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you are all making me so happy Giving me hope Can't wait for boot shopping!

Ok, this is great. I never ever ever could buy boots because my thighs were too big. Even the wide calf boots would not work. Last year I tried some on about 8 weeks post op and nope, still no go.

2 weeks ago I decided to try again. Imagine me sitting in the boot department on Macy's surrounded by at least 15 pairs of boots. They all fit! Every single pair and not the wide calf boots either. My husband saw how excited and happy I was he let me buy two different pairs. One black pair of leather coach riding boots and one pair of Marc Fischer brown knee high boots.

You will get there and it will feel awesome when you do!

OMG seriously! oh wow that's so awesome! Congratulations! I can just imagine the feeling. So happy for you. It definitely gives me a boost to read your experience! I can just imagine how it must have felt! One day

Congratulations!

Oh, my goodness! What a great milestone!

Thank you all yes this is a fantastic milestone

I want to explain, I couldn't eat because my muscles wouldn't allow the food to pass because of the anxiety

Oh, that makes sense. Is this something new since you had your band?

no I've had attacks before but this is the first one since the band. But I'm ok now

I was always the hot sweaty one. Shorts and tshirt and sweat in the middle of winter. Now I am so cold all the time too. Space heater at work, with 2 layers of long sleeves. I like it because I always liked layering and sweaters but used to get so hot. Now I am not hot.

I'm so cold all the time that at times it's intolerable. Just got an electric blanket for the den, use the fireplace all the time, have the heat cranked up to 72. Thankfully my hoodies fit me better with the weight loss. And I wear a tank under every top I wear. I need the layers.

So glad I'm not the only one! yeah I have now got a heater at my office on the floor and i'm not searching for a table heater for my fingers. And I'm gonna get some thin fingerless gloves

Congrats!

Thanx very happy about this

That's great!

Agreed...put your fork or spoon down and sit back to chew.

I also use more of my time in between forkfuls to have conversations with others. I have actually enjoyed more mealtime with others because I eat slowly and eat so little.

I tried speaking with other people while eating but I thought I looked silly because everyone else were shoveling their food into their mouth haha. But I know, I can't eat alone all the time. I have to get used to this.

At lunch today I always put down my fork and went on 9gag on my phone while chewing that helped haha

I will have to survive. Need to get it out of mind. I was testing this special Christmas drink that we have (non alcoholic) and well nope. For the first time in 37 years I will not have it for Christmas. But yeah I will learn to do without. I'll find something instead

no carbonated drinks...you can do it!

I can I know I can. It even felt weird having the bubbles in the mouth so I think I'm getting there.

It could be worse you could be on liquids. I came home from the hospital yesterday. My son made bacon this morning. Talk about torture. I feel your pain.

No Way! The family should be on the same diet as us! Or at least not make food with smells that make us crazy

But it's only for a short time. Hang in there!

me too!

great goal - i know you can do it - holding a glass of water to your health and success!!! good luck - kathy

Thank you Never thought it would be difficult to drink water. I'm down to 750ml, and half a cup of coffee

I know the feeling. I'm trying to stay away from junk food but people on my job keep bringing in cakes and cupcakes for everyone.

I know the feeling. I'm trying to stay away from junk food but people on my job keep bringing in cakes and cupcakes for everyone.

Yeah, and so difficult to say no. Today I skipped lunch because someone at work brought a birthday cake that just looked so good. I've asked my family to keep the cakes and deserts to a minimum.

I believe you!!! Awful feeling, isn't it?

I believe you too! This has happened to me more times than I would like to admit! It's just awful. I am so sorry!

Yeah terrible feeling. I had to wait for about 40 minutes!

rest of same day only.

but by the way I didn't follow that entirely. I waited about 2 hours.

Thanks, I had soup for dinner, I think I'll have a soft food tomorrow for breakfast and lunch and then regular food for dinner

Congrats!!

Thank you very much

I'm thinking of going back to basics as well!

I hope all goes well for you I'm still surviving

lol. hope they didn't say it like that but congrats!

LOL no haha, they were very polite and did not say that. And I was so happy that they noticed

Until your family scarfs it down thinking that you're not eating it fast enough.

haha yeah, but I made a threat to them that if they touched my food, something very bad would happen haha

great!!!! reward yourself with a new sexy bathing suit, to show off the "new you"

congrats - kathy

LOL yeah I should. I'm not quite there yet but I will be

I would advise against it. Popcorn is one of those no-no foods because you can eat a ton of it and it is all carbs. Trust me, I had the gastric sleeve and I allowed myself to eat popcorn and I ate a whole large bag and was so ashamed.

Can you? Sure, you can do anything you want, but why would you? Be wary of recreational eating.

I like to feel mine to remind myself I am becoming more of a machine every day.

LOL same here. I keep rubbing it like I'm pregnant. I have to stop doing that

Give it some time. You don't want to get it too tight because it will cause you to get food stuck. Give it a couple weeks and see how you do. I found it helpful to eat very slow and stop when I started to feel full. It Is easy to get in the habit of eating more than we should and what is actually happening is the esophagus is dilating. I went through all of this for 11 years. Finally got tired of stuck food and vomiting. Converted to a sleeve May 28th. It may be helpful to weigh your food for a while.

Thank you for your advice. I never eat until I'm full. I always stop when I think I'm at the limit. But yeah I wont get a fill untl after 3 weeks from now. I guess there is more swelling going down now.

Best advice I can think of is try not to beat yourself up over it. It is done and you cannot undo it. if you are like me, and you beat yourself, you will end up in that vicious cycle of "well I will start over again on Monday", etc. Start over now. Don't wait. One meal, one hour, one minute at a time. Learn from it and move on. (Can you tell this is something I have dealt with already and already discussed extensively with a counselor? ) One good piece of advice the counselor said, is ask yourself, what would you say to a friend that came and told you the same thing? Would you beat them up or be encouraging? Think of that and then give yourself the same kind advice.

Thank you for your reply I will come back to it on my next cheat day, because there will be one for sure. Hopefully it won't come back soon though

good for you - keep up the good job!!! congratulations

kathy

Way to go!

That's life with the lapband after 10 years of barfing...and the pain and a myriad of other problems I am trying to revise to sleeve or rny....the band is misery for me....not to mention my weight loss is dissapointing.

Disappointing!

Me too. I just don't like water. Why can't coffee give me the hydration I need!! LOL

Yeah and I loved carbonated water. Wish I could drink that. And I want to cry but after the lapband I don't like coffee that much!! why oh why! ???

You left out the important part. What's your favorite?

LOL yeah, pulled pork in tortilla yum. One of my fave food.