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thanks cathy. i think maybe i will call the bariatric center that i went thru, they do have a psychologist there and see what all that entails. otherwise, i will call my insurance and have them refer someone. thanks for your help.

Hi everyone. I havent been here for awhile but i really need your help. After much thought and realization i have come to the conclusion that i am definitely a stress eater. Always have been, always will be. I need help. i am gaining weight, i have gained about 10lbs over the last month. i start out good in the morning then by late afternoon im hitting the ice cream and anything else i can find. i know what im supposed to be eating, but theres like a mental block in my head and i just cant get past it. im pretty stressed right now, with health reasons, family issues and such. i just dont know what i need to do to move past this. i've thought about seeing a shrink but i know if i do that my family will freak out. im just the keep it to yourself type of person and now its just building up and this is what has happened, me gaining and eating.

I have kinda been doing the same thing. We picked up some weight loss shakes (kirkland brand) at Costco, chocolate. I take one of those, add ice, ff milk, some stevia and a little ff creamer. Very satisfying and oh soo good!

Be very careful. i suffered a respiratory infection a little over a year ago and it resulted in my band slipping. i ended up having to have it removed and then replaced six months later. I went thru so much before i had it removed, i was very very sick and look liked death warmed over. had been hospitalized for a week before i was finally allowed to go see my band doctor who immediately transferred me to another hospital and i had the band out the following day. very traumatic. if i were you, i would contact your band doctor now and ask for a floroscopic to check on your band. i had talked to my band doctor early on in my process and she had told me she thought i was fine, but had they done a floro then it would have avoided everything i had to go thru.

My husband and I were both able to obtain life insurance after our bands. The premiums are a little higher, but it wasnt too bad. I was told that after two years we could be re-evaluated for a premium decrease. Who were you gonna go thru?

We need to do this together! I am in the same boat as you. Only I was banded a little over a year ago. Have lost about 70lbs but it is starting to creep back up. I know what it is. Its the fact that I know what I can get away with and that I still really like things that arent so good for you. We just really need to get back on track and I will help you if you will help me. Maybe we can make each other accountable.

my hubby and i are both banded. we were both banded 04/06, but i had to have mine removed then replaced in 11/07 due to slippage. to date he has lost about 225lbs and i have lost about 75lbs. i love having him do this with me. we feed off each others support. his bmi was over 50 when we started and now it is almost in the 20's. mine was about 39 i think and i am in the high 20's. i would definitely recommend it if you are both looking at doing this.

Absolutely, I was banded in 11/07 and have lost about 70lbs so far. My hubby was banded 04/06 and he has lost about 225lbs to date. we're both over 50.

I've been there believe me! But I dont think it was right of them to beat you down. You may want to try doing the 5 day pouch diet just to get yourself back on track. Its basically 5 days of your post op diet. not bad at all. Heres the link: Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test good luck. stick with it.

Im looking for a support group thats either in Chandler, Mesa or Tempe. Does anyone know of one? My doctors office has one but that is in North Scottsdale and I really dont want to drive that far. Thanks

this is probably way overdue. im posting a picture of me and hubby, he has lost 205lbs and i have lost 74. not sure if i got this uploaded correctly, if not, could someone help me? thanks, you guys are awesome!!!

my first band was taken out after a year. i had gotten bronchitis really bad and it slipped. pretty ugly. after 6 months, i had a new one put in.

thought i would change my signature pic. the last one that was on there was from my first band and was taken when i was pretty ill. in this one tho, my son is doing something i would have never thought possible, giving me a piggyback. just had to share. peggy