Rachael

I have been banded for two months today and I feel great! I have lost about 27 pounds since surgery, have more energy, and just feel better about myself. I am able to exercise and eat smaller portions and I am not so obessed with food. Gotta learn to slow down my eating and not take big bites...but this whole thing is a learning process. so glad I did this for myself!!

:rolleyes: Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or the tomato soup. I do love Panera's Soups.

that is awesome. I have been dealing with chocolate cravings this week too..it's my tom. I have been eating very little but your point is so well taken. I would rather lose slowly and be healthy than do it all at once.

I am feeling really good about myself this morning. I have had more energy in the past two weeks than anytime I can remember. I have been able to do yard work, clean my house and go to the gym. Also, I went clothes shopping for the first time since my banding. My shirts were getting way too big. I am in a XL shirt and size 16 pants and they are a little loose. I went to a discount store --no sense in buying high price clothes. Really feeling good....what a nice treat!!!

My husband went to sheetz (a small convenience store that makes food to order and gas station) this morning. He brought me a Mother's Day surprise....a donut. I ate it and it tasted pretty good. Didn't really feel bad about going off the 1200 calorie diet today for a couple of reasons: 1. we have been working hard outside this weekend weeding and mulching (I spent 3 1/2 hours yesterday and another 2 hours today) and 2. it is Mother's Day and I haven't eaten anything "bad" for a long while. No bread...not sure if I can eat it or not...just decided to give it up. Here is the funny thing is: I didn't get stuck on the donut. I did get stuck for a couple of minutes after eating tuna fish with a cracker for lunch...LOL. I was eating too fast. Trying to get it down because my parents were here watching my kids and I wanted to get as much done as possible before they left. Not going to make a habit out of eating junk food, but I needed to confess. Thanks for reading,

Yeah, it wasn't his smartest move! At least he only brought three (my kids ate the other ones) and not a dozen. I can't really say anything to him since he tried...LOL Last year, he didn't get me anything.

Absolutely....and I hate the chocolate craving...sugar free pudding just doesn't cut it...LOL

Just don't get dehydrated. I couldn't drink much either after surgery. Just drink your water and try to walk as much as you feel able to do. HUGS

You can do it! Give yourself a break (not from eating right or exercising) but on the guilt. Having a miscarriage is not easy to deal with. You can lose these last 20lbs...look at how far you have come already!!

I would be upset too. I would try out the new doctor. Any idea if he going to open a new practice? My next question would be why was he let go.....I'm that nosy when it comes to my health care providers. Probably won't get a straight answer anyway to that. My PCP quit to be home with her young daughter in Feb. I was sad but her replacement was nice--I was getting ready to have surgery so I wasn't switching to another doctor at that point. Good luck! Hope everythng works out.

I had a half of candy bar at Breakfast yesterday. My kids were screaming and I was feeling stressed. I try not to feel bad--just get back on the diet ASAP.

It has happened to me when I am careless--I don't pay attention and eat too fast/don't chew well/too big of bites. I don't throw up--I usually "slime" and then it goes down. It hurts bad and I can actually feel the food in there. I was baned 3/18 and had my fist fill on 4/27, I can eat smaller portions and be satified but I measure my portions and finish my plate. I am usually hungry again after 2-3 hours which is great. I have never been full before the band...LOL. I think being stuck is part of the lap band learning curve and many (if not all) have expereinced it.

Congratulations! Hope I am as successful as you are!!

I think that I had a stomach bug last week. I was blaming it on me drinking a cup of coffee on Thursday morning (and eating a piece of pizza Wednesday night). I know not the best choices. Probably not going to have either for a long while. I hate to cut something completely out of my life but ultimately will do it if need be. My son came down with the same symptoms(vomiting -I didn't do that (would have if I could), sour, painful burning in stomach, and diarrhea) today. Poor little guy. Also, remind me to stay off of obesity help. I was on that website and saw so many negative posts concerning the band. It just scared me. I am desperate for this work. I am doing my best to follow the rules and am scheduled to have my first fill tomorrow. Okay, I feel better now! Thanks!

