I'm A Newbie Bander!!

[chrissy03 4]

Hi my name is Chrissy, married, three children, and i just recently got my band july 23 and i have my post op appointment aug 21. A lil about myself: i have gained a lot of weight over the past year or two, from stress, over eating etc mostly stress i think, my husband was diagnosed with leukimia and hospital to hospital food was my comfort of dealing with this. he is now in remmission and now i can focus on myself for a change. i am a month in and it has been a great change for me. and i know my journey has just begun i can tell i need a fill because i am hungry all the time and fight the cravings most of the time and it really dosent helo when my whole family eats like it will be there last meal:) not good for me so i could use all the support i can.

[kimeo99 9]

Hi Chrissy, I was recently banded on this past Thursday...I understand how u feel...these past few days has been horrible for me...im very emotional bc I'm not sure if I made the right decision...I'm hopin n a few days my feelings change....good luck to u tho. Very great news bout ur husband....

[chrissy03 4]

Thank you! I was the same excate way when i first got mine, sometimes i still get emotional especially during the time of month, i am more hungrier i get my first fill tommarow i belive. Goodluck on ur journey as well! i luv the support!

[phlarm01 0]

Oh god, I thought I was the only one who was emotional. I rarely cry, but lately I've wanted to start bawling over nothing! I've recently started getting horrible cravings and I feel like the band isn't working. I'm sure this is normal though. But I need all the support I can get!

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Oh god' date=' I thought I was the only one who was emotional. I rarely cry, but lately I've wanted to start bawling over nothing! I've recently started getting horrible cravings and I feel like the band isn't working. I'm sure this is normal though. But I need all the support I can get![/quote']

Completely normal. Fat stores estrogen. So, while you are experiencing rapid weightloss & the fat melts away, it releases all that estrogen into your system. That's probably why people tend to be so defensive on weight loss forums.

[chrissy03 4]

Completely normal. Fat stores estrogen. So, while you are experiencing rapid weightloss & the fat melts away, it releases all that estrogen into your system. That's probably why people tend to be so defensive on weight loss forums.

That is so good to hear, i didnt know what was wrong with me, thank u, im moody all the time and worst during that time of month, again thank u for the information!!

[chrissy03 4]

Oh god, I thought I was the only one who was emotional. I rarely cry, but lately I've wanted to start bawling over nothing! I've recently started getting horrible cravings and I feel like the band isn't working. I'm sure this is normal though. But I need all the support I can get!

We are here I read O.T.R Sleevers response and it does make sense to me about being over emotional. Well i guess we all have each other to get through this, and now we know it is normal, we just have to fight those cravings.... untill the fill i have to postpone my fill another week due to funds and trust me i was irrate and even now in that iall i want to do is cry mode, nice to meet u and thank for the post i thought i was the only one too!! You don't know how much better i feel knowing there is support for us bandsters that we can relate our feeling and tuff times and sucess stories, to other people witout bands just dont understand sometimes, keep at it and Good luck!!