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Hi SpecialK: I admit that I am frustrated by my relationship with food. I lost a total about about 85 lbs. Then I gained some back. Now, I am trying to get back on the wagon. I had something get stuck in my band and went to my surgeon. He took a lot of the fill out and sent me for a test. The band is fine and I am fine, but now I have to stairstep back to restriction. The truth is that I know how to beat the band. So, restriction is helpful. But ice cream slides right through. I react emotionally to things by eating. I even know it when I am doing it. I wish I could figure it out. I remember you and your journey. I know you have a lot going on, but I know you can do this. Maybe we can support each other?

good morning! The ups and downs of being banded. Well, I am working on getting my weight down again. It is a constant struggle. I am not sure, but I think I would trade my love of food for a decent weight. It just seems wrong for me personally to have spent so much of my life dealing with food and weight. sigh! I find that liquids for a day or so help get my pouch back to size. I have mentally considered a different surgery as well. It is very frustrating! I am not really as negative as this post seems. I still am down from where I was. Even with my recent weight gain of a few pounds, I am still in the same clothes. For me to "catch" myself this early in the weight gain is very good. Maybe I am learning?

Hello! Well, back on the food bandwagon. I let myself off for my birthday, but am back on again. (I need to stop celebrating my birthday for several weeks!!) Cool gizmo, hungry. I may check into it further. Interesting dr visit. Glad it worked out for you. I have found that losing weight is easier than keeping it off. I agree it is about finding balance. Hey Ajoneen. I have had my ups and downs as well. Glad we are both back on the downward trend. There is a nutrionist at my docs office as well. I hope you find them helpful. Christine - thanks for the update. There are times when I have considered having that surgery. That whole dumping thing sounds vastly unpleasant. Congrats on your weight loss. Getting under that 200 # is a goal of mine.

Hi Wishin! I think all the docs have different plans. They were very strict where I had my surgery. I haven't been to a support meeting lately, but I know things had changed. My docs said they had you on liquid and then mushy food to allow you to heal. Honestly, right after my surgery that was plenty. So, anyway, I am starting to walk again. I fell off the boat as far as food lately and am trying to get back into the swing of things. I can't get more in my band because when I do that I can hardly eat anything. (if something gets stuck it is REALLY bad). So, now it is up to me. So, here is to hoping we all continue to walk the healthy path.

Walk, take gas x and use heating pad. It will pass and you will feel better. Good luck!

There are no specific rules about how and when you lose weight. Give yourself a break. Your body is still healing. It is correct that sometimes people don't loose weight until they have a good fill. It is good you are working on head hunger vs. real hunger. Keep at it!

Buy every kind of Jello you like. Make up several batches so it is in the refrigerator. Try mixing some. When you are hungry, ask yourself if you are really hungry. (sounds silly, I know). If you are really hungry you will eat just about anything. If you are not really hungry, it could be a craving or something like that. I agree that you should try as many broths as possible. The liquid diet thing can be tough. It also doesn't hurt to try some of the caffiene based drinks to help with the hunger. Good luck!

hello! Just started walking again. Amazing how such a normal thing can make me a little sore! Happy things are moving in the right direction.

LynnM - what a life story! What horrible events for you to have to deal with! I am a lifelong eater when those type of things happen. I am working on changing that. I love the Bible cite. That is one of my favorite verses. I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me. I repeat it at times. In fact Lent is what got me back on track. I know you can do it. I am happy to be your cheering section. You did it and you can do it again!

Hello! I have to tell you that it is tough staying on a low carb diet. I know that I am not hungry, but I want something. UGH! So far, so good. Kind of nasty to hear that banded folks are bulemics. I can see how that can happen! Christine, good to see you on hear again. I hope the new surgery works. I think I got my eyes off the goal for a while. I was comfortable and the wieght slowly came back. Now I am ready to stay more focused. Glad to see some folks back here. I can use the support and am glad to journey with you.

Hello everyone! Sapphire you could be speaking my story! I had lost about 85 pounds and gained about 35 back. I have lost 10 of that 35, so I am back at 60 pounds lost. To the one who said they love chocolate - me too! I eat sugar free and I don't overdo it. (it has negative consequences if you do!!) I think I will try to log in more often. So hard to believe it was 4 years ago that I did this!

