kelbelle29

I had surgery years ago, but I am looking for a bariatric program to link to my Baritastic app. I do not have access to my surgeon. Is there anything online? I don’t know where to start really.

its like this within a week or so after a fill too. she knows about it.

in 10 days it will be 2 years since i got lap band. i am currently 37 lbs down and have rejoined weight watchers. i feel like this has been a huge expensive failure. i am always hungry. if i go more then 1 to 2.5 hours i feel sick. 90% of the time i dont feel satisfied even with a lot of protein. i thought food getting stuck would be negative reinforcement, but thats never what happened. i have no idea where to go from here except to just keep dieting. which i was told i wouldnt have to do anymore. lap band is "a lifestyle". i was told i couldnt eat bread, drink soda, etc. i can do all of those things and most of the time pull it off without the food getting stuck. i keep telling myself its head hunger, but then my stomach starts growling loudly at work and i have no choice but to eat something just to keep it quiet. at home its different. i can stay fuller longer for some reason, but it still takes more then what i am supposed to be eating to get me to satisfied. or at least my heads version of satisfied. ive been fighting along the way of course. i thought i could have the best of both worlds. lose weight while eating whatever i wanted only in moderation. apparently thats not possible for a stubborn fat girl.

yeah i stopped with the cereal. now i usually dont eat at home i go straight to work and have almonds, string cheese and sometimes a hard boiled egg. ive started having more greek yogurt, balance bars (instead of the protein shakes), healthy choice (higher protein) and then whatever dinner is at home. the reason for the shakes was because my doctor said it was ok to continue with the drinks if i wasnt hitting my protein goal for the day. carbs are so hard to stay away from because they add up sooo quickly! i like that question about if my doctor would like what i am doing or not. thats kind of why i havent been keeping up contact with them which i know i should in this instance...being satisfied is getting easier the head hunger is still in the back of my mind and i cannot wait to overcome that. i realize it will always be there because addiction always is but i know it will get easier. its just getting to that point thats hard. i guess theres no turning back now unless i take it out one day and that would just be painful and expensive.

i used to go to curves but awhile go there was a...falling out...unfortunately so now that i am at a regular gym, does anyone have any ideas on a regime/routine? i like the bike and/or treadmill and of course stretching, but i find myself wandering around trying to decide which machines i should use. i know its different for everyone just looking for ideas

ugh i wrote a big long thing and it didnt post so im just gonna say i agree with you and im trying lol that was the jist of it

Cleos mom - just the way my doctor talked about the food getting stuck made it sound like it would teach me to slow down and rethink what I had just done. I haven't gotten to the vomiting part except for maybe 3 times in the last 8 months. Thank all of you so much for the support I'm still plateaued but I haven't been trying as much as I should... But I'm doing the best I can at the moment. I'm switching my Snacks and tracking my carbs (but not eliminating).

I dont know how go combat the cravings! Everything I eat has too many carbs. Any brands of bread or crackers or anything that don't have a horrendous amount??

usually Breakfast is either Protein bar or drink or Cereal or nothing if im not hungry (i just head to work and eat my lunch once i get there). lunch is usually a sandwich or a weight watchers meal. Snacks are usually fruit or slim fast (if i havent had a Protein Drink yet) or hummus and crackers. something like that. dinner is a salad or whatever my mom made in a smaller portion (chicken or beef w veggies). since my third fill ive kept up on making sure i get at least 40-60 grams of protein so i have incorporated at least a bar or drink once per day on top of some sort of fish or meat for lunch. carbs are another story. i didnt know i was supposed to keep them under a certain amount per day... thats something i have at almost every meal. as a side or part of the main course itself. i dont know much about my band. they never tell me and i havent asked. all i know is that this was my "big fill". i should ask i guess... i used to plateau around 15-19 lbs when doing other diets. i thought this time i wouldnt plateau for so long. this whole thing is not playing out the way i thought it was going to. i thought i would get fuller faster and the weight loss would be somewhat steady. and i thought i would have more problems with it so i wouldnt make the same mistakes again. but it only feels stuck for a bit and nothing horrible enough to make me rethink what i did. i dont think i thought this through enough before i got it. i mainly got it because my parents pressured me into it.

I got banded July 9th 2010 and just had my third fill on January 13th. I have lost about 25-30 lbs since being banded, but have been pretty much fluxuating +/- 5 lbs since about october. I have been able to eat and drink everything I did before being banded except of course considerabley less of it. I have upped my protein significantly within the last few weeks, have been keeping up with my water and benefiber for the most part, upped my exercise from from 1-2 days per week to 3-4 days per week and also upped my fruits/veggies. I don't know what else to do! I think it might have something to do with WHAT i'm eating, but i'm confused on why that would make that huge of a difference if I am eating better otherwise and eating a lot less of the bad food.

ive been doing well off and on since surgery. mainly because i was scared to eat what i used to because i thought it would get stuck and make me sick. but as i got over that fear i started trying things again and now im back to eating what i ate before (minus soda, chewy candy and red meat). yes, i stop eating sooner so i eat less. but im still eating frequently and i cant stop myself from indulging and im having a really hard time slowing myself down. im just getting more depressed. i dont know what to do. i had my first fill on 8/11. i dont think its enough, but my next fill isnt until 9/8. im getting so frustrated because its 6 weeks in and im not seeing the results i thought i would even though im eating a lot less.

im not sure. i havent been counting. just counting protein. i know im not getting enough of that...im having a hard time with the protein shakes and the other stuff doesnt have a lot of protein.

id have to check and see how long they want me to wait between bites because im not sure. ive just been chewing like 50 times making sure lol. thank you for the advice guys :thumbup:

i got banded on 7/9. im now doing cottage cheese, protein drinks, popsicles, etc. most of my meals are liquid. at my first post op appt on 7/14 i was told i could start oatmeal as well. im supposed to start soft food on friday, but last night i started instant mashed potatoes (instant because they were smoother and mushier) and i didnt have a problem. i just want to make sure im not going to fast and possibly hurting my band/stomach or my weight loss. i figure that the reason a lot of the weight dropped in the beginning is because of the liquid diet, but i am really struggling with that.