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  • Athleta and Nordstrom both have a small but decent selection of plus size workout clothes. I like the Zella line at Nordstrom a lot.
  • I lost 10 in those 2 weeks but prior to that I had lost 10 since my surgical consult. It was nice going into the procedure already 20 lbs. down.
  • Gorgeous and inspiring!!! Enjoy your success. :)
  • Congrats and best wishes. I was just banded on 9/10. Is it hard? Yes. Is it worth it? YES!! Just follow everything your doctor says to the letter and listen to the great advice of everyone around here who has been through it before us and you will set yourself up to succeed. Best wishes.
  • 2 suggestions of things that helped me immediately AFTER surgery: 1. Heating pad (became my best friend for the incision site soreness and also for my neck and shoulder gas pains) 2. Belly Band - I ordered one on Amazon which helped compress my stomach so it wasn't just "flopping" around when I was laying down. It felt…
  • A good friend of mine had a Lap Band and had an unexpected pregnancy 6 weeks later. She was totally healthy, the baby was great and she just didn't have her band filled during the time of the pregnancy. I know that after the birth, she went back to the Dr. for fills and started up with her weight loss again. I think the…
  • HI Everyone. I'm pre-op for a Lap Band (hopefully this September pending insurance approval). I had a gastric bypass 12 years ago and had success with that... but had 4 babies in the following years and the rest is history. I start my liquid diet on Aug 27th but I put myself on a semi-liquid diet for the past 3 weeks, just…
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