Miss_A

The local doctors sounds like the way to go. Have you contacted his office yet? If not, I'd be gettin' on the horn if I were you! Good luck!

The fat girl inside me is SCREAMING to be fed junk food. I've all sorts of thoughts running through my head. I've thought that today was going to be a day to indulge in some sweet and chocolaty goodies. I was first going to go to a local bakery and get a couple things. Then I shifted to baking a recipe I found on Pintrest. I even pulled up that recipe and gawked at the pictures. Oh, that website is the devil!!! This mental stuff is the worst. In my 34 years of living, it's the hardest thing I've ever dealt with. And I've dealt with some pretty hard ish. As have we all, right? I'm sure I'll make it through the day w/o caving. I just ate a banana with peanut butter. More than 2 tbsp, but eating it is a 1000% better than what I REALLY wanted to eat, so I'm not going to stress myself. I really do look forward to the day when food doesn't consume most of the space in my mind.

If you order it from Netrition.com, it's much cheaper. One 6oz bottle is $4 as opposed to Amazon's price of $7. And Netrition has a flat shipping rate of $4.95 no matter how much you order. That's where I ordered my PB2. I ordered regular and chocolate and I've almost used up the chocolate one. I like to add some to my oatmeal in the mornings. And it is good in Protein shakes. I learned of it from Myfitnesspal and over there members use PB2 all different kinds of ways.

As everyone else has said, yes, your breasts will do the deflate and sag routine. Sucks. My have always sagged, so I've got that part down pat. I know the deflate part is coming up next. Not looking forward to it, but it is what it is. I have major bat wings and always have, so I'm more concerned with having those wings removed as opposed to a boob job. I'll continue to use my inserts.

Yay for all of us re-committers!!! I know that's not a real word, but I'm using it anyway. I, too, am a re-committer. I was banded in Jan of 2011. I didn't even lose 20lbs. And then gained more weight. It's been a smidge over a month since I re-committed and I've lost ruffly 10lbs. And I'm learning to work with my band. I now realize that when my pouch isn't stretched out, I can only eat around a cup to s cup and a half of food. And I'm learning a lot from this site. It's been pretty exciting. Next week I'm making an apt. to see my doc. I'd been too embarrassed to go see him, but I've lost some weight so now I don't feel as bad. Plus, I have issues with my port, so it's probably going to have to be moved. Sucks, but I'm tired of being in pain. So, anyway, I said all that to say.....way to go ladies!!!! We can do this!!!!!

So I know I've overkilled on the posts, but I'm currently eating your nutella recipe on half of a whole wheat english muffin. It's pretty good! Of course, the real nutella is scrumdiddlyumptious, but this is a great substitute. Thanks! I'll be using your recipe a lot.

Received my PB2 in the mail today. I will be making your recipe shortly.

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Hope you're ok. Keep us posted!

Just read a review about PB2 on Amazon and the reviewer mentioned Netrition.com. That site has PB2 for much cheaper than Amazon and Netrition charges a flat shipping fee of $4.95 no matter how much you order. I'm ordering both the regular and chocolate and look forward to trying your recipe.

My hiatal hernia was found before surgery and was repaired when my band was put in. My acid reflux was to the point that it would come up during the night while I slept and cut off my air way, so I would wake up gasping for breath. I'm thrilled to say that I haven't had any reflux since it was repaired My suggestion would be to keep your band and just repair the hernia.

I was banded 14 1/2 months ago. Needless to say, I'm still fat. I have no one to blame but myself. I just ate whatever I wanted thinking I would still lose weight. Uh, no. That did not happen. And I wound up gaining more weight. So after a binge on chips and dip 3 weeks ago Wednesday, I finally realized that I cannot continue to live and eat the way I had been. So the very next day, I recommitted myself to making a change in my life. God willing, it will be a lifelong one. I have no clue how much I weighed 3 weeks ago, but I know what I weigh now. And based on the scale, I weighed less than I thought I did when I recommitted, so that's a plus. And as of 2 days ago, I'm back in the 220's. Two twenty-eight to be specific. Yay!! Now onto the NSV. I have a body frame where I'm large from the waist up (very broad back), and smaller from the waist down. My tops are a size or two larger than my pants. Four years ago I lost weight the "right" way. I watched what I ate and exercised 5 days per week. That lasted all of a couple-three months, but in that time, I got down to a size 16. Not a 16W, but a regular ol' 16. So I had a pair of size 16 capris in my closet. Well, I pulled them out of the closet for the first time a couple weeks ago. I was able to wear them, but not zipped or buttoned. I held them up with a rubber band. I do that with all the jeans/pants I can't zip up. I wore those capris again today, using the rubber band to hold them up. As the hours passed, I noticed how loose they were, so I decided to try and zip and button them. And I was able to w/o any effort!!! Yay!! Now, sitting down in them wouldn't be pretty due to my HUGE muffin top. (A lot of my weight is in my stomach) So I need to still lose a good amount of weight in my stomach, but I was still thrilled that I was able to zip up and button a regular size 16 pant!!! That's my first NSV and I hope it's followed by many more.

