j_war06

Im no longer suicidal, as a matter of fact Im a demonstrated spokesperson for the AOA and do talks at colleges and highschool and different functions about healthy lifestyles and weight

No, Im always trying to make that effort to be nice and friendly, its just I think that they assume a goody-goody and might snitch em out or something, I dunno

CHINESE FOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD! Like Crazy (As long as its sauteed, no rice) and MEXICAN FOOOOOODDDDDDD! Corn Tortilla cheese enchilada con chile con queso! YUM YUM! I lose more weight alternating between chinese and mexican food (For lunch) than if I try to go to a diff restaurant. ?????Weird huh????

Well, Im an obese (banded August) teen, and I really was not hungry for about 2 days after surgery, then I began to crave things I normally wouldnt eat a lot of. But what I found I liked is this pwderd soup mix (sounds gross, but is good) in all sorts of flavors...my fave is the cream of broccoli, its made by Campbells. I also ate Jell-O and STARBUCKS COFFEE, Mom would have to bring it to me from work because we dont have one in my town. I also had Wonton broth and SlimFast *Optima. I liked hot chocolate and apple cider too, not to mention milk, apple juice, orange juice, and any other juices I liked. Tell her its soooooo worth it, her highschool career will improve so much. As for me, Im 18 and a Senior so Im not going to get too much out of it except for an AWESOME college life and a smaller Prom Dress than last year. Please tell her to just stick with it! I LOVE MY BAND!

As an obese teen with serious co-morbid conditions I would be lying if I said no. I began seeing a therapist about a year ago because I was a cutter, but I not only cut myself, I would get mad a take pills like crazy hoping to not wake-up, but in reality I just wanted peace in my mind, I didnt really want to be dead, just consciously thought so. I dont know how on earth I am alive to be typing this because of so many attempts to simply go to sleep. I thought I would teach all them a lesson, but in reality I would never reap the benefits. I always thought life would be 100% better if I was thinner, but I have seen a lot of my "skinny" acquaintances (cant really call them friends) go through a lot of stuff that I couldnt imagine living through. Just sometimes I wanted to be known as that hot girl or that super fine chick, but no I was either just the fat girl or the fat girl with a really pretty face. I still pick through ppls words to try to find compliments, although its hard. I had some real issues this summer when my bf ran off on me (all though I ended the relationship) and then continued to betray me as a friend. And honestly I havent been myself through the holiday season seeing all these happy ppl in their wonderful world, while I know I will be working on my world for atleast a year to look how I wanna look. Im glad someone started this post, no one knows that I ever tried to do more than cut myself, but I did, and I know its not the answer now that I have gained more self-confidence. But, life is lonely when your a fat teenage girl. An obese teen has emotional issues but atleast a guy can maybe play off of personality or play sports to have friends, but us "fat chicks" really have it rough.

I do know that I have to explain the basic function of my surgery almost EVERY SINGLE DAY to the same ppl over and over again. Granted I am in highschool and college at the same time right now, but I had more intelectual faith in my peers then they seem to exalt???? I dont know, maybe Ill write a research paper on it lol! I am constantly discriminated against as an overweight student. I can honestly say that I am in the 2% of my peers at my highschool that has never been invited to a highschool party! Its so sad when I think about it, but I gotta harden my heart and get over it I suppose. I just dont get these small hicktown ppl!? Im so sick of it! Maybe when I get skinny they will want me to be around them, pretty sad huh? All my other friends get invited, even my geeky possibly gay mult-lingual friend gets to go, but I dont because Im fat I guess?????

Thanks all! I just wish everyone in the world was so supportive! LOL! Everyday I promise you I tell someone about the surgery and then have to explain how it works and why and bla bla bla! Then the all annoying question when's it gonna start workin? These dumb hicks around here get on my nerves SOOO MUCH! I cant wait to goto college with my new body and attitude! Im tired of ppl telling me to go out and exercise, when they dont realize im doing more activity now than I ever was before not to mention Dr. Spiegel told me not to ACTUALLY exercise for a while because of my knees and the surgery. I guess ppl dont understand that I am eating WAYYY less and fatigue easily too, they dont get that I could simply pass out if I just took out walking on a road to "exercise" ya know? Anyways, I dunno if I have a sucky personality (I try to be friendly and accepting) or what but I still dont get invited to go anywhere. I dont know, Ill be SOOOOOOO glad when May rolls around I really will. These SOBs didnt even tell me when Senior Skip Day was!!!! How cruel is that! Dont mistake me for haveing a pity party, I just had some stuff on my mind I wanted to get off.

