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HELP!! Sabotaging Myself With Booze!!!
TheWomanWithin replied to Xann77's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Thanks for that link Kristin - we used to get these daiquiri (sp) mixes like that and have not found them in 2 years, guess they quit selling them in our area. That is about the only thing I would ever have if I drank anything - parties at our house we made those and everyone else brought other drinks. I was a bit bummed when I read no alcohol after banding - 3 or 4 times a year we have bbq's and I thought NO ALCOHOL at all was allowed. Going to order some of those now yummm -A Mai Tai is an exotic pineapple, lemon, lime, orange, rum punch... very tropical and lightly fruity. -
HELP!! Sabotaging Myself With Booze!!!
FunnyDuddies replied to Xann77's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
LOL I am a big supporter of partying purely because people who do it right do not become alcoholic (please stop pm'img me) they have a good time, if there is a dance floor you usually workoff the calories you have taken in, and man is it a stress reliever LOL I know working inside my home with a 3year old and a 4 yearold running around, and watching reruns of spongebob and dora and oswald and yakkity yak I need a lot of drinks by the time saturday night rolls around. LOL It is the only time i get to talk to an adult and do not have to say phrases like "please make sure you wipe your butt after you go potty this time". At least not too often LOL -
Just to you know... that wild, crazy night out doesn't have to have alcohol and the 6 month thing is something I take very seriously but thanks for your concern Leona
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HELP!! Sabotaging Myself With Booze!!!
Txblue_eyedqt replied to Xann77's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
GO STRAIGHT TO TEQUILLA!!! LOL Im kidding....I too am young and go out occasionally....ok every weekend...but I try to keep under a certain amount of alcohol when I do drink it...I dont always win this battle but the only solution is for us to stop drinking it!!! LOL...I know it seems hard, but in the end we will be the ones that are looking good.....so my advice....dont know if it is good advice or will help but stay away from the alcohol monster.......or at least try to cut WAY back..... Try a vodka and diet sprite.......thats what i drink...I can drink those and the carbonation doesnt bother me........ -
So tired laying on my back, it hurts. Laying on my side really makes my knee's throb. What am I to do???? I call for drugs and alcohol. I guess I won't make the news like Anna Nicole, guess I'll behave.
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I Got My Surgery Date...Where Are The November Bandsters?
ginny two replied to Cappy's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Pat, funny you should mention alcoholism. I've been sober for 19 years. Addicted to food and shopping, but not using alcohol anymore. I have been comparing this in my mind to alcoholism and recovery. The lapband is my antibuse. Right now I am in detox. After my banding I will be in rehab. Once I can eat solids, I will be out of rehab and into the scary real world. Thank God for my antibuse, because if I use my "drug" I'll get really sick! If I start eating around my band it means I stopped taking my antibuse so that I could fall off the wagon intentionally. This board is my meeting. You guys are my support group. Jaime, I'm glad you shared what you did. I wasn't thinking it would be so hard right away. I'm still on the pre-op. It's not being hungry that bothers me. That passes. It's the emptiness. I feel empty. When I feel stuffed then I am a little numbed. I remember telling a co-worker a long time ago, "I don't care what happens during the day. As long as I can go home, sit in my chair and eat my Oreos and Diet Coke, I'll be happy." I had a very stressful job, but I got through the day by thinking of the moment that I would sit in my comfy chair, all alone, with my stack of cookies and my huge Diet Coke. That would make everything all right. Is there a section on this board that deals specifically with sharing these kinds of issues? -
JULY 2013 BAND BUDDIES
Adrienne21 replied to sprinkle715's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have a slight itch around my port. rubbing a little bit of green alcohol helps. -
The Uncomfortable Truth....
