I'm Eating Normal???

[elcee 3,341]

Being in a different time zone has it's advantages.

On the1 hand I miss out on all the fun

but

on the other I don't get to jump in early and make a fool of myself!

[MiniMi 1,468]

Seems to me that the sugar withdrawals have a negative effect on some, more so than others.

[dee257 1,516]

old people still do that??

far out......

this old lady does...hehe

[lousianalady 44]

Dear Lord' date=' how in the world does sharing facts make this a clique? And why the hostility?

I have a theory. People who are *that* defensive without cause it's due to their own insecurities. It's not my job to placate people, sooth their wounded egos, or tell people what they want to hear. In fact, it's not my "job" to be here at all, I'm here to simply offer support and share information. I see entirely too many under-educated people walking around with bands, clueless, then wonder why they don't lose weight or worse end up with avoidable complications. I'm simply trying to educate.

This is a forum btw, not a blog. If you don't want or can't handle responses to your posts, then get a blog, but here you better expect responses.

One small piece of advice- just because you don't agree with something doesn't make it untrue. There is a big difference between medical fact and anecdotal evidence. I highly suggest you learn the difference.

...please excuse me while I join the other clueless people in the clique. [/quote']

I have even stopped creating threads due to your rude comments

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I have even stopped creating threads due to your rude comments

*laughs* Rude? I'm sorry you confuse honesty and facts with rudeness.

Perhaps a dictionary might be good item to add your Christmas wish list.

[KristinsMommy 145]

wow at this while thread smh.

[newme37 16]

I have even stopped creating threads due to your rude comments

Some people are too self important to realize that just because you think they are a total jack hole , it doesn't mean that you're uneducated . I don't think you need a dictionary.....maybe ask for some "know it all" repellent

[Oh-la-la 4]

Thank you all for your thoughts!

[elcee 3,341]

I find it amazing that Alex asked people to stop behaving and commenting the way that they were yet it is still carrying on. Time for us all to start acting our age not our shoe size!

[vmarlau 207]

We are fighting against bullies all over the schools

And look all adults here acting like they are in grammar school!

Really STOP!

[clw126 15]

*laughs* Rude? I'm sorry you confuse honesty and facts with rudeness.

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Mis73 I usually find your posts to be the most informative and helpful. I am 23 so I guess I'm one of the young ones, but I truly gain the most from your posts. So thank you.

[angelize 50]

omg you guys are too funny!!! i am newly banded and new to this site....and i have to say...everyone has been very helpful and knowledgable. with that being said....everyone is different,what works for one,may not work for someone else.

i have asked my fellow bandsters on here a million questions and its funny to see the wide variety of answers,BUT,thats because every surgeon has a different approach.

so....i listen to all the advice,but at the end of the day,you gotta find what works for YOU.

[Heathermarie0407 67]

This thread is almost as intense as the debate tonight was. Lol

[elcee 3,341]

There is something that I would like to add and hopefully this is sensible and not just more trying to have the last word.

SOMETIMES THE MARKETING AND THE REALITY ARE DIFFERENT

When I was first banded I was told that the band would prevent me from eating too much. I was told that overeating would make me sick but it was also noted in several places that vomiting was not normal.

What I discovered was that if I attempted to overeat I would be very uncomfortable. That sometimes it was not possible to tell what was enough and what was too much until it was too late. I also found that I quite often got a very full uncomfortable feeling in my throat that felt as though food was sitting there although apparently this is a referred sensation from pressure on the vagus nerve. I didn't like any of these sensations and for me they were not what I had been told that eating after being banded would be like but I was banded, it was working and if that was the reality then so be it. It would have just been nice if the Drs had given a more accurate picture. Also that was back in the old days when we were told that the food sits in your pouch and only moves through the stoma really slowly.

The new line that is being spun is actually quite hard to swallow ( excuse the pun). The way it is stated it actually sounds like a cross between utopia and/or the band doing nothing. I am still not sure which it is.

The bottom line is that you are not supposed to be so tight that you have a huge list of things that you cannot eat, but you should be able to get sufficient feedback from your band that you know that it is working. If you don't then the whole thing is rather pointless.

[bamagirl2012 34]

WOW!! I have never posted or ask any questions on this site. Honestly I am a little afraid to. Is seems like there are a lot of very rude women on here. Reminds me high school.