cheryl2586

Carbs have nothing to do with the scale being higher. It's either water retention or because you ate. The theory to the scale is if you weigh the same at night as you do in the morning then you lost weight. But in order for that to be accurate you have to weigh with the same things on or off. Your best bet is to weigh yourself nude.

Go back to basics as if you just had surgery. Do a couple days of clear liquids then full liquids then back to eating only protein and good carbs. You have detox from the sugar and day three and four may be hell with a headache but you can get through it. For those that think a fill will help it will not. Chocolate doesn't care how tight your band is it will still slip through. No fill will help with that. You have to help that.

Do you really think I was being serious about a whole pie. Come on now that is what I am talking about. Some people only one person taking my post out of total context and making it what they want it to be. Just like I said. I could write 10 stories and ten people will take it ten different ways. That is why I don't come here because you see one person misconveys exactly what I was saying taking every word I say literally and would end up in an argument. I have no need for people like this in my life. Have a happy day and life. I am done here.

I am not talking about gas pain I am talking about people having chest pain, leg pain, pain that is dangerous and should not be taken lightly. Now do you really think I meant no one should ask what to do for gas pain. You see that is exactly why people should ask what did you mean by that because you totally took what I wrote out of context and made it what you thought I was talking about.

Well I would have to believe that I have had this thing in my gut long enough to tell people what they are doing right or wrong. No I am not here for a popularity contest because I don't need affirmation from anyone about me. I do not purposely step on peoples toes but sometimes you just have to look and say why would you even post that. Your eating cookies the day after surgery. Really and you want to know if you hurt your band. I worked hard for what I got and it wasn't eating cookies. I really think people either like to get your hair raised on your neck to see how many people will fight or that they really are that stupid to eat cookies a day post op. The other thing that really bugs me is the people that really don't know what to eat after surgery. Why on earth would you have something implanted in your stomach and not know what to do with it. If I have to tell you what to eat after surgery then you need to pay me what you gave your doctors. I am here to support only not give free advice what you are suppose to be eating. Anything like that should come from your doctors not us. No two doctors are the same or give the same plans. I hate when people have pain and ask what to do about it. Anything that isn't normal should not be asked here. Call your doctors they are getting paid to be on call 24 hours 7 days a week. "oh but I don't want to bother him" Well how about you bother him because you want us to give you for free what he would charge you to do. Come on now sometimes things are just plain ridiculous that people post and those who are veterans know it is true. So now that I have vented my frustrations I will go play candy crush. Peace and love for the holidays and its not about eating anymore its about enjoying time with the people you love. Don't come on here the day after Christmas and say you ate a whole pie did you screw up your band because if you don't know the answer to that then neither do I. I was not trying to step on any bodies toes but these are the reasons we don't come her very much. The same questions that are asked every day can be found in the forum 10,000 times if you just put it in the search at the top you will find it.

I think for me it was 70lbs and all I ever heard was are you pregnant which to me is a terrible thing to say to someone its as bad is telling someone is that your mother when its your girlfriend lol. People are rude but you don't owe her an explanation. Family's suck sometimes lol

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I only took toiletries the rest I just put back on the day I went home. You need to rest during that time if you have to stay and forget about the internet world focus on yourself and being comfortable.

Rib eye and eggs nothing better then that for breakfast.

If everyone in their life had never made a mistake, we would all be perfect and would have never needed surgery. Unfortunately none of us are perfect. This is the rest of your life and I am sure that at some time even people who are at goal will still struggle to maintain. Because you think oh I am here and eat things you shouldn't and weigh your self and the scale doesn't move, so you continue on and then get on the scale one day and you gained ten pounds. People who are not at goal yet think it will be easy but its not because as soon as you stop doing what you were doing to lose weight it will come right back on. I have gained and lost gained and lost with the band its a forever thing not just okay here it is I don't have to do anything to lose weight. Just get control of yourself and even if you don't want to do it now but start the beginning of the year that is fine as long as you know what you have to do. Don't be hard on yourself no one is perfect.

I want to throw my two cents in. I smoked until I was six months post op and I wish I would have quit before because I lost 70lbs post op and quit smoking six months out and then had a stall for an entire year with no weight loss. My lungs are happy I quit smoking but if you decide to do it after surgery it will make your weight loss harder and you might even gain. Just my suggestion.

You should ask him how big it is because I have a small one that they did not repair during surgery and I have not had no issues with it. I would think if it is about 2cm you could live with it and not have it repaired.

