DaGreen

WOW! You look fantastic!

You look amazing! I can't wait to get out of my 22's and get into a 10 let alone 8's! CONGRATS!

WOW!!! Congratulations!!! Keep up the excellent work. You are very inspiring =D> =D>

WELCOME! Hi Bob! I am very new as well. I get banded on the 27th. Where in Socal are you? I just typed in my stats in my signature under My Controls. As far as pictures? I did it, but it was by accident and am no help!

I am truly disappointed that ANY personal email or personal message was shared. That is just wrong! I don't know you but I am really trying to research all the old posts and you sure are a supportive one! I am going to need you and the rest of the group probably for life!

FANTASTIC POST! Thank you for finding it an sharing it!

You gals are awesome! Thank you! I am really excited! Thanks again!

Oh, all the threads that I am reading through on my research, you have been such a HUGE support for everyone here. Keep it going. You can do this

Suck it up buttercup, YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! :cheerleader: :cheerleader: This is a lifestyle change. Get back on the horse. You are doing this for you. Look at how far you have come? I haven't started pre-op yet so you are so far ahead of me.

Definitely helped, thank you! There is a beach store that is moving and they have a couple of sun dresses in there for $20. I will go pick up one or two.

My surgery is 8/26 and I've been doing a low carb high protein diet right now and I will continue to do so just to keep me in the routine. I really NEED/WANT this to work. I feel the sooner I can get in a routine, the easier it will be, at least that is what I am hoping for.

1) Exercise or just being active. I love to road bike, mtn bike, surf, kayak and hike. How soon after the banding were you able to kick your exercise routine into high gear? 2) I know banding is a tool to help us gain control and some sort of normalcy in our lives. Is anyone seeing a nutritionist or a psychologist trying keep you from falling back into the old habits? 3) What did you wear after your surgery? I have a couple of sun dresses and yoga pants. 4) Is there a link to a list of foods that I should have after the surgery on this site? 5) Water intake while working out. Is anyone having problems with this? 6) Did anyone just go for baby food during the mushy food stage? I think that's it for now. Thanks, Donna

I am excited, I get banded August 26th by Dr Ortiz.

I just posted something similar as my first post. I hope everything is well.

Thank you all for sharing! You are all very inspiring. That is fantastic about getting off of the medication for diabetes, that is HUGE actually. Congratulations!! I do understand that I am doing this for ME. FINALLY something for ME! I know I won't be able to share with anyone what I am doing, they would ALL try to talk me out of it. Funny, my biggest support system wouldn't support me with this decision. I am tired of my knees hurting, my feet hurting and my shoulders and arms. I too am an unhappy grumpy person and that's not me. I love to laugh, love and smile and right now I am just so dang sad, bitter and angry all the time. The depression is the worse. It's a catch 22. I am depressed because I am overweight, I am overweight because I am depressed. I was on medication about 5 years ago and took myself off because the meds would make me gain weight. How fair was that? Conversation with hubby wasn't much better tonight. I told him that I have been dieting since I was sixteen, at the top of game, all state volleyball and I was running track and field at the time. SOMETHING is not working. His answer? He's going to be my "cycling coach". According to Mr Cyclist, the guy that has been riding his bike since he was 16 years old, is going to whip me into shape now #-o So, yeah, I won't be telling him about the surgery till after the fact. My plan is to take the train from my house to San Diego and have Dr. Ortiz's people pick me up from the trolley station in San Ysidro. I am so glad that I travel to Mexico a lot and am confident and comfortable on making this trip on my own. I will be notifying 2 people of this, but not till a couple of days before. Thank you everyone for you help, warmth and encouragement! Donna

Thank you all for the responses. My husband is one of those gifted athletic people that doesn't understand overweight people and doesn't understand how come I cannot lose the weight. I just want to be able to be active with him. I was just looking at my emails and holy moly, I have an apt schedule 8/26 w/Dr O! I only researched this last night! EEK!!! Thanks again for all the posts! Donna

You ARE all AWESOME!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Hi all! Newbie here I just wanted to know what state of mind were you all in BEFORE you decided on the surgery? I just had a HUGE fight with my husband yesterday regarding my weight. He is TERRIFIED of any diseases that the weight could possibly bring to me. Ovarian and breast cancers are huge in my family not to mention I have had depression for about the last 5 years. He has NEVER had an issue with my weight till the last 6 months. I have been yo-yo dieting since the age of 16. I am 39 years old now. I have tried everything with huge success on a medically low carb high protein diet, to gain it all back and them some. Two years ago I started seeing a personal trainer with no luck. One year ago I decided to do a triathlon and hooked up with a training group. I’ve ended up doing 4 triathlons within the last year but STILL I am at 220, the same weight I was two years ago. I just unleashed to my physical therapist about possibly getting the lap band and she said to check out their nutritionist BEFORE I get drastic. How much more crap do I need to go through for people to realize I cannot do this on my own? I’ve seen many weight loss doctors, I’ve done the diet pills, Atkins, Lindora, South Beach, Herbalife and Weight Watcher’s. Heck, I’ve even gone to a hypnotherapist. I’ve busted my ass off on diets and exercise it’s easy for me to be disciplined. My husband leaves for a week long bike ride in Utah, this is when I want to schedule my surgery. I know if I tell him I am going to do it, he will tell me, “Work out more and watch what you eat. You don’t need to do this.” So, I do need to go behind his back on this. What’s the nutritionist going to do for me that everyone else hasn’t done? Oh yeah, why I see a physical therapist? Because when I consistently workout, my joints can’t seem to hold up my weight and I injure myself. I’ve spent the last 23 years of my adult life fighting my weight and I don’t intend to do it the next 23 years. I know you all will be very encouraging and tell me just get the surgery done, and I will, I just would like to know where your thought process was before you decided on the surgery. Thanks, Donna