I have discovered roasted red pepper hummus and I'm in love. lol I use it with lettuce wraps. Next, I'm going to try hard boiled eggs with hummus. I also tried the Fage 0% Greek yogurt (I find it to be absolutely awful by itself.) with a packet of spicy ranch seasoning, slice up a cucumber and dip the slices in some yogurt. Pretty tasty.

Congrats to everyone! I sure wish I had known about this sooner. I would've definitely taken on the challenge. But, hey, there's always next month, right?!

That's great info. Thanks!

Yup. I'm having the same issues. It started yesterday. I thought maybe it was due to the web browser I was using - Google Chrome. So I switched to IE to see if that helped and it didn't. Very frustrating.

Too funny, sktatey!!! I tried to quote your post, but I'm not able to quote anyone's posts for some reason. *shrug*. Anyway, I guess it's time for me to bring out my box o' wine!

I was told the same thing. I do believe that that is a general rule for every bandster. However, I still drink from straw. Every day. Like you, Tahneesamson, I can control my sips better.

Hope things are getting better for you.

Congrats on being close to meeting your goal! What I have read with some bandsters who are now in the maintenance stage is that they just upped their caloric intake, while still continuing to exorcise regularly.

Love this idea! My last binge that lead me to start over was a bag of chips and dip. So your suggestion would be a wonderful alternative. With no bingeing, of course. Hummus filled hard boiled eggs sounds pretty good too.

Fage greek yogurt has 23 protein per serving. I bought some for the first time today and just ate some. It was awful!!! I did have some Kashi Go Lean granola clusters to add to it, but it was still bad. I plan on eating every bit of that yogurt, I just need to find ways to make it taste better.

Yes, I would say you've developed an addiction. Maybe due to some other issue that has happened in your life? If you're like me, you're an emotional eater. You've probably gotten into a cycle of, I eat it because it makes me feel better - temporarily - but then I feel like crap afterwards, which brings on self-hatred and you eat more to punish yourself. That's me, anyway. I'm 14 months post-op and I'm 10lbs heavier than the day of surgery. I only lost about 25lbs. I've learned that I cannot eat like my friend - who was banded in Oct. 2010 and has lost 70lbs and just got a tummy tuck. She eats whatever she wants, just not much of it, because the band won't allow it. However, in my case, I can eat a lot of food. (I have 7cc's in my 10cc band.) And I learned real quick to eat the slider foods and then I would binge. Especially w/in the last 8 months. I had something very tragic happen in my life. And as I'm always used to doing, I turned to food. With that said, I think I've finally had enough of feeling like a failure and hating myself. I'm ready to give this healthy lifestyle a try. And, for me, that means measuring out portions, counting calories and no junk. Which is going to be a task with a 14 year old son. After bingeing on an entire bag of ruffle potato chips and an entire container of dip 3 days ago, that was my wake up call. I told myself that that was enough. I didn't have this procedure just to let it go to waste. So I've been on liquids the past 3 days. I'm starting over from the beginning. It's what I've got to do. And if that's what you need to do, then do it. There is no shame in that. I know I rambled on a bunch, but just know that you can overcome your addiction. Hang in there, hon.

I love the title to your thread! I'm going to use that! Especially when the temptation to eat unhealthy is strong. Congrats on your success. All the best to you on your journey.

Bless your heart. I know exactly how you feel. I, too, feel like a failure. I was banded 14 months ago and I'm not 10lbs heavier than the day of surgery. My port bothers me a lot and has since the beginning. I also haven't been to see my doc since last June because I'm too ashamed. I know I'm depressed, but I DO NOT like medication. There are just too many side effects with each and every pill and I can't handle them. I have enough to deal with. I can't give you any advice on what exactly you should do, since I'm not doing anything, either. Although, I logged on here yesterday after a year and I have to say that being on here has helped me. So I would encourage to come back here often. I know I plan to. I need encouragement and YOU DO TOO! And I have no doubt that you'll find it here. Hang in there, sweetie, and I hope your days get better and better.