Whitlow

Thank you all so much. It's so nice to be able to hear from people who have ben thru th same hurdles. I have just finished exercising with my wii fit and just dance. That made me feel a bit better. I've also made plans to go to a water aerobics class tomorrow after work with a coworker. Another issue I need to tackle is water intake. I don't think I'm drinking near enough water. How much do you guys drink? I did finally cut out soft drinks. That was my new years resolution and I am 9 days "sober" lol. I'm doing mainly OJ, skim milk, water and some sweet tea. I will definitely be calling to schedule a fill. My only issue there is since I'm a "self-pay" patient and they normally have to take me into fluoroscopy to "find" the port for injection it costs me about $680 each time and that's a big amount on a school teachers budget.

I apologize for my typos. My iPad has auto correct and changed a few words I didn't catch.

I have been banded for a little over a year and fear that I've fell back into some bad habits. I initially was loosing weight pretty quickly because of the liquid diet and minimal eating but since I've been back on real food it's still a constant struggle. I have had two injections and still I find myself eating way too much. Any words of encouragement or advice. I also know that I'm not exercising as I should. I had lost 52 lbs back in November but nice the holidays an my lack of exercising and eating lightly I'm back to having lost about 37 lbs and I feel defeated. This surgery was a huge financial undertaking for me since insurance didn't pay anything towards it and I am very disappointed in myself. I think perhaps I need another injection since I'm still able to eat too much. Suggestions? Thank you in advance.