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Congrats on your success.... But you are still healing so if your dr doesnt ok mushies yet please know that it is worth the wait. I had to wait 3 weeks which meant 5 weeks total on liquids....

in some ways this seems so superficial....my husband says its about how I want to look in a swimsuit... but he is a man... and I dont go to work in a swim suit. I dont take off my clothes at night and put on a swim suit.... LOL I think its more about how I want to look and feel about myself and if thats superficial then i guess i am guilty.

you can drink alcohol with the band once you are healed... all Drs have a different rule of thumb as to when but usually its not before 3-6 months. I have been known to have an adult beverage during my losing stage but not without tracking it and counting the calories as part of my daily 1000 so it didnt effect my loss. Also for every drink have 2 extra glasses of water on top of your normal 8 to off set the retention....

in the interview i saw a while ago she said she had got a handle on her weight and eating habits and didnt feel as if she needed it anymore.

This most certainly is a question for the doctor. I hope he can offer you some relief.

Hopefully they will offer they help you need.

Couldn't agree more. I went through this journey meal planning, shopping and cooking for hubby, daughter and infant granddaughter..... It would have been lot easier to go it alone....lol

No cant say i have....but If I ate a whole plateful of food at a Chinese buffet I bet I would. You have a successful loss going... Why not go back to portion control and get a slight unfill instead of a complete and see if that helps?

If I could figure out how to post a pic from the iPad I would show you....I don't think I have ever had a pair of pants that had two buttons... Evidentially my daughter tells me they are low rise and that's the way they are supposed to be... Who knew? LOL. I am finding out all kinds of new things as life as a thin person.....

I am with you.... I take my panties out of the wash and wonder who's they are....lol

In case you need more motivation I have an update from my original post Banded 12/9/2012 Lost 220 lbs Current weight 157

I am so happy she offered the reaction you were hoping for. Best of luck with your surgeon!!

Walk walk walk....seriously it's about the only way to get the gas out....the other remedies are just bandaids.. You aren't alone I your thinking... You feel sorry for yourself and rightfully so... You expect your family to be sympathetic yet they have NO idea what it's like not to eat food and be suffering physically. Just know it will all be a bad dream very soon and you will be well on your way to a new life as a thinner you. Hang in there

I have been posting in the forums for several years and never even noticed the blog feature... but recently I am seeing that everyone is blogging.. so thought I would try it out. This week my patience has been tried on the forums so maybe I need to be more selective in replying to certain posts and use a blog to vent... something to think about.... Have to go to my office Christmas party in 30 minutes.... I will stand around with my pretty glass of water with lemon and watch everyone stuff their faces on rich fatty appetizers... And tomorrow I will still be in my new found size 8s and they will be thinking of how to shed the bloat from their over induldging. Life is good!

Yes I heard her speak about why she had it removed...

As long as YOU decide failure is not an option... You will be successful. Learn to become one with the band and you can live happilyeverafter.... Fight it and as you well know you will continue to be fat. That said... I did 2 things religiously... Measure and weigh my food and count calories. I am from the schools of thought which believes this to be crucial to success.

You have a lot going on.... I m sure it's frustrating. Just curious..... If you stop the HRT will the weight go away? Maybe replace it th a more natural solution ? I am no dr but I would be hard pressed to continue taking something which made me gain weight. As for the fibroids.. They do shrink after menopause but it's not a major deal to gt them removed.... Something to think about and discuss with your GYN. I have 6... But they have started shrinking since I crossed over to the other side....

Feel better donna

I would call.....can't hurt....

Got a call from my plastic AND bariatric surgeons today..seems they decided on an unfill..,. So that is Friday and surgery is Tuesday.

Go to choosemyplate.gov. It's a really good website which gives you an idea of high protein foods. Granted you will have to adapt for a bandster but its a good place to start to have an intelligent conversation with your dr

At 250 calories and 10 fat grams I will stick with a snack of sugar free chocolate Pudding, a fiber 1 chocolate brownie or a diet hot chocolate at 25 calories....

Other than right after surgery I never received a call either.... But I was armed with a packet of what to eat and a nutrition plan to follow....when you go to your next appointment why not mention the call to the dr about noone at the office telling you what you should be eating then take notes when he tells you....

I agree completely.... When I hit the normal BMI I finally realized I would live the rest of my life as a thin person.

So I went to a Christmas party last night.. at the home of friends we see regularly so saw lots of people who have seen me recently but more that havent seen me since this party last year. While its fun to hear and oh so flattering... the accolaids were almost embarrassing.... I was like.... isnt there something else to talk about besides my weight loss? But then this morning I did my customary morning ritual on the scale and I weighed in at 159!!! I do not EVER remember in my life being in the 150s... I am in shock and no one is awake yet in my house so I had to rush on to tell you.... Holy #%#%... who would woulda thunk it? Maybe 150 isnt a pipe dream.... Happy Sunday!