Ok so I've been having headaches that actually kept me from work two days this week. New med side effects are fun that way. I get back today and find out that some of the very caring friends I have here are concerned that I'm getting headaches because I'm malnourished. They actually said that. I know they're really just concerned for my health but really?! After this last fill I've had some trouble with pb'ing but nothing that hasn't taught me what my band doesn't want in it. Lessons learned and I've gone on. But I'm far from malnourished.

No real question here today guys just needed to vent a bit to folks who understand.

Sounds a little bit like jealousy to me. Even those who like/love you and want to be happy for you, tend to get a little envious when you start losing weight. Normal weight people do it as bad as overweight and deep down, they prefer to keep you the way you were. I don't think they mean to feel that way, but it almost always happens.

People around me blame my band every time anything goes wrong with my health. I don't let it get to me. Sometimes it is my band, other times its not. Even my GP blames my band when I have stomach trouble, which I've had since I was a teen.

Take it as a sort of compliment and don't listen to them.

Keep up the good work!

I usually only get headaches from stress or dehydration but have gottem from not enought potassium while on diets.

Are you taking a Multivitamin?

not saying this pertains to you....but it is very possible to be fat and malnourished. If all u eat is junk

Sounds a bit like sabotage - experiencing that at the moment from several sources - makes me even more determined to get back to my previously hot self.

Thank you to every one on the input. To answer a few questions. Yes, I'm taking all of the vitamins that my surgeon suggests (most of the time any way), and the headaches went away after I stopped the med. Switched to a different one today so we'll see how that goes. So far it's good. I did start protein shakes again after not seeing the scale budge and surprise surprise I'm melting again. Thanks again everyone!