Ready 2 Fly

Yay, good for you! I had to get a cath, I sat there till I couldn't anymore then had to give up before I burst ;-/

I seem to have developed an online shopping addiction. :-(

Do not worry. I was sleeved same week that a hurricane passed over us in LA. 8/31/12. Hospital was quiet!

I confess: I have been on vacation this week and have eaten badly. I am terrified that I will not lose the weight! I am afraid that my hair will fall out, but more afraid that my teeth will get bad. Again terrified that I will not lose the weight!!!!! I am thankful for this site and all the positive people on here Thanks! !!!

Congratulations! Hope I can get there one day.

I did not tell anyone yet. Only my husband knows I was sleeved on 8/31. I am a very slow loser and everyone thinks I am on a diet again. I think it is a personal decision. I just didn't want the negativity and worry.

I understand your feelings. I always tried to avoid pictures or I go to the back of the group. Looking at myself in a picture makes me depressed. But when I decided to do this, I printed out a couple of pictures and put them in my journal, cause one day I want to say that's what I used to look like. I am losing slow, but I am still hopeful for that "one day."

I was wondering the same thing. But I didn't order either yet, it is pricy, but may be worth it.

I would like to be able to tuck a shirt into pants or a skirt and not see rolls! Be in a crowd and not feel self conscious. Eat in public and not feel like people are staring at me. And to be able to wear a sleeveless shirt!

I have been having lots of cravings too. I was really hoping not to have this.

Congrats to both of you! Two great adventures!

That is what I want next time I go to PCP! Congrats for you!

This is very encouraging!

I find that with every surgery I have had, I lose pieces of my memories. Usually some old memories of friends and when my kids were little. I find this upsetting, cause I have lost some memories of an old dear friend that past away several years ago. People say hey remember when we did this or that and I do not remember. :-( Hopefully no more surgeries!! I was sleeved Aug 31st.

Amazing! Good for you!!

Congrats! I can hardly wait -- I am losing so slow!

Good to know. I thought about the chilli but never thought about the grilled chicken wrap from mc Donald's.

Wow! I noticed that too. Thanks for posting, at least know I know why.

Yeah that's how I used to get when I was dieting, but now when I feel that way, I know it would make me puke and I really hate that, so I don't. But I agree sometimes I just feel that way too.

What I wasn't told about -- all the body noises burping, hiccups, stomach gurgles, excess gas! OMG I hope these stop eventually. I'm afraid someone will hear all this noise coming from me! So not lady like! Also, my full pain and hunger pain feel almost alike, so confusing! I didn't realize that some of us would NOT lose as fast, very discouraging. And now from reading on this site I am afraid of losing my hair, something I didn't think would be a problem with me cause I have really thick hair. What an adventure!

A week or so out I laid in bed crying and could not stop. I called the nurse who said I was morning the loss of food. I thought what, that wasn't supposed to happen to me. WRONG. So I made myself get dressed and go to a store. Cause I was certain I did not want to cry in front of a store full of strangers, it worked for me. It does pass, hang in there!

I did not even tell my family, only my husband knows. When I had talked about getting the lap band my mom had a lot to say about it, I realized I could not go thru the negativity of others views, this was a hard enough decision, without that too. When I was ready I decided not to tell anyone, esp since I decided to get sleeved. This is not the easy way out, it's difficult. You sit down to eat something good and a couple of bites and you're done. I was raised in the clean your plate home and go for seconds. Food was how I coped with everything, now I have to learn to face things and work it out without that crutch. I had to get a loan to pay for this, insurance would not cover it. Thankfully my husband has been very supportive. I really don't think all my "skinny friends" would understand how hard this life long battle has been. Or how embarrassing it is to lose and regain the same weight over and over! I also hate the way people either want to tell you how you should diet OR try to get you to eat this just this once ( only it's all the time). So as far as everyone knows, I am on yet another diet. And that's about all I can handle right now, ESP since I find it hard to believe I even did this or that it's really gonna work! I am 5 weeks out, 28 lbs down and still do not believe this will work. I still can't wrap my head around this. I do however find this site very helpful.

I agree with you. Diets do not work! That's how we got here in the first place. My NUT suggested reading the book "Intuitave Eating" great advice about listening to your body, not all the so called diet rules that we've been brainwashed with.