spoiltmom

Okay when I first got my Lap Band done I had a lot of people judging me for different reasons. There were a lot of people that told me I wasn't overweight enough and I was taking the easy way out. Well my insurance company did not agree. I had sleep Apnea and High Blood pressure. My insurance company decided it was medically necessary and the covered it. Now I haven't told everyone I had it done but I live in a small town and people talk so I assume every one knows. Today though it's been a year since I was banded so I posted my before and after pics on my FB page and officially outed myself. But now when I go back and read the comments, in every one I post I'm defending myself and no one has even said anything wrong I guess I just know people are judging me so I automatically put something in there about how bad my health was or something like that. But why am I still doing that? I've had a great success and it's really time for me to stop caring so much about what other people say or think of me. Now I feel going back and deleting my comments but some people have already read them. It's time for me to say I did this for me and I'm glad I did it and I don't care if you like that or not, and oh yeah this band is not EASY! LOL That's what I should post as my status right?

Yes. I haven't lost a lot pound wise in the past 2 months but I've gone down a whole pant size and a shirt size.

BEFORE Now I just realized it's been 1 year today:) I've gone from a size 20 to a size 8! I can't believe it:) I'm still learning some things and I definitely need to exercise more but I'm blown away with my results.

Well said:)

Big ((HUGS)) Hun. I will keep both of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Boo Cindy, that sounds good but I've never seen it here.

Oh no! I'm definitely not a computer tech but that sounds bad:( hopefully someone can help you. When I have PC issues I post at computerhope.com there are some brilliant members there that are always ready to help.

Is it slime? If so you may be too tight and getting foods stuck.

I actually got restriction with my first fill. I was amazed by it.

Congrats girl!!

Does it matter what kind of Protein we are using? I got a free sample of that Visalus shake mix. It said it tastes like cake batter so I thought I'd try it. It really does. It's really good. The only two issues are it is SOY Protein and it only has 12 grams of protein which isn't really enough. It has 5 grams of Fiber per serving though and that seems to help me stay full longer. If you add skim milk to it then that increases your protein but I normally use Almond milk and that doesn't help the protein levels at all. I'm trying to decide if I want to order a pack of this or if I would get the same benefit from adding Benefiber to a shake made with Muscle Milk Light Cake Batter. Any thoughts?

My surgeon ALWAYS removes all the fluid at every fill and then puts it back in. That's the only way they can tell if you have a leak or not.

Yesterday I had an appointment with a psychiatrist. He was in a building with like 30 other doctors. So I'm looking for his office and watching all the signs and this lady looks at me and says, Are you here for Dr. X? I didn't want her to know I was there to see the Pscyh so I said yeah I am. She points me in Dr. X's direction and I walk that way hoping to find where I really need to be. As I'm walking I glance up and see Dr. X's office door. It says he's a weight loss doctor and you can get 3 weight loss injections for $35. I was like, What the heck? I know I don't still look that overweight. LOL It turns out the doc I was really looking for was right down the hall from Dr. X but I wondered why she would assume I was there for weight loss. There were 6 docs in that one area. LOL

I saw a psychiatrist for the first time yesterday. He started me on some new meds and gave me some journaling things to do that should help me. He also made me realize that rather I'm depressed or not I'm still in control. I just need to get ahold on myself and get rid of my bad eating habits. He also stressed how important daily exercise is for my depression. Hopefully I can start changing some things now.

How many of you have depression? I do and I have had it since I was 18. Mine sort of cycles though. I have a few good weeks, and then a few weeks where I'm really really depressed. I've been on meds but none of them seem to work all that well. Tomorrow I have an appt with a Psychiatrist because my GP thinks I'm actually Bipolar and not just depressed. Anyway the point to all this is, when I'm depressed I crave bad things like sugar and I eat too many calories and too much junk because I just lose my mental focus. I wish I could stop this or snap out of it:(

Yes I am. I'm setting up consults now my original plan was to do it in March, but I may do it in January instead.

I also had 3 put in at surgery. Even though they say your band is empty at surgery it does normally have 1-3 cc's in it. They do that to prime it. You could just be swollen. Do just liquids for a couple of days and then try mushies again.

I like to go to sit down restaurants. I usually get either a steak or fish, plain baked potato and steamed veggies. If I do fast food I get a salad with grilled chicken. Sometimes we go to Taco Bueno and I'll get a soft chicken taco with a side of Beans.

My scale isn't moving either. I have to kick myself into gear and start exercising again. I know I can get these last 19 pounds off, I just need to get myself focused again.

I was banded on 8-6-10. Since then I've lost 73 pounds. I only have 19 more to go.

I swear ladies, yesterday I felt like I could chew my arm off I was so hungry. I hat those days.

Well I'm always like that for 7-10 days after a fill. My surgeon says it's swelling. It always goes away on it's on and I'm able to eat again.

I absolutely LOVE this stuff! We have a local ice cream shop here that carries it. I always get chocolate but last week I saw they have Peanut Butter. Next time I may try that instead.

I can agree with this also. You may be better off to see another doctor who has more experience in the Lap Band. Some surgeons do ONLY weight loss surgery and then some surgeons, like yours, do weight loss surgery part time but mostly do other types of surgeries.

I have 4-5 days a month where I am just starving. I eat and it's like there's no band there at all. I can eat anything I want and I'm starving again 30 minutes later. What do you do to get you through those types of days?