I need some :help: and hope someone can lend me some advice.

Please let me know if you have tried any appetite suppresents and if they work

I went to my dr in Jan to start my WL journey. She put me on some diet pills that made me GAIN weight - I think Water weight since I felt majorly bloated after 2 weeks on these.

I went back to her after deciding to get banded. She sent me to start doing pre-op testing to make sure there were no medical reasons why I gained weight. During the tests, she thought I had Type II diabetes, which was just borderline and she said would probably fix itself if I lost weight and exercised.

She is all for me being banded BUT I am learning patience early young gwasshoper! I set my surgery up for April 21, 2006. Got all my ducks in a row, (or so I thought) and had to move my surgery back to May 5, 2006 due to a financing glitch I found out a few weeks ago about. :confused:

I got some test results back and my PCP sent me to a urologist last week, he made me put my surgery on hold :think because tests from 2 & 3 years ago showed I have a mass on my right kidney.

He's not sure what it is, could be a vessel crossing that was moved due to enlargement or tumor etc, he said he wasn't second guessing anyone until he did more testing.

He set it up where on April 21st I am having a specialized CT done, then MRI next week.

I go back to him on May 2nd for all the test results and to see where we go from here.

I rescheduled my surgery for the 3rd time now, to May 26th, and have a feeling I am going to be one of those who cannot go forward with banding for awhile.

I started a lifestyle change plan on March 31st and started exercising 4-5 times weekly on April 2nd along with high Protein, low carb eating.

My problem is I STARVE!!!! lol I can eat something, usually not alot though and then be hungry in an hour.

I do mean starve, not head hungry - having a major headache, the shakes, nausea and almost passing out starving.

I want to take some appetite suppressents but have no clue where to start or what is effective since I haven't dieted or exercised in 3 or 4 years.

TY all, I will ask my pcp when I go back and see if she can prescribe something else until I am banded :plane:

Anyone know where I can buy Forelli brand clothing, also how true to size does this brand run? the tag says Made in Turkey RN 73960

I'm asking, because I have a pair of cargo shorts that I haven't been able to fit in for 3+ years until this morning and they are a size 20 :clap2:

I know I am losing without being banded yet - I havent weighed in almost 2 weeks (had a few slip ups the past week lol) and this is my NSV for the day, ok and the fact I will look human again instead of "cousin it" after visiting my hair dresser today.

Adipex is a prescription

sorry it didn;t let me finish - diet pill, an over the counter one is xenadrine nrg, i may have mispelled that, but you get the idea, you can get it at wal mart, good luck

If you are having those reactions to the amount you are eating, you probably need to eat more. People at a higher weight can eat more and still lose, and then adjust their calorie intake later as they start to plateau. Especially if you are doing that much exersize (congratulations for that!).

I don't know anything about good diet pills. I never found any that worked...

First of all, Congratulations for running on the tread mill. That's more than I can do....AWESOME!!!

About appetite suppressants......I have taken Meridia & Inonamin in the past and both have worked for a short period of time. I'm talking 2-3 mos. I asked my PCP for some a year ago and he won't prescribe ANY type of suppressants b/c of the possible side effects. At the time, I found it odd though that he supported WLS and not WL drugs. Now, I'm so thankful b/c the road has led me to the band.

~Good Luck~

I have used the excuse of being on bed rest for 7 months with my son 6 years ago! for being inactive, so this is an accomplishment.

I started a lifestyle change plan on March 31st and started exercising 4-5 times weekly on April 2nd along with high Protein, low carb eating.

4/18 ~~ I finally worked up to where I can run YES RUN on my treadmill 2 min at 2.5 and 2.7mp; throughout my 25-30 min workout, I did 5 times of running!

4/19~~ I walked/ran on the treadmill for 27min

4/20 ~~ I walked/ran on the treadmill for 30 min - 2 min running @ 3.0, walk 5 - 7 min @ 2.5/2.7, 1.33 min running and crashed and burned :hurt from the shin splints in my left leg, walked 3-5 min then ran again 2 min walked the rest of the time.

4/21 ~~ had a major allergic reaction to Barium sulfate last night so I have been sick all night so no exercising today and no CT SCAN ugh

4/22 ~~ woke up feeling totally better from the allergic reaction. Going shopping/walking at the mall with family. Do I get an extra point for buying all things for kids new rooms 1/2 at Disney store? walked 1 -2 hours then walked more grocery store

4/23 ~~ was supposed to go to the Zoo but 40% chance of rain. We went to JCPenney's madhouse friends and family day LOL my daughter works there and I got an extra 20% off we must have walked the store 4 or 5 times - then went to Sam's club /flex weight trained while pushing 2 kids that weigh 100lbs total and 4 bags of 50lb pool salt! lol

I did find this stuff called Aspercreme for my legs and running, hope it will help the shin splints.

I was going to get Ben-Gay but my DH decided to joke with me about it in the middle of sam's club so I was too embarrassed to buy it rotfl

4/24 ~~I walked/ran on the treadmill for 24 min - 2 min running @ 3.1, walk 5 - 7 min @ 2.5/2.7, 1 min running, walked 3-5 min then ran again 2 min walked the rest of the time. Shin splints in my left leg still bothering me.

4/25 ~~

4/26 ~~

4/27 ~~ I walked/ran on the treadmill for 27 min - walk 12 min @ 2.7; 2 min running @ 3.3, walked 3-5 min then ran again 2 min walked the rest of the time. Loading up with Water before and wrapping my left leg helped some.

4/28 ~~ Had to do bookkeeping - no exercise

4/29 ~~ Walked 2 hours at the zoo, trailing behind a 3 & 5 year old running LOL

4/30 ~~

I didn't realize just how much of a difference losing only 29 pounds could make, until I saw pictures side by side. Now the tough part - the other 100 pounds

I have only had 1 or 2 pictures taken in then past 3 years, one is below labeled Jan 2006.

I'm starting to get a shape back, rather than just being a blob!:success1: I have been trying on clothes that I haven't worn in 3+ years.

The pants in the Jan 2006 picture are a 24W and shirt 22/24W.

The shirt in the May 15, 2006 picture is a size 20/22 and was just way too big, I guess I shoud have pinned it at the back for pictures hehehe. I didn't have anything else nice to wear with my pants - St. John's Bay size 20! :wow2:

I can finally see a difference in my neck OMGOSH I have a neck again and getting rid of tom turkey~

Picture 1) 289 ~ Jan 2006.......Picture 2) 274.5 ~ March 2006.......3) 260 ~ April 2006.......Picture 4) 260 ~ May 2006

HOLY Lisa!!!!!!!!!!! Those pics are AMAZING!!! Where did your butt go????

Congrats & tks for the inspiration!

hehehe Yoda my husband asked me the same thing the other day.

Now if I can just get my band and get rid of my stomach

:think unless I have a hysterectomy I will always look 6 mths pregnant with Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroids.

I'm hoping losing weight and getting banded will help with these things and get my hormones back in check.