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  1. > hello fellow banders... i have alot of stuff to say today.... first of all i have to admit that i had never thought about the benefit of NOT having the yoyo weight loss thing when i posted...this is a huge benefit. i started at 215 and was growing larger after being clean off meth for about a year.... i had my lapband in jan. and now its been alittle over 7 months and i weigh 170... i never went up and down... just have been losing slowly... this is a good thing... i went from a size 18 to now a size 11 purple... which means i can get them on but i cant breathe... #-o my biggest complaint is... well that i expected too much.... a miracle or some kind of rapid response to a life time of bad habits.... it was my own "head" thing... now that i have assessed the "WHOLE" situation.... i have to say "its been a benefit".... a good thing.... i feel better,,,, i can exersize.. my arms lay down beside my body. my boobs are bigger than my stomach.... i am the first one done at meals... i dont think about food all the time..... i save alot of money on the fast food i dont buy..... =D> and i am finially feeling like i look like i am losing weight.... it takes awhile.... it isnt over night...... it still requires more than the surgery... but its workable.... i feel like i might be in my sweet spot now.... i hope someone gets something out of this.... i just wanted to be fair and tell ya all its a good thing...........TODAY..... DEBI
  2. today i went and got another fill... i forgot to ask how much they were putting in... #-o so that was dumb... but he told me to walk around in TJ for a while and go try and eat to see how tight i am..... im pretty tight... so i will see what happens.... when you say "post my food diary" :-? what do you mean? on this site? where? what? im confussed..... another thing does anyone know anything about Sharon Osborns lap band story? i just heard that she had one and Dr. Ortiz was in the operating room for the surgery.... o kay i will post more later.... :-h
  3. :-? READ MY POSTS IN MIXED REVIEW....
  4. THATS GREAT..... WOW I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE YOYO THING... AND FREAK OUT IS NOT THE WORD I MEANT TO USE.... MORE THAT GET PEOPLE RIALED UP.... THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.... THAT IS A BIG PLUS... I HAVE NOT GAINED ANY OF MY WEIGHT BACK,,, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION OF THE 3RD FILL, I AM SCHEDULED TO GO IN NEXT WEEK SO MORE TO COME ON THE SAGA... IM SURE.... ALTHOUGH I WANT TO BE HONEST I ALSO WANT TO BE FAIR.... I DO APPRECIATE THE ADVICE.... AND OF COURSE I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR..... WITH A BIG BAG OF GOLD TOO...HAHAH... AND WHEN THE FAT IS GONE I CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SAGGY SKIN...LOL.... DOES IT EVER END? THANKS AGAIN.... MORE TO COME... KEEP TUNING IN.....OUT..... :-h
  5. PAMMIE I WAS GLAD TO SEE YOU HAVE LOST.... I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR PROGRESS SINCE BEFORE I GOT THE LAPBAND AND IT SEEMS THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS...... OR LOSERS...HAHAHA... MY STORY IS JUST THAT... MINE... ITS WHAT IM GOING THROUGH. ITS HOW I FEEL.... DONT READ ALOT OF STUFF INTO IT... ITS WHAT I FEEL RIGHT NOW... ITS WHAT IM THINKING TODAY..... JUST KEEP IT IN MIND WITH ALL THE STORIES OF ...... WELL ALL THE OTHERS.... IF ANYONE THINKS THAT ITS ALL GOOD.... NOTHING IS..... I USED METH FOR 15 YEARS TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF... IT WORKED GREAT... UNFORTUNATLY IT TURNED ME INTO A MONSTER AND SINCE I GOT CLEAN I GAINED ALOT OF WEIGHT.... ALOT.... AND IT HELPS ME IN MY OWN SITUATION TO TELL OTHERS MY HONEST SIDE TO THINGS.... PLEASE DONT GIVE IT MORE THAN IT IS... JUST MY SIDE.... OTHERS MAY DISAGREE AND THATS ALL GOOD.... I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.... THAT I APPRICATE ALL THE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY.... AND ISNT IT FUNNY HOW A LITTLE BIT OF UNFLATTERING INPUT CAN JUST FREAK SOME PEOPLE OUT.
