..a kit with 18 boxes of shakes or smoothies, a fiber drink box and two fruit drink boxes with shipping n handling, all 265.15. it should last four weeks or more. I will then have to go buy protein shakes a couple of weeks after surgery once better md items runs out.

I am so proud to be a big and beautiful young lady, however not enough to let my health fail me. I am not ashamed of all my beautiful curves or the way my fat looks as I move, for I am only ashamed of the way my health is slowly but surely failing me. To have no health means no me for Sean or no me for life and what I have worked hard on. As far as being afraid to show my self and leave the house I have never had that, I love to shop, and I love to dress nice. However can't wait to shop at New York & Company...yay!!!

Hi everyone and congrats to all. I am a 24 year old Social worker who is a single mom of a very busy and active 2 year old. I started my journey in April of 2010, that's when i knew for sure that the band was something that I really wanted to get. I had to change my insurance around because what I was currently getting would not allow me to get the pysch visited needed in order to have surgery so once I changed that everything just went with a flow...I started my journey at 403 lbs now I weigh 388 and I am having my surgery on Nov. 11th at Hurley's hospital in flint mi. I picked my surgery date so I could get use to some of the rules like no swallowing down liquids or chew your food a freaking hundred times (lol I hate puree food) or the fact that you can't use straws and etc. I also wanted to make sure I could learn to incorporate exercise into my routine. I try to do it at least 3 times a week but lately it's only been twice. However i want to know that when i get the band that it is my tool and not my problem. I will do a 2 week liquid diet before surgery and a 2 week clear liquid after surgery. My surgeon said it's very important for me to follow my liquid diet so I can shrink the liver so he wont have to cut a sista open instead of just poking holes...so I am going to have to do the but I can to make sure I have no part in solids before surgery.lol...Enough of my story here is my journey...feel free to save me as a friend or a buddy! this journey will be long and hard but so worth it! Seminar date: 6/9/10 Psych visit: 7/14/10 insurance approval for LAP-BAND®®: 9/1/10 Consultation: 9/13/10 Nutrition visit: 10/4/10 Pre Op testing: 10/27/10 Liquid diet start: 10/27/10 Surgery date:11/11/10 Feeling of achievement: 11/11/11...When I lose 100 pounds!!!!

I am so happy for everyone I have 30 days left and I can't wait. I had the easiest time with my insurance ever. I was approved in a day times, due to the lady who submit my items she was also a lap band patient and she has very much helped me along the way.

Hey sweetie, don't feel discourage you made this choice for you to be better. Your wight will soon all come off. I know that i will not be banded until nov 11th and I have 200 pounds to lose. However what i have found to help me begin my journey is the Lap band Journey site. I love that site i track everything and it's lets me know about my calorie intake and my calories burned. It tracks my mood and gives me insiparational quotes. Also the great thing I personal find about it is you get to write yourself letters and have them delievered to your email account whatever date you choose. i have written myself two letters so far because I know from others experience that i will to at some point be discourage and I need to remember y I picked the lap band and what's it suppose to mean to me. I also know from being a social worker and young because i am 24 years old that not being social because of your weight is very unhealthy and you should maybe meet with a therapist. I am 389 pounds and i started my journey at 403 lbs, the biggest i have ever weighed even with bearing a child I never weighed that much. I actually started my journey for only health reasons and the fact that i got to big to even shop at just plus sizes stores. I never want to be small but a nice size 16 would do me good...then i can shop til I drop with my friends. Who I must say we are all big in some type of way which has helped my self-confidence a lot because we have that I am big and if you don't like it that's your problem attitude only problem is when i hit at least a 120 pounds more then all my friends and we can't shop together it brothers me. Sometimes i will not even let people give me a compliment then it is other times like yesterday where I wore my boots and got my hair done and was looking flyy i enjoy compliments then. I am just saying that i think you might really want to meet with a therapist and join a local support group so you can do peer to peer interation face on. I think it might help! From one young lady to another. DON"T GIVE UP!!!:puke:

Super happy they gave me that date. They basically let me choose. I was suppose by a october band but I need a lil more time to gather money for things I need before I take 3 weeks off for my band n vacation.

