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I had some discomfort at my port site (had to wear dresses not tight pants) but nothing that equated to real pain that i would need actual pain meds for.. If you are in that much pain - I would go in and see your doctor.

This was around before the 80's - I did this in grade school in the 60's:lol: Egor - I want them to bring Disco back !!! I had ton's of fun :thumbup:

No regrets here !!! As to losing fast or slow - it depends on the person and how much they chose to work their band - (meaning food choices & exercise) I have lost 86 lbs in 9 months - that's pretty damn good for an old fart like me. Good Luck ...

We are all entitled to our opinions - Food is an addiction - adverstion therapy works for some :thumbup: - Some addicts recover and some don't

Becky We all were scared and a little doubtful before surgery - Heck I am still scared - just cuz I have been banded and am almost to goal - doesn't mean that I won't gain it all back and then some. I KNOW that for me this will be a lifetime battle - but that with the help of my band I WILL WIN THE WAR !!!! Good Luck...

OMW - ALL MORNING GOT THE MESSAGE SITE DOWN FOR MAINTANENCE.. I was going crazy - I had to do some actual work this morning :sad: Phyl - Global Crisis - yes without the internet where would we be Ruby - OMW you remembered that much of your dream - Lately I don't/can't remember mine.. It was a sign of your determination :thumbup: Jackie - Well when I got home from work I weighed 164 - so since it was still my weigh in day - I took that number - If nothing else just to make me feel better.. Now lets see where I am next week - but I was so pissed off yesterday - I had no problem eating on the lite side - I am suppose to be eating oatmeal for bf - but that has 160 cal so I had yogurt & stawberries (fresh) for a total of 100 c - so I saved 60 calories and didn't eat any popcorn last night - but the real reason was that I didn't eat dinner until like 9:30 ish and then went to bed... I was wound up pretty tight last night for some reason - I was blasting off post to the newbies about their band - you know me on my soap box - will power etc.. I have a headach this morning - don't know why - maybe cuz i am working too hard... Ok - I got my fix - I was able to talk to my girls - so as usual - CBL :tt2:

Shell The band really doesn't stop the urge to eat another bite - that's mental not physical... I have that urge nightly - I have eaten my dinner and am full - I still want to eat. This is why I keep repeating and repeating - there is a lot of head work that needs to be done in addition to being banded. You can totally eat around it.. Good luck on your next fill..

That's what I get for speed reading :rolleyes2: You are suppose to be protective of your Man... Ok I am not going to want to get up in the morning - I have been on this computer ALL NIGHT.... Sweet dreams - I gotta turn it off and not ck my subscribed threads anymore to night - just like food - oh one more answer :cry_smile:

Darling this is the rant and raves section - not the support section.:rolleyes2:. And NO ONE IS TRULY CONTENT BEING MORBIDLY OBESE - We hide behind that little saying (Oh accept me for who I am - yadda yadda - I parroted the same b.s. but truly it's called denial)

Michelle Salter - I got it at bed bath & beyond - it's a bit pricey $100 - but it's well worth it. I weight and package my meat after I have shopped and write on the zip lock bag the calories and Protein grams then freeze - The other night I had some whole wheat Pasta - I don't know what a real serving size of pasta is - (it use to be half the box) so on the box it says 56 grm is one serving 180 calories - so I weighed out 56 grm - I could only eat 1/2 - so 90 calories - I would have been guessing if I didn't have the scale - us fat chick seem to ALWAY underestimate - and all those 50 calories here - 25 there add up.. I seem to be on a roll tonite it must be the 1/4 of a mile that I ran tonite - must have boosted my oxygen levels - I am a plain talker and am well know for giving tough band love -(operative word being love) - I know all the excuses as to why we can't do this or that or why it's too hard - I am a fat chick too so I have parroted all the same excuses in my life time - you can't sh*t a bullsh*t - and only a fat person can really understand another fat person - the whole been there done that... LBT is now my transfer addiction - :rolleyes2:

Jachut - took the words right out of my mouth !!!

To frickin funny :cry_smile::confused: Love it :rolleyes2:

Phyl - You totally got what I was saying and I totally got what you are saying - :rolleyes2: Same wave lenght.. Steph I have the kasha go lean crunch I think its 200 calories for a cup - it's like granola - I just got it had some last night 1/2 cup.. Fiber is good to help your body rid it's self of the band cholestoral - My overall cholestral is good - but my bad is a little high - they told me to get more fiber... You are added to the list... Hopefully this weekend I will do it - bug me if you don't hear from me.. Karri If they let him go before his 2 weeks are up they have to pay him by law!!! for the week he had left... Check it out - I know that is the way it is here in Cali.... Good job on the running - will ck out your blog - I am wired tonite for some reason - will crash sooner or later...

