Debbie3sons

You guys are having to much fun on this subject as you should , well for me I am 17 months post op and I will sill people don't get to close cause my band is playing it's music today , and another one of us who I think might be like a few onths before me says she the jiffy pop queen lol you should read some of our post about gas , yes if we could just put the stuff in our cars we would always be on full lol , and just speaking for e it has not got better I have tho learned it is not as noisey or stanky than what I thought , of course now it really depends on what I eat , so good luck on the musical instrument you didn't know you could play , so to debravasquez it is normal , also when you had surgery they pumped air in , just to let you know , so when you feel like you can walk around your house , apt or what ever , then try to walk a bit , so soe of the gas can come out fro either end lol , hope this helped, and if your never sure of anything always call and ask your surgeon , I do I even had to ask mine about this when I started, so yes I ask what ever it may be even now.

The saying if you build it they will come , well we are building our selves as bandsters to a better us health wise , also we have to remember we are not all the same , but some of us have or had many issues, weather it be health, mental or addictions , I know personally I went through a lot when I was younger , but now I look at the positive instead of the negative , when I watched the show my 600 lb, life the one wear the Husband was being t wanted to take the woman aside and ask are you wanting to do this for you or for some one else as if we are not right with us , then we can not help our selves , as we bandsters are doing and I got to a point I was fed up and wanted to not to have to go to the Doctors almost every week for this or that because I was not healthy and it was affecting me , and Really where are the Physcs, to evaluate these people, to ask them all kinds of questions so they can understand why they are this or that way , if they Really think they can put in the work it takes to have wls, you are doing you as I am doing me and I think we are doing good , you just keep on your journey.

Ok I had to catch up on these nsv's before I could post mine it's been a while but I thought I would take a pic of just my face to see if it was any smaller, ok get ready to laugh I did when I looked at it and my son said hey you don't have a double chin anymore I laughed and said what y ripple chins are gone , then I looked in the mirror and noticed there is a bit of a waddle happening like a turkey's waddle but no more double or triple chin and yes I am seeing the lines fro losing the weight on my neck , I didn't even relize it till my son brought it up , and my Mother , Brother and I we're talking and my brother blurts out what are we having for dinner since Debbie doesn't eat , and I had to say I eat I just don't eat a lot like I used to lol, so I guess these would be considered nsv's .

Keep us posted please as I could feel as I normally do but I turned over on my stomach and it hurt a bit , but my surgeon also checked the same way and it's normal , he said I notice it more now and feel it more now because of my weight loss , so I guess it will stick out when I lose even more in time , however it is ok , please keep us posted on what is happening and what they say.

Don't be discouraged it happens as I lost a good amount in the beginning but now it seems I lose or gain the same 2-3 lbs but I a staying at a good weight I am not at goal and hope to be by at least Sep. of this yr cause it will be 2 yrs. by then my surgeon agrees with me that even if it progresses slowly that it will be better for me and I won't gain it all back and it is up to me to jump, walk or run over my hurdles so just try and be patient wich is really hard for us , but we can do it , and let your sall nsv's sink in also don't worry about the numbers as before you know it your clothes will start feeling looser, so hang in there on your journey and I a in mine.

I don't have small children but I have a 17 and 20 yr, old boys that have a appatite , but I just either drink a couple glasses of water or drink a protein shake and that seems to do it while they eat then I wait till they get done that's about 30 min then I can either eat or just be satisified or have a 1 Atkins candy and that is it I am done , or while I am fixing their food , yes I fix their food sometimes lol I do the dishes by hand as I go, just suggestions.

I am not going to lie let's start by saying what most people have said ask your doc for the pre op diet he/she wants to give you and follow that , also ask for the post op diet he/she wants you to have , ok HERE it goes it is hard and you will want to eat and feel like your starving and can't get enough DRINK LOTS OF WATER, to try and keep full it does get better though before you know it you are banded then it will feels like your starving again , but don't try to do to much right away after surgery as you just had major surgery , it really does get better , but do try to walk around your house so you can get the air out , don't be scared I am not trying to scare you I am just trying to help cause they don't tell you that you want to bite every bodies head off from feeling like your starving , get someone to help you if you have children to make meals because just the thought of smelling food made my stomach growl and yes I would cry cause I wanted to eat food , but couldn't for the first few days , then when it came time for y mushies I was so happy I still wanted food but I stuck with my sf jello and sf pudding and even froze some pudding so I could eat it like a popsicle , well good luck on your journey.

I watch them to remind me , that it could have been me , as most of my family is obese and have always been , I am really afraid for my Mother as she can barley breath or walk not to mention her heart and diabetes, so yes I am scared for her and they are afraid her heart won't be able to handle any wls so they won't do it , I don't think it's fair , but I knew I had to do something then my thyroid started back up it was when I couldn't walk and body was tired all the time I had no energy that I knew I had to do something , so yes I do watch and want to say to the enablers , instead of enabaling why don't you support them .

There is a article on here about how to get back to your ex , Meaning , when you get to your goal or even getting healthier and smaller , they see you and what you are doing or have done , then they give you a compliment , all you do is smile say than kyou and walk away , I can't remember where it is but I think it is in the magazine article at the top of the band page so take a look and read it made me laugh and was informative, just a suggestion , also maybe he was just jeoulous and not sure why or was afraid of what you were accomplishing for you.

