My surgery is scheduled for May 15, and i am suppose to be on my pre-op diet. I'm having a heck of a time with this!! I'm suppose to loose 13 lbs. post surgery and i have lost 10, however I'm still not following the diet that the OCC gave me. Does anyone know if its okay if you don't just have liquids only before surgery as long as I'm losing what I'm suppose to before the surgery?
When I read about how people live with the band, and think oh my, what am I getting myself into? I have to remind myself, that I will have my own relationship with the band. Each of us is different. For me this is a life change, and one that I sometimes look at like.....am I ready to give up my love affair with food. I enjoy food and find comfort in food. Sometimes when I read what people are eating I think.....I wouldn't choose to eat those foods. Like almonds for a snack. Really, I hav
Well, I am back to work and living life! I am feeling great and if you look at me you would not think I had surgery four days ago.
I think the fear people have about the swine flu is a bit blown up. My sitter had a mild panic attack about watching my son. My goodness, if I had swine flu, I would be ill. Odds are my family would be ill as well. I am feeling great and so ready for the healing to begin!
I am 33 days away from my 1st fill! Been drinking and having a little head hunger from
so here goes, i have signed the forms and on my way to a new start i just hope i can fullfill my side of the deal, i am very nervous but sooooooo feed up with the way i look, so if there are any others going down on the 19th may please get in touch
Surgery went well. I decided to stay at the Marriott instead of the clinic. A bit more comfortable. I am feeling very good, so far very limited pain. I have been walking and drinking. Think I will lay down an take a little nap.
I have the the 10cm 4 cc band from Inamed. I was very happy when I met with Dr. Miranda. When I stepped on the scale to be weighed in , I was 265 on the money! That is what my goal was. Yippee! So I lost 5% of my body weight as asked.
I am so happy my mom de
It is with much regret that I announce that I have been a very bad boy.Over the last 8 or so days I have, what is commonly known here in the UK, been on a bender. That is not to say that I urinated on someone of a less than heterosexual persuasion, but I have overdone it on the booze. Every day I have frequented my old stomping ground, Froggies, and have drank myself to a stupor. The itch of needing to drink heavily came back with a vengeance and I scratched that itch very hard indeed. I now
-still at the same weight. whatever..people have been telling me i look so good and that i'm "dynamite". hahaaa
-i got dress coded at work. apparently my skirts are too short...hahahaaaaaaaaa
-i dyed my hair darker because i'm starting to tan and i figure darker hair looks better with golden skin. it's a cool brown instead of orange
-i was in la last week and we went to santa monica beach. i took my shirt off and laid out with a bikini top on. wow first time ever in my life was i able to s
I leave tomorrow bright and early for Tijuana, MX! I am excited, and for the most part ready. I do have a few details to tie up. My nerves have settled. It helped me to get my bag packed. That put me at ease, knowing I will not be in a rush to finalize any details. First thing this morning I printed my boarding pass.
Yesterday I spent some time reading peoples negative experiences with the band. Worst cases! It was interesting, and I'll I can do is pray that those stories do not becom
So, I am a pretty open person. Shortly after my decision to have the lab-band I decided to share with my close family and friends what I was doing. I knew that it would open myself up to comments, questions, and all that fun stuff that goes along with mentioning 1. surgery in a back alley butcher shop.... a.k.a. Mexico. 2. having weight loss surgery. God forbid I get off my large butt, excersise, and eat right like the rest of the normal skinny world. That being said, let's not forget to me
I feel nervous, tense, or a general unease. I leave at the later part of the week to be banded. I had planed to pack my bag today in preparation for my trip at the end of the week. It's like I have a block. So I decided to come here and type out my feelings.
A short trip, I believe will do me some good. To get away and have some time with no one to care for other than myself. That sounds terrible I bet. I love my son dearly, and the thought of not being around to kiss and tuck him in m
Well, I am down to 7 days. But who is counting right?! ME of coarse! I am counting! Yes indeedy!
