blackcherry2002

haha How'd you know? It's that time of the month lol I've been going after chocolate, candy and cheetos...yeah it's pathetic, however I did just go grocery shopping and got NO processed foods and some really healthy stuff, quite amazing considering I'm in college and I'm VERY slowly getting new habits...maybe this way they will stick though:P

Yeah, Fat/skinny, pretty/ugly...it doesn't matter they are still all dumb as a stump....Saw the beginning half of this this morning; I about gagged. And I"m sorry, I've been fat and that hasn't had an effect on my relationships really...

Not going to get too down, but damn I've had one of those days where I'm just constantly (Head) hungry and ate everything...urg. Just have to vent my frustration in myself...

Well I am 5'4" and 195 and wear a 14 comfortably, and I am pretty hourglass shape, so top and bottom heavy. My mother is straight up and down and she's 5'11" and 200 and wears an 18/20 so...

I went to mall of america for spring break and tried to ride a ride with my b/f who is pretty darn skinny, he wears like a 30-32 and he's 5'9" so I sat down next to him and a guy was helping push down the safety bar. It finally went down but it was cutting in so much and I was sucking in that I felt sick the whole ride and it sucked. That was 2 months before I decided to get the lapband and 5 months before I had the surgery. Just got back from a trip for a college class. All of the students (rich, pretty people) and my teacher(46 and a marathon runner, maybe a size 2) would constantly make comments about fat people. An obese lady walked in front of our van and my teacher said(with laughs from the students) "Wide LOAD!!!!" They also kept commenting on how there were some "Obese people trying to walk the trails" it was so annoying. And they all KNEW I had the lapband last year. The teacher said other things that were annoying but people just don't seem to know the pain of being obese,physical or emotional. We gain too much weight and we some how end up as less human, with less respect. It's disgusting; people are ignorant.

No I can almost guarentee that I will not go "poo" once in 10 days. I have always had problems with constipation. Most of the time laxatives don't work. Fiber doesn't work. I doubt anything is wrong with me, that's almost the problem. It's just very severe constipation. And since surgery the only difference I've had is that now my stool is incredibly hard and I bleed a bit. I plan on going to the doctor soon, but in the mean time I am going on this trip and don't really want to be in pain or discomfort.

Well my body is...strange and horrible then. I only lose weight if I eat under 900-1000 calories a day. If I eat around 1200-1500 I start gaining... damn.

ha my boyfriend is quite skinny as well, eats whatever he wants doesn't gain but at the same time he doesn't eat very much. And what I'm surprised at is, once he starts eatting he has the ability to stop mid-way and just stop eatting. I've started to learn to do that and it's a very foreign feeling. And I also think constantly about food, though I am 2 weeks from being 1 year out and I have to say the last 6 months was when I learned the most, it takes a long time to break bad habits and pick up new ones...

I'm a little scared by this post. As people have said before the first month or so is to get healed...not to lose major weight. And your doctor should have explained that lapband goes much slower...which is much healthier. I didn't become depressed or worried until I was at a plateau for 5 or 6 months...and honestly i didn't change a thing and I started losing again...I guess it just how my body is. Just stay healthy, make the right choices and it will come off. Everyone loses at their own pace.

K well I've always had problems with constipation but it's gotten worse since lapband...well it gets painful at times and I don't go for quite awhile...well I'm going on a hiking/camping trip for 10 days and won't be near a bathroom and I don't want to get in pain like I usually do...so I was planning to "clear" myself out before my trip. Usually stool softners or laxatives either don't work or will take 3 days to work(like right in the middle of class or work) so I was going to try to take a lil magnesium citrate like we did Pre-op. Obviously a smaller dose than what we had to take...however when I did it the first time it made me throw up and don't want that to happen with the band. SO I'm just wondering if anyone has gotten sick drinking it with the band...? And btw I don't do this often nor do I condone doing it for weight loss or anything, Only doing this because otherwise I will be in severe pain about 200 miles from a working toliet lol

