edieparks

I was banded 7-19-06 and am down 31 lbs. My first fill was 8-28-06. I am 16 lbs from Onederland. edie

I let the scales determine how I feel that day. Tell me how the scales make you feel. Any opinions /coping suggestions will be appreciated. edie

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I would like to be in this challenge too. This sounds like a good incentive. I weighed 221 lbs this morning. My heaviest was 258 Feb of 06. I was banded 7-19-06. edie Thanks for doing this , I hope we motivate you. I am going on vacation oct 1-9 of 06 . I "think" I have a handle on not making food an activity for vacation. It will be my first banded vacation.

When 4x t-shirts was my size. I knew then I have to do something. I am so glad banding information came into my life. edie 7-7--6 247 8-28-06 224lbs

I feel so bad for you. I know you feel so desperate. I think you need some depression meds. I take them for anxiety . Depression is all sorts of things. It not just sitting in a corner wanting to die. My meds have helped me so much. PM me for more details if you are interested. It sounds like you are trying to hurt yourself with food instead of sleeping pills. I care . edie

I am enjoying the low calorie 300 to 350 frozen meals that left me starving before being banded. My favorites are rice/beans/sour cream ,corn pudding, and escalloped chicken casserole. I also enjoy full flavored soups . Favs are bean with bacon and new england chowder. good luck edie 7-7-6 247 banded 7-19-06 8-28-06 234 lbs

I remember. I was banded 7-19-06. Just as I was getting into some really good food and my first fill was today 8-28-06. Back to liquids for a few days. Im writing because my doctor allowed me to chew 1/2 cup cottage cheese per day on my liquid 2 weeks. I know you said no to yogurt but I like key lime pie, pina colada and coconut creme pie. Could you try some flavors that wet you whistle? edie tips? It will be worth it . 247 lbs 7-7-06 224 lbs 8-28-06

My best vacations have been in HI,CA,DC and a cruise. I met Johnny Cash. I have been to lots of male stripper shows when you could TOUCH THEM. The details for this are x-rated. I have been lucky enough to have loved and cherished 2 English bullgods . Redbud and Doodad now in doggie heaven. I have loved 3 men in my life. I have scubba dived almost. I have river rafted (dangerous).

I was banded 7/19/06. I had my first fill today 8/28/06. Yes I feel restricted just like at first. The fill was just like getting a quick shot. Other then feeling "the shot" , it was painless. I wont go into details about the food but my signal to quit came very quickly into my evening "feeding" lol. Going to be a good losing week. edie 7-7-06 247 lbs 8-28-06 224lbs

brunch 2 egs scrambled with pat of butter/ 80 calorie yogurt snack sf strawberry Jello made with apple juice and Water dinner 10 frozen meal rice Beans sour cream yum sf fudgecicle sf lime jello made with pineapple juice and water around midnight meal maybe veggie Soup /yogurt I love coconut creme pie and pina colada kroger yogurt edie

Kathy, Im a atheist and I even agree with you. I know this is where we vent but lets stay somewhere about the topic lap band. edie

Tell her you forgot what your scale read at home and you will get back to her. Then the next day say "oh I forgot again". Just go thru this over and over and she will get the hint. Get the nearest Salvation Army or Goodwill on the way home from work and hand them back to her and tell her to take them there. Under no circumstances take them. Just sit them at her desk/cubicle or area with a mapquest taped to them. She is trying to insult you. Do not let her do this to you. Some people will respect you at work for taking a stand. Keep you own self respect. edie

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A, Thank you for such an inspiring post. edie banded 7/19/6 at 247 8-17/6 224 lbs

E, I started thinking about eating smaller. I bought WLS for dummies. The best advice I took from the book was that some Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) people start eating like every meal they have is their last. I actually went from 258 lbs to 247 lbs in the 3 month period before my wonderful surgery. edie banded 7-19-6 8-17-6 224 lbs

your post was a fun one to read. LOL I wish I could shop with you. Have you tried Blair.com? They have some fun clothes but mostly for over 40 crowd like me @ 47. good luck edie banded 7-19-6 @ 247 lbs now 224

Alex. You are so inspiring. You were so sad looking . You know that look someone is taking of picture of Me. Ugh. You are a pretty women. It was inside all that time just waiting to come out. Thank goodness for the band. I feel like the looks are the icing on the cake, it is your health that I am the happiest for you about. Again thanks for your time on this site and the example you are setting for everyone. edie your band buddy

I can send a small amount too. pm me . Us bandsters wil help. edie

Yes, I know how you feel. I wasnt sure what or where I was going on this solid food thing. I was banded July 19 2006. I started with just Soups with solids in them. Bean with bacon and New england chowder were and are my favorites. I stuck with cottage cheese and fruit too. For Breakfast I would have yogurt and sf carnation instand meal. I decided to add my calories up to guide me . I stay between 800 and 1100 per day. Some people say just concentrate on your portion and eat pretty much anything. Thats the whole thing about the band!!!! I needed more boundries. Just this week I am brave enough to eat lean cousins or you know those 8 to 11 oz meals that are cheap and I used to think " ok , now whats for my meal, I ve had my appetizer lol". So my advice it to take it at your own speed. PM me if I can help. exercising about 1 1/2 hours a day and down 31 lbs. HooYah.

I have had to think up some flavors for my taste buds. I was hooked on caff free diet mountain dew. sugar free tea and sf lemon lime (I use the walmant cheap brand, they have have same sweetner as chrystal light). sugar free lime Jello and pineapple juice. Please any other suggestions for me? edie banded 7-19-06 Dr Schuster Louisville KY at 247 lbs 8-16-06 227:p :clap2:

DUH. Help me get digest version of fly lady please. I like the daily housework duties. I dont like the testimonials. Can I be helped/

Funny, I grieve everytime I pass a chinese restaurant. I was sick of food. I felt like I had eaten everything I ever craved over and over again. I was just banded in July 06 and down almost 20 lbs. My overeating is like a dearly departed relative. I know I should feel like I can eat anything but I dont trust myself. I am keeping problem foods for me out of the house. I went to my first family dinner last night. It took a while for me to eat a chew ,chew and chew a plain hamburger. I took a large green apple too. There was food I really missed eating but I dont want to have a stroke. Geez I was in 4x shirts from the mens department @ 247lbs. I wanted this for my health at 47 years old. Think hard why you want it . edie

Susan, I was just banded in July 06 , I am down 19lbs. For myself feeling smaller from 247 , has felt better than pigging out. I feel like if I cant eat 2 big bowls of banana pudding I would rather not eat b pudding at all. Its like it wasnt just the taste , it was the gorging. You will find other things to satify that sweet tooth, I promise. I wont mention them now because next to a can of frosting they wont sound good. I ate candy,Cookies and ice cream daily. I'm hoping those our my foods that wont stay down ever. lol edie (sweet tooth) parks

He he he, Sprinkle salt on just one doughnut everytime you go by them. Keep a small cooller at your desk so you dont have to even go in the breakroom. Take your break anywhere but with the d*** Do*******. your devious friend edie