intelirish

I am newly banded so I’m by no means an expert and right now I have just moved on to normal solid foods and do not have any restriction at all, so I struggle with the what and how much to eat at every meal. The feelings you have , are exactly the roller coaster i went through before my surgery. i was so afraid of how life would be post banding how i would interact with the world how i would do.. i basically sat myself down and ask what was more important to me. a healthy long life or a shorter one that got worse year after year.. i decided much like i did when i quit smoking i want to be here 40yrs from now.. and honestly food is not what i want to be remembered for.. I was at the state fair this weekend i thought it was going to be hell and at first it was. but then i broke out my shake i had brought with me. after and only after that i sucked on a few fries and found i didn't even want them.. only you can make this choice but like missy said you need to want to do this or I can see how hard it would be for folks not fully committed to this life

so are we supposed to put in what we think we will eat and do for the day and see if we measure up? i guess food wise since i can never plan ahead.. (need to work on that) Stay with in Calorie goal Min of 30 mins on treadmill Feeling cool in AZ at ~62 degrees or so my phone tells me

Umm are we related because i swear we have the same mother in law.. mine will only mention my weight when it's clear that i have gained and then she'll ask me oh did you lose weight? i mean WTF???

Amen to that i had my first small glass of wine last night. it was part of my calorie count made sure to walk extra long and i sure enjoyed.. My dr say's while yes it is empty calories that a single glass of wine once in a while will not hurt. When i asked does it matter how "large" the glass is he laughed and told me to use my own judgement....

Ahhh ok than I shall.consider my visit to the az state fair a NSV resisting all that fried food OMG no wonder people have a issue with weight....

Ok I have to ask what does NSV acutally mean? I've seen it used a few times and I've no clue :-)

I have pretty much adopted the attitude folks can either get on my "band" wagon and support me or they aren't worth the effort.. i have never been able to keep things to myself so when folks take the time to ask i tell them.. that been said.. i do have one friend that is contently telling me that she's worried for me.. i'm like why i feel even this early into it all fantastic i'm losing weight.. slowly but that's the way we want it to go.. and i'm happy with my choice.. then.. she starts in with all the horror stories.. so i have decided to take a small break from her.. so that when she sees me next hopefully the conversation will be more WOW .. your look amazing.. etc etc etc.. don't let folks weigh you down the only one that truly counts right now is you. Best luck on your journey we are all there with you.

I've been told in the past that you should drink half your body weight in water.. now i don't know how true that is..and honestly i don't come close.. i just try to get as much in as possible. the rings on my fingers usually tell me when i'm doing good

welcome and while i know each and every one of us is different i would love to hear the different things you have done or... not done to be so successful with your weight loss. i'm allays on the look out for different tips and it's always helpful to sometimes know that there are others out there that struggle with the same things as you..

i'm right behind you with a surgery date of 9/19 and a fill date schedule for next week.. this last few days have been really hard.. trying to find distractions when i start to feel hungry again after I've already eaten for the day.. just have to find something to distract. and drink lots and lots and lots of water. i find the days where i actually drink enough water i do better on the scale.

Yea another band day buddie.. I got to meet one in person yesterday. That was awesome.. cathy it was a pleasure :-)

I just have to say i LOVE this site.. i just went from a lonely user of MFP to having a bunch of friends in less than a day WOW.. Now next step is how to encourage each other using the app

ok how do you find folks with just the user name Never mind i found it

intelirish

it seems that some of us will lose inches before any real lbs.. for the last week i have lost and gained the same 5lbs which had the capicity to drive me insane until i stood back and took notice of the shape of my body and the feel of my pants. i too at 3wks post ops had hopes for a bigger drop on the scale.. but i'll take the inches lost and will celebrate them for the success they are.. I know that as long as i continue to eat less calories than i burn off the weight will drop.. i just have to be patient recovery from surgery has been slow i still get a lot of pain from my port area but it is slowly decreasing as each day passes.. we will get there.. we just have to remember this isn't a miracle weight loss program it takes hard work and dedication to be a success. I have myfitnesspal on my phone also.. intelirish@hotmail.com is my email if you want to befriend me

O MG next week when i get my first fill can't come soon enough I've had to survive 2 tailgating parties and my baby's 10th birthday.. i thought i would crack under the pressure - with all the wonderful food put out and that MY GOD's is that all your eating i thought i'd smack a few folks... especially the way my weight has yo'yod up and down around the same 5lbs this last week...

I have had this problem with my weight since i moved to the mushie part of the diet post op. i have dropped and gained the same 5lbs for the last week. it has been so hard watching the scale i keep telling myself it doesn't matter right now i'm still healing - wonderful folks on this site have told me the same thing it's all about how your body reacts to diets.. it needs to get just enough calories to let the weight go.. but that's a hard balance to find...but i'm hoping is something that will come with time.

I get that too. it comes and goes and different things trigger it. but i was told as long as the pain goes with rest there is nothing to worry about. it's just the muscles adjusting. i have to admit it gave me quite a scare though when it first happened.

So here I am basically 2 wks post op. for the most part I am doing ok. However there are something’s that make me wonder.. my port site still is causing a lot of discomfort from a mild pain to a sharp stabbing like pain if I turn or bend in just the wrong way.. weight loss has stopped.. in fact put a few lbs back on and I can now feel it when I eat mushy food. I’m eating small bites and slowly but there is almost immediate discomfort nothing really serious but enough that I go hummm. I have my post op follow up on Tuesday was thinking of going back to more of a liquid diet until then.. I know my body is adjusting still.. just wish the pain and aches would go away so i'm not sure if i'm doing something wrong or if it's all just part of the process....

i know i'm a worry monger.. which is why i haven't called the doc.. and i absolutely love the support that i get from this site knowing that if i'm being an idiot that those with the wisdom and experience will share with me and make me feel much calmer. the pain is tolerable mostly it's the evil food loving voice inside my head is what i'm having the most difficulty in dealing with. deep calming breaths. i'm just going to focus on the good things.. has any one else notice how amazing your skin feels after a month of detox?

Today although it's not like it wasn't apparent before ... i truly realized how blessed i am to work where i do. For the 1st week post surgery my manager supported 100% my working a reduced schedule at home with no impact to pay.. Being back in the office was less of a hindrance than i thought along with being chased home around 2pm everyday with the words go home and rest and heal..My work environment is amazing.. my desk is height adjustable so that i can go from sitting to standing at my desk easily so that i can take the pressure of the port incision so that it won't hurt as much. to they gym facilities where i can walk on the thread mil for as long as i want while i take a meeting on the phone. To the cafe with their long list of healthy/organic food options. to the AMAZING laptop bag our admin just ordered so that i don't have to carry my laptop around - given that it's pretty darn heavy.. I AM BLESSED..

I know right now i shouldn't be too concerned or worried about where the number on the scale is especially considering i'm not even 2wks post op yet.. BUT... i started eating mushes this weekend and have been in heaven with the scrambled eggs, cauliflower etc etc but this morning show'd that i had actually gained weight. Firstly i was shocked at how much that gain affected me all i wanted to do was to climb back into bed and hide. i'm sure i'm not alone and this weight fluctuation is perfectly normal as my body adjusts but it was still quite shocking to see a number i was never expecting....

god i can't wait for it.. i'm down almost 20 of the 50 i said i wanted to lose before i got on that plane..we'll be kicking it up before you know it.