PuraVida37

I was craving egg nog and so I experimented and put cinnamon and nutmeg in a french vanilla Protein Shake. Good enough to satisfy me for now! LOL

I have had surgery last Thursday
Feeling sooo much better...
I also had a hiatal hernia that caused my god awful heartburn and acid reflux

I've often felt that melding several WLS sites into the bariatricpal would end up like this. I know the band works for me, and I know other WLS works for others. The incessant drum beating by a few band haters wears thin. That is one reason I've slowed down and visit here less often. I'm here for support, and not to listen to some b***h drama queen diss the band because it makes them feel superior. Sorry, but this is a support group, or it was supposed to be.

Is the Lap Band forum discussions slowly being phased away? Perhaps by natural selection?
I always click "New Content" under lap band forums, and find it is predominantly all posts from people with other surgery procedures, such as Gastric Sleeve....
At first I thought that maybe people were not aware where they were posting,and that there are different categories, but lately there seems to be no boundaries between the types of surgery forums.
Nothing against other surgery types, but I feel experiences between them are different. And when I see a post, and it is from someone with another type of surgery, I cannot respond having no experience....and when there is a thread concerning the Lap band, people with other surgeries respond giving a less than sincere-accurate opinion.
I have heard that most Dr.'s are no longer doing Lap band surgeries and that other procedures are preferred...Least that is what is being said....so is that reflective on this forum also??? And eventually the Lap banders will be over-run and extinct?

thanks for posting this B
i have noticed even though i have (made my search for lap band)
i see many sleeve/bypass threads on my view
could be a reason some of us banders dont post as much...
esp since we are the (outcasts and no one is having band surgeries anymore..)

I've screwed up and since Halloween I've reintroduced sugar into my eating. And now I'm eating everything. I've gained about 10 lbs. Thanksgiving and seeing family made reverting to old habits too easy and I ate many, many things I shouldn't have. But I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I will just get back on track. I did do something recently that I'm proud about--I ran a 5K Turkey Trot and got 6 of my family members to do it too! But then I gave myself permission to eat like a crazy lady and that's gonna stop right now.
It's gonna be a rough week detoxing from sugar again. I've done it before, i'm gonna do it again!!!!!!!!! Send me some positive vibes.

I've screwed up and since Halloween I've reintroduced sugar into my eating. And now I'm eating everything. I've gained about 10 lbs. Thanksgiving and seeing family made reverting to old habits too easy and I ate many, many things I shouldn't have. But I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I will just get back on track. I did do something recently that I'm proud about--I ran a 5K Turkey Trot and got 6 of my family members to do it too! But then I gave myself permission to eat like a crazy lady and that's gonna stop right now.
It's gonna be a rough week detoxing from sugar again. I've done it before, i'm gonna do it again!!!!!!!!! Send me some positive vibes.

I've screwed up and since Halloween I've reintroduced sugar into my eating. And now I'm eating everything. I've gained about 10 lbs. Thanksgiving and seeing family made reverting to old habits too easy and I ate many, many things I shouldn't have. But I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I will just get back on track. I did do something recently that I'm proud about--I ran a 5K Turkey Trot and got 6 of my family members to do it too! But then I gave myself permission to eat like a crazy lady and that's gonna stop right now.
It's gonna be a rough week detoxing from sugar again. I've done it before, i'm gonna do it again!!!!!!!!! Send me some positive vibes.

I've screwed up and since Halloween I've reintroduced sugar into my eating. And now I'm eating everything. I've gained about 10 lbs. Thanksgiving and seeing family made reverting to old habits too easy and I ate many, many things I shouldn't have. But I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I will just get back on track. I did do something recently that I'm proud about--I ran a 5K Turkey Trot and got 6 of my family members to do it too! But then I gave myself permission to eat like a crazy lady and that's gonna stop right now.
It's gonna be a rough week detoxing from sugar again. I've done it before, i'm gonna do it again!!!!!!!!! Send me some positive vibes.

You're right. You've done it before and you CAN do it again. Get to it!!! Lol

I'll have to try that one! WOOOOOOO

Liberation!!!!!

Liberation!!!!!

Water and weight training!

Liberation!!!!!

