elcee

If my band slips it slips. Then I shall get it fixed or revise. I don't see either as a major problem. Much better than being obese with all the associated health problems that brings. A sleeve probably has no major issues a couple of years down the line but the initial risks at the time of surgery can be REALLY scary.

Sleep is good, it helps you to heal.

That is correct, it is from avoiding the sun. Because of the concerns about skin cancer there has been a huge increase in vit D deficiency. The best way to get it is through exposure to the sun. So if you can get out when the sun is weak (early morning etc) without sun screen on for about 10 minutes it really is beneficial. In the meantime take your supplements.

Yes I am sure that eating and drinking could be the cause of your pain. Generally eating and drinking together either means that you are washing your food down quicker so you eat more than you should or it can cause you clog up which is very uncomfortable. You have been told not to eat and drink at the same time for a reason, you therefore need to learn to do that. You probably haven't messed anything up but you are quite likely to have less success than if you do what your Dr has told you to do. We all lead stressful lives. We need to learn to deal with our stresses as if we don't then we set ourselves up for failure. It is too easy to eat or drink or not stick to our diet because_______________ we have had a bad day we are sad we are happy we are bored we deseve it whatever! You have to remember what your goals are and why you want to get to them. Often it can be harder than we expected and it seems like an easier option to not do what we should. If you have food stuck then generally you will get pain or discomfort in the centre of your chest , right about where you expect your heart to be. You also can't generally eat or drink anything and you produce extra saliva which you can't swallow so you have to spit it up. So to me it does not sound as though what you had was a fullon stuck episode. You say you now feel fine which is good. Try to stick to what you should do from now on.

The thing that always puzzles me about starvation mode is how if it exists there are people that are anorexic or malnourished and starving in Africa. What I do believe is true is that the cycle of dieting/notdieting/dieting again somehow messes up your metabolism. I don't think that you stop losing when eating the restricted amounts but I do think that as soon as you start eating "normally" again you quickly regain the weight that was lost. I think part of this problem may be due to the fact that the less we weigh the less we need to eat to maintain that weight. So as an example a person weighing 200lb might be eating 2500 cal per day. They go on a diet and eventually get down to 120lb by severely restricting calories. Once they have lost the weight the diet is over so they then go back to eating more. They think that if they could maintain their previous weight on 2500cal they can do the same now. What they don't realise is that to maintain the loss they probably need to stick to 1200 cal per day for life.So the weight is quickly regained. This is why the band is such a fantastic tool. Most of us have been able to lose weight before but we have been unable to sustain it. The band assists by enabling us to continue to eat and be satisfied on small quantities of food.

I didn't have any issues like this but I remember my Mum telling me that when she was pregnant everything tasted like she had sprinkled sugar on it.

If you do have extra skin then you can have plastic surgery . Far better to have lost the weight and need the extra surgery than to still be obese with all the healthrisks that brings.

Generally losing weight helps any kind of illness, however this is a question for your Dr.

You may not be ready yet but there is no reason why at some point in the future you won't be able to have a weekly dinner date with your friend. You can still enjoy her company and you will just eat less and drink less. I have 1 bunch of friends that I go out for lunch with once a month. I still enjoy their company I just don't eat as much as them. Yesterday was great because a number of them have just started WW so 1 of my friends decided she didn't want a full meal she would prefer to share. That suited me down to the ground. I got to eat about the same quantity as I normally do but it only cost me half as much!

I think you are being a bit over the top. If I told you to go and jump off a cliff because it had worked for me would you do it? No I doubt it. You have to give people credit. If I said that aspirin worked wonderfully for my pain I also doubt that you would rush out and buy it. You might consider it. Hopefully you would be aware of any issues that you might have with aspirin. If you were already on an anticoagulant e.g warfarin then you would know that you should not take it. You would not need to go to your Dr and ask because you would already be informed.

People do not tell others what to take, generally they tell others what has worked for them. A person can then discuss the options with their Dr. Or the other scenario I see is that someone has been told to take a medication but they are struggling with the form it is in e.g a large tablet, others then give alternatives that are the same active ingredient but in a more easily taken form. If something is an OTC medication then people can go and but the meds themselves anyway, if it is something you need a script for then you will have to discuss it with your Dr.

I love it when people share their good experiences. It is so encouraging for others. Well done

People do not start getting problems once their band starts to be filled. The band starts doing it's job once it starts being filled. You should be going to see your Dr and your band should be starting to get filled (or not) based on his advice. If you are losing weight, eating small portions of food and not struggling with hunger in between meals you may not need a fill at this point. But you should not be scared of fills, without them the band does not work the way it is intended(except for a very few rare exceptional cases) The problems occur if the band is filled too much or if the bandster does not stick to the eating rules(chew well, small bites etc)

So you don't get constipated

It is really annoying when people delete their post after others have replied. It then leaves a thread that makes no sense!

Isn't that exactly why you are getting the band. So that you can eat a reduced amount of calories without the same feelings of hunger that you have now?

You cannot feel your band. That is buried quite deep, the most likely thing is that it is part of your port that you can feel.

A lot of people find they are tight in the mornings. If you are don't try to eat. Have a warm drink as this can help to relax the band. Have a Protein shake or something when you feel that you can handle it. Do you have allergies? If you do this could also make you tighter in the morning. Maybe you need meds. You do need to see a Dr though. Phone around see if there is someone that will take you for less. Unfortunately this seems to be a common people that try to " save" money by having cheap surgery in Mexico. It is something people should consider and try to sort out prior to the surgery but obviously you can't. Although you have lost some weight you have banded a while and it doesn't sound as though you have lost as much as you could have if you had the care of an experienced team. Good luck

I have heard lots of people say that this happens to them so yes it is normal. Not sure how this works , just another one of those weird band things.

I still enjoy most foods. The exceptions are very dry foods like pork chops - they take way too much chewing to be enjoyable.

I can't see how spanx could help the hunger. It may make it more uncomfortable if you eat too much but it shouldn't affect your urge to want to eat.

That's great news.

I am the same. If there are cookies in the house I have to eat them, especially if the packet is open. They are one of my biggest downfalls.

I think people are so used to seeing overweight/obese people that they no longer know what normal looks like.

I forgot you are in the city - out here in the country they got me to drink the meds even though I couldn't keep anything down. I have decided I really need to do something as I jumped on the scales today and they are up almost another kilo! This is ridiculous. Still confused as to the best way to do it - I never have been any good at dieting. Decided to try low(ish) carb. Had a scrambled egg and a piece of cold beef for Breakfast. I am starving already and it is only 9.40am! Not sure how long my low carb efforts will last. Hopefully longer than on previous attempts.