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Wow, several different things going on in your post there Eleebana2. Why are you not seeing the doc for 5 -6 months? That's an awefuly long time to go without seeing him or her. Can you call and get support that way? I usually live a state away from my clinic, but they are always available to talk to me via phone or e-mail. Also, we don't know what sort of fill you are at, or even if you have been filled. If you are a normal person, and losing between a pound to two pounds a week (or very close to that) then you are doing fine. What is your loss like, or are you a turtle? Without knowing how big your portions are, I don't know that we can really help. I was way too restricted for about a month, and I was only able to get in about 700 calories a day, not nearly enough, and plus, I only lost 1.5 pounds that entire month. talk about your major disapointments. Anyway, because I spent so much time measuring my food by the tablespoons, when I was able to get an unfil and eat like a "normal person" I was appaled at how much food I was eating. I couldn't belive I was stuffing myself, gorging myself. You know how much food? Less than the full child's meal. I couldn't even finish a child's size portion, but I felt like I was binging. It's all about perspective.

well, I agree with wheetsin, the driving part is neighter here nor there. Get your resume dusted off and buffed up. You are going to need it. You might not need to find another job, but it will be very handy when you talk to your boss. By the by, you deserver a better boss. Don't work through your lunch. It doesnt' make you a better employee, it just gives them ammo to take that time away from you.

I have PCOS but my sugars are just fine I went into this fully expecting to lose weight and drop sizes just like everyone else. It hasn't happened for me, and it probably won't either, not in any sort of decent time frame. At the rate I'm going it will take me about 6 years to lose the 95 pounds I need to lose. talk about depressing. I try to focus on what I've gained instead of what I don't lose. It is very difficult, believe you me, but I'm working my NSV list. That said, I would get banded all over in a heart beat. My asthma as all but disapeared. And that alone makes the band worth it.

during one of my fills I got to play with a band before Jessie finally had to take it away from me. Facinating gadget. Overfilling is bad also because it will PINCH a bit of your stomach, and this pinching can lead so some serious damage. Being over filled will not help you lose weight faster or more importantly BETTER. If you cannot eat hard protien like chicken, beef or pork, then you are TOO TIGHT. Just becaue we are fat doesn't mean we deserver to suffer.

I didn't want to post on your thread, I didn't even want to read it. But I did. I'm so sorry you are facing this. Loving an old dog is special.

woot! That's one of the most ego boosting NSVs! You go Gurl!

as a gift to my DH for getting banded, I surprised him with a Motorcycle saftey course, and he bought himself a Kowasaki 750. Last spring he bought me a Kowasaki 550, which I've never ridden. (he bought me a broken bike.) I'm okay with him buying me a broken bike because I had a really bad motorcycle accident about 18 years ago, ended up on crutches for a year, and two different skin graphs because of the burns. (people are white meat. I know for sure.)

The last few days have been really rough for me. I took my sweet old dog Astro to the vet yesterday for the last time. He was over 16 years old, which for a large breed dog is beyond ancient. Two days ago I tried to send him on his way myself with an overdose of pain medications, but instead he got really perky and felt great. So much for my career as a poisoner. We got Astro second hand 7 years ago this week. His former owner loved him so very much, so much in fact that she realized that she was working way too many hours and needed to find a family that had a kid and time for him. He was such a funny dog, and thinking about his antics is bitter sweet. He loved chasing helium balloons, and he'd figured out how to pull them down by their strings. Other favorite games of his included anything with Water, being a Lab and all, tearing apart cardboard boxes and demolishing pumpkins. Being a Lab, he loved to eat as well. Some of his favorite foods were lettuce, eggplant, thai food, flour and Cookies of all types. The only people food I would give him with any regularity was veggies, and he sure loved his radishes. Of course, he would turn up his nose at mushrooms and tomatoes, but watch your fingers with eggplant! All evening I kept expecting to hear him walking across the hardwood floors, or making the chuffing noises he would make in his sleep. My house is eerily quiet now. Even the chinchillas wonder where he is. I miss my old dog. My old yellow dog who was so old he wasn't even yellow any more. Even the vet was crying when he put him down.

Well, they would be if she was on her trapese.... I think Delarla sells one...

excellent work Michelle! Not gaining over the holidays is the toughest time of all, kudos to you!

Thanks Donali, I actually ran accross his stuff last week when I was reasearching information about cortisol. I don't know what to make of the Wilson's Temp thing. My normal body temp is 97.2, not the 98.6 but from what I've read, they are re-thinking the 98.6 as a "normal." that it might be too high. Some sites say that the Wilson's Temp thing is snake-oil, and the site reads like snake-oil to me too. I dunno why. Maybe all the tesimonials are just a little too glowing or something. I have to laugh, in a weird sort of way. Before I was banded I was sure that this wouldn't work for me, because no other weight loss thing has ever worked in the past. Jessie asked me why I thought I was so special that it wouldn't work for me. I guess I showed her, didn't I.

Hey Sue! I'm so glad to hear that you are doing well. I'm with Jack, "we're listening!"

We missed you! Welcome back, and you knwo what they say.. one door closes...

