blooh

wow, that title is rare for me... i don't ask for help very often so i hope someone will answer this... :cursing: age: 27 gender: female marital status: single occupation: grad student geographical location: philippines amount of weight lost: 6 lbs amount of weight to lose: 164 lbs i'm a failure... i got banded in november of 2007 and as you can see i've only lost 6 lbs. i'm usually not this much of a downer except that i feel like i should finally own up to it. i don't know if i've hit rock bottom and for some reason i keep believing that i need to so i can finally go back up. i got banded because i needed to lose weight. but old habits die hard and drastic restrictions and a bad erosion made me wary of coming back for fills. but this year i have seen so much improvement in my sister (she and i got banded at the same time) that it feels like a crime not to do anything about it. so after four months since my last unfill, i decided to go at it again. today i had 2 cc put in. i'm going to try my best to stick to the proper diet so i can be successful this time. i hope someone can help me get through this. :tongue:

hey all. i just wanted to include my name in the list of 12/07 bandsters. i was banded with my sister last december 1. i still have yet to find out what her name here is... i'm feeling good considering it's my 3rd day after surgery. i've been watching lots of weight loss shows for some odd reason after surgery (maybe to take my mind off food). but i'm doing good so far.

i am absolutely excited!!! i can't wait. my doctor put me on my pre-op diet already and while i'm feeling a bit weak i understand that my stomach is just asking, "where's the food?" i am so looking forward to losing the weight... i absolutely cannot wait!!!:whoo:

klpdbl that is wonderful news!!! i'm glad it's going to help. my endocrinologist was the one who suggested lapbanding but i never thought to ask how my cycle was going to get once i got it done so i'm excited it will. thanks for the info!

hey all... i don't know how many out there resorted to banding because of polyptic ovaries but that's just one of my reasons. did your menstruation become regular after banding? also my mom asked this question and i thought i was sure i knew the answer but i thought it wouldn't hurt to ask... will banding affect your voice? specifically singing voice? my mom wondered if it affects the diaphragm.

hi klpbdl and Tulipstar :biggrin1: thanks for welcoming me to the site. TS i'm from davao which is an hour and a half plane ride south of manila. thanks so much for the words of encouragement. i have been excited and scared and discouraged and scared again but i want to do this... i need to do this. missing the food part seems too little a sacrifice for health... but i know it won't feel that way once i get there. food is a great source of comfort for me too Tulip but i can't get getting fatter because of it. i've been to your blogsite and i am really inspired right now. amen about the umph! :clap2:

hello all! i am blooh from the philippines. my sister and i are thinking of lapbanding. we are scheduled to talk with a doctor in a few weeks and would absolutely love to do it for the weight loss but a big part of me (and most of my parts are big...) feels a bit scared about the food mourning. as a friend of mine who is already banded said, "I have never thought I would look forward to being overweight... but after being obese, being overweight is a wonderful thing.":rolleyes: uh, I guess a little bit about myself. i am a teacher and i have been overweight since I was 8 years old and have been obese for more than half of my life. i am currently in the 2nd quarter of my life and would absolutely love to spend it thin. i love to watch tv shows (i live vicariously through the characters) and i have always loved to eat and cook. but i need to lose more than half of who i am so that i can be everything i can be.