vinesqueen

banded 3 months, zero PBs.

woo-who! ice cream for dinner! You are not on a diet. You haven't failed anything. Like Alex said, you only aid ice cream for dinner, you didn't have ice cream and dinner for dinner. It isn't like you killed anybody, or robbed a bank, or insulted a nun or someone's Grandma. The good news is that even if you do gain 5 pounds, you don't have to keep them. Thnk of it like you just invited someone you like for dinner. In this case, that someone was ice cream. Please be KIND to yourself.

It took about 3 weeks to sleep on my tummy again too. One thing that I found very helpful was a body pillow. I would hug that close to me so that I would try to fool myself into thinking that I was sleeping on my tummy. Didn't work, but it was very comforting.

I was told to use the staw test too.

welcome to the Banded Gentry!

Flower got her ba-and! Flower got her ba-and!

welcome to Bandlandia! Yup, jello is a-okay

I haven't read the book, but Jessie does my fills....

Heather, I had my first fill last Thursday too. Then I had some taken out. Yesterday I had more taken out. I was banded 3 months ago. DO NOT TRY TO TOUGH IT OUT. Not worth it. Get some taken out.

Okay Christina, you win. You poor baby! I had about the same color, but mine wasn't nearly as big an area as yours. ((((hugs)))) I don't know about "normal" Christina. I have other special weirdness of my own. Do I feel like I did before having the band? Not only no, but HELL NO! <insert happy dance here> (okay, I've had a couple of days where I felt like death warmed over, but no one has had to call 911 for me.) I'm building a new "normal."

I took a horseback riding class 2 weeks after being banded. Amusment part rides have nothing on learning to trot!

Wow, what a great opportunity!

My poor Astro probably wouldn't benifit from one of the doggy wheelchairs, because he still has a very diffiuclt time with his front legs as well as his back legs. I've seen that webside for the older dogs before, and it always makes me cry. We adopted Asto when he was almost 10, so he was old when he came to live with us. He'll be 16 in October... He's learned a new trick... he's figured out how to open the pantry door so he can go "grocery shopping" whenever he wants. Do y'all have any idea how much mess a box of bisquick makes???? Almost as much of a mess as a bag of flour! He was mad at one of "our boys" yesterday. Casey didn't greet him as usual, and Astro was upset about it all day! Funny old dog!

Welcome to the Banded Gentry Rae! Great work on the weight loss, wow! Oh my gawd, I have to laugh because I don't think Tacoma has many trees at all! I remember what it was like around here when I was a little girl and feel like there are hardly any trees left! Heh, I spend 9 months a year in exile in your neck of the woods Rae, and I have to laugh and laugh. My DH and I took a drive through the Carriboo National Forest in SE ID and we were confused because we couldn't find a forest....

okay, now I am going to cry. There is a wonderful book that I'm not going to buy call something like "for the love of old dogs" I picked it up and had to put it down.

I can't think of another use for an inflatable zip-tie. I'll have to meditate on that. The only thing that imediately comes to mind is regulating fluids in a car...

my poor poor old dog. I don't want to have him put down, but he's getting to the point where I may have no choice. They just don't make doggy walkers or wheelchairs for elderly dogs. He's gotten to the point where he doesn't really walk normally anymore, he just sort of hobbles. two days ago he had to take a nap while he was eating his dinner. Standing that long was too long. walking the distance from the living room to the backdoor is almost too far to make all at once. He made it to the back door then had to lie down before he could go out, but I think he was mad at us because we took that opportunity to cut his nails... My poor old dog. I feel like crying.

many people just cannot handle bread after banding. Their bands just don't like the suff, other people have no trouble. If you are eating bread, then you are probably not eating your protien and vegies first. I have fybromyalgia, and if I eat bread or lots of carbs I am in physical pain then next day. A bowl of mac'n'cheese can make me feel hungover the next day. I could prbably handle bread, if I can eat cheese burgers. But I choose not to eat bread... but for me, it is a question of would I rather eat a sandwich or wear a size 12? (my goal...)

