Glass is Half Full Girl

Thanks for all your comments, really helps. Now if I could just get rid of this most annoying persistent cramp in my left side I would be able to get exercising again. Any idea how long it lasts and what it is caused from? Cheers

Hi I was banded April 29th and haven't been able to shake this wicked cramp (like a running cramp) in my left side. I desperately want to resume exercising but there is no way...can't run, do sit ups...anything. Has anyone had this problem? Any ideas what it is and how to get rid of it? Feel great otherwords but need to get moving to get the scale to move again. Thanks:bored:

You're definately not alone! I think most of us second guess before we have the surgery. I know I made a last minute call to my Doctor a few days before my surgery. I needed comfort in knowing that I was doing it for the right reasons. I ended up talking with my surgical nurse. She answered all my pre-surgery questions and helped put my mind at ease. I have been on every diet out there and lost and gained but never got even close to where I want to be. It's not about dieting, it's about retraining our brain and like any addiction, it's a process. The surgery is helping me by forcing me not to overeat. I am only 2 weeks+ post surgery and still learning but there are definate consequences after surgery if you overeat. Nothing earth shattering for me but it takes a lot less to fill me up and is way too uncomfortable to do so now so no choice but to eat less. I know this was the right decision for me and everyone is correct, only you can make that decision. Ask yourself this: " where will I be in 1,2 or 5 yrs. if I don't do this"?.:biggrin:

Well, I formally move onto less mushy foods today. Terrified! So much so that I am still eating the same things I ate on the last phase (yogurt, baby food, cream of wheat). I am afraid to open the flood gates. I had some peanut butter on a spoon, ate it slow, and boy did it stick like a ball of wax - not ready for that yet. I received a notice of a "bandsters" mtg. in my general area and they are meeting at an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant! Isn't that like taking an alcoholic to a bar for a meeting? Aren't places like that what got us in trouble in the first place? Definately will NOT be going to those meetings. Trying to motivate myself to get back to exercising. I used to go to a strenuous boot camp 5 mornings a week. Would like to do that again - maybe 3 days and get back into running. A little too soon I think as I still have pain in my left side like a running cramp - start with walking I guess. Fingers are crossed!!!:smile:

Hi Lola'smama ! Great coping strategies, thank you. I was so excited to make soup, it's one of my favourite meals but my first two recipes were a bust. Go figure. Anyway, I will perservere - tomato bisque tonight! Love the chocolate idea. Maybe some diet hot chocolate as well. Better day today but still finding that I am constantly thinking about this thing inside me. I feel it a fair bit which is unnerving but I trust that feeling will dissipate after the swelling goes down etc. Would love recipes!!!! thank you:redface:

Thanks Butterfly! Great to get motivation from fellow recent bandsters like you. Having a much better day today. Was really bloated yesterday - guess my body wasn't ready for all the sodium in the soup I had for lunch. Am going to make my own today. On the plus, very plus side, I went through my closet and tried on clothes that were just a little too tight to wear and guess what?....they fit! My plan is to stay away from the scale except once a week. I know the speed of losing has slowed, as it should, and I don't want to lose motivation. I am starting back into my exercise program which should help (fingers crossed). thanks again, plugging away!

Ouch, sounds aweful. I love pb&j but will stear clear after reading your experience. I too have a wicked sweet tooth and hope the surgery helps. Sounds like you are in a good place now. Run with it and keep losing! Congrats

Hi Everyone My traditional Mothers Day brunch took a back seat to soup at a nice restaurant today. I felt like I lost a good friend. I know this will take time because food has been my friend for so long but honestly...it was really hard today. I have lost 10 lbs but am terrified that the scale will stay that way for the rest of the month! Wicked sweet cravings and am starving every 1.5-2 hrs so eat a little something (usually homemade soup or yogurt) when that happens. Is this normal and will I learn to feel differently about food once I get fills and reach the sweet spot? Sooooo nervous!:smile:

Hey, someone else with an annoying "runners-type" cramp. I sure do. I was banded 10 days ago and it has been with me since then. I called the clinic and they told me it is probably just trapped gas and should dissipate in about a week. I have noticed it getting better over the past few days - no problems with it flaring up when I turn over in bed anymore. Just give it time!