janetsjourneytoslim

Have not had any complications, but I am praying for you, the reasons for having the band have not left you I am sure, so when you are successful and people who are persistant are, you will be so happy.

You will be able to later on, because it is like the drano commercial, when you drink you will FLUSH the contents of what you have eaten out, and that is not nice, so I beg you to drink all you want up to about 10 min before you eat and then wait for the time to pass, not drinking also makes you feel full longer.

Get some GasX before you go home, Congratulations, you will be a survivor, this is a wonderful trip! Hey speaking of trips, take the pain reliever don't be in pain, just the port area and the shoulder gas hurt me.

It sorta blows up before you know it! Pancakes will do the same thing.

Thank you both so much, could not get a thing to go down last night and stay down. I did eat a couple of strips of bacon and protein shake yesterday morning. I was back to the pre-shock weight, have support group meeting tonight and I am def. going. Thanks for your prayers and support. I am going to try to get some de-stress help for the kids.

More bad news, my daughter who was planning the happiest day of her life had to face the loss of her best friend and future mother in law Rita from a massive heart attack on the 23rd of March. Still reeling from this shock, today she found her future father in law, dead. A suicide letter to her and his children. I have been so worried about her she is only 24, next weekend is her birthday and now this to deal with. 2010 was to be a happy year for her, and OMG the stress is unbelievable! I hope that I don't stop eating or start eating and can't stop. For those of you who are praying people, please pray!:thumbup:

:biggrin:More bad news, my daughter who was planning the happiest day of her life had to face the loss of her best friend and future mother in law Rita from a massive heart attack on the 23rd of March. Still reeling from this shock, today she found her future father in law, dead. A suicide letter to her and his children. I have been so worried about her she is only 24, next weekend is her birthday and now this to deal with. 2010 was to be a happy year for her, and OMG the stress is unbelievable! I hope that I don't stop eating or start eating and can't stop. For those of you who are praying people, please pray!:thumbup:

OMG What an Experience you had! So glad you cared enough to share and to warn us all that travel. OMG we searched and searched for a Wal-Mart in Hawaii (Oahu) when we were there, it is located off the beaten path in a residential section. Hate that you got sick and had to have an unfill, I have been very fortunate that I have not had that happen and I have been around sick people all winter, Thanking God! Home Sweet Home huh? Glad you are back enjoy keeping up with you.

Thanks you guys you are the greatest friends in the world, this site really helps me and you all are so right, I have to get up and get my head on and keep my eye on the prize for whenever it comes, it WILL Come! We are all made different yet share the same desires and same cause. I am so happy for my band buddies. I feel better today, got more done, moved around a little more today. Going to a party tomorrow night, my daughter will announce what our grandchilds sex is, she had a sonogram today! Yeah she has been trying for 8 years married for 10, yesterday was her Anniversary. She called me to see what I could have at the Party to eat, was that sweet or what? She is getting deli platters and cheeses, I can enjoy without feeling guilty! I am going to start to the Gym early in the AM on Monday, they have early morning body pump classes too! Oh Love all you guys!

