kcarny

I thought this was a good place for someone who is newly banded to ask an honest question, but you're right, maybe a message board of people pretending to be experts isn't the best place to get advice or guidance.

I understand how metabolism works and everything , but if you're not hungry, how do you eat? That's my problem.

How do you get over 1000 calories in you? I'm rarely hungry and I know I'm not eating enough. I don't want to stall my weight loss, but I don't want to force myself to eat. Life with this band seems like a real catch 22.

I also work in a library. I took a full week off. The hardest part was sitting for 7 hours. Getting up and moving felt good.

Maybe you're not exercising enough

I like my doctor too. I did get through (after 4 days of phone calls) and saw him today. When I spoke to the office last week, I also asked if I needed to meet with the dietician and they told me no. Well, today, the doctor told me to make an appointment with the dietician. I wish these people could get their acts together.

What are you shopping for? Lots of things are both sugar and fat free. Go for those.

I have sensitive skin and am allergic to band-aid adhesive, too. It sounds like you still have some irritation since your doctor doesn't think it's an infection. I usually put some hydrocortisone cream on rashes like that. Ask your doctor if that would be ok. It helps me when I have a reaction. Don't try to dry it out with alcohol or peroxide. That will make it itchier!

Sunday mornings. That's it. I never have been and don't ever want to be obsessed with my weight. I know when I'm losing weight because of how I feel and how my clothes fit. The scale isn't going to tell me that.

Stop getting on the scale. It will make you crazy. Numbers don't mean anything. It's all about how your body feels and it's probably already started feeling better. Hang in there!!

I was banded 2 weeks ago. I don't feel like I need to explain the weight loss to anyone. If someone notices it, I just say thank you. I think that's enough.

You don't have to tell anyone you're having surgery. I only told one of my coworkers because she's like a mom to me. I told my supervisor because I wanted her to know why I've had so many doctor's appointments recently. My bosses don't know and none of my other coworkers know. I don't think they need to know. If you're not comfortable talking about it, you don't have to.

I had discomfort from sitting straight up at work the first couple days. Get up and walk around a bit. It'll help. Also, I made the biggest mistake of wearing jeans. Elastic is a good friend while your belly is healing.

I took me a year to be approved by insurance. Every time I thought I had completed all of their requirements, they would add something else. They suck, but you just have to keep playing their game. Just hang in there. Good luck.