Christie Frazer-Fernandes

i need help. i had my surgery in aug 08 and i have been doing great. down 85-90 lbs. but lately im cheating, i m finding myself eating easy foods. things that go down easier than protein and good foods that i need. im in southern massachusetts. i need to be motivated and get myself out of this slump that im in. :biggrin:

i can soooo understand how you feel. i do the same exact thing. i start out everyday saying that im going to do good and at breakfast i feel like i get stuck so for the rest of the day i justify my crappy eating by saying that i am really tight that day and junk food goes down really easy. its very hard to break out of the habit. my husband just had his surgery in april and im trying to be good to show him but im getting to be a horrible roll model. just need some help to break these horrible habits. i also hurt my knee and need surgery to repair it so ive been laid up with that. i was doing so well when i was excercising now im stuck with that also. just need some motivation .. :confused2::confused2:

when you get something stuck, is there anyway to progress it along faster? when i get stuck it seems to be for hours until i can get it up, is there anyway to make it faster?

i had a fill on Monday and got 1.5cc's put in and since then i cant eat any solid foods. i have had soups and mashed potatoes but anything else gets stuck, ive had a rough few days. can someone give me some advice please? thanks in advance, christie :confused:

hi everyone called the doc today and i got a slight unfill im at 1cc now and feel great. it was like almost instant relief. in 20-30 mins i felt soo great again. im eating just enough now and not constantly getting sick off every bite. thanks for the help' christie :clap2:

[ATTACH]10495[/ATTACH] 1st pic is me & sis in Jan 07 the second is me on nov 13th :whoo:

im here and doing great. you guys are doing AWESOME. congrats to all christie

i am a week out and i had my 1 wk appt and told my doc about the pain. she said it was the port and that the abdominal wall that its attached to is not used to having anything there and needs to work it self out. tr putting an ice pack on it when you lie down or if the pain comes that helped me soo much. hope this helps

hey everyone:). im christie and im scheduled for lap band surgery tomorrow AUGUST 16th. im having it done at Lahey Clinic in Burlington Mass. and a little nervous but happy its close :whoo:

good luck at the doctors :-)

hello, its christie i attended the meeting tonight.

hi everyone, i am fairly new here i have been reading posts for about a month now. i am hoping to be banded soon. i have learned soo much from all your posts. i attended my first information session monday at lahey clinic and between my research and this website i knew everything they were talking about at the information session and i have my all day consult on june 26th. does anyone know about how long it takes to get banded? i am so excited to get this done. :clap2: this time last year i was looking into gastric bypass surgery and chickened out, i met with a doctor and everything. so i gave up, but i read about the lap band and i cant wait to get it done. i have been heavy my entire life. but the last couple years i have been at my highest weight and hate it. well wish me luck on my journey. thanks christie

ill be at the meeting at lahey tonight .. ill be with my daughter :-) hope everyone has a great day

the meetings at lahey clinic are the last tuesday of every month at 6 o clock

Ginger, i hope you dont mind me asking but i have my consultation 6/26 what did you weigh at your consultation and how much do you have to lose before the surgery?

ginger, when did you have your initial consultation and how was it?

hi ginger, i will be at the support meeting tomorrow also.. ill be with my daughter. hope to see you there. christie