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  • Thank you everyone for your suggestions...very helpful!!
    in I could really use suggestions... Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • InfitRealm, I cook a lot of my meals too and I seldom get over my caloric intake a day..in fact I usually have to force myself to eat to get anything in that I should. And I get tired of raw vegetables..and don't like fish in any form. My husband needs a change in eating habits as well, but I can't get him to do it until I…
    in I could really use suggestions... Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • that's part of the problem..there are not many proteins that I like. I know I don't get near enough in the protein category each day.
    in I could really use suggestions... Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • I've had my band for a little over 2 years now. Like you, once I had it, I have to make myself eat to get the necessary protein and calories in in a day. Eating slower helped me too. I always ate fast, inhale now..taste later. Now I eat slower. I had to have the fluid removed from mine due to a health complication, but I…
    in Newly Banded! Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • I was finishing up mine when I had my surgery 2 years ago..The first three months after surgery, my flow was extremely heavy..like it looked like someone had butchered an animal there was so much. After starting birth control pills..the flow regulated back to normal. I never did have an issue with timing tho..every 4 weeks…
    in For the women - Periods after surgery Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • I had my lap band done by Dr. Lawrence Drahoda in Overland Park, Kansas. He is with Weight Loss Surgical Center. They do sleeves as well and they are a wonderful group of people and he is a great surgeon. Good luck with your search.
    in Recommendations and warnings Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • Okay, here it goes: Lap band surgery: Overland Park Kansas, 12/29/11 (yes it sucked being on a liquid diet over Christmas that year) Highest weight known: 525 lbs Weight at surgery consult: 514 lbs. Weight at Surgery: 485 lbs Height: 5'11" shirt size: 6x pant size: 6x or 44W Shoe size: above size 12 W in women..had to wear…
    in What are your stats? Prior and now Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • Alright I'm in. SW. 352 GW 332 Good luck everyone!!!
    in May 1st Challenge Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • I am a little over 2 years post-op with the lap band. I lost around 160 pounds with only the initial adjustment, and only half of the amount of fluid they usually administer in my doctor's office (2cc's). Recently I had to have that removed because the pouch dilated and it was too restricted. Now I am out to continue to…
    in Fell off the Lap Band Wagon Comment by psychokatt March 2014
  • Alissakae, Congrats on your weight loss. And thank you for the encouraging words. I still have the band in place, just no fluid in it. To be honest, I'm scared to put any fluid back in because of the recent issues that prompted what little that was in there to be removed. And because I wasn't able to hold food down, now…
    in Struggling to prove to myself, and doctors, that I can Comment by psychokatt March 2014
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