Hey Leener, welcome. Before I was banded I had the worst asthma. Several breathing treatments with my home nebulizer DAILY. Near daily, and definately weekly trips to the ER, steroids, and afraid I would die in SE ID alone and far from my family and frinds. I was banded this last March, and as a direct result of being banded my asthma is practically gone. GONE. It's true that I haven't had the weight loss success that I want, or expected. But I didn't die. Oh, and if you are banded, I can pretty much garentee that you will freak out for a few days saying "OH MY GAWD! OH MY GAWD!! WHAT DID I DO???!!!!" But you get over it. The band teaches you to go slow, to chew to goo, because if you don't, you get hit with the pain stick. Not fun, but after you learn your lessones, it's all good. Eating becomes something that you have to do, not something that you are driven to do. It's sort of like "Do I have to eat again??? Geeze, I just ate 4 hours again. Oh man."

Uhm, just say you had surgery. I wouldn't ever lie about something as minor as surgery. I mean, what happens if you actually need to have your gallbladder out after you told someone you had it out? Talk about awkward! And, well, if you are not comfortable talking about something minor, like surgery, how can you be comfortable naked with anyone? If you must tell a lie, make it completely outrageous. Like you had to have your alien implants removed, or you had alien implants put in. Tell the truth, that you are now the bionic woman. (or man)

Hey Elda, I'm so very sorry to hear about your disapointing time. (((hugs)))) Trust me when I say I understand some of your pain and frustration. Since you are not losing weight, it is very important to start looking at other changes in your life that are related to the band. Are you feeling better? Have you lost inches? can you do things that you couldn't before you were banded? I've lost about 12 pounds since April. Yeah, it sucks, but I have gained back my life. I've gained badk my health. I know there are many days where I a royally pissed off and angry about not losing weight. I don't know if you've been filled yet or not, but if you haven't been, take heart, most people don't start losing weight until after their first fill. You must stop the grazing now. You just have to. But you know this already. Go ahead a pitch a hissy fit. You will feel better, I know I did after I pitched my big fit in July. Oh, and your husband better come up with something major! Absolutely no excuse for not getting you a Christmas gift, NONE.

Jacqui, sorry, but refresh my memory, you were just recently banded and are still on the liquid/soft stage, right? I just spent a month at 700 calories and felt terrible. Of course, over the course of that month I only lost 1.5 pounds in 4 weeks. Once you move to solid foods you might find that 700 calories is not nearly enough. I do know that we have several bandsters that do just fine on 700 calories, and are infact losing weight rapidly at that amount of calories.

Yup, the band doesn't work if the band isn't filled. Oh, and trust me Stephanie, after you are filled to a good point, all you will want is one piece. I know that it doesn't seem possible, but it is. You WILL be satisfied with just a small amount. Satisfied both physically and mentally. (okay this doesn't hold true if you are over-filled. But being overfiled is bad anyway)

I really think the key to excersizing is finding something that you really enjoy doing. I think "excersize" has become a dirty word for most of us. We try to do things that we physically cannot do. We try, but we fail, we hurt, we become discouraged. I don't know if it is differnt for men, but I know that many women avoid physical activity if and when they can. I know that I've been told many times that "ladies don't sweat." I know that I've internalized this at some level, even though I really enjoy working out. I think there is a big hurdle that many of us need to over come, and that is the mental thing. Of course, there are so many mental things for Bandsters to overcome! Now, I have to go and start training to run 6 miles in under an hour. Yeah, like that is going to happen, but I was offered an internship that requires a 8 mile run every friday! YIKES!!! To qualify I need to be able to run 6 miles in under an hour...

They did the full battery of thyroid tests, and they all came back spot-on. But because I have most of the symptoms of low thyroid, he put me on the meds. He was just a baffled as I am. So, I'll call and make an appointment with the endocrinologist. I just need to check my clinic to see if they have a specific one they want me to see. Apperently most Endos only deal with diabetics, and my sugar levels were just fine.

Jessie is the main fill person for my clinic.

I am very active, but well, you know the rest.

Okay, I've been home for just a few, my DH is out geting my prescritpion filled. SIGH my test results came back spot on normal. My thyroid is smack dab in the middle of normal range. My other test results came back as well. The doctor has no clue why i'm not losing weight. He's baffled. I'm baffled. The next step is to get a referal to see an endocrenologist. I got an unfill last week, so Im back to about 1000 to 1200 calories aday. He really hopes that I don't gain weight on that amount of calories. I really thought I would get some answers, but I didn't. I don't even know if I have a different set of quesstions. But the best news is that I've stopped obsessing about food. Whats' the point anyway?

Well, tomorrow I go to the docs and get either some more answers or more questions. The results of the blood work should be back. I feel weirdly at peace.

Hi Jini, chances are, it will start working for you soon. Trust me when I say that I don't know if you will lose weight. I've lost 13 pounds since April, so that is a chance that you might be a slow loser. I know that there are few things as frustrating as having weight loss surgery, then not losing any weight. I understand the frustration and the feelings of failure that come with slow weight loss. Do not let the scale dictate to you your sucess. I know, easy words to type, but for your own sense of sanity, you must find some other way to measure your sucess. I strongly suggest starting your list of Non-scale victories, your NSVs. You don't have to post them, but I find it is very helpful to look back at them, and I know that other people find them helpful to look at as well. I wish I could make it all better, make it so you had losses in the numbers like you are looking for. But all I can tell you is that you are not alone. As hard as it is, you are not alone.