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Hi girls! Claud - I hope you didn't think I was saying I didn't understand your english - I was refering to the whole 'bf messing with your heart' situation. I think I have to agree with Bman, I think you're going to have to put it into the perspective that he's a friend and not going to be anything else, and then hope mr right comes along soon. Boo - I have that 15 lbs of fat on my belly too! I hate it. When we were in Philly last weekend we were at the mall and my dd said mom from the back you look really small. LOL Yeah but if I turn side ways I'm just as wide! Bman - me too! Feeling fat again, but I'm glad bc I was getting comfortable at my current weight and to feel fat gives me extra incentive to eat right and exercise. I was thinking about getting these last 40 lbs off me and how I'll look when I do. I have a pic of me and dd when she was about 3 and I was about 28, I was in a dress with a belt, I was looking hot. I just kept thinking I wonder what it'll feel like to WANT to go shopping. I'm definitley not there yet! My fill is working. I just ate some cereal and I'm stuffed. Normally cereal isn't the best thing for me, so I'm timing it to see how long I feel full. If I can last 3 hours on cereal that'll be great. I didn't walk this morning, I took a sleeping pill last night and kept hitting the snooze this morning but I'll catch up this evening.

Bman - hon it sounds like a mistake to me. I'm sure you'll get it all straightened out. Sucks to have it hanging around tho. Boo - you look great! I love the dress! I hope you had a wonderful time. Nikki - good to hear from you, I'm hoping you have that pink shopping spree. Bandiva - WOW girl you are doing wonderful!!! - so tell us about the obstruction, thats one we haven't covered here yet. Well ladies its the first of the month - one more month to put up with the bs here at work and then we are closed for the season!!! woohoo - today is a busy day for me so I guess I better get to work. Love ya all - you are my inspiration!!!

Good Morning! I am proud to say I returned to the gym this morning after two weeks of absence. I went with my tail tucked between my legs and feeling guilty, but once there, it was like I never left. I didn't jog today but figured I would take it easy and did 35min on the elliptical and 20 min on the bike. I feel so good now and glad my head is out of my butt. That was the longest I went without the gym since October! I did not like it but kept making excuses. I was sooo busy. The thing is, I am always so busy but working out needs to remain a top priority no matter what. I am tired of eating okay and not losing weight. I lose a couple pounds, then stay the same for a month. I know it is because I have not been as consistent as I was in the beginning. I am back on the horse and it feels right. B-man, I hope you have a great time away. Yikes about the Nuvo-Ring. I know what it is but don't know anyone who has tried it (except you) thanks for the heads up. I am nervous about BC because I used to rely on my clockwork cycle, but it has not been as regular since I am losing weight. We haven't used formal birth control in 10 years and the only time I got pregnant was the one time we tried. SO now that my cycle is not as reliable I am nervous and thinking about a back up method...looks like I may check that one off my list! Nat-girl, sounds like you are doing awesome! How is the fill? I did really like those whips I tried. The buffalo chicken was delish. Maybe I need to put one of those on the menu this week. I need some food ideas because I have been extremely unmotivated in the kitchen and relying on a lot of the same old same old! Okay, I am off. Starting a new rotation today (pediatrics) wish me luck! BTW, thanks Kirsten for the "fergalicious" compliment. I wish I had an ass like hers!! hahahaha

Wow I love reading all your posts!!! I'm not going to try to respond to everyone - you all know I'm with ya, praying for ya, yippee'ing with ya, sympathizing with ya. But I will say Nikki how exciting to see our band baby!!! Nat - DD is ok. Today. The sheethead pisses me off then he goes and does something to totally redeem himself. Its our 28th anniversary today and he came into my job with a dozen red roses. He wants to go to dinner tonight and he tells me to pick the place - heck I don't care where we eat - especially right now since I ate a hot dog for lunch (just the dog no bun) and I have horrible heartburn!!! The kitchen is closed, everyone is gone and I didn't bring anything for lunch, so I zapped a frozen hotdog - omg just kill me now!!! Anyway theres a ski resort not far from us and they have a seafood buffet - its about $50/person but it has everything, lobster, crab, shrimp, oysters, clams and just about anything and everything you would want - we usually go there 2x year but I wasn't going to bring it up since its kinda a waste for me to go...or is it? (more on that subject later) so he brought it up to me, I get a kick out of him bc he's all about me, where do I want to go, what do I feel like eating and when I say I dont' care he says well we could go to 7 springs... LOL ... I knew it!!! He was wanting to go there all along!!! I love him. Somedays I think I hate him but I guess I love him the jackass that he is. LOL Kaydoll - I'm thinkng of you sweetie, when will you be leaving on your trip to Vegas? So funny that we share (almost) anniversaries! On our 10th dh went on a elk hunting trip to Montana, me and the kids (sheesh 18 years ago! I was pg with my youngest, the other 2 were 3 and 5 years old) we stayed in Minn. with my mom & dad - dh brought me home 10 peices of torquiose jewlery from Montana. For some odd reason it didn't bother me that he went on a hunting trip for our anniversary. Go figure?! I'm starting to get mad about it now though. Anyhoo have fun - I see its just 6 days away! My flowers are beautiful.