No game replied to Madam Reverie's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
My mother, My food issues are so tied up in her and my father, not all of them of course and I am the one solely responsible for them as an adult. But food and it's power were born to me at a very early age... Funny thing is I was a very skinny young child, My parents were out of control druggie alcoholics, probably had no business having kids, but weren't bright enough to care. They separated/divorced when I was five. And there started a childhood of control. My mother would make me eat. "You are not leaving until you eat it all" hours of standoffs My brother would beg and say "I'll throw up!" And he did.. I never threw up, I wasn't that lucky, my father would scream "why are you making her eat?" "She is getting fat!" One wanted to feed the other wanted it to stop?? I don't know what my fathers motivation was really.. He was fixated on looks...my looks my weight. The fought about it for years, that's all I know.. As I got older he would call once in awhile and ask "are you still fat" (yes I got really fat) it's all he really cared about... Funny at my brothers funeral (the first time I saw him in years by the way and the last) he told me my cousin would be there soon. He went on to tell me what a "beautiful" girl she is how he was so proud if her... She showed up 300 pounds maybe? And all I could think was WTF??? My mom, she was/ is messed up in many ways yes. But I see her now and guess what? she still likes to feed. Not just me though, everyone, she's a great hostess.. It's not malicious, It actually gives her joy. She doesn't do it to be mean or to try and make people fat. She just wants to make people happy... -
I know this probably seems ridiculous - and I'm really just inquiring if anyone did this??! I have a vacation in Montauk less than a week before my surgery - can I have a few drinks while on my pre-surg diet? My dr. Said it won't really hurt but I shouldn't. ... If I can't I won't - but I'm just wondering! Trust me I've been more than compliant and plan to continue to be... But I really want to enjoy my vacation and its bad enough I'll be on my pre-op diet! Lol
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well lets see, i'm going into my 3rd year and i'd say i eat anywhere from 1000- 1400 calories per day. For example: Breakfast : 1 - 2 slices of toast and butter and coffee (always coffee); Lunch: kids hormel complete ready to eat meal (6 oz) ; dinner: spa lean cuisine; snacks: whatever the heck strikes me that day, be it M*M's; wheat thins; fruit; whatever. . . of course I still drink my alcohol every weekend; eat the occasional bakery goodie (i'm not into bakery goodies too much though) whatever. . . I reached my doctors goal and even surpassed it by 12 lbs. . . i've been maintaining my weight between 210 - 215lb ever since and at 6' tall it looks pretty healthy on me. . . . good luck and I hope this helped a bit
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I hate it when people post just to post.....
BethFromVA replied to TerriDoodle's topic in The Lounge
I would say drinking massive quantities of alcohol, but I think that's frowned upon before an interview. :tongue_smilie: Actually it's a tad better than it felt. The shower helped with the blistered areas, though makeup just enhances the fact that there's an issue going on -- so I tried to go really light with just a tinted moisturizer. My face looks like I either ran 10 miles or have high blood pressure -- except where my bangs mercifully kept the upper part of my forehead as white as snow. It looks ridiculous, but I just keep my bangs down. lol -
WTF? I missed this... why does Ebony think you have an eating disorder? More labor to make them. I'm surprised Animal Control hasn't been brought in. I was bitten by a dog like that once. AC was called and the people got out of it but then a month later he bit one of their kids and AC made them put him down. He only bit 7 people before something happened, not 20! Yes, I got my pants back. I had a bunch of bags on the bench in the changing room and the Talbot's bag fell under the bench. When I was consolidating all my bags, I forgot about it under there so I walked out without it. I only figured it out when I was showing Mini-Mac my purchases and it wasn't there! I just kept calling the store until someone found it. I knew it was in there somewhere. :eek: It's because they rock and are open. With coasters, you are strapped in. I'm always convinced they are going to rock too far and tip me out. I had the same experience when I made some protein bars. I used PB2 and they were still 100 calories per ball -- a ball the size of a walnut! Can you imagine if I'd used real peanut butter like the recipe called for? OMG! Do you realize how much ALCOHOL is in a martini?! Apparently not... Okay, a cosmo has 4 parts of vodka and 2 parts triple sec or Cointreau. A chocolate martini is 6 parts vodka and 1 part chocolate liqueur. Since 1.5 oz. of hard liquor is equal to 1 5 oz. glass of wine, each one was probably equal to 2-3 glasses of wine.
