j_war06

I know exactly how you feel, I kinda feel like that now. I have gone out of my way to try and introduce myself to people here in this new city (on campus) and they all look at me in this sad sort of way, it really creeps me out. Its like "Too bad your fat, otherwise we could hang out". There has been one girl that has went out of her to welcome me and be my friend, and I love it. We check in on each other just to see whats going on and stuff, but everyone else is getting invited to go do stuff and I just kinda stand around. I say hi, and introduce myself and stuff, but doesnt seem to work, everyone is always like "its nice meeting you, but im gonna go hang out with my friends now" Which is like the worst comment in the WORLD, no Im not their friend yet I just met them, but I havent done anything not to get invited somewhere! It drives me nuts, but I fair pretty well on my own so Im not too too worried about it, but I would like to meet some other people! Ya know? And go out and stuff, atleast on occassion?? Anyways, yes I have felt invisible my entire life, the only people that pay me much attention are my parents (which is more than some people have). And any attention I do get is some perv making a horribly crude comment about my rear. I went to school with most of the people I graduated with for 18 years and none of them knew me, they knew of me, but didnt know me, ya know? Its weird.........No one but the girl across the hall has made it a point to be nice enough to actually get to know me, and everyone else goes off with a big group of people, and I just introduce myself, then in 30 seconds they leave because they have to go somewhere else.....Just some thots

Technically this isnt correct, mine are not big at all, in fact after I save up enough money from working Im getting implants! Mine have always been small lol! Hmmmm One Good thing.... *You dont have to worry about balancing dates and school work *You always have time to write the Hottie McHottie's Essay for him, while he takes out the cheerleader...(or in my case drunken female down the hall) *PLENTY OF TIME TO MYSPACE!!!! *Those cool little scooters in Wal*Mart (ive never used one tho) *The humble personality that comes after you've lost the weight

You may not be overfilled, you may have first bite syndrome, which i just recently learned about. I submitted a post JUST like this a few months ago, now I drink HOT coffee a few minutes before my meal and if that doesnt work then i order a small cup of hot (low cal) Soup and slowly eat it first, but the most important thing to remember is that you have start drinking about 30 minutes before the meal to sooth the band, just try it. I found out that that was the problem, and also it turns out I was throwing up because a small piece of food from like a week before was caught in the tube of stomach that the band is around, now Im doing great. Just watch wat u eat and try to drink 64oz of Water gradually throughout the day as well as drinking something warm before meals, and try not to eat anything that you think will get stuck. You may think that certain things didnt get stuck, but they may have and you think that the food you are currently eating is hanging up but its the food from before is actually caught in the band

Its called "calories from beverages" which is what got me at first, who knew milk and fruit juices had SOOO many calories. Now I stick to coffee and Water (crystal light). The world is full of invisible sneaky calories (the ones that are in things advertised as healthy). So this is how ppl fail without being able to "junk food"

I dunno how many cals shes supposed to have, but I have to have between 500-1000 calories to lose weight, if I go over or hit 1000 exactly I will not lose weight and may gain it. Ive been keeping track of my food, and find I cant even eat that much a day I have to make myself find something to atleast get to 500 calories sometimes, Im serious and Im full, Im not hungry except lunch and Supper time. Since I started REALLY counting my calories Ive lost about 8lbs (this past week) thats also with 64oz of Water per day. MY hair is not falling out, it was in January but I had an unfill and got everything back on track and now Im trying Really trying to lose the weight (especially since I have a job interview with Buckle next week! and gotta look like I can fit into their clothes) Im not crash dieting because Im not suffering. I have more energy than Ive had in months! I feel hydrated and my skin even feels good (from the water) and my band isnt hanging up nearly as bad! This works for me, I have a rare EXTREMELY slow metabolism and I dont workout other than everyday activities (which burn about 200-300 calories a day)so I have to eat to compensate that too. I like this, its only been a week and now Im seeing food almost as a chore because I have to stop and eat instead of just keeping on working on what Im working on, Im not planning my next meal while Im eating one meal. BTW, I use fitday.com EVERY SINGLE DAY to know the calories in items and how many calories I burn from everyday activities and stuff, the only thing I find wrong with it is it doesnt have that much food selection in it. I have to hand type almost everything I eat! So Im just using it to look up activities and some calories

