Fluffy_Gurl

Absolutely!

No. I hit my sweet spot about a year after surgery. Ive had no adjustments for three years

Ive had the same issues. Hope this is your new start and things go well! You can do it. Sometimes we just have to push the reset button.

I was banded in 2010. I went from 253 to 160. I had maintained my weightloss until about a year sgo when I had to have an emergency total hysterectomy. After that surgery I gained about ten lbs and then it kinda steadied out. Over the last six months I have been dealing with some relationship issues and am now single. I recently stepped on the scale to realize ive gained another 10 or so lbs. Realizing ive slipped back into some bad habbits. All that goes down when I am stressed are sliders and I often struggle with liquids even. So here I am again, starting over and im trying to get back into eating right, like I should and starting my workouts again. I feel alone and no longer have the support I used to. I need some tips for getting back on track and for high protien foods that wont stick. Any help and support is appreciated!

I was banded in 2010. I went from 253 to 160. I had maintained my weightloss until about a year sgo when I had to have an emergency total hysterectomy. After that surgery I gained about ten lbs and then it kinda steadied outn over the last six months I have been dealing with some relationship issues and am now single again. I recently stepped on the scale to realize ive gained another 10 or so lbs. Realizing ive slipped back into some bad habbits because all that goes down when I am stressed are sliders. So, im teying to get back into eating right, like I should. I feel like im starting over again. I need some tips for getting back on track and for high protien foods that wont stick. Any help and support is appreciated!

I am starting to lose faith in myself that I can do this. I havent been losing at all, in fact I've gained a few lbs. I got a fill two weeks ago and after the fill i lost six lbs. Now I've gained all of that back plus some. I had been working out on my eliptical machine daily for at least 60 minutes sometimes 120. I havent used it in the last few days because I havent felt well. I recently decided that if my boyfriend wasnt willing to make a commitment that we should end things. He lives out of state and I asked him to move here to be with me and he said no, because he didnt want to. I was pretty shocked seeing as how we are both from here and both our families are here. I cant move because I have a child. Anyway, that relationship no longer exists. I am feeling so bad about myself, I had quit smoking in August for the surgery in October and had been doing well until yesterday when I gave in and bought a pack. I cat seem to make myself throw them away even though I know I should. I will admit that I have not been following the rules. I feel so nausiated in the morning and am so tight i couldnt eat if I wanted to. So usually around noon I will eat something. Recntly it has been chilli, which i do measure. I have been picking here and there after that. Yesterday I ate nachos..stupid I know. and tonight I drank a huge glass of choc milk..that I made with sugar free syrup but still. I get nausiated afer some meals anyway. I think I am pretty much at my sweet spot as I have to chew and chew and chew or things come back up. If I am stressed or nervous I can forget about eating in general. I am generally eating between 800 to 1200 calories a day. I have been looking for a job since September. I have had a few inerviews recently but nothing seems to be panning out and my unemployment is going to run out soon. I am not taking my Vitamins as I should, mostly because I forget once my day gets going. I cant seem to get into a habbit of that either. I feel like everything I have worked for just crumbles. Even with the weight loss I have had I have had no changes in clothing sizes, in fact my pants feel tighter. I dont understand why I cant figure out how to live as a bandster and be sucessful. I have a friend who was banded a week before me. She doesnt work out, she eats the wrong foods all the time, and yet shes lost five sizes already and has lost over forty lbs. I am so angry with myself for not being able to do this. How do I figure this out? Am I going to be a failure at everything I do including this? I am struggling not just with my band but other areas as well so if you have nasty critisism please dont post. I need support not a lecture.

The reason why some people dont have restriction to start with is because everyone has different size stomach. thats why everyone has different fill levels. This is a difficult journey for some of us and we have difficult times and look to this site for support, hence the negativity. Not everyone has a dream journey with their band. I didnt have any restriction until I got my last fill. Try not to judge others unless you had a meal with their band.

Fiber gummies = Amazing! Take them everyday! AAlso remember that you are not eating as much. less in = less out! and drink water!

What about adding protien drinks to your diet? talk to your nut to se if what your eaing is healthy for you.

I am three months post op. I havent lost anything in over a month. I have no restriction. I have had two fills and go for my third in a few days. I exercise on my eliptical machine 6 days a week 30-90 minutes each time. I vary the times of my workouts so my body doesnt get used to it. I measure my foods, altho I do not calorie count, and yes ive cheated a few times and had a little ice cream or something once in a while but not enough that it should matter diet wise. I am taking an antidepressant, wich was switched about a month ago and iI am really noticing a difference. I was also placed on birth control to try and regulate my period because after surgery my period lasted for six weeks, was very heavy, and the cramps were horrid. I also have endometriosis. So why am I telling you all of this? I think I am losing my mind since the surgery. I have weeks where i am perfectly fine and feel "normal" and then all of the sudden I am an emotional mess. I cry, I get super sad, I get angered easily, I feel down about myself etc. This is a new thing for me. The moodiness is causing issues in my personal life. It effects everything I do. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it go away? I have a friend that had the surgery around the same time as I did and she is experienceing the same roller coaster as I am. I am begining to wonder what the hell is wrong with me. Am I going crazy?

My doc did test me. he even told me flat out that he would test me and if i didnt quit that he wouldnt do the surgery. Ill be honest tho, as hard as it was to quit smoking, avoiding the temptation of food at the holidays was much harder. Please quit, i do understand how hard it is, i even gained 20lbs prior to surgery when i quit. maybe you should p[ostpone your surgery.

I have to admit, I have had NO self control. I have been eaing Cookies and fuge, foods that I know I shouldnt because, I have not been able to control myself. I have been eating small portions of food but being around family, some of which dont know about my surgery, has been super hard. And I am also going to admit that on a few occasions i ate something because I wanted to and didnt care that I shouldnt be. Now, its become an everyday occurance that I am eating things I shouldn't. I am hoping that now the holidays are over the availability of the foods i shouldnt eat will not be available. I havent brought these things into the house but have been around it all day everyday. what gives you will power?