glowormvl

I am so happy you are in the green. I have a fill on monday it will be my second and i really hope it does the trick. I still have not lost a pound it has been 4 weeks now. Congrats 2 you being in the green. Tho i dont have any advice for you. Good luck figuring this one out.

go to this link it is my blog. the password is brandy. read the blog and the comment. http://glowormvl.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/depressed/ I am so scared to go to work today. I dont wanna get written up or have anything happen. I have been off for 2 days and have been drinking like a fish. I did see my therapist yesterday but she wasnt much help.

a sexy man right about now would be a life saver

I wish i had a man. a sexy one. lol

just spend $140 on scratch tickets the other day. i posted in another thread about this but i wanna ask. Now that you can not over eat are there things that you are doing that you shouldnt be in place of the eating? Mine is gambling. others could be drinking, buying clothes or shoes or something?

I may be able to attend dont know yet

good idea. zipper bags are expensive too. but i can get em at the $ store.

Dont beat yourself up. I have gained 8 pounds in just a few weeks i have had only 1 fill. I just want you to know the gaining is horrible. i am in a bad depression right now and it is partly due to the gaining. Come on girl lift your head up. You are doing great. dont grab the cookies but if you do grab 1 bag of the 100 calorie packs. they are pretty good. Give the rest of the box to DH if he is not trying to lose. or take them to work and give em to your co workers. You dont want those little bags sitting around calling your name i promise you. Again keep your head up you ARE doing GREAT! just get back on the wagon and forget about that donut.

You guys can look me up i am glowormvl or violet lopez. I would love to have somefb friends. with this new fb i cant figure out how to search for friends so please add me just say LBT and your in. haha. hope to see u soon

i was very open about my band as well. I told everyone. Now i wish i hadn't. Everyday at work someone has to ask me how its going and if i lost any weight yet from the last time they asked me like 2 days prior. I hate it. I just want to be left alone. But that may be because i am depressed right now. I have alot going on in my life so i am eating carbs again and not losing weight. I have gained about 8 pounds in a few weeks. I quit excersizing. I just dont know. Maybe when things are better I will be happier about everyone always asking but for right now i hate it.

been doing research online about this smoking causing band erosion and i have found nothing to support this. Anyone find anything?

I am so depressed and basically upset with myself. 3 weeks ago i was on chantix to quit smoking. It says u can smoke for the first week so i did. then on saturday when it was time to put the smokes away i did. By mid day i needed a smoke so bad so i gave in. by the end of the day i had bought another pack. then the next day i bought a 5 pack. I continued taking the chantix for another week and during that week i tried everyday to quit but i needeed a smoke so bad. By the end of the week i had quit taking the chantix because it had not worked. I have gained 8lbs in the past few weeks. I contribute that to my band not being filled enough and my eating to many carbs. This is soooo hard. I paid almost 9k for this damn thing and i cant even get my ass in gear enough to exercise everyday. I have been making bad food choices and then getting upset with myself so then i am depressed. I have begun gambling again. like alot. It makes me feel good while gambling but then i lose and its like wtf was i thinking. Everything is going down hill. I am depressed about money and the band is not working. or should i say i am having a hard time working with the band. I decided it was time for another fill so i made an appt. I called the dr/s office yesterday to see if they had any cancellations for today so i could get the fill now and not in another week and a half. I am so depressed right now. I just want to go lay in bed and cry. I am not upset because i have to quit smoking i am mainly upset because i am going to be gaining weight in the next 4 weeks. That is how long the dr wants me to be smoke free for before he does my fill. I dont know if i should just quit smoking and gain the weight or if i should just cut back and work on quiting then go to the doc in 4 weeks aand lie to him about smoking. I dont think i am ready to quit just yet but i dont wanna gain the weight back and i dont wanna lie to him. I dont know what to do about anything anymore.