OH YEAHHH!!!!! BUT I dont cheat big time tho! Like if I am on liquids I sometimes eat wonton soup and a little of the dumpling, but not a lot, or I eat like MUSHY stuff after a day or two of the liquids

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH! I have recently had problems with my hair falling out from the root and I eat all the protein I can, I hardly get to eat anything else as a matter of fact, so Im going out to try to buy this tomorrow!!!! IM SO EXCITED! its not really an issue right now because my hair IS REALLY thick, but Im afraid it could become an issue

Anyways...... My life is going great for once! I am totally single and happy to have the self-confidence to flirt! YAY! I work at a clothing store (I think just for Christmas tho)...OH AND BTW! If there is a Factory Connection in your town, GO! Because they have CUTE CHEAP Name-Brand clothes plus and juniors (Men too!) and its awesome! I fit into a size 16 now (I almost cried, I remember being a 16 in like 6th grade!) The best part is I got to buy the same brand of jeans as my "skinny minny" friend and they are ADORABLE! I have lost a lot of inches and I love my job because I get a discount too!!!! Another great thing! I tried on a 1X in the plus size the today and it WAS WAY TOO BIG! How awesome is that!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so EXCITED! My tummy is gettin so flat and pretty! Oh! I graduate in May and will become an OFFICIAL AGGIE ISLANDER! YES! I got accepted into Texas A&M -Corpus Christi! Its SOOOO Pretty there and I get an apartment with a bayview ALL TO MYSELF!!! I dont think I have ever smiled and been as carefree as I am now!!! Its such a great thing! I have been so busy that I havent had time to get on here as much! If you want to dive into what I have been doing lately you can goto my Xanga. www.xanga.com/jodie_warner06 Its great! This is the greatest thing that ever happened to me! Oh btw the dr put like 2CCs in my band the other day, and its helping a lot! *AND YES I AM JUST GETTING AROUND TO THIS!!!! KIRSTIE ALLEY IS A BIG FAT LIAR! If she weighed what she said she did on Oprah than I am a giant cow, I KNOW she is lying straight through her Jenny Craig teeth! She said that she only got to 219, I am at about 213 right now and I dont look as big as her AND shes tall, so she would actually look thinner than me at the same exact weight! I AM SOOOOOO MAD AT HER! I used to love her, but know that I know she is a liar I AM PISSED!

Im a Senior in Highschool (Go '06 JHS Posse)! Anyways....I am also a freshman at Angelina College, and the band hasnt gotten in the way THAT MUCH. The biggest prob is that I have to go to a sit down and eat place at lunch and I have a class at 12:50 everyday but Friday, and I get out for lunch at like 12 so thats a little hard, but I also have problems with these stupid ignorant immature ppl I goto school with because they will be like "When is going to start working?" Im like you idiots! Ive lost like 35 pound and 3 sizes and u wanna know when it starts working? But I guess it all goes back to the basics, "A dog is a dog, a log is a log, and a frog is a frog." (The Magic Well) and I guess fat is fat??? So I dont hold too much against them! Well there are other issues but the GREAT out weighs the bad so I always tell ppl if the dr called me tonight at midnight and told me something was horribly wrong with my surgery and he needed me to come in and have it redone I would do it every single day if I had to! I LOVE MY BAND!!!!

This was the best decision I HAVE EVER MADE! I love my band because I can still eat good food (and enough to be happy). I never miss eating a lot, and in fact sometimes I forget to eat! I have been banded for 3 months on Sunday and have lost about 30lbs in total, but the best part! I have lost 3-4 DRESS sizes and 2 pant sizes AND 3 inches in my waist! It is SO awesome and I would not take it back for anything in the world! Its wonderful.

Some days I think I eat a lot too, but I weigh myself a few days later and I lose more weight if I feel like I eat a little more than when I think Im doing great. I do get worried sometimes, but I know that tomorrow is a new day and I can try harder. On a normal day I usually drink a slimfast, eat chinese food (only sauted), and then a little for dinner of whatever is cooked or if we go out to eat then I order something sensible. Since I have some trouble eating poultry breast, I order fish or some kind of grilled beef, or even a vegetarian dinner. Its all about what works for you. Signs you have eaten TOO MUCH! Or just the wrong thing: *You feel sick to your stomach *Your next bite WONT go down (like a dull knife stabbing you between your breasts) *You feel lathargic *You feel bad for eating it

