☠carolinagirl☠

why wouldnt it be? like tmf, whatever works... i get that way, not hungry so i do drink me a shake

any WLS has pros and cons. and you will have those pro and those con. it seems the cons are the ones who bit** the most and band bash. hey knock yourself out I say. I am out to prove em wrong. me 8 months post op....no throw up yet. no issues and following the banded rules/lifestyle. *if something was to happen, my dr advised there is no guarantee and I will deal with it at that time so right now I choose to live the life my band/plication gave me back.*

my momentum is a pic my hub took right at my 8 month post op of him and I (together) wearing a skirt I wore. that is both of us in this garish circus tent. yep, that motivates me.

watch this.. Stress_op_t_werk.wmv

hey eye candy did not know my girl was sick...(got your card here at work with me BTW, its awesome) i asked my doctor that as i get bad allergies (yeah i know drama queen) and he recommended liquid tylenol for all that.......i actually buy the cvs or walmart brand dayquil, allergy stuff because its way cheaper. ...hope you feel better booboo

ok, you fell off....shall i banish you from my kingdom now or later?? so get back on and carry on......

i am not a broken record but i guess i will sound like one, copying missys comment if something hurts call the doctor. because to my knowledge, no pain what so ever should come from the lap band.

no need to get discourage as it doesnt solve anything. so you havent gained, GREAT so you havent lost, not so bad.. to lose weight, you have to eat less calories than you burn off. are you doing that? only you know.

well, i get hungry between meals and when i do, i drink something to see if am truly hungry or am i just bored or it is because i see my ole man snacking on a bag of lays chips......and if i am hungry, i eat....i choose to eat filling/protein filled foods as they help keep me full longer..you can try that...

agree with AJ def need to see your doctor to rule out anything wrong if you can. maybe they can do a easy pay schedule in regards to the no insurance... point is, you have to take care of yourself and not take no for an answer. and def need to get back to eating better quality foods in the allotted amounts.. to gain weight, you have to eat more calories than you burn off.

i feel this way and have felt this way. i believe it is absolutely normal. i can sit here and list the things i could not do for 2 yrs because of my size/girth. i do not want to bore you with that..or for anyone thinking i am trying to better them...but i do know, as you do now, that since we are now banded and made a commitment to make ourselves well, our lives is much better and it will continue to get better...what is done is done..its over...sure as heck i wish i could go back and change it....but i cant......and that part of me who struggled at my highest weight, made the person i am right now typing this to you.....just like you are......i am learning from my past and bringing it forward...cant change it so i have accepted it....and accept that for me to change my life, i have to do it. and you know what? i have done that and so have you. my FIL goes into hospital quite often for bad UTI's and currently MIL in hospital for having a mild stroke...so i feel for you.

hey sweetums, you wrote it...you own it

**You see on here a lot about "want power". You have to REALLY want this bad. You have to follow the directions your doctor gives you.** words for all to live by and adhere to the banded life

good question, like with life, answers are sure to vary. here is my varience with me having the band and plication, at 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food, its uncomfortable..it doesnt hurt but its a (full) feeling aka thanksgiving dinner...trying to give you an idea...that is my sign its enough and why i stop at my allotted one cup i cant stuff myself as i am too scared and fear hurting myself but now i am 8 months out, i am totally satisfied with the amount i eat...physically and mentally... i try not to over think it..i see that on here alot.... i eat when i am hungry and i eat filling/protein foods.

to fail means give up and say f**k it you know what you are doing (wrong) so stop and start doing what is right i have said before, when you come to a red light, we know to stop or something bad could happen so we make the decision to stop.....same with food....we can choose to eat good for us food or not so good.......same with sizes....we can choose to stop at our allotted amount or not.. you have more self control than you give yourself credit for. so help yourself. you know what to do. so do it.

to gain weight you have to eat more calories than you burn off. aj, texas princess is right, a nutritionist appt could help you even if to do a restart your weight loss is great...dont let this one slight set back bring you so down.

who could want/desire one sexy woman.......... being a southerner, am a touchy feely person....could be a southern type thing....

i have a pic, i posted on here.........of my hub and myself wearing a skirt (we both were in it) that i was wearing 8 months ago...talk about a motivation picture...i have some before i havent shown anyone...i will show you if you want if that makes you feel better.....but you cant go moo

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i did a 2 1/2 week pre op all liquid..dangum right its hard..my dr told me if my liver wasnt small enough he would not do the surgery...that made me not cheat....i am sorry you are struggling, but if you cheat now, please note its not helping you..if you cheat on post op, you could hurt yourself....sf popsicles saved me....and i drank alot.....my suggestion is stay busy, take a walk, start blogging, read, take a bath, but stop cheating.....

i work with the public (via phone alot) and when i am pms'ing or fussing with whatever (like hubby not taking trash out) or me just in a plain ole bitchy mood, i admit i can come across like you described...its not right and shame on her for freaking..i myself would have waited patiently and then just laid on so much sugar, it would make the sugar bowl take a time out...just honey them sweetheart..

reading about people who (keep it super tight) is kinda scary. i mean do we keep it so tight so we lose weight fast while we cant drink or eat and so on or do we go lose so we can eat properly and help the band? i choose the latter. and if i am slower to lose, so be it..at least i am not hurting myself. and frankly i have hurt myself enough over the years.

like dylan aka eye candy said, calling the doctor is what should be done here and let them (advise you).

thank you so much for this. explains alot, esp to one who has no fills yet.