joycie

Hello Maryjaja. I got this forwarded to my inbox today and feel like maybe I am supposed to respond. I haven't been on the forum in a very long time. I was banded on August 3, 2010. I lost nearly 75 lbs but went back to old habits and ways of coping with stress and realized today that I have gained 50 back. : ( Praying you do well with picking up on your journey!

I haven't been here since August and I have not been taking care of myself. As of last week I had gained 2 lbs a month for 4 months. Then I weighed today and I have picked up 4 pounds since last week. I know much of it is probably fluid and I know I have been under a lot of stress and medicating with food. I am taking better care of myself and plan to continue to do even better.

Hi Newbie. Don't worry about eating "enough" at this point in time. Be concerned about getting enough protein and fluids. Do not eat enough to vomit. Vomiting is dangerous and can cause your band to slip.

Bacon and kielbasa are both high fat foods. It might be interesting to see if lower fat pork would cause you as much discomfort.

Name, real or screen~ Joycie Age - 55 Weight on September 1st~214.5 Goal Weight for September 29th~206 Exercise Goal for September~ Y 3 X week Dietary Goal for September~ Eat less junk, more fruits & veggies. Personal Goal for September~ Get my CEUs. "Take good care of myself". Date Banded~8/03/10

215.5 here. made some poor choices the last few days. Didn't meet goal but have still lost. Looking forward to the September challenge. Sorry to hear someone has a leak. Congrats to all the winners... or is that losers?! Congrats on the job Kelly!

Kelly sorry to hear about your mom. Don't forget to take care of yourself! Joan praying the band slippage corrects itself. I am 215 today, down 2.25. Had a fill on Thursday. I also had a NSV today that means a lot to me. Acouple of years ago family and I were swimming in a lake. Everyone swam to a floating dock and got out. I couldn't pull myself up the ladder. I had to swim to the shore. I was so humiliated. A little biy ago I climbed out of the pool at the YMCA using the ladder! Yay me!

Thank you so much LBT addict for your wonderful and inspiring post. I need it today. Happy Birthday Lakegirl! Congrats on your weightloss too!

217.25 made some bad choices.

I am no longer on my blood pressure meds, asthma meds, GERD meds, and not using my CPAP. Less pain in my back. Definitely the best thing I ever did for myself (barring husband and kids).

Hi everyone! 216 today, down 1.75.

My 1 year bandiversary was Wed. Aug. 3. I am down 70 lbs but all prior to April because I have not been following "the RULES" bit I am making a comeback!

Name, real or screen~ joycie Age~ 55 Weight on August 1st~ 217.75 Goal Weight for August 29th~ 210 Exercise Goal for August~ to the YMCA at least 3 times/week Dietary Goal for August~ get back on program Personal Goal for August~ get more involved in life Date Banded~August 3, 2010 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 70

Wash with soap and dry the area well. I use an OTC ointment "Baza". It is a 2% Miconazole (antifungal) with a moisture barrier. A large tube runs around $15 (the last time I bought it) but it lasts for months.

Hi Sarah. I am in KS and have coventry as a medicare replacement insurance. Coventry covered my band placement although I still had to come up with a huge chunk out of pocket but that also was impacted by my surgeon's practice. My port flipped and I had to have a second surgery to correct it and they are balking at paying for it. On my last visit the surgeon's financial person told me they were no longer going to accept coventry because of the difficulty they were having getting payment.

My number was also a 0! But I am not following the rules and under a lot of stress. That is not an excuse for not following the rules! Need to get my head back in the game, get back on the bandwagon!

roxsl38, there are several lapband docs in the greater KC area but I can't tell you more than that.

Lost 6 lbs since last fill a month ago, but hubby has been in hospital and rehab for 2 weeks since total knee repalcement. I have gained 1.5 lbs in those two weeks.

Tracy, you need to go to the ER when that happens, at least once to rule out a heart attack.

My hospital has groups or classes every other Saturday. One Saturday is a Behavior Modification class and a Nutrition class. On the Saturday 2 weeks later it is a support group run by the clients. There are folks there with sleeves, bypasses, etc, though most of us are banded. I just went to support group yesterday and love it. There is nothing like getting support from others who have been or are where you are.

A friend and I talked about this and brought it up in support group. I like the way I look in the mirror but sometimes it doesn't look/feel like me and I wonder who the stranger is and if I know her.