Hey GUYS!! I love this thread! I have a 1 1/2 year old Pug (AKC registered) named Pudge Da Man, an orange tabby cat named Jaded Tyler (Jaded after the Aerosmith song, and Tyler after a friend of mine whose b-day party I missed because I had to take care of my new kitty), a purple beta fish named Myrtle Mae (After the character in "Harvey") and a Border Collie named Roxzey (Roxanne) Jane (After the girl who gave it to us, and Jane because I just like that name) and OH I'd say about 30 rabbits (all the boys' names are Harvey (after "Harvey"), and the girls' names are all either Mama, Foxy, or Sexygal) Lol I know, but how do you name all these rabbits right? Ok well, I got to BRAG! Yay. most people dont wanna hear about them, and basically think its ridiculous that I treat my pets like children lol!

I CANT WAIT!! I went shopping this past Monday to scope out the deals that were already there, then Friday we are gonna hit the mall like mad women! C'mon, Im dropping sizes like crazy, I cant pay full price lol! Its a good thing! Plus my knees already feel so much better, IM MEGA EXCITED!

Dr. Spiegal is my HERO! I love it, and I had a quick recovery too! (Im a wimp) and he treated me with great care. Ofcourse I was sore, but it was bad at all. I would do it again any day!

I have a great time on the weekends drinking hard liquor only!! But its great! I usually lose weight on the weekends when Im drinking

Tiene usted Lap-Band Surgecia, pero no necesita creer a donde es Taco Bell. LoL

Dr. Spiegel rocks!!!!! I love it, I had a quick recovery and great surgery. And he treats you like a real live human beign!

hmmm...okay I would buy a smaller size than I actually wore if I was shopping with friends Order a smaller and any normal person would order entree at a restaurant and claim not to be hungry, just so I didnt hardly eat in front of them Talk about shopping in "small" stores, even though I didnt

Diga! Coma estan ustedes? Yo hablo espanol! Okay! Anyways, some of these translations are correct, but some are not. I can help. Heres my post: Soy muy cansado= (if female) Estoy muy cansada Llame por favor a doctor= Puede usted produce el doctor por favor ¿Cuándo está por favor?= Pardonme, pero a que hora es? ¿Cómo es usted?= Como esta usted? No me estoy sintiendo bien= No sinterme bien Gracias por su ayuda= Gracias para su ayuda Me siento nauseabundo.= sinterme nauseas Me siento mareado.= sinterme marea (if female) If you have any more questions you can e-mail me at Jodie_Warner06@hotmail.com. Most of the translations were close, but not quite correct. There are just some rules that makes the words me different words if not used well, and you could end up confusing yourself and the doctor. Sorry about no accents, but you all will get the picture. Goodluck!!

Im so glad to see u are online, I dont understand though. how am I building muscles when I am doing nothing to build them??? Im worried, mom has already went into fits about how its not working????????????? Ive been bawling for over an hour

Ya'll this is the strangest thing. I am losing weight, without losing weight. Like I have lost about 25lbs, but like I havent lost a pound since the hurricane, but I have already had to buy more jeans and shirts because the old ones are too loose. I am still experiencing this, and my bones are becoming more prominent. I can't stop stressing over stuff, and I think that this is my hang-up, but I am not sure. Maybe I am not doing something right??? I do everything that I can and by the books while people who cheat all the time still are losing weight (by the scales.) I just dont understand???????????? P.S. I am having another bad night, I cant wait until I graduate and get outta this horrible hell hole of a town my family decided to live in. Its AWFUL!

Well I was banded on August 26,2005. I am almost 2 months post-op and feeling GREAT!! I have lost about 25lbs and have went down an entire size (from 20 to an 18) and have gained the confidence to buy more expensive items like LV handbags and DG Sunglasses! This is great, I have had one fill and I cant remember how many CCs it was.......????????????LoL. So far Im lovin it!

Thanks ya'll. I went shopping today and got some Dolce and Gabanna sunglasses, Louis Vouiton purse, and some perfume along with swarvarsky crystal jewelry. All in all it made me feel better, but I got SOOOOOOO sick today. Sometimes I get so sick I could throw up and then I dont need to and get something worse (like having a short-term stomach bug). It HURTS sooooooo bad in my real stomach and in my lower stomach and I was crying. But within an hour I was feeling much better and went to buy all my goodies that I got today. Im spoiled and loved lol!!! I had a pretty expensive b-day if you add in the surgery lol. I feel better now, how many ppl get a Louis Vouiton Bag and Dolce and Gabanna sunglasses right?