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marie715    0

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Sure, I'll chat. I see you were banded about 2 weeks before I was. How is it going for you? Any complications? What is the BEST thing about being banded, for you? What is the most unexpected thing about being banded for you?

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MADE IT 2 MY GOAL..OH YEAH    0

MADE IT 2 MY GOAL..OH YEAH
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Sure, I'll chat. I see you were banded about 2 weeks before I was. How is it going for you? Any complications? What is the BEST thing about being banded, for you? What is the most unexpected thing about being banded for you?

oh thank you thank you thank you. You have no idea how bored I am right now..lol. Things are going wonderfully now. I didn't have any complications other than the doctor couldn't get me to my sweet spot soon enough. I just now (well since feb) starting loosing weight like I wanted to. I got my last fill this Wednesday and I had lost 36 pounds since Feb and have lost 2 1/2 since Wednesday. The best thing about my band is I am finally able to loose weight and not end up gaining it back. I am getting my self confidence back and feel so much better about myself. I can actually look in a mirror now and not hang my head in same. The most unexpected thing about being banded is the gas. I never had problems with gas until I got my band and now, its almost all day everyday. But I can live with the gas as long as I am getting healthy.

How are things going for you? Same questions apply.

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I can so relate to the looking in the mirror thing. I avoided looking in the mirror for at least the last 18 years. The mirrors at my house are at shoulder level so I don't see my full body. But last week I noticed that I actually do look up in mirrors in other places like in the ladies room at work. I like what I see until I turn sidewise and then I'm like 'Ugh!'. I carry all of my weight out front in my stomach.

I also love my band and thank God every day that I did not have any complications. I never even experienced the gas pains. I believe I have the band that holds only 4cc's so I think I got to my sweet spot quickly. Only 3 fills and the last one was Dec. 7, 2008. My surgeon says that as long as I continue to lose 1 - 2 pounds a week and I cannot finish a 4 ounce hambuger patty then I don't need a fill. So far, so good.

So I have lost 67 pounds since surgery and 72 pounds if I count in the pre-op week. I am totally amazed. I haven't been able to lose more than 25 pounds at one time and I never kept those pounds off. I need to lose at least 30 to 40 more pounds but according to those lovely BMI charts I need to lose 70 more pounds before I am 'normal' weight.

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      Question for anyone, how did you get your mind right before surgery? Like as far as eating better foods and just doing better in general? I'm having a really hard time with this. Any help is appreciated 🙏❤️
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      1. NickelChip

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        I had about 6 months between deciding to do surgery and getting scheduled. I came across the book The Pound of Cure by Dr. Matthew Weiner, a bariatric surgeon in Arizona, and started to implement some of the changes he recommended (and lost 13 lbs in the process without ever feeling deprived). The book is very simple, and the focus is on whole, plant based foods, but within reason. It's not an all or nothing approach, or going vegan or something, but focuses on improvement and aiming for getting it right 80-90% of the time. His suggestions are divided into 12 sections that you can tackle over time, perhaps one per month for a year if a person is just trying to improve nutrition and build good habits. They range from things like cutting out artificial sweetener or eating more beans to eating a pound of vegetables per day. I found it really effective pre-surgery and it's an eating style I will be working to get back to as I am further out from surgery and have more capacity. Small changes you can sustain will do the most for building good habits for life.

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        That sounds awesome. I'll have to check that out thanks!

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