Malice X Girl

Today sucks. I am really down. I have gone off the deepend with my eating. Since my stomach thing started i have lost restriction and have gone overboard eating unhealthy stuff and not really enjoying it. I am over eating to see if I can make myself feel anything, and alas I can't. I don't know what's going on. I'm scared, and kinda down...really down. I wish I knew what was going on, wish things were back to normal. I guess this is just a wave i'm going to have to ride out.

Thanks, I hope it is nothing too js. I'm kind of disappointed though, while the doctor says everything with the band is ok, I seem to have lost almost all of my restriction, and I know that this is my own fault but i've kind of gone off the deep end, from eating healthy and going for my goal to blowing it. Whether anything is wrong or not i've got to stop, I didn't realize i was such an emotional eater. I go in for my sonogram tomorrow. We'll see how it turns out, hopefully nothing will show up.

A fill is when they inject saline into your band to tighten up the hole that allows food to pass from your upper stomach into your lower.

That is a good idea...thank you. I have wondered whether I did the right thing keeping it a secret or not.

I ate chinese food it was sweet and sour chicken and it happened about 7 hours later. I really hope it's not the gallbladder. That is what I told people I had done when I went out for my lapband...

yes this happens to me, especially when i eat too much. my doc said it's normal and that it may mean I need a low profile port

It was the worst pain i've felt, but yes I did see my doc today and thursday they scheduled a sonogram to see what's going on in there...

Hey i'm in mesquite! Not to far away. Congratulations!

So it happened again last night, only for hours this time. I woke up at 1am and it was the worst pain I have ever felt. Took gas x didn't help, then at 3 am instead of cramping the muscles in my stomach contracted and would not relax. I could not even stand up. My mother came over to my house and I woke up my doctor and he was going to meet me at the ER. I got to the ER and then studdenly it disappeared as quickly as it came on. My doctor had me to a barium swallow and nothing appears to be wrong. Next step is a US ABDDOMEN sonogram. Does anyone have any idea of what could be wrong?

Bleh! What has happened?!? For months and months I have been doing really well. Eating appropriately and not binge eating aside from a day here and there. This entire weekend and into today (which was a holiday so I was home all day), I have been craving anything and everything. Eating like I was pre-band. I eat one thing and then go in for another. I do not want to regress...I want to continue losing weight, I am only 20lbs from goal. Any thoughts insights ect?

I had one. I had no clue I had it, but yes I was self pay but no he never charged me more. Didn't even think about having insurance checked out about the hiatial hernia.

I can't answer the first part but i know that I couldnt' do anything more than dry heave.

I have a 1 year old son and I am wondering how long after the surgery would I need help with him? Would I not be able to lift him No, as you are still healing lifting him would risk popping stiches or slipping the band till everything settles, but theres no reason you guys couldn't cuddle up on the floor or in the bed. Would it be impossible to keep the surgery to yourself (i.e. I dont want to explain it to all 50 moms in our playgroup, my husband's office, our neighbors, the grocery store workers, etc. I just think its personal information)? Did anyone keep it to close friends and family only or does everyone notice your new eating and weight loss? I have kept the surgery to myself. One of my friends found out due to internet browsing and I used to use my name instead of a sn. It's hard to hide for me though, the success with weightloss and occasionally having to get up and walk around or go to the bathroom. Or even just how little I am eating now, a few friends have questioned it but I have never told them about it. <O:p</O:p Has anyone had it done with a BMI in the low 50s?Mine was in the upper 30's I believe...I cashed paid though so that makes a difference <O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p Are the seminars required by doctors? Again, I just feel strongly that it is personal for me and no way would I do an seminar.My doctor didn't not require a seminar.

Today is rough. For two days i have done amazing, perhaps too good because I don't think I have gotten my calories in. Today though it's all I can do not to drive to Martinez restraunt and get me dinner togo. I will not do it though, that's why I have taken to typing to get my mind off of it. Dinner is in the oven. I've worked out for two days, I feel good about that but I am finding out that it's harder today. I really don't want to go. We shall see how I feel after dinner. It's funny, I had no problem with food until I get home from work. Then my mind is free to wander. Doing well with keeping the snackable foods out of my apartment. The only thing easy to get is fruit so hopefully i'll turn to that instead of 5 (35 calorie popsicles) or 2 servings of lite chips and cheese *yumm that sounds so good right now. I really wish I didn't have this obsession with food but at least I can control it better now that I have the band. Not only does it help me eat less, but also i've come so far that it's my motivation to keep going. I can make it through tonight...I can make it through tonight. :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint:

Well it's 2 days into the work week and i'm doing much better, and my guilt has forced me into the gym. Next goal is to keep this going through the weekend...we shall see.

Stitchy glad i'm not alone but sorry you're in the same boat. I went back to work today (yay for long weekends) and so far have done well. Threw out all of my snackable foods and bought some fruit. We will see what this evening brings. Good Luck!

Yeah I had the day off and it was surprisingly quiet all day.

i have had an excessive amount of sugar lately...that could be it. Yeah I hope this is only a phase...

Love the show! I watch it every season. I can't decide who I want to win. I'll be happy with Janelle, Will or Boogie....I don't want Erika to get it though. This reallyw as a great season

Been on the ship. It is beautiful and the service is top notch. It is funny I was looking to go on this cruise the other day (I take one every summer either with friends or my mother). Last year I took Carnival and couldn't decide which I liked better. Either way whoever goes will have a blast!