I LOVE Italian Ice and they sell a really colorful variety, Im not sure of the brand, but its the colorful ones in a blue box they are like 92 cals a piece (really about 88) and also Blue Bunny Chocolate Ice Cream Pops, and Baked Doritos and Cheetos!

oooooooo ok, I just graduated THANK GOD THANK GOD! I couldnt stand it anymore, I didnt go to school half the time anyway, I couldnt imagine going all the time with good or even decent attendance lol, hey if you wanna chat I have MSN, Jodie_Warner06@hotmail.com

I thought it was SOOOOO stupid before, I thought that only people who couldnt control what and how much they were eating needed it.....but wasnt that all of us b4 the band, so I was basically in denial, and now its my best friend Ive lost like 5 lbs this week drink 64oz of water a day (two 32oz bottles full) and eating between 500 and 1000 cals. It was rough the first day, but its been like 5 days and now I have to look for calories so I can get enough, the amount of water really curves my appetite. Your 18, shouldnt you be moving out soon to, and if not there's always a light at the end of the tunnel the people on here have heard me say the same thing and over and over again, and yet they still support me and offer me good advice (although sometimes I can use it *see my recent Thread) but they are alway here to listen to me gripe and celebrate! So just try to think positive and the future

So smoking doesnt affect the band at all does it? Just recovery, my Mom smokes and around me, trust me Ive inhaled enough 2nd hand smoke to constitute for smoking and I was fine

My Mom does the SAME THING! Thank GOD Im moving out in 12 days because its hard, they tell you to lose weight and do what the doctor says, you try and you do, but you get hung up (either food, weightloss, or whatever you can interpret that in many ways) and because she's not banded and hasnt done the research we have she doesnt know how it fills or what truths lie behind it. I COMPLETELY understand, my mom told me I was eating more than I should be, so I started keeping a food journal NOW she tells me Im not eating enough, but Im under 1000 and try to stay over 500, and just let her comments roll off because Im outta here in 2 weeks so all I have to do is count to 10 and hope to God everything falls into place so I can move on that day!LOL!

Im a Scorpio the sultry yet fiery seducer (according to most that I read) and Ill tell you BEFORE I started reading horiscopes and stuff like that I had the ways of a classic scorpio so now I read them for fun and stuff, but I believe that when you are born does take a role in personality. Im a scorpio so I decided to get it tattooed on my ankle and its beautiful its the Zodiac not the scorpion in girly curly cue style with Scorpio underneath, I dunno if its a warning or a temptation lol! Probably more of a warning!

Lol these ideas are great, but most of them you have to live somewhere bigger than where I live, When I move I will have the beach and a pool and a fitness center for free, but right now I live in the middle of NO WHERE lol, We have Wal*Mart.....and a few grocery stores and like 5 dollar stores, thats my town, we have to go an hour away JUST to go to a specialist, we dont have a YMCA (as a matter of fact I had no idea those were still around because Ive only heard of the OLD song and on Threes Company). We dont have fancy diet and health food stores or restaurants, as a matter of fact its a 10-15 minute drive to the Wal*Mart parking lot (20 to my school) and thats without much traffic going 75 mph the whole way lol. We have conveniant stores that dont even sell gourmet coffee, have delis or pizza or subways whatever in them they just sell black coffee and junk food lol. There's not much here, so you all can imagine what kind of city shock Im gonna be in in 12 days lol! Ive never had a Dunkin Donut or a Krispy Kreme Ive never been to a macaroni Grill or Wienerschnitzel and MY FIRST TIME TO EAT AT WENDYS WAS LIKE A MONTH AGO! We have Mcdonalds DQ and Sonic (DQ only because we are in TEXAS) lol! So maybe you all understand my exercise predictament, lol there are no "blocks" where I live, I have NO IDEA WHAT A BLOCK IS, I went to Ft. Worth and they gave me directions how to get to the convention center and used "blocks" as a form of measurement, I ended up at an ice cream parlor! I live in the middle of the woods my closest neighbor is half a mile down the road, which is only big enough for 1 car to fit through which is a definate improvement (in my opinion) from our old trailor that was in the middle of my grandfather's pasture full of cows!LOL! I just think its sooooo funny that I have never had these resources and many more, Im laughing right now because I know that in 12 days Im gonna be like "Im not leaving the dorms, Ill get lost..." lol But Im excited to see what a YMCA looks like, and to know what a block is and to try new kinds of health food and stuff, I think itll be a great adventure, but till then I sit at my house and make the occassional trip to Wal*Mart (thats my exercise half the time) but not this weekend its TAX FREE, I would RATHER the After Thanksgiving Sale than this, atleast there's not 9 million little kids running around the store! Did I mention I dont like kids.....lol Have a great day, thanks for the support guys I think Im getting on track, although a trip to Wal*Mart almost ruined it last night, I swore I heard some Doritos calling my name!

