54Shirley

There is no Dilemma... You just don't go. You know This Holiday is all about FOOD ! You can't have any at all, you must let yourself heel. That's the bottom line. If you don't want to tell him, then tell him something like a Aunt has personally invited you over, and you must go. You get the idea.. and leave it at that. No if's , ans, or buts ! You will be out of town. So don't make contact, except cell phone, or Text. Otherwise enjoy the time that you are going to need to feel better.. Or tell him you are going in for a small surgical procedure, and you must stay home and heal.

If that's all you can handle, then try cutting the liquid down If it's 8 oz. try 6oz.. thicker more like a pudding try 4 oz.. That will help with the emptiness.

Let your Dr. know that your going to be in the air, and he will know how much to fill you. Once filled you have to stay on liquids anyway. So any RTD Shake I would think,(if they will allow it !) and get a drink from the flight hostess. Tomato juice, Orange juice etc. , it won't hurt.

I buy the powder, and yep ! you sure can heat your Water up (not to Hot !) you want it to go down smooth. So yeah , nice and warm does the trick. If you want the name of a website that's cheap ! let me know.

That is Great ! Because either way, inches or weight ! Your still losing..... Isn't the Band a Wonderful thing...

Hope it works out for you !

That is Great ! ! ! You have to be Very Happy ! I know you are.... I will be glad when I see that happen to me to. I'm wearing a XL in Sweats now. So to get down to a medium will be a major accomplishment.. But this is your Day ! ! So a Major Congrats to You !. :party:::party:::party:

If you have a juicer try making some fresh strained juice for yourself. If it's to thick, you can Water it down. For now as long as you get some fluids, and stay hydrated.

Go to see tour Dr. A.S.A.P....

Congrats on 2 years. That's a BIG Deal ! Sounds to me like you know what to do, but maybe you need a slight tweak in a fill to take the edge off. Especially with the Holidays coming. It's a thought ! I belong to a Physical Therapy place for about $25.00 a month. A lot of these places are renting out their Gym, with NO contract. So I hit it 3 x a week. It has made a difference. Call around in your area, and check into it if interested. Good Health to you, Shirley.

A book that we had to purchase at my seminar. It's called "Our Bible." Anything, and everything is in there that I need. The other thing is if you have the surgery where I did. The Dietician, and Gym is yours for Life ! At No Cost at all.

You will get past this believe me ! It's all part of healing. Even the emotions are very real, and they are all over the place. Soon they will get back into shape (Hormonal, it can be terrible.) once the weight loss kicks in. Don't knock yourself out to hard, in working out. Don't want to Burn Out ! If you are fine with it, then that's great. Once it starts to come off, it will keep coming off, until it stops, and then you start losing inches. So either way ! ! ! You still Loose ! Try to be patient. It will start for you when it's time.

ShirleyJean: You look like your feeling Good ! Shirley.

Ditto !

Good Luck to you, whatever plan you choose. Shirley.

Even though we are all different ! (and we are) short, tall, fat, skinny, whatever. Obesity is not exceptable in our society... You should be able to Diet, and eat like a Human, Not a animal, HA ! and lose weight. That is excepted. We all know it doesn't work that way ! So because they (WHOEVER YOU RUN ACROSS) have not been educated in W L S. They think we are crazy for going to extreme's. I want to live ! That's a good enough reason for me. I'm not trained in Braille (hope I spelled that rite) But I believe that the Blind have the rite to read, and continue on further, and live a total life. That we learned to except. It took time,, vs. locking them in a house, and letting them just feel there way around, and count how many steps to a Door. It did use to be that way . T.V came out with adds saying we can help these people, and there entitled to a life. It Worked ! It took time, but it did work... They need to hit the T.V. with before and after shots of success stories, and explain why we just can't lose weight like the average person, but ! there is help. Then show and explain how it works. I think in time it would work, and educate the people who know nothing about this at all.. My surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital. Does a educational piece for the public on a program titled The Minds of Medicine. Look up Bariatric Surgery, and you could see what they do in the surgical room, and he explains about the surgery. It's a good piece, but you need more on regular T.V... This is a Why ??? would you want to do that ?? type of surgery. People need to be educated. This is like a different form of a Cancer. It will Kill you in time, and that my friend is a legitimate reason to me, for surgery. Shirley.

The days or writing down in a book are gone ! It's all on the internet, on the site I gave you. If it's not ! you can take the can or package and put all the info in, and it will help add to the list.

Good ! Call them first thing in the Morning if you have to.

I understand that you are self pay. But what has that got to do with your Health ? That's like waiting for the price for surgery to only go up..... If your weight goes up, you will feel only more concerned about not doing what you came on this site for. Looking for the right thing. I'm sorry, but I won't sugar coat it.. I know nerves play a key factor in this decision, been there, and it scared the Hell out of me, but deep inside, I knew that I had a hunch, that this was the right thing to do. It was ! It's easy, and then since it's a new thing, it can be hard at times, but that's what were here for, and so is your Dr.'s Office, to assist you threw the things that you don't understand. This year you weigh ? Next year when you have tried a Diet, lost weight, and maybe failed, then gained it all back plus more. You will way what ? Instead you could do the smart thing, and see what you end up weighing in 1 year.. I am willing to bet that you would be a lot happier. But this is your call, you have to come to grips with it, and be ready to do this. Do some thinking about it, and see what you come up with. Good Health to you, Shirley.

Just remember to chew, chew, and chew ! Take your time. You will do fine...

I would wash the area clean, rinse well, pat dry, and appy Caladryl. It helps the itchies. Don't but calamine lotion, it might not work. Th is has Benadryl in it. Over the Counter Benadryl, or Zyrtec couldn't hurt either. Pressure can always be normal, everyday is a different day with the Band ! So you might have a Fantastic Day or a little tight one, Try letting some ice chips just melt in your mouth. A little at a time. You will get your fluids, and it might take the swelling down. Mushie stage is: Cottage cheese, chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, anything that you can put in a food processor, and puree (keep it moist, and Low cal) applesauce, Thicker soups, S.F. pudding, Yogurt,. shakes. that's a start, I'm sure you will get more.. But try those ice chips. Shirley.

It seems that Bread for a lot of People (including me) is just one of those things that won't go down.. I got use to it quick, it was better to do without then get stuck. Further down the line, you might try small pieces, but don't be surprised if that first one doesn't go down. Try not to cheat (I did to) until someone pointed it out to me, that I was still healing, and could screw something up. I never did cheat again.... So I'll pass that advice on to you all. Shirley.

It's not bad at all. Just measurer your food, and chew to applesauce consistency. Take your time in between each small bite, and learn to put your fork down. Now that your starting is a good time to practice this

Has anyone thought of calling their Bariatric Dr., and getting checked out ? They will know...

I seen a difference at about 50Lbs.... Otherwise I lost weight, and I still looked the same.