shellyj

Hello August bandsters!!! lets check in and see how we are all doing! i am starting a new thread because this one is already LONG! heres a link to the new thread http://lapbandtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2698 michelle

OHHH alexandra!!!! look GREAT!!! and i'm sure you FEEL great!!! we are all so proud of you! you continually offer support and great advice. thank you! thank you! thank you! i hope you are as big of a loser this next year as you were last year!!! ((((hugs))))))

anyway i hope you can see how frustrated and upset i was from the lack of restriction. for the past 4 months i have not eaten that way. when you PHYSICALLY cant eat another bite without PB'ing it will keep you from overeating. i know how hard this is for you...all i can say is hang in there! just do the best YOU can do until the fill. dont beat yourself up your tool isnt working properly yet... and no matter how you slice it you are still smaller than you were before banding if you have been banded a year and lost 40 and lose 30 each year for the next 2 years that would put you at 130 CAN YOU SAY GOAL!! you are a 'lightweight' and that in itself makes you lose a little slower. keep looking at the big picture! michelle

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) when i was not restricted these were some of my journal entries: 12-4-03 I HAVE HAD A REALLY HARD TIME TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK. IT IS EASIER WHEN YOU CANT EAT BUT A TINY AMOUNT. YOU DON'T OBSESS ABOUT food. NOW ITS ALL I THINK ABOUT!!! I NEED TO BREAK THIS CYCLE. I NEED SOME RESTRICTION!!! I WONT REACH MY GOAL OF 275 BY CHRISTMAS. MAYBE BY MY BIRTHDAY? IT IS FRUSTRATING TO SEE PEOPLE LOSE HUGE CHUNKS WITH BYPASS WHILE I AM STRUGGLING IT JUST SEEMS AS LONG AS I AM ABLE TO EAT HUGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD I DO. AS LONG AS I CHEW WELL I CAN EAT TILL THE COWS COME HOME. WELL NOT WITH THE CORRECTION ADJUSTMENT BUT I CAN STILL EAT WAY MORE THAN A 1/2 CUP MORE LIKE 2 CUPS...NO FOOD BACKING UP, NO PB, NO GOLF BALL PRESSURE, JUST ME GORGING MYSELF 1-23-04 SOOOOO i had my swallow study yesterday and i was told my band is fine. it has not slipped and my pouch is not stretched. so what gives??? my dr's PA (physicians assistant) told me just stop eating at a half cup. well hello if i could do that i wouldn't have gotten to 350 lbs. i told her why don't we do lunch one day so you can see me eat!!!! I AM NOT BAND BASHING HERE. I LOVE MY BAND. WITHOUT IT I WOULD HAVE GAINED BACK ALL MY WEIGHT PLUS SOME. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING FOR ME AS DESCRIBED. 2-23-04i don't know what happened to me today. i had 2 scrambled eggs for Breakfast 32 oz Water lunch- i had to go run an errand so i decided to pick up a can of chicken breast meat. well they had the 12.5 oz can on sale so i bought that thinking I'd be able to eat that for the next FEW days... i ate the whole can in 30 minutes. then you would think i would have stopped but i had brought a salad for lunch originally so i decided to 'pick at it'. ITS ALL GONE TOO. so here i sit stuffed from the bottom stoma up to the top. i feel absolutely HORRID. NAUSEATED. GROSS. my salad was a spinach salad so not only am i FULL but those natural fibers are making me bloated to boot. i know partly why ate that...i guess i wanted to 'test' my band. i have 4.1 cc's in a 4.0 band and still no FUCKING restriction (that was for you Jonathan) unless i eat solid meats. i have been to my dr too many times, had the swallow study and was assured everything's fine' well if it was I WOULD NOT PHYSICALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT ALL OF THAT!!!!! i just know for sure that i will have REALLY WORK my band along with dieting until my insurance changes and the band is covered again. Unless i want to sue my dr i don't have any other options. i knew this before i have known it since Jan 1. i just made a PIG of myself today. well thanks for letting me vent. i know for 100% sure that i never want this feeling (stuffed pig) again. michelle on a good note i didn't have hardly any carbs in my food and was Protein first but my god a days worth in one sitting... i ended up FINALLY getting restriction month 7 of banding heres a post 2-3 months AFTER getting restriction and losing 40-50 pounds... June 19, 2004 weight 236!!! still doing the atkins diet till i reach 199.9999 do i miss food? no i eat all the things i love. i only eat things that are 'treats' now when they are PERFECT before i would eat a 2 day old donut that wasn't even the flavor i liked. now i haven't had a krispy creme in MONTHS but i will have one and when i do it will be from the K.K. shop when the hot light is on and i will enjoy that sucker!