Howdy! I thought I would pop back in and see who has posted. Nice to see this is still a relatively active posting. I tried the Sensa and the stuff does work. It makes you not want to eat as much cause you feel full. Of course, now I need something for my head, because it wants me to eat even when I am not hungry! I am working on getting the number on the scale to go down. I still need to loose a bit of weight. I certainly don't want to go back. Congrats on the job Special. Nice to see the other posters as well!

Hello everyone! The little sign on said I last signed on in January! Hard to believe it has been that long. I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. I'm not actually at my ticker weight, but should be able to get there in a few weeks. I've been reading about this Sensa stuff. Has anyone tried it? I have adequate restriction, any more and I wouldn't be able to eat solids.... Nice to see this group is still posting!

Hi everyone! Welcome back unique. I think the best first step was asking for help. I think you have received some great suggestions. Frankly, I had to force myself to become accountable. I don't know what that would mean for you, but for me it meant doing a journal of all my food and being honest about my exercise. I tried to make commitments about exercise. I think you had some great success and can continue. You can do it! Christine - You have had some horrible problems with your band. I hope whatever you choose works for you. You have done great, keep it up! SpecialK - I think I am ready to commit to exercise again. I think just saying I will exercise 3 times a week and then doing it will be a good goal for me! wishin4 - holy cow! Gall bladder surgery! Yikes, hope you are doing better. I hope that was the cause of all your gastic issues! Everyone - Have a wonderful, new year. May all of us lose the weight we want to and be healthy happy shamrocks!! P.S. The Cookies got to me. I had to actually throw some in the garbage because I couldn't keep my hands off of them. My weight is higher than my ticker says, but I am hoping that by the end of January that I am in the oneunderland club!!!

I am scared of cookies! Thank GOD that they are all boxed up or hidden from me! I'm scared of the scale as well. But, hopefully, it will keep my mouth shut. I am debating on making my last batch of Christmas goodies tomorrow. I have all the necessary ingredients, but I don't want to eat any. I think I will make it as late as possible tomorrow night, bag the stuff up and then get rid of it! The snow shoveling wasn't as bad as it sounds. I would have hated to shovel 20 inches at one time. So, shoveling 3-4 inches the five times I did didn't seem that bad. Anyway, hope you are all doing great at keeping the goodies out of your mouths!

Hi ladies! Well, lots of baking yesterday and today. I did ok with not eating much. I tried to use the people around me as taste testers. Right now the thought of eating anything with sugar is sickening! I still have more stuff to do tomorrow. The snow (Lynn and I live only a few miles apart) is good and bad. Because we had so much I shoveled my driveway 5 times! Bad news, I can't get rid of all the baking stuff until Tuesday. But, I figure I will be busy finishing the baking tomorrow and will put the boxes/bags in my car tomorrow night. I should be rid of all that stuff by Wednesday. The scale was not my friend today, but I think that will also make me mindful of what I put in my mouth. I document everything I stick in my mouth. It sure keeps me honest! I highly recommend it. I don't make resolutions, but I think exercise has to be my next committment. It is something that I do off and on. I need to be much more regular about that. Well, I need to sign on a little more regularly and will make that effort. Thanks for being here!

That dress Liz wore was HORRIBLE! It was hard to tell she had lost weight. I don't think she lost much at home either. I will give her credit though, she did pretty good overall. They ALWAYS do 2 BL seasons a year! The one starting in January should be interesting. They have been on the ranch since September. The biggest guy was like 520 pounds. HOLY COW! I wish they would offer me $1,000 a pound to lose weight! Shay will loose a bunch of weight and end up a Subway spokesman just like Jared. Only problem, she will have to keep the weight off. I never liked her in the show, but I hope she can lose the weight and keep it off. (BTW, who puts a 300 pound women in shiny gray pants! EW!!)

Howdy ladies! Robin, I have heard that the band has pushed some relationships to breaking, but most seem to have had some real issues and the loosing weight just brought it out more? I don't have any personal experience as I am single. Ugh, the scale is just moseying around these days. I absolutely know I am at fault. I can't seem to stop having one cookie or one small piece of chocolate a night. I am soooo close to being under 200 pounds! Anyway, I am nervous as my annual baking frenzy is this weekend. The good news is that when I am not baking I will not be at my house! I will have all the junk out of my house by Monday, so I believe I will have the willpower to stay away from the stuff. I have off from Dec 24 to Jan 4th, but I am only doing a few day trips. Anyone have any cool holiday plans?

