bluescooby14

I ride the trolley to and from work and at the stop after mine they have a place where you can trade clothes . I think its what they do I'd like to do that trade down and down and down I pulled out a box of clothes the other day and there were clothes in there from before I was pregnant and even they were too big I cried . I feel so good about everyday now . It took me over 20 lbs to see it in myself tho.

I'm trying to get all the protein i can but what will happen if I don't?

I wish I had known how dry my mouth was going to be . I had a three hour drive home with 1/4 cup of water . I had to pull over for water and some sugar free hard candy .

Good Luck to you! One of the best things I did was join this group.

Amen ! What better example for your kids and grandkids than to show you want to be healthy and happy . My hats off to you.

Hi and good luck to you. Hope all goes well for you , are you both getting at the same time ? Just wondering because you are not allowed to lift for 6 weeks plus and you say you have 4 children I find it is the most difficult thing not to be able to lift my 20 month old daughter . I have to get my fiancee out of bed to carry her for me . Just a heads up . Take care .

Hi all me again, Did anyone else have back pains after surgery ? I find if I stay on my feet for awhile like 20 min. my back starts throbbing terribly . I know that being a big girl can cause it but dang I didn't have this before.

When I went to my clinic's seminar I got the booklet to fill out with past diets and weights and all I didn't at the time put down a primary care because when I went to her for help she ,being 5'8 and probably 115 lbs., suggested that I go to a nutritionist I had been going to one and she sugested I speak to my primary ugh! Any way I went to the 1-800-get-thin I know alot of people speak things on here about them and maybe in some cases that is how it is or was for them , but like I said I filled in the booklet and just guestimated what my past weights were and seeing as I never really went to a dr unless I was with child or deathly ill there was no record of weight for years past . So they went with what I had . Maybe speaking to your primary they could help you with this there maybe comorbidities(sp) I had moderate-severe sleep apnea and some weird bacteria in my stomache they found with the endoscopy and I was also borderline diabetic which scares me as last year my father told me that his father (whom he did not know) had died from this and my mothers side (heavier relatives) all have had this . I have always been a junk food junkie and now see this as a tool to feed my self my fiancee and kids right . I did three nutrionist visits and paper work was submitted and within a week I was approved and now 6 days in . I'm still sore but am happy I did this . Please don't give up . Keep your head up . If your determined good things will happen .

Do you have all liquid? Or count calories? I got to have small meal and vegies there are vegies that to consume them burns more calories than what they have in them so I was allowed those too? But I kept weighing myself and seeing the daily drop was what kept me going . Also was allowed my coffee too other wise I don't think I would have made it through.

I used to find that I'd eat and eat untill I found the thing that it was that I wanted . It was so hard to stop that even knowing what I was doing . I hope that its done I can't keep that life style going after all I've changed in the last few weeks . Good luck to you.

Hi I was recently banded on the 12th . I have only been hungry once since , I know thats probably good cuz I'm an eater lol sometimes just because I'd get bored . But even when I drink water the pain in my left shoulder hurts I walk and have gas come out both ends . But still have the super fullness . I still haven't had a bm yet either and I did take a exlax last night as I was coming to work this am. I didn't want to have to run in the middle of work . But still nothing I'm a little worried. When I layed down for bed last night felt like a wave in my chest was really strange and painfull in itself. Is this normal for anyone else or what?

Im very happy for you. Im not feeling alot of pain either the port area is the worst. The pain meds put me out so carefull of that.

So I don't need to worry about hiccups just had my surgery today n second hiccups session. It won't rip my stitches?

Hi everyone just checking in with you. Doing ok left shoulder is painfull due to some nerve connections is what I was told feels like a rather large animal sitting on my chest lil sore throat n mouth as dry as a desert id suggest some kind of hard candy for afterward but all in all its seems to be all good have a good night n goodluck tomorrow to you that's getting banded tomorrow. Thanks for helping me! Night.

Good morning well surgery was supposed to be at 10 now rescheduled till 2 pm im guess its the first obstacle lol. Its funny they called me last night to tell me and so I asked would I be able to eat she said yes a light meal before 7:30 so I set my alarm for 6 am and went to sleep. Well I must not have heard it go off cuz I opened my eyes at 7:25 closed them them jumped out of bed and said oh my god im gonna miss my last time to eat. I ran to the kitchen n just couldn't find anything so I have what I always have for breakfast coffee. I wasn't even hungry either was just in a panic thinking I'd never eat again. I think it was the fat side of my brain speaking . Kinda like when you have a decision to make and you have the cartoon angel n devil on your shoulders well my devil is food and my angel is the thinner healthier me and she's been the winner alot more lately than before. Anyway just checking in supposed to be on my way at 11:30 to head to Beverly Hills. Will try n touch base again before or after. Go angels!!!!