JOANNE M HOLL

Boy, do I ever relate to this thread! It has inspired me to phone my PCP's nurse and asked her to speak with doc and then recommend a professional counsellor experienced in food disorder. I saw someone after my cancer surgeries but not female & I didn't feel secure to be open & relaxed. I need to find my inner strength to just let it all hang out. . . . just pray I'm on the right path. . . . Jo

I have found people forget very easily. I eat lunch at a local Senior Center. Folks are always pushing second helpings & Desserts at me. I always reply, "My tummy can't hold any more!" Most everyone heard I went to the Twin Cities to be Banded several years ago, but I don't want the conversation EVERY DAY. Also elsewhere my family knows it and my son keeps reminding me with every bite. I eat slower with much chewing, and they are done eating in 5 minutes! So they watch & comment. I finally told them to "Zip it Up, I'll take care of me!" I don't know why I do not feel like conversing about it, but it's my tool & they can get their own tool or read about it on these web sites. I don't want to prove it's GREAT every day, but I would not part with mine for a million bucks!

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bravo! Well done, and thank you for inspiring the rest of us at Lap Band Talk. . . . . . .

Every Patient is different. Every Surgeon is different. Every Bariatric Center is different. Every Nutritionist is different. After listening to all of them I spent much time really listening to my own body! It will reach a quiet zone and really give you signals. (It was almost like the messages from the baby/fetus when I was pregnant) Now I don't hear it again because I'm overeating. I have been on this forum for inspiration to get back on the path again. . . . . .Please don't blog negative, run it all through your own thought process and be positive going on the road to being happy & improving our health.

I have only had one fill, and now I am able to eat everything and have been gaining my weight back! What do I do now?