Carrie_C

Don't worry, the time will go by really fast. If those so called friends turned against you, they weren't real friends to begin with. They were just jealous. It happens to us all. We lose weight and suddenly we've become the enemy somehow. Don't worry about it. I'm sure you will meet real friends who will be supportive of you, no matter what your size.

What they need are lap bands!! HA HA!!

I didn't watch. I agree, if they want someone to love them, they need to love themselves first.

You would not do very well only drinking Protein shakes and not eating. I don't think you could do it for very long. And even if you did, that's not how the band works. Liquid is going to go right through and you are going to be starving all day. And I doubt you would even lose any weight. Most of those shakes have tons of calories, more than a meal. My doctor says no protein shakes at all. Most are just empty calories. As the earlier posters said, PBing is not the same as throwing up. I have PBed a lot, mostly from eating too fast or not chewing. I will burp and it comes up, or I will get the hiccups and it will bring it up. Sliming is not the same as throwing up either. That usually happens when you don't chew good. You just get a lot of thick salava. As for eating in public, if you feel like something is getting stuck, you can just excuse yourself to the bathroom. You aren't going to projectile vomit. Good luck!

I also do not measure or count calories. I never was good at that. In the beginning it might be a good idea, if you feel like you really need to. But after a while, you learn how much to eat.

Yea I know. I love skirts, but I rarely ever wear them because of the friction!

I am trying to ignore it, but it is very hard!

"Had to ask my boyfriend to let me wear his boxer-briefs while we were walking to a concert because I was chafing so badly in the dress I was wearing." I HATE that! I am looking forward to the day when my thighs don't rub together so badly that I get sores.

I hate the sterotypes associated with being fat. I hate it when a fat person on tv says they ate too many donuts or something. I have been overweight forever, and I NEVER sit around and eat donuts! This show has the sterotype that fat girls can't get dates. That's just crazy. When I was my heaviest I still got plenty of dates. I'm sure there are a lot of thin girls who don't get a lot of dates either. It's like the girls are blaming it all on their sizes, when in reality that probably has little to do with it. I met my husband when I was at my heaviest!

Does anyone else have this? I was at the ER today because I was so dizzy. They said I have this and gave me some medicine. I feel a little better, but still a little fuzzy. I have been feeling like this since Tuesday. Does it get better?

I watched some of it, but I couldn't take the whinning from the girls about how they are so fat no one loves them. Give me a break.

If it's a work day, I get up and eat either a small amout of oatmeal or grits with fake butter and splenda. I usually can't eat much at all in the mornings, but I try to get a little down. Then after I get dressed and get ready to go, I will have coffee. Some doctors don't want you to have it, but some, like mine, think a little is ok. We take lunch at 12. I usually can't eat much then either. So I will just try to eat something light like tuna or soup. Soup isn't the best choice, but sometimes it's all I can get down. I usually start getting hungry around 2 or 3. I will have some yogurt or some crackers. I am usually starving when I get home. I can eat more in the evenings, so I really have to watch my portions then. I will cook some kind of meat with 2 vegetables. I am one of the lucky ones, I can eat any type of meat. My husband and I eat the same dinner most of the time. Sometimes he wants pizza, which I cat really eat very well, so I will fix him pizza and I will have fish and rice. I try not to eat anything else after dinner. I think that is what has helped me lose a lot, not eating at night. If it's a non work day, I will usually eat breakfast and then my husband and I go out to eat that night. My doctor also says no snacking, but I do at times. I will have a hand full of chips or some candy. You have to indulge sometimes or the cravings will kill you. Every now and then I will eat ice cream. The key is to balance everything out. If I find myself eating too much one day, I will really keep an eye on my portions the next day. Water is also very important. I drink it all day. Get the bottled water and just refill them. They work great. I also drink a lot of tea. Exercise is also key. I try to get 30 minutes most days. It seems overwhelming at first, but it's really not as hard as it seems. Good luck!

Ok, I missed something somewhere. I'm not really sure what this thread is about, but I am also snow white and was raised in the ghetto. In fact, I just moved from there not long ago!

I am willing to try anything at this point. The Nioxin didn't help me. Funny thing is, my hair has gotten a lot longer, but it is still falling out. I am going to get it cut a little to see if that helps.

I agree. It seems to me that there would have been more to come forward.

So for the people who think he was guilty of molestation, what do you think about one of the boys now saying that it didn't happen? Just wondering.

I didn't take what you said about her as bad. I actually don't think I remember it, lol! But now that you brought it up, maybe they don't tell people about their medical conditions because they want to keep it private. Maybe they don't think there's anything wrong about it, they just want some privacy. I can understand that. I haven't told a lot of people that I have a band.

MJ's music was a little before my time, but I can understand how his fans feel. I am a huge Britney Spears fan and I hate it when people talk bad about her. Everyone makes mistakes.

I'm sure everything will go fine this time. My sister has had 3 miscarriages, the last one was at 5 months. She is pregnant again. She is due in February. I hope everything goes well this time. It would be nice to have another niece or nephew!

That's great! Good luck!

Yea, my 31 year old boobies look like that! Bags of sag!! Rodriguezequal, did I miss something? Are you pregnant again?

Since the Lunesta is so expensive, I have been taking a generic sleeping pill from walmart. It has the same thing as Benadryl in it. It says to take 2 of them, but I have just been taking one. It has been working really well and I am not sleepy during the day like I would be if I took 2 of them. And it's cheap too.

Kristine, it's not just the military doctors that think that. It's most other doctors too. I have never wanted kids and I would have had my tubes tied a long time ago, but they told me I would have to wait until I was at least 35. Yet if a young man wants a vasectomy, he can just walk right into the office and have one. It's not fair! Anyway, thanks for all the support. I will have to wait and see what the ultrasound shows, or doesn't show, before I know anything else.

I have also missed a lot of work due to pain. I feel pain all over, though. I even run a fever. Thankfully I have understanding bosses. I have been to several doctors and none of them would listen to me. I finally found a PA who is listening and is going to help me figure out what is going on. I went to a gyno a few months after my lap band surgery because I was having bleeding and pain. She actually told me that it is my lap band causing it and that my birth control pill wasn't being absorbed because of the band!! Needless to say I ran out of there and didn't go back!

My hair started falling out about 3 months after surgery. I have had my band over a year now and my hair is still falling out. It will get better for awhile and then start falling out again. I am afraid it is just all going to come out one day.