kyteachjules

HI all. It has been quite a while since I've posted, but I've had a rough few months. I'm plateaued since around July and pretty frustrated. I'm still exercising and eating like I was before. I'm actually eating less, but really watching what goes in my mouth. However, the only thing that has changed was that I was prescribed a much-needed anti-anxiety medication. So, here I am, the same as I was before. I've discussed with my doctors about the side effects of the medication, but both do not think it has an effect on weight. I, in my infinite wisdom, have found several postings from others who are gaining weight while on Lexapro. Anyone else facing anything like this...?

Well, since the last fill.. NO eggs and no Jello. I really didn't eat either much, usually after a fill only during liquid/mushie stages, but this time... NEITHER! Thank goodness for chicken broth! I've eased up some and am back on regular food, but I feel like I did right after surgery. WOOHOO!! :thumbup:

I'm a low-carb person, also. I tried the low fat and it didn't work. I'm not saying to not listen to the nutritionist, just know your weaknesses and strengths. A nutritionist is just like a teacher, they have to understand multiple ways to work with very different bodies. Just relax and do what works.

Congrats Melly! I had my band at Hardin Memorial in Dec 07. If you have questions, please PM me! :biggrin:

I can't do rice, Pasta, soft flour tortillas (OMG!!!!!!!!!!) or any microwaved meat. I do fine with chicken, steak, seafood, asparagus or pineapple. But, I got really sick once on an olive and I LOVE olives! The most disappointing one is the tortilla shells...

One of my favorite foods is avacado and they are so good for you that I add them quite a bit.

As far as beef, it has to be a good cut, I cannot eat very fatty meat. The gristle is HORRIBLE and you can only chew it so much before you just give up and spit it out. SO, I usually don't eat any beef in a restaurant (unless it is the occasional hamburger), just at home.

I do ask at restaurants if any of the meats are microwaved. I can tell EVERY time. I went to a conference for school the other day and the meal consisted of a huge plate of Pasta (and the 5 ft nothing, buck o'five chick sitting next to me at the whole freakin' thing) with chicken on it... MICROWAVED chicken... I spent most of the next 30 minutes after my first and only bite in the bathroom. NOT pleasant.

But, you just have to try things. we're all different! :thumbup: Hope all goes well for you!

Seems like a lot of us have rather addictive personalities... Whether it is food or weighing ourselves or buying shoes (yeah, my husband is over-run by shoes...). So, refocus your strength on something else. I buy shoes and exercise obsessively... but, I don't focus on the scale nearly as much as I used to. Redirection is key!

I had surgery on a Thursday and could have gone back to work (I'm a special ed teacher) on Monday, but stayed off. I officially took 5 days off prior to winter break but had basically 3 weeks to heal and I went back as planned after my break with no issues. I did go to church on Sunday (morning and evening) after surgery on Sunday. I think we are all different, but it is a short recovery, for the most part.

Yeah, the sliming isn't the painful portion... Whatever you get stuck that causes the sliming can be a pretty painful situation.

You'll be fine!! Nerves are to be expected! Let us know how you are!

I got a med alert Bracelet for Lap-band on Ebay. It says "LAP-BAND, NO BLIND NG TUBE." I think it was somewhere around $15-20... it's stainless steel.

I've had a yard sale and am Ebaying most of mine. I have a lot of dressy work clothes, so I'm just trying to make enough to buy more as needed.

Started sleeping on my stomach about 2 days after surgery with no problems. You'll be fine... some of those therapists are just plain nervous nellies!

I don't do skirts at all... Mostly because I'm 5'10" w/ pretty thin legs (yeah, who knew that would happen first!), I look like a great big ding-dong bell with skinny legs sticking out. I'll stick to pants, thank you! LOL

Oh yeah, and well age appropriateness is also a big thing. Another teacher in my building has lost about 20 lbs and she broke out a mini skirt the other day... I prayed that she wouldn't bend over... Those 5th graders were very nearly ready for a show!

Ok folks... what about Teddy Ruxpin????????

AWW!! I'm sorry you are having a hard time. Aging mothers (and fathers) can really throw a wrench into life, I know. I hope you get to the doctor soon, your body is telling you something is definitely wrong!! Hope you feel better soon!

I still wear underwires. My port is closer to my belly button, but I did have one tiny incision that was slightly irritated by my underwire bras when I first had surgery. I wore a sports bra (la uno booby) for about 2 weeks after surgery.

I had my surgery on a Thursday and could have gone back on the following Monday. But, I ended up taking the 5 days they gave me and am glad I did. :biggrin:

Where I come from, it is more than less the teachers who tell the parents, "You need to have Johnny tested for ADD. He just isn't focused....." I hear this from my friends and two of my sisters who are in this type of situation where their kids have been tested due to teacher's recommendation.

So it is not always the parents pushing meds on their kids, it is a joint effort.

I too think this condition is way "over diagnosed", but I don't have any personal experience with this issue so that is just my opinion.

WOW! I'm amazed that any teacher has the guts to do that. If a teacher says that to a parent, it basically puts the ball into the parent's court, BUT it also makes the teacher and/or district financially responsible, according to special education law. I would NEVER tell a parent to take their child to go be tested for medication. I do, however, contact parents if the kids behavior changes while they are on medication. WOW. I guess there are some gutsy people out there!!

