Haydee

Pamela - Congratulations on your job! You sound alot better today than you did yesterday. Violets - I think that right now we need to focus on things other than losing pounds. I think we are obsessing on the pounds right now and that's not healthy. Too stressful! For now, until we all start getting our fills, we need to concentrate on other areas of our lives. School, work, friends... anything. I know it's hard, all of us are truly committed to this new life that we are planning for ourselves. Let's stop beating ourselves up and focus on the good that we do each day. Are we getting in all our water? Are we taking tiny bites and chewing thoroughly? Any little thing that you are doing right... Sending out some major good vibes to all my band sisters... hugs and kisses all around...

Hi violets! Can someone help me with my picture on the scar page? It's humongous (sp)... I can't resize it. I don't know how! help please...

Teri, I know exactly how you're feeling. I was just thinking that today, that I felt like I was PMS'ing. I was grazing all day, not on good stuff either. I was craving chocolate like crazy and I had three of those Snickers minis. I feel like I'm eating just as much as before. After dinner, on the ride home, I started getting emotional with my boyfriend. A simple conversation turned into a fight. I felt just like I do when I'm about to start my period. You're right, there has got to be some sort of correlation between weight loss and hormones....

You violets are wonderfully candid about your sex lives! Fortunately I never lost my sex drive during these years that I've been gaining weight. Part of the reason that I had "reverse anorexia" like KITY said was because of the fact that my weight never bothered my boyfriend so then it never bothered me. I would look in the mirror and not see the fat. It wasn't until I would take a picture and then look at my size compared to others that I would be shocked at how big I had gotten!

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>I felt the same way! My top felt full, up to my throat, but my bottom half was gurgling with hunger noises. It didn't stop until I started eating solids last Friday. Now I feel full on both ends when I eat!</p>

My sign is that I start burping first then the hiccups come. By then I know I've eaten way too much. Right now I'm trying to figure out how NOT to get to that point!

I completely agree. Fast food and dining out have become a staple in our diets instead of special occassion food like it was for our parents or grandparents. For many years having a home cooked meal at my house was a special occassion. And I wonder how I got fat...:doh: I always knew that the food at the restaurants was high in fat and calories but I was always the type to eat what I damn well please and when I damn well please. This is all tied in to my personality by the way... Our weight issues usually are.

wow! I've got pages and pages of posts to read! Such a busy weekend on here! I also had a busy weekend but I managed to do real good on my food intake. I started on fish and soft veggies on Friday so I've been eating fish for lunch and dinner since then. I'm so sick of fish now!! I can't wait till Friday when I can start on chicken. Since starting mushies two Fridays ago I've hit a plateau. I have only lost one pound. Boo :phanvan . But at least I haven't gained. I do get hungry now but I am limiting my meals to only three times a day. I do still get restriction but I get hungry faster. I'm going to start adding unflavored unjury powder to my meals when I cook them and see if that helps. I didn't know that we could drink alcohol once we had the band. I'm glad ya'll said something! Incisions are healing nicely. The skin on my stomach is already starting to droop a little. I guess that's a good thing, even though it doesn't look attractive! Anyone have a problem when they are drinking milk or eating dairy? I noticed that I get phlegmy afterwards. Is that normal... By the way love love love our new name... KAT - Please know that I am praying for the fast recovery of your husband. Hugs and kisses everyone...

My first fill appointment is May 19th.

Soooo jealous Jen, we got banded the same day! I didn't get measurements but I don't think I could fit into something four sizes smaller from where I'm at. My clothes are just a little bit looser. Not alot though. I get to start eating fish and soft veggies today! Yay! My pains are all completely gone. No incision pain, no gas pains, nothing. I am passing gas like crazy though. Both ends! I used to yell at my sisters for burping in public and now I'm doing it all the time. I get so embarrassed! Oh one other thing, I noticed blood in my BM this morning. Should I be concerned? I've had been blocked up but I've been drinking prune juice for a few days now. Things are moving but not smoothly. I've been straining. Is this normal? I've never been constipated this bad before!

Tracy, I had surgery on a Friday and was back to work on Tuesday. I'm an accountant so I sit at my desk all day. It was no problem. Even with my gas pains. All I would do is get up and walk up and down the halls looking busy! Also you'll be completely fine by May 10th, God willing. I got banded just ten days ago and I would have no problem going on a vacation right now. I'm sleeping fine, in any position that I want. You'll be 14 days post-op. Good luck Thursday!

