FLORIDAYS

My dr doesn't advise them once you start on solid foods. He says he prefers I get my protein form food not drinks because they are not going to fill you up like food does. It's his opinion but so far it's worked for me.

I had complete and utter disregard for the foods I ate, the portions i took or the drinks I consumed. I worked 12 hrs a day sitting on my butt and certainly was too tired to exercise, had no scale and was eating mcdonalds on the way to work... Take out for lunch and they same portions as my 6'1" 200 lb hubby for dinner. We entertained a few times a week and consumed several cocktails on top of an already high calorie day. My mother was fat and I saw her yo yo her whole life. I followed the pattern ....then one day I just decided to embrace my fat and resigned myself to living a fat life. I really believe I thought one day I would just stop gaining and lose it because I was getting older. How goofy is that? Of course that didn't happen and when my mother died in 2009 I strongly believe her weight was a big part of her demise. Granted she was 79 but They couldn't do a surgery she needed because she was so overweight. Three weeks after her death my infant grandson died and I was hit with a sledgehammer... I did some soul searching for the next year, turned 50 and decided it was time for drastic measures. I was banded in December 2010.

In addition to what CHEZ posted you really need to go back to the dr for a check up and most likely a fill. If you call them and explain your situation they maybe will allow you to work out a payment plan. You must stop finding excuses to fail. Life gets in the way for me and all of us. Many times during my journey I had to travel for work, eat lunch out with clients or employees... Eat dinner on the fly...... But I always made good selections and continued to lose weight. You can too if you get your head back into the game. Start with your next meal. Start tracking your calories, measuring portions... Think about what you can take with you to eat at school. Now days convenience sized foods and cheap plastic containers make it so simple to prepare food ahead of time. There really is no excuse if you want it badly enough. Find your inner strength and just do it.

I felt normal after the 2nd week.... I went back to work on day 7 for 2 half days then resumed full time

If it were me i would wait until I lost all my weight and then do a port revision or the dr can also put in a low profile port when you have met your goal Unless of course the pain is intolerable.... Which of course you would want to fix it sooner

If you don't want it say anything then your only option is to ignore her. Keep doing what you are doing. Seems you have had a good loss so far. However you could also turn it I to a positive experience... Maybe stop over or call her and tell her you are so impressed with her loss you would like to compare notes and get some tips from her. Granted you may have to patiently listen to her success but maybe she has something which may help you. I work full time, have a home and family and even travel for business... Yet I lost my first hundred lbs in well under a year.... But I also counted calories, tracked food, and saw my dr monthly. I didn't exercise.

Welcome!! You will get a lot of info from your dr so I personally wouldn't pay anyone to change my eating habits. And since i needed to lose 227 lbs i had alot of changing to do.The band is a wonderful tool. If you follow your drs advice, do not cheat and track your calories your eating habits will change.... And when you are post op... 3 or 4 weeks of liquids and mushies will give you the results you need to be motivated to eat like a bandster. Not saying this web site doesn't have merit... I would just learn to work with your band and let it help you find the thin person hiding inside.

Not weighing myself daily, weekly or even yearly is what got me to 377 lbs.... When i got on the scale at the first visit 2 yrs ago i was mortified. I was thinking high 200s and when it showed almost 400 I wanted to crawl under a rock. How did I let this happen?? So... I bought a scale. Who knew I had to buy a special one For fatties over 300.... But i got it and started getting on it daily... 2x a day. And i got banded and watched the numbers drop. When I got under 250 I even went out and got another scale for people of normal size. Lol I have become obsessed with it. But I am ok with it. Not getting on one got me to a place I never will never visit again.

I wanted a completely non altering device implanted which left my biology in tact.

I like them.... I like the original gardenburger found in the freezer section. Granted its not a juicy burger but it's delicious with all the fixins...

TSH is a test for thyroid issues ... I just wonder why that would prevent surgery. I am sorry your day was spoiled..hopefully they can get it under control and band you at a future date.in the meantime you can still eat like a bandster.... And lose weight as you get into some good habits many of us struggle with early on,

It sounds like you Equate food with love and a feeling of community. It's a time everyone gathers round the table to enjoy the food and the company. But you too can be part of this special time..., just take a few bites here and there, eat slow and enjoy the conversation.

Ok I am going to be frank. You had a nice loss going...what changed? If you aren't losing weight based on what you wrote something medical is going on.... Because if you are burning more calories than you consume you will lose weight. That's a fact. I was 377 when I started the pre op and didn't exercise... yet averaged 10 lbs a month to lose 216 lbs. might your calories be too high? 1000 to 1200 should be about right for you. Or maybe you aren't tracking your food and actually eating more calories than you think? If you are tracking are you also weighing and measuring your food? If I were you I would get into see the dr and be honest with yourself....and him and I bet the scales start to move.

There are many doctors and while this one may have satisfied patients if he didn't make you feel 100% comfortable then you should find another one.

Never had any issues.... You will have a brand new body to focus on. So will he.

You are looking fabulous! Keep it up!

Follow your Dr's advice to the letter DO NOT cheat Track your calories when you move to mushies and throughout your journey

Its such an individual thing.... I can eat Cereal and whole wheat bread / toast. Pasta is dicey... as its a slider and hard to get it all chewed. Rice is not a good choice for me. I love it and try it all the time but it rarely agrees with me. Of course I keep my portions in tact... no more than a 1/4 c of starch per meal.

that is so awesome.... I am right there with ya! Its a wonderful feeling!

I cannot eat anything for a few hours after getting up on most mornings.... but thats just me and my finicky band. But I also dont walk in the morning since I have to drive to the office during the week. I am not that morivated. I walk after dinner.

Ditto!

Florida has wonderful thrift shops... I agree that might be your best bet... take a morning and go shopping on your arrival. Lots of snowbirds here... with women who wear the clothes for 1 season and donate them... I bought almost everything for my vacation to Jamaica last month at consignment shops and goodwill. Everything was a major brand name..and were either new with tags or had dry cleaning tags on them. Tallbots, Ann Taylor, Tommy Hillfiger and Lilly Pulitzer... In fact the turqouse outfit on my "after" profile pic is a talbots green lightweight cardi... brand new. $4. The capris are brand new as well...Talbots ... $5.97. Both from Goodwill. My tank from Old Navy @ $5 on sale. Ebay is another great place to find steals this time of year. Where in FL are you headed?

You will....I know it doesn't help much but in a few short weeks this will be a bad memory..I promise

This sort of treatment should be reported to someone.. Might you be able to find another band dr who might take you and give you the support you need?

I can tell you from personal experience that at. 377 It took a long time for people who didn't know I was banded to notice my weight loss, in fact I remember when I hit a loss of 100 lbs I went to a conference with coworkers I see once a year. Several asked if I had a new hair style, I was like... I have lost 100 lbs...why haven't you noticed??? But I was still at 277 lbs so I was still fat. Fast forward to the 2nd 100 lbs lost and it's a HUGE change !! People will walk across the street to see if it's really me... It's amazing their reaction and when I say I have been dieting 2 years they seem surprised. And for me... I still see a heavier girl even though I now am in a size 6 on top and 8/10 bottom. But my aha moment came a few weeks ago....doing laundry and I pulled my jeans out of the dryer and wondered why my daughters jeans were in with my clothes... Lol. I realized they were mine and it was like...wow I am pretty thin!!