VA I was there too - really having to count my calories and exercise to get a lb off, but with this new fill I'm thinking - wow- is this what everyone else has had? Maybe I did have this restriction when I first got my fills but I don't remember it ever being this good. I don't think I would even have to track my calories (thats how little I'm eating). This morning I got on the scale and I was down a pound, not sure when I'll change my ticker bc it seems my weight has been up and down a few pounds so much lately. I think when I actually stay at 179 for more then a day or two. What area are you looking for work in?

Hang in there Ldeere & Hopeful ! If you get over the 3-4 day hump you can do it. I am day 6 now and I don't feel hungry at all. (my diet is 3 shakes 1 cup of veges per day) its like your stomach stops asking to be fed on day 5. :frown: But you MUST drink the 2L of Water every day! For two reasons 1) it fills you up and 2) You won't lose as much weight as you need to without it! Its only 2 weeks, and then you are set up for the life you have always dreamed about!!! I cannot wait!!!!!!!! I am dreaming about what clothes I will wear!!!!

Disclaimer: I have already posted this comment earlier in a previous thread, but after looking through some of the posts on this thread I thought it might provide some use here. Hope it helps. Hello To All, I'm a very long time lurker, and first time poster. I had my surgery on the 21st of the month, and am just wrapping up my first day home post-op. So far everything has gone smooth sailing. No stomach discomfort, no major abdominal pain, no trouble swallowing liquids, pills - no problems at all. To be honest, if it wasn't for the bandages around my chest, and the X-ray showing a band in there, I wouldn't have noticed anything different...well maybe my abdomen is a little sore. I like to take a moment to add a little advice, and a word of encouragement to those of you who still have an upcoming surgery date and may be a little anxious or having second thoughts about it... I haggled with my insurance carrier for over seven months before finally being approved (and this is from a supposedly top-notch one - BC/BS!). During that time, I read practically every thing I could find about the LAP-BAND® System, especially on LBT, and greatly increased my knowledge about the strengths and the weaknesses of this type of weight loss surgery. The point I'd like to make is for those of you still contemplating on having the procedure, realize that while you will find a gold-mine of great information on weight-loss surgery forum sites such as this one, but also be very mindful not to base your own upcoming surgery on somebody else's posted experience. Always keep in mind that generally what you are going to read about are problems or worst case scenarios, which do not reflect the majority of LB patient outcomes. This is to be expected to some extent, I guess, since generally people do post in online forums to find some help or resolution to their questions or problems - and this goes for every subject under the sun, not just gastric banding, to be fair. In a nutshell, a person who limits themselves only to what they read online concerning LBS will hardly ever hear about the countless procedures performed every day that have positive outcomes with no issues at all - just like mine. I point this out with the hope that those of you who are still waiting on your surgery and might be now be anxious or wavering in your decision to go through with it (as I was, right up to the last second I had the anesthetic mask put on) might take comfort in the fact the the odds are actually with you, not against you. After seven months of waiting for approval and filling my head with online horror stories of failed pre-op diets, tyrannical doctors, surgeries gone wrong, post-op problems, etc, I was ready to call the whole thing off. And if it wasn't for some last minute encouraging advice from an old acquaintance who had the surgery, I might have done just that. Now I'm glad I didn't. Wrapping it all up, learn all you can about this valuable weight loss tool, but base your experiences on your own experiences, and learn to separate the golden nuggets of online info from all the late night horror shows floating around in the ether land. I'm now 15lbs down from the pre-op diet, post-surgery, and well on my way to goal. Hope you will all soon join me on the journey. :smile2: Stormrider Start: 275 12/31/2009 Banded: 252 09/21/2009 Goal(?): 165 Someday! LAP-BAND® Surgery in Indiana - Bariatric Surgery - Morbid Obesity Surgery - Keith McEwen M.D.

