frenchdove

Are you chewing properly or overeating. I had dinner last night ate slowly it was fine. We went to a party and sure enough they started to serve dinner, because it was a couple of hours after, I thought I would pick at the food, i came home severley bloated and have thrown up really tragically 3 times, I cant even keep down water, what do I do now, rest and back on the fluids i think it says. im not well a t all

Hi Jessica Im Simone in Sydney and had mine done end of November happy to keep in touch with you. where are you in Oz? cheers and happy new year! aaaaaa

Hi my name is Simone and ive just had my lapband done in October, and had to have it redone in November 30, as my port was not put in properly, it was upside down. Apparently I had a midband put in and the port is stainless steel. Its now in and Ive had a fill as well. I have found that food gets stuck regularly as I forget to chew alot and lately because of this time of the year, festivities I am talking with people and forget to chew. I know it is working now. I also have emotional issues around eating and found that I was comforting myself with icecream and sweets to not feel deprived. I have lost ten kilos so far, and havent lost anything since. Yes it is christmas and we are on holidays which I am finding quite tough having to regulate what I eat, but im reminding myself this will always be the case and the lap band is a tool and i choose what goes in my mouth. Im going to Bali in January which will be interesting. Happy to buddy up with anyone interested in starting their journey with me, its just the beginning and im looking forward to losing more weight and also adressing my issues as they come up. The lapband does not help emotional eaters, it helps me stop gorging myself now i have to deal with my emotional issues. thanks for this forum it helps to read with others. frenchdove

Thanks JReal, its good to hear others, it is a horrible feeling when it gets stuck, today I feel better i know it is an ongoing issue and im not the only one. I do feel bad not having lost any more weight and im starting to talk about the reasons i feel about not being able to lose more weight around the sabotage issues, i know its really about the relationship with my mother, her force feeding and everytime my weight was ok, she would really freak out and start offering food, they are european and literally use food for everything!!!

It is really disheartening, i totally understand ...do you visit th

Thanks everyone it really helps to share information. I do have a therapist and all year i have been sort of skimming about talking about this, other stuff comes up but i am committed to sorting it out, i was force fed as a kid by a european mother, when i was cold, eat, when i was scared eat, sick, eat, you name it. The CBT stuff is good, i find socially really hard, watching everyone eat and then it is my turn to remember and not feel deprived, youre right do i really want the food or just want to feel like everyone just want to fit it, im actually going to a party tonight, which will be interesting......im actually sore in the gut from the wrenching yesterday, and eating mush today which helps, i just want to feel comfortable and look decent.... its a never ending journey but I know one I can eventually conquer.....