I can not tolerate chicken not one bit, and it been hard because thats all I used to eat, period (the only meat). But now ONE BITE of any kind of poultry (especially white meat) will do me in. It hurts SOOOOO bad, and my lap-band doc thinks Im nuts, now I know there are others like me. I just hate I cant eat chicken anymore, but I live on low-fat beef patties now so, and Im adjusted to eating beef more so I dont even miss the chicken

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of this forum! Just wanted to express that and that I do have a recipe, but I dunno how many calories because I havent made it in about a month Stir Fry Green Beans! *1 Can green Beans (regular or long) *1 Can potatoes *1 Can Rotale tomatoes *Turkey bacon (or any lean meat) * 1 Garlic clove minced *1/2 cup onion *1/4 cup bell pepper *Minced Onion (Spice) This recipe is a concoction that I made up that I really like! You may have to alter it for the lowest calories possible. Use a medium-sized, deep skillet to sautee the onion and bellpepper, then add garlic and minced onion (but not till clear, just until soft), you can use a light spray instead of butter (thats what I do). Then drain and add green beans and stir around for about a minute, then add drained potatoes and tomatoes and let simmer. While this is simmering, cook your lean meat in another skillet or microwave (whatever is the lightest way to do it) so that it will be crunchy and/or flavor full. Stir your green beans and add salt and pepper and possibly more garlic to taste. Also, whenever I make this I usually end up adding more stuff in the cabinet and fridge (like cajun spice and garlic salt), but only to taste. Once you get it the way you want, make sure you let it simmer to lock in all the flavors. Reduce burner for a few minutes until ready to eat. Then put serving size into bowl and crumble turkey bacon (or lean meat) over top. I love this dish!!!!

Hi Lady Loca, I go through the same exact thing, I have always ALWAYS worn jeans ALLLLL year round because I had a teacher tell me my shorts were too short when I was in about the 5th grade. They were school regulation, she was just doing it because I was big. I wont wear shorts AT ALL or anything that shows from my knees up, I will occasionally wear a calve length skirt (that I made, YAY ME!) lol. But my freshman year I wore a skirt that I absolutely loved, and thought was gorgeous and when I walked into my Biology class with a lot of guys in it I felt soooo embarassed that I got my extra clothes out of my locker and changed because of the comments made about my "fat legs". Also I JUST started wearing cap-sleeved and sleeveless shirts because of my arms. MY feelings now is if they dont like it, they dont have to look because Im working on it and I know that I will be so fine after all my weight is gone that I wouldnt look at them anyway lol! Ive just gotten to where if they find it offensive for a big girl (or guy) to try to look good, and like everyone else then THEY need some psychological help, not me. Anyways, Ive dealt with a lot I mean ALOT of ridicule (especially with my sister being the bombshell that she is) and I just put it in the back of my mind, and now Im friends with some of the people that did it, I showed them the other side of me, the fun party girl thats forgiving and some have actually apologized for making fun of me in highschool because they didnt know me!