Liberation!!!!!

I was going to say liberation, too -- now I see transformation and that one is great, too. Relief. Release. Jumping4Joy. Recovered. Adventure, yes -- so happy to be showing up now for life's adventure.

Water and weight training!

When I was banded just under a year ago, I didn't really pick a weight goal. That didn't hold any interest for me. Instead I picked a physical challenge goal: running a 5k. I did it today!!! I RAN THE WHOLE THING WITHOUT STOPPING!!! I had my best time too!!! It's only going to get better from here!!
My next goals are:
--making it to 100lbs loss (soon, I think!! Only 10 lbs to go)
--finishing a 5k in less than 40min (today's was 42)
--doing a headstand (IDK why, it just seems cool?)
--getting to size L (I'm XL now)
A friend invited me to do a mini-triathalon with her next April. I think I just might do it!!!!

When I was banded just under a year ago, I didn't really pick a weight goal. That didn't hold any interest for me. Instead I picked a physical challenge goal: running a 5k. I did it today!!! I RAN THE WHOLE THING WITHOUT STOPPING!!! I had my best time too!!! It's only going to get better from here!!
My next goals are:
--making it to 100lbs loss (soon, I think!! Only 10 lbs to go)
--finishing a 5k in less than 40min (today's was 42)
--doing a headstand (IDK why, it just seems cool?)
--getting to size L (I'm XL now)
A friend invited me to do a mini-triathalon with her next April. I think I just might do it!!!!

I have an acquaintance who I do not see all the time and she always says " Hey, Skinny Minnie" in front of people. I think it is done in a way to embarrass me. Well, I take it that way at least. I don't like attention in that way. I do love when people notice other physical changes like my shrinking tummy and toned legs. Sometimes people comment I look so small and I LOVE that!

I love this post! I used to always say I was the opposite of an anorexic. I would look on the mirror and I thought I was much thinner looking than I really was. Then, like you, I'd see a picture of myself and feel shocked.
It is a constant mental battle. Thanks for talking about it. I've been coming to terms that I will never be able to let my guard down, that while it may get easier to live a healthy life, I won't ever be able to eat like a "normal person. " I must give consideration to everything that makes it into my mouth. Some may not agree with this, but I'm okay with it. How I was thinking and eating before is not how I want to live my life. But at this time I feel like I'm still walking on the slippery slope.

This morning I ran another 5K and I couldn't believe how much I have changed. In the past, on a rainy, cold Saturday morning you couldn't get me out of the bed. The day after Halloween would have been a drunken sugar high crash. But today I sprang up at 6:30am, got my family up too, and got ready to run. It was only 43 degrees out with sprinkles and wind, but being up and outside was almost magical. I love being a runner! My daughter ran a 1K fun run, then it was my turn. With gloves and earmuffs, I started out and ran my best mile ever at 12:14, then kicked ass to finish up at 40:06. When I saw the finish line a half mile off, I'd never tried so hard in all my life. It was glorious!!! My latest goal has been to finish a 5K under 40, so I am just *that close*!! I'm signed up for a Turkey Trot and I'm GONNA DO IT this time.

This morning I ran another 5K and I couldn't believe how much I have changed. In the past, on a rainy, cold Saturday morning you couldn't get me out of the bed. The day after Halloween would have been a drunken sugar high crash. But today I sprang up at 6:30am, got my family up too, and got ready to run. It was only 43 degrees out with sprinkles and wind, but being up and outside was almost magical. I love being a runner! My daughter ran a 1K fun run, then it was my turn. With gloves and earmuffs, I started out and ran my best mile ever at 12:14, then kicked ass to finish up at 40:06. When I saw the finish line a half mile off, I'd never tried so hard in all my life. It was glorious!!! My latest goal has been to finish a 5K under 40, so I am just *that close*!! I'm signed up for a Turkey Trot and I'm GONNA DO IT this time.

Thank you Sweet! Just what I needed to hear. I am a high school teacher, so it's hard to stop for potty breaks, but I can squeeze in a bottle before school and mid day. I like your idea of not eating til I drink. I'm at a stall and not eating quite right, so this will be a good goal to help get me out of the slump. Thanks again!