Christina.Rose

I have been struggling since I got overfilled and subsequently had to have an unfill. Since that incident I have had three fills and have not been in the green zone since. Im so afraid of being overfilled again that I don't want to ask for more fluid when the Dr is putting it in now. My confidence is shattered and my weightloss is screwed. How can you tell if you have enough (or not) in the office when you are actually getting filled? I never have problems chugging that water bottle but WHAT should I be experiencing to let me know for sure??? Help!

I know I'm losing weight, 33 pounds so far yay! Of course I'm not disappointed about that. But I never have heard anything about what normal or average inch loss is. I know technically 1-2 pounds a week is average weight loss with the band or at least the generic goal....I just wanted to know if there was even an average inch loss "spectrum" as I have never used measurements ,myself ,to track progress.

I don't care how old this post is, Congratulations! You should be proud, that is an amazing feat. Great job!

Oh my, I believe I posted the link lol

It does happen to some women, its called ammenorhea....spell check that, lol. It can be brought on by excessive exercise, low body fat, stress etc. http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/secondary-amenorrhea/ Here's a NY times article that explains some causes, symptoms etc. It happens to some girls in basic training, WLS and people training for big sports events. Hope this helps. Btw, I don't know how to paste a link so you probably have to copy and paste the address to find this.

Wow, just realized the date on that post! Oh well, oops

I was interested in getting into some MMA training or some marital arts, but am too embarrassed to begin. How much did you weigh when you started TKD? If you don't mind my asking. I'm 238 right now.

I am trying to do the right thing and have heard all the terrible things about aspartame. But I NEED something besides water and tea/ lemonade to drink! Are there any ready made (like Crystal light) drinks out there that use Splenda, Stevia, Truvia, etc.?

One time I had to sprint to the restroom at a restaurant and Lo and Behold, a line....I literally slammed into the men's room and spit up. Soooo not fun.

I went to a wedding and drank and ate too much AND stayed up very late. The next day I swear I couldnt shove food in fast enough! All crap of course....sigh. Dehydrated, over stuffed and under rested. I gotta just get back on track though. It's interesting to know that there are scientific reasons for the cravings and subsequent reactions though.

I think it was brave of him to make it public, how he was doing WLS....I mean, people would have thought he had cancer or something wrong with his health losing all that weight with no comment, but still. It makes him vulnerable times one million compared to the average banders general criticism. I think he could do the job fine with the band, but international banquets and formal dinners may suck. All that being said though, Hillary has been criticized since just being the first lady. Her hair, pant suits, staying with Bill....everyone in the public eye takes their licks.

Question, for those who are measuring themselves "inch wise" what has been an average monthly inch loss for you? I lost 5.5 inches last month, but was kind of disappointed. I don't know what I thought I had lost, but I felt so good and my clothes were fitting better, and then I had what I thought was such a low number. Ironically, my weight dropped 14 pounds and everyone says don't worry about the scale but see the inches go down. I know I'm in the right direction, but Boo. I'm just curious as to what "normal" really looks like. Thanks in advance.

Congratulations! I too am a victim of the underwear creeping, lol. Sometimes I feel like Erkel.....dating myself here.... Hiking them up. Jfc, I love your post. I would take Dumbo ears comments all day long as opposed to elephant size comments! Looking good!

I just heard the cholesterol medication Lipitor may be a cause of diabetes with a significant number of women affected. I don't have details and don't want any drama from other forum participants. I just thought it may be something that people potentially affected might look up information to possibly help themselves. I saw this on one of those class action lawyer commercials. As to the validity of the claims, its up to the individual to check it out. Hopefully this does help someone.

Totally agree, btw. I am a born again newbie and just eat this information up, as well as love the support and feeling that people exist that have similar problems as me. That being said, I can almost visualize the contempt and stink eye facial expressions that some of the "uppitys" have when they talk about newbies, like newbies are freshman in Highschool and they are seniors. Good job not being fat anymore.....can't wait to get there myself.....which I will.

Thanks, I just want as much help as I can get so I can spot a problem in as little time as possible! Very helpful posts.

How long has the sleeve been around? The one regularly used.....not staples or the really early versions.

Has it been 20-30 years? Any long term complications with having stomach mostly gone? Any stomach cancer scares?

How much PBing is a normal range? Per month lets say?

Lol, I just imagined like in Alice in Wonderland....Eat me if you want to grow!

It's only a pound, you know what the cause was, you have the control. You can and will make it right! My kid has been ordered to hide his stash. Sometimes I feel like a junkie and want to hunt it down, but refrain. Everyone screws up, you got this.

I lived in fear of the seatbelt extender with my last job that traveled frequently. It was so difficult to buckle my own seatbelt, uncomfortable, and a real workout to SEE the buckle a snap it. I never had the extender but was paranoid some attendant would bring one to me in all my shame. Never again! I will not fly until I can snap it and pull the extra tight. Also theatre seats are a bit of a challenge if I don't lift an arm rest....but its dark in there.

Maybe look up chronic conditions that have frequent bruising associated with them. Then you have a "conversation starter" for Dr. to check or immediately dismiss.

Also 90% of the time, when I try to get to the last page of postings, like 3out of3 or 5 out of 5, it says error, this page does not exist. ???? I can rarely find the post I write after I wrote it too. I write it send it and it disappears.

There's a recipe from the HCG diet for a chocolate type thing. You mix coconut oil with cocoa, and vanilla extract with liquid sweetner.....stevia or trivia I believe, and you mix it, pour it on a cookie sheet, put it in freezer and Whala! It tastes like very dark chocolate. I don't like dark chocolate so not for me, but check out an HCG website. They live on it, lol