Tanning Beds

[Kayla]

I received two sessions of tanning for Christmas. I have not used them yet.

Does anyone know if it is okay to tan once I am back from being banded? Or is their a time limit??

Any help or comments would be appreciated

Thanks!!!

[tootsie_lou]

Hey Kayla--I don't think there is any problem with tanning after surgery. I would cover any of your incisions with a little surgical tape just to help make sure they don't get darker. To be safe though, I would ask while you are there getting your surgery.

[Kayla]

Hey Kayla--I don't think there is any problem with tanning after surgery. I would cover any of your incisions with a little surgical tape just to help make sure they don't get darker. To be safe though, I would ask while you are there getting your surgery.

Okay, I will definitely ask them as well!!

Thanks for your insights!!

[CALF]

Okay, I will definitely ask them as well!!

Thanks for your insights!!

Hi Kayla,

I asked my General Practioner Dr. about it ( I tan in a tanning bed three times/week) He suggested putting zinc oxide on the incision sites to prevent burning and to prevent any darkening of the scars. I went back to tanning at three weeks in a stand-up booth.

I was banded in mid Oct of this year and it took just over a month for me to be comfortable enough to lay down and get up easily from one of the clamshell style beds. If you choose to use a stand-up bed then of course the getting up and down issue isn't a concern.

Hope this is of some help to you!

Good luck with your surgery. It's not a difficult proceedure and the recovery time and discomfort is easier than giving birth!! LOL

Cheers,

Cheryl

[Kayla]

Hi Kayla,

I asked my General Practioner Dr. about it ( I tan in a tanning bed three times/week) He suggested putting zinc oxide on the incision sites to prevent burning and to prevent any darkening of the scars. I went back to tanning at three weeks in a stand-up booth.

I was banded in mid Oct of this year and it took just over a month for me to be comfortable enough to lay down and get up easily from one of the clamshell style beds. If you choose to use a stand-up bed then of course the getting up and down issue isn't a concern.

Hope this is of some help to you!

Good luck with your surgery. It's not a difficult proceedure and the recovery time and discomfort is easier than giving birth!! LOL

Cheers,

Cheryl

Cheryl,

Yes of course this is of help to me!!! Thank you very much Thank you for the support and tips!

You are doing GREAT on your weight loss! What do you eat on a normal every day basis??

I'm so ready and my motto is "TO FEEL GREAT, LOOK GREAT, AND BE HEALTHY"

SUPER SUPER Excited! Not even nervous LOL

[CALF]

Cheryl,

Yes of course this is of help to me!!! Thank you very much Thank you for the support and tips!

You are doing GREAT on your weight loss! What do you eat on a normal every day basis??

I'm so ready and my motto is "TO FEEL GREAT, LOOK GREAT, AND BE HEALTHY"

SUPER SUPER Excited! Not even nervous LOL

Good for you Kayla for making the decision to get fit, healthy and feel good! It's one thing to wish for all of those changes and quite another to have the courage to make it happen!!! Just take the entire journey ONE DAY AT A TIME.

It takes time and patience to change one's life (some experts go so far as to say it can take 6 weeks to change a learned behavior) and for whatever reason you gained weight in the past, you will need a positive substitute behavior to take its' place. For instance, I over ate due to stress, boredom and fatique. I could & would "delete" them with a Big Mac, shake and fries.

NOW, thanks in part to the lapband (and a CPAP machine to deal with my sleep apnea) I go to the gym everyday to work off my stress, boredom and fatique. The physical exercise and body toning has ramped up my metabolism which of course leads to weight loss.

You asked what my daily diet consists of.

Typical day.... Four-five glasses of water spread throughout the day

8:00...a Dannon probiotic drink

9:00...A Dr. Atkins chocolate Advantage drink

1:00...a good size bowl of carrot, broccoli or squash soup with cut up veggies-

(tomatoes,celery,spinach and mushrooms)

5:00...A Lean Cusine (I look for the lowest in calories & sodium)

8:00...A handful of raw almonds

10:00..Half a glass of cranberry/apple juice & half water mixed with lemon Metamucil

The one thing that I've noticed on this site is that most folks don't mention their ages..and that has a huge role to play in caloric needs and metobolic rates. I'm considerably older than most of the folks here..I'm 58 so I won't needs as many calories as a 30 year old, nor is my metabolism as active as a younger person.

When you go to OCC Kayla you will have a meeting with Dr. Miranda. Have a list of questions for her regarding what foods she thinks you should be eating to help you realize a healthy and active weight loss.

It's a life journey and commitment to revamping your previous lifestyle and eating habits is a must. The lapband will work if you stay honest to it.

Bye for now!!

p.s ..I noticed a horse on your lapband journey counter..are you a rider?

Cheryl

[Kayla]

Hi Cheryl! Thanks so much for your tips!! I will gather a list of questions for Dr. Miranda!

I'm currently in Houston and the next flight is to San Diego!!

Soooo excited!!

[Kayla]

Ps: no no not a rider hehe I live on a farm but there just cows!

Oh and we have a big english mastiff that is practically as big as a horse hahaha

Thanks again for everything!!