tjakobi
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tjakobi reacted to ChicagoRose in My mom, my biggest cheerleader, made me feel so alone tonight for the first time in this journey.
Okay so maybe I'm going to get a boo on this one, but really, why can't you have something sweet after you eat? I got a band because I ate way too much and not because I had a hershey kiss here and there. I think that people who feel that you have to follow a super strict diet while being banded are unrealistic, if we could do that we wouldn't need a band!! I'm not a sweet eater, I'm a savory eater, and if I want a piece of pizza for lunch with the crust (gasp!) I eat it, because people aren't fat from one piece of pizza, they are fat from eating the whole pizza as I used to.
So hang in there, you are NOT ALONE and we are here for you. I also take medication for both anxiety and depression and the generation your mother is from is not familiar with the very REAL effects of both on health and weight loss and unfortunatly you can't re-educate some people.
I'm not your doc, but if you need a bite of sweet after a meal, maybe stock up on some sugar-free treats, or puddings, or hard candies?
GOOD LUCK!!
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tjakobi got a reaction from ireallywannabthin in Constpation 3 weeks post op
So the CT came back normal but it did show a little Fluid on the left lung. Doc says when I was constipated I probably was breathing shallow due to the pain which caused the fluid to accumulate. So good news is no blockage and I should be pain free in a few days as long as I concentrate on breathing deeply to get rid of the fluid.
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tjakobi got a reaction from ireallywannabthin in Constpation 3 weeks post op
So the CT came back normal but it did show a little Fluid on the left lung. Doc says when I was constipated I probably was breathing shallow due to the pain which caused the fluid to accumulate. So good news is no blockage and I should be pain free in a few days as long as I concentrate on breathing deeply to get rid of the fluid.
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tjakobi got a reaction from ireallywannabthin in Constpation 3 weeks post op
So the CT came back normal but it did show a little Fluid on the left lung. Doc says when I was constipated I probably was breathing shallow due to the pain which caused the fluid to accumulate. So good news is no blockage and I should be pain free in a few days as long as I concentrate on breathing deeply to get rid of the fluid.