Betsyjane

I am miserable! My first week after banding...while I was still swollen, I loved the feel of eating tiny amounts and feeling full. Now, 3 weeks after banding, I'm back to my old bad habits.... I haven't gained weight yet but I've stopped losing and the gain can't be far behind! My first fill is in a week and I'm looking forward to it, but I sure hate facing the doctor. This is my old pattern..... just doing it mushy style this time, mostly. Sigh.

That gas happens to me with anything that has artificial sweetener! But I did better with those little breath strips. I'm trying to limit my sweetener to Stevia. It doesn't seem to produce gas for me.

Wow! Aren't you glad you didn't go out with him!!! He probably would have said those things in public! Sorry you went through all that. You know you could probably email him and try to educate him, or sound off about his rudeness, but..... Never try to teach a pig to sing. It won't work, and it annoys the pig. He's a pig. He' s probably like 13 years old with a fake profile and a small _____.

BRAVA, BJEAN.:clap2:

Thanks for the kind words. No, no fill yet...so I certainly wasn't expecting it. But I'm sure being good now. The aftermath is that all that slime had to go somewhere, so I had the runs after! Finally feeling back to normal. I will honor the band. I will honor the band. I will honor the band.

YUCK! I've been doing well, BUT yesterday I was out running errands for a LONG time and was truly hungry. I bought a chicken breast fully intending to chew a few bites until liquid. Got distracted...took a bite...swallowed...and oy vay!!!!!! Wouldn't go down. Wouldn't come up. Pain! Thought I was going to be unable to breathe. Stood up...no help. Coughed and tried to burp. No help. Sweat pouring off me. Red faced. Started producing slime the consistency of jello. I was sure someone would come over and try to Heimlich me, but people made a point of looing away. OMG!!!!! 10 minutes later it finally went through. WOW!!!! What punishment! Now that's one trial learning. I have been soooo good today.

If you remain ignorant of common courtesy, let us know and we'll be happy to help. Regards.

When George was elected president, they asked his mother Barbara if she was surprised. She said "I was surprised when they elected him governor!"

Gawd. I just started counting calories. What an eye opener. I can have 2 scrambled egg beaters and 2 oz. cottage cheese for just 90 calories....or I can have a fake/not filling sugar free chocolate pudding for 60 calories. I sure know which choice would be more filling..... Hmmm.

Hey, in a way Thanksgiving was GOOD news for you. If he wouldn't give you a fill because you were LOSING.....he should be ready to do it now! They say an alcoholic makes progress if his relases are getting shorter in duration, so get your binge behind you and start fresh! and call that durned doctor!

My Dr. didn't require one. What is it they are looking for from a psych eval?

Randi: It's extra strength Tylenol GoTabs chewable tablets. Red, white and gray box. Betsy

Hmmm. Blood sugar is easier to deal with than just me. Lol.

Melanie-The fact that you've managed an all liquid diet for that long is a great sign! You're ready, girl!

I have the urge to splurge everyday at 3 PM. I'm trying to figure out if it's due to a blood sugar drop.... does anyone else have a time of day that just doens't feel as in control, and why?

I never cared for cottage cheese before, and I'm loving it now...Breakstone is the only kind though. And eggs. Oddly, I don't crave sugar, but I lust after protein!

My Dr. said Tylenol only. And someone here told me about Tylenol chewables. Somebody else here hated them, but I think they are terrific. I was ODing on sweet Tylenol liquid and sweet Flintstone vitamins. The Tylenol chewables are mint.

I'm afraid of it because it is so addictive to me. It was hard to get off sugar and white flour (er, mostly). Hard to get off Diet Coke. Hard to get off artificial sweeteners. Hard to stop believing TV food ads. I'm not going back.....

Well put, Jack!

Yeah. I'll be interested to see if after my fill, I can nibble on a few bites of something rich..... That would be novel for me.

I was disappointed to finally have read my fat free yogurt ingredients.....one of the biggies being Corn Syrup!!!! sniff......

I've noticed the past 3 days I've been craving sugar at 3PM only. I'm guessing my blood sugar might be dropping? Not sure. Anybody else have a specific time and know why?

I did my first 1/2 hour treadmill today. I went a bit under my target heartrate. It felt great. I've been told definitely NO weight lifting or crunches for 3 months. Would love to start getting my core in shape, but not yet.... I'll keep up the treadmill to be sure I get something in most every day.

Gets confusing when the Inamed brochure says we have a pouch the size of a dime....... I am struggling today. I just don't feel full. Feaful of stretching my stomach, but I'm eating more at a sitting than I should.....

Seems like what doesn't have fat has sugar and what doesn't have sugar has artificial sweeteners..... And I recently read an article that said that artificial sweeteners raise your blood sugar just like sugar. Unfair!!!!!