StrangeDz

Ohhhhhhhh.... I have a list of things! Oh, the little things 'normal' sized people take for granted... I can fit in a booth at any restaurant (right before my surgery, I didnt fit in a booth at Denney's. I was SO humiliated!) I can paint my own toe nails I dont need an extention on an airplane to buckle up! I hated that... so embarrassing! I can wear jeans with pockets and a zipper and button! I lived in stretchy pants with an elastic waist for so long! I fit in amusement park rides. I remember being so sad because I couldnt ride the swings because I couldnt push the bar down over my belly. I can tie my own tennis shoes! I wore sandals the year before my surgery because I couldnt tie my shoes! I can go hiking pretty much anywhere I want! 2 years ago, I wouldnt have made it! I am not anywhere near where I want to be, but I am on my way! I am in such a better place than I was 2 1/2 years ago!

I had a mini Blizzard and cheetos for dinner... WTF is wrong with me??? How do I expect to lose ANYTHING eating food like that??? I'm so disgusted with myself... ugh.

My first and I'm IN! :thumbup:

That's an interesting perspective on this whole tightness thing... Some days I can eat like there is no tomorrow and some days very very little. Maybe it is the sodium... hmmmmmmmmm... Thanks for your support, Fluff! I will keep on keeping on. :thumbup:

Yeah, I was too tight. I couldn't even keep down liquids. I could only eat a few bites and was stuffed. Sounds great, except I was sooooooo thirsty! They put .5cc in and I had them take out .25cc three weeks later. I guess that was too much to take out. I have 8.25cc in a 10cc band. I know I need a fill, but my doc wont be in town until the end of January, so I just have to hang in there. I drove 8 hours for the unfill because I had to, but cant justify driving another 8 hours a few weeks later to get some put back in.... I wish I could tho! I dont want to gain it all back!!!

As hard as it is for me to admit this, I havent been back on track. I cut out the high calorie drinks, but am still munching on cheese, chocolate bars and ice cream... ugh. I've gained 4 pounds in a week! First I had too much in my band and lost 13 pounds in two weeks and had some taken out, now I dont have enough in my band and can eat whatever the heck I want!

I eat this quite often, but I usually dont finish the mashed potatoes. The chicken is PERFECT for getting in protein with low calories. Plus it is only about $2 at Wal-Mart! :rolleyes2: Serving Size 8.88Oz Servings Per Container 1 Amount Per Serving Calories 250 Calories From Fat 90 Total Fat 10g Saturated Fat 3g Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 60mg 20%Sodium 730mg Total Carbohydrates 20g Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 2g Protein 20g Calcium 4% Iron 2%

I could gulp until I hit 8.5 cc in a 10 cc band. Then I could barely sip! I had .25 cc taken out last week, as I had lost 13 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks! Now, I still cant gulp, but can get a small drink down every 5 minutes...

You are probably still swollen and it is very common to be tight in the morning. I have 8.5 in a 10 cc band and after this last fill, I cant eat until noonish. I usually have to stay on liquids for 48 hours after a fill. What does your doc recommend?

I have 8.25 cc in a 10 cc band. After this last UNfill (Couldnt even keep down liquids) These are the foods that get stuck ALWAYS, no matter how small a bite or how well I chew: Pinto beans Bread Tortillas Sopapillas donuts cake muffins brownies grapes hot dogs scrambled eggs French fries Orange Juice Hamburgers from any fast food place As you can see, most are foods on my list we aren't suppose to be eating anyway, so I guess I'm better off, huh!

Scrambled eggs are not my friends. I sure do miss a good omelette. Especially from Weck's... They are so fluffy and delish... o'well. :crying:

I ate Cookies and drank high calorie fruit punch last night till I thought I'd pop! :crying: I couldnt stop! I dont know what is wrong with me. I had a satisfying dinner and did so well all day. I didnt PB but I went to bed with the worst stomach ache! I felt sooooooo full, but I kept shoving down those homemade sugar cookies and washing it down with that fruit punch... UGH. Sometimes I dont know why I even bother.... Seems no matter what I do, I screw myself. I kinda felt like, why stop? You already went there.... if that makes any sense...

Have you tried the Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test ? It really helps get your pouch back to where it should be and get you back on track....

Good for you, girl!!! Keep up the good (hard) work!

Keep up the good work!!!

Probably sugar withdrawals and as far as stopping the slider foods, GOOD FOR YOU!!! :eek:

AMEN SISTER! For me, I dont mind the stick of the needle, its the digging around he does that sometimes leaves me sore AFTER for a few hours...

You know, the band is fickle. There are times I can eat and drink easily, and times where everything I try to eat comes back up. GO FIGURE! Dont live on Cheetos... its not good for you! :eek:

Isn't that strange??? I dont have much pain with fills, but after yesterday's UNfill, I was in pain for a few hours after! Go figure! :eek:

I do two gummi vitamins, 1 viactiv calcium chew and a dropper full of b complex (sublingual) daily. Gonna have to try the Biotin...

Thank you for your support! It was a long drive but so worth it when I was able to drink something on the way back without having it come up on me! December is a long time to be miserable. I was going to try to tough it out, but I've read so much about being too tight and having complications because of it. I'm glad I went. :frown:

amen brother!!!

I went for a slight unfill and I feel 200% better! I too was living on cheetos, as they seemed the only thing that would stay down! I joked with the nurse that I wanted a total unfill for about 5 minutes so I too could down a gallon bottle of water! I was sooooooooo thirsty! Dont wait. Get some taken out asap! Even a little makes a BIG difference!