I am happy that I am making some friends who are getting banded and have already been banded. It's the best of both worlds. I get real life experience and get to chatter about what is on our busy little minds. Yesterday I got a good email message from Montana. She was talking about real life band expirences. Which is so awesome. I can't really wrap my head around all the changes that will be
I am feeling like I have ants in my pants! I am nearly a week away from my departure to San Diego/Tijuana and I am feeling so ready! I am not one to wish away time, because I believe time is precious.
I have "things" to do before I leave. Like packing for my trip, which should take a few minutes. Me being a practical person, I am packing fairly light. So that is really not a big deal. I do need to loose some more weight.....darn it! I am holding steady at 9-10 lbs. Dr. Miranda asked m
i was banded january 23rd, 2009 and have lost 25lbs. sometimes i get discouraged and feel as though im not losing enough-quick enough. ive been an emotional eater all my life and now when im down and emotionally eat, i cant. (which of course is a good thing). so everyday is a challenge. i find that i weigh myself very often and if it goes up more then 2 pounds i'm a emotional mess. ive tried weighing myself once a week but its as though i have to track my weight. this has become more of an emoti
This will be my ongoing list. My list of what I will not miss.
Worry of health issues springing up. Diabetic, high blood pressure, high cholesterol.
Not rocking the "Granny Panties" anymore
Not being able to cross my legs at the knee without a hoist up.
Tieing my shoes laces to the side.
Being a 40 DD.
Getting winded when active.
Shopping in the "PLUS" size section.
Not receiving compliments.
Seeing my "area" when shaving!
Not having the sexy feeling.
Seeing my spare tire around
Having been in this game for only about 2 months now, I feel somewhat reticent to write on the subject of slimming down - but having dropped over 50lbs in eight weeks, I am perhaps able to see the results more clearly than had I lost weight more slowly. A large drop in a small timescale has left my memories of Billy Bunterdom less hazy than most. For all those sending me cyber-daggers as they read about the initial success, please relax in the knowledge that my primary sprint has turned into a
anyway so i got to hang out with gio's other bestgf, Diana, this sunday. Surprise surprise I really like her. She's really quiet and calm. She's not rude or stuck up at all. And she gave me lots of insight on gio and why he's absolutely insane! hahaaaaa! she told me that they used to fight like all the time but now she's learned to just "yes him to death". those were her exact words too! hahaaaa what a funny sweet girl no wonder why he likes her. which makes me think why does he like me? i think
I am in the pre-op diet phase. Yippie, that means soon I will be getting my band. Lately there have been a few posts on the forum about the pain newly banded people are in. It leaves me hoping I took off enough time for recovery. From everything I have read, I should be okay. I am hopeful I will be the "bounce back kid." I really hope that I can manage my pain well, as I have a son to come home to and care for.
The pre-op diet is going pretty good. I have very good success while I am a
I am writing this article based on a suggestion by my dear friend and confidant, James Lucas. Or, as I affectionately know him, Jumbo Jim. He’s not a fat man. Just, like most people, slightly overweight. Now, thinking about it, I’m not entirely sure what exactly I am referring to when I proclaim his Jumbo-ness. Perhaps I should stop. Jimmy it will be from here on.
We were discussing exercise machines of all things the other day. Having invested in an elliptical trainer last month, he was in
I decided it's better to not care and to be selfish. Life is better when you "live and let go". Seventeen more pounds to go before I'm out of the "obese" zone. I've never felt better.
Well, turns out the loan officer had the debt to income ratio wrong. So the loan went through! I have scheduled my surgery and booked airline tickets. My mom has decide to come along with me. I love my mom for that. (Although I really to believe I will be just fine solo.)
What's new!
I got the book Lab Band for Life! So now I am wanting to read it!
Booked airline tickets for mom and I!
Sent my deposit yesterday.
Sent my flight detail.
Confirmed hotel reservations at the Marriott.
Can someone plz suggest a company that sells the liquid multi-vitamins and does anyone have suggestions how to get other meds down w/o it getting stuck eg: Prevacid capsules ; Advil; etc and do I need any Antibiotics in liquid now? Thanks for your help. Just trying to get ready for post procedure anticipated problems.