I can't wait to not have to... ...use a beach towel after a shower bc the reg towel doesnt fully cover me ...walk out of a store with nothing after trying on clothes for over an hour bc nothing fits rights. ...assume people are talking behind my back. ...make jokes about myself and how fat I am before others get the chance to do it...

Bc they are trying to take over the world. Jeez, haven't you watched the Terminator movies??? Lmao

((((BMAN)))) It just blows my mind that this prosecuter has nothing better to do then focus at this speeding ticket. It almost feels like a Paris Hilton example thing happening. Although this is way different then dui. Claudia - hi sweetheart! Good to hear from you. Sweethot- just pick yourself up and get back on the bandwagon. I've done the same kinda stuff. Actually I just ate a snickers. I'm blaming TOM - he's due to arrive Monday. Even with the snickers I've had less then 500 cal. all day - just not the healthiest choice I could've made. And to top that off I'm having a peice of lemon cake tonight. :confused: :confused: :confused: LOL I've been craving it for 2 weeks! It probably won't be as good as my mind tells me but I'm gonna take a bite and see. I had my mil's b-day last Saturday and then the baby shower sunday and I nibbled at the cake, so I've been "good" long enough. <----- wacko - thats me bc I'm making excuses. Tomorrow when the damn scale isn't moving I'll be :angry Actually right now I'm alittle :confused: bc I ate it - and my band is really :angry bc a whole snickers bar is just more then it can hold right after a smart ones meal.

To look in the mirror and recognize myself again. To be able to play with my kids and not be winded or barely able to get up off the floor bc my back, hips, and knees hurt so bad. To shop for clothes that I like and not just what fits and is comfortable. To finally dig those tubs of skinny clothes I’ve been hoarding out and try my old jeans and bras on! To do basic things easier and not get out of breath: clipping my toenails and painting my toes, going up stairs, etc. To not have to worry about my thighs rubbing together and if I brought anti chafing gel/powder lol. To have energy to do anything and everything!!

Bman - Hon, 15 lbs in 2 1/2 months is great!!! I'm thrilled to lose 5 lbs a month!!! Remember that the less you have to lose the harder it is to lose it. You are way to hard on yourself. You and I are in the same position, we both have 27-28 lbs left to lose and it is a lot harder then the first 28 lbs. But we'll do it. Va - I'm sorry you're feeling down. Things will turn around and like I've said before enjoy your 'single' time. You all know I love my dh, but I envy the single life too. Everything I do I have to think about how it'll affect him, or the kids - one of the nice things about him working out of town is that I don't have to worry about him, his supper or if he's got something planned, so remember theres always some bad with the good. I think you're needing another fill. I was munching too much before this fill. Now... I just ate half of a tuna sandwich and I'm stuffed. I won't eat again until dinner. The other thing, and I know its hard bc you have the teenage boys in the house, is get that junk out of there. Last weekend when we were in DC before bed dh went down to the snack machine and I asked for chocolate - sometimes when I'm craving it I can just take a bite and I'm done. So he brought me M&M's, I ate 5-10 and put them in my purse, the next morning I gave them to my dil - If I wouldn't have I'd have ate the whole bag. Sounds like you're doing good on the elliptical - thats a tough machine. Sweethot - I didnt' look yet but I'm going to check out your pics. How's soccer? Boo - get the flames- if you can afford it and if you would be doing it anyway. I'm glad they're fixing Betty for you. As far as the ps goes, I don't think I'd go anywhere else. I know there's other good dr's out there but I don't think I'm ready yet. Are you having the surgery the 8th or just going to your first appointment? Love ya girls

