54Shirley

Be Glad about that ! In time you will say your starving ! Believe it or not, It's True ! So for now just follow instructions, and do the best you can, but don't worry about it...

I know what you are talking about. I lost the weight and I do see it, but I don't. So, I can't band my Brain ya no ? So I am going with the numbers I see in the size of cloths, the NSV's that happen through my journey, (LIKE TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I CROSSED MY LEGS IN YEARS !) Giving my cloths to someone else that needs them as I lose weight, looking forward to onderland, and every now and then, a glance in a Full Length Mirror, and I find myself saying Dam Shirley, your starting to look better. That's the critic in me, never good enough for me, So I still keep working on this for life. Someday I might look in the Mirror, and see that skinny person, but I guess I will just keep working at it, and have to wait and see. So don't let it get you down, cause your not alone at all. Shirley.

Ditto ! That kind of attitude is what it takes to get threw the rough part. I know what you all are going threw, and activity, and Protein shakes helped deaden the hunger, not kill it, but it did take the edge off. Now is the time you join a site like myfitnesspal.com and it keeps track of all your intake. calories, protein, and exercise. It's Free ! and it will let you see your calorie intake for the day, so you won't go over . It's a good thing, and I belong to it too, and I wish they had something like this out when I first got Banded. It was logging by book then. So this is great, and your stuff is in Memory too. It is normal for the appetite to come back. You have little or know fills. It can take 3-5 fills to really see a difference. So keep practicing your diet that your Dr. gave you, and stay under the calorie limit too, and you won't gain weight. If you do it will only be a temporary thing. It will come off. You can also view other peoples Diary, and see what they are eating. This way you get some Tips. A lot of us are there from this site. I am Losingintime on that site. Hope this helps, Shirley.

I would sugest to see your Doctor ! It's better to be safe. Or if something is wrong, they can nip it in the bud,

The November Bandsters are doing it. Go to the pre Op site and look for the November Bansters. Someone has started a Chat site between them only. I would suggest contacting them, and find out the strategy, and see if that's what your looking for. The Icon says POW on it. so read the notes. Hope this helps, Shirley.

I sat down in a Recliner, and instinctively went to Cross my Legs. They CROSSED ! I have not done that in years ! Guess I got some catching up to do. :party:

I give myself a window of 800-1200-- calories a day. I am most comfortable between 800-1000 though.. Now I need a unfill too... I was in the Hospital for a few days, and some Nurse crushed a bunch of pills and said open wide ! I told her I could feed myself !!!!!! She said No it's policy, and I started to try to tell her that the other Nurses let me feed myself, and in between that she shoved the spoon in my mouth with all those meds, and I was stuck... Well I am so swollen still that I called yesterday, and have to go down state next week for a unfill. Stupid B!TCH !

The Delicious Shakes are already available: Cookies N Creme Vanilla Creme Strawberry Milkshake Chocolate Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter and more. Go to AllSterHealth.com and look up Muscle Milk Light in Powder form. "YOU ADD 2 SCOOPS TO 8 OZ. WATER." The Price is EXCELLENT , and shipping is $5.95 for whatever you order 1 or 101 still $5.95. Check it out, and hope you like what you see. That's where I shop.

I enjoy it too ! Everyone is different here, and sometimes we all hear about the same old problems. Yet for everyone, the solution might be a little different. It keeps it interesting.

O M G What a Bunch of LOSERS ! ! ! LOL I am a October 31st. Bandster, So I almost was a November Bandster. But I like my Date, and was treated fantastic. I'm hear 2 wish you all the best of Health with your Journey. You don't need Luck, you already know what you want, and your going for it. That's what matters, So go for it, and don't even look back. Just take it one day at a time, and you will do fine. Prisoneer2pioneer: Monday is my 5 year Bandiversary. So if you need help with something. I can probably say been there, and done that. Honestly ! So,,, If you want someone with experience or who can help out, I am available if you are interested. See you all on the LOSERS BENCH ! Shirley.

You will never forget your Band Date,,, 11/11/11 Thats cool. Congrats.

O you know its serious !

I'm still sayin HE!! YEAH !

When I see that happen to me,,,,,,,, It would be a Miracle !

That is Awesome ! ! ! Keep up the Great Work... :hurray:

Call your Dr. for NEW MEDS., because these are not working ! No sense in suffering. Cover the cuts with zip loc baggies, and Water proor surgical tape. It worked for me.

Probably the Gas, and hunger combined. You need to call your Doc's Office, and get some Meds. that work ! There is no reason for suffering with that. Walking is the best thing. As you move, the Gas moves threw, and out the body. You will feel much better when it's gone... But call your Dr...... Also,,, I taped Zip Lock Baggies over the incesions, when I showered. Surgeon suggested it, and it worked. Just make it fast, and prepare to dry the area quickly with a clean dry towel.

You can't get more Precise then this.. I would be willing to bet that my Surgeons office would like to have a copy of this.

Thank You all !

Both of you ! Welcome Aboard ! ! ! Make yourselves noticeable on the pre op/post op site, and you will make friends easy. Enjoy yourselves, and journey. Shirley.

Congratulations ! ! ! I'm glad you came to peace with yourself.... It will also make thins easier for you, because you are ready for this. Again,,, Congrats ! You will be a October Bandster, and were a good bunch I think... Shirley.

Well it's COLD up here in Northern, Michigan. So,, I thought I would try on a pair of Corduroy pants to stay warm. I tried them on about a month ago, and they were to small. Well I wanted to see how it was coming along ? They were so lose, that you needed a belt to hold them up. So on goes the Belt.... It's to BIG for my waist, YES ! So a few holes put into it and I am wearing the pants, and walking to a Mirror, But I hear silence as I walk.... My Thighs are NO LONGER ! slapping against each other,,,, AMEN ! I thought that day would never come. So that's a few Good ones I think ! If anyone asks me "DO YOU THINK THIS BAND REALLY WORKS ?" I would say HE!! YEAH ! :woot::::woot:::woot::::woot:

Happy 1 year Bandiversary !:youcandothis: Your doing a good job, a loss is a loss ! Take it...... Glad your back on track, wait until next year right ! Mine will be on 10/31/06 5 years banded, and 1 year pre op diet (required by Ins.) So I started in 10/ 05 So I will be celebrating that one.

I am always on the tight side When I get filled, it takes a few days to a week for the swelling to go down. So its liquids for 3 days, mushies for a day, then try food. If after a week, you are to tight to tolerate it, then go in for a un fill. As you lose weight, and your stomach shrinks, that band will become loser. So I am tight in the Morning, Early Afternoon. But come the evening when this opens up, I can eat, and get my nutrition in. I'm not hungry ! So that's a good thing. This morning I was able to eat a Jumbo Poached Egg, and I am content with that. Yesterday it rained all day long. I could not eat a thing until the evening. The weather, and stress can play a big part in that band tightening up on you. Just thought I would pass this along.

My surgeons rule is to move slowly ! That means 3 days of fluids, 1 day of mushies, then try food. If you have a problem after that ! Then he wants to see you. This works if you are sensitive, and I know I am..