banded, banding, bands--verb--To assemble or unite in a group

[Humming Bird 275]

I am actually forcing myself to eat. Not that bad. I am living on yogurt; cottage cheese; Protein Shakes and turkey chili.

Welcome to my world. (for the majority of the past 12 months)

[btrieger 21]

Weird thing; I hate fried chicken and potato salad last night without issue.

Soft food gets stuck and normal food isn't a problem. I don't know whether to unfill some or not.

I guess only time will tell. Meanwhile, I will become the incredible shrinking man.

[Humming Bird 275]

If you can eat chicken & potato salad, I would say no unfill. I would go with what you have for a bit.

[btrieger 21]

Thanks!!

I have an appointment for a fill on July 8th. I am not starving. So, I will try and stick it out until then.

Reading some of the posts in the forum is making me realize how lucky I am that I not only like Optifast shakes, I love them.

[ElfiePoo 109]

WOOHOO!!! If only I had the body of batgirl to go with the wings...::...the cracking like a whip thing...and the motorcycle crack, oh my, good laughs guys, good laughs!

ROFLMAO...yeah...I try not to look at all the 'sagging' and focus on the 'skinny' instead.

Melody

[ElfiePoo 109]

I don't understand!!! I had 0.8 cc removed 2 weeks ago and ate like a pig for a week but the second week I was back to healthy eating and I haven't exercised in 2 weeks because I've been so busy!! I haven't lost anything!!!!!

What's wrong with this band? I should have never had this surgery!!!!! I can't handle this stress and failure!

Christie,

Hang in there...I can 'feel' you, girl. Been there, done that (re: feeling like a failure). I finally realized that, even though I kept saying the band wasn't a magic wand, my subconscious was waiting for the band to do it's thing...like a magic wand.

Nothing wrong with the band, my friend...just the way we handle it. As for being a failure...good grief, girl, look at your ticker!! Failure? No way...awesome weight loss. Remember...this isn't a quick fix. It will take us time but in the end, with perseverance, we'll get there!

Melody

[ElfiePoo 109]

Oh, and for those wanting an update from the last few months of being MIA...here's the link.

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Elfie, sorry...it was all a sarcastic joke in poor taste....I've been in puke starvation mode for a month and a half...this is fabulous.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Elfie, sorry...it was all a sarcastic joke in poor taste....I've been in puke starvation mode for a month and a half...this is fabulous.

Aw sorry for the puke/starvation stage. I went through that too...but ended up eating slider foods and not losing any more weight (nor gaining it back thank God). I finally managed to find a fill level where I could eat real food but still had a limitation on the amount.

Now I avoid things like yogurt, Soups, etc. because they go down too easily and don't leave me satisfied. I need to feel 'full'. I'm back to drinking low carb/low cal Protein Shakes between meals as well which helps with only eating 3 meals per day.

[chickadee81 0]

Elfie-Welcome back and congrats on ONEDERLAND!

Bob-glad you can eat...and I agree with the wait it out if you are getting food in.

Karen-you rock!

Leigha-You rock too! Saw the c25k is almost done!

Christie-too funny about the bat wings...on a side note..I actually have a pet flying squirrel. His name is Gizmo and I hope to never have flaps like him :tt2:

Shad-I cut all my hair off before surgery. I'm trying to grow it back now. A couple months ago i was cursing the cat for getting hair all through the bath room...then as I was sweeping it up I looked closer and it was MINE . Good thing my hair is super thick!

Me-I opted to not have a 4th fill yet. I am losing at a decent pace and having fairly frequent bad eating days (stuff not wanting to go down) plus the PA informed me they hired someone FULL TIME mon-fri to do fills instead of just Fridays so I can get an appt much easier now :scared2:. So just gonna wait a little while longer. Saw the hematologist on Thurs and found out I do have hemochromatosis (Body stores too much iron) so now I am on the hunt for some chewable vitamins without the added Iron. I went to an amusement park thurs after my dr appt. The band didn't seem to mind it. I have been getting more heartburn than usual which had me a little worried, but then again I was making some not great food choices .

[Humming Bird 275]

Elfie, Great to hear from you again. I read your update post. It sounds like you are in a good place right now and moving forward with "banded life." How is the garden? The trip sounds like great motivation for you.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Elfie, Great to hear from you again. I read your update post. It sounds like you are in a good place right now and moving forward with "banded life." How is the garden? The trip sounds like great motivation for you.

Yes, I think I am in a good place right now. I rarely have to think about taking small bites, chewing well and swallowing that bite in 2-3 stages anymore. It's just habit. I've grown used to and content with the limitations of the band.

The garden is doing well because for the first time I have the energy...and ability...to take care of it. Aside from the physical aspect of bending over, the heat no longer bothers me as much as it did before. Amazing how the loss of 63 pounds changes your body's core temperature!

Well, back to reading later. I've noticed just going back a few pages that there are a number of people who are MIA. I'm hoping it's because they're on vacation! Off to Zumba.

Melody

[juliansmom2003 3]

Elfie--SO glad you're back!!! We really missed you!

Shammah--Any pics of the new do?

Stacie--thanks! I'm really trying to stay motivated. Doesn't help when I freaking HATE exercise.

Leigha--are you celebrating a victory right now? I'm thinking your C25K is in the final stage right? Woohoo!!

Denise--how about my shopping addiction LOL? You know it's been awhile, so what did I go out and freaking do? Yup, iPhone 4. HUGE thing for me because it means switching from Verizon, a carrier I already love, to AT&T. Hope I won't be disappointed! I have THE worst credit, so I applied online just to see (and really not thinking I'd get approved) and low and behold, that magical little screen popped up LOL. So I get it in about 2 to 3 weeks. I am not a good "waiter" so I'm thinking about seeing if I can just go out to the store LOL.

[LeighaMason 19]

I didn't run this morning like I was suppose to. :ohmy: I went bowling Saturday night with my son and his girlfriend and my hamstrings have been so sore every since. OK excuses are over. I do only have 2 runs left in the C25K but I am only covering about 2.5 miles in the 30 min so I am going to start bumping my min by 2 min a week until I can run the whole 5K instead of walk 5/run 30/walk 8 that it is taking me now.

I forgot to tell y'all when I went to south Texas last week I got a box of fresh peaches and my mother in law and I canned them Sunday they are so good. I had some last night on my cottage cheese.

[Cocoabean 430]

Karen--Congrats on the iphone, will you get the data plan, too? woohoo! fun fun...I am still loving the ipad.

My latest purchase is this (if I did the picture thing right!), but in blue topaz, set in sterling:

The two outer ones are eternity rings, so I am wearing them as wedding rings. My fingers have gotten so skinny below the knuckle, I have a hard time wearing rings with stones on top, especially on my let hand. They just spin and spin. The other I wear on the right hand to match a Bracelet & earrings I picked up a couple weeks ago at the fair. Nice!

Leigha, way to go on the C25K! That is amazing. You are doing so fantastic!

I made a bunch of poor food choices last week on our "around the county tour" and enjoyed every bite. Back to my normal routine now.

I did get stuck on a veggie burger, which I chose because hambugers give me problems, sometimes. I think it was more the bun, and the fact that I was not paying attention to my eating as we were with friends.

Elfie---great to see you back!