vmack2001

When will I get it thru my thick skull to stop EATING!!!! so my doc put me on a 2 week liquid diet since my lil pouch stretched out a bit.. and i've been drinking the shake twice a day like he advised but yet I still eat..my mom made this pork lettuce wrap that I just couldnt resist.. man being asian I grew up eating mostyly asian food.. now that i have the band I really cant.. so when she made the lettuce wrap I couldnt help myself.. I ate and ate and ate untill I couldnt breath and my stomach was in PAIN!!!! What was I thinking???? but oh was it so so GOOD..lol since I have been on this liquid diet I havent lost any weight.. hmmm wonder y??? :huh2: That shake is soo thick and slimy.. yuck its gross..So when will I learn??? my doc says if this continues for another year.. I will have to have surgery.. which I really dont want..How can I gain the strength to stop stop stop????? any advice???

When will I get it thru my thick skull to stop EATING!!!! so my doc put me on a 2 week liquid diet since my lil pouch stretched out a bit.. and i've been drinking the shake twice a day like he advised but yet I still eat..my mom made this pork lettuce wrap that I just couldnt resist.. man being asian I grew up eating mostyly asian food.. now that i have the band I really cant.. so when she made the lettuce wrap I couldnt help myself.. I ate and ate and ate untill I couldnt breath and my stomach was in PAIN!!!! What was I thinking???? but oh was it so so GOOD..lol since I have been on this liquid diet I havent lost any weight.. hmmm wonder y??? :huh2: That shake is soo thick and slimy.. yuck its gross..So when will I learn??? my doc says if this continues for another year.. I will have to have surgery.. which I really dont want..How can I gain the strength to stop stop stop????? any advice???

Dont feel discourage because you and I are in the same boat. It's been a yr for me as well and I started at 239 and only down to 200.. :huh2: it has been very difficult for me and this weigh loss.. and as I read other peoples success stories on here that has lost massive amount of weight.. I look at myself.. and realize everyone is different.. I guess it just depends on how bad you want it.. you are doing good.. just be patient..

Ok.. here is my update: I went to see the doctor today, ready for another fill.. so of course I go thru the entire check in process, got weighed and all that good stuff.. I havent seen him since July so it has been about 2 1/2 months and I only lost 12 lbs since I last saw him.:mad: The nurse takes me to a room and then the doc comes inside to talk to me. He asked me how everything was and I told him the TRUTH. That I have basically been stuffing my face with anything and everything to the point where I throw up my food. He was very concern and told me that it needs to stop and only I can do that. So he wanted to take a look at my band and of course I drank that nasty drink they make us drink to see inside... and what did we discover???? MY SMALL POUCH STRETCHED OUT!!!! which is BAD BAD BAD!!! He told me that if I continue doing what Im doing it will get worse and I will have a slip and have to have surgery... so that really woke me up.. Im scared!! so now he advised that I need to be on a liquid diet for at least 2 wks and then start back on soft food again... Gosh I dont wanna live the rest of my life like this.. not being able to eat what I want..I know that this is whats best for me in the long run.. one thing that I feel better about is that I finally told the doctor the truth about what I have been doing and thats a load off my chest... so the hard part is.. will I be able to stay on this liquid diet for 2 wks??? that will be a challenge.. he did say that I can drink the shake twice a day and eat a small meal for dinner.. just as long as I dont over eat.. well I will keep ya'll updated soon..

Ok.. here is my update: I went to see the doctor today, ready for another fill.. so of course I go thru the entire check in process, got weighed and all that good stuff.. I havent seen him since July so it has been about 2 1/2 months and I only lost 12 lbs since I last saw him.:mad: The nurse takes me to a room and then the doc comes inside to talk to me. He asked me how everything was and I told him the TRUTH. That I have basically been stuffing my face with anything and everything to the point where I throw up my food. He was very concern and told me that it needs to stop and only I can do that. So he wanted to take a look at my band and of course I drank that nasty drink they make us drink to see inside... and what did we discover???? MY SMALL POUCH STRETCHED OUT!!!! which is BAD BAD BAD!!! He told me that if I continue doing what Im doing it will get worse and I will have a slip and have to have surgery... so that really woke me up.. Im scared!! so now he advised that I need to be on a liquid diet for at least 2 wks and then start back on soft food again... Gosh I dont wanna live the rest of my life like this.. not being able to eat what I want..I know that this is whats best for me in the long run.. one thing that I feel better about is that I finally told the doctor the truth about what I have been doing and thats a load off my chest... so the hard part is.. will I be able to stay on this liquid diet for 2 wks??? that will be a challenge.. he did say that I can drink the shake twice a day and eat a small meal for dinner.. just as long as I dont over eat.. well I will keep ya'll updated soon..

