phatgirl 2011

Hey Jessy, sorry you're going through this. I myself am in the mushee stage post-op. probably about 4 days now.. and I just know I have gained! I'm eating. Not like i used to but when I'm hungry I grab something. It WILL get better and keep your chin up. It's going to take time. You've already taken the right steps by getting banded. So congratulations on that!

Wow, your vitamin D is low. Mine was a 7 but that was AFTER surgery. I took 50,000IU of Vitamin D a week for 12 weeks, it was a prescription. I now take 5000IU a day for maintenance of an over the counter Vitamin D. It's best to get that under control early on because weight loss can cause it go low again. I know it frustrating but really it is better to get all of that taken care of before surgery. You may have more of the same problems after surgery and if it wasn't taken care of prior then it would be in the severe category and cause major health problems. My low Vitamin D causes joint pain, fatigue and depression. Now that I have been on the maintenance I feel much better. It will all work out. Keep the faith!

you were so right, finally made it in to my PCP and he gave me a shot and a prescrip for the vit D, under the tongue for 30 sec then swallow. After the shot, it took a few but I instantly perked up. Felt like i had a red bull!

Ohhh I'm so happy for you! And that sounds Delish!! lol i will definitely be checking out your blog for recipes. I will need some ideas!

@anglov- Thanks so much for your advice... wow. I didn't realize it was so low, and didn't really realize the importance of vitamins till I am literally feeling run down. Don't even have the energy to go out and hit the Y for swimming or working out. I've been trying to get it together but this year, I've been feeling really out of it sleepy all the time and thought it was my weight getting the best of me, good to see it wasn't! I'm going to see my PCP tomorrow.

@Roseyposey- I constantly wondered if I had fibromyalgia, but never brought it up to my doc, just did my wondering and research and just attributed how i was feeling to my weight. But now I see it's a much bigger problem. THanks a lot for your input and good luck in your loss as well.

@ Bird- I am definitely going to try keeping my eye on the prize, stay focused and keep looking ahead. And keep me posted on you and your results. Good luck to you too... you're very close. It's almost within our grasp! Thanks also for your kind words!