:scales:I'm in ONEDERLAND! :clap2: Its been a long time since I've been in the 90's and it feels like I hit my first goal. I don't know if its because I'm dehydrated from this stupid cold or that I just needed a couple of low days to get there. I have decided to believe my scale bc when I was in the other day for my fill it was the same as the dr's scale (within a pound). I got on this morning and it said 199, I stepped off and back on about 5 times and it kept saying 198 or 199 -woohoo! To Nikki and all of you who feel like its work - I'm with ya on that one. BUT then I also think we don't have enough of a fill either. I'm not going to wait around like I did this past month. If I feel I'm eating too much or its a struggle I'm going back in asap for another fill. We paid for this band we should get it to work for us - Lord knows none of us would have gotten it if we had the will power in ourselves. I'm going to try to do as my dr and Bmans nurse said about eating the heavier foods - not too wet. I knew not to be drinking shakes and stuff bc they go on thro, but I didn't think about the sauces and casseroles. Thats what they call working with the band. I also know if I drink too soon it washes it all down faster. I also think exercise is the key to faster weight loss. I feel so much better about myself when I exercise everyday. I think I probably would have gained weight this past month if I wasn't walking the treadmill everyday. (except for the week mom was here) I feel better today - I think yesterday was my worse day for having a cold - you know the watery eyes, nose runs when you least expect it to - I went to the drug store and got some triamedic strips that melt in your mouth like the gasx strips. I think they are for kids 6-12 so instead of taking one I took 3. I think they helped. I took the actifed early and I dont' think it digested for hours or it didnt' help. BTW thanks for all the suggestions, I can't take Nyquil, it makes me jittery and keeps me awake - yeah I know stupid but it works the opposite on me. I did take a sleeping pill and got a good nights sleep last night. The night before I was waking up during the night to blow my nose. Nat - sorry to hear the friend has a jealous streak in him. On the one hand it shows he cares and is thinking of you as more then a friend. But on the other hand you dont' want a man that could turn ugly either. Family time is important so I'm glad you were able to spend the time together. I was just thinking about the jealous thing - how would you have felt if the tables were turned and he was in Fla with his ex and baby? Would you have been able to say oh thats nice or would it eat at you inside? I would say it would eat at me. I always tell my kids when they tell me how wrong the bf/gf was that maybe if the table were turned they would have acted the same way. Just a thought. Enjoy the sun you lucky girl! Claudia - sorry to hear of the ex - funerals are always hard. When people ask how you lost weight just tell them I'm eating less and exercising more. Its not a lie. Kay sounds like you and hubby had a nice date. Even tho its been hard for me dealing with the empty nest I have to admit I do enjoy my husband so much more now. Its funny how when the kids are little life revolves around them and now we can actually enjoy each other a little more. But enjoy those moments alone I know they don't come often enough. And yeah we found out I'm a cheap date too. LOL Hope the exam went well. Nikki - 28 lbs in 2 1/2 months is great! I know 40 sounds better but thats like 10 lbs a month! I want to lose between 10-15 a month so what you've done sounds wonderful! I've only lost about 31 lbs since my pre-op diet, and there are times I'm very discouraged but then when 2 more come off its like YES! Like my dr said even 1 lb a week is still 52 lbs in a year. Go for a fill I'll bet you feel better.

Had my VSG about 6 weeks ago. I really want to maintain, maybe build muscle. I have had good muscle mass until about two yrs ago. I am now 55 and post menopausal, so it’s a whole new world!!😩. I would love to learn Any supplements, exercise routines or any kind of tip/ trick people have discovered, stumbled upon. I know we are all different, but I love hearing about new things to look into, learn about. There is so much out there now!! Get hormones! Use EEA’s!! The wellness world has exploded and there is a lot of BS out there. Every now and again you find a gem. We are aging so much differently than our parents!! We aren’t taking it lying down! 50 is the new 30!!

From your lips to God's ears sweetie! And I don't have the suckage lottery with the BC. LOL. Sounds like your's sucks wind too. ((hugs)) Sad to hear how so many on your mom's side have it. Here's to being able to go out for a run, or at least a slow jog one day, right? (Hey, it's our party, we can dream. Right?)

Pasta and certain meats like ribs are off limits to me. Hamburger is fine (bc its ground up). Sugars are a hit and miss. Sometimes ill dump sometimes im ok but i ALWAYS feel crappy after eating sugar. I stay away from fried foods but i am ok with eating them. Im good with rice. I also dump on protein shakes. After doing the OptiFast liquid diet 3 weeks prior to surgery the site and smell of a shake just makes me sick but in order to get my protein in they want you to do the shakes. I've tried and cant do it. I do B12 shots every 2-3 weeks and i'm perfectly fine. I do my bloodwork every year like clockwork and everything is spot-on. FYI. Sugars and sweets should be on your never touch list wether or not they make you dump. Its been my experience with talking to many many post-op'rs that once they started back with the sweets and junk food that they're weightloss momentum diminished and that was the turning point for gaining all their weight back.