I would keep track of how much i am eating and if it is more than a cup at a time i would def go in for another fill

I would like to see a section here where u can interact with other like how they have it on face book. not the games but the chat and individual chat so i could talk with my freiends in real time not just leaving em a message. whos with me? or did i miss it somewhere?

for us singles it would have to be called ..... well u know. i think thats healthy right

i was a self pay patient and didnt go through all the test and therapists and things like other people. but i am going to try a few things with my money and see if it works. gonna put only bill money in the bank and leave my debit card at home also gonna get gas with cash. then going to put the rest on my grocery gift card i can buy scratch with it. i work in a grocery store. also gonna leave any cash left over at home. sorry i posted in this forum i just didnt know where else to post. maybe i could start an new thread. called something like i am not over eating anymore but the gambling is getting out of control. look for it.

I love lapband talk i am on here everyday. It is my crack!

green zone is were u can only eat about 1 cup of food at a time and u r full for 4 or more hours. also green zone means u r losing 1 to 2 lbs a week. You get to the green zone through fills. The dr injects saline into the band via a port to make the band tighter or an unfill is where it is to tight (red zone) and nothing goes through the band

I work at a grocery store and i told upper managment and a couple people my close friends and before long every1 in the store knew i had surgery. Now i am probably 8 weeks post op and everyone is asking me everyday how things are going. It is frustrating i hate being asked escpecially right now. I have only lost 37 lbs and i have stalled for 2 weeks now. I reall really need a fill. actually i real need to be in my green zone like now.

I know this is not the place for it but i just need to tell some1. I am ashamed to admit i have a gambling problem. I spent $140 on scrath tickets today. i feel like **** now. sorry just had to tell some1.

I think it is gold bond healing therapy cream. i have not tried it yet waiting til i lose enough weight my thighs dont rub

how about getting rid of the naste black skin on my thighs because they rub together. target has some creme for it but i am waiting til i lose more weight. Taking a picture neck up but making it so the fat under my chin disappears. holding my head up hi not worrying about what others are thinking or having ankles not cankles i dont have cankles but some of us do not shopping at goodwill cuz the big people clothes are cheap getting rid of all the medical bills and not having them pile up anymore for me buying a bathrobe. always wanted one but cant find any to go around my belly oh how about not having to find the huge towels to go around your body after a shower I have to turn my body when going into the bathroom or coming out. just noticed i turn out of habit so i just tested it i dont fit just walking in. the door is unussually small but my mother fits through it without turning. not having to lift a leg when just bending over to get something off the floor cuz my belly is in the way to just bend over not using my chest as a shelf. lol grocery shopping is frustrating. I want to buy bad food. after banding i see the bad food as 5lbs of hamburger that is just fat to paste onto my body

I make a breakfast protien smoothie. I use 4 big scoops of yogurt, 2 large frozen strawberries, a third of a banana, a scoop of eas 100% whey protien powder i think 42 grams protien, 3 or 4 frozen crystal light ice cubes made of fruit punch, and some crystal light fruit punch juice to keep thinks runny. then i blend it all. You can not taste the protien. I also throw in my 2 vicoden since i can not swallow them. i can not take anything bigger than a tick tack. It makes a rather large size cup of yummy. It keeps me full for 2 to 3 hours even tho it does go right thru the band. i have only 1 fill and i do not have restriction. when i take my first break at work i eat 1 packet of oatmeal and a wedge of quiche i buy at the deli.

i been looking for a thread on dieting because i to am a bit confused. I am staying away from bad carbs as much as possible. Also i am not eating any fruit. I eat lots of meat even if they are high in cxalories like bacon. mmmm love bacon. I cant figure this out should i just stay away from processed foods and eat only meat fresh vegs and fruits? Or do i even need to diet? Should i just stay away from bread rice pasta and potatoes like my dr said and everything else is ok to eat. protien first of course. I dont know what i am doing. So for the past week i have just been eating what i want including the rice pasta and potatoes but only a single bite of those. I love cereal so is that ok to eat? i dont know this is alll just so hard to figure out. I just had my first fill 2 weeks ago and have little to know restriction. I can eat just about anything as long as i chew but if i forget i get stuck so does that mean i have restriction? I am also eating about 2 cups of food at a time. i eat 3 meals a day with 2 snacks. is that normal?

I never got an invite. I was just recently banded by him tho. where when and what time? how should i dress if i can go?