j_war06

I thought Slimfast was a protein drink? I dunno? So confused, I went to senior breakfast, but there wasnt anything I could eat there....besides the point Im so sick right now I cant eat anything, so I had water for breakfast. Its not that I am ONLY eating ketchup on hamburger patties, its like ANYTHING that contains ketchup, like cocktail or BBQ sauce or anything like that. I dunno how many shrimp had to come back up for me to figure that one out. And BTW I havent even taken a bite of any kind of bread since I had my surgery from sheer FEAR that it will kill me or something lol! Im just feeling like nothing right now, I am SO tired I just wanna sleep constantly, I slept ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL day yesterday, and Sunday and it looks like Ill do the same today. I think I might have a little bug too, but I seriously think I have an overfill in a major way. I kinda understand why it isnt helping me lose weight now. BTW when I feel better Im going to talk to our principal about the new nurse because she was ABSOLUTELY RUDE with a big huge R! I walked in and said, "Mam, my name is Jodie, I had Laproscopic Banding Surgery in August and Im very sick right now, I think I have a bug, but because of the restriction on my stomach Im very sick, and need to go home before I have to goto the hospital." And this PROFESSIONAL told me "if you have problems with it then why dont you have it taken out?" I explained to her the meaning of $15,000 (all while trying not to puke on her, or pass out). THEN this woman tells me, "If it gave me this much problems, I would have it taken out and just control myself. Can you not control yourself? Can you not help eating too much?" I WANTED to cry, but! I didnt get her that satisfaction! I told her that its not the band giving me probs, its a bug thats aggrivating my stomach which has a plastic band around it. This woman had the nerve to ask me, "have you tried diet pills?" I said, "Mam, diet pills could cause a person to have heart-attacks, and other problems which could eat away ur stomach lining and kill you!" And she smirked at me. I said, "Mam, look I used to take phentermine, in case you dont know it, its an amphetimene and its also known as a street name called SPEED!" She just looked at me like I was crazy! I said, "I had this surgery because of my knees, not just to look pretty." All she did was look at me like I was stupid and said that my doctor should know what hes doing. I told her he has thousands of patients he could not possibly keep up with EVERY single ones personal problems, by that I meant that he couldnt know that how much he put in me would be too much when he can put the same amount in Jane Doe and it be just fine. Its trial and error, he doesnt know EVERYTHING! This woman upset me SOOOOOOOOOOO bad! I cried ALLLLL the way home. This was the first time a medical professional, who is supposed to be able to handle young adults easily, has ever spoken to me like that. Like I was some animal who had no sense of control over my own life! I cried like aLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL day because of her. It made my tummy feel worse and all she would do is offer me crackers (which I cant eat, bread duh?) Anyways just thought I would tell you guys that.............................

MY QUOTE IS NOT IN SPANISH! ITS A SLANG TERM THAT I THOUGHT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PHRASE! I SPEAK SPANSIH FLUENTLY, I THINK I WOULD KNOW IT WASNT SPANISH IT HAS BEEN MY MOTTO FOR THE PAST LIKE 8 YEARS, SINCE I SAW IT IN A MAGAZINE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ANALYZING MY LIFE MOTTO AND ASSUMING (btw you know what they say about assuming, if you dont just email me) THAT I PUT THAT SAYING ON THERE AS SPANISH! I HAVE STUDIED SEVERAL LANGUAGES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS! I LIVE CLOSER TO MEXICO THAN MOST PEOPLE AND WE CONSIDER IT A NEIGHBOR AND NOT EVEN REALLY ANOTHER COUNTRY! I swear! People can turn stuff around SOOOOOOO quick! I wrote that post hoping no one would think it badly, its a personal OPINION! That means I can think it, say it, write it, whatever as much as I wish as long as it does not cause harm to anyone else! I study law in college and know a little something about diving into international lawsuits and affairs and it is extremely hard to fight a case like that anywhere. Besides that, why spend the money to fly to Mexico, plan somewhere to stay, pay for food, and the surgery and any other expenses, is it that cheap? Seriously, cheap does not always equal better. I know MANY surgeons there a VERY WELL qualified! I understand that! Just like here in the US, we have good ones and bad ones. MOST of them are qualified very well and have many good recommendations, Im just saying that its not always good business to dive into international affairs when your dealing with health and well being. AND IN SPANISH ITS..........................La Vida de me es bella (bonita, hermosa...) OR Vida es bella (bonita, hermosa........) I cant believe you turned this ENTIRE thread around to discuss MY grammar in Spansih

