Bandista

LOVE hearing this -- I am so committed to the idea of being able (eventually) to have what I like, just in very small and very well chewed amounts. Enjoy your autumn dinner!

Hi Manuela, good for you reaching out -- you can get this, just need to figure out what is not working. Are you in touch with your doctors, food and exercise plan? I am pre-band but have been reading so many stories these last few months. Many people feel a low at a particular time -- the ups and downs may have to do with where you are in the process. Fill in your stats on your profile so the pros (above) can offer informed input. So many people here have been through it all -- there is lots of compassion and help for you. Know you are not alone. And don't forget to be compassionate with yourself, too!

This and the chihuahua "stuck" episode on another thread are great comic relief -- thank you! Please don't let me lose my sense of humor and get all wiggy in these weeks prior to surgery......

If food has been a go-to soother for a long time and is no longer available, it makes sense there would be a time of emotional transitioning. Pain medication takes it's toll as well -- body needs to rebalance from so many things. The pre-op diet, reduced calorie intake, the surgery itself -- main thing is to really be noticing the feelings and not just eating over them. I'm not banded yet but I am very aware of light changes at this time of year and I'm careful to get plenty of vitamin D. It's a tiny capsule for 10,000 (not a typo) and I'm so glad as I will be able to keep taking it if needed. Unlike the calcium I currently take -- huge. Can barely do it now pre-band!

Wow, congratulations - look at that smile, you are BEAMING!

By the time you get these messages you will be recuperating. Congratulations on this decision to take charge of your health. I am right behind you, 3 weeks 6 days from now. Hope you feel well following surgery, getting your sips of water in and lots of little walks. Let us know how you are doing.

OMG, this is hilarious. I needed a laugh this morning! Just picturing the chihuahua....

Hi there and congratulations -- I can't wait to out down sixty pounds. What a relief that will be! My surgery is scheduled for Nov. 5th -- you'll be answering questions for us, too. Best wishes......

So happy for you, Sarah -- that tuning in and the being able to listen and respond appropriately to signals are exactly what I'm looking for from my band relationship. I know it won't happen overnight but that is my goal.

Happy belated birthday! And here's to choosing a beautiful walk as a gift on your special day. I am doing well with majorly stepped-up routine but I am sore. That's good, though, because then I have to exercise to work off those muscles. 20 minutes recumbant bike, 40 mins treadmill (two 20 minute segments), 20 minutes BowFlex -- and the swimming in bed exercise with two pound weights. Up to three reps on that one; great core work and my neck is different, correcting (I am a turtler...). Here's to tomorrow and great days for all. Work it, baby!

I've been trying to get ready for the pre-op diet and invented a few weeks of punishment and struggle for myself in the name of getting off a chunk of weight prior to the liquid diet and surgery (one month from today). This has brought up issues of self-defeat -- working too hard for no result, deprivation v. reward and all the things that brought me to Lapband Land in the first place. So I'm going easier. Getting a shake in every day and loving it. Will nelp me move into shake world if i have some now. Exercising a LOT. Mild detoxing -- no wheat, dairy, sugar, low caffeine. But now trying to be gentle with myself these couple of weeks. Went out to a favorite restaurant last night and had a good meal. No rice but yummy entre. Wine. Don't need dessert but don't need to. Be starving myself either.

Are they trying to kill off the employees or just completely slow down the work product? Just kidding (well, sort of). Seriously, that kind of food is not going to make anybody's body happy in the long run. You are so much better than that -- you are committed to fitness and health. You don't need that crap! So there.

Wow, that is quite a milestone. Way to go!

SO happy for you! What a great moment -- and all the hard work that got you there. Yippee!

Code Lunchmeat.

Yippee -- this is going to be fun. sabinadublin

Thanks! I am on an iPad -- maybe that's the issue. Will go try my desktop.

Hi there, I'm trying to figure out My Fitness Pal, how to friend, etc. Found the place to add via e-mail so Intelirish I sent you one....I am sabinadublin on MFP. Cannot find how to add by name/handle, however, but I'm not giving up -- NNicole209 and Christyflick and Jen Webber -- or you can go add me if you know how. As you can see I cannot even figure out how to change the font so now I am writing in purple, which is actually rather splendid. It will be great to have a group of banders on My Fitness Pal for further support of exercise initiatives, etc. I am still not banded -- date is 11/5 so if I am not with it for a while don't worry I will get there to join you! sabinadublin aka bandista here......thanks so much for starting this thread!

Congratulations on the under 250 -- that is awesome. And so sorry about the Starbucks episode. Hope you're feeling better. I am not banded yet and of course I worry about just this kind of thing. We eat so fast in our society -- inhale is the exact word for that. I think you really nailed it on the being too hungry part (sorry about the migraines, eek!). There's that saying, HALT. Never get too Hungry Angry Lonely Tired. And hey, you got a day in bed with a cup of tea! Feel better soon and tell your sub-conscious mind to get busy filing this one away for the future. Best wishes!

So glad you're doing well and have turned that corner. Pain medication is such a trial for the body -- all those side effects.

I so look forward to not thinking about food all the time!

Me! Nov. 5th........yes, excited and nervous!

Great idea!

Hi Louise, so glad you are here -- how about calling the insurance company first thing and getting clear on your coverage so you can get the health care you deserve. What are the foods you're not tolerating? I am pre-band and have learned so much here -- mainly how different we all are. Maybe your body is trying to tell you something. Sounds like you've been through a lot and are coming through the other side. Best wishes for all good things to come!

I gained my weight from Prednizome. Fifty in a few fleeting weeks then another fifty over time. So happy for you getting your band -- how are you doing? My surgery is four weeks from tomorrow. Best wishes and welcome!