Carrie_C

I would just buy the smaller size and get the extenders. You probably won't need the extenders very long. I have been buying my bras off ebay. They are so much cheaper. You can get Victoria's Secret bras for a reasonable price. I'm not sure what your cup size is, but they go up to size 40DD. My breasts are very large, size 38DD, but they have deflated very badly. I bought a Victoria's Secret pushup bra from ebay and I love it. It lifts, but doesn't make your boobs look all pointy.

It sounds to me like your marriage isn't that great. Maybe if you tell him, you 2 can work on things. I can understand why you would want to keep it a secret, but I think it will make everything worse.

I know what you mean. Liquids only was AWFUL!! I had to do it for 2 weeks and I thought I was going to lose my mind!

Don't worry, the time will go by really fast. If those so called friends turned against you, they weren't real friends to begin with. They were just jealous. It happens to us all. We lose weight and suddenly we've become the enemy somehow. Don't worry about it. I'm sure you will meet real friends who will be supportive of you, no matter what your size.

Thanks, I will.

What they need are lap bands!! HA HA!!

Thanks! I feel worse too when I lay down. It is weird. I went for a pelvic ultrasound yesterday and I got the results today. The doctor said I have a fibroid in my uterus. I also have 2 large cysts on my left ovary. He thinks that is what is causing all the problems. I am having surgery on Monday and he will drain the cysts and clean out my uterus. He said I could also have endometriosis or scar tissue, but he won't know for sure until he does the surgery. I am glad to finally know what is going on. I am also having my colonoscopy on Friday. YUCK!!!!

Well, I just talked to Tiffany and she said I don't have to have the fluid removed for surgery. Thank God!

Yea, I'm hearing that a lot too now. People keep saying, you don't need to lose anymore. HELLO? I still weigh 195 pounds! I DO need to lose more!

I didn't watch. I agree, if they want someone to love them, they need to love themselves first.

I am feeling a little better. The vertigo is a lot better except when I lay down. Then I feel like I am spinning. I stupidly ate a donut yesterday. Big mistake! It was stuck for hours!

You would not do very well only drinking Protein shakes and not eating. I don't think you could do it for very long. And even if you did, that's not how the band works. Liquid is going to go right through and you are going to be starving all day. And I doubt you would even lose any weight. Most of those shakes have tons of calories, more than a meal. My doctor says no protein shakes at all. Most are just empty calories. As the earlier posters said, PBing is not the same as throwing up. I have PBed a lot, mostly from eating too fast or not chewing. I will burp and it comes up, or I will get the hiccups and it will bring it up. Sliming is not the same as throwing up either. That usually happens when you don't chew good. You just get a lot of thick salava. As for eating in public, if you feel like something is getting stuck, you can just excuse yourself to the bathroom. You aren't going to projectile vomit. Good luck!

I also do not measure or count calories. I never was good at that. In the beginning it might be a good idea, if you feel like you really need to. But after a while, you learn how much to eat.

Yea I know. I love skirts, but I rarely ever wear them because of the friction!

I am trying to ignore it, but it is very hard!

"Had to ask my boyfriend to let me wear his boxer-briefs while we were walking to a concert because I was chafing so badly in the dress I was wearing." I HATE that! I am looking forward to the day when my thighs don't rub together so badly that I get sores.

I hate the sterotypes associated with being fat. I hate it when a fat person on tv says they ate too many donuts or something. I have been overweight forever, and I NEVER sit around and eat donuts! This show has the sterotype that fat girls can't get dates. That's just crazy. When I was my heaviest I still got plenty of dates. I'm sure there are a lot of thin girls who don't get a lot of dates either. It's like the girls are blaming it all on their sizes, when in reality that probably has little to do with it. I met my husband when I was at my heaviest!

Yes, it is. I am having it August 10. I really dread it. I am not going to have the fluid taken out of my band unless they make me. I would hate to have to go back in and have it all readded. The way I swell after a fill, it would take forever to get it all back in.

I had my gallbladder out 3 years before I got the band. If you are having so much trouble, maybe you need to see a surgeon and have your gallbladder removed. You will feel a lot better. As for me, I am having a colonoscopy next Friday. And then I am having Laprascopy surgery the following Monday. I am wondering if I have to have all of the fluid taken out of my band for surgery.

I watched some of it, but I couldn't take the whinning from the girls about how they are so fat no one loves them. Give me a break.

If it's a work day, I get up and eat either a small amout of oatmeal or grits with fake butter and splenda. I usually can't eat much at all in the mornings, but I try to get a little down. Then after I get dressed and get ready to go, I will have coffee. Some doctors don't want you to have it, but some, like mine, think a little is ok. We take lunch at 12. I usually can't eat much then either. So I will just try to eat something light like tuna or soup. Soup isn't the best choice, but sometimes it's all I can get down. I usually start getting hungry around 2 or 3. I will have some yogurt or some crackers. I am usually starving when I get home. I can eat more in the evenings, so I really have to watch my portions then. I will cook some kind of meat with 2 vegetables. I am one of the lucky ones, I can eat any type of meat. My husband and I eat the same dinner most of the time. Sometimes he wants pizza, which I cat really eat very well, so I will fix him pizza and I will have fish and rice. I try not to eat anything else after dinner. I think that is what has helped me lose a lot, not eating at night. If it's a non work day, I will usually eat breakfast and then my husband and I go out to eat that night. My doctor also says no snacking, but I do at times. I will have a hand full of chips or some candy. You have to indulge sometimes or the cravings will kill you. Every now and then I will eat ice cream. The key is to balance everything out. If I find myself eating too much one day, I will really keep an eye on my portions the next day. Water is also very important. I drink it all day. Get the bottled water and just refill them. They work great. I also drink a lot of tea. Exercise is also key. I try to get 30 minutes most days. It seems overwhelming at first, but it's really not as hard as it seems. Good luck!

Ok, I missed something somewhere. I'm not really sure what this thread is about, but I am also snow white and was raised in the ghetto. In fact, I just moved from there not long ago!

I am willing to try anything at this point. The Nioxin didn't help me. Funny thing is, my hair has gotten a lot longer, but it is still falling out. I am going to get it cut a little to see if that helps.

I agree. It seems to me that there would have been more to come forward.