NewMechelle

I am so very sorry for your loss. No one, no one can ever tak the place of your mom can they? My mother is a breast cancer surviver, 6 years in January but she had lung cancer this last winter and it scares me to death. My mom is also my biggest supporter. I think I could committ murder and my mom would swear it was some one elses fault. It will take much time for you to start to heal and honestly life will never be the same but she would want you to go on and live your life the the fullest. Thats what, as moms, we do. I will pray for you and know there are people who dont even know you that care and are mourning with you. God bless and keep you strong. Love Mechelle

Im so sorry for your complications,I would be a basket case, would you mind sharing what the doc believes was the cause for the flipped port? I think like alot of others that is one of my big paranoid fears and I'm not even sure how it happens. Good luck and God bless.

You crack me up but I so can feel your pain. I only had a teaspoon to begin with, since the surgery the hair loss has been awful. So far even protien and the special expensive (Nioxin) shampoos are not helping much, I am not sure but I believe the loss may be slowing down just a little bit now. Mine started out almost immediately after surgery, I am now four and a half months out.If you come up with any thing that works to help this situations, please let the rest of us know.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are not eating enough, your body will freak out, think you are starving to death and your metabolism will shut down and you wont lose weight. Also I promise I thot this was bull but it is true.....you have to have to have to take in your protien shakes you will not lose wt without adequate protien. cant tell you why but i promise it works. good luck dont forget us girls really stuggle with water wt too, we can vary 5-7 pounds in a day or so, keep working, it will happen. God bless.

Hey guys I am also a May bander the 28th. I am 206. Drivinmg me nuts being on the edge. I cant believe how much you have lost already, awsome job, good luck, good job

I am also a May bander. I am like you exactly 206. Going nuts to get under 200. I am learning that this is not a race and that some weeks are not as good as others. We have the rest of our lives to meet our goals. As bad as we wanna be in Onederland, this is a lifestyle change that is permanant. Just like everthing else in life, our marriages, friendships, work, some days are great, some not so great, I am exactly where you are, I want it off yesterday, it just doesnt work that way, especially if you want it to stay off and your body not to hang off of you. God bless and keep your chin up.

Each day will get easier then occassionally out of the blue you may have a day where you will be really sore for no reason and feel like you have been hit by a truck. You had major surgery, dont expect too much too quick. I was banded May 28th and there are days when my port sight is really really sensitive to the touch. It is wierd. Sounds like you are doing great. God bless.

I know it is hard but I am glad you "fessed up" from what I understand you were in what could have been a very dangerous situation. You are still not out of the woods yet. You have gone thru a surgery to change your life. You are worth this life style change. We all understand the daily struggles, desiring the foods we cant have etc. It is tough, Nothing tastes as good as skinny and healthy will feel, NOTHING. Do what the doctor tells you before you end up really ill and back in surgery. You obviously want to do the right thing or youwouldnt of told him, good luck and God bless.

Be sure and get in your protien. I was sure it was a ploy for me to take in more calories for no darned reason but I swear when I drink 1-2 of those yucky shakes with at least 52 grams of protien a piece i really do lose more weight honest. try it and see.

Girl you got a following, it is a little scarey really, like a band cult lol. You do look great. You look so little I still hate pictures but I am starting so see a difference after 52 pounds. I just wish i would get into the onehundreds. every time i get close, i pick up a few pounds, cursed scale. SWA yes we are..............

Welcome to the family girl. There will be hard days but I promise you it will be worth it and there is tons of support here, prepare to be a LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know exactly what you mean. I have been fat and I have been skinny and trust me people treat you differently when you are skinny. About ten years ago I lost a little over 100pounds. I became a size 8/10. I know part of it was the way i carried myself the way i felt in my skin and my confidence level but honestly poeple treat you different. I looked pretty decent, had a nice little figure going on, if I had car trouble looked like I didnt know what I was doing in the hardware store, people (yes men and women) were much more willing to stop and help. They treated me so much better as a skinny woman. I know because I got fat again. Even my family, they never stopped loving me but even the way they look at me when I eat, what I drink, judging, it's awful. I want to scream out I AM THE SAME FRIGGIN PERSON I WAS WHEN I WAS SKINNY, I AM THE SAME LOVING CARING CHRISTIAN HARD WORKING WOMAN NOW AS I WAS THEN! Any way I was banded in May down 52 pounds, praying this is the last time I will ever be fat again. I have 50 pounds more to lose, once it is gone, I pray it will be the last time. I also pray I never forget what it feels like to be treated different for being a big girl.