well one thing I can say is.. this is a cruel cruel world we live in. People tend to judge by looking and not knowing the facts. Do these people think we wanna be FAT??? hell no I dont!! I hate people like that.. but you no what? What dont kill you makes you stronger.. and thats the truth. I cant wait till I get skinny and show all those ignorant people that has looked at me like Im disgusting.. I will show them.. anyways you take what you saw on the Tyra banks show and you make it your motivation for yourself.. and who cares what people say about you because they are ignorant people and they dont no ..no better.. be strong!!! it will be ok

Wow.. trust me I feel your frustration because I go thru it everyday myself.. it has gotten to the point where whenever I eat , either my husband or my son has a cup ready for me to throw up in. I get so frustrated that I turn to junk food that I know will go down easily. so this Thursday I go back for another fill and I will definitely ask about that and I will let you no. Good luck with everything!!

Ok... so I have a serious problem that I need to get off my chest... I luv food too much..and lately I have been eating whatever I want to and basically throw it back up.. my friends tell me that I am bindgeing... i eat to the point where I cant eat no more until I have the urge to throw up then I would stop... when Im at work I hardly eat at all.. its just when I am at home when I do this.. I am sooo ashame of myself.. Im scared that I might have a slip in my band.. I go back this thursday and I am going to tell the doctor the truth.. I cant do this anymore.. I NEED HELP!!!! has anyone gone thru this besides me???? I guess thats why I stopped losing weight... I cant seem to control myself..why???why???why??? I am ashame to even look mat myself in the mirror.. PLEASE HELP ME...:confused::sad::wub::sad::ohmy::sad::mad2:

Ok... so I have a serious problem that I need to get off my chest... I luv food too much..and lately I have been eating whatever I want to and basically throw it back up.. my friends tell me that I am bindgeing... i eat to the point where I cant eat no more until I have the urge to throw up then I would stop... when Im at work I hardly eat at all.. its just when I am at home when I do this.. I am sooo ashame of myself.. Im scared that I might have a slip in my band.. I go back this thursday and I am going to tell the doctor the truth.. I cant do this anymore.. I NEED HELP!!!! has anyone gone thru this besides me???? I guess thats why I stopped losing weight... I cant seem to control myself..why???why???why??? I am ashame to even look mat myself in the mirror.. PLEASE HELP ME...:thumbup::sad::tt2::sad::cursing::sad::cursing:

Well I drink the advantedge from walmart. Its already mixed and for a 4 pk its on $4.98. 1 drink is 17 grams of protein and very low in carbs and affordable, and pretty tasty unlike the other brands. Good luck!

Well the pain that you are feeling, is that where your port is?? Take some tylenol and see if that helps, are you trying to eat too much? Have you called your doc??? I feel pain only when I try to over eat. Call your doc. and see what he says. Take care

Well the first few days after surgery really wasnt so bad for me. I was in pain but its not as bad as having a c-section..lol..they had me on the liquid shake but really didnt have much of an appetite.. my weight loss hasnt been so drastic for me like the others on here. Alot of people lost like 10-15 lbs the first week after surgery, but I only lost about 5 lbs.. my doctor said its harder for me to lose the weight because of my diabetes and the insulin Im on. If you have any more questions.. you are more then welcome to leave me a message.. take care.. it'll be ok..trust me Im pretty sure all of us had the same thought to

It's normal to be scared, my surgery came fairly quick for me. It only took 1 month for me to get approved and to be honest with you I was not physically or mentally prepared for what was lying ahead of me. Im the type of person who eats just to eat not because I was hungry. With the band in, it will not let you eat what you want to eat. I felt pain, i threw up i was miserable. Im not telling you all this to scare you, without the band I probably wouldnt have lost 38 lbs by myself. Only you can decide if this is what you want. Its not going to be easy but we are here for you. If you like we can talk more just let me know.

OMG!! will I ever get down to the 100's mark??? Im now down to 201 lbs. Im not eating much at all, and yet the weight lost has STOPPED. My next fill will be on the 16th.. I CANT WAIT!! Im really starting to get frustrated with this band. Im tired of counting preoteins. I dont even think I consume my daily 50gm that im suppose to eat. Is that y Im not losing weight? After a fill does anyone have to be on a liquid diet again for a week?? ANY ADVICE??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!