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Oh good! Looks like it worked! :ohmy: Yea me!!! Sounds like a great weekend! I can't answer your question b/c I do it myself. And usually right before a WI either at home or at the docs. I just don't get it either. I'm still working on myself so when/if I figure it out, I'll let you know! Hang in there! I'm finding that to be a true statement for myself as well. Tho when REALLY upset (angry/mad), I have noticed I will head to the fridge. When I was younger, it was alcohol, so I think it all stems from the addictive personality that I have. Thank GOD I have always been able to "catch" it before I've become completely addicted. (Except for the food, of course. Didn't "catch" that one very well!) But I have noticed lately that I really "like" to reward myself with food! Need to find another way to reward myself! 'Night everyone!
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I hate it when people post just to post.....
DivaStyleCoach replied to TerriDoodle's topic in The Lounge
PJTP... Thanks for the laughs...on my way to bed... Thinking of a tipsy Slim trying to type and spell-check... A flirty Beth with two hottie body slaves washing her gently... HH with a grey beard calling for his nightly sponge bath...:wink2: Lulu in the middle of the ghetto...though the way you describe yourself, some might say you have a 'ghetto booty'...:eek: KC - when I COULD drink alcohol, I was always good for the sweeter stuff. Started with rum and cola because the cola masked the alcohol; Long Island Iced Tea, when made correctly, will sneak up on ya, because you don't really 'taste' the alcohol; Wine coolers were always good... Night yall! -
I actually love doing laundry because I love my new washer and dryer but I am horrible at folding it - my clothes are soo wrinkled. Lulu - my mom had a Bichon and one time when the whole family met back in colorado for Christmas - the dog was attacked by a coyote - sadly we found her hanging on to life - but too much damage was done for the emergency vets to save her. All right I'm going to share a drunk secret with all of you to help avoid or at least severely reduce the symptoms of a hangover. Medically speaking you get hungover due to 2 major things - dehydration and the depletion of B vitamins (effect of alcohol on your system) Go out and by a B-complex vitamin supplement (look for one with the highest percentages of a wide variety of the b vitmains) Take one supplement when you start drinking if you can - but most importantly - take one before you go to bed and drink at least a 16.9 oz bottle of water - better if you drink 32 oz. If you are someone very prone to headaches - take ibuprofen as well (400-600mgs) - but many times rehydration and replacing the b vitamins will stop the headache.
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heartfire---when I had the problem of throwing everything up, and I do mean everything, there was a point it was darker, but that was only a short time, and then it went to being exactly what I had drank and nothing else. My surgeon told me, if I was bleeding and it was going into my pouch or stomach and sitting, when I threw it up it would look like coffee grounds. He also said if I ended up with a tear in my esophagus it would be a RED blood as it would be fresh. In my case (I had a twisted intestine, and NOTHING was passing) nothing stayed in long enough for it to be old---be it blood or water. I drank, it went down hit the blockage like a trampoline and up it come! My DH had a really serious, life threatening GI bleed. He had heart surgery - his mitral valve failed. Then the local Dr.'s office mis managed his coumadin (blood thinner) therapy, and misread a chart from a 7.1 to a 1.1, and upped his dosage again. Or it could have been the other way I don't remember. Anyway the antibiotics he was on made him sick, and when he vomitted the first time, there was only a small red speck or 2-but noticable. Within minutes he threw up again and it was all BRIGHT RED. We head to the hospital, and you could see his abdomen swelling. They kept after him "are you sure it was blood?" he told them to give him something cuz he was fixing to show them. She handed him the little kidney shaped spit dish, and he grabbed the wash basin--and filled it with blood! Ended up he had what is called a double Mallory Weiss esophageal tear. They are very common in lesser severity among alcoholics and anorexics, because vomitting weakens the esophagus, and they vomit frequently! His Dr. called us in and told us he would likely expire (HATE that word) in the next 10 minutes, because he had so much coumadin in his system that they simply could not find a way to staunch the flow of blood. Ended up he and a surgeon tried an experimental approach with some balloons, and saved his life! Even with all the blood they gave him, every time it cycled through his liver, the liver and all the coumadin in his system, pulled the clotting agent from the new blood as well. He ended up in ICU for a week, and is now in several medical write ups!!! No bleeding of the GI tract should be ignored, but especially if there are extenuating circumstances, and her band is definitely one! She could be dealing with an erosion as opposed to a slip....they happen. That post scared me for her too. Wish we knew what happen!