I was banded on March 18th and have felt the same way. I seem to wear out quicker and have to take breaks sometimes. I just have to sit down for a few minutes. I am 33 so I figure it is just about giving my body time to adjust. I do take my Vitamins everyday. I have decided to give up caffiene also--more due to the stomach ache I had over the past week than anything else. I go to bed earlier--around 10pm and that helps. I am up by 6:30am most mornings. I also have a 2 year to run after...LOL. Hope you feel better soon!

.I was banded on 3/18/11. I am a 33 year old woman. I am married with two kids--boys ages 2 and 6. I am a social worker. I live in Pennsylvania. I have lost 20lbs to date. I want to lost 70 to 80lbs more. I am a born again Christian. Thanks so much!! Rachael

That would be awesome! I haven't checked my post in awhile. I could use lots and lots of prayers. I will private message you! Thanks so much!!

That would be awesome! I haven't checked my post in awhile. I could use lots and lots of prayers. I will private message you! Thanks so much!!

Here is my list: 1. Wear shorts in public without being self-conscious 2. Buy new panties and bras from Victoria Secrets (bye bye granny panties) 3. Wear a bikini 4. buy my first pair of capiris

Claudia, I have been taking Celexa (Lexapro's mother---it is the same chemical formula but cheaper for me since my insurance won't cover Lexapro) for over 11 years. I had a bout with depression/anxiety in college and have went off the medicine a few times but always came back. I am still on my medication. I am not as anxious, can concentrate, don't spend days in bed and am not overeating. My advice would be to find a time to take your medication when it will work best--morning or evening. I take mine medicine at night. Lexapro is a mild antidepressant. It may make you sleepy. You may feel better and want to do more-and not gain any weight. I don't know. Body chemistry varies so much. In any case, I would find a good therapist and doctor to work wth you. Hugs!

Claudia, I have been taking Celexa (Lexapro's mother---it is the same chemical formula but cheaper for me since my insurance won't cover Lexapro) for over 11 years. I had a bout with depression/anxiety in college and have went off the medicine a few times but always came back. I am still on my medication. I am not as anxious, can concentrate, don't spend days in bed and am not overeating. My advice would be to find a time to take your medication when it will work best--morning or evening. I take mine medicine at night. Lexapro is a mild antidepressant. It may make you sleepy. You may feel better and want to do more-and not gain any weight. I don't know. Body chemistry varies so much. In any case, I would find a good therapist and doctor to work wth you. Hugs!

I too love pizza...well not so much anymore. I had pizza last Wednesday for dinner. Cut it into smal pieces and ate slowly. I got the worse acid reflux on Wed night/thursday morning. I also had a cup of coffee on Thursday morning---another thing I shouldn't have done. I suffered all weekend. I probably won't try either for a long time. I would say chew slowly and take small bites. it may not be a problem for you. This whole band thng is trial and error and a learning curve.

My surgeon told me that I have to have the liquid in the band removed if I fly. I am sorry that I don't have any personal experience. Good luck...my motto is better safe than sorry.

I have had the band for a little over a month. I find that i can eat smaller amounts and I'm not hungry. I have lost about 20 lbs since surgery. I have eaten big bites and have felt like a piece of food is stuck. That hurts but only for a few minutes. It is my own fault. The times I have done this, I was eating with my kids and not paying attention. I feel better. I can exercise longer. I have more energy. I did this to prevent health problems I was on the verge of---I have sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and was on the road to type 2 diabetes. I don't want to die young because of my obesity. I have two children that I want to live for...they are 2 and 6 years old. Do what your gut tells you to do. The one thing I will say is that my dad, aunt, uncle and a good friend who all had gastric by-passes. They all lost a considerable amount of weight in the beginning but started to gain the weight back. I don't think that you learn to change your behaviors and then you figure out how to stretch out your stomach back out with the bypass. At least with these ones, that is what happened. With the band, you have to change some of your behaviors right off the bat to be successful. Good luck!