Candice What does this mean Mercurial - I don't have a dictionary handy :rolleyes2: Phyl Hugs - I know the heart aches that kids cause even grown ones - On her Bday get a card and present and take it over there and act like nothings wrong - call every day and act like nothings wrong - just leave a message - Hi just call to ck on you - TTYL luv ya Mom. She will come around.. Steph Hope you are feeling better (Hugs) - I totally get the lights off that was cute.. Jackie Are you and DH acting like teenagers while yours are gone Candice Hows your Mom doing?? Karri Are you out running tonite - how did DH interview go?? Beth cant wait to see the pic's Ruby - haven't heard from you today - hope all is well Kristen you too you have been quite Linda - How are you doing too.. Denise - Are you in your pool swiming Ok it's 7:49 and I gotta go see what I can fix for dinner - fish or something with hamburger (lean of course) I haven't had red meat all week so I think that's what I will fix .. CBL :cry_smile: .

Ok Gang - I am feeling better tonite - got on the scale when I came home from work - is showed a 1 lbs loss - I can't count it but it made me feel better and I usually don't go to the gym on Thursdays - but I took my fat little butt and went - I even ran/jogged for 1/4 of a mile - stopped once in the middle of that 1/4 but I did it... But I feel good that I did it and that I didn't die - got a headache though - must be to much oxygen that caused it.. :rolleyes2: And I will exceed my exercise goal for the month of April. Thanks to all of you for understanding - my little pity party and I know that I really shouldn't complain - and felt a little stupid by posting it this morning cuz I know that some of you have had more struggles than I have with the up & down issues. But it was how I was feeling this morning - I was disappointed and since you are my family - I felt that I could share my feeling Here is what I would have told any of you had you posted the same thing i did this morning - Be happy the scale didn't move up - did you get your water in - do you think you might need to bump up your calories - or increase the intensity of your work out - It could just be water weight.you have been eating healthy.. It will be ok - I am great at giving advice - but taking - that's another story.. But in truth - it's all about being afraid of waking up from this dream and being fat again........ I can't get any realer than that...

Shortgal You and I must be related - we are almost exactly the same in how we approach our new band life -this is a total lifetime lifestyle change in our eating plan (which is what a diet really means - not starvation) I don't think you are cold - IMHO all that you have said thru this Thread is right on. Maybe its an age thing - We know that this isn't just another fad diet - this is our life that we are trying to extend. In my research on the band I was told over and over again it's only a tool so I didn't secretly think that it was the magic cure - I knew it wasn't I had been for warned by experienced banders. Our band is only a tool - we do have to have will power - that piece of plastic in our stomach isn't what's going to make us lose the weight - It's us our brains - its what we chose to put in our mouth. As I always like to say they banded our tummy not our brain and 99% of the problem with our addiction is in our brains not our stomach... To bad they haven't come up with a device for our brains !!! If they did I guess we wouldn't be having this discussion. If everyone is waiting for proper restriction and thinking that alone is going to solve their issue - think again - you can eat around this thing - Cookies - chips - cracker - candy - ice cream- cake goes down with no problems - Heck I have pretty good restriction would even say I am at my sweet spot - but I could go into the kitchen and fix some mashed potatoes loaded with butter and eat 2 cups - OMW those 2 cups would be more 3/4 of my daily calories if not more depending on how much butter I used and I am a Paula Dean kind a girl I read so many people saying "I didn't get banded to diet" I don't want to count calories - I don't want to weight & measure food - I want to eat normal - Well normal is what got you fat in the first place -We don't know what 4 ozs looks like - As a learning tool I think you need to weight and measure food - I have a scale that gives me all the info - Protein grms - calories - fat - etc Who knows how many grams of protein are in an ounce - If you aren't reading labels and counting how do you know how many grams of protein you are getting in a day - besides drinking Protein drinks - My doc wants me to eat regular food. My experience with the band is that I do 75% of the work - by choosing to eat healthy 98% of the time allowing for treats 2% of the time which I budget into my 1000 -1200 daily calorie in take and i exercise 4 days a week minimum. I agree you have to do the work if you are going to succeed in this battle to get healthy --It takes planing, preparing - we are learning new habits. I will tell you one thing - - I can't say that nothing taste as good as thin feels - cuz I still love food (I now enjoy my meals - I don't inhale them) - but I do think that thinner feels better than fatter.

A lady downstairs in another office in my building complemented me on my weight loss - "How did you do it" answer "by eating healthy and exercising" this is the truth - the band doesn't make you lose the weight you do by your choices...

