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[julie.ann 1]

Hey guys! Here is a thread that was started for us October '08 Bandsters about our Bandiversary Plans. Check it out here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f282/you-doing-anything-bandaversary-100643/

I'd love to hear what your plans are!

[Carriejess 27]

Carrie.....................is at goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[annecolorgreen 0]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!:biggrin:

[Mimilou2004 13]

YAY, Carrie, way to go!!!!!

Mimi

[julie.ann 1]

Carrie.....................is at goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You ROCK! We are all so jealous!!!

[LoveIslovely 0]

Just an update...I miss everyone!!! Work work is keeping me busy. Alright so I am still at 168, not trying to lose any more until my Tummy Tuck :sneaky: All is well, I love my band! I still work out 5 to 6 x per week! Good luck everyone.

[julie.ann 1]

Just an update...I miss everyone!!! Work work is keeping me busy. Alright so I am still at 168, not trying to lose any more until my Tummy Tuck :sneaky: All is well, I love my band! I still work out 5 to 6 x per week! Good luck everyone.

Wow are you looking into PS already? I have to pay off my lapband surgery first. I always heard to maintain for a year before PS. What is your time schedule? I need it so bad!!!!

Tummy Tuck an Breast Lift for my 40th birthday. Okay, so I will get a consult for my 39th birthday. 4 years to go....

[julie.ann 1]

I am wondering if any of you would like to start a challenge.

We are only one month away from October! OMG I can't even believe that! I was banded at the end of the month, but it is still coming up soon. Anyone interested in a Halloween Challenge? We could weigh in every Saturday Morning and I'll keep track and post it on our other October thread here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/any-october-bandsters-73669/index118.html#post1319376 Please post your weigh in results on the other thread too so I can keep it all straight. I don't want to miss anyone!

Who is in? I really need to get on track and get the sweets out of my system.

If you are interested Weigh yourself. Let me know that you want your name added to the Challenge List. This will be an eight week challenge and so my goal will be 16 lbs.

Just to let the new "Smashing Pumkins" know. There should be a thread for October 2009 if you search for it but you are welcome to join us if you would like.

Halloween Challenge:

Julie.Ann (16lbs)

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Edited September 5, 2009 by julie.ann

[giddyupgrandma 0]

Giddyupgrandma is up for a challenge. I don't know how to put a weight ticker on this site but my starting weight was 263 lbs., my sugery was October 2nd, 2008 and I weighed 254, as of Saturday I weigh 197lbs (I was as low as 194 but have been struggling this summer because I have physical problems that are keeping me from exercising.) I will post my weight on this thread every Saturday morning. My goal is a ten pound weight loss by October 31.

[julie.ann 1]

Giddyupgrandma is up for a challenge. I don't know how to put a weight ticker on this site but my starting weight was 263 lbs., my sugery was October 2nd, 2008 and I weighed 254, as of Saturday I weigh 197lbs (I was as low as 194 but have been struggling this summer because I have physical problems that are keeping me from exercising.) I will post my weight on this thread every Saturday morning. My goal is a ten pound weight loss by October 31.

Great! I will put you down. You can find the posting on the other thread. If I keep it all in one place I have less of a chance to miss someone. I'll put you down for a 10 lbs goal.

[Bimbabe 1]

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Hello, I'm a 59 year old lady and I'm trying to decide on having the LAP-BAND®®® or the Gastric Bypass. I weigh 236 and I'm 5'4". I'm a type II diabetic on oral medication and take one blood pressure medication. Please advise!!!!! I live in Raleigh, NC.

Hi and nice to meet you. My name is Sue. Okay, so here is MY story....(lots o' details, I will try to be brief)

I attended an information session, here in decatur, GA in 2006, my weight was 247 at 5'8". I was 100% sold on having LAP-BAND®®. I did extensive research (I am a Nurse Practitioner, by the way) and STILL was 100% FOR LAP-BAND®®. Unfortunately, I let my dad and husband talk me out of having it done. Fast forward to Jan 2008. By then I was up to 267, this is after going on yet another diet, my fasting blood sugar was 119, I was put on metformin. There was a information session on 05/14/2008, which I attended the MD was Scott Steinberg, who I love. Anyway he discussed the LAP-BAND®® and GBS. Again, I left thinking I am going to get the LAP-BAND®®, of course! So, I did more research and discovered that the cure for type II DM, is gastric bypass! What???? I then began doing more research and found that there is a 99% cure rate for type II DM with gastric bypass. That is when I started changing my mind. The things I did not like about gastric bypass, was the malabsorption issues and the potential for dumping syndrome (I will go back to that in a min.)

Anyway, I told my dad, mom and hubby that I had to do this...for me!

