wombat712

I weigh daily. It helps me to stay focused. I may frown at it and call it a name or two but I tend to eat better when I know where I'm at. I got this big because I wouldn't get on the scale. If I don't see the numbers going up then it doesn't exist.& Yikes I'm in a crisis though! I'm going out of town for a week and I won't have my scale!!! It is going to drive me crazy!!:faint:

I do still have cereal but there is a lot of gurgling going on because of the milk and the cereal. The whole point of not drinking is to not flush the food through too fast. I use less milk than I used to, to help prevent that and I don't drink any left over milk either.

Initially I was just wiped out with this surgery. I had no energy to do anything for about 1 1/2 months. I feel better now but not like I can take on the world. I still don't feel so great that I think I can get through exercising.

My husband started really noticing around 15-20 pounds. I'm an apple shape ;-( so my stomach started going down as well as my face. My mom notices my face and my buggy butt pants since I don't fill them out like I used to. Now that I'm at 26 pounds people at work are starting to notice. I recently got contacts and all of a sudden people are talking about my hair. ???? People really aren't all that observant are they?

Ok - this might be a weird question. Does anyone feel their port during sex? The other night mine started popping against my ribs (very distracting and kindof painful). My port is very high just under the center of my ribs. My DH isn't small but not heavy enough to get the LB. To all with marriage problems, you are in my prayers! I too had many issues early on in our marriage - from feeling like I married the wrong one "remembering the one that got away" for several years, had abandonment issues so I stayed emotionally unattached to protect myself, and then to him having an affair. We have since overcome all of that and are blissfully happy (16 years now). We would rather be with each other than with any one else. There is hope if both are willing; 7 years ago I would never have believed it was possible for us. Hugs & Prayers to everyone! Wombat

My apologies Terri :-) If I ever see you there again I will make certain to say hi. I just couldn't remember which name went with the picture. I just knew it was someone I saw a lot so I was thinking terridoodle, mommihammi, wasabubblebut, etc. and I just couldn't remember. We should where a sign! Then we would have something to talk about while we're waiting for our fills! I'm sorry to hear you're too tight. That can be miserable. I actually wish I was just a little bit tighter. They don't seem to understand or listen when I keep saying that I cannot keep making this trip down there. I'm going into my busy season at work and I really shouldn't take anytime off between now and January. That's a long time to go. Anyway, I hope yours gets better soon!! Wombat

I don't remember making it to the OR. I was in the waiting land for my anethesiologist and my turn in line. The anethesiologist gave me some relaxation medicine that apparently worked really well. I vaguely remember them starting to wheel me down the hall for my operation but I remember nothing else. When I woke up I was back in my room. I'm sure they woke me up before then but I can't remember. It felt like the memory drug I got when I had a stomach thing done a couple of years ago. But then I would have vague memories of something fuzzy. Weird stuff :0) Wombat

Shoregirl, the lack of response is a little scary. I'm 38 as well. I'm down 26 pounds after two months. I know that I will be getting a breast lift and a tummy tuck when I'm done. I had both my children by c-section so that area definitely needs help! I can't see it bouncing back on it's own. Wombat

I don't see much hope for mine either. I'm planning on a breast lift and a tummy tuck when I reach my goal. As everything is currently deflating, my husband has already agreed to the expense. Wombat

I'm an every dayer as well - first thing in the morning after a trip to the potty, and of course naked. I have to know the number. Mine is digital so even if it is .2 I want to see it. Some days it does go up but it helps me to make better choices that day. I'm sooooo close to going below 180 (first time in years!!) and I have actually weighed more than once a day (I have to get a grip). Wombat

I got there almost an hour early. It's sooo hard to figure out how long it's going to take based on Dallas traffic and Houston traffic. So I actually got in and done by my appointment time. On my first fill, I only waited about 30 minutes and that was because there was someone they had that they couldn't get the port. My first one went great. I guess as I keep losing it's going to get harder to find? I thought it would be easier to get to since there would be less fat.

