judych

i have difficulty. ive eaten bananas and another fruit and both of them sit like logs in my pouch. ive vomited after eating banana. the only way i can get away with eating fruit is by literally taking the smallest bite .. as big as my little fingernail... chewing that for at least twenty times, which is hard with fruit, lol, and then swallow and wait. even then i get pain. i havent tried anything else apart from raspberries which go down well.

i would say you probably arent eating enough?? your body may be in starvation mode... just a thought.

so you have noticed cold more?? i agree with you, its hard to know why we get more sensitive to cold, especially as we get older. Our winter temps are lower this year, consistently, and ive really felt it a lot. I can remember though when i was years younger and able to lose weight, id had a lot of weight loss and i was cold all the time. Feeling cold now has brought it all back to me. It is easier though to rug up enough to be warm. i do that now. wear a scarf inside where ive never had to do that before... but, hey, what does a scarf matter so long as im warm? lol. AS for being over hot... its way harder to deal with that one. Fortunately we dont have stinking hot days here in summer. OUr zone is temperate... and its good in summer.

i agree... and this is why im not letting myself get caught up with exercise. Ive never been on for a lot of exercise, i have more than enough with a large house and a huge garden. Even so, we do have beautiful walks here, on the sea shore. i will do that in summer though, and for sheer enjoyment only. I know if i got involved in gyms etc that it wouldnt last, so im not even going to start trying. i do love to swim though. i was going to travel with my eldest daughter to a mineral pool thats naturally heated and swim in this winter, but she hasnt been well so weve not started yet. HOpefully we will. Swimming i just love so much. The Water here is very cold except in summer when its just warm enough. Im very comfortable and confident with what im doing.... three months or more out from banding has shown me pretty much what my experience is goign to be long term i think. im very happy with it. I had a fill a week ago today and my band is still not settled completely yet. im having Soups and mashed veges with a soft egg for meals .... not much else,apart from Protein Drink.

i agree.. and its so discouraging when that happens. im hoping to get some exercise by walking on the beach when the weather improves... its very cold here right now. im noticing the cold a lot more since ive lost my weight....has anyone else noticed the difference with how they manage hot and cold temps??...

could you step up your Protein drinks?? and, as well as .... are you taking any Vitamins? i was washed out for weeks after my surgery but then it all lifted and ive been fine since. i think that just getting over the surgery itself is a biggie... and there is the change of diet as well... a lot has happened to your body at once. im sure you will come right..

thats great .. i hope you do get to share with others on how you are managing it all. My dr is impressed as well with my loss but he didnt go into specifics about my diet. He is just happy that its ongoing weight loss i think.To be honest i couldnt manage if i had to make gyms and lots of exercise a part of my life. its not the way ive always been. im too old to change now anyway, lol, so im blessed that my life style the way it is is compatible with the band and weight loss. Im grateful for that.

yep.. ive had my moments too....lol.

yep..lol.. me. im lucky my husband will have the meat in a sandwitch the next day.

...just adding to this. im not doing any exercise... apart from a normal day around the home doing chores.

...just adding to this. im not doing any exercise... apart from a normal day around the home doing chores.

...just adding to this. im not doing any exercise... apart from a normal day around the home doing chores.

this is exactly what ive been doing all along the last three months. Ive lost over 30 pounds in that time. i must say, im eating just about anything i want to... including a small amount of chocolate some days. a couple of nights a week i will have a cone icecream. apart from that i chop and change my meals around a lot. i just dont stress about it and its working really well. i think im varying between 1000 calories and about 1400 a day. the odd day i may not have 1000.

thats a great idea. i must ask my surgeon i if i can get one for myself.

ive had a lot of books to read though and i havent started it yet. I wasnt shure that my body would still continue to lose weight so i bought the book for some strategies. I am losing though which is a great news. im going to read the book and take some notes anyway..

it is hard but this time will go quickly enough. i didnt do anything in particular to help me though, just that i had some hot cups of bonox, which is a strong beef drink we can buy here in australia. that helped to ease the hunger a bit.

it is part of the healing process and that hardness will leave eventually. if you are going to massage... be VERY careful. i personally would just leave it alone. it will go. ive always had raised hardened areas on my incision sites after surgery. They are fine now, they have all disappeared over time.

this is a good point. im three months post op and cant eat bananas. the only fruits ive had are raspberries, mashed... bananas (cant eat them..), and guava. the guava i have trouble with as well. i would like to know a little more about eating fruits... thanks everyone.

hi dliteful.... im in australia, we are going out into the south pacific to the tropical islands.... about 11 days. we have to fly from tasmania (island state where i live) to brisbane to board the ship though. looking forward to it... this winter is just so cold, and im feeling more cold since ive lost so much weight. lol.

...brenty.. lol.

i agree benty lol. do you think the book is a good guide ??

i know what you mean. i used to be that way as well. knowing that there was a special occasion coming up or a holiday away... and it ended up with me being bigger than ever !! lol. Yep... if you can just relax with it all, i know it will come of for you in good time. You will be going into this holiday weighing less anyway, wont you ??... ive got an 11 night cruise coming up with my youngest grand daughter who is 15. im hoping to be able to go ''jiving'with her at the nightclub on board.. lol. and im hoping to get lots of swimming in as well. I would like to lose another 14 pounds but i know that i have to be patient, and not think about it.. i hope you have a great vacation. where are you going for it?

i havent thrown anything out as yet. my slacks are very sloppy on me now, but im wearing them for another few weeks, or until its impossible to wear them, depending on how much weight i lose in that time. I still have a wardrobe of great clothes that fitted me five years ago. Tailored clothes that havent gone out of fashion. i cant wait to get into them again.

yep... its perfectly normal. for some reason the hormones are affected as well. you have to remember your body has gone through a major surgery ... that can upset the ''applecart'' without anything else. i had the blues for a while also. it wasnt until i was nearly free of pain and discomfort that i started to pull right out of it. when i was able to get over the blues i was on a high for two weeks... lol. better than prozac !! lol. i still get high sometimes, just out of the blue. i think the sheer realisation that im finally not fat an unwell anymore has a lot to do with it?? you too will feel on top of the world really soon. Its quite and adventure. Good luck.

its something to do with cooling our core temp. i remember reading something about it years ago. i dont know why but since ive been banded im craving very cold water drinks more than ever.. they are very satisfying.