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Trust methese people know they are fat or overweight and do not need any of us telling them unless they ask. They are dealing with all the things we were, just trying to fit in to the world without drawing attention to theirselves. Even when talking to a friend you have to come off not judgmental. Not I know better that you. Some people when they lose a lot of weight just go crazy and think the are much thinner than they really are. Wearing things nobaby should be wearing. Look in the mirrow, before you go out! Cheri

I was on lexapro when I had my surgery 17 months ago, last 6 months switched back to Zoloft Neither made me gain weight, might slow it not sure but . . . have lost 83 lbs. Paxil made me gain weight 40 lbs in 3 months when I was on it, so you might want to switch if you take that. Wellbutrim helped lose small amount of weight but raised my blood pressure. Zoloft works best for me took it for about 5 years and then weaned off to see if I could make it with out it but 6 months later I was a mess could not even get out of bed. My husband had to take me to hospital I have a chemical inbalance and have to have my meds if I want to live. I did have to lower my dose after losing the weight it made me feel too drugged and now I do not even know I have a med in my body. Cheri

After much searching and a phone call what I have instead of Saline is Omnipaque. Cheri

I love tacos! 1 taco shell 11 carbs!! Cheri

That was me for the first 14 months sometimes it came up so fast it come through my nose too, so gross. I have been banded for 17 months today and in just the last 2 months I have gotten to where it will go down instead of up. pineapple just made it worse for me. I have vomited so many, many times but thank God my band has always been okay. My Dr does floro every visit and you can see band and port and all. If you seem to be like this always know where the bathroom is when you go somewhere for sure at resturants. And do not wait too long as to avoid throwing up in front of people. I always went to bathroom and waited for people to leave as to not spoil their dinner and then vomited. Sometimes I would be in there 2 times to get whatever was stuck up. Now it just gets stuck and will go down after a while and what is so weird is I can feel it move through the band. So weird! Also . . . I know this sound stupid but . . . if you are not in public or if you are go into bathroom stall and put you hands in your armpits and flap like a chicken about 10 or 20 times it really does works for me and other people but not all people no chicken noises needed. I have also read bending over and touching your ankles helps you get unstuck. Another thing you can look into is what is in you band, Most people have saline in theirs I do not. For the life of me I can not think of the name of what I have but it is thicker and they use it for people who tend to leak. It is a lot thicker and does not "give any" or "bend" and that may be why when I got stuck it just sat there stuck between something that would not move any or bend some so it could pass. My Doctors said it makes no difference but I think it does. He offered to unfill me and refill me back with saline if I wanted to be . . . I was too scare to mess with my band. He offers that to all his patients. None of my band friends have this they have saline and they do not vomit theirs goes down. Who knows! But you can ask your Dr what you have in your band? I will try to remember what it is and post it. I have never had any leaks it is just his experience that it works better??? Cheri

If someone told you they were not hungry the first month I would not believe it maybe a couple of days. Try drinking coffee it kills the hunger. I have anxiety so I aways drink decaf. It really works. Now after first fill I REALLY did lose all hunger and have pretty much been that way for last 16 months, but starved for first month. Went to bed with my stomach growling. It does get so much better just hang in there. Time will go by fast. Cheri

I did get a message from you must have went through. Wow you are doing great! Keep up the good work. I wished I would have done this at your age. My life would have been so different, not that I have any complaints but I could go through the same things skinny too. Cheri

I think your age has a lot to do with it. Lucky you, your skin will probably bounce right back in place too. Lose as much as you can while you body is willing to drop it maybe you will not have a roadblock getting to your goal. I too did not care about food for months at a time. It was nice. When was your surgery?. I just love that dog I know I told you that before but I can't help saying it again!! Cheri

We really need to stay in touch with each other. I come to this site all the time as I need to be in touch with others dealing with the same issues as I am. How are you all making it to goal? I was 251lbs day of surgery and 169 lbs right now (82 lbs) but getting any more off is so hard. I might have to cut off arm or something. I would be happy in the 150's but my body does not want to go there. Help?? Cheri

This world is so cruel to children. Children are a gift from God and their little spirits can be hurt or damaged so easy and sometimes never repaired. Something needs to be done about how children are treated in their homes and in foster care. I think people should be put to death if they sexually abuse children why waste our taypayer money to house them in prison. Children are innocent and should be defended. If my child (grown now) or my grandbabies 4 years and 19 months were ever sexually abused I would shoot the person myself even if it ment I had to spend the rest of my life in prison. I am a Christian and know this sounds harsh but how many poor childern are sexually abused, kidnapped, torture and killed everyday for the pleasure of some sick perverted person. My heart breaks just thinking about it. That will be a question for God when I see Him why? Why did you not stop this. I know people have free will and God allows that but the children do not have a choice in it. Cheri

My band gets tighter all the time. Last fill last February, small unfill in September .2. Still feels tight sometimes. Cheri

Total Gym in bedroon while watching tv every night! Cheri

You are young, just turn on some music and dance for 45 minutes you will see the weight just drop off. Dance however you want no one will see you! Do it twice a day double the loss maybe. Just keep moving. Cheri

The hospital did. As soon as I got there. CHERI

I am not at goal but want to be able to get to goal can not seem to get there. Have lost 82 lbs in 16 months but it is so hard to get last part to go away. How did you do it?? I really watch what I eat and workout every night. Any help would be great. Also I will never take out Fluid out of my band it is to hard to lose now can't imagine what would happen with no fill. I can eat and drink fine. Cheri

I am a great believer of prayer and will add you to my prayer list. You sound like a brave, determinded lady hang in there your are not alone!!! Cheri

