Barb5227

I'm in Tampa and was banded by Dr. Jesse in St. Pete at Palms of Pasadena. I'd love to change doctors and have one in Tampa that is closer. Recommendations???

I had a port revision due to it leaking. Very simple procedure and I was out after one hour of surgery and back home. It was very sore for the two weeks after and I did miss a couple days of work.

I too experience being tight one day and not the next. I've been very concerned that I was too tight so I had a slight un-fill and believe I didn't want to. My doctor told me it was most likely tighter from stress and I have been under a lot of stress lately. Also I was stressing there may be something wrong with my band and that made it even worse yet. Needless to say with my slight un-fill I can eat so much more and have to go back to the doctor in a couple days to get filled. I was in the green zone and need to get back and try not to stress so much. I also asked my doctor about humidity and allergies causing me to be tight and she said that was not possible.

I too experience being tight one day and not the next. I've been very concerned that I was too tight so I had a slight un-fill and believe I didn't want to. My doctor told me it was most likely tighter from stress and I have been under a lot of stress lately. Also I was stressing there may be something wrong with my band and that made it even worse yet. Needless to say with my slight un-fill I can eat so much more and have to go back to the doctor in a couple days to get filled. I was in the green zone and need to get back and try not to stress so much. I also asked my doctor about humidity and allergies causing me to be tight and she said that was not possible.

Getting a slight un-fill today!

Congrats you look gorgeous!

I'm in Tampa and was banded by Dr. Jesse in St. Pete at Palms of Pasadena. I'd love to change doctors and have one in Tampa that is closer. Recommendations???

Barb
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Stop the head hunger
Get back to the gym at least 3x per week
Love myself
December 2009

I have been banded since 2010 and despite my hurdles and complications I've lost 70 pounds. However, I'm stuck at my current weight and eat about 1200 calories per day. I don't pay too much attention to carbs and Protein as long as I stay within my calories but the last few months I can't stop eating the sweets and junk and need some motivation to get me back on track. My problem is I just love to eat! In reading people's posts on here that are doing so well, how do I focus and get back on track??? HELP!'n

Yes I am very much a part of the clean your plate food club! Working on smaller portions and went out last night and stocked the house with proper foods. No junk!!! I do use my fitness pal religiously. Thanks to all of you for the motivation, it's very much appreciated. I've been in this forum for two years and never posted until now. I love the support and it is so badly needed.

I just sent requests to some of you. Please add me bfigie as I could really use the support!!

I take Prilosec as needed for heartburn as a result of being banded and I was told by my doctor that was very normal. No reflux though, that is a bad sign.

I had the experience of my hair falling out and it was because my band was too tight and I wasn't eating enough food, especially Protein. Once I had my band adjusted it stopped. Are you eating enough?

April 24th

Yes I am very much a part of the clean your plate food club! Working on smaller portions and went out last night and stocked the house with proper foods. No junk!!! I do use my fitness pal religiously. Thanks to all of you for the motivation, it's very much appreciated. I've been in this forum for two years and never posted until now. I love the support and it is so badly needed.

Yes I am very much a part of the clean your plate food club! Working on smaller portions and went out last night and stocked the house with proper foods. No junk!!! I do use my fitness pal religiously. Thanks to all of you for the motivation, it's very much appreciated. I've been in this forum for two years and never posted until now. I love the support and it is so badly needed.

So I forgot to put this last week.
I was reading some article in People magazine that was about that country singer that's married to Garth Brooks. I know her because of her cooking show on food Network: Trisha Yearwood. She's lost about 30 pounds and I figured this would be the same old kind of article about eating right and exercise that we always see. It wasn't. She was so honest about living her life at size 16 for decades and just wanting to be able to be less tired. The thing I thought was so cool about this piece was when she said a couple of weeks ago after some awards thing her and Garth were flying back and she ate an In N Out burger with fries and a coke and she had two Peanut Butter cups. Usually she'd just go "Well, my diet is ruined so I might as well just keep eating everything I want to eat" but now she thinks "Ok. I splurged. No big deal." and the next day she ate like she was supposed to and went to Zumba class and that was that. And she didn't have any weight gain and realized this is how normal people eat. Normal people do not beat themselves up everytime they have a burger. Normal people do not constantly think about food or the ramifications of having a piece of chocolate. As long as your indulgences are limited to splurges and not an everyday occurence, we should stop being so obsessive and negative towards ourselves.
I really found this helpful. I am just like that. I'll eat chips and think "Well, since I've already come this far" when really I just need to go "Those were a great treat. Where's my Water?" instead.
Alright. That's all. Just felt like sharing.
Ters

Most of us take months of being banded to be able to understand the difference between hunger and cravings/head hunger. Some patients never realize it. Sometimes the food demons in our minds override our sensibilities and we think we're hungry when we're not. It's difficult to give up our security blankets and I know, it took me 10 months to finally be able to tell the diff.
It also can take months or even years to re-train ourselves to eat much smaller bites and chew. And I really mean much smaller and I really mean chew, chew, chew. If done properly, the small amount of food taken in the mouth will become mush just like Soup or crackers. IF, eaten like a true bandster.
You're still in the bandster 101 phase of your journey. Eat small, chew big. Hang in there.
tmf

I too have had the same problem and I take Probiotics once a day. Works amazing and good for you too!