Sombra1718

I thought you couldn't get chicken pox if you had already had them?

I just got my second fill today which brings me up to 5.5ccs in a 10cc band. I had no restriction at all before this fill. I will be on liquids a few days so I don't know yet if I have restriction but I sure hope so!

I would really recommend having an extra blanket for yourself in that case I am really looking forward to being able to do hard exercise. It might sound weird coming from a three hundred pound chick but I really like exercise and body building. I was a swimmer when I was a kid and they told me I had potential but that all went out the window. I want to be a bad ass again.

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I have only lost around 40 lbs but it drastically changed how I process alcohol which I figured out the really hard way the other night. I used to have very high tolerance for a lot of hard alcohol and every once in a blue moon I would drink quite a bit. I hadn't drank in many months and decided to try it. I only really remember the first few shots but after that things got pretty ugly. I was really sick to my stomach the next day but I was able to not throw up. I'm glad to hear it won't be the end of my band if I do throw up. But yea alcohol is out.

My fitness pal is really good.

OMG Dubstep!!! It's not for everybody but it gives me a harsh adrenaline rush. Some of my favorites: Lights - bassnectar remix Cinema- Skrillex remix Fight facilities- crave you adventure club remix In for the kill - Skrillex remix Bangarang -Skrillex Don't knock it till you try it. Some songs that aren't quite dubstep that are also awesome: Beauty beats - beats antique Stayin alive - bee gees teddybears remix Harder, better, faster, stronger - daft punk Smashing the opponent - infected mushroom Heavyweight - infected mushroom Crystallize - Lindsey stirling Savior - rise against Also anything by Ronald jenkees is awesome.

So I haven't had a regular period in years and for most of that time they were nonexsistant. But now with my weight loss I started a very lite period oh about two months ago and now in the past three days it is out of control. I have never had cramps or back pain like this and never ever so heavy. I haven't dealt with this in years and it's kinda freaking me out. Is this something that happens often with the weight loss?

I had some port soreness because of the stomach muscle use but nothing bad at all.

My surgeon instructs everyone to start their day with a hot liquid every day to losen the band and wash through mucus. She said that for the people who don't like hot liquids in the morning she recomends that they drink a bit of the warm water when they take a shower. Kinda different but what ever works...

Out of cureosity do chicken gizzards taste like the rest of the chicken? I have never thought about eating them but that is a good amount of protein!

Awesome!

I'm in...name the time and place...ill bring the measuring cups.

That is really good to hear. I'm only about a month out and I just had my first fill yesterday and they told me that I have to get my serving size down to one cup.

I am a very emotional eater and my satisfaction is based on how big of a portion I get to eat. I am not happy with just a little bit of food...I want a lot of food. Not because I'm hungry. I know I have to change my frame of mind about my portions and I'm not doing well with that right now. I eat way too much. For those of you who deal with this head hunger I would like to know what thinking process you use to try to get around it. What goes through your head at that moment when you are about to serve yourself and you want to serve yourself too much. How do you motivate yourself not to do it?

I have not heard anything about surgeons not working with patients who were banded in Mexico so I'm not going to claim to be sure about that but I really can't imagine that they won't work with you. It seems like a decent amount of people are banded in Mexico and I don't imagine that would still continue if no one will work with them in the US. I would say keep trying to get into contact with them. The staff at my surgeons office suck! I have to hound them for results sometimes and I was banded in the US. Just be persistent and you will get what you need.

No one should scold you about this. I take the generic brand and I am five weeks banded. I have no problems and my surgeon knows I take it and never said anything about it. I don't know if you are expecting people to criticize you for taking the med or if you are worried that they will tell you to suck it up, but I know I have been having very severe panic attacks since I was very little and it is not just something you can suck up. My dr tells me to take the meds right when I get a twinge of that kind of anxiety. Don't wait till it is a full blown panic attack. You can send me a message any time.

Got my first full today. I already had three ccs in my ten cc band. They added one cc. And I am so happy that my port is not flipped and my pouch is not stretched. The nurse told me that I probably wouldn't feel any discomfort if I was stretching my pouch and that it can just happen if I eat more than a cup of food. Well I ate a lot more than a cup of food on more than one occasion and my band is fine. I wonder if she knew what she was talking about. Not that I'm gonna try to stretch my pouch.

Every week at least three or four times I will realize that I am very depressed and it seems to stem from my belief that I have messed up in sticking to my guidelines. (I am five weeks out and on solid foods. No beef, pork or bread till after my first fill.) I am wondering if I am actuall messing up as badly as I feel like I am and I was wondering how often other people feel like they mess up? Do you think you ever beat yourself up too much? How do you try to get over it if you do? (I do keep track of my calories, protein, fat intake and i do usually go a little bit over every day.)

I set the timer then try to stay busy while I wait. I wash the dishes and counters, clean up tge house a bit, run quick errands, read a book, surf the Internet, pay bills, make phone calls, knit, draw, make chain-mail etc. usually the time goes by more quickly and you can be accomplishing things also. The stuff with your hands is the best to keep your mind off of thirst.

I got banded for many reasons but some of the big ones are: being able to have the children I want, avoiding future health issues (I'm lucky right now because I am very healthy for my weight and don't really have any of the health problems that are related to obesity), more energy to be able to make it through school while working and doing practicums at the same time. I want to wear pretty clothes that I don't have to pay tons of money for. And when I get married some day I want to be carried across a threshold without killing my husband.

Awesome!! I'm getting close as Nell

I like to crush the pill and put it in a shot of drinkable yogurt and take it like a shot that I pour toward the back of my throat then chase it with the yogurt. Much faster and I don't have to taste it for more than a few seconds. Also it helps to take a deep breath and hold it when you take the shot so you taste less.

I think that if people can post threads about sex, drugs, and other "controversial" subjects in this area with what I perceive as minimal upset among other bandsters I don't see why there would be any problem with upbeat, and encouraging posts even if they are religious. It's funny that there is a lot of support until someone gets religious...then these "supportive" people turn on them. I'm sorry to sound mad but it made me a bit sad. We should be supportive and accepting and like everyone said, if you can't handle it don't read it.