:scared2:WELL I ASKED FOR IT AND I GOT IT, I HAD COMPLAINED TO MY NURSE AND SHE TOLD MY DR. I WANTED MORE FILL THIS TIME! WELL I GOT IT, AND IT IS TIGHT! I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD BE DROPPING THE LBS, BUT I AM NOT. YET ANYWAY. EASTER BLEW A WHOLE IN MY DIET STRATEGY. A LITTLE TASTE OF THIS AND A LITTLE TASTE OF THAT, ONE CHOCOLATE EASTER EGG, THEN ANOTHER, THEN CANDY WITH THE GRANDBABIES, THEN A LITTLE SODA, WHICH I HAVE NOT TOUCHED IN 8 MOS, WHAT GOT INTO ME? WTH WAS I THINKING? I DO HATE TO GET OFF A GOOD PLAN WHEN IT IS WORKING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? LIFE HAPPENS! I HAVE ABOUT DECIDED NOT TO WEIGH EVERY DAY, (BUT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF) I AM ADDICTED TO THAT PRACTICE. I AM NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE RESULTS THOUGH. I HAVE BEEN HOLDING FLUIDS, CAUSE MY FEET HAVE BEEN SWELLED THAT PAST FEW DAYS AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING IN MORE WATER AND WENT TO THE GYM TODAY FOR EXERCISE, WHICH I HAVE SLACKED ON TOO, IT SEEMS LATELY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY FOR "ME":angry: AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WORK, TAKING CARE OF MY MOM, (SHE IS ALZHEIMERS AND JUST PUT IN AN ASSISTED LIVING WHICH IS VERY POSH AND SHE IS COMPLAINING:ohmy:WHAT TO DO? I SPEND LOTS OF TIME THERE, I WANT TO RUN BY SEE HER AND THEN HIT THE GYM, SHE WANTS ME TO STAY, SHE IS 79 YEARS OLD, SO I STAY. I HAVE LOST TWO REALLY SWEET FRIENDS TO HEART ATTACKS IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, AGE 56 AND 62! TOO YOUNG! YOU THINK WE HAVE BEEN EATING RIGHT? NO WAY, ALL OUR LIVES WE HAVE NOT, AND NOW WE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND WE MUST KEEP UP THE EFFORTS AND USE THIS TOOL, THE LAPBAND TO ITS BEST POTENTIAL TO HELP US STAY ALIVE AND LIVE OUR LIVES TO THE FULLEST. AND JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, A 33 YEAR OLD GIRL I HAVE KNOWN HER WHOLE LIFE HAS PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER! HER FUNERAL IS THIS COMING SATURDAY. I DON'T WANT TO EAT OR DO ANYTHING, I THINK THAT COULD BE PART OF MY PROBLEM, I AM NOT EATING ENOUGH, THE DESIRE FOR FOOD IS NOT HERE, I DON'T WANT TO COOK ANYTHING, I AM GRIEVING AND WANT TO BE SICK, I DON'T WANT TO PUT FORTH THE EFFORT AS I DID BEFORE BECAUSE MY HAPPINESS LEVEL IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW. I AM STILL TRYING AND I WILLGET BACK ON TRACK, I JUST HAVE TO HAVE SOME TIME NOW. A LITTLE BREAK. DO YOU EVER GET LIKE THIS ANYONE? I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING BEHIND IN MY WEIGHT LOSS AND NOT KEEPING UP LIKE OTHERS ON HERE ARE ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER GAINED AT A WEIGH IN SINCE MY SURGERY, MY LOSS IS SLOWING DOWN TO 3-4 LBS PER MONTH. I SO WANT THAT OTHER 23-24 LBS BY JULY! ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO GET A JUMP AND GET IT GOING DOWN AGAIN TO MORE PER MONTH? HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU!

