cheryl2586

6126 and I must say that is a great job everyone for our accomplishments

I am three years post op and I have had no complications. Just gallbladder surgery which is common for people who have excessive weight loss. Its only about 1 percent of people who actually have complications long term with the band.

I would say get the temptation out of your house. Stress certainly sucks and you have gone through massive amounts in a short time but can you bake some of your customers orders in your own kitchen to take up your time. It would surely help you feel useful again. Loss of anything is something most people dont do well with. I hope you get through this hell you are going through and I wish you luck in everything.

Maybe you are exercising too much for the amount of calories you are eating. When you exercise a lot and take in little food your body will hold on to it. I would up your calories and especially your protein to see if that helps or only resort to exercising 3 days a week.

You may be causing irritation eating things like bread. Sometimes fills take a few weeks to settle in due to swelling in your stomach. If you can eat a sandwhich I doubt that you are too tight.

Ha ha ha after all the time it took to write this your hunger should have been gone lol.

Your still losing so that should be motivation enough. It may not be as fast as you want but a loss is a loss. Look how far you have come to turn back now.

I dont think colonics are safe on normal people but that is just my opinion.

Who would point ouch such nonsense. If that is the only fault they found in your post then ...........

I saw this on youtube and decided to make my own frozen yogurt. I must say it was the most delish dessert I have had in a while without the added sugar and fat. It will satisfy your sweet tooth and give you protein. 2 cups of plain Greek Yogurt 2 cups of frozen fruit of your desire. I used blueberries. (you can add a half cup of sugar for tart fruits) or Honey In a food processor blend the fruit until it is of a creamy consistancy add Greek yogurt and mix well with a wooden spoon Place in a plastic container in the freezer. Halfway through freezing, remove and stir the container to get out the ice crystals until smooth. Replace container back into the freezer until frozen. Enjoy.

Congrats on such a fantastic job. You have done awesome and you look fabulous.

I agree with the other posters. One cup rule. If you need to eat more frequently but I would not test your band to go beyond that. Over eating is just not what the band is about. Even though we use it, it does not always make us full but full was then satisfied is now. If you are hungry before 4 hours then you probably need a fill. If you are eating just to eat then you probably dont.

I would say go to the ER also and let them do an ultra sound or ct scan. If it is your gallbladder you need to get it out. You can always go on a cruise. How would you even be able to enjoy eating on a cruise with a bad gallbladder. I had mine out in December and after living off of soy shakes for about a month I was more then happy to get it out and was up and around the next day with no issues. Take care of it. It's more important then a cruise.

You have to eat better then that. I am sure that your doctor did not prescribe that diet alone as none would. You need fats, good carbs (fruit and vegetables), dairy, whole grains or you are going to just end up being one mess. If you are exercising that much then you need to stop only eating 400 calories a day. Your weight loss will stop with that much exercise and so little food because it will try to hold on to everything it has. You have to have a balance and only eating protein is going to basically do a number on your kidneys because you are not giving your body anything else. I would seriously sit down with your nutritionist and your doctor because this in no way can be your post op diet prescribed by your doctor.

I have found nothing about the band easy for one and working in med surg I have only seen 1 or 2 patients in 10 years have their bands removed not because of complications but because they failed the band and did not lose weight. As a matter of fact we have never had a band erosion nor a band slip removed. I work for a large hospital system consisting of 4 hospitals and 16 clinics and we specialize in weight loss surgery. So I would have to say that those people don't have a real clue. I really would ask your doctor how many bands he has removed because of it needing to be changed after 10 years. I would think he would say less then 1% because that is the real number of bands being removed.

I think most are successful. The band does not fail people unless there is a medical reason such as a slip or erosion. People fail the band. When you dont follow instructions and doctors plans then you cant be successful.

Call your doctor.

Hope you feel better soon. UTI's can be aweful. Once the antibiotics kick in you should be feeling tons better. Speedy recovery.

You are doing great. Thats the way to do it. One thing at a time. By surgery day you will be that much farther ahead. Congrats on your already success.

Its not about feeling full, its about being satisfied and not being hungry for 4 hours. Some people's hunger never subsides as I can attest to that but if you eat filling protein packed foods it should help. As far as things getting stuck some things your band just can not tolerate but nothing is off limits as to what you can eat it just depends what your band is willing to accept.

mall walking is also a good thing as long as you just walk and dont stop to shop lol

You can do it. Tomorrow dont hang around the house. Go do something to keep busy to make the time pass or sleep in. This part of it is a great accomplishment.

The blood was probably coming from the tube they put down your throat while sleeping. Its normal for wls patients to be nauseated when they wake up from surgery.

You're probably swollen. Food can not stay stuck that long because the acid in your stomach would break it down. If you can drink fluids there is nothing stuck. Just stay on liquids a few days you should be okay.

It's all in how you look at the scale. It doesn't have to be your enemy but if you don't weigh yourself you can't stay accountable for your behavior of eating. I do weigh myself twice a day however I don't let the number reflect unhappiness. I use it to keep myself from going back up to 300lbs.