Another thing I could never imagine is someone telling someone else they hate them on here. Really? How can you hate someone you don't even know. I am a writer, have my own columns in online websites and I can tell you this. If I write a story and ten people read it they will all take it and process it the way they feel it fits their needs. People on here trying to tell you how you said something and it was mean or rude and that was not the way it was intended. Stop reading in to what people write. You take words very seriously when the original poster might not have meant it in that way. I don't understand the two year old mentality of people here that think when you give them advice that they don't want they would say don't answer my post anymore I hate you. Really? You can really hate someone you don't know. I have to laugh. I have never in my life hated anyone that I did know. Maybe not always agreed with them but to be that hateful to say you hate someone is beyond my knowledge and no I am not bragging about my writing career either just telling people how others interpret words. I know someone is going to get upset about what I wrote the first time but if you feel guilty then you are guilty of the same things I have written. Others getting upset about the stars they get on their blogs and then blog about it. Really? That is just narcissistic that anyone would care if someone voted a one star on their blogs. I thought blogging was for your own self not to please anyone else. You have to have love for yourself and not worry about what others think of you. Just move on if you feel offended it doesn't have to end up in a giant free for all knock out match. I am sorry but that is just childish behavior. You shouldn't need affirmation from other people about yourself that you are good or you make them happy posting all the time. That I just don't understand. While I would love for people to read what I post I am not going to get a complex because they didn't like it. I will sleep very well tonight while your are awake thinking about this website.

I don't come here as often anymore because like B52 said we moved on to Facebook. The reason we left is because of people preaching constantly. You must read this, you must do that, people who would go against their doctors orders and want to be coddled because they didn't do what they were supposed to do. There is still preaching going on from certain people and it gets old. They post and blog the same crap over and over again and think that it is a joy to read but it's not. Also if you don't say what people want to here then the get mad and attack you like you killed their mother. It gets old. You either want advice or you don't its that plain and simple. You can't expect someone who followed their doctors orders to the T not be upset about someone who is three days post op eating a whole pizza. I used to blog about nutrition because that is what I was doing before this year. People said they were sick of me talking about what I do and had a big rant on here for nothing because in the end she is the one that looked like an idiot. You either want information or don't. Oh let me not forget the person who said we veterans need to get back here to help the new people out we owe it to them. No I only owed myself to get well. It's people like this that make us not want to be here. We would love to help but too many people put their hands in the pot and stir it. I am 50 years old and don't need a mother or someone to get pissed off about what I blog or what I do for a living. Yes I have worked in the medical field for 30 years and I do think I know what I am talking about. I taught nutrition classes but when I gave my opinion or blogged about it I was told they were sick of me throwing my career around. Well I wasn't I was just trying to be helpful. I don't need someone to email me and say I still read your blogs and I think you are a nice woman. I know I am and I don't need anyone to confirm that. I was just trying to help those who didn't understand their nutritional needs. Shot down every time. So this is why we don't come here anymore. We stay on face book and have a blast. I stop in on occasion but try not to make this my daily habit because I don't need undue stress in my life from people I don't even know.

I am rooting for you. You will do great.

Measure your food and only eat that amount even though you can eat more. You will be preparing your self for when you need it.

Merry Christmas you have done awesome. A lot to be proud of for sure.

You have to remember you get swelling after a fill. The more upset you are the tighter your band is going to get. Relax, take a nice hot shower and wait and see how you feel tomorrow.

Lots of luck to you. You will be awesome.

Get some zicam either lozenges or nasal spray it will help cut it in half the time you are sick.

Every doctor is different. Mine said 3 meals 1/2 cup of food no snacks. I have issues with my blood sugar dropping so I do eat snacks in between. His theory is if you are not hungry don't eat. But I have hunger so I eat.

It depends and bread is usually not good any way you eat it. It expands once inside so it will usually always get stuck. You might be better off with crackers instead of bread. Sounds pretty much normal but I would stay away from bread. I have learned to eat tuna with nothing. If I really need something then I will have crackers or pretzel crisp.

Yes I understand that and some people do just mess it up in less then a month because their mind set does not change but there are people who deal with a lot and more that can't control their life and what happens to them. Because there have been many days this year I could have just as well sucked down a mountain of Hershey bars but I didn't but I can see how people can get in that desperation. Everyone is not as strong as someone else. Yes there are jack asses that will never follow the rules for that I say well then you need your ass kicked but there are others that did all that and then something tragic happens. You don't know unless you are there. It's like being an alcoholic or a drug addict it only takes that one fall to get you right back where you started.

You have said that you have no desire to eat or that you want to eat.I was making the point that you do not know how everyone's life is so yes it is easy to fall off and yes I do understand it.