Girl, I fell asleep for just a couple of minutes. Nodded off. I swear I woke thinking I had cheated on my pre-op diet Bc I dreamed I'd walked to the fridge and pulled out some pizza and ate it. I woke in a panic Bc I thought I had.

Morning all just wanted to check in real quick. It has been like fall here and I've been sick as a dog my boss is pulling her bs and I was suppose to work Thurs night and at 3 she told me I could not stay because of bs and friday she decided she wanted a weekend and was leaving at noon. Hmmmmmmmmm she couln't just say can we switch? Don't get me wrong, I love the money but don't schedule me to do something and then change it around, I have a life too.... and I'm obviously up at 6am on a saturday because I have to work today too I want to go on salary from some of the shit she is pulling, I need to talk to my BIL anyway, if I wasn't so dedicated and love my job, I would have bailed because my boss Finally heard from FD, I have a meeting with them on Tuesday at 6 Another dilemma... there is a guy at work, who I have become friends with... and just friends... his job is done and can stay with another company but will not have housing allowance so doesn't want to work to pay for rent, and is looking for a room to rent, mom is leaving in a few weeks and won't be back until October, and can crash with my sister, but she gives me rent and is starting to freak about it, I'm considering letting Blane rent her room so she can not stress about money for a few months. He is a good guy and I totally trust him, if it was anyone else I would question but I don't and I'm considering help me think this through guys???? Well, I guess I should head out to work I hope to be back about 1

Well I finally get to tell my story!!!:lol2: I ahd my surgery done on 4/9 and had to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM. MY DH and my olest son went along and when we arrived we were met by a very nnice nurse which done the weigh in, gave me a paper gown, which I thought was awful :eek: and done the usual question and BP. When I was taken to preop at 6:30 that terrible paper gown turned out to be very nice :party: They hooked a vacuum type thing up to it and it was a warming gown so that then you are laying there in the cooler room wating it heats up. Very nice !!! :sneaky: My surgery was scheduled for 7:30 and while in the pre op room my surgeon came in to see me, the anesthesia people and I was given my shot of heparin which I was dreading bc of everyone saying how bad it hurt and I was surprised because I did not feel a thing !!!:smile2: My hand was numbed before my IV was put in so I did not feel that either. At exactly 7:30 I was wheeled into the OR and asked to scoot on to the OR table and the next thing I remember was waking up in the Recovery room. There was a man snoring very loudly beside me and I had a very wonderful nurse who was very kind. She asked me to rate my pain which I gave a 5 to and she gave me a shot of morpheine which I did not like:sad: and decided I would take no more of that. I did not like the way it made me feel. I was taken to my room by 10:00 and was up walking around by 11:30. The nurse told me I was not allowed to use the Gas S strips which I had taken along but was having some pain so as soon as she left the room I got my son to give them to me.:woot: Went for my barium swallow at 1:45 and I do have to admit that was nasty.:hurray: I was taken back to my room then and was given broth, diluted apple juice, sf jello and decaf coffee. Had a few bites of the broth which tasted mighty tasty I do have to say :clap: and my doctor came back in at 3:45 and told me I could go home if I wanted, which needless to say I was taking off the hosptial gown and putting on my PJ top before he was back to the nurses station to do my discharge papers!!! Left the hospital and DH went to the pharmacy to get my drugs and I came home and slept the evening away. It has been 1 week today and I am feeling much better. Not 100 % yet but I am coming along. I have no regrets at all. I have lost 15 pounds in one week and am very happy about that. I have had some discomfort and some port pain but for the difference that it will make in my life that is nothing. I wish everyone that is reading this that you get the chance to do this surgery if it is want you want. I don't think that you will have any regrets. My surgeon and hospital staff were the tops. :mad2:

