mscathyl

Hello ! I haven't been on here in quit awhile and didn't think I needed this support group any more. For the last few weeks I've been getting emails from here and I recognized some of the names. I realized that I do need the help and the support this group offers.So I hope you don't mind me joining in. I thought I was the only one still struggling to get the weight off and keep it off. I was down to five pounds of my goal weight and my "friends" kept telling me I looked sick and was not my happy go lucky self any more and should gain some weight back. So using that as an excuse to eat I ate and gained thirty pounds back . I was over eating so much that I was throwing up in my sleep . The pouch was so full that I had streched out my esophagus and it was also full of food and that was why I was throwing up when I laid down. They took some fluid out so I don't have the restriction that I had but it made me aware of what I was going to myself.So now I'm trying to get back on track lose the weight I gained and the five pounds that I wanted to lose. I just started to date after a long long long time of being by myself which is very hard thing to do considering the fact that I have always used food to satisfy or crush my emotions. Should be instresting.

Hello I haven't posted here in almost a year,I looked in but thats all. I just came from the Drs. had to have some fill removed. I was waking up in the middle of the night to find that I threw up in my sleep. It was going on for a few months , but I was afraid to tell the Dr. because I thought he would remove my band and I would rather change my sheets every night than have that happen. I was forced to go to the Drs.by my family and after an upper GI all I needed was an unfill. Now I feel great!

I got a fill last week and now I think I'm too tight again. I feel as if I'm stuck even with a sip of water.I hate to get unfilled because I know I'll lose weight with it be cause I can only eat a 1/4 cup of food and it's hard to get that much down. I just have this dull feeling in my chest .Ithink I'll give it another week to see if it gets any easier .

Wow! You look great and I bet you feel as good as you look.

I joined the gym again today . it was almost closing time but I got in 30mins. on treadmill . I weighted myself when I was there and found out that I gained 3lbs.

WOW ! That's beauitful . I've always wanted a tatoo but was to afraid .

Thank you for the Birthday wishes. I'm in a better frame of mind today . So I'm going to get back on track and start new . I read in earlier posts about the Five day Pouch thing I think I'll back track , find it and try it .

I have been eating like a pig the past week and I know I gained a few pounds . I've been depressed and when I'm depressed I eat . Today it hit me as to why I've been so down . Today I am 50 years old . I knew something was off with me . I really didn't think it was going to bother me , the big five O , but I guess it was and still is . I just have to get a grip and try to remember that I'm healthier now than I have been in the last 20 years . I think I go back to bed and mourn for awhile and get over it . My family is taking me out to dinner tonight .

The only advice I can give you is to walk and walk some more . Gas X didn't work for me the only thing that helped was to keep moving myself .

I also have BCBS NJ . I went for an extra visit during the six month monitored weight loss because I missed one appointment . The Dr. wanted to make sure we covered everything . I got approved first time .

I've only told a few people about my surgery. When they ask I tell them diet and exercise. The reason I don't tell them about the lapband is because one of my "friends" told me I was taking the easy way out . I just want them to know it wasn't just the surgery , I had to diet and exercise to lose the weight .

I too have found myself slipping back to my old ways . I think I got so used to running around all weekend I didn't know what to do with myself so I ate and ate .Now that I said it out loud I will start new tomorrow.

Just wanted to let all of you know my BIL got out of Helen Hayes Hospital on Wed. He's spending a few months with his family upstate so they can help him with rehab. So this is my first free weekend and I'm spending it with my grandchildren . It feels strange not having to rush around to get everything done at home so I can run to the hospital to take care of him . I feel liberated . I hope that doesn't sound selfish .

My surgeon sumitted my paperwork as so as he got everything he needed ( test results,6 months of diet,ect.) I'm sure yours will too . I never heard of the dictation part that you read about. Sorry can't help you there.

I think setting a goal is a great idea ! I'm in . I will set my goal at 20 lb. loss by Christmas . It doesn't sound like much but I know It will be a struggle and didn't want to set myself up for failure . So I'll say 20 and work and hope for more .

I had my sugery in march . It only took a month to get approved by Horizon BC/Bs of NJ .

I went to my company picnic last week and was able to eat a hamburger , baked beans , macaroni and potato salad , two cups of coffee, a bottle of water and an ice cream sundae all within 1.5 hr with no trouble at all . That said I had to go get a fill to day and found out I gained 4 lbs. So why was I so upset I knew I was eating all the wrong things . So I start anew tonight .

My mother was overweight and out of 7 children one brother and I are the only ones that are overweight . My Daughter who is 30 was alittle overweight (about 20 lbs ) but her and her husband went on a diet a few years ago and she lost it and hasn't gained it back . My Son on the other is skinny and can eat anything and not gain . He weighted 37 lbs from the age of 3 until he was about 6 . Now he's 20 and only weights about 145 lbs soaking wet . He didn't get my genes .

Desdemona--No more sleep lost . I feel alot better now . My BIL has C.DIFFICILE . Which is an infecton in the intestine . His has a severe case of it that caused inflammation of the colon and dehydration and caused his kinneys to fail . It's a common infection in health care facilities .

I'm trying very hard to be nice . After I heard that she was trying to blame me I called the Dr. and asked her about it before I returned her call . I told her I called the Dr. and asked about the pizza and what the Dr. said . She acted as if I didn't say anything . I don't want you to get the wrong idea she's not my BIL new girlfriend she's a married woman. Both her and her husband are friends with my BIL . although I don't know how a man can stand there and watch his wife fall all over another man the way she does . At first I thought it was just me thinking that but my friend was with me and she pulled me to the side and pointed it out .

The last 2 days have been really bad for me . My BIL was rushed from rehab to the hospital Tue . His kinneys failed , blood clots in both legs ,dehydration, was very weak and had a hard time breathing . A friend for his called me to tell me what happened said she thought it might have been the pizza that I had giving to my BIL on Saturday . WHAT the hell . I never heard of pizza shutting down your kinneys or causing blood clots .But since I don't have a medical degree (neither does she) I call his Dr. and was told that he has an infection some where in his body that was causing the trouble NOT the pizza . That BITCH just wanted to blame me for him getting sick . This is the second time she tried to cause a problem between my BLI and me . I hate her and I hate the fact that my BIL doesn't stick up for me . He knew what she was saying wasn't right . My BIL is all I have left of my sister . I wouldn't do anything to hurt him.

Sharona , The Antiques Roadshow I'm so jealous . I love that show .

Well I went to the Drs. yesterday and had a small amount taken out . I lost 3 lbs in two days from being to tight and not eating or drinking . I must say I liked the weight lost but not the pain of being to tight .

Special K, sorry to hear about your loss, you and your family are in my prayers. I had I fill on Monday . Boy do I feel restriction ! Even Water feels like it's going to get stuck . But I needed the fill because I gained 1.5 lbs . What I really need is self control .

I don't know . I just hope I'm not stretching my pouch .