Were is all my Chattanoogians at?

[Carrie_C 9]

Well I am glad I had this surgery, I wouldn't want anything else other than the lap band because at least it can be removed if something goes wrong. If you have complications from other surgerys, too bad, you are stuck with it anyway! But I just expected to lose more than I have. I would like to go get a fill, but everytime I do, it is too tight and I end up having to go back. If they would just listen to me and not put so much in, it wouldn't be so bad. But they won't listen. I wish I knew how to do it myself!!

[punkster 0]

well i still have 200 pounds to lose. i have had lapband for over a year and am still fat. my complications really messed stuff up. makes me sad sometimes. i would not have had another surgery to start with but now i am not so sure. probably wont convert to something else but it does cross my mind.

[Carrie_C 9]

Having complications does mess things up. I haven't had any complications, except for being too tight after every single fill. That has messed me up. The thing for me is, I know I look better, and I know I have greatly improved my health by losing, but in my head I am still the same. When I look in the mirror or look at a picture, I still see the same fat person as always. I guess it is easier to change our bodies than to change what's in our head.

[punkster 0]

definitely. i still feel the same but i know i look different because of pictures. no one ever says anything about me looking better though i guess cause i am still overweight. Thus is life. sometimes i feel even heavier than when i started which is ridiculous since i have lost 75 - 80 lbs. anyways, i agree with the headthing.

[Carrie_C 9]

Trust me, people notice you have lost weight, they just won't say. A lot people are jealous, and they don't want to say anything about someone looking good. I had that problem where I used to work. I never told any of them I had a lap band. They never said one word to me when I starting losing weight. But when I stopped working there, I found out they were all talking about me behind my back because I had lost weight and they hadn't!

[punkster 0]

sorry people were talking about you behind your back. that sucks.

[Carrie_C 9]

Yea. I've really learned who my real friends are and aren't.

[punkster 0]

"You've Got a Friend in Me"

[*slim* 2]

Drive by post to say hi. I hope that you all are doing well.

[punkster 0]

ah. she lives. congrats on your 85 lbs slim. miss you round these parts.

[Carrie_C 9]

Has anyone been told anything about if it's ok to do ab exercises? I am wanting to get one of those bender balls, but the doctor never said if it's ok to do ab exercises.

[Carrie_C 9]

Where did everyone go?

[punkster 0]

i am here. i just dont know about the ab thing. i am pretty sure that like 6-8 weeks after surgery you should be fine. give them a call though and leave a message with the nurse. they are nice and will call you back so you know for sure.

[Dwayne Bordelon 0]

I didn't there were any exercise restrictions after a certain point in time.

[Dwayne Bordelon 0]

Hey! Anyone still out there?

I am losing weight good right now. I am down about 20lbs since 12/15. I am not able to eat much and I am not hungry between meals most of the time. I actually for the first time canceled my monthly fill appt.