:biggrin:WELL I ASKED FOR IT AND I GOT IT, I HAD COMPLAINED TO MY NURSE AND SHE TOLD MY DR. I WANTED MORE FILL THIS TIME! WELL I GOT IT, AND IT IS TIGHT! I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD BE DROPPING THE LBS, BUT I AM NOT. YET ANYWAY. EASTER BLEW A WHOLE IN MY DIET STRATEGY. A LITTLE TASTE OF THIS AND A LITTLE TASTE OF THAT, ONE CHOCOLATE EASTER EGG, THEN ANOTHER, THEN CANDY WITH THE GRANDBABIES, THEN A LITTLE SODA, WHICH I HAVE NOT TOUCHED IN 8 MOS, WHAT GOT INTO ME? WTH WAS I THINKING? I DO HATE TO GET OFF A GOOD PLAN WHEN IT IS WORKING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? LIFE HAPPENS! I HAVE ABOUT DECIDED NOT TO WEIGH EVERY DAY, (BUT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF) I AM ADDICTED TO THAT PRACTICE. I AM NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE RESULTS THOUGH. I HAVE BEEN HOLDING FLUIDS, CAUSE MY FEET HAVE BEEN SWELLED THAT PAST FEW DAYS AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING IN MORE WATER AND WENT TO THE GYM TODAY FOR EXERCISE, WHICH I HAVE SLACKED ON TOO, IT SEEMS LATELY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY FOR "ME":angry: AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WORK, TAKING CARE OF MY MOM, (SHE IS ALZHEIMERS AND JUST PUT IN AN ASSISTED LIVING WHICH IS VERY POSH AND SHE IS COMPLAINING:ohmy:WHAT TO DO? I SPEND LOTS OF TIME THERE, I WANT TO RUN BY SEE HER AND THEN HIT THE GYM, SHE WANTS ME TO STAY, SHE IS 79 YEARS OLD, SO I STAY. I HAVE LOST TWO REALLY SWEET FRIENDS TO HEART ATTACKS IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, AGE 56 AND 62! TOO YOUNG! YOU THINK WE HAVE BEEN EATING RIGHT? NO WAY, ALL OUR LIVES WE HAVE NOT, AND NOW WE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND WE MUST KEEP UP THE EFFORTS AND USE THIS TOOL, THE LAPBAND TO ITS BEST POTENTIAL TO HELP US STAY ALIVE AND LIVE OUR LIVES TO THE FULLEST. AND JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, A 33 YEAR OLD GIRL I HAVE KNOWN HER WHOLE LIFE HAS PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER! HER FUNERAL IS THIS COMING SATURDAY. I DON'T WANT TO EAT OR DO ANYTHING, I THINK THAT COULD BE PART OF MY PROBLEM, I AM NOT EATING ENOUGH, THE DESIRE FOR FOOD IS NOT HERE, I DON'T WANT TO COOK ANYTHING, I AM GRIEVING AND WANT TO BE SICK, I DON'T WANT TO PUT FORTH THE EFFORT AS I DID BEFORE BECAUSE MY HAPPINESS LEVEL IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW. I AM STILL TRYING AND I WILLGET BACK ON TRACK, I JUST HAVE TO HAVE SOME TIME NOW. A LITTLE BREAK. DO YOU EVER GET LIKE THIS ANYONE? I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING BEHIND IN MY WEIGHT LOSS AND NOT KEEPING UP LIKE OTHERS ON HERE ARE ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER GAINED AT A WEIGH IN SINCE MY SURGERY, MY LOSS IS SLOWING DOWN TO 3-4 LBS PER MONTH.:thumbup: I SO WANT THAT OTHER 23-24 LBS BY JULY! ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO GET A JUMP AND GET IT GOING DOWN AGAIN TO MORE PER MONTH? HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Proud for your weight loss and praying for you, Cancer Sucks!

I just got through doing the same thing! Wow we do so parallel on stuff. My husband wanted to know if I would finish and clean the bed off so he could get some sleep! lol! I have been in the Stage 1 Clothes you are in for a while now, and I am ready to get into Stage 2 Soon Now, I did get to use a few of them, depends on who makes them and how they are made, I just need to get rid of this Tummy and I could zip all my 12's pants cause they fit in the legs, so discouraging! But I am bound and determined to get there by July 2010, got to get real strict with myself on the Carbs again and write everything I eat and drink down again. Summertime is coming fast and I bought a new bathing suit, size 12! I did like you, bought a new outfit, capri's, T-Shirt and a new light weight hoodie to top it off! Felt terrific!

I too ate a little of that McD's eggs and sausage and every time I try to eat there it comes up, I was on the road, eating it a little fast too I guess, but something about it, my God it won't stay down! I started the Gym and I have to get in the good frame of mind and stay there to go. I missed a week or so with my Mom who has Alzheimers and it is hard to get back in the routine, was going tonight, then found out a friend passed away from cancer only 33 years old, so depressed I did not go. Depression use to make me want to eat, now It makes me not want to. You will get there just keep encouraging yourself.

Girl I ate some Chicken Noodle Soup, I could not stand it, go ahead and satisfy that hunger or it will just grow and grow, I made sure I chewed the small chicken bits in the soup (Campbells very good and they went down) I still lost the weight as fast or faster than most in my same group from the hospital, I could not sleep when I was so hungry, I also go to where I would crumble saltine crackers into the soup and eat that. Hang in there it will pass soon, when you get the next fill you will see.

Good for you! Every lb counts now! And it is wonderful that we can enjoy the events in our lives without feeling bad about it! I went to a wedding early on and lost the whole meal, that I TRIED to eat and LOOK NORMAL! As you say all the SKINNY ones just eat and eat! Well I did get a salad to stay down, but the meat, Chicken was just too dry! I ate a sliver of the cake very good! Too many sweets mess with my Ketosis so I stay away most of the time! You were right to be cautious! LOL I learned so much living with the band now for 8 mos! It is a great teacher! I love it and would not change a thing about my surgery or my life! One of my best friends just got approved and is getting her surgery next friday! Have a Happy Easter!

