Newly Banded

[Becky Noe 1]

Well I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Becky Noe and I live in Colorado. I just had my surgery on February 15, 2012, and just moved into my soft food stage.

I've not had a fill yet and my Dr said if i keep losing 1-2 lbs a week and am not hungry that we can push out my fill.

That being said, I think my scale is on CRACK LOL according to it I lost 19 lbs so far...but wait..one day i get on and it says 275, i get on the next day 275 i get on the next day 275 i get on the next 277!! What the heck!!

Anyway daily weigh-in's are not healthy for you..causes too much stress...that's what i keep telling myself.

My reasons for getting lap-band are twofold. One to be a healthier me. I need it to live, love and laugh with my family far into the future. I tried all the other things...weight watchers, Atkins, South Beach and Slimgenics. The latter was a decision after the devastation I encountered in 2009. I went thru Kaisers hoops..on the waiting list for a year, all my classes and tests done, surgery scheduled for Sept 2009....lost job and insurance in July 2009.

Slimgenics worked very well for me...lost 44 lbs...then plateaued ....they couldn't get me out of it for NINE Months...talk about frustrating. Then of course they say..well you have used up all your weeks..you have to pay for more and I was like WHY would i do that..you haven't helped in the last 9 months. So instead of paying them, I just started dropping money into the savings account. Even after a second job loss. My husband and I decided to Self Pay so there were no excuses.

The other reason I wanted to do the surgery, is my daughter and I breed, raise and show Australian Shepherds. Well for the last 8 years SHE shows them, I sit on the outside of the rings watching, taking pictures and dreaming of the day I can do it again myself.

Besides that I do Web and Ad design, Photography, Jewelry making and make Braided Kangaroo Dog Show leashes. All while working full time.

I am really looking forward to the new me and the next stage of my life and also looking forward to delving into the archives of this board for information and hopefully making friends.

Becky Noe

[yellowrose88 43]

Welcome! I am rather new too. I have been banded since 2/3/12. I love the support and knowledge you get from this site.

[Becky Noe 1]

Gotta love being a newbie huh!! How do you get the ticker to show? i have created it, but when i tried to put it in it only showed as the code

How is it going for you so far?

Becky

[yellowrose88 43]

Everything is going Great and I couldn't be happier!

Make sure you are copying the code for blogs.

[Becky Noe 1]

Hmm I did that and just get code Apparenlty I'm not Blog savvy lol

Have you gotten your first fill?

[mandagay 93]

I'm new as well. Banded on 3-1-12 and I must say this site (which comes as an app on my iPhone) is my new addiction!!

[yellowrose88 43]

Hmm I did that and just get code Apparenlty I'm not Blog savvy lol

Have you gotten your first fill?

Use the BBCODE.

I have not gotten a fill. I had an appointment on the 2/28 and I did not need one at that time. I have another appoinment on 3/20 so we will see.

[yellowrose88 43]

I'm new as well. Banded on 3-1-12 and I must say this site (which comes as an app on my iPhone) is my new addiction!!

They have it for Android too. Welcome!!

[Becky Noe 1]

I'm new as well. Banded on 3-1-12 and I must say this site (which comes as an app on my iPhone) is my new addiction!!

I just put the iphone app on my phone. I can see i will be very busy. Hopefully i can get it on my nook as well!!

3/1 wow you are VERY new!!

Becky

[Becky Noe 1]

i used the bbc code ;( and still got the above. Is there some special way i'm suppose to put it into my signature?

Thanks for your help

[Cindysmom (Ilene) 130]

Ok you newbies.. Best of luck. I am an oldie but a goodie. I want to recomend that you say bye bye to all bread and all of the white flours. You will lose you weight faster. I lost 89 lbs in 15 months. And I am now 63 years old. No soda. Give up these things like candy, cake pie, cookies(all those high carbs ) and in the future when you are thinnner yoiu might want to add those things. ***I doubt it*** IF I can help anyone please ask. ilene

[mandagay 93]

Thank u so much Ilene! bread will be hard to give up but sweets, no biggie. Can't wait to be skinny hehe

[Cindysmom (Ilene) 130]

oh also. I weight myself every day. NO problem there. We fluctuate everyday. If you are not cheating and you are following the rules the fluctuation should not bother you. I keep my list in a book. I started it Jan 1 and on March 1 I saw that I lost 5 lbs.

[Becky Noe 1]

I pretty much figured bread and whites would be gone..but it's all good...if you don't have to work for it..it's not worth it. It will be tough with the bred as i LOVE a good loaf of french bread LOL

Sweets not a biggie..i thought giving up pop was going to be rough because well i was a pop-a-holic but haven't actually missed it the last few months.

Now instead of heading out to work and grabbing a mountain dew..i just reach a litter farther and grad a bottle of Water.

I'm having issues with the lack of caffine from the "only Decaf " rules but that's not bad.

I've not had my first fill yet. Dr says if i keep losing the 1-2 lbs a week then he'll push it out a bit. Part of me is "Cool" part of me is "groan" lol want to get that first one overwith to eliminate the stress of the unknown.

Becky

[Cindysmom (Ilene) 130]

I have obstained from all bread, rice, noodles, Pasta, pizza. candy, all sweets, all cakes, Cookies, all soda.. It is all what got you all fat AND ME TOO IN THE FIRST PLACE..WHO NEEDS THAT CRAP. EVERY 10 LBS IS 1 SIZE~ YOU WILL FEEL SO HAPPY LOSING THE WEIGHT. LOOKING PRETTY, BUYING NEW AND SKINNY CLOTHES. IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU. SUGAR AND WHITE FLOUR CARBS. CARBS MAKE YOIU FAT AND WANT TO EAT MORE CARBS. UP Protein. PROTEIN WILL KEEP YOU FULL AND LOSE WEIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE? A FAT A$$ OR A NICE THIN AND HEALTHY BODY. I WAS VERY HARD ON MYSELF. I HOPE I HAVE NOT INSULTED YOU. I LOST WEIGHT VERY SLOWLY. I AM OLDER THAN ALL OF YOU.