BobbieND

>>>>> bump <<<<<<< :-)

I'm still learning this process as well, and I've been banded for over a year! I'm still trying to get used to my CHEST feeling full, and not my stomach ... Does that make sense to anyone?? I tend to eat too fast, then it bites me in the ass , usually by making me barf it back up. Or, I too will eat a meal slowly, and be conscience of it, but It will also take me an hour or so to eat it! If I eat that slow, and that small of amounts, I don't get full !! It's all just a crap shoot from day to day .... :-(

"Yet somehow, we're the piggies while Mr Skinny can eat a year's worth of cholesterol, lips and assholes all wrapped in sausage casing in one sitting and he's somehow on higher moral ground?" Laughing at this ... My eyes are watering! LOL And it's SOOOO true! I actually KNOW people who think the same way - I can't stand to be near them ... I love reading your posts ... you don't mince words :-)

Where are you from ? How old are you ? When were you banded? How much have you lost? Want to lose? blah blah blah lol

This time last year, I was banded, but didnt have much restriction. This year, I dont have as much as I HAVE had because they took out a full CC , and did a fluroscope. I dont get to have a fill until Dec 4 :-( So, I KNOW the basics. i KNOW what I'm supposed to do. I KNOW I'm supposed to change my habits. I KNOW I'm supposed to exercise. THEN WHY DON'T I DO IT ???? ANY of it ???? :crying: I still have really crappy eating habits, i don't exercise at all on a regular basis, I throw up constantly because I eat too much, or the wrong foods, or too fast. Yes, i'm down 60 pounds - and I'm thrilled with that. But many others are down TWICE that, in the same amount of time ! Why ?? They've changed their habits and exercise !!!! WTF! Why can't I get this into my head ??? It's not that difficult a concept to understand ... SHEESH ! :cursing: Ok , that being said, I DO read and re-read all of my materials, books, etc... on WLS to get me motivated. I'm also a Foodie ... I love to food, and cooking. I read / subscribe to many mags , and buy tons of cookbooks. But lately I look at them, and I try to see what other ingredients I can swap out - to make it lower in fat, higher in Protein, etc... Thats a step in the right direction , isn't it??? :ohmy:

It looks like you've done very well also ! I'm finding that age definitely is playing a huge part in just how much is being lost ... Do you exercise at all ? What foods do you avoid?

mizmo, i just added you :-)

I weigh myself daily ... only because i work in a medical facility, and it's handy ! However, I never take what the scale says "to heart" , ya know? I've seen my weight fluxuate from 2 - 7 pounds in a 2 day span... I mainly just use the daily weighs as a "Ballpark" figure ...