lol i dont feel guilty either i am just ready to get beyondd this phase!! the past month i have been endulging A LOT! i think thats why i am craving carbs because i have been eating them so much! when i stick to low carb the cravings are VERY mild. no regrets though. that penis cake was finger licking good!

if you guys will send me a pizza, Cookies OR cake i'll join in your reindeer games!!! i have been having wicked cravings today!

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! its no wonder your daughter is smiling so big!!!! size does matter! *************** i'll be good now!

well i have a knack for penis cake or cup cakes!

ROFL!!! your silly penni! its to close now i wouldnt know who to bet on!

just kidding i 'endulged'!!! this saturday a friend of mine called me up and invited me to come make cake weenies with her. being the good friend i am i happily obliged. we made little chocolate cake weenies with chocolate frosting and pink ones with white frosting. :cool: :lick they were yummy...well actually i had a weird experience...on the chocolate one i could only eat about 2-3 bites before it became WAY to sweet. i even let it sit for 2 hours while we watched a movie thinking i could finish it later. STILL to sweet. :speechles weird in a good way!! have you had your cake weenies today?:smoke

ROFL teresa!!!! i made her fiance a boob cake in strawberry not knowing he was a choco-holic...i cut the balls off the full size weenie cake and made candy nipples and he was none the wiser!!!

ROFLMAO!!!!

LOL just regular cake made in a mold of a weenie (penis)

:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABS!!!! :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABS!!!! :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABS!!!! :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABS!!!! :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana so your up 2 from your all time low...your DOWN 126 FROM YOUR ALL TIME HIGH!!!!

no i dont want to see the pb!!! i saw a wooden one that pooped m&m's. i was dieing for it!!! it was offered as a prize at my work. alas even then i was a loser! marie- i can barely take a sip of Water in the middle of the night much less scarf! michelle

LOL!!!

:cool: :D WOOOOOOWWWWWWEEEEEEE HOT MAMA!!! you look FANTASTIC!!!! you are BEAMING!!!! WAY TO GO Terry!!!!! :banana:banana:banana:banana:banana you should start a whole ne thread with your pics i bet half the people dont even realize they are here!

ROFL!!! when i saw there was an attachment i thought you'd attached a pic of you PB!!!!! :cool:

current weight 230!!! from 350!!! size 16/18 pants from 30/32:eek: i know i am a picture taking fool but a girl in my office wanted to see my before and during so i took some new ones today! michelle

EXACTLY...and who wants a flat coke anyway? if i ever get a unfill though i will get me a real coke and savour that sucker! michelle

i was ok'd by my dr to have sodas if i want... before i had restriction i could drink them with no problems and no discomfort. since getting restricted i can drink one if i let it get kinda flat and sip sip sip i find that they are not worth the pain to me. michelle

megan hit the nail on the head! YOU are a success!!! YOU have lost 50 POUNDS!!! since you were a 'lightweight' when you started (lower BMI) you do lose slower than someone who was with a BMI over 50. just think if you lose another 50 this next year you will be at goal!! that means you will have beaten the 3-5 years to get to goal thing!!! your right on target girl!!! shoot i think your ahead of it!!! (((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) michelle

i am drinking from straw right now! i just sip sip sip and dont have problems with air. corn...I LOVE IT!!! but i have only had it 2-3 times since banding because of the carbs:rolleyes: it goes down fine...so does carrots...bread...pasta...meat... as long as i chew chew chew i have yet to find a food that gives me problems. now if i get another fill...i doubt i would be able to say that

i havent TOUCHED a shake since i was cleared for mushies!!!

http://store.bariatriceating.com/ you can order protien drinks and low carb foods off this site. i bought a powder at GNC called whey Protein. it was WHEY NASTY!! i have heard you can use chocolate powder and throw in a scoop of Peanut Butter when you mix it for flavor! michelle