justinsmami91

Hello All I had my lapband surgery on March 1st of 2010 and have had a loss of almost 120 pounds. I wouldn't say that I have had hair loss but I have had major breakage. I was reading something online about Hair Essentials. Has anyone heard of this. They are with the BBB. Please let me know I am trying anything. Thank you.

Why is the junk food so easy to get down. "Normal" food is so much harder to take in. Making it easier just to make that choice to eat the junk food. It's really a struggle to do the right thing...does anyone agree??

Yes this is true...but I don't do it on purpose...I get so busy sometimes that i don't really think about the food any longer like I used to...:biggrin:

Thanks for the reply...I guess that is why we have to chew the good food up so well...but since I don't experience a lot of hunger anymore...sometimes I forget to eat and by the time I do eat I am ravenous...and that first big bite will do in the whole meal for me...hard to swallow that...so then I lose my appetite...does that happen to anyone??:biggrin:

I feel like I am getting shorter...is this normal?? I have to get my son to reach things for me now.

Hello All, has anyone else had this...it seems like it is so much easier to get down the bad foods then it is to get the good foods down...just wondering...i have really really good restriction now and it seems like if i take a bite of something bad...it goes down easy...take a bite of something good...goes down harder...and they can be the same size in bite...anyone else get this??? Something to ponder.:biggrin::scared2:

May sound a little weird but has anyone else been worried about it?? When we eat things that go down "hard" does that affect the size of your pouch? I have been wondering about this. Anyone Else? Thank you all.:thumbup:

Hello...I am hypothyroid...and i notice if i skip my medicine the weight slows down...dont know if that is in my head or not...lol Heaviest weight...316 Presurgery weight...290 Current weight...223

Hey all...I have written several times on here...my question is when I eat something that goes down very rough...for a little while after that i feel like i have a ball in my throat...does anyone else get that feeling? I do not want to stretch my pouch and dont know what that is...is it just from something going down hard...a lot of what i eat does go down pretty rough...but i dont think i am chewing good enough...i am still learning that thru trial and error...i would like anyone's input...thanks and everyone keep up the great work....

What is the recommended amount of zinc? What form should we take it in. I have been taking a biotin supp. 5000 m's a day...should I be taking that more than once a day...where can i get that shampoo. i have had thinning hair for years but it is getting worse after surgery...i do have a thyroid condition but that is stable...do you have any other suggestions...sorry for all the questions but i am curious...i see you on here a lot and are very encouraging for the rest of us...well i know me at least...thank you!!!

I seem to go back and forth...A LOT!!! I will lose a couple of pounds then plateau and back and forth with that....does anyone else have that problem? It's a little discouraging...cuz you think that it's something that you are doing...any advice???:cursing:

The above are correct in chewing...I am still learning that I have to chew my food...had my surgery in March and if you dont chew your food or you eat too fast...there will be pain like you wouldn't believe...I mainly get it with the first bite of food (still learning)...but i wish you good luck with that process!!!

I have been hearing a lot on this forum about slider foods. Can someone give me some examples...I want to make sure I am not eating them. Thank you and I love this forum...I learn a lot of things on here...Everyone keep up the good work...we have each other for motivation!!!!:scared2: Sorry know this may not be important but I did write this before i updated my signature...my current weight is 226...thank you.

OK I am still a little baffled here...When people say they eat one cup of food...is that for the whole meal? Or is that besides their protein (like the meat)? I just got banded in March and have lost 57 pounds...it's starting to slow up a bit...exercise everday...just wondering...cuz I can eat a WW smart ones meal...is that bad???

Does anyone have days where they just feel ravenously hungry? Just asking because I do feel hunger and a girlfriend of mine who also had surgery said she feels like she has some day where she feels like she can't get enough food...I do the protein thing everyday...I don't know if she does...Has anyone else had this problem??? Thank you.