Hello all my beautiful bunnies, I need to vent a moment. I am almost 3 weeks out from my band date and I have only lost 8 lbs. Yes it a loss, but not what I expected. Which leads me to my topic line, STRESS! One week after being banded my DH tells me he thinks we should move from Texas to Florida due to his job. What a bomb that was. I can handle that, but I have 4 kids. One of which is getting married on May 22. Then two of my girls have sports banquet, which most of you know involves dresses, shoes, jewelry, hair and nails! Plus I had tofly to Tampa to find a house, plus try to get this one ready to put on the market and pack! He wants to be out there by JUne 1!!!!!!!:rolleyes2: Now, as you can see, I have alot on my plate. No pun intended. And because of this I am reverting back to my old ways and eating fast food! I guess I just need some encouragement! I go back next week for my one month post-op and fill. I am hoping that will help, because I really have NO restriction what so ever. I was so excited about this band, now its the last thing on my mind!

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TXMom,

I am sorry things are so stressful in your life right now. You and DH need to sit down and you need to tell him that if your supporting his move, then he needs to support your journey with the lap band. You need encouragement, and time to get yourself healthy, if that means he has to pack, or take your daughters to their hair appointments, while you plan out some meals or take a walk, then that is what he will have to do. Support should go both ways and obviously the stress of having to do everything is not helping you. You need to delegate and remember without your health you will not be able to be there for them so, you do you. Take time for yourself and let your family help pick up the pieces. Good luck.

Jenny offered some great advice. So I will give what I can; BIG (((HUGS))). I hope you figure out a plan that will work for all of you.

Am feeling the same babe. Its that the hunger has come back - and it's awful! I can eat ANYTHING!!! It sucks! We just need a fill, I am sure. Hang in there, and please let me know when you have had yours xx

Am feeling the same babe. Its that the hunger has come back - and it's awful! I can eat ANYTHING!!! It sucks! We just need a fill, I am sure. Hang in there, and please let me know when you have had yours xx

Lingling, so you mean that you are able to actually eat anything and it goes down fine?? I was just wondering because I notice today that things go down a lot easier and I am hungrier more often. I am still in the mushies stage, but am worried that if it is this easy to eat now, what will I do when I have to wait for a fill? Are you able to eat stuff you ate before the band? Just curious. Hang in there...I know we will make it through all this...it is just probably part of being newly banded and once we are filled it will be a lot better.

Lingling, so you mean that you are able to actually eat anything and it goes down fine?? I was just wondering because I notice today that things go down a lot easier and I am hungrier more often. I am still in the mushies stage, but am worried that if it is this easy to eat now, what will I do when I have to wait for a fill? Are you able to eat stuff you ate before the band? Just curious. Hang in there...I know we will make it through all this...it is just probably part of being newly banded and once we are filled it will be a lot better.:smile2:

Hey Scoob,

Yeah, i can eat pretty much anything I want. Last night I had a chicken drumstick and just ate it dry - was fine, muesli and fruit - fine, funny bready/pancake thing with spinach and feta, fine. Olives, fine.

I have been searching on here and I found the best thread about bandster hell 3-8wks post op. You can find it in this thread that I have started about it.