Walking was basically the only thing that helped. I was banded two Fridays ago. As soon as I was allowed to get up I started walking. Walking up and down the halls in the hospital. I felt relief. I could lay back down and relax for about 1/2 hour. Then the pains would start again. The heating pad helped too. But mostly it was the walking. LUNASA - thank you so much for that wonderful post. For many years I blamed others for my being so heavy. My parents for never saying no, my boyfriend for never denying me any craving. But I finally came to the hard realization that the reason I was fat was because of me! It was all my fault! I wanted to eat like my thin friends and not put in any work at the gym like they had to. I didn't want to count calories, keep up with anything. I ate what I wanted, when I wanted to. Now with the band I can't do that! That does not mean I don't struggle. I have massive head hunger still. I have to keep working on that. But with the help of my band, and the words of advice and encouragement that I read here on this forum, I know that I will succeed. Good luck to all the people being banded today! (here is my pic so ya'll know who ya'll are talking to...) me.bmp

Laura, glad everything was okay! Are you still feeling the pain? I'm nine days out and I am still having some gas pain in my shoulder. When I saw my doctor yesterday he told me some people go as long as three weeks with the gas pain in the shoulder.:omg: I hope this is not the case for me... I'm still walking every opportunity I get, heating pad, gas x. Yesterday was particulary bad. I had massive cramps because I started my period and then the pain in my shoulder. BUT despite all of that I have not regretted this decision once! I'm down another three pounds. Yay me!

Laura, I asked my doctor today about taking a laxative and he recommended I just drink prune juice. I was really concerned that I haven't had a BM since last Friday. Again like you i feel like i need to go, i strain and then all i do is pass gas. it's really frustrating. i'll be on prune juice for a couple of days and see what happens...

Teach, i do like the April Blossoms!

hi all. i'm finally starting mushies today. i'm ever so glad. i was sick of broth and jello. i have such a problem with cravings even though i am NOT hungry. i see things or i smell them and i want them. oh when will that stop. even though my ticker doesn't show it i am down another five pounds. i'm at 284. whoo! i hope this trend continues... Team Name suggestions: April Flowers or April Flowering... something like that. (does it have to have the month name in it?)

Hi all, hope everyone is doing good. Glad to have you back Laura, missed you! Question, does anyone know if they sell unjury at like WalMart or at the drugstore? I can't get out all the way to the GNC but I really need it because I'm starting to feel hunger pangs and I'm barely four days out...

You have no gas pain!!! Lucky you!! I'm in pain over here! I can't get rid of this gas. I'm one of the few unlucky ones I guess. The pain in my shoulder is unbearable at times. I feel the gas grumbling around my body and I try very hard to burp or pass gas but I can't! I'm getting up to walk on the treadmill every half hour. Don't know what else to do! Help!

Hi everyone! I hope everyone that got banded is doing well. I am still at the hospital and will be staying over night. I'm am in a little pain but much much better than earlier. Ok, I got to the hospital this morning at ten a.m. They admitted me and I had an EKG. Everything was fine. I went into surgery at eleven and was done by 12:30. When I woke up I was in alot of pain. All gas pain though. I kept begging for pain medicine but they told me that pain medicide wasn't going to make the gas pains go away. They told me that only walking would help. The first time I attempted to get up to walk I got extremely dizzy and nauseus. They told me lay back down and wait another couple hours until the anesthesia wore off. I was in HELL with the pain until about six p.m. When I finally got up and walked around I kept burping and felt a million times better. Now I am getting up every half an hour to walk for about five minutes. Feeling so so much better. The doctor and his whole staff have more absolutely great. I will post more later. Im getting a little tired now. Hope everyone is doing great, whatever phase of the band you happen to be in...:kiss2:

tomorrow is my day. i'm not nervous about the actual surgery but about the pain afterwards. I'm so chicken. well everyone, keep me in your prayers. i'm typing this from my hotel room in monterry, mx. i will be staying at the hospital overnight tomorrow but will post again as soon as i am able to. off to dreamland...

Misty, you have more will power than me girl. I'm so proud of you. Just share with your husband what you were feeling so that he doesn't misinterpret your actions for anger towards him. Did you know we'll be band sisters? You, me and Jen. I'll be thinking of ya'll as I'm sitting on my bare butt in my hospital bed. I wonder why they make you take your panties off when you get surgery done? I got my gallbladder taken out a few months ago and was surprised when they told me to strip! Why? Don't get it. 10 more days, hang in there...

my doctor has not put me on any type of pre-op diet. I'm going to do one anyways three days before surgery. I read somewhere that three days is enough for your liver to go down. anyways, my question is how bad would it be if i had mexican food the night before my surgery. I know I'm not supposed to eat after midnight but i'm talking about 7pm. Will that affect my liver in such a short period of time? I'm being banded in Monterrey MX, never been there and my sister can't stop talking about this Mexican restaurant that I have to try. That's why I'm asking.... Thanks!

Hi, I'm getting banded two days after you! You'll find lots of helpful information here. I've only been on a few weeks but each day I find more and more helpful information. Talk to you soon!

hey, quick question... why doesn't my avitar show up on my posts. I added one to my profile. or can ya'll see it but not me? haydee

Hi everyone! Haven't been on in awhile. Well lurking but not posting. My surgery date was moved to April 13th. Same as you Misty! I'm so excited, can't stand it. I too have been the victim of "last meal" syndrome. Well, i've got two weeks till my surgery. I am committing myself to eating better and to at least three days of excersise. Tracy, I have a google account already but I also was not able to edit the spreadsheet. Thanks, Haydee