LOL Angela! I was going to buy a white pair of pants and a t-shirt and pin everything to those. She's going to get to wear her costume at least twice. I'm sorry you had to go thru that. How horrifying! At first we were just going to wrap her and my first thought was that as soon as she's wrapped, she's going to have to go potty. You poor baby! I bet your mom felt awful about that. I would have!!! Sorry about reminding you of an awful experience from your childhood. :biggrin: Kat, we do the Every 15 Minutes program here too. Some kids have been adversely traumatized by it so I have mixed feelings about it. If it saves a life tho... Angela again, LOL at your DH about the "decorations!" Ours are decorations right up til I whack em up with my knife and cook em!!! I love roasting my squash. Cut them up into chunks or large bite size pieces [they shrink... a lot!] and roast em in a 400 degree oven til you can easily pierce them with a fork. Yummm!!! I should add that you need to peel them first if you're doing bite-size. If you're just doing large, say 1/4s then you don't have to peel them. Jenn, huge buildings! So, I'm confused, you are an area site supervisor over a construction crew? Or? What a nice treat the bike ride was! I'll be a bitch forever! [in more ways than one!] I don't want my own bike! :laugh: Terri, I actually stopped roaming around on this site b/c I got tired of all the BS. People get full of them selves or are not very supportive, etc. So much drama. Sorry, I have a 4 year old and a husband and 3 dogs. I've got enough drama in my real life! I am not going to deal with complete strangers and their issues. *IMPORTANT NOTE: You guys are NOT included in that statement. You all are my FRIENDS so your drama is my drama!!! Debbie, I felt like that too sometimes. Trying to help and being completely ignored. Course that's b/c someone usually started some shit so the good stuff got buried in the stinky pile. Had fun tonight. Both the slugs and the spiders went over very well. DD made a 4 faced jack-o-lantern! And each face was different! She did great! Of course DH helped her with the hard stuff but she actually did most of it. And yea, where is Suzanne?! Kat, do you have her number? Prayers that everything is okay.

Well we are headed to Phoenix later this week to look at a couple of trucks, then turn around, and drive to TX on Sat. Think my butt will make it? I have no padding there dammit! LOL We went and shopped here, and the cost is just so different! The laws regarding repo is different, so the lots charge more, so in response individuals do as well. We do not want new, we want used, and would prefer to go 2 WD. Found a couple of F150's we are interested in , both loaded, so comfortable for travelling. I over ate too. Not anything bad, in fact Rick wanted breakfast for dinner---so it was ham and eggs, but it was too much for me not having eaten in a couple of days....it is bouncing like I have a trampoline in there. ick! Angela, I know where you are at with your son, and appreciating the slow approach. My DD, was very methodical in her life, she has a very linear approach to things still to this day. She sets a path for herself and usually follows it. That was no different. She and Jason dated for 2 years. She come to me wanting birth control. I flipped! She insisted she was not planning to do anything, but wanted to regulate her cycle, blah, blah, blah. So we went to the Dr. who put her on low dose BC, and warned her she would want to change her when she chose to be sexually active. Another year goes by and she comes to me again, and says she and Jason went to Family Planning together to see about having her BC changed! And since he had been in an accident as a child requiring a blood transfusion they suggested a blood test for HIV. But they needed a parents signature, and she wanted me to hear from her what they did, not one of Jasons parents! I give them the "This is my house, not a motel" speech, but was so torn, I was glad she took me at my word to 'come to me' but YIKES!!! That's my baby!!! LOL She married Jason, they went away with the Army, she graduated college, got her nursing degree, had a baby (Kinsey) and have since divorced. I think of them all the only thing she didn't plan was the divorce!!! Well I doubt she planned on his being with other women!!! I bought this stupid stuffed duck dog toy today---this dog is making me crazy with it! It quacks/squeeks. She LOVES it. Maybe too much so! Well, I have a dilemma. Just got off the phone with my Mom, who tells me just now, she is having surgery on her para-thyroid on the 17th. Wonderful. We were to be gone the week of the 15th- 21-22. They were back up care for Kinsey. So now not only do I need to be here for Moms surgery, but to take care of Kinsey. I agreed to do it, Manda's job is of utmost importance, she is sole support of the 2 of them. I guess Rick will go to TX alone. I won't get to see my grandsons. There went my good mood. I want my Mom to get better, and I hope this does it, I just wish the timing were different. I was really looking forward to watching them open the Christmas gifts I bought today. Gonna go pout now......