Well the only thing I'm worried about is a few people have mentioned their bands being a bit tighter for a day or two after the flight and/or during...well I'm at my sweet spot finally and can eat small amounts, I'm worried that if it gets any tighter I wouldn't be able to keep water down, etc.

honestly it could be a plateu just for plateu's sake. At my six month mark I became sooo depressed because I just wasn't losing even though my eating stayed the same/was getting better and even an increase in exercise. However after months of staying at the same weight it suddenly dropped off again...and since then I've lost another 35lbs so I wouldn't get too discouraged yet. Just keep truckin along...and I totally feel your pain on the PCOS it's a b****. lol

haha now that I have a ton of restriction...HALF of a six inche subway sandwich looks mammoth...I almost get a gut ache just thinking about it lol

I went into Kohl's yesterday, went into the Juniors even...and got a dress size L! Not an XL a L! Yay! lol ---edit--- sadly though, just went to go swimsuit shopping...had to get a 2X top...stupid boobs! (On a side note, any big chested ladies out there know where to find swimsuits...I think I'm a 36G)

It is very easy to rebound with the bypass. It does happen to quite a few (not all). But their stomachs start out smaller and they can strech. Also, as in my mom's case, you can learn to munch throuhgout the day, therefore increasing your daily caloric intake. With the band, if I notice I'm not losing it forces me to look at myself and think about what I'm eating and the choices I"m making. The people that get stuck at 30-50 might not be choosing the best habits or they might have a doctor unwilling to help them get to their fill sweet-spot. For instance, I had ok restriction and I was stuck at about 45lbs lost and then went in for another small fill and boom! it started coming off again. I've cut out a lot of breads, fried foods, fast food. I'm cooking for myself, no matter how chaotic my daily schedule is, and well the weight is coming off again. I'm so glad for the slowness too. As when my mother had the bypass, though she had an existing heart problem, it made her weaker, and she ended up with congestive heart failure, having to get her gall bladder out, and a heart valve replaced as well as a pacemaker. She was having a hard time getting protein and nutrients down and it's still a struggle for her. I'm glad with the lapband it is adjustable so we can really truely think about our health, not just losing this damned weight.

EbonyRose...Not going to lie I'm a sneak eater too. And my mother had the bypass and lost a bunch and then gained some back. However I would encourage your daughter to get the lapband. For me so much has changed since I had surgery. I might not be exercising all the time or eating like a health freak. I am relatively normal. But I used to be the extreme of bad habits. My mother was overweight and so she would comment on my weight and what I ate and it hurt me, so I backlashed (unfortunately against myself) and I ate anyway and twice as bad. I practically never moved, I ate bags of candy at a time, almost everday. I ate fast food for almost every meal. So I no longer eat candy everyday, I make small changes to move and I eat fast food maybe once or twice a month and I make better choices. If I had gotten the bypass I would have relied on it and gotten really skinny while keeping my bad habits. Instead I chose this route and slowly, just like my weight, my bad habits have dropped off. Your daughter must make this choice for herself, though encourage her. I didn't realize how bad my situation was until I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, PCOS and Trigeminal Neuralgia in one year. I also ballooned and topped out at 267lbs at 5'4". I also didn't really "try and fail". As I was always about 40lbs overweight but as I said, I ballooned when I went hypothyroid. But because of my health problems and my family history I was approved. Honestly I probably wasn't mentally ready either but after surgery that went away quickly. I'd be glad to help you if you have any other questions, you can PM me.

I was really afraid since this was my first surgery too. And I've never really been in a lot of pain before so I had no clue if I had a high pain tolerance. Everyone at the hospital was super nice about it though and it was quick. I woke up easily, was walking more than they suggested and was out about 2 or 3 hours later. The first week or two was hell for me only because I am a side sleeper so sleeping on my back caused me pain and I didn't sleep well...other than some abdominal discomfort while getting up from laying or sitting position it was great. I'm glad I didn't chicken out because knowing now that it was so easy I would have felt like an idiot lol

well I understand the feeling guilty part...until my second fill it was horrible, I'd almost started giving up on the band because I was hungry all the time. And honestly I think it's hard to give advice to a girl. It's more socially acceptable for a girl to eat like a bird but you always hear things like "the manly {grotesquely fatty food item here}" My brother has always had a problem with his weight and he was in sports in high school but he was the big guy...and so they'd have him chug drinks, eat a bunch, that's how he fit in I guess...But I agree with a lot of people here, either let them know what's up or tell them to just shut up, though it sounds like you were on a business trip, with co-workers so not exactly the same as "Friends". Anyway I know this was posted 3 or 4 months back but..