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The medicine isnt whats expensive lol its the doctor. I was taking Naproxen, but I ended up having an allergic reaction to it. Sometimes my knees arent too bad, like shopping! They dont bother me too much shopping, but I make sure I take breaks and dont do too much at once. I have an exercise bike we actually bought for my knees. The problem can only be solved through weight loss and toned weight loss can only be obtained through exercise, so its a bit of a pickle. My knees are not built like everyone else's. I have all my cartlidge and muscles like healthy knees, but my are ULTRA flexible my legs look like this when I stand ( ( It bends inward due to super flexibility (im like that all over my body). So when I walk or do the bike the reflex motion causes my knees to "super bend" and basically disconnect so when they pop back on the recoil it causes the soreness and pain and also weakens them (makes them like Jell-O) So I cant really walk, my knees slip out from under me so to speak. Maybe I can exercise in the ocean once I move to Corpus, that doesnt seem to make my knees pop out like walking and stuff like that does. I like to exercise, before my knees got so bad (due to my weight) I was walking about 4 miles a day (yes a day) and doing strength exercises, Im really not outta shape too too much, I dont have to take a breather too often just my knees due..

Thanks Ariel, I dont think college will change me on that subject seeing as Im from a small town and we get away with it (keg parties and such) so I have been around it, its nothing new except for being in a new city (oh and being in a CITY!) Lol, to tell you the truth I would rather shop all day than party all night, with some exceptions ofcourse.....I wish there were more young bandsters on. I would love to be a part of a support group, but there isnt one here and I frankly can not drive for 2 hours there and then 2 hours back to attend a 30 minute meeting yah know? So this is my support group, when I move Im going to try to find a good support group there, but for now I admit I wish I had someone to talk to face to face that was my age and going through some of the same stuff. People dont really remember what its like to be a teenager because they have matured so much, and its probably a good thing, just sometimes its harder to get advice when your 17 or 18 from someone who is close to 40 all the way to 50 years old. All of the comments and advice is valued to me very much, but I would like to be able to talk to someone closer to my age bracket just because of the better bonding and closer bond teens of today share to one another, just like when they were teens they all stuck together, so I like this thread a lot, I know Im just rambling, Im sleepy but cant sleep so Im preoccupying myself..................

Thanks I went to that fitday.com and signed up, mainly for the calorie counter which is terrific, now I can plug in simple things that dont come with calories (that we assume are noncalorie) and find out if they really have them or not. I just barely made it under 1000 today, Im not hungry, but I gotta figure out where to cut back at so that I can add in Breakfast. I actually like my slim*fast for breakfast every morning, but since July 6 I havent eaten very much breakfast because Im still asleep through breakfast time lol! I know Im a lazy bum, but I cant sleep at night, I think its all the coffee and warm tea I have to drink for my band (even when I drink decaf....lol) Im turning into a night owl, where as I always went to bed about 9 pm, and now its like 3 am before Im even considering sleep! P.S. I HATE SNEAKY CALORIES!!!!

I do what my doctor tells me to do just because he's the professional and has studied my eating habits and metabolism and such. I agree that I need exercise but I really cant do much my knees hurt really bad, I tried bicycling about a month ago and I couldnt walk for like a week and I wasnt even tired, my knees were just hurting. I wish I had a swimming pool, but I dont and I wont for a long time so I can not do swimming exercises although that would be the best way for me to exercise. Doc says less than 1000 cals a day, and 3 meals and ONLY 3 meals a day, so Im going to keep track of them in a book from now on. I think Mom has been sneaking cals into healthy food, she is so ignorant of food. We got in a fight a min ago about onions (if they had calories, I said yes she said no) Well they do I got an online calorie counter and they do have calories (lots of em really). Im just in awe after today how many calories Mom was sneaking into my "healthy" food she fixes just for me! And its just as bad or worse than what they are eating. As far as exercise, I tried Strip-Aerobics, but they were too much for my knees, as well as walking (my knees slide out from under me) and other exercises just kill my knees. The docs ALL say nothing is wrong except for some hyperextension...