Kate You are not alone in your fears - we all had them - Giving up your best Friend (food) is a difficult thing - it is very emotional. As we use food to soothe our emotions... I would do it again in a HEARTBEAT - I feel 10 yrs younger - I have 100% more energy - and I love the way I look.. Do I believe its worth it - HELL YA - I really don't like the saying "nothing taste as good as thin feels" but I gotta say - thinner feels a whole lot better that fat. Do I miss eating ya - sometimes - not often - but occasionally i do. But it's a passing thought now adays. If I want a piece of cake I will have it once in a great while - it's not that one piece of cake that makes you fat - it's eating the whole thing that does. I eat healthy 98% of the time and allow treats 2% - I don't feel deprived. Only you can make this choice but since you asked - I thought I would give you my 2 cents :crying: Good Luck on your journey

Shortgal - I think we are related :crying:

Princess When I visited my surgeon he gave me a questionnaire to complete on the foods that I ate - Fried - Sweets - Breads etc - by how I answered this questionnaire is what he used to direct his patients as to which surgery would be best for them. I like sweets and would binge on them ever 3 or 4 months - but can't say they were my main problem - my main problem was portion control and high fat foods. I find that the sugar free stuff satisfies my sweet tooth - and now adays I just stay away from candy -cakes, ice cream, brownies and cookie as all these foods usually don't cause a bander any problems For me my band has been a perfect tool - it does what it's suppose to it controls my portions - and I am doing what I am suppose to do - control what goes in my mouth and I am now exercising. As to a yr's pre-op diet - ya - I could never do that - but insurance companies are making it harder for ppl to get the surgery due to the regaining of weight after a few yrs - they want to make sure that you are committed to a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating. But I would assume that unless you had quite a bit of weight to lose that after the yr your bmi would be too low to qualify for surgery - I don't work in that field so I can't speak to it with any real knowledge I was so ready for this surgery and as said above it's a perfect fit for me - it may or may not be for you -only you and your doc can decide that. Just keep reading and asking questions - you will find your answers Good Luck to you...

Thanks Candice !!!! Yep just one of those days :crying: that I get to wallow in self pity :cool: I shall get thru this and I know I am not the only one who has been dissappointed by what the scale says... And I am thankful for my good fortune of have such a great support group - who understands. I rejoice in your 1.6 lbs loss - That makes me happy... cuz I know how hard this has been for you..

I think about what she meant by divorce is due to the changes that people go thru - some fat ppl just settle for anyone who will accept them as a fat - they really aren't in a happy relationship or happy with themselves. Like transfer addictions - ie shopping - alcohol - sex addicts etc I really don't think if you have a good solid marriage now that losing weight is going to cause a divorce. IMHO if it does result in divorce it really wasn't cuz of the wls but some other issue.

The Band in it's self isn't going to make you lose the weight. The only thing the band does is restrict the amount of food that you can consume at one time (once you get to your sweet spot) If you are eating around the band (slider foods - that slide right thru and dont cause problems) is that the bands fault - There is an article in the new Magazine section - "Is the band failing you or are you failing your band" by Coach Cher.. It's worth the read... I am going to be very unpopular here - but I just gotta say this IMHO The Band does take work/will power ie going to the doctor to get fills - cooking - planing - counting calorie/keeping a food diary (as a learning tool until we are aware of what kind of calories we eat a day - heck we don't count that 8 oz glass of o.j. that has 100+ calories and truly we drink a 16 oz glass)- eating low fat and low sugar and you have to exercise. I had to take a little test when I met w/my surgeon - as to the kinds of food that I ate - that is what he used to determine what kind of surgery you should have (Brandy likes sweets - well with the band she is able to eat them and still absorbs all the calories - where as if she does get a bypass - the minute she eats sugar she is going to get physically ill - have the dumping syndrome as her intestine don't absorb the calories) Since my problem was portion control - he felt the band would be my best choice had it been sweets & fats - he would have suggested bypass. You should be able to eat hard proteins ( bander rules -tiny bites (eraser size) eat slowly and chew) - if you aren't able to eat regular foods then you need to see your doctor - it's simple as that cuz if you can't eat regular foods you are going to resort to eating unhealthy slider foods - You need to add exercise into your life in some form - slowly at first and increase as you get healthier.. If you are eating slider food cuz it's easier and you aren't losing weight - then you have to ask yourself some hard questions. Are you using your tool or expecting your tool to do all the work. Good Luck Ladies - I wish you all the success in the world - but think you need to really look deep inside to figure out why you are sabotaging yourselves cuz no matter what form of WLS you chose it's going to take work and effort on your part - WLS surgery doesn't equate to simple and easy - it requires alot of work and will power - determination to make a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating and becoming more active thru exercising Weight loss is quite simple - calories in vs calories out.. They have banded our tummies but not our brains - IMHO the majority of our food issues are in our brains and not our stomachs..

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