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Well - while we're making things public and all - just thought I'd throw something out to Mr Lapbandtalk (ALEX) Now I seem to recall you saying you weren't going to respond any further unless it was PM. But that's a chicken shit way to get in a public verbal war of words, get the last say and then state that nothing else can be said publicly. I call for an apology (multiple actually - although I'm afraid there are probably more needed than I will currently remember) If you hope to redeem any sense of public dignity (not that I expect you to care - but let's imagine for a second that you might care what impression you are leaving on new people coming to your cash cow for the first time) I believe an apology is due to Lulu for your statement regarding her attitude. I also believe you owe an apology to myself for your callous and insensitive remark pertaining to the size of my alcoholic beverage that night and to the fact that you suggest we should have one. Furthermore you should retract your words regarding my language being "combative" - oh forgive me for daring to voice opposition to the poorly made and personal vendetta based decisions of people doing your bidding - this is a free country and a public site - it is my right. Unlike some of the responses coming from some at LBT - I at least had evidence for the points I made. Not that I expect an answer - but I'm putting it out there for all to see!
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That's what I'm afraid of! I finally went smaller b/c DH kept handing me EVERYTHING to hold on to b/c I had room in my purse! Now I got a kid too! Yikes! Bring on the therma care back wraps! He needs one of those wallets with a chain. He just clips it to his belt loop and if it falls outta his pocket, it's still attached! :w00t: See, that's exactly what I'm afraid of! My other purse held everything I needed, and it had to all go in a certain way or it wouldn't fit. Sunglasses and keys got tossed on top b/c they wouldn't fit at all. Now, no luck, gotta go bigger! :frown: And cherry chapstick fits in a pocket. That's kind of what I thought you might say. On dailyplate, even with NO activity, they still have my calorie load pretty high. Tip 'em well and they don't give a rat's ass why you're there! LOL! Good point!! Goodness gracious, what the hell is that thing???!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~ PJTP: New bag will get a test tomorrow as I've got some errands to run, then I'm running away from home for a couple of hours. :w00t: DH doesn't know it yet but that's my plan! Question for ya! I've been having a little bottle of Starbucks Lite Mocha Frapp in the evenings. I'm trying to figure out which spirits to add to it to spike it up a little! The only ones I can think of would be rum or vodka but I'm not sure either of those would be a good idea. I also thought about some Bailey's and thought might have some possibilities, either the original or the new mint, is it? What do you all think? Other than HS where I'd drink anything and a lot of it as long as it was free, I have no real experience with spirits of the alcohol world. Educate me please! Okay, off to bed. I'm exhausted! 'Night!
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Kristen - I would absolutely give you the recipe - but I'll have to check with Lulu - she might be my new business partner and all. Think I could make a deal with her though - I hear she likes mojitos (or any alcohol for that matter)
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PartyLite Party? Getting together tomorrow night from 5:30 till 7 with a few people and some bariatric patients for a PartyLite Party at my house. Would be a good opportunity to meet some of the locals. If interested please contact me snacks and non alcoholic drinks provided. Feel free to bring a friend/support!
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Lucky #7 are still going strong !!!