I got my 2nd fill on Wednesday. It hurt :-( They had trouble reaching my port because it is really high near my ribs. They filled me so tight nothing would go through so they had to remove a bit. Then they decided since it was so hard to hit my port that they would leave it in and let me eat some yogurt and drink water to make sure I wasn't still too tight. I'm from Dallas so I always ask them to make it really tight so that I don't have to come back so soon. Terridoodle - I think I saw you there, I recognized you from your little picture. I wasn't entirely sure so, of course me being shy, I didn't say HI. Wombat

I tried it as well. It worked really well except that it was really hard to stay on. It required lots of cooking and extra work to be able to eat 5 times a day. I wish you luck on it! I can't imagine eating that much now. Wombat

I can eat eggs of any type. I ate so many the first month on mushies that I really don't want any eggs anymore. I still occasionally eat scrambled or over easy. And I do have a love for egg salad - it's just not the same wrapped around a sandwhich (I miss bread). Wombat

I am obsessed with weighing every day :0) I've seen lots of advice to stay off the scales but I can't. I read an article in Shape magazine that says those who weigh themselves daily keep the weight off better. I guess because you are more conscious of it. I know that if I don't see the number go down for the day, I try to make sure that I make the healthiest choices for that day. Wombat

Today I'm wearing a shirt that I haven't worn in 3 years!! I don't have too many items of clothing that is too small because we moved last year and I just gave up and threw just about everything away. I got so many compliments today at church and I'm really no different than I was last week except the shirt :0) Thank God for NSV's!!

I was banded on Monday afternoon and went back to work on Wednesday. Big mistake for me :0) I sit at my desk most of the time but of course that day was entirely different. I was miserable. I worked the next day at it was somewhat better. I didn't have to have painkillers on a regular basis. Give yourself the time if you can!

Congratulations!! It's the best decision I ever made and I wish you the best with your new band! Hugs :0)

I received a check from the hospital for over $2,000. It was a mistake when I called them and I took it to them when I went for my first fill. I never cashed it all. Now I'm getting a bill for that exact same amount. I was self-pay as well. Seems like they do enough of these that this wouldn't be an issue.

LADYHR that was the feeling I had after my first fill. I loved it because I really ate very little - maybe 1/2 or 3/4 total food at a meal and I was stuffed for hours! I couldn't even be tempted with ice cream because I was so full. Sadly - that feeling is gone; I go for my second fill in 3 days. I would like for that to be my permanent state of eating - to me that would be the sweet spot I'm looking for.

I'm right there with you Texas Flower!! I'm from McKinney but I had my procedure done in Houston. I love my band and I finally have the hope that it's going to happen this time!! Congrats on your weight loss!

OHJuli - I agree! I cannot imagine only weighing 100 pounds. My husband would kill me!! He does not want a bony skinny wife; he wants there to still be some curves and softness and I can say at 100 pounds - there wouldn't be any!! In my head I'm liking the idea of 120 even if it is almost overweight for my height. I think my true test is just how I feel and how I look; if I'm happy at 140 then so be it!!

I am 5'0''. (and praying I don't shrink w/ age). I am now taller than both my mom and my grandmother and they were both taller than me by a couple of inches. I am a classic apple shape. Not fun - and it takes forever to go down a size when most of the weight is in the tummy area. I wonder if I will look taller when I'm not as wide!!

My goal is in the middle of what is considered healthy for my height. I am only 5'0''. I could weigh as little as 95 (Not gonna happen) or as much as 125. I'm a little older now so I'm aiming for 120. I do not want to be sticks and bones - and my husband doesn't want me to be either. Some things should just still be soft :0)

My co-worker was obsessed by 5 pounds; and she would find a tiny spot on her side and pinch it and talk about how disgusting it was. (She was a size 4-6) If that's so disgusting - what do you think when you look at me?