yup, got to fill it up with air, and play with it. She used a 12cc syringe to show me how much the band can hold.

when I was in high school my dad gave me a great essay to read. I don't remember who wrote it, or even the name of the essay, but it was old. It was called something along the lines of "The importance of being selfish." What?! the importance of being selfish?! How could that be, being selfish is a very bad thing, or so we are taught. I wish I had a copy so I could pass it on to my son. Being selfish is not being greedy. Being selfish means that you make sure that all your needs are met so that you can meet the needs of others. If you do not take care of yourself, you cannot adiquately care for others, and they will suffer because you do not care for yourself. You cannot fill a glass from an empty pitcher. I think the best example of Being Selfish is the example of the oxygen masks dropping. You are directed to put your mask on before you attempt to help anyone else.

okay, yesterday I had my second unfill, and this time I wasn't freaked out by the whole thing. (I'm a big cry baby.) So, after Jessie took out another .5cc she decided that I might still be too tight at 1cc, but she thinks I have some esophogeal thing going on too. Okay, not the point. So, we are in her office, me drinking Water, her watching me drink the water, when I asked about the band itself. I asked if it was sort of like a big inflateable zip-tie. She gave me the weirdest look, then pulled out several bands to let m play with. Apperently, only engineers ask about the physical structure of the band, and I'm the first one she's had to guessed that it was an inflatable zip-tie. Guess what? it IS an inflateable zip-tie! The 4cc band used to be called the 5cc band, but it hasn't changed size. They now only recommend 4cc because once you get much more fill, it starts to pinch the side of the stomach, which will cause damage. She said you can put in about 30ccs before the band will explode. all in all, it was very cool to play with, and I wonder if I get extra geek points...

Oh man! After the inial weight came off (mostly Water weight but I'll take that) I stopped loosing. I would weigh myself every week and I didn't see any progress. None. Not after the first few weeks. However, I was still loosing inches, so I took that. Because I went so long before I got a fill, I could eat everything, like entire happy meals from McDonalds, so it was just as if I didn't get a band. I even gained 5 pounds back. Double cheeseburgers, entire small pizzas, you name it, I could eat it. Talk about depressing. (yeah, yeah, I know, I know, band's a tool, won't work if you don't work it, bla, bla bla. ) So. Stopped getting on the scale. I know even though I gained back some weight, I didn't gain inches. (I've decided the tape measure doesn't lie to me, unlike that lier scale.) I got my first fill a week ago. Got my first unfill a week ago. Got even more fill removed yesterday. Doing much better last night and today. I lost 5 pounds last week, but I couldn't eat more than 1/4 cup at a time, and only soft foods. Even water hurt. The band is a process. It will take a long time to loose the weight I'm put on over a lifetime. I am an American, so I want everything NOW! GIMME! But I just stay off the scales.

Congrats Darcey! Great work! I'm a little worried about you working nights then trying to be on a "normal" schedule the rest of the week. I'm worried that you will completely throw off your cercadian rythm (okay, why doesn't the F7 key work on this site? ) and get comepletly out of whack. When I was in my 20's I used to work as a short order cook. This one place I was at I worked all three shifts every week. 2 graves, 2 days and a swing every week. After about 6 months I completely lost it. It was so bad my personality changed and I completely lost my sence of humor. Cranky, crabby, snappy and no sence of humor! And don't even get me started on how bad it messed up my cycle... I worry about you!

My son is very big. Like bouncer big. I was able to keep a handle on his weight mostly until he started being able to go places on his own, with his own money. Soda pop has been his major downfall, and there is nothing I can do to stop it. He goes to the gym at least 2x a week and works out, but his father was really big, and well, I've got the band. He's seen the weight that DH has lost, and now Spudboy is a little worried that someday they might weigh the same! So, that's motivated my baby.

Honey! Don't worry about your fat intake right now! No! No! No! Don't worry about getting too many calories right now either! If you get extra fat to get the protien you need, get the extra fat. You will do better with the extra fat than not getting enough Protein. Definately sounds like you are not getting enough Water too. I'm supposed to get at least 64 oz of water. Call your nutrishonist.