No liquid diet for me but I had surgery 1½ days after my consult as I was self pay and all my medical records were up to date. Went to seminar and the Dr. appointment on Saturday and checked into hospital on Monday morning at 6:00 am. I have really bad anixiety too and I did not even have time to be nervous until I got to hospital. The Doctor gave me a choice of dates but I took the first one I could. Cheri

I take Zoloft and only had the nausea during first two weeks, You can always crush it up and put in applesauce or let it dissolve in your mouth i do that with my anxiety med. As long as it it not time released Cheri

I think we need a thread for all of us who have a hard time during the holidays to talk about it with others. I think talking about your pain releases it and you are not carrying it around all by yourself anymore. I suffer from clinical depression and have probably my whole life (I have great genes fat ones and depressed ones). I take meds that help but they are not my cure. I am a Christian and feel like such a disapointment to my Heavenly Father, Christian are suppose to be full of joy and our light should be shinning for all to see. Mine is kinda dimmed right now. I have prayed and begrf God to heal me of this, it is something no one should have to go through. The thing is it is so crazy is that I have a wonderful marriage of 30 years a great son (29) whom I talk to or see everyday a great daughter-in-law that I love and the most beautiful 2 grandbabie girls whom I also see almost everyday they are 18 months and 4 years old and everyone is healthy.They are a p ece of Heaven on earth Last December my only rother Britton died from an overdose of prescription drugs. He also suffered from depression as I do. He died on December 29 after one night in the emergency room and one day in the hospital where he was bleeding from all of his organs and slipped into a coma and soon was brain dead. He wanted to donate but the only things that they could take was his tissue. Britton was the unhappiest man I ever knew. But if for the grace of God that could have been me. I also lost my Daddy at the age of 10 and never got over that I am a 50 year old women still griefing my father for forty years and the love I need from him. Those are hard things for me deal with I feel like a have a daily walk with God but I need a daddy and my son needs a Grandfather. Inside lf me is this little 10 year girl with only a dream of what it could have be Please share reaseif the holidays are sad you we will notugjr yuo.

I will join you in prayer for approval! Just expect it! Cheri

Sometimes I can go until night without eating if I am busy and my grandbabies are not around (they are always eating something) I do not think that is healthy but I still just eat what I would have for that meal and not try to make up for the whole day. I hardly ever get hungry unless I have been around some carbs. But I have to have some calories or I will totally stop losing and it is slow enough now. Cheri

I try my hardest to always put on a happy face when people are around I have learned to fake it really good as to not spoil other people's joy. I never let myself be down when my Grandbabies ages 4 and almost 2 are around. It is very hard sometimes but I make myself do it, My husband always knows when I am depressed and feels helpless but he has been my rock through all of this and it is not easy to live with someone with depression. It is hard to know so many people are hurting, I do not find comfort in knowing I am not alone in my struggle, because I know how hard it is. It is my prayer that this Christmas season we all can see some joy even in the smallest details. Cheri

You hang in there. I too as a Christian felt as I was failing God because I was not full of joy like we are suppose to. Churchs do not know how to deal with this. I was told I must have unconfessed sin in my life, okay simple sit and had a long, long tallk with God cleaning out anything I might have forgotten about. I knew my realtionship with Christ was on the right track. That was not it. Talked to my Pastor (this started a few years back) and he told me it's nothing you are just going through the change. My son was just finishing college and was already engaded to be married, but he wanted to be own his own those 3 months. I had my pastor recommend a Christain Therapist. I saw her for 3 years and my regular Dr. put me on meds. My daddy passed away when I was 10 and I should have had some counseling at that time but I guess my mom did not know we need it. My regular Dr, told me that I had empty nest syndrome and that would past. I though she was kidding but it is a real medical term (look it up) So that is what I went to see the therapist about. Come to find out it was the death of my daddy 35 years before that had me in such a state. But I had put all that pain behind me and tried to deal with my mean stepfater then I got married had a son and for the next 23 years everything was centered around him so I still would not let myself deal with my daddy's death. When the house was empty except for my husband it all come at me at once, I was told I probably had anxiety and clinical depression my whole lfe but just did have time to deal with it too busy being Robert's mom and my husband's wife I never let my self have an identity I still do not to this day. Oh I have about 100 Christian books on depression and anxiety I have read them all . . . some twice. I have spend many many nights crying and begging God to heal me of this as I know He can but it drugged on and on. I kept trying to crawl out of this deep dark place I was in, but could not do it. I would go to church and when I was in His house I could feel Him everywhere and I knew that He was my only answer and I felt so ashamed to enter into to His house and I spent the whole service in tears Sunday after Sunday after Sunday. Finally it was just too big of a ordeal for me so I would watch it at home on TV but also needed the fellowship of my church famiy but to go back ment I would have to face the One who for some reason was not healing me. He was the only One who knew everything I was feeling. I was so ashamed. I still am dealing with depression but through counseling have learn coping skills that help but I am still believing for healing soon. But until then I try to just make it though each day. God did sent me two beautiful blonde hair, blue eyed grandbabies to give me some joy and laughter. He is still God and mine time will come in His time. My baby brother ten year younger than me also suffered with anxiety and servere depression, but chose to self medicate himself with prescription drugs and street drugs and he drank all the time. He was the sadest man I have ever know in my life he overdosed January 29, 2009. It is my prayer that my life never ends in that way. Scary to me. I do not use drugs or drink just use lots of kleenex. Cheri

Get your fill you only have to see them for a few minutes who cares what they think. Cheri

I have a 10cc band and have 3.8 ccs and can not take a drop more but lost 80 lbs. Cheri