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I'm curious to find out how often everyone goes about weighing themselves and reasons for why they've chosen to monitor themselves in the way that they have. I ask in this forum because of the emotional and psychological response to loosing and gaining weight. For me, I've gone through the weighing myself everyday phase and I found myself a slave to the ritual of getting up and stepping on the scale. I'd let a minor fluctuation up in weight completely disrupt my morning even when I knew that the body fluctuates a couple pounds. I had to gain control by resisting the urge to weigh everyday and move between once a week to 2-3 times a week to save my sanity.

I had just had a car accident where I broke my right knee and right tibia and fibula. The knee required 3 screws to fix and several months to heal. After I had healed up a bit and was cleared to remove the leg brace I went VA to visit my mom. We were walking everywhere around D.C. and decided to head to the Smithsonian. I was tired by this point with walking and needed to get a wheelchair to take the "weight off" the leg. Well my mom asked a lady at the info desk where we could find a wheelchair to use and she over heard the other lady comment when she turned around say something derogatory about my weight and necessity for the wheelchair. To my moms credit she turned around and gave the lady what she had coming, which was a good schooling* but the incident left it's mark. When I got back to TX I saw the adverts in the paper for a seminar on the procedure and decided it was worth looking into. I found out that I qualified, my insurance covered it in full, and I really had no reason not to pursue it. * and by good schooling I mean she was left more humiliated than I as my mom was not quiet about coming to my defense and letting her in on the accident. She also had her out of a job before the day was over. Gotta love Mom!

Hi Bri, I just wanted to let you know that you can do it! You may need some help like the gum or an inhaler that will step you down slowly and help with the cravings, but you CAN do it! I was able to quit a couple weeks before I had surgery. I had to use regular gum because I was addicted to the oral aspect. I needed to have something going on with my mouth. I still do this because the addiction rolls over to food and snacking becomes my big issue so I chew gum to help me on that front now. You may, as a lot of smokers do, know the harm of smoking but just to put it out there: The nicotine from cigarettes shrinks/tightens the blood vessels, impeding the flow of blood increasing the amount of time it takes to heal from anything. It helped me A LOT to know this piece of information as I didn't want to slow the healing process or make my body work that much harder. Smoking makes exercise SO much harder because of the loss of oxygen and stress the lungs are already under from the tar build up. The carbon monoxide from smoking steals oxygen from your body making you tired and fatigued much quicker. It's for your health. You wouldn't be getting a surgery if your health wasn't important to you, right? Just remember YOU CAN DO IT!

When I'm in a thread and have posted or remained in it for a period time reading through, the menu links like "New Posts" or "Forum" at the top are dead and I have to reload the page to get them to go live. Also, is there a reason that New Posts doesn't always reflect all the new posts that have been made? For instance when I post something and then click on New Posts after submitting my reply the thread I have just posted in doesn't come up in the list nor does it show up after a few minutes. Do either of these behaviors happen to anyone else? P.S. I'm currently using Firefox as my browser.

My husband was very supportive from the get go. He watched me gain weight to become the largest I've ever been and he saw how scared that made me. I think he was willing to support whatever I needed to do to find a tool that was going to help me lose. When I got to a weight that would support a level of comfort in exercise he joined me every step of the way. Our current adventure was the couch to 5k and we're both enjoying the rewards from that endeavor.

I don't mean for this to enable you but I still drink coffee. I no longer add sugar and real cream to my coffee, however, I substitute low fat creamer or 2% milk and drop the sweetener. I'd never thought of adding the Protein powder to it so that's a pretty darn good idea. Perhaps it would help if you ask your Nut or your Doc why they say limited to no coffee in your diet. Sometimes it helps to understand their logic. Best of Luck!

The program absolutely works!!! I always thought I hated jogging but the couch to 5k program showed me that I only hated it because I was never given the correct method for success. Couch to 5k uses an interval method approach that trains you up gradually mixing walking and jogging. There are free podcasts you can download to your mp3 player that will help you with cues on when to jog and when to walk so you don't have to try and keep track yourself. It's important to invest in some good shoes, they make all the difference. I didn't invest in mine until I was into week 5 or 6 because I wanted to be sure it was something I was going to be sticking with. I have stuck with it and my husband and I run 2-3 times a week* the full 30 minutes or 3.2 miles. After the spring we'll be training up to the 8k then the 10k. I think it's important, if you haven't already, to consult your doc before you start the program since you've stated you've already suffered injury from jogging and have bad knees. But hey, if they've cleared you to do it, I say go for it. I was glad I did. :frown: *weather permitting, we run outdoors as opposed to the treadmill. I wanted a treadmill but haven't the desire to make that kind of investment currently. Admittedly the desire is greater when the weather is crappy.

I use this one too because it's also an iPhone app :frown:. It's very user friendly, intuitive, and thorough with tracking food, exercise, and Water consumption then adjusting calories accordingly as well as a full run down of your nutritional intake. Also it graphs your weight and measurements toward your goal. It also has a pretty comprehensive food database. I have yet to not find anything that I've eaten in the food search. If you should come across something that's not already there you can update it with your own additions.

I'm in the same boat. I lost 100 then had a slippage and during the unfill period managed to gain back 20lbs. I've just had my second fill and am working on being back on the wagon. In my endeavors to curb my snacking habits I have turned to chewing gum. I find if I can just chew a piece of gum while sipping some liquid this satisfies by desire to have something in my mouth while the drinking satisfies the feel of putting something in my tummy. Also someone mentioned to me the 5 day pouch diet to help jumpstart being a "loser" again and I'm going to try that as well. Thanks LeighaMason for that wonderful list of Snacks.

Great suggestions Bella! I'd never heard of the 5 day pouch diet and now that I've researched it I am going to give it a try and see if I can jump start the loss again! I've also found a suitable corner for the teenager to stand. :biggrin:

I've been banded since 2007 and I hiccup all the time. Usually at the end of the meal. I've just learned to live with it being a part of the process. I burp also but I've always been a burper. :cursing:

Whew it's not just me. What you wrote is me to a T right now. I was banded in June of 07 and lost 100 pounds over the course of 2 and half years and then had a band slippage occur. I gained back 20 pounds and I know the reason is because my inner rebelling "teenager" (good descrip) wants what it wants even though I know better. I've recently gone back to have my second fill since the slippage and I'm ready to start being a "loser" again. My husband and I started jogging while the band had to be loosened to fix the slip. We started the couch to 5k routine to get us up to speed and we're up to running a full 5k My hope now is to get back on the proper eating wagon, find the sweet spot, and keep truckin' with the jogging and toning. When I saw my doc on Monday he lectured about the snacking and bad food choices and pushed the Protein shakes. So for me it's about minding those rules again and addressing this emotional teenager. :cursing: What do you do with the "teenager"?

I haven't had this happen before but if I were you I'd start by writing a lovely letter to the hospital administration and reporting the bariatric physician on call who denied you treatment to the medical board*. They will open up a case and investigate. This can become quite a headache to doctors. The focus of your letter to both the hospital and medical board should focus on his denial of treatment and the potential consequences of that action. Had you continued vomiting due to lack of treatment there could have been potential damage to your band and stomach or both. *If you want to report a doctor regarding misconduct, the best thing to do is contact your state medical board (MDNationwide) by writing a detailed, nice, professional "Registered or Certified Letter" regarding your situation. Best of Luck!