Hello, My name is LaShonda and I am a 24 year old single mother who weighs 388 lbs. I have been researching the lap band for about 9 months now...and recently have gone through some steps in getting it over the last month. I started my journey with the idea that this might be an easy road for me, but I have come to realize that it is not. However I have prayed about it and have come to the conclusion that this is what I want to do. I started in at 403 lbs the heaviest I have ever been, since then I have tried numerous diet pills and diets. But with my High blood pressure there is not a lot of things I can take. Good news is I have lost 15 lbs and plan to lose more, also I have attend a seminar and my psych evaluation is in July. After I see Dr. Williams I can then have my insurance approved and make a consult visit with Hurley bariatic clinic. Seminar date: 6/9/2010 Psych visit: 7/14/2010 Start Weight:403 lbs Goal weight: 185 lbs current weight: 388 lbs

Hello, My name is LaShonda and I am a 24 year old single mother who weighs 388 lbs. I have been researching the LAP-BAND®® for about 14 months now...and recently have gone through some steps in getting it over the last couple of months. I started my journey with the idea that this might be an easy road for me, but I have come to realize that it is not. However I have prayed about it and have come to the conclusion that this is what I want to do. I started in at 403 lbs the heaviest I have ever been, since then I have tried numerous diet pills and diets. But with my High blood pressure there is not a lot of things I can take. Good news is I have lost 15 lbs and plan to lose more, also I have attend a seminar and my psych evaluation is in July. After I see Dr. Williams I can then have my insurance approved and make a consult visit with Hurley bariatic clinic. Seminar date: 6/9/2010 Psych visit: 7/14/2010 Start Weight:403 lbs Goal weight: 185 lbs current weight: 388 lbs This was the first post I ever posted in this was back in july. I am so proud to say that I can now post Seminar date: 6/9/2010 Psych Visit:7-14-10 Consultation:9-13-10 Insurance Approval: 6-1-10 Nutrition visit: 10/4/10 Pre Admissions: 10/27/10 Surgery:11/11/2010 I am so very happy that I have made it this far and can not wait until I become banded so I can make this extra change in my life progess. This has been a long road but this is only the beginning.

Want to keep my journey going so I have good news...I was going to be banded in October but decided it was not right for me. I think Nov is better...Yay!! My surgery date is set up for Nov. 11th, 2010...So ready for this new beginning!!! Yay

The whole shopping thing is something I can't wait for...If you are younger you don't really want to shop at Catherines or avenue...You wanna try Ashley Stewart and online shopping...or maybe stores like simply fashion and such on if you live close to an urban area...those stores carry more things for young plus size women.

Hey Everyone I wanted to keep everyone up to date with my information regarding my journey. I have just gotten the approval from my insurance company to go ahead for consultation...after Consultation there will be a couple of more papers to be sent out to my insurance company then comes my set up date for surgery. I can't wait until everything final comes through. Seminar date: 6/9/2010 Psych visit: 7/14/2010 Consultation Appt: 9/14/2010 Start Weight:403 lbs Goal weight: 185 lbs current weight: 390 lbs :biggrin:

:mad:I don't really want to seem like I am venting but I am about to. I hate it when people ask me "why are you choosing the lap band and not the normal procedure?" Why does it matter, shouldn't you just be happy i am trying to make a postive change in my life regarding my weight. Why do I or should I have to explain why me wanting the lap band which is an easier surgery plus I won't lose weight so fast that i can't keep up with working out and getting my body into shape. I hate that people have the nerve to say all the bad things about the lap band when I am in the process of changing my life for the better. Yea It will probably take longer to lose 200 lbs...so what at least I get to learn a daily routine and let my life slowly change for the positive. I don't care if I only lose 80 pounds the first year...that would be 80 pounds that's gone forever. I hate that people who should be supportive of my decision is not....Does anyone else feel like I feel about people being happy for your decision. It's a decision that can make your life better.

It's good to vent....I need to vent and so should others. I am not afraid to tell people, but i do say one thing I hate the negative response I do get. I really hate when people say this is taking the easy way out, for me this is not an easy decision. So easy way out is a lie, it's a helping tool to me as I see it.

So tomorrow is the day for my psych visit. I am so excited, I can't wait until it I am in the next step of my journey but one step at a time. I am praying and letting god handle this decision in my life. Well wish me luck and I will def update what is going on in my journey. Thanks for all the support!!!

Update...I have my psych visit in four days...yay me

Thanks Everyone...I am struggling to work on my weight as much as possible. I have always had a weight problem and for me I just want to be healthy. I would love to go shopping and a plus size store and fit the clothes....Tired of shopping at plus plus size stores....anyone else feel that way? so at 199 or 200 lbs i will still be a big gurl...but just a healthy one. I love being big just not unhealthy and nasty looking.:smile2:

Thanks... I too Have Medicaid and it is covered. I am sure it will be a process but I am so down for it. This will change my outlook on a lot of things and maybe even get me a better job. I hope to have it done before I attend Grad school next year. I have health plus partners in Michigan, I did have care source but they don't pay for the psych visit that is require and i could not really afford it. I pray and know that it will be approved and my life will be better. Everything will be ok pray about it and call your family doctor.