One of the best things about Monday's is the fact that it is not only a brand new day, but a brand new week. Which is a great day to start over, a clean slate for the entire week. Today i've done pretty good. I had chicken chili at Jasons Deli <--less than a cup, 4 oz of low fat ice cream, 70 calories worth of blue bunny bars, 1 Jenny Craig desert. All in all i'd say I had 700 calories at most today. I typically don't crave sweets as much as I have been lately though. Tonight I will eat a Jenny Craig dinner that is less than 300 calories and i'll be at my 1000 calories for today. I am posting this really early because it is typically late at night that I lose it and begin eating whatever I want. This is kind of my accountibility or dedication thread. I have ensured my success with not having any easily snackable foods in the house. I currently weigh 165. Tonight I will not eat after 7 oclock, that is my mini goal (my very mini goal) It is my hope that I can lose at least 5 lbs this week by not eating after 7. I will have to be careful though. I know that I am very bad about either having WAY to many calories or not enough. This week I will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, snack and desert and hopefully stay within the 1000 mark. Breakfast - 200 Lunch - 250 Dinner - 300 Dessert - 170 Snack/buffer - 100 I am very proud of myself thus far. I started off at 216 and am now at 165. That means that I have lost 51 lbs with 20 more to go. If I work at it I know I can make goal by the end of November (my one year bandiversary). I feel confident that I can do this. I will get through this week and then formulate a plan for the weekend. Which I typically find the most difficult part to get through.

One of the best things about Monday's is the fact that it is not only a brand new day, but a brand new week. Which is a great day to start over, a clean slate for the entire week. Today i've done pretty good. I had chicken chili at Jasons Deli <--less than a cup, 4 oz of low fat ice cream, 70 calories worth of blue bunny bars, 1 Jenny Craig desert. All in all i'd say I had 700 calories at most today. I typically don't crave sweets as much as I have been lately though. Tonight I will eat a Jenny Craig dinner that is less than 300 calories and i'll be at my 1000 calories for today. I am posting this really early because it is typically late at night that I lose it and begin eating whatever I want. This is kind of my accountibility or dedication thread. I have ensured my success with not having any easily snackable foods in the house. I currently weigh 165. Tonight I will not eat after 7 oclock, that is my mini goal (my very mini goal) It is my hope that I can lose at least 5 lbs this week by not eating after 7. I will have to be careful though. I know that I am very bad about either having WAY to many calories or not enough. This week I will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, snack and desert and hopefully stay within the 1000 mark. Breakfast - 200 Lunch - 250 Dinner - 300 Dessert - 170 Snack/buffer - 100 I am very proud of myself thus far. I started off at 216 and am now at 165. That means that I have lost 51 lbs with 20 more to go. If I work at it I know I can make goal by the end of November (my one year bandiversary). I feel confident that I can do this. I will get through this week and then formulate a plan for the weekend. Which I typically find the most difficult part to get through.

Julie, I am so happy that you have restriction. Just a warning though, that throwing up is a way to slip the band so be careful.

I want in on this action! Is this going to happen often?

I have no idea what is going on with me this weekend. Seriously I have for the first time in a long time, knowingly sabatogued myself and I feel as if I need to figure out why if I want to stop it, and I do. I think that it would be nieve of me to think that this is just me craving stuff, like it's a chemical thing going on in my body, no I don't know what or why but I think it's psychological. Why am I backing off of my success? I am so proud of myself, I love the way i'm looking and the success that I am having. Initially I know that it started with, "it's Friday I get to eat what I want" but typically it doesn't go all weekend. Saturday I had a blast, spent the day with mom, went out Saturday. Went merangue/salsa dancing. I LOVED it. I discovered though that my social skills aren't the best in that situation. I need to work on that, so I guess I need to get out and practice a bit more. For whatever reason I have an inherant feeling as if i'm fooling everyone and secretly i'm not good enough to deserve certain things in life. Almost as if people don't really know what they are getting into with me. The more I think about it though the more I think that it's my way of blocking myself against rejection. Push myself away, make myself unavailable so I don't have to go through the discomfort of getting to know someone else, and not giving them a chance to ditch me. Geeze I suck, I know that if that is the case I will miss out on alot of good things and that is not something that I want. I want to be able to be myself with people without worrying what they think, like somehow I will get down a few knotches on their friend ladder. How ignorant is that? I also want someone to love me no matter what. I want that now...before and even sometimes now i'm really not sure. I don't know if it is worth it, don't know if loving someone is worth the aches and pains that I know it will bring. I don't know if it is worth dealing with their behaviors that drive you nuts. Living alone is great, I do what I want how I want. I don't have to worry about someone else. So I have two sides war-ing. I don't know which one will win out. I have never known what a productive relationship is like, never saw it growing up. Relationship=bad, mess up your life, yet I know that it must be amazing to have someone love you, no matter what, the good and the bad. I know that one day (in the distant future) I want a family, want to do the family thing, but I don't know how to get there. Basically i'm really jacked up. But I will not sabatogue my success, my weighloss is for me. I am doing this for me not for other people to like me better.