I have days when I feel NO Restriction, and then the next day, I can't get much food to go down, depends on how uptight I am too. I have to have a relaxed dining exp. or I am really tight! Think about how much less you are eating now, even tho there are times you eat more and times you eat less, from what you use to consume? You will continue to lose the weight, watch the portion control and eat small meals often, then you won't eat so much at one time, and your body will continue to burn calories all day and speed up your metabolism! Good Luck!

Hi and Welcome to the talk center for us Banders! You are doing great! You will start to getting some food in now, I chose the High Protein Low Carb Diet to help me lose faster and keep those vitamins up. I never get hungry! High Protein does that for you! I have only felt my tummy growl about three times in 8 mos!!!!! Really, no lie! I did not eat all day one day until 4:30PM and realized it when my tummy growled! It was such a strange sensation, cause I had not heard it in such a long time! HA! I don't do that anymore, best to eat a small portion every two hours, at least drink something that often too but not when you eat! It washes the food through and you don't have that full feeling for very long!

Co-Co you are in Bandster HELL as they call it! LOL Do not worry it is not the end, just the beginning, and when your fill is in you will see the scales moving again, just heal right now, don't worry about the lbs moving down just yet, you have your band, and it will be with you for life, relax and enjoy and after the fill, keep a record of what you eat each day, and I weighed every day in the morning for my records. Good Luck on your NEW life journey!

The gas from the surgery is usually around the shoulder or side, although I passed gas a lot to walk it off and get rid of it! After the first couple of weeks, you return to normal after the effects of the anethesia wears off. The pain will go away after 6 or 7 days, and is mild in comparison to other surgerys I have had done, I love my band, you are doing great and on this journey with us! You will be so happy!

You are so right to form this Group and get active in the group. Support is KEY! It helps us stay the course, keep your eye on the prize! It will be yours!

:thumbup:It is imperative to keep YOURSELF motivated! Ever talk to yourself? We do it all the time~we just don't admit it! Well for me it is the only way to avoid temptation and when I don't listen to myself, I listen to others OR TO THE FOOD ADDICTION I have lived with all my life! The food we want talks to our brains, our friends (that never gain weight no matter what they eat) tell us a little of this or that won't hurt. "If we want to change our bodies, we must first change our minds!" :tt1: Hummm! There is NO other Way! So go ahead TALK TO YOURSELF~TELL YOURSELF NO NO NO! to the cravings you have for the OLD foods that made you FAT and UNHAPPY! Tell yourself YES YES YES to happiness, energy, new life, new clothes, new agility! The reward is amazing so go ahead, tell everyone that I told you it was OK to talk to yourself! Listen to those inner voices, and talk back to them! Have a Happy and Blessed Easter everyone! He is Risen and He is in control!:smile:

:tongue:It is imperative to keep YOURSELF motivated! Ever talk to yourself? We do it all the time~we just don't admit it! Well for me it is the only way to avoid temptation and when I don't listen to myself, I listen to others OR TO THE FOOD ADDICTION I have lived with all my life! The food we want talks to our brains, our friends (that never gain weight no matter what they eat) tell us a little of this or that won't hurt. "If we want to change our bodies, we must first change our minds!" :eek: Hummm! There is NO other Way! So go ahead TALK TO YOURSELF~TELL YOURSELF NO NO NO! to the cravings you have for the OLD foods that made you FAT and UNHAPPY! Tell yourself YES YES YES to happiness, energy, new life, new clothes, new agility! The reward is amazing so go ahead, tell everyone that I told you it was OK to talk to yourself! Listen to those inner voices, and talk back to them! Have a Happy and Blessed Easter everyone! He is Risen and He is in control!:w00t:

I agree with imaluckydog! I have not had a soda either in 8 months but one! I am down 79 lbs! It is all in the mind about wanting the soda! Get a Crystal Lite instead or something that you like and quickly drink it to get away from the desire! You will get past is soon, best thing is to stay hydrated! Remember "You can not change the Body, unless you first Change the Mind"!

Congratulations to you! Isn't that wonderful? It feels so great, my post was about the same as yours tonight, and I did not even see your post first! This is the part of the experience that makes it real to us as we move forward! It only gets better!