I have BCBS PPO and the office people were GREAT! They gave me a list of things I needed to submit and viola! After my psych clearance, I was given a date. 10/14/2008, the day before my 44th birthday. On the day of surgery, I weighed 275, I was sooo nervous and scared. Everything went well. My recovery was quite painless. I did have to stay overnight, not too bad.

Then when I got home I began walking 3 miles per day. I checked my blood sugars, and found after week 1 I no longer needed the metformin.

I am almost 1 year out and I weigh....(drumroll please) 185! I still have a way to go and a lot more to learn, but I am on my way for sure.

Some caveats:

Protein: use UNJURY.com. It is the best tasting Protein Shakes you can think of. I have a cup of chocolate soy milk (I don't like cow's milk) with a scoop of the vanilla Unjury and I really feel like I am have a milk shake every morning

Vitamins, Calcium and vit. B: DO IT everyday, if you don't you will have NO energy. I get my Vitamin B12 and bcomplex from biartricadvantage.com They have different flavors of the calcium mint, chocolate, etc. Yummy!

Exercise: DO IT, I must admit, I am not the best at this. I do yoga every morning and evening. I was someone who could not imagine working out everyday, but I do, walk, it will speed up your weight loss!

DUMPING: DON NOT DO THIS!! :cryin g:If you eat too many carbs, it will happen. You will feel as though you are having a heart attack. Of course, I had to challenge this by having a HUGE piece of cake. Well, i dumped. What is dumping??? Basically, your metabolism changes, so when you eat too many carbs, as you know your body produces and sends out massive amounts of insulin. Remember, if you have gastric bypass your body does not absorb all of that sugar. The small intestine is bypassed, so it goes straight to your gut. This is like taking 5000U of insulin, very scary and dangerous. My husband wanted to take me to the ER, and I refused I was too embarrassed, it did pass, but I really really will never do that again. I prayed to HIM to let me get through it! Thank God for Jesus, really.

Questions.....let me know!!!

Edited September 29, 2009 by Bimbabe
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[giddyupgrandma 0]

I had a gastric band placed on October 7th, 2008. My surgery took 25 minutes and I had a hernia repair too. I recovered quickly. I weighed 263 before pre-op diet, 254 at surgery time and now I weight about 197. I lost weight rapidly for the 1st six months, but have pretty much lost nothing since then. I am a little over 5' 9" tall and 57 years old. I have a lot of medical problems and was scared to have bypass surgery. But if I had to do it over again, I would have the Roux-N-Y (not sure if spelled correctly). My reasons are pretty simple. I still have Type 2 diabetes (A1C of 6.4) even though I am off diabetes medications. I am still taking blood pressure meds. I would like to lose another 25-30 pounds, but no matter how little I eat, I can't move the scale. My insurance only covers 50% of the cost of a band adjustment, so each time I go (I have had 6 adjustments) I pay about $240.00. I am having another adjustment this Friday (October 2nd.). So, I would suggest if you want medical conditions to improve, have the bypass.

[julie.ann 1]

OMG!!!!

I am out of the 170's! I weighed 168.9 lbs today! Awesome!

I too started to platuea after about 8 months. I needed another adjustment that I put off for 3 monthsl I also changed up my diet a little. My supper mostly is tilapia fish and a side of cottage cheese to help with the texture. With a high Protein Breakfast and noon meal the weight has started to move again. I had started to cheat with sweets and it had stalled my progress. Still hitting the gym. I still do much better if I track everthing I eat at www.spartkpeople.com. If I don't track it then I eat one or two things that really screw up my band. I love my band. I might be a little tight. If I was closer to my surgeon I would get a tiny unfil, but if I am mindful of what I eat and the bites I take then I do okay.

I'm in the 160's! I just about can't stand it!!!!

[Ewiedbingcott 9]

OMG!!!!

I am out of the 170's! I weighed 168.9 lbs today! Awesome!

I too started to platuea after about 8 months. I needed another adjustment that I put off for 3 monthsl I also changed up my diet a little. My supper mostly is tilapia fish and a side of cottage cheese to help with the texture. With a high Protein breakfast and noon meal the weight has started to move again. I had started to cheat with sweets and it had stalled my progress. Still hitting the gym. I still do much better if I track everthing I eat at www.spartkpeople.com. If I don't track it then I eat one or two things that really screw up my band. I love my band. I might be a little tight. If I was closer to my surgeon I would get a tiny unfil, but if I am mindful of what I eat and the bites I take then I do okay.

I'm in the 160's! I just about can't stand it!!!!

Woooo Hooooo:thumbup: I've incorporated more protein in my diet (thanks to you and your response) and I'm dropping too. Gotta love that band.

[Losing 2 0]

You are encouraging me to do better... you are doing awesome!