jacobsmomyatta

before i was banded i lived on WW! i loved it, it was effective, workoed well--when i could stick with it! it is my plan to try this again so i will keep you posted...

i think i've heard EVERY fat comment you can imagine but the most humbling ones came from my son a few years ago when he associated everything with shapes. he looked at my mom & thin friend & told me they were rectangles, my dad was dieting so he said "he is an oval now but he used to be a BIG circle like you, mom!!!" to this day i have pics he has drawn of me---a perfect 360 every time!:thumbup:

I love DRPEPPER too, craving it every day since I was banded. the dietician explained to me that the carbonation in it makes your stomach swell & your pouch will stretch. she broke my heart when she said i was never to have it again but i've just decided to make the muscle milk my new favorite drink!!! ALSO---can ANYONE tell me how to upload/add my ticker? totally confused...

also, we have the same band date! we can do this!!!

sitting here RIGHT NOW eating CRACKERS/CHICKEN SALAD!!! :thumbup: not the NORMAL kind, tho- 5 wheat crackers, lite salad. if you are starving like i often THINK i am, try to eat a SMALL portion of something healthy if you can handle it! i am struggling daily but still losing. have not followed the diet since week 2 but i'm still losing, just slowly...i had to ask the same quetion just yesterday & the advice i got was PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN!!! Everythings gonna be alright! i have noticed, however, that ALMOST ALL bandsters have a slightly different post op diet...:huh2:hmmm

i think you look great & you should listen to your husband! my self esteem left years ago when i first began to gain the weight then i met this wonderful man who told me every day that i was beautiful & it returned!!! UNFORTUNATELY now that i have been banded he has not been as supportive (he says he may not be as attracted to me IF i get skinny)---WHAT???:thumbup: i love him/don't wanna lose him but i know my choice to be banded would feel so much better if he were behind me as your husband is behind you! the amazing thing is that i got this done for health, not vanity; although a wedding is in my future (IF HE STILL WANTS ME! LOL!!):laugh: & i am gonna look great for it. as soon as i lose as much as you already have! keep up the good work, hot girl!!!

you & i must be kindred spirits! i was banded 5/20 & have eaten normal food since the begining of week 2. although i have lost 20lbs i feel as if i am going to be a failure. won't get my first fill til 6/24 & i am anxious!!! i am usually very confident in my endeavors but this time, i don't know...

I thought I was the only one with this issue! I feel as if I have no self control & even though I have not OVER eaten, I have NOT followed the post op diet AT ALL-Alas, I've still lost 20lbs in two weeks but I KNOW I can do better!!! HELP!!!