☠carolinagirl☠

what an outstanding post. love reading positive posts an and people with great attitudes. All the best. you will be a success now and AL.

i have been there before and many times in my life. my big thing was to eat until i cant eat no more and then (get rid of it). sure food made me feel better. it soothed me. but inside i was dying. you are recently banded, good for you. we have all been there with bad moments, bad thinking, negative feelings or when our world just isnt going right. what you need to do is what the other posters said, smile. forget today and move on to tomorrow, every day we get that chance to start over. so what if you overate (or didnt). doesnt matter. what matters is you believing in yourself. deep down. find yourself. look at what all you went through to get here (pre and post op, surgery itself) that right there tells me you are a success. you are not alone. this forum is awesome for support. you need it? post something. there are people here who care. i am one of them. hang in there sweetie

promise i wont, i started this post to put out positive vibes to those who are struggling............you post is an excellent addition

that is sooo true. you spoke it well

i told my immediate family and my co workers i am very proud of what i am doing and am very lucky to have support from all (so far) i wish you all the best

have another one to add....be honest with yourself...once that happens, you can begin again

pink is in

sojo my party animal sistah you rock those jellies girl............. i say every once in a while is fine. i look very much forward to my glass or two of wine at thanksgiving and xmas.

same as sojo. my dr said ok but prefer me to go decaf or at least half and half. so that is what i do each morning. long live dunkin doughnuts black

that is super great news. keep up with the positive attitude

yep, i have more strands falling out also. dr said due to many things ( and not to panick )......yeah right esp when you have baby fine hair.

well, until you are actually banded, anyone telling you they are full on 1 cup or less, will seem like a yeah right type of thing. but it is true. 3/4 to 1 cup of something am i am DONE. crazy as i was the leader of the pack for 2nd and 3rd plate fill ups. you need to get into the mental right frame. the band will make you feel full on less food. (and overeating can make you feel sick etc)....so its up to you to make the right decisions to eat better and healthier stuff for you. listen to mis and sojo.....they are successful banders.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2191945/Fat-Fighters-Marjorie-Dawes-right--eating-dust-CAN-make-New-diet-powder-answer-slimmers-prayers.html seriously...i cant make this up

this may sound mean..so i apologize now.... your bitching about only losing 20 pounds? that is 4 five pound bags of sugar. try toting that around in your arms all day and see if you get tired..if you are thinking you made a mistake now, then you are doomed. you either have to change your thinking and get on with making yourself well or talk to your dr about taking thing out. enough with the pity party mike. you went though all the pre op stuff knowing full well what you were you doing......had the surgery and now dealing with the sometimes tough post op recovery. face the facts that you have to heal. TMF will tell you not to worry or expect losing for 4-6 weeks after surgery. and you harping on it to yourself that you are a failure and you wish you didnt have this is just stupid. snap out of it. you have done damn well so far. i wont expect nothing less from you. follow the dr's orders....walk and sip your liquids and just allow your body to heal. its going through enough without you adding needless drama on top of it. why are you thinking negative? don't do it. you are not allowed. hear me??? think positive about yourself because i am.

http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2012/08/unc-pop-tarts-to-debut

great...i wil now see this in my dreams..........thanks missy

as long as we keep going in the right direction, we will get there.....

with any surgery that is WLS, its a personal decision. i have 100+ to lose and so far i took 53 off that number. i work hard at it by eating right and walking as much as i can if you over eat on the band or bypass or sleeve, you can gain weight sure you will loose quicker with the bypass and sleeve but i happen to think you can lose with the band also. i may not get there as quick, but i will get there. all the best

another superb post...

you know what, you guys are just........well no wonder i like you all be nice to me or i shall block the lot of you (((LOL)))

fabulous post my friend

oh, i dont know if i want a radio or not. but if i do, it will be blaring van freeking hagar at 1000 decibels

they mess with u-------they mess with me