  6. I HAD MY LAP BAND ON JAN. 4TH 2007, I WEIGHED 214 THE DAY I STARTED MY PRE OP DIET... AND I WEIGHED 206 THE DAY OF MY SURGERY. I WAS VERY OPTIMISTIC... AND ALL WENT WELL WITH MY SURGERY... I FOLLOWED COMPLETE POST OP INSTRUCTIONS AND DIET..... I EVEN STARTED EXERSIZING WHEN I WAS CLEARED FOR IT... I HAVE HAD 2 FILLS ON THE SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE AND FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TOLD WHEN I WAS TOLD.... MY CURRENT WEIGHT IS 184..... THATS ABOUT 30 POUNDS I HAVE LOST IN 6 MONTHS... BETTER THAN GAINING THATS FOR SURE... BUT MY POINT IS.... I PAID $8500.00 AND ANOTHER $200.00 FOR FILLS FOR THIS "TOOL" AND I HAVE LOST ABOUT 30 POUNDS... I HAVE BEEN STUCK ON 185 FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND I CANT IMAGINE BEING ANY MORE RESCRICTED RIGHT NOW.... I DO EXERSIZE AND I DONT EAT "BAD" STUFF. MY THOUGHTS RANGE FROM DAY TO DAY... AND FOR TODAY IAM THINKING I MAY HAVE GONE INTO THIS THING WITH MY EYES WIDE SHUT.... LOOKING FOR A MAGIC CURE.... I DONT KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE WATCHED THE SHOW "WORK OUT" BUT I COULD HAVE GONE TO SKYSPORTSPA GYM AND WORKED OUT WITH ONE OF THE TRAINERS FROM THE SHOW FOR 3 1/2 MONTHS 3 DAYS A WEEK FOR $8500.00. IM NOT SAYING THAT THE LAPBAND HASNT WORKED FOR ME.... I HAVE LOST 30 POUNDS AND I WENT FROM A SIZE 18 TO A SIZE 14 IN 6 MONTHS... IM JUST SAYING THERE ARE MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN YOUR TRYING TO DECIDE IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT..... I HAVE KEPT IN TOUCH WITH A FEW OTHER FELLOW BANDSISTERS I MET WHILE HAVING MY SURGERY AND WE ARE ALL FEELING THE SAME WAY... MAYBE ITS A 6 MONTH THING. I DONT KNOW... I DO PLAN TO HAVE ANOTHER FILL THIS MONTH AND I WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED IF I LOOSE... IF YOUR THINKING OF GETTING THE SURGERY... THINK A LITTLE LONGER... MAYBE TRY A PERSONAL TRAINER.... I ALSO BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE MY BMI WASNT AS HIGH AS SOME... IT MAYBE HARDER FOR ME... BUT LIKE I SAID ITS A "MIXER REVIEW" IM NOT PROOF READING THIS BEFORE I SEND IT SO I HOPE EVERYTHING SOUNDS LIKE ENGLISH.... THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT\ DEBI
  7. I live in san diego too. I will be ready for a fill around feburary 9th if anyone would like too go. I was planning on driving to the boarder parking on the U S side, walking across, getting a cab to the office then returning the same day. I think a weekday is the best time to go as far as the line coming back. I live in clairemont, right by the bay, i feel very lucky to live so close to the office that i can go get my fills without any transportaion problem. good luck everyone. debi
  8. I had my surgery on jan 5th in TJ, It went very smooth, no complications, I had no pain, I was walking around joking with the nurses and Dr. Sandra, bugging the other patients, just like a sleep over. The only discomfort i had was my port site, and that was very tolerable. I didnt even finish the pain meds they gave me. The worse part is the post op diet..... after the 1 week liquid diet, then another 3 weeks of liquids Im just sick of it, i cant wait to bite into something. I have been putting alot of stuff in the blender with water or milk and that does it for me as far as cravings. I even did meatloaf the other night, it was great. As long as it is thin enough to drink its fine. The weight is coming off slowly, thats cool, as long as it keeps coming off I am okay with it. TJ was fun, the other ladies and I had a nice time. the people at occ are totally cool, helpful, organized. No worries there. the hotel was nice, Alonso, the bellboy, was so helpful. Perfect English, knows Mrs. Ortiz, understands the proceeder, will help you with whatever you need. No problem getting there or coming home. Fransico was not feeling well, it was his birthday, and it was sunday, but he still was on time, very nice, and got us everywhere just like planned. I have nothing but good to say so far, of course i would like to be at my target weight today, hahahah but other than that no worries, no problems. I was a wreck the week before the surgery with the diet, the anticipation, and then last week I was grouchy from not eatting, but today I feel happy that I only have 10 more days till food. IM sure everything will be fine and I will do as well as everyone else. Hi to Audrey, I know your stalking this board girlfriend. hahahhaa, I will keep ya all up to date, I like to check this forum every couple days and see whats up, its cool to see the progress everyone has, Debi starting weight 212 banded 1-05 weight 206 todays weight 196 goal 135 yeaaaaa me
  9. I had surgery on Jan 5th, everything went great, now im just having clear liquids, is jello okay, when do I start drinkable yogart? Ive tried to call the office but for some reason they havent called me back yet. Im already sick of broth,gateraid and popcycles, I am alot more hungry then i imagined. Any advice would be helpful until i can get ahold of Miranda.
  10. hi pam when you get the answers to these questions will you please post them! thank you debi
  11. thanks for your replys, i feel good about the surgery, im just worrying about this darn pre op diet. I feel like this is one more example of how bad i feel when i cant finish a diet. I have a wonderful support group here in san diego who told me, to just take it one day at a time, good advice, it is getting easier, at least thats what i want keep telling myself. 5days to go yeeee haaaaa thanks again, debi
  12. are we supposed to be drinking ensure,boost, or the other "nutritional" drinks and then can have 2 other diet drinks like slimfast, as well as as much green salad as we like? i scheduled my surgery afer the nutritionalist went on holiday break so iam not sure exactly what i should be eatting. i should already be on my 3rd day of the 7 day liquid diet, i want to make sure iam not totally blowing it, and if i am if i need to postpone for a later date. ate any advice would be helpful. also did see 3 or 4 other pre op jan.5th banders so if you have any info i sure would like to here from you, i might be getting a case of cold feet, iam very nervous. thank you debi
  13. my name is debi and im having my lapband done on friday the 5th, i will be doing my preops on thursday, the 4th, my husband is coming if he can get the time off, but if not a good friend of mine will be there with me. im very excited to get this done and i have only heard positve thingsa about the clinic. Were all on our way to a new year and a new outlook. see all you fellow jan 5th peeps there. DEBI
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