:help: I KNOW! Ya'll are probably tired of reading my downer posts.....but I feel so weird lately. I feel like something is missing, and it hurts inside. I guess I miss my ex-boyfriend since its almost Prom season, Idunno......... I know its silly teenager stuff, but Ive been so emotional lately, like actually caring and its hurting me so deep inside because its like finding the right puzzle pieces in a million piece puzzle to complete me, and I just cant find it. I dont mind being single really, maybe I just mind being alone a lot. Not having a guy to call, maybe its knowing that I see the whore that he ran with almost every day and it makes me want to throw up when I look at her ugly face. Maybe its seeing his pic splattered on MySpace with another girl who is MUCH thinner than me, maybe its reading the horrible comments the whore put all over the web.................I dont know, it hurts so bad, I should lose 10lbs of Water weight the way Ive been crying. I DONT WANT HIM BACK! But just thinking of the memories weve had breaks my heart again and to recap the lies he told me makes me want to tear him to shreds! I CANT WAIT TILL IM SKINNY! Im going to flaunt around his job in a freaking mini-skirt and tube top and maybe a new guy with me, but until then I avoid him like the plague, like some rare deadly disease! I dont want him to move on! I WANT HIM TO FEEL PAIN LIKE I GO THROUGH! I WANT TO SEE HIM SUFFER BUT CANT STAND TO LOOK AT HIM! I Guess my emptiness is my own distrust in people now, maybe its my hormones (most likely), maybe Im just crazy, but I want to be happy, truly happy. I dont know what TRUE HAPPINESS is because I thought I was happy for so many years with him! AND now its all over, I havent spoken or seen him in like 2 months! I wish I could, I wish it could be cool, but it cant, hell throw his relationships with other girls in my face just like he always had done.............I FEEL CONFUSED AND EMPTY! I feel alone. Its hard to be single after six years. All the lies keep floating above my head, I need to do something but I dont know what! I want to go write on his car! I want to egg his house! BUT! That is immature, and Im trying to remain cooooooooool and calm throughout every aspect of this. I have conducted myself well around him and the whore (I call her that because of her extensive sexual history with guys, she hasnt slept with my ex!) I dont get what Im feeling! I want it to go away! I want to wake up tomorrow and be a size 5!! I want to look like a Goddess in a bikini and I want to have a FINE MAN! I want my life to be so perfect (although I know its unachievable) and I want him working at McDonalds trying to feed his addiction to drugs and alcohol (I just want him to suffer)! I want him to have to pay child support to like 4 kids and never have a dime to spend expensively! I want him to be FAT! YES YES! THAT IS THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT! I WANT HIM TO BE FAT SO HE CAN FEEL MY PAIN! Im sorry the thread is so long,,,,,,,I just have a lot on my mind...................................Thanks for listening...................

Honestly!...............I wouldnt have had my surgery done outside the US for legal reasons and health reasons. First off, I couldnt fly to Mexico every so many months to get a fill from the SAME doctor that performed the procedure, I would like to keep it all uniform just incase something does happen I could possibly have a suit against them if something bad happened to me (not that Im looking for something bad.......just saying). It is hard to deal with international affairs, especially when talking about health. Besides that I speak Spanish and have spoken to some ppl from GOOD parts of Mexico who would not have had the procedure done there, but would have it done in the States.

When you cough up blood from Bronchitis, its your Bronchial Pores from inside your lungs that are busting, nothing from your tummy, I promise, I have recurring bronchitis ( like 3-5 times a year or more) and was coughing up blood just 2 weeks ago. It will be ok, just get some rest, drink LOTS of fluids and get on an antibiotic STAT! OKAY! Itll be alright tho!

I THINK ITS THE RIGHT PAIR OF SHOES! I love shoes SOOOOOO much and if I wear the right ones Im CUTE and COMFY! IF I chose the wrong ones IM CUTE and MISERABLE LOL!