I got up this morning remembered it was my Mothers 66th B. Day so I took my protein drink and then walked up and down my street as it has hills and inclines where I live so then I went to the store and bought a Carrot cake and I didn't even have a piece so proud of y self , then I went to a few stores to find a sweater that would fit her as she wears a 5x , but some just don't fit as some of us understand , then I fixed ground turkey tacos for the family and I had my chicken ceasar salad , then one more protein drink and have been drinking water all day but I got in a lot of walking today , so I guess I did for my first day off for my one week vacation from work , but at least I did get my but off the couch and did it.

You look good but the blouse looks a bit big on you , thanks I am glad you said it took three years as I really would love to be at goal I was thinking this last 50 to 40 lbs is hard to lose but I am still working with the band as it will work with me , so until the time comes I have still lost a good amount since Sept of 2012 so I will keep on doing what I am doing for me.

I walked for 30 min around my store that I work at on my lunch , after I ate my lunch of sliced beef and veggies , almost like yoshinioa it's a Asian place , but I fixed my own so I knew how much I would eat so then I thought get out of my car for the next 30 min and walked so I , did then I cleaned , swept and scrubbed the deli floor so I guess that's sort of exercise lol .

Wow that is great and just think you added more yrs. to live your life , when you decided to get banded.

As you stated you are doing this for you and not for anyone else , even though you loved him , life will go on you have lost lbs and look at it this way what ever he weighed you lost that amount also lol so keep on your track and let him go to his own lane as there will be someone else trying to merge into yours so keep on your journey , it is a a winding road into a straight path to being healthy.

You can also go to how long does it take to recover or feel normal again and look at some post it might help.

I am happy even if I lose one lb or 5 lbs I will take any loss as I have and will , also it is a lb not a pound cake lmao so I will take that lb loss and walk or in some peoples case run with it lol.

I hope things get better for you , sometimes there are set backs after having major surgery , just try to remember why you wanted to be banded in the first place after losing your weight and looking and feeling more healthy , you will be able to do that again and other things you want , start back at pre op diet then go to post op diet or do the 5 day pouch test and see if that helps to get the 10 lbs off that you have gained , we won't beat you up or scold you , however , being depressed or stressed is what got us to our thinking and eating the way we did , just try to remember that you have that little tool that sometimes just needs to be cleaned and polished as you will be more polished soon enough and be able to shine even more.

I have tried to drink with my meals , but I got stuck and it was not good and stuck means feeling like your choking and then the food will keep coming back up and I am going to get real right now , when that happens I also know it is going to be slime tie and I am in the bathroom for about 5-10 min with mucus sliming and a long string of it that doesn't stop for that tie then I have to brush my teeth and rinse it is not good and what is the use if I want to eat and be satisified just to have y food come up , for a while my son asked if I was becoming anorexic I told him know that I was just having stuck episodes that my band didn't care for even if it was just a few bites so I have learned in 16 months of being banded that there are some foods I can not eat and I WILL NOT drink while I eat I will wait that 30 min. so I can be healthy and not have to run to the sink or toilet to just have any episodes I may take a really small sip just to make sure I can drink after I eat after that 30 min.

THANK YOU Cheryl as my weight didn't seem to move for a month but I had to buy smaller pants and a new smaller shirt for work and they fit wich I didn't even know I was a smaller size till the clerk went and got a smaller size for me , so the weight is going down and my doc made a comment the last tie I went in he said pretty soon you will be at your goal it just takes tie and not to push it and that I was doing good so I will keep on track.

You have looked back , and now you are looking forward , this is how you do it lol you look sooooo good and out and around and out about the town , check you out , can you believe your getting out and about more now that is great, good for you.

Try not to watch tv as when I first started it seemed , everything was about food I would read something or try to rest cause I just had major surgery and wanted to heal properly and not mess anything up because it cost to much money and health wise, so yes any concerns or questions I would bring up with my doc as I would also say follow up and ask your doc, because we are all different in our bodies and mind , but we are banded people.

Just follow the post op instructions your Doc. gave you and it does get better , if you can't sleep laying down then try a recliner or chair you feel comfortable in then maybe you can sleep for a few hrs. at a time , take your pain meds it will help if they gave you any , before you know it , you will fell like you again , then as you start to feel better you will also start having more energy than you thought you had, good luck on your journey.

I agree with all that said getting into something I do tend to forget to eat , and at work it is really hard I don't even get to drink my water like I should because I am constantly standing , but I work for 4 hrs. then it is lunch time then I go back and work for my other 4 hrs. and usually I don't even get my breaks like I am suppose to , and by the time I have lunch or dinner I feel like I am famished but I know not to over do it on the eating but I get my drink on then maybe a protein shake then lot's of water, I have heard y stomach say look please put something in so I try to do something small at that time then it's back to whatever.

LOL don't stop thinking just stop thinking about food and get that drink of water then if it does not satisfy then get your protein on , and by now you know how to listen to your signals of being hungry or not.

How in the world , just to start off being a cardiac patient , meaning having a heart attack and being diabetic , did they approve you , as I would love for my Mother to be able to get her head in the game, as she likes to do dishes by hand and my Mother and I are only 16 yrs. apart, she has AFIB and is diabetic , she likes to do dishes by hand but when she is doing them she gets really winded and now she is thinking of getting a walker she is to young to be having all these complications , besides that I would love to have her around a bit longer than expected , but the way things are now it doesn't look like it , well I just thought I would ask how you got approved before being banded and to say I am happy for you that your health is so much better,