Hi Special K - good for you! I'm proud that you exercised! I was a little worried about Thanksgiving.....lol, but my band took care of me. Not in the way I was hoping. I got something (ground turkey) stuck in my band on Wednesday. Nasty episode, so I really couldn't eat on Thanksgiving. (I'm still scared to eat!) I did manage a little mashed sweet potatoes and regular ones as well.... OK, now I need to stay away from the holiday cookies! Onward and downward on the scale!

On Tuesday they will have the regular 2 hour show. On Wednesday at the 8 pm (I believe) they will have a show with all kinds of stars and people from season 1 -7 with updates. Suzy/Matt and their kids and Marty/(I can't remember the women's name) will be there with their kids. They will have some folks who kept the weight off and some who didn't. (I saw Eric's name mentioned, he was the guy on Oprah's show in January who had gained 100 pounds of weight back.) So, should make for a good week to watch BL.

I am looking forward to both shows this week! I always like to watch BL, but this week it should be interesting. Even more interesting will be the Wednesday night show about who has kept the weight off. I always like to see the successful people! I feel sad for the ones who end up gaining their weight back. I guess that is a secret fear of mine! I have seen some magazine articles of several of the recent past players who have kept their weight off. It would be really awesome to see some of the people from the earlier shows that have kept it off.

Good morning! Christine - Isn't it amazing that one lone comment can stick! Mostly, I get good reactions, but occasionally I get that sort of thing. I figure they don't know where I started or how much progress I have made! Exercise - goodness, I can't seem to get into that swing of things. I have no excuse! I have a wii fit and love the thing, but I haven't turned it on in quite a while. I have a Christmas party dress in my closet that I would like to wear to the holiday parties this year. I haven't tried it on yet, but it should fit. Maybe I should try it on and if it doesn't that will motivate me to exercise? I had to walk about 10 blocks the other day and did it with no problem and felt good afterward. That should have motivated me to exercise more, but I am having a hard time just getting started again. Maybe I should just play with the game since I am off work this week. I have plenty of time... OK, thanks for listening to my rambling!! :biggrin:

Hi Shamrocks! Christine - good for you getting under 220 well before your goal to be there by the end of the month! SpecialK - good to see you again! I don't think the green carebear is a problem! Quite frankly I will use any and every method I can to get this weight off. If a green carebear motivated me or reminded me in any way, I'd get one as well! I have struggled some the past two weeks. It has reminded me of how slippery the slope is for me. I thought I do so great by getting the Halloween candy on the 31st. Truly if there were any candy I didn't like, I would have gotten it! But, then the darn candy sat around. I didn't go hog wild, just a fun bar or a small pack of m&ms every day. I finally asked my housemate to hide the stuff. (I had to ask a few times before it disappeared!) Now, my self control seems to be gone. I seem to be hungry at night. I am up 2 pounds, which isn't bad, but it is frustrating. I am a mere 12 pounds from the oneunderland. I have a doctor's appointment this week, which means stepping on the scale. That will keep me straight for the next few days. Hopefully, my bad behavior will be behind me for now! OK, thanks for listening!

LOL, I lost track of this thread! I still like the biggest loser, but this season is odd. They didn't say how much weight Shay had lost at the end. Although if that nutty women thinks she is going to loose 214 pounds by December, I think she has lost her mind! She is the one who kept saying she couldn't do it at home and it had nothing to do with money and I am the fattest one....ugh! Tracy did look great! I think they are having a promo with several NBC shows to get more interest in this season. They players only are on the nbc shows the week they are voted off. I hate to say it, but I'm glad Daniel got voted off. Sorry, but the guy has had more chances than anyone! I'm happy he looks so good. (he is in people magazine this week!) I hope the old people kick it this week. I don't like Amanda and I am sorry I voted for her at the last show. How whiny can she be! I do really like Rebecca. She has the kick butt spirit! Some of the men this season are real crybabies....YIKES! OK, that was my .20 worth! LOL

LOL Christine a mid-band crisis. I like that! I do have a smidge of envy at times for the people who got the gastric bypass and have lost all the weight they want, but I know that was not the way for me to go. I keep plugging away and sooner or later I will get there. I love where I am now as compared to 2 years ago. 2 years ago I had given up. I was headed to 300 pounds and would have gotten there!