I just dont get it, ever since August 26, 2005 (my band date) I have been doing great, my knees havent hurt, and my wrists and shoulders and TMJ havent been bothering me as much. During Christmas I had gotten down to 209, my knees and wrists starting hurting again yesterday....now I have missed 2 days of school since last Tuesday! I just dont get it, AND!!! Ive gained like 4 or 5 lbs without any changes to my eating (Im not eating any more than I was, in fact Im eating less). Im soooooo discouraged right now, I thought I was fixed (well kinda) I knew that a fall or extreme activity could push me over the edge, but I havent done anything but start school after 2 weeks (and I worked the entire 2 weeks at Factory Connection!) When I started school I have to take this class called Foundations of Personal Fitness, it's upstairs and it requires hand-writing assignments....Ive only done a partial assignment and have been sitting out from the gym because of my knees and my surgery was less than 6 months ago.......I dont get it.......the class isnt even upstairs anymore..............Im confused.............I dunno, been crying all day from the pain, I cant take anything because its all in pill form..............SO CONFUSED...............I think the weight gain may be from the swelling in my joints.

Im having more tests run next week once Im re-hydrated....Im so confused, I got on lexapro today...the doctor thought I was taking Welbutrin, she forgot I couldnt take it.......So she freaked when she heard I went cold off the Anti-Depressant, so now Im on a crushable form......Liquid pain meds are quite strong, and Im allergic to a lot of them.........Ive tried all the docs in my area for anything and everything! Im gonna go back to school tomorrow and get some work, I have to start college next week, hope Im up to it......its just not good right now AT ALL. Im running high fevers and the fever reducers arent doing ANYTHING for it, so Im keeping a headache and chills. Mom doesnt care, she thinks its a fakeout I guess, I dunno....she needs her tonsils out so she thinks shes sicker than me.......its not a competition! ITS serious! I need some help and NO doctors will help me, except say LOSE WEIGHT! UGH! If one more doctor tells me that Im going to through something at their head! I HAVE A MIRROR I CAN SEE THAT! I HAD SURGERY! Anyways thats my gripe of the day

have arthritis, I have a Kidney Infection. I dont have any kind of actual disease other than CFS and Depression. I had tests run this time last year and they all came back Neg. Thanks for the input, btw I just found out the hard way that Im allergic to Keflex since it was going the opposite direction this morning after my dosage and now Im itchy, the doctor is giving a different kind of anti-biotic.

My doc told me not to take any kind of pill ever again....and being an AP Chem student I kinda understand why lol! I feel like crap....Im going to see if there are any and I MEAN ANY other tests that they can run on me for just about any disease imaginable........I went into freak out mode last night once I realized I may not be able to use my hands to write in a few years! If there's nothing wrong with me, then why do I feel pain? I dont know when my time of the month comes, its inconsistant because I used to be on BC, but my body rejected the hormones and screwed me up so.........I dont feel like Im retaining water at all except in my joints, they are swollen like crazy, then go down, then swell back up.................who knows..................

Ive seen every kind of doctor imaginable.

Billy Blanks kicks mine too!!! For Breakfast I have a slimfast optima, for lunch usually sauteed chinese food or a queso enchilada, and for supper whatever Mom cooks (mostly veggies for me, and maybe like a ham, dark turkey or chicken, fish, or venison.)

Im no longer suicidal, as a matter of fact Im a demonstrated spokesperson for the AOA and do talks at colleges and highschool and different functions about healthy lifestyles and weight

No, Im always trying to make that effort to be nice and friendly, its just I think that they assume a goody-goody and might snitch em out or something, I dunno

CHINESE FOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD! Like Crazy (As long as its sauteed, no rice) and MEXICAN FOOOOOODDDDDDD! Corn Tortilla cheese enchilada con chile con queso! YUM YUM! I lose more weight alternating between chinese and mexican food (For lunch) than if I try to go to a diff restaurant. ?????Weird huh????

Well, Im an obese (banded August) teen, and I really was not hungry for about 2 days after surgery, then I began to crave things I normally wouldnt eat a lot of. But what I found I liked is this pwderd soup mix (sounds gross, but is good) in all sorts of flavors...my fave is the cream of broccoli, its made by Campbells. I also ate Jell-O and STARBUCKS COFFEE, Mom would have to bring it to me from work because we dont have one in my town. I also had Wonton broth and SlimFast *Optima. I liked hot chocolate and apple cider too, not to mention milk, apple juice, orange juice, and any other juices I liked. Tell her its soooooo worth it, her highschool career will improve so much. As for me, Im 18 and a Senior so Im not going to get too much out of it except for an AWESOME college life and a smaller Prom Dress than last year. Please tell her to just stick with it! I LOVE MY BAND!

