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The "Do Over" journey

1martini

By 1martini, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Maddy1    55

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I am also starting over. So far, successfully this time. I started a blog on here by that name "starting over". I thought if I could honestly talk about what I was experiencing, maybe that would help me. Everyone who has responded to me has been supportive. I think we can start over. That we have the desire to is so important. We are not failures, we just took a Detour and can get back on track.

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Julie norton    2,850

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Good luck! Don't get down on yourself. Just begin a new journey. You deserve better health. Keep trying

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Julie norton    2,850

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Good luck! Don't get down on yourself. Just begin a new journey. You deserve better health. Keep trying

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songtress    5

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I have decided that a Do Over is what I need and will be getting in touch with my doctor very soon. Lately I've been having problems with reflux really bad and just not listening to my band, I found ways to eat all the things we suppose to resist making my weight loss unsuccessful. I was banded in June 08 I was focused and lost close to 40lbs EXCITED!!! butttt that soon changed and now I have gained most to all my weight back. So it's time to get started with loving me again taking this journey I signed up for back!!! Good luck to us all :wub:

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monkeysnana    6

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Wow! Reading your post, I felt like I was reading something I wanted to write. Ditto!! I am starting all over this week. Had my 43rd birthday yesterday and decided it was a good way to celebrate...getting back on track. I plan to follow you and I am very excited for you. I hope you have lots of success and good health.

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JimmyXXL    7

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I was banded about 21/2 years ago. I lost 100lbs, I began having horrible reflux problems and my doctor emptied my band. The reflux problems went away but I have gained 45lbs in the last 5 months. I am devastated trying to get back on track. I would love to be part of the support group as well. I need the support to get back on track. Also I saw someone reference My Fitness Pal, can that be used to share among support friends to help stay on track? Good luck to all , I know i can do this. But I am going to need your help

J

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txdiva    13

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JimmyXXL I know what you mean. I had Fluid removed several months ago and it set me back too. I have been struggling with getting back on track for a while now and have been looking for support as well. I haven't used my fitness pal in a while but need to start again so I can see exactly how much I am eating. My username on my fitness pal is Lisa9258 if you want to add me as a friend.

Songstress It is so easy to eat around the band. Every time I do it I feel terrible and wonder why I keep doing this to myself. Let's all support each other.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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