Good suggestion. I remember a thread in which vets complained about newbies being "so overly sensitive". Some vets seem to be quite sensitive and easily offended, too, as I have noticed during the last weeks. Sensitive? Nope. Gun shy? Tired of getting called names or accused of being bullies? Yes. Fed up with people coddling others in ways that could be seriously detrimental to their health and their weight loss? Absolutely. Of course, I am only speaking for me. And I'll add it's not only the Vets who are sick of the people crying "bully" or only wanting to be coddled - I'm pre-op and it's pissing me off. I'm not sensitive - I'm annoyed! It's more than just a weight loss/success concern that we have when someone goes so far off plan - it's a health concern - you can cause significant and life threatening complications! Would you coddle an alcoholic who had a drink 5 days post-op a liver transplant because they were "thirsty"???!!!! I am pre-op and have already cut back on my time on this forum. If the vets don't feel comfortable speaking up - why the hell would I even bother to stick around at all.

One week post op, just joined today and after seeing this post I'm in shock and quite frankly disgust that someone would go through such a painful surgery, a surgery that was education was obviously provided for and eat bacon!!!! Tells me this person wanted a quick fix and wants the surgery to be the fix yet put zero work in!!!! I have diabetic induced gastroparesis. I'm 5'5 and had a BMI of 32 I didn't qualify on weight alone but bc the surgery would hopefully resolve my diabetes, and my gastroparesis would not become worse I was approved. Otherwise eventually I may have ended up on a g-tube or worse, death. So this surgery was not what I wanted but needed, but you can damn sure bet I'm going to do everything I have to to be successful!!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I go through days like I am so hungry and feel like I've eaten all day, and then others where I forget to eat and still feel full. Not sick or anything. I realized though that on the days where I feel I've eaten a lot; I have probably only eaten a small portion. Some days I just buy food but don't eat it. It's like an old habit/compulsion. I'll go to Bojangles and buy 2 wings and a sweet tea, or buy a kitkat or last week went to mcdonalds and bought a french fry and a hot fudge Sunday. At Panera, I might buy a scone, coffee, and Mac and cheese. As soon as I try a bite of any of these things, I'm satisfied (or repulsed) and I bring them home to my husband or the trash. I ate a salad for lunch today and picked up a cookie on the way out off of a salad/dessert buffet and brought it home. I guess I'm doing this as a "I used to love these!" Kind of deals, but it's so weird. And costly. If I do try to force myself to take a bite of say fried chicken or Mac and cheese, my stomach rebels as soon as it's in my mouth and can't swallow and I immediately want something cold and clean like watermelon or water. It's not even a head hunger or craving that makes me buy. I think it's habit. But then I'm like, what the heck? I don't even want this! I'll throw whole sandwiches in the trash or give them to the guys at work. (Who are vultures and like that I'm on a 'diet' so they can eat my food.) I don't do this a lot, but maybe once a week. It's like a comfortable blanket to just have it near me I think. I once had an eclair in the fridge for over a month and my daughter asked me if she could throw it out and I told her no. She asked why, bc it was practically moldy, and I told her that I like it there. Later, I wondered why. Is it bc when I open the fridge and take out a yogurt that I actually "chose" the yogurt over the eclair? Is it a reminder of where I've been, or of something I used to love and want it there like a blankie to reassure me? I think I like looking at it sitting there, and I smile to myself and shut the door. Like, "you don't have power over me anymore!! See, I don't need you!" Idk. A psychologist might have a field day with me but I feel like I did when I was having food funerals, only I was sad then and powerful now. On most days I eat a protein bar on the way to work or a yogurt, a cheese stick as a snack, chicken with nuts and fruit for lunch and then maybe a protein shake for a second snack. For dinner, I eat maybe taco salad, a cup of chili, or chicken salad. Something lighter so I don't feel heavy when I go to bed. Plus I'm not usually hungry by then. Watermelon, berries (all kinds) and cantelope are my daily friends. That's where I am on this 11th month, still trying to honestly understand my relationship with AND without food.

Amazing...beautiful lady! Im so scared bc my hw 242...cw198..slow loser. It has been 5 wks. I have to lose 58 more pounds. I make 5 months in February so Im hoping mine is just taking its sweet time. How was your weight loss experience? Was it slow at first? Any tips for us?