As an obese teen with serious co-morbid conditions I would be lying if I said no. I began seeing a therapist about a year ago because I was a cutter, but I not only cut myself, I would get mad a take pills like crazy hoping to not wake-up, but in reality I just wanted peace in my mind, I didnt really want to be dead, just consciously thought so. I dont know how on earth I am alive to be typing this because of so many attempts to simply go to sleep. I thought I would teach all them a lesson, but in reality I would never reap the benefits. I always thought life would be 100% better if I was thinner, but I have seen a lot of my "skinny" acquaintances (cant really call them friends) go through a lot of stuff that I couldnt imagine living through. Just sometimes I wanted to be known as that hot girl or that super fine chick, but no I was either just the fat girl or the fat girl with a really pretty face. I still pick through ppls words to try to find compliments, although its hard. I had some real issues this summer when my bf ran off on me (all though I ended the relationship) and then continued to betray me as a friend. And honestly I havent been myself through the holiday season seeing all these happy ppl in their wonderful world, while I know I will be working on my world for atleast a year to look how I wanna look. Im glad someone started this post, no one knows that I ever tried to do more than cut myself, but I did, and I know its not the answer now that I have gained more self-confidence. But, life is lonely when your a fat teenage girl. An obese teen has emotional issues but atleast a guy can maybe play off of personality or play sports to have friends, but us "fat chicks" really have it rough.

I do know that I have to explain the basic function of my surgery almost EVERY SINGLE DAY to the same ppl over and over again. Granted I am in highschool and college at the same time right now, but I had more intelectual faith in my peers then they seem to exalt???? I dont know, maybe Ill write a research paper on it lol! I am constantly discriminated against as an overweight student. I can honestly say that I am in the 2% of my peers at my highschool that has never been invited to a highschool party! Its so sad when I think about it, but I gotta harden my heart and get over it I suppose. I just dont get these small hicktown ppl!? Im so sick of it! Maybe when I get skinny they will want me to be around them, pretty sad huh? All my other friends get invited, even my geeky possibly gay mult-lingual friend gets to go, but I dont because Im fat I guess?????

Thanks all! I just wish everyone in the world was so supportive! LOL! Everyday I promise you I tell someone about the surgery and then have to explain how it works and why and bla bla bla! Then the all annoying question when's it gonna start workin? These dumb hicks around here get on my nerves SOOO MUCH! I cant wait to goto college with my new body and attitude! Im tired of ppl telling me to go out and exercise, when they dont realize im doing more activity now than I ever was before not to mention Dr. Spiegel told me not to ACTUALLY exercise for a while because of my knees and the surgery. I guess ppl dont understand that I am eating WAYYY less and fatigue easily too, they dont get that I could simply pass out if I just took out walking on a road to "exercise" ya know? Anyways, I dunno if I have a sucky personality (I try to be friendly and accepting) or what but I still dont get invited to go anywhere. I dont know, Ill be SOOOOOOO glad when May rolls around I really will. These SOBs didnt even tell me when Senior Skip Day was!!!! How cruel is that! Dont mistake me for haveing a pity party, I just had some stuff on my mind I wanted to get off.

