<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120797033458966763.post7154778144242318158..comments</id><updated>2009-08-24T09:12:02.113-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Losing with a Lap-Band: One year now!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/feeds/7154778144242318158/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/7154778144242318158/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/2008/11/one-year-now.html'/><author><name>vansie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15502582323815338948</uri><email>vansiegirl@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120797033458966763.post-7757531961828519976</id><published>2009-03-29T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T23:48:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Michelle, yes it can be nerve-racking for any k...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Michelle, yes it can be nerve-racking for any kind of surgery, so this is normal feelings.  The thing to remember  is that you are taking steps that will allow you to live a normal life, a healthy life, and an active life.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As for what to expect, it is different for each person.  They said I would lose in the weeks before my surgery but I didn’t.  I didn’t eat the shakes because I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/7154778144242318158/comments/default/7757531961828519976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/7154778144242318158/comments/default/7757531961828519976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/2008/11/one-year-now.html?showComment=1238395680000#c7757531961828519976' title=''/><author><name>vansie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15502582323815338948</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07996230702717401371'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/2008/11/one-year-now.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120797033458966763.post-7154778144242318158' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/posts/default/7154778144242318158' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120797033458966763.post-370494376462121658</id><published>2009-03-29T23:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T23:16:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Vanessa;I go for Lap Band surgery this Februa...</title><summary type='text'>Dear Vanessa;&lt;BR/&gt;I go for Lap Band surgery this February. I am a little nervous but know I need to do it. I had a hysterectomy last year and the hormones they have me on are horrendous. I am 42 and weigh 235. My BMI is 34-35. I have a family history of Diabetes, Heart Disease and I smoke. I am hoping to be free of all or most of it by July of this year. Tell me about coming home and weight loss </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/7154778144242318158/comments/default/370494376462121658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/7154778144242318158/comments/default/370494376462121658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/2008/11/one-year-now.html?showComment=1238393760000#c370494376462121658' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.losingwithalapband.com/2008/11/one-year-now.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120797033458966763.post-7154778144242318158' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4120797033458966763/posts/default/7154778144242318158' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>