OMG!! will I ever get down to the 100's mark??? Im now down to 201 lbs. Im not eating much at all, and yet the weight lost has STOPPED. My next fill will be on the 16th.. I CANT WAIT!! Im really starting to get frustrated with this band. Im tired of counting preoteins. I dont even think I consume my daily 50gm that im suppose to eat. Is that y Im not losing weight? After a fill does anyone have to be on a liquid diet again for a week?? ANY ADVICE??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!

My deepest sympathy to u losing ur mother and brother. i myself am a diabetic and it has been a struggle...I have been banded for a year now and 38 lbs down.. even though my diabetes will never go away but my medication intake has drastically went down...I got banded because of my son..he is my world and I want to live as long as I can to see him go to college and get married and have children of his own.. I refuse to lose my life to diabetes..and it definitely takes courage to do what ur doing.. u and ur children deserve better, u do not need a cheating man in ur life..Stay strong and it will all work out for the better.. :thumbup:

53 lbs is great!!!! I have been banded for a yr now and down 38 lbs. It has been a hard journey for me and Im pretty sure others has somewhat of the same situation.. u said on ur blog that u do sit ups.. is that safe?? my doctor told me that sit ups are restricted for the band because u can move the port around. U have 25 lbs left to go and thats GREAT!!! I was told that it will be harder for people that are not that much overweight to lose the weight and they just got to try harder.. u were only 229 which is not that big.. keep up the good work.. and be thankful u can actually eat real food..lol cuz I cant eat any of the stuff u can.. take care

The one thing that I would say about the band is that in order for u to maintain ur goal weight u will have to have the band in FOREVER...and thats the one thing that is disappointing about it.. the last fill I had was too tight.. i had 7cc in and I WAS MISERABLE...I lost 5 lbs in 2 days!! thats because I couldnt even drink down water.. so I went back to the doc and they took out 1cc.. and OMG!! I gained back 10 lbs!! boy was I depressed.. I understand all of us that has the band wants to lose weight.. but if ur fill mwas too tight and they losen it and u gained weight back.. just try to cut bak on what ur eating.. i guess its all about self control.. Dont worry.. it will all work out.. i ndont think u need another fill if the previous one was too tight.. u just gotta be strong.. if u need to talk..send me a message

Wow...well CONGRATS to u!!! thats awesome!!! what r u doing?? i mean as far as eating and exercising??? cuz I sure need the motivation...

Ok..here is my opinion.. If I had the choice to reverse what I did, I would do it in a heart beat.. I guess for me it just happened so quickly! I mean like within a month time frame.. I first heard about the band from a friend then I started to hear about it more and more on the radio.. so I looked into it and called my insurance and of course I qualified because of my health issues..I was 28..diabetic..I was taking 3 different diabetes pills..1 for my cholesterol and also for high blood pressure...I weighed in at my highest which was 239 lbs...every ins. company has their requirements.. the only thing I had to go thru was physc. eval.. my doc had to write a referal letter and I had to do some testings and that was it...anyways at the time I wanted it soo bad so I went ahead and did it without researching it..BAD MISTAKE!! I have had bad experience with the band from throwing up everyday to chest pains..overall it has been a bad experience for.. now a year later I am only down to 202... a lot of people have had GOOD experiences and some bad..unfortunatley for me.. they were bad...its truely hard to eat anything..I thought that the badn just helps u eat less and the weight would come off.. never expected that from now on..no more sodas..no more real food.. just nasty protein shakes!!! u really dont have much to lose so it might be good for u.. if I could turn back time.. I would chose gastric bypass..Good luck with whatever decision u decide....

Hey just wondering... how did u put ur weight loss ticker on there???

well..since ur surgery have u lost any weight??? how much CC do u have in ur band???

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wRompQb/weight.png So, It has been about 1 1/2 months since I have went to see the doctor..at that time I weighed in at 212 and now down to 202..I've noticed that my weight has been fluctuating from between 206 and 203..I have been so busy with work that I havent went back.. So today I called and the earliest they can get me in is Oct.16th! :thumbup: I cant wait that long!! but I guess I dont have a choice..Im still not able to eat anything.. Im soo ready to be under the 200 mark.. Will it ever happen??? I was wondering.. This question Im about to ask is for the people that have lost over 50 lbs.. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS SKIN?? AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO TIGHTEN IT BACK UP?? WILL SURGERY BE REQUIRED?? I only have about 37 lbs left to reach my goal weight.. I notice Im starting to have flabby skin...:eek: WHAT SHOULD I DO????