Jammin January '07 Bandsters

[angyl2314 1]

Hmmm I wonder where everyone went? I recommend this site to people who are either considering the surgery, or have had it and are struggling, but it is so much more involved than it was when we first sttarted, I guess. I am way passed my weight goal, and should probably stop losing weight bc all I hear from people very close to me is that I am starting to look too skinny (who would have thought!!!)...but considering I haven't had any skin removal yet my brain still interprets that as "fat"...but unfortunately I can't afford sugery right now...so either I have to realize that losing weight just equals more skin and that I am at a fine weight, or I go back to therapy to help me work out my body image problems. I never thought I would have such a hard time accepting how much my body has changed.

I actually want to talk to someone about starting up and running a local support group for people who are considering the surgery, or people who have recently been banded. Anyone who comes on here know of who or where I might look to get this going? Is there a thread on here perhaps?

[confused 4]

Well I'm still here!!!

I gained a lot of weight...man it's so easy to do, and really didn't realize how much I had gained until I tried putting on my summer shorts from last summer...tried was the key word in that statement. I can sit here and say that it's harder to lose the weight a second time, with a second band. When they told me that before I had the band redone I didn't believe them, just kept telling myself that I lost the weight once that I can do it again. Man I have been doing everything that I was told to do with the first band and I have only lost like 6 pounds in 10 weeks. So I'm happy to say that goodwill will be getting a lot of clothes that right now I feel like I will never be able to wear again, and if I do get to those sizes again I will have to just go shopping.

So here I am wanting to know what I can do to jumpstart the weight loss stuff. I once was going to gym, but it took so much time out of my day, that I put a gym in my house...treadmill, ellipitcal, weights...So I run all the time on the treadmill. I find myself getting bored with it, and then I start thinking about going back to the gym, then my brain says that would be a waste because I already have the equipment at home. I thought about taking dance lessons, but I don't think I'm able to do that...can't follow directions. I just have to find something that sparks the energy to lose the weight again.

Another question to anyone!!! Has anyone ever had this happen...you workout(let's say today)your weight on the scale this morning before your workout (let's also say 1XX), you get up then the next morning and get on the scale and you weight 2 pounds heavier then you did the day before, then of course you have to wait like 2 days before your back to the weight you were before the exercise? I have explained this to the doctor and he doesn't get it...hell I don't get it, so why would I think he would. I know that I also have a problem with being chained to the scale, yes I know I shouldn't weight myself daily or even twice a day, but I define myself worth by a number on the scale. I also know that instead of a number on the scale I should be defined as a size.

Thanks for listening...everyone have a wonderful day!!!