IndioGirl55 replied to IndioGirl55's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Good Afternoon Peeps Had boot camp this morning then funeral - then did a little shopping got this great bbq sauce from World Mart - Stockyard BBQ - OMG to die for - I know there is a Stockyard Restaurant in Dallas that's really famous I assume it's from there - going back tomorrow to buy a whole bunch - cuz it's hard to find good bbq sauce and when I find one I love - they quit making it.. So gotta stock up Candice - I don't think I have had rubbard.. Bannana nut bread - omg - that can't be a N American thing - how werid Linda - How' Mindy doing are you home yet Phyl - Wine really doesnt help your bp - I think it makes it worse really This is from the Mayo Clinic - I just wanted to make sure that Dr Janet was giving correct info Question Alcohol: Does it affect blood pressure? Does drinking alcohol affect your blood pressure? Answer from Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. Drinking too much alcohol can raise blood pressure to unhealthy levels. Having more than three drinks in one sitting temporarily increases your blood pressure, but repeated binge drinking can lead to long-term increases. Heavy drinkers who cut back to moderate drinking can lower their systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) by 2 to 4 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and their diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number in a blood pressure reading) by 1 to 2 mm Hg. If you have high blood pressure, avoid alcohol or drink alcohol only in moderation. Moderate drinking is generally considered to be: Two drinks a day for men younger than age 65 One drink a day for men age 65 and older One drink a day for women of any age A drink is 12 ounces (355 milliliters) of beer, 5 ounces (148 milliliters) of wine or 1.5 ounces (44 milliliters) of 80-proof distilled spirits. Keep in mind that alcohol contains calories and may contribute to unwanted weight gain — a risk factor for high blood pressure. Also, alcohol can interfere with the effectiveness and increase the side effects of some blood pressure medications. So gf sorry to say gf - you need to only have 1 period - they can give you meds for the bp - are they talking about changing it.. Exercise and getting some more weight off will help.. Hugs on that proceedure - you are in my prayer - but ya gotta limit salt too i think Well I am off to the couch for a while - cbl -
2 weeks since surgery
bandfun4me replied to bearbelly's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
At 2 weeks post op, the first thing I see is the Baked potato. A lot of drs are different. We were given specific instructions on how to eat and what to eat. first 2 weeks clear and full liquids, weeks 3 &4, High protein foods Puree'd, nothin gstringly, plenty of fluids, 80 oz.plus Protein shakes, protein up around 60-90. EVERy DAY. No white carbs, no pizza, not even WW bread It took me about 7 months before I was brave enough to eat Pzza topping. Tried WW bread at 6 months, paid dearly for that. 6 hrs stuck. Contact your nutritionist, get suggestions. You are still in the healing stages. You now have a band around the stomach. heal and let the stitches set, walk and learn how to make menus during this time. Not to mention the 5 glasses of wine. I bet that blew you away , not having any solids to soak up that alcohol. Dont get me wrong, I like to splurge as well. I had to fight to get this band and I think that nothing taste as good as thin feels. I am 14 months out, down to a size 6/8 and I did not get here by eating like a normal person. l have had lots of temptations. and some I have given into. You need to get things in order if you are going to make this band help you lose any weight at a steady rate. Take this time slowly, make menus , learn how to eat slowly, lean how to eat good healthy foods. It's a tool, not a miracle. I am at the gym 5x week, walk 4 miles 7 x week , muscle is the name of the game. If you are not moving, you're not losing. Use that energy. Good luck. -
when you stopped your PPI
castiel replied to Momonanomo's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I stopped mine somwhere around 4 months. I haven't had any issues with acid or heart burn. However, if I know I'm going to be drinking alcohol in a few days, I start taking some. -
Whats the difference between sugar and sugar alcohol? I dont think I've ever saw that on a label before. Im going to have to check that out. That is a good rule of thumb: 1 gram of protein per every 10 calories.
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Suicidal thoughts with obesity?
DevilMayKare replied to princess_n_thep's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Just out of curiousity... what results were you expecting to see? It would be interesting to see the results of this poll in the general population. Let's see, who would that be??? The alcoholics, the sex addicts, the workaholics, the druggies...uh... no? How about the "General Population" of people who have NO addictions, No compulsions, no weaknesses nor flaws and are successful and happy in their lives? Who ARE those guys anyway? The Borg?