I try not to drink too much at parties anymore after I found out how many calories liquor and juice has in it, not to mention wines and such, so Im getting calorie phobia I suppose because all I walk around saying is "too many calories" lol! But its fun to party and have a few drinks every now and then, but every weekend was killing me! I dunno how ppl do it and still look like bombshells ALL THE TIME! lol

Thanks guys....I went to wal*mart this morning and bought a lot of low calories, balanced food to prepare for myself, a lot of it is the frozen kind so that I can fix it quickly. Surprisingly the food is REALLLY good. Its the Michelina's Lean Gourmet for 98 cents a piece. I got 10 with the money Mom gave me, and I got 2 32 oz bottles so that I would drink my Water, and Im going to keep a food journal starting today so that even if the crack down doesnt work, then I can show my doctor what I am eating and he can tell me what to eat that will help. The knee exercise thing was really helpful...I love LOVE swimming (just not that much in public) the problem is I dont own a pool nor do I know anyone who does...I would love to get in on the water aerobics thing I think I would really like it. Next semester Im going to try to lose enough weight to enroll in a kinesiology course for exercise. I just wish I wasnt so broke, but I bought about 2 weeks worth of food for less than $20 today, so thats not too bad right???? I just hope that treating this thing a lot like weight watchers (Except count calories instead of points) will help. Hey, since me and Oprah are addicted to chocolate popsicles and I live in a podunk town I found some for only 35 calories a piece (blue bunny, sugar free!) and also, for a day when I didnt wake up for Breakfast I bought some Italian Ice cups (92 calories a piece) to satisfy my sweet tooth! I was surprised at how much health food prices have gone down in the last 2 years. Im going to try my own tofu tomorro, I dont really like it in restaurants, but maybe I can find a good recipe for home to cook it with... Wish me luck...I feel pretty good about this, I think lol (in french MDR)lol I just dont wanna look like this anymore

The only thing is I have used up all my money preparing for college, and my parents too. Just to go to town to see a friend (about 10 minute drive) I have to use money from a scholarship from my deceased Grandfather, that was meant for tuition. Ive already spent almost $1000 in scholarship money, let alone all my money from graduation gifts that I had to use to buy stuff for college. Im BROKE! I dont have the money to see my psychiatrist, to go to my lap-band doctor, to do anything but sit around the house. Mom gave me $20 out of spite today just because I asked her 2 weeks ago for a little gas money to go buy her groceries! We are so broke that MY PARENTS OWE ME $500! Thats how bad it is around here, so you all can understand my predictament. But Im going to buy some food stuff tomorrow and try to get enough to live off of for 3 weeks on that $20 and maybe some change I have. I have never had to live like this, I have to get to Corpus and get a job ASAP so that I can buy groceries and school supplies let alone a shower curtain, soap, and all that other stuff you need to start up (plus parking permit, lease agreement fee, and lab equipment). My clothes dont fit and I dont have the money to buy anymore and I have spent probably 2000 or MORE just getting ready to go to college....WITH NO BIG SCHOLARSHIPS! Ive never dealt with all this, and its all recent. I thot about going to the doc and asking for more anti-depressants, but I cant afford it, its terrible! and it just makes me more depressed about it. I wish I could exericise, its a natural anti-depressant, but it hurts my knees too bad. Im going to try and find some easy meals so not to bother Mom shes so grouchy and wont take the medicines that the doctors give her for her poor health, if she cant take care of herself how can she take care of me?

I just got another fill in June, I have had fills and then in Jan. an unfill because I was too tight, now Im to a good fill. I stopped losing weight a about a month after I got the band tho...I havent lost anything since like September (ofcourse I was dealing with the hurricane and stuff) but you woulda thought I woulda lost so much more, the surgeons thinks I shoulda lost about 80lbs by now. I dont exercise because my knees are so bad I cant. I tried last monday, I did a low intensity workout just to get me started and Im still limping around and stiff, cant go out and do nuffin because my knees froze up AGAIN....But I know people who started at my weight and build and lost 100 lbs without the exercise! I dont get it!@Q

MY hair was falling out, but I also had an overfill therefore I wasnt taking in nearly enuff proteins and stuff so I got an unfill, and bam within 2 oe 3 days my hair quit falling out...Now I think Im fuller than I was then but now my tummy is ready for the amount of the fill