ericsmom

Sherri, I hope your DS is okay - I'm sure his accident was a very scary thing for your family. Glad to hear you're doing well, too!

I went to my first orientation February 8th and had surgery July 5th...it went fast, I thought.

What a great attitude you have! Thanks for sharing!! And WTG!!

I'm the same way! I find myself thinking about food still, but the urge to go and get some isn't there. I haven't had my first fill yet, and I can tell that I can eat more that I will be able to after the fill, but I just eat and drink like I am. I've been passing the time reading books by Geneen Roth - Feeding the Hungry Heart, When Food is Love, and Overcoming Emotional Eating. That has helped me a lot - a lot of what I read I find myself saying to myself, "Yep, that's me!" It validates that I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm so happy with the progress this band is giving me. It is a wonderful tool!

Congrats to all the new bandsters! I was so happy this morning. I did my mid-week peak at the scale and I'm down another 3 lbs!! I'm at 31.6 now!! This is since I started the two weeks of pre-op liquids on June 21st. I was banded on July 5th. I've been weighing every Wednesday as my surgery was on a Wednesday and it works out well with the Gone for Good Club tracking. The only problem I'm having is with my arthritic knees. I get cortisone shots in them and I'm waiting until right before I go back to work (Aug. 28th - I work for the school district). So I'm having to deal with the pain and discomfort until then. When a low front goes through I'm like a barometer. We had a T-storm this morning, which we needed really bad here, and I was miserable in my sleep. Other than that, everything to do with the band is going great. I get my first fill on Aug. 17th. It's still weird not driking during meals. When I went to a restaurant I ordered food, but nothing to drink and the waiter thought that was very strange to not even want water LOL! I told him I was fine and he left it alone then.

Arrrrgh me beauty, send the name Stephanie Evans to davy jones's locker! You will commandeer your ship as Evil Sal (Tisn't the prettiest nickname, tis a nickname none the less)

I have yet another carnival ride experience. Probably 10 years ago I went to ride one of those rides where the arm comes down and locks into place. The carnie slammed it down super hard so it would latch and it pinched me and I screeamed out loud and cried the entire ride. I've never ridden a ride again. I always automatically ask for a table when we go to a restaurant. I have mini panic attacks if there are only booths. In middle school I was walking down the hall and Chris Smith kept calling out "pounder, pounder, pounder" as I walked away. I wasn't even fat then. I have avoided every class reunion because of my size. I had a boyfriend in 10th grade who stalked me after we broke up. In 1999 he found me here in the town I live now (2.5 hours from where I grew up). He came here to my house to see me. We sat outside on my deck and visited. I was overweight, but not as big as I am now. He has never called or tried to see me again. I know it was because he saw how big I had gotten. My nephew asked me if I was going to have another baby, and my DS was only 1 year old. When I said no, he asked why my tummy was so big then. I will say that I am thankful I haven't had as bad experiences as some of you. I would just die...

I watched about 5 minutes of this before I was banded and had to stop, but after I was banded I watched the entire thing. It's very informative.

Great one - off to share it with friends :rofl:

NSV=non-scale victory...something you can do now that you couldn't do before... Congrats on the NSV, Cloe!! You should be very proud of yourself. WTG!!

I'm the same way, Timetolive. I know I'm not feeling any restriction, but am trying to eat like I have it. I have my first fill on August 17th, but I was told that was not marked in stone and that if I felt like I could eat like I was before to call and they would do one sooner. I'm giving it one more week, and if I don't feel any differently, then I'm calling them.

What a great lesson you gave us! I, too, have been trying to tell the difference between the two. I've been reading alot about it. Congrats on the 98lbs! WTG!

Congrats to all the latest who have entered Bandland! Good luck to you all!

I did just fine, thanks for asking I am so sorry you're feeling so down. I was in a job that I was absolutely miserable at for almost five years. The job, the actual work I did, was wonderful...it was my boss and some of the co-workers that I couldn't deal with. I started seeing a therapist almost 2 years ago and it's the best thing I have done for myself. Since then I got a new job, a secretary for a principal at our middle school, and I had an awesome first year. I'm on my summer hiatus and I go back August 28th. I know the right job will come along for you. Every day you're going to feel better and better and have more energy and a better attitude because of the way you're feeling as you drop the weight. A way I've been dealing with the emotional eating is by reading books by Geneen Roth = Overcoming Emotional Eating, When Food is Love, and Feeding the Hungry Heart. My therapist also has me reading and doing the exercises in the book "Mind Over Mood". There really is a lot of great advice and support here, too. So keep reading and posting!

Very funny, girlfriend! LOL! I did just fine...:hungry:

Ericsmom - H 337/ S 322.5/ C 308.2 (-28.8 lbs total, -4.2 this week) YEAH!!!!

My surgery was about an hour and then I was in recovery for about 1.5 hrs. I knew before I ever checked in that I would be staying the night. My doctor said they are doing that with everyone to keep an eye on them. I was thankful I stayed that night. I was home by 10am the next morning. I was x-rayed before I went home, but didn't have to drink anything.

Congrats on your NSV!! What a wonderful feeling, I'm sure!

I'm sitting here wondering if I'm going to have my first problem...I ate pizza tonight - just the stuff on top, though. I chewed and chewed, but I'm feeling a bit weird. I think I'll chew on some TUMS just for a precaution. Everything else has gone down fine. I'm thinking maybe it was too much tomatoes, etc. Has anyone else had problems with something they ate all the time before the band?

I am a right side sleeper and my port is on the left, so it was no problem. About 1 1/2 weeks after surgery I started rolling over onto my left side in the middle of the night and it has been just fine Good luck to you!

I thought it would be harder to transition to regular food and it wasn't. I am thankful for that. I'm still having two shakes a day, though. I don't want to push it. I'm just supposed to make sure and get 60g protein minimum and drink my water along with the exercise. This has been such a wonderful experience

Yeah Paula! I was going to PM and see how you were doing! I was given the green light for regular foods last Thursday. I've had Tuna Salad, 1/2 of a hamburger, cheese broccoli soup, and last night I even had a No Name 4 oz steak! It was so tender and I chewed really well and it went down no problem! I go for my first fill on Aug. 17th. I'm down 28 as of this morning (that's since June 21st when I started my 2 week pre-op liquid). I don't go back to work until August 28th (I am a secretary in a school district), so I have a few weeks to keep working on ME! Glad to hear you're doing well

Good luck to you! It's good to hear you're feeling good. You'll learn to love your ice chips!!!

I'm sure you'll do just fine! Best of luck to you! Band land is a wonderful place to be!!

I had one injection of heparin in my right thigh prior to going to pre-op. That's it.