I think it really depends on the person. I am young, I had the surgery when I was 18. I started reading about it on May 27, 2008 and had the band by July 29, 2008...I knew it was right for me and I am pleased with my (slow) progress...I also have PCOS and hypothyroidism so I am going pretty slow but I'm thankful for it none the less and going this slow I"ve also been able to change my habits slowly...so I hope they last long term. I had a mother who had the bypass in her 40's after heart surgery so I really didn't think it was impossible for anyone. Just takes a change of thought and habits is all.

wow...k so I"m at 8cc's in a 10cc band and the first two days I would get a lil faint feeling of acid after I ate...now I'm acid-free and I'm eatting pretty small portions...it just feels weird that I am so high in fills...everyone else seems to get to their sweet spot with much less...is it possible to have a really small stomach? (I have had doctors comment on other parts of my anatomy as being pretty small/tiny) and my doc only uses the 10cc band on everyone, no matter their size.

wow do I know how this is...I developed when I was like 7...so when I was 9 years old I was 4'11" and 145 lbs.....so I really don't expect to get small, and don't know if I will. I'm going to have a hard time wrapping my mind around anything less than a 12 or 14. At my heaviest I was 5'4" and 267 , size 22...now I'm 204-206ish and I'm in 14/16's...it's really strange now. Weird mental problem to have...but I totally know how you all feel.

well I've just never been this tight before. I've had restriction but I've never had to worry about chugging water/drink or chewing slow/small bites...so maybe that's all it is...and usually I do tend to be tight right away and then get looser. I just don't want my doctor to do an unfill and either take away a full cc or more out just to be a dick. I told him I wanted .5cc my 3rd fill and he gave me 2 and then this time I asked for .5 cc again and got 1cc. urggggg...(and he also was saying that it's all my fault that I plateu at times and that I just get lazy) My habits aren't the best but they are consistent and I still plateau...and I have PCOS and hypothyroidism so I lose a bit slower than most...urg...douche.

I just got a fill, now at 8cc in a 10cc band. Little pissed I said I wanted a .5cc fill and the doc put in 1cc and then lectured me about filling the band too tight. He's dumb. Anyway now every once in awhile after I eat I get a little bit of acid. Just ever so slight but it's the first time I've had acid since having the band and it doesn't seem to come up in my throat like pre-band. Should I still be worried, especially if it only happens once in awhile...or do I need an unfill?

well I agree with you. And I wouldn't want to PB daily. I only get that chest pain maybe twice a week at most and that's enough for me. I just feel like maybe those people are tighter than I am and they seem to be losing faster than I am so...it's just so weird figuring out how I SHOULD be eating with the band because my doc is a lil warped lol. He's a big bypass guy so everytime I go in he seems angry I'm losing slow and does really agressive fills. And once I told him that I was eatting too much still and he's like...well you should be measuring everything out...I'm like...uh no. I didn't get this so I could be a freak eater and carry around measuring cups with me. I listen to my body and stop when I'm full which I never did before and that's why I'm thankful for the band...Urg that turned into a rant.

Well I guess. It just seems then that I've never PB'd before. I am going in Monday for another fill, though I hope it's only a small one because I do have really good restriction as it is. It just seems weird that with good restriction I have never PB'd though I can still eat bread, rice, etc. I just stay away from it. But I still have the ability to eat it. Finding the sweet spot, and knowing what good restriction is is soooo hard to understand/know/get to. Because our doctors never really tell us what it exactly is like, because they've never been there! ugh. lol