RosieBosie

Me, like many here have dieted for years and years with no results which is why we chose the band. I'm not splurging on candy or cake, believe me but I'm not measuring, or following a specific diet... I'm finished with those. They don't work. I eat very little in the a.m. I scrabbled egg and 1 slice of WW bread. I only allow one slice of bread a day. For lunch I eat a banana only because the other fruits available are too expensive. If I can get a sale I'll buy some type of berries and put them on my Cereal so I don't need to put Splenda on it. If I don't have a banana for lunch I may have a cup of chicken salad, tuna or a piece of left over meat/fish from the night before's supper. For supper I get whatever I make for the family (it's too hard to cook two different meals) but I skip any bread or Pasta they get. For instance if I make spanish rice, I set a bit aside that doesn't have the rice... Mostly I cook meats in the crock pot to make them more tender as I have trouble with the neck pain with meats. Bedtime snack a bowl of unsweetened cereal, like grapenuts or cheerios or oatmeal. I have low blood sugar so if I go to bed on empty stomach I can't sleep. As for my neck pain, I saw my orthopedic and he said it isn't my cervical spine... he suggested TMJ so I had that checked and it comes up negative. So the only thing I can think of is that I'm eating too fast. One thing I hate is cold food and so I think I'm eating too fast in order to eat it hot/warm. I'ma a type A person... I do everything in life fast.... I have no patience. As for my slow weight loss, I"m just thankful I'm not gaining. Usually I put on 10# over the winter. I only gained about 2 or 3 lbs because I can't get out to walk. ONce I start walking I am pretty sure I can start losing again. Darn the winter! Being a senior and live only with my husband and two cats, there is minimal housework to do so I don't get much exercise... I try to do exercises but everything hurts at my age... except walking and swimming. Looking forward to a great and thin summer.

I was banded in July 10 and I've had 4 fills and am eating less than before but still not losing weight. I realize that I haven't been walking due to the weather but shouldn't I be losing weight just by not eating as much? When I eat I get a terrible pain from the left side of my neck down my left collar bone. Is this from the band or from my deterriorated cervical spine? I know I have that problem but never experienced this type of pain when eating. It happens whenever I eat meat or Beans or anything thicker to swallow. Whenever I talk to the diet people w/Lap band they tell me I should be eating from South Beach... heck if I am supposed to follow a diet, why did I get the Lap Band in the first place? I was under the impression that this would take the place of diets, which never work. Now, I don't eat junk food or overeat but just eat moderate portions or regular meals I make for my family. Since July I've only lost 30 lbs. Thought I'd seek advice from other bandsters.