Debski

Hello...I personally hate when people tell ya what to do with your body...I am a stoner too n still am! I induldge a lil here n there. It has not harmed me at all. I do get the munchies still but thats when i drink alot of sugar free n good tasting drinks. If I do eat I usually have jello or sf popsicles stuff that I can have more of but wont do damage. I hardly think that anything would happen! Go for it...induldge a lil...youve come along way! Gotta love the herbs!!! have fun, Debbie:tt1::tt2::Banane20::Banane20::biggrin:

YOU are going to do just fine! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Good luck to you on your adventure of a life time! A pleasure to have you come aboard band mate! :tt1: :thumbs_up::thumbup: Debbie

vegasgirl44 congrats on your weight loss, you ARE doing something right! Keep up the good work it is paying off! Debbie:smile2:

Man I have been so hungry ever since day 5 post op...thought it was me but obviously it is not! :cursing: Man I really hate this bandster hell we are all in! Get my first fill Sept. 8th. I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!! Much anticipation going on in my head! Yes I have also had a few things I should not have and it all went down fine accept for when my friend was in the hospital and I was there with her for quite a while. I was so hungry that when her turkey sandwhich arrived and she asked if I wanted half of it, I obliged. First bite went down ok...second bite I felt something kinda a lil tight feeling...took another bite ....Oh man I AM STUCK....LOL...was not funny at the time. I started to feel a tight pain n pressure in my chest area it felt like it did not want to go down and yet would not come up then all of a sudden I started to slime! I paniacked and went straight to the washroom n spit the slime out! It was the white bread...ate too big a bites cause I was so hungry n didnt chew well! Now I know!!! Only bread I will eat is wheat and if it is toasted! I have learned my lesson and think about it while I eat now! Good luck to you all, take care, Debbie:lol:

afw...LOL...I hear ya on that "what the heck have I done to myself" phase.... Restlessmonkey...Awesome Idea, hope you dont mind me copying...with my own ideas and pics ofcourse! :wink2: Take care, Debbie :cursing:

To loose weight is what you ultimately want more than anything...right??? Even more than a vacation... I agree, you still will have time so get the fill ...go on vacation...maybe even loose a lil ....when you get home you will feel good that you did, and be ready for another fill (if need be) shortly there after!!!! Take care have fun n enjoy! :wink2: :cursing: Debbie

Hello, My sergeon and his team told me to quit smoking 6 weeks before hand also. They never said if you slip up and smoke that you wont be able to have the surgery though! Well, I slipped and I just couldnt quit smoking right before surgery. I could not quit with my eating habbits and smoking all at once. It was and is too much for me to handle all at once. I figured that I would take it one step at a time. For me the biggest issue right now is getting my weight down. Yes this is a healthy lifestyle change...and I do plan on quitting smoking really soon (banded july 29th) now that I am banded and things are starting to change for me, I am feeling a bit better about myself and feel that quitting smoking is something I really want to do because I see the rest of me improving! Heck I want to rock climb n skydive one day and I know I cant do that being a smoker thats for sure! I know people are just trying to help by saying to quit smoking but unless they are walking in your shoes they just dont know. I will tell you this though..... When I woke up in recovery it was very hard for me to breath and I kept saying over and over like a broken record atleast 100 times that " I CANT BREATH I CANT BREATH I CANT BREATH....I CANT BREATH GOOD" !!!!!! They kept telling me your breathing Debbie your vitals are fine and your breathing, take good breaths....well I couldnt take good breaths....at that point I knew it had to be because of smoking...I had one on the way in the hospital infact...ok a couple!!! If I had it to do over again, I would have quit atleast 3 weeks before hand!!!! I didnt have a cigarette again until day five post op. I had no craving and with not being able to breath good because of the soreness and all I just didnt think about it. Well day five came and I had a craving for one and did induldge infact n wish ofcourse that I didnt but I DID. However Working on quitting WILL BE MY NEXT STEP IN MY ROAD TO RECOVERY...FITNESS...LOVE FOR MYSELF...OVER ALL HEALTH!!!!!!! I love myself finally and know I will do this for me and only me, and only I can do it! Just my personal experience, take it for what it is worth! Good luck to you on your journey of a life time! :smile2: Debbie

WALK ...WALK...WALK...good luck to ya...Debbie :thumbup:

a lil more water and hold out...good luck...Debbie:thumbup:

Hello there, I know what your saying, I feel the same way. I beat that craveing by drinking a sugar free carnation instant breakfast. I add a tinch of nonfat dry milk powder for more protein and I add two splenda packets to make the chocolate taste sweeter n add crushed ice...Its good...mmmm I'm having some as I type! :thumbup: Usually craves my taste for chocolate and is healthy! Good luck hope all goes well, take care...Debbie:smile2:

Hello, So you finally got banded, congratulations! In answer to your question, yes I had that same heavy tightness feeling under the breast. Sometimes that feeling would even move upward a lil bit n took about 20 seconds or so until it felt a lil better. It finally went away after about 7 or 8 days. I have heard of people getting it back again for a lil while after you get a fill. Cant wait to get my first fill, I have no restriction right now, but still trying hard to stick to my 4 oz. per meal. Glad to see you got r done! Take care, Debbie:smile2:

Thank you everyone for your replies! Today was a better day for me and I am being easier on myself. It was a bad choice to make, I did it its done n over with.. today was a good day did great with the eating n water n i am still losing! down 14 lbs in 10 days....that is something to be proud of and I am! That alone inspires me to say no next time I am tempted! Take care all and hope your all in good spirits! Debbie:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Helloooo, and I thought I was the crazy itching one too!!!! LOL OMG it is so bad...for three days now!!!! LOL... I am going insane! My whole middle tire is itching....the incisions and all around them! i scratch but only around them and that didnt help it only made it worse! So, I remembered when I was a lil girl I backed up into the hot grill and had third degree burns on my back, the doctor told my mom to go get several bottles of pure aloe vera and to keep pouring it on. It healed within a matter of days NO SCARS and did not itch. So, last nite I kept dipping a rolled up paper towel into some pure aloe vera juice and kept dabbing it on and all around my skin onthe incisions and around and it took most of the itches away and i woke up and my incisions are doing better today than they did the whole week. the lumpiness has even gone down around the incisions considerably!!!!! Thank God! Hope this helps....:thumbup: :cool2: :thumbup: Debbie