grizzlyrider

Good Luck! I noticed your Doc is Dr. Monk. Are you from York? I used to live there and knew several people that went to him. I'm in Minnesota now and was banded here! It's a long road to get your surgery but well worth it!

No, size 16 pants aren't plus size, there are no X's in 16! Congratulations!!!

When you are able to eat more foods you will not be so hungry. The feeling of satisfaction you will get is wwaaaayyy better than the feeling of fullness you used to get preband!:wink2:

Yes, I have the problem that I don't really believe I look any different. I know my clothes feel loose but the nasty little voice in my head tells me they just are old and stretched. Logically I know this cannot be true but my head is just not there yet. My voice also tells me that it's not real and every morning I have to jump up out of bed and go to the scale (after the bathroom!). I'm sure this will all work out eventually but it's obviously a problem for me.:wink2:

Oh yeah, one more thing, chocolate chips - yes I've eaten a lot of them!

I've met your monster and am deathly afraid of him. Luckily the band will not allow this to defeat you. I think as time between these attacks get longer and longer they will eventually stop. Not getting enough sleep is a big trigger for me and I'm sure it was a part of your trigger also. Thinking back "before the band" I remember so many, many, many days like that, just eating and eating, never being satisfied and then hating myself. Yay for the band, we are released from that nightmare!

Don't worry so much about what you will have to give up. You should be able to eat most foods. This isn't a diet and we don't have to deprive ourselves. You will just be eating much less - like a normal weight person. I also worried about the diet coke (well Pepsi One in my case) I started by reducing how many I drank and I suddenly realized one day that I hadn't had one in weeks. I was shocked! Wasn't so hard as I thought! You're obviously thinking hard and planning well for this change. When you actually get there you will be more than ready for it!

I woke up during my C-section and felt like I was being murdered! No problem at all with this surgery. Don't worry, shortly after they wheel you into surgery you will drop off like you are off to another planet! Good luck!

I don't count calories at all. I eat what I want except, of course, much smaller amounts. I never feel deprived and so far it is working for me.

You can do it MrRiceGuy, just ignore the first two obstacles, they are OVER! My plan is to totally ignore any and all goodies people bring in to work. I've had a lot of practice so far, they are bringing things in all the time. I just try and remember how bad I felt about myself when I ate that stuff. I didn't want to before and I did it anyway, I don't want to be that person any more so I refuse to let a lump of flour and sugar make me feel bad about myself ever again! Hang in there!

Didn't they tell you this was the way it would be? I went to months of dietician visits and the pre and post op diets were practically beat into me! Don't just eat soup, get protein shakes, they really do help to keep the hunger away. My surgeon had me drink 5 carnation instant breakfast with additional protein powder every day. It really helps

Yes there are a lot of hoops to jump through but after I was banded I realized I was glad it took so long to get there. I fussed all the time about how long it took but when it did happen I was really ready and it was not a hard adjustment to change my eating. You'll never regret it!

Fabulous! You're doing so great and I'm sure your great attitude has a lot to do with it!

Hey I don't know the docs but I used to live near York! Yeahhhh, PA!

Congratulations, must be a GREAT feeling!

All right MrRiceGuy! I'm going to make a goal also. Since I'm going to be out of town for Christmas, I'm going to shoot for 10 pounds by New Years Day. It's a doable goal for me and I'll be rooting for you!

Wow! I'm just a month behind you so I know you are doing a fantastically fabulous job! You're an inspiration!

I'm also confused by time2loseit's post. Banded on 11/17, turkey on Thanksgiving and a fill 2 weeks after surgery. Is this for real?

I have to agree, don't start eating food yet. I remember it was hard but once you are through the liquid stage it will fade into memory.

I remember not losing any weight for 2 weeks after my surgery but then, slowly but surely it started coming off 2-3 lbs a week. Hang in there it will happen.

Skinnyoompa: I was banded 8/31 and was kind of thinking the same as you. Just the past couple days I started analyzing it and I think I was feeling I didn't have proper restriction because it was not unpleasant. Like you I am eating most foods, a lesser quantity, not Bping unless I am careless and losing a nice amount of weight. Previously trying to lose weight was so very unpleasant I guess I didn't realize it doesn't have to be that way and with the band it isn't. I love my band!

I also use the gummi vitamins, gummi vita D's and gummi omega 3's. I use the Sunny Valley carmel calcium chews. I kind of think of them as my dessert!:confused:

I can't wait for the day when I can say 100 lbs down! Good Work!!

Hi, I'm 55 and got my band 3 months ago. I can honestly say that it is the best thing I have ever done. Someone the other day told me I was in the "honeymoon stage" but I don't believe it. People are so ready to think negatively. Honestly, once you have the band, you will not be sad that you cannot pig out at the Chinese Buffet. You will be so grateful that you have no desire to pig out and even if you try you will give it up very soon after eating. It just takes away that need to devour everything in sight. I'm right now trying to figure out how to take in my bras so I don't have to buy new ones yet. No, no regrets here at all!

Well it's the day after Thanksgiving and I am starting my first blog. Not so sure what I'll say but will start by saying how grateful I am to have this band. It gave me control yesterday without any feeling of being deprived. They say it is only a tool but it feels like a magic tool to me. I truly feel like the day of my surgery was the first day of the rest of my life. Today, I am not going into a frenzy of eating because I was so controlled yesterday. This is the first time in my life that I do not feel I am at the mercy of my food addiction. Yeahhhhh! With that thought, that is my first blog!:cool2: