Yes, darling, all those things cound as exercise. You MOVING, aren't you!! And getting some nice natural vitamin D to boot.

Life is good. Isn't it?

Ok...I'll be hitting the road to work just about tee time. I'll be thinking of ya!

Let's see.....toting boxes, probably climbing stairs, lifting and carrying. Yep, that's exercise to me!

Hi there, and welcome to the AR board!

Your profile is "private" so I wasn't able to see your BMI or weight, so I guess to give you a good opinion I should ask that.

I tell people this when they ask me what surgery to choose. This is ONLY my  opinion, gained from my OH training and personal experiences with RNY and Lap Band patients. It is NOT intended to be medical advice.

With that out of the way, here goes!

To me, it comes down to how much you have to lose and what your particular eating habits are that have brought you to make this journey. If you are more than say, 150 lbs overweight, and you'd rather have a 1/2 gallon of ice cream for dinner than a 16 oz steak, then rny could be a better choice for you than lap band. With the faster weight loss (generally speaking, of course) and the beneficial side effect of dumping syndrome, which makes sugary and high fat foods very difficult to tolerate, rny might be for you.

If your biggest problem with food comes from portion control....you eat VERY large quantities of food, and can leave sugar alone, then lap band might be an option. Also, you must realize that banders generally lose slower, they require fills on the band (which aren't always covered by insurance), and you MUST be as diligent about your eating regimen as you would be on a regular diet. YOU have to restrict yourself from empty calories from sugary foods and drinks yourself, and you have to have a lot of self control. Personally, if I had the self control required for lap band, I wouldn't need to have WLS!!  Also, if you move from the area, you might find it very hard to get another doctor to do your fills for you. They don't like to treat another doctor's lap band patients. So, if there is any chance you might be moving from AR, you need to consider that, too.

RNY is not without it's problems. The malabsorption issues you will face not only help you lose weight, but cause you to need life long vitamin and protein supplementation. It's just the way it is. You have to be committed to taking your supplements daily, for the rest of your life.

If you haven't gone to Dr Baker's seminar yet, he will give you all of the pros and cons of the different surgeries and during your consult with him, he will help you to decide with path is the best for YOU.

Hope this has helped in some way.

Well, Saturday I am going to help work on the horse trailer we have sold.  Its in the paint shop (personal friend) and we are going to help scrape it and then possibly paint it.  So I will be moving alot, and sweating as well Im sure. 

Sunday is church and then I will be at the barn, gonna try to ride, havent ridden any this week.  Got to thinking, I ride so regular (NOT)!!!  Havent ridden but one time since the last horse show, and state is in 2 weeks!!!  EEEKK!!  Oh well, we shall survive it, and it will be over and I'll then be sad Im sure.

So Steve, golf at 8:04?? You make me laugh w/your precise times!!! 

Gotta run, the big bird is perching over my head talking, guess she needs some attention!!

Hugs,
Rhonda D., the critter lady