I have been doing pretty good, eating well, losing slow but steady, met my first big goal of losing 50 pounds excited about being around 7 pounds away from Onederland. I have been so motivated to excercise, just walking almost two miles five or six days a week. No one in the world hates it more, just about the time I get used to it and almost enjoy it.....I am walking down the steps this morning and hear a snap, like a twig snapped in half, I almost threw up, broke up in a cold sweat and hit the ground. Something in my calf either pulled or tore. I a,m so mad. I know this is not a marathon but I am trying so hard to "look good" for my 25th High School reunion the third week of November. I just kinda defeated tonight. Ate Cheetos like they were about to outlaw them lol. I just need to hope it is not damaged bad and watch me diet.If I start gaining, i will jump off of something lol. Tomorrow is another day.:biggrin:

:redface:Okay some times we get into a little TMI on these blogs but I dont know where else to turn for these kind of odd questions.But here I go...... Before I had my band I had IBS. I lived in the bathroom, my husband joked and would tell me to save time instead of eating I might as well just throw the food in the toilet. I would often go four or five times a day. Now after the band, I go days and days (sometimes even a week or more) without going to the bathroom. Obviously I am eating less now and I am also ttying to eat healthier (less grease) but this is crazy. Does any one have any suggestions other than starting laxitives I would rather not go there. HELP?!:confused:

That is awesome. I am still not sure If i am tooo full this time. I am not able to eat alot of foods with out feeling like I swallowed gravel. I have even slowed way down and taking very small bites. The weight for me is up too many mashed potatoes I think so you are right, the slider foods are not the way to go. I am only 2.5 weeks out from my last fill. I am going to give it a little while longer and see what happens. I love your blogs. Feel like we are friends and feel I know you for real. You are a great deal of help to me. most of the time the only reason I blog instead of asking you directly is I dont wanna be a pain. You need to change your name to Mamma band groupie because you are such a leader. Bye the way....I should be VP of the SW club....I weigh every time I enter the bathroom no joke, driving myself nuts nuts nuts...congrats on your "SWEET SPOT" hope I am there with out being too tight myself.

:redface:Okay some times we get into a little TMI on these blogs but I dont know where else to turn for these kind of odd questions.But here I go...... Before I had my band I had IBS. I lived in the bathroom, my husband joked and would tell me to save time instead of eating I might as well just throw the food in the toilet. I would often go four or five times a day. Now after the band, I go days and days (sometimes even a week or more) without going to the bathroom. Obviously I am eating less now and I am also ttying to eat healthier (less grease) but this is crazy. Does any one have any suggestions other than starting laxitives I would rather not go there. HELP?!:thumbup:

I have never been but it is one of my dreams that would be sooooo awesome. One of my biggest fears of vacations now is eating unhealthy that would be so cool to go with people sharing the same experiences!!!

When I was considering the surgery I soooo wanted the support of my pcp. She is incredible. She said she just couldnt support me. She said with a lap band you have to diet you have to excercise and with the surgery, put your life in danger on the table (she had actually lost a male patient earlier that year on the table having a lap band done) Any way I told her I had prayed about it researched and decided to do it. She said okay and wished me luck. Now after fifty pounds of weight loss, my blood pressure meds have been cut in half and likely dc'd soon. She is thrilled with the results. Keep your chin up, God bless and good luck.

Did it work this time? Hu did it?:confused:

As You all may know I have desperately tried and tried and tried to get a ticker working. At this point, it is not the ticker as much as it is my stubborn streak refusing to give in. Any way, while working on it yet AGAIN last night, I got a wierd message that said something like "you need to change your user name" I thought maybe to actually change my signature I had to change my name too. Any way, for any one that may care, Hopefulmechelle, is now NewMechelle and to top it off......I still dont have a flippin ticker...... computers:mad:

Hey girl thank you so much for the step by step instruction. I dont know what in the world I have done. It still wont show. When I look at my page, I see my ticker (as I want it) on the top of the page then I see it on the edit signature part, just like I want it. I hit save, but then when i try to blog... nothing. I can see it there just like I want it but it wont bring forward to my blogs. I am actually over it. I am more than a little agitated. Thanks for the help.

I give up.

Did it work this time? Hu did it?:thumbup: