destinie17

Hi im Destinie, im 17, im having the band sometime in July or Augest, but my mom has decided that i need to loose 15 lbs (plus what the dr. will meke me loose) by my first appt. which is June 10th. i know about the 2 slim fast and lean cuisin No sodas and lots of water..but is there anything else i could do to help my loose weight?

Ok, thank you. I'll have to go today and buy some slim fast and lean quisine. And no i don't really exercise, even though i know i should! But like i said im going to start ti-bo today also. it's really hard for me to work out because i loose my breath so quickly ya know? but i know im going to have to stay stead fast and keep to my guns so to speak. I am very determined, and like i told my mom last night, i have made up my mind, i am going to have this surgery done, Its something i've always wanted "( to loose weight) and this seems to be the perfect way to do it. Again thank you for the diet info, hopefully it'll do the trick and i'll be able to loose the 15 lbs, it seems sooo far away but then again its alot closer than the 50 lbs my step father had orginally suggested! i told him if i could of lost 50 lbs don't you think i would of done it by now, and if i could loose that much i wouldn't need the surgery. my mom siad 25 and i talked her down to 15 and we agreed that that was a resonable number. Although i don't think i should have to loose it at all, since the Dr. is going to make me loose more than that. But what can i do? Nothing! i can deal with it though. I'll just be working my butt off along the way lol (which is a good thing) anything else i should know about the pre-op diet or anything else for that matter?

AHHH i can't believe it!!! He lost! There is no way that he could of lost, well obviouly there is becasue he did, but OMG hge lost! i was so madd!!!!!! It was absolutly rediculious and i demand a recount of votes! ok now on to the rest of my horribloe day! My mom had decided, at the request of my step father (gag me) the i loose 15 lbs before i can have the surgery done. Which means that im going to have top postpone my appt! Which is completely upsetting! Have any advice about how to get the weight off efficently?? if i work really hard i may be able to get it off be my appt. but im not sure yet. PLEASE HELP ME! it is crucial that i loose this weight! Im starting tibo today but idk what else i can do! PLEASE GIVE ME SOME TIPS!!!! :lb12:

OMG!!! me tooo!!! i absolutly love him!!! he knocked David Cook out of the water last night! he's soooo cutee too! i voted for him lastnight! and thank you for your support!

Thanks!!!! Congrts on the wieght lost! im very excited to be taking this step in my life! KI don't want to have to go through what my dad went through. So far no one thast i've talked to has regreted the decision they made to have the lap band done! And that is a big relif for me! My aunt had the gastric bypass done when it first was introduced to the community, and he has gained all her weight back plus 120 lbs! That is not an option for me! the lap band seems like a reasonable solution to my weght problem. Being that i've tried everything else humanly possible, literally everythng! like i said im very excited about my decision, im going to be a senior this up coming school year and i want it to be amazing! I want to feel amazing, i wna to be able to go to prom, without hunting across the freaking country looking in "special stores" for a dress. UGH im just so excited about everything, and alot nervoius! Im a singer, and i've taken voice lessons for about 5 yrs, and it is getting harder and harder for me to hold notes! i dont want to loose singing, its my passion! Im actually planning on trying out for American Idol, not this upcoming season, but the folllowing! >

I am so sick of being big!!!! i had the worst day yesterday!!! Family is supposed to life you up? Not mine!! All my step dad can do is critisize me, he says i need to loose 50 lbs before i can have the surgery done, if i could loose 50 lbs i wouldn't need to have the surgery done!!!! ( I think the only people who support me are my mom and 3 people i don't even really know! how sad is that? im so glad i have ya'll for support! My dr.s appt is getting closer and closer!!! yay!!! im so excited! What does the Dr usually tell yolu on your first appt.?????

Heyy, Thank both of you so much for your advise and support. I have made up my mind and i am getting this done! Im sick of being big! i watched my dad die of being over weight, and it was not a fun journey! Im getting my surgery done at St. Vincents in Jacksonville,Florida. from what i can tell by all of the research i have done, he is a very good doctor! My insurance covers my surgery as long as i see a nutritionist every month or so. and i have to get a psyciatric evaluation done before and after the surgery! I was told because having this surgery done makes sucha drastic change, im not sure if that is true but thats what i've herd. Im very excited about having this done, and about being able to stun some people who have really hurt me over the years! and the saying was..you eat to live, not live to eat? Did knowing that helop either of you through out your journey?

wow congrats!! im getting the band done in a month~ im very nervous do you have any advice

Hey im destinie and im 17 :-h . i've got my first aapt with my doctor on June 8! im very excited but also very nervouse about what she has to say. i've been overweight all of my life. i've played sports and been active but that just doesn't seem to work. i've done everything from weight watchers to starving myself! and none of it works, atleast not for me. i just can't seem to keep the weight off. if i get it off at all. Im going to be a senior next year and i really want it to be amazing, i didnt go to my prom ths year because it was too hard for me to find a dress that fit me. and im not skipping my prom next year. I just want some feedback, any at all. Good or Bad. I want to get banded over my summer break this year, and that is rapidly approaching.