edieparks

Yes I got some stupid remarks, but I have had the last laugh. edie

When I felt weak , I felt like it was my body telling I needed Protein. I would eat a piece of chicken or tuna salad for example. good luck, edie

I suggest you DO GO BACK to your surgeon. You need to fill restriction for the band to help you. Just suck it up and go get a fill. It will help you feel full and get back on the losing wagon. good luck edie

Please pm me if I was not very clear about what I was trying to say. edie

Just from here on the site and then with a friend I have met recently who was banded, I would ask the surgeon how many fills his average patient has. My new friend has had 3 since June 1 07 and my surgeon was more aggressive and his average patient would only have two. I only had to have two to lose 125 lbs. edie

i have type 2 diabetes and have done very well. I was able to stop taking 2 shots a day 3 months after banding. pm me if I can help, edie

Oh Amy, This SO happened to bandster friend of mine. You have the RIGHT to freak out, you really do. I am so glad you had this forum to vent on. Do I know the answer ? no. The body and how it retained Water yes I said water is not an exact science . It will be okay. I am pming my friend that I mentioned above to pm you. Let her help you. MY only suggestion is to stay off those scales! edie

I figured I spend at least $7 dollars a day on my addiction and I think that was VERY LOW estimate. That gave me $7 times 30 days in a month for $210 to pay on a loan for self pay. Could you and your husband maybe do the math on how much you spend on keeping your weight up? I know it isn't a nice subject to think about but that weight doesn't stay on the body without feeding it. Feeding it cost money. I also never bought any fancy protein anything. I just used Carnation Instant Breakfast meals, even the Kroger brand of this for my protein drinks. I notice Walmart has a Great Value version too. Please pm me if I can help you. edie

Just an answer to the exercise part of your thread. I started out with 30 minutes of slow laps. I could only walk 1/2 mile in 35 minutes. As the weight came off I did more and more. I was sucessful . edie

I think you are making the right decision. Have you put in chihuahuas in Youtube? Funny funny stuff. The chihuahua is so LOL. EDIE

Welcome Band Sister, Best decision I ever made for myself. edie

Bubba, You are making a good decision. I was able to get off my shots for diabetes 3 mos after banding. Sorry about your wife. edie

Welcome to pre band land. edie

The liquid diet was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I had never tried the slim fast diet plan for example. I thought I was going to start chewing on my furniture. It was so worth it. LIke I have posted before this part of banding separates the men from the boys. I felt so relieved when it was over. Mine was 10 days before and 5 after surgery. My familiy told me later they knew I would be sucessful when I could stay on the liquid diet part. They said they knew it must have been so hard. Good luck for your soon to be band sister edie (not eddie tee hee)

I joined my local gym and waddled in there all 265 lbs of me. I was embarrassed but I knew I needed to be there. I would swim for 30 minutes. Slow laps of course. Eventually I was up to walking 4 miles on the lap course. The compliments I recieved from people who had noticed me big and then becoming smaller and smaller made the embarrassment so worth it. So I started in a size 26 swimsuit and finished my membership in a size 10 tanktini. When I started maintanance I had to cut my mega exercise back to 2 miles a day and so I quit my membership . Good luck, edie

I joined Lime Wire . I am enjoyed some old old tunes. The Godz. I don't even think you can get them on a cd .LOL 2 Live Crew. Cover your ears girls and boys. edie

I take two childrens gummi bear Vitamins from the suggestion from my surgeon . Yummy gummi. edie

I fear doughy foods. Yeast rolls and doughnuts come to mind. When I go to a restaurant I will cut the top of the roll off , slather the butter on and enjoy that piece. edie

Welcome. Kiss your kids for me. edie

Too many questions. Break it up for us okay? edie

It has been wonderful for me. I have to get on the scales to make sure I am eating enough. What a wonderful problem. my dr says to drink my extra calories not eat them. If my scales get low I drink carnation breakfast meal drinks for a few days along with my regular meals. I also had to cut my mega exercise down. NOw I walk about 2 miles a day . My energy level is up so much I couldn't really count how much I burn each day. It is so nice having this problem. It sure is a different way of thinking. I used to hate the scales but now I use them to keep me healthy. WHODATHUNKIT? edie

You will not regret your decision. My self pay was 17500.00 I went to my seminar in May and had my surgery in July. good luck, edie

Welcome and good luck, edie

Yesterday I woke up about 7am. I picked up 2 barrel size containers of hedge trimming. I filled a trailer full of tree branches. I am dangerous with a key hole saw. tee hee I clipped two bassett nails I groomed a shih tsu. I dusted my whole house. I vacuumed my whole house because I groom at home. I worked 4 hours at my new night time job. This is an example of how much I can accomplish with 100 lbs off. edie

Well my worst nightmare has happened. Dick or Dick Jr. Yuk. I hate both the cruel Dick and the SO WHINY dick jr (this sucks) . Dick jr is such a complainer and that voice just grates on my nerves. Dick does love her and that is touching. That is the ONLY nice thing I can say about the two of them edie