Anyways...... My life is going great for once! I am totally single and happy to have the self-confidence to flirt! YAY! I work at a clothing store (I think just for Christmas tho)...OH AND BTW! If there is a Factory Connection in your town, GO! Because they have CUTE CHEAP Name-Brand clothes plus and juniors (Men too!) and its awesome! I fit into a size 16 now (I almost cried, I remember being a 16 in like 6th grade!) The best part is I got to buy the same brand of jeans as my "skinny minny" friend and they are ADORABLE! I have lost a lot of inches and I love my job because I get a discount too!!!! Another great thing! I tried on a 1X in the plus size the today and it WAS WAY TOO BIG! How awesome is that!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so EXCITED! My tummy is gettin so flat and pretty! Oh! I graduate in May and will become an OFFICIAL AGGIE ISLANDER! YES! I got accepted into Texas A&M -Corpus Christi! Its SOOOO Pretty there and I get an apartment with a bayview ALL TO MYSELF!!! I dont think I have ever smiled and been as carefree as I am now!!! Its such a great thing! I have been so busy that I havent had time to get on here as much! If you want to dive into what I have been doing lately you can goto my Xanga. www.xanga.com/jodie_warner06 Its great! This is the greatest thing that ever happened to me! Oh btw the dr put like 2CCs in my band the other day, and its helping a lot! *AND YES I AM JUST GETTING AROUND TO THIS!!!! KIRSTIE ALLEY IS A BIG FAT LIAR! If she weighed what she said she did on Oprah than I am a giant cow, I KNOW she is lying straight through her Jenny Craig teeth! She said that she only got to 219, I am at about 213 right now and I dont look as big as her AND shes tall, so she would actually look thinner than me at the same exact weight! I AM SOOOOOO MAD AT HER! I used to love her, but know that I know she is a liar I AM PISSED!

OH YEAHHH!!!!! BUT I dont cheat big time tho! Like if I am on liquids I sometimes eat wonton soup and a little of the dumpling, but not a lot, or I eat like MUSHY stuff after a day or two of the liquids

Hi ya'll, I have finally been able to gain access to a computer since hurricane Rita ravaged my small town. I am happy to say that I made it through my first fill on September 20 (althouth he put my port in a new place compared to his previous patients' ports locations and forgot, yeah, ouch he poked me 5 times before he remembered), but I am sad to say that our house was damaged by the hurricane along with the rest of my town. I have missed talking to ya'll a lot. I am also happy to say that I have lost about 20lbs (that I know, I havent been on my scales in over a week) and have went from a loose size 20 to a loose size 18 AND my shirts are beginning to get a little bigger also. I am extremely excited despite being displaced by the hurricane, although I know SO MANY PEOPLE are WAY worse off than I am. I am currently living in Houston with my mom, while my dad is living in Louisiana. They had to seperate so that they could work their jobs and its killing my mother being away from her husband, and I can understand. The worse part of all this is that she can not get her hormone pills filled here because she has to use her doctor in Beaumont and they can not take anyone right now because of the hurricane and because she is too lazy to go! Shes driving me crazy, 2 women (especially related ones) definately CAN NOT live in the same house 24/7, much less the little travel trailer that we have to rent to live in down here. I am incredibly bored lol! There really isnt much of anything to do, but Im getting along. I just thought that I would check in with yall and see how everyone else was doing?

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH! I have recently had problems with my hair falling out from the root and I eat all the protein I can, I hardly get to eat anything else as a matter of fact, so Im going out to try to buy this tomorrow!!!! IM SO EXCITED! its not really an issue right now because my hair IS REALLY thick, but Im afraid it could become an issue

Im a Senior in Highschool (Go '06 JHS Posse)! Anyways....I am also a freshman at Angelina College, and the band hasnt gotten in the way THAT MUCH. The biggest prob is that I have to go to a sit down and eat place at lunch and I have a class at 12:50 everyday but Friday, and I get out for lunch at like 12 so thats a little hard, but I also have problems with these stupid ignorant immature ppl I goto school with because they will be like "When is going to start working?" Im like you idiots! Ive lost like 35 pound and 3 sizes and u wanna know when it starts working? But I guess it all goes back to the basics, "A dog is a dog, a log is a log, and a frog is a frog." (The Magic Well) and I guess fat is fat??? So I dont hold too much against them! Well there are other issues but the GREAT out weighs the bad so I always tell ppl if the dr called me tonight at midnight and told me something was horribly wrong with my surgery and he needed me to come in and have it redone I would do it every single day if I had to! I LOVE MY BAND!!!!

This was the best decision I HAVE EVER MADE! I love my band because I can still eat good food (and enough to be happy). I never miss eating a lot, and in fact sometimes I forget to eat! I have been banded for 3 months on Sunday and have lost about 30lbs in total, but the best part! I have lost 3-4 DRESS sizes and 2 pant sizes AND 3 inches in my waist! It is SO awesome and I would not take it back for anything in the world! Its wonderful.