☠carolinagirl☠

hey donna i try to see it as a baby would (my nutritionist told me this and i never forgot it) when a baby is hungry, they cry until they get fed....when full, they push away or turn their head.....same with me..i eat when i am hungry and stop when i am full.....so i feel you should eat when you are hungry...def keep drinking and as summer said, Vitamins are important...i rarely eat breakfast as i am just (not) hungry...i would turn my head if you tried to feed me.......so i do my shake shake shake.. i am also stressed to the (max).....in laws strokes, pms, supbeonas, son moving to england etc.....so it plays a part....i just make sure when i eat, its Protein and filling.... hang in there GF. doing great whether you see it or not.

i have no idea why you are scared. if you want this, then go for it all the way... develop want power...i dont believe in will power as i can will myself into just about anything......but i wanted (this surgery) too like you more than anything and told myself i'd do whatever i had to to make it happen....LIKE YOU. sooo proud of you. nice to meet you also.

you can do it if you want too..and i know you do or you wouldnt have wrote this post. if you pm me, i will gladly give you my email. i will do my best to help get your hiney in gear. so stop with the ice cream/soda/candy. you can choose to eat those or not. your loss so far is fabulous. dont just toss it away...look at where you came from.....do you wanna go back to that? nope...you dont.........so dont... i will watch for your pm if you want extra umph from NC

i sit at a desk all day long also...am i really a pencil pusher?? i guess i am. anyhow, when i had my surgery, i could hardly walk. i waddled more like it....but my legs/knees hurt bad and i couldnt stand more than 5 min without me having to sit down...so here i am 9 months later, just now up to walking about 2 blocks and i am here to say, you can lose without exercising..that being said...because i cant do (as much) i make sure i do not take in more calories than i can burn off......those excess calories will make me gain or not lose. just do what you can with what you have/can.

best of luck to you dear. all will be well. this is your day.

you are not a failure that i can promise...please dont think that. so do you have any fills? do you eat your allotted amount of food? do you eat Protein filled foods? do you take in more cals then you burn off? i think losing (only 35) pounds is good..its great. can you see a nutritionist or go for a fill? many options out there, which are you gonna chose? my band (and i have no fills) makes me feel full so i know it helps me. i sure wish you felt the same. i am sorry i cant say anything to make you feel better.

forgot top chef...love that also

i am putting this out there....its not the best but i like watching these shows.. i hate HATE honey booboo.. i love dance moms i love rupauls drag race (if you cant love yourself, how the hell can you love someone else) i love hells kitchen i love the celebrity apprentice there i said it...

seems normal to me...if you had enough by your 20 min mark, your done sounds right....looks as if you are doing fantastic to me.

ok, i am bringing in my dobermans and banning you from this forum... read again what floridas said, she is 100% correct..what you ate was not bad... now if it was a whole pizza......get (diet) out of your thoughts...you are just eating better foods for your body...pretty face up now and smile

congrats to you on the surgery and your excellent LOSS

are you eating because you are truly hungry or because you think you are? there is a difference as kll described. if you are really hungry, by all means eat...but eat filling protein/veggies..eating 2 sandwiches is what ole gal here was eating as i was making my way over 300 not that long ago....better food choices will help......as will drinking alot...(if anyone eats more cals than we burn off, you will gain....fill or no fill)

if (you) know, then that is all that matters... me being a biggun, it took a while for anyone to notice..so when they do notice, and they will...smile and say thank YOU

**you can eat good healthy, Protein filling foods that fill you up, if you wanted...so if you are truly hungry, eat..but drink first to make sure you are not thinking you are..even with a fill, unless you eat better foods, you can still gain..3500 cals is a pound,,if you eat more than you burn off, you will gain..fill or no fill

(they also are known as united concordia) is that what you mean? i have tricare prime north and when i started my process, my surgeon advised me i had to do a 6 month wait..that wasnt the case and the tricare website nor the 800 told me that either. but that was my experience....if you have to do the 6 month, did you have a 1st month already?

hell woman, if your pants are nearly falling off, if i cant convince you that you are losing i never will.......silly girl

i think this would be good with turkey (sausage also)?? what do you think?

have you lost inches? are your clothes looser? if so, then you have (lost weight). just because the scale is not showing a (loss) does not mean you are not loosing. please look at the entire picture and not get so hung up on a mere number that changes all day long via the scale. it sounds as if you are doing super fantastic to me.

my goal was to be able to push my granddaughter in her stroller around the block. as i was having serious trouble walking, i can now do that... i am a success right now. and it feels great.

i am 9 months post op and my left shoulder/upper back hurts a smidge if i (eat too fast) just a reminder to slow it down or remember (small bites)...

yes i had mine removed about 9 yrs ago no issues what so ever in regards to having the surgery or not.

so if the scale is not showing a (loss) and you immediately think you are not losing? why is that?? i would like to beg to differ....are your clothes (any) of them looser? do you feel better? are you able to get around better?? have you noticed you look (smaller)?? to me losing inches is a sure sign of losing weight......the scale goes up and down all day long....and what tells the truth is inches lost. .....continue doing exactly what your doctor advised you..eat your allotted amounts, drink alot, exercise and remain patient....you have come this far...give yourself a chance to let the band do its thing. you will get there, promise. and i bet you are doing FANTASTIC..

if you are able to get the band surgery (i will keep my finger crossed) please note its not a miracle cure all....just having the surgery wont make you at goal weight in a week or two...this is a big misconception...just make your life healthier is what matters. let the band help you eat less food and you just have to do your part by eating better quality foods/exercising and believing in you. if you can do this, you can do anything.