I'm having a yard sale tomorrow with mine. Then, whatever is left, I'll take to Goodwill.

I was wearing a size 26 pair of jeans in December, I bought 20s yesterday and they fit rather loosely. I could have gotten the 18s, but was too scared of moving down to that number!!!! I think I might go back and get the 18s and 16s to give me a goal!! :redface: WOOHOO

WOW, that explains so much!! I don't weigh stuff, but measure using measuring cups and spoons, etc. I may head to Target and get one of those scales, too!!!

BRAVO SUNSHINE 2!

BRAVO HEARTFIRE!

As an educator, I'm amazed by the entitlement of some of the students that I have, but more so of the parents. It amazes me that the people that bring children into this world actually feel that just because they've given birth (SOME, NOT ALL MIND YOU) makes them be entitled to have power in life. Guess what...? I am with your children in an intimate setting daily for 6 hours. Since I teach special education, I have a one-on-one personal relationship with your child. Do you know their hopes and fears? I do. Do you know their wants and desires? I do... Do you know what they want in life? I do.

I think one of the biggest mistakes that we are making is not communicating with children. They are the voice of our future. If we continue to force feed them entitled behavior and "stuff" to make them happy, are we promoting self growth and achievement?

It amazes me how many of the parents of students in my class mention to me that "you are as much of a parent to my child as I am!" No kiddin'!

I was at dinner with another teacher friend about a year ago. We were seated near a table of three couples and about 5 children. EACH of these children had an individual gaming device and each were so engrossed that their meals sat, untouched. They did not say anything to each other, while the parents were absorbed in their own conversations. I heard the parents mention as they left the restaurant, "Weren't the kids great? They were so GOOD." I tell ya what, what they were was entertained, not "good." Think about this though, were those kids engaged in conversation? Were they developing social skills and etiquette? Nope, but they were quiet!

I had another parent 3 years ago who allowed her child to miss an academic team practice. Now, had this been a regular practice, it would have been no big deal. However, this was a child who was an active member of my team and it was the day before our district competition. I have, in writing, a behavior and participation contract that states that if you miss a practice prior to competition, you are not allowed to participate (This is also our DISTRICT policy, not just my own). I know, if the child had been sick or etc, it would have been different. But, the child and the parent told me that the child had scheduled a "play date" and it was 'more important' to keep that play date than to come to practice. I reminded both the child and the parent that this meant that he would not participate in the competition (and my principal backed me up). Now get this folks, the parent actually said to me... "Please, don't punish my child, punish me." Now folks, I'm not a brain surgeon, but I know I truly cannot punish a parent. I was completely dumbfounded. My principal, at this point, excused himself and went into an adjoining room and had his self a good laugh. I, in turn, had to encourage the student and the parent to come to practice so he could participate. Needless to say, he didn't come and he didn't participate in the competition. The next Monday, the kid came up to me and apologized for not coming to practice and told me he made the wrong decision. It wasn't a good situation, but he truly learned.

Now, as far as the actual topic of this post, no, parents do not know where their children are. As I mentioned before, I do teach special education. I have kids who have IQs of 55 and below (the average person is somewhere around an IQ of 100). One of my kids has, this school year, left his home 3 times and been returned HOURS later by the police to his unsuspecting parent and grandparent. I'm truly amazed that it happened the first time, was blown away the second time and completely ear-steaming mad the third. At one point, this child (he's 11, but mentally... nearer 2 1/2-3) was on a bicycle alone at 1 am near a very dangerous river barefoot and in boxer shorts only. The sad part is that he was gone for nearly 6 hours. Another time, he left at a similar time, crossed a major 4 lane highway and walked 3 miles to another students home. AMAZINGLY, he could find his way there, but couldn't tell the other kids' mom his name. I FEAR DAY AND NIGHT that I will hear from his parent or grandparent that something has happened to him.

Sorry I vented a little bit. I haven't been blessed with children (not for lack of trying) and it makes me so upset to think that kids are out there who would be so loved by my hubby and me.... :redface:

That is really sad. :thumbup:

My doctor told me all of those things, but also that body fat retains (makes?) estrogen. SO, when you lose estrogen, you often lose hair until your sex organs regain some of their estrogen making properties. Thus the hair loss... that, combined with lowered Protein intakes can make us have a thinner hair line, but it will right itself. My hair is very fine strands, but I have a lot of hair. It's been falling out badly lately, but... my doctor also said that 3-4 months out is when it would happen.

I'm going to buy new mattresses for our bed. I've been putting it off, but man we need 'um! Of course, we're also going to start replacing windows in the house and that would be a good down payment.

I have been a couple of times and mostly get chicken or fish and salad or veggies on a little plate.

I look at it this way, yes I am paying a little more than I want to pay, but I am doing what my family/friends want to do. Quite frankly, I am paying the restaurants back for when I really ate (let's face it, OVERATE) when I was there previously. I look at it as helping the restaurants recoup the money they may have lost in the past. :Dancing_wub: