Got Any Questions About Lap Bands Or Weight Loss?
Posted by Lori on April 21, 2008
I haven’t been blogging as much lately because I haven’t been sure of what to write about. I am new at this, y’know. Anyway, I thought I’d put it out to you – is there anything you’re specifically wondering about with Lap Bands, or even weight loss or weight loss maintenence, that you haven’t seen addressed anywhere? If so, leave the question here in comments or send it to me at love my lap band at live dot com.
I’m working on finding out about weight loss plateaus for Gwen of Gwen’s WLS Journey. She got stuck for eleven days without any weight loss but has finally dropped another pound and a quarter this morning. Congrats to her on that. BTW, she had to give up coffee to do so. As soon as I get some answers on plateaus, I’ll be posting those.
I’m also going to be doing a post on how to deal with the clothing crisis that develops when you’re burning through a new wardrobe every two to the three months, and discussing some sane ways to get through that without going broke. If you have any tips, thoughts or questions on that problem, be sure to drop them along as well.
Finally, if you’re someone who already has a Lap Band or is having a procedure in the not too distant future and you live in Southern California, I’d love to interview you for this website. We’ll have a couple phone conversations. I’ll come out with a camera. We’ll set it up and talk for an hour or so. I know some people have professional concerns so to be sure, you can identify yourself however you’d like.
So, ask away! I love researching this stuff, and I’m happy to dig in to whatever it is you want to know.
Gwen said
Wow, thanks! I can’t wait to hear what you come up with on plateaus! They are so frustrating, but they have to be a normal part of weight loss–I just can’t imagine that our bodies would let us tick along losing weight steadily without putting the brakes on periodically. But why? And how can we work through them, and keep from prolonging them? The only thing I’ve heard that seems to help is just changing SOMETHING.
As for the wardrobe problem, the things that have helped me have been knits (t shirts, knit dresses, which don’t have to fit perfectly) and finding cheap jeans. I have to get a new pair of jeans in each size, I can’t stand sloppy jeans. So I buy Old Navy jeans, which are cheap enough for me. Some people do it with Goodwill jeans or trading with a friend. For me, the Old Navy thing works. But I buy more clothes than some people losing weight are willing to do.