Enabling

[Sleeved in Seattle 280]

Ooo. That Laughing Cow blue cheese is a fave but super hard to find - none of the local groceries carry it.

[Sleeved in Seattle 280]

Double post.

[lsereno 2,525]

Ooo. That Laughing Cow blue cheese is a fave but super hard to find - none of the local groceries carry it.

my Walmart carries it.

Lynda

[gamergirl 4,610]

I miss the ability to go out with my friends and socialise without them noticing that I can barely eat. I am dreading all my christmas do's as I cant eat more than 4 spoonfuls and its a 3 course meal.

Do you know, that part has been relatively easy for me. No one seems to notice what I eat and they're all quite glad to eat my leftovers. I eat with clients a lot. I often just say, I'm not that hungry today (which is true!) or I ate a late Breakfast, and after that, it seems to be a non-issue.

[Hidden from view 159]

I tried to find proof that the lap band is no longer offered in NZ because I wanted to post it on another thread and I can't find any reference to it. The following website is still up and you would think they would take it down, wouldn't you? http://www.lapband.co.nz/

That is interesting... However, when you look closely, you find that there are only two clinics in the whole of the North Island (and the same in the South Island) that state they offer Lap Band. That's not many at all - 4 in the whole country! And two of them (Wanganui and Timaru) are really rural. Perhaps it's better than nothing in these areas where there are only cottage hospitals (well Wanganui is a bit bigger than that). If it's not completely gone, it's definitely almost gone. I was just quoting what my surgeon said.

[fatgirlslim14 23]

Do you know, that part has been relatively easy for me. No one seems to notice what I eat and they're all quite glad to eat my leftovers. I eat with clients a lot. I often just say, I'm not that hungry today (which is true!) or I ate a late Breakfast, and after that, it seems to be a non-issue.

Thank you for your kind advice.

[Hidden from view 159]

I cooked up a feast for my family gathering yesterday and couldn't eat any of it! Had a bite of asparagus and a bite of cauliflower cheese. That was it. Couldn't handle the roast beef. And no one seemed to notice - there was too much conversation going on. Plus, I was up and down to the kitchen, which I usually am when I'm cooking for the clan, so no one would really notice.

[mistysj 1,940]

Why would you want to do that? You only confirm your own insecurity posting like this? We don't care what surgery you choose. Why go out of your way to disparage my choice? Isn't this supposed to be a support site? Where's the love?

I have the sleeve. I'm not insecure in the least. I wanted to post about a ban in NZ because someone asked which surgery they should get, and I thought that was important info. But I couldn't find proof of it, so I didn't post it.

I didn't expect to be attacked for looking for proof of a statement?

[Hidden from view 159]

I have the sleeve. I'm not insecure in the least. I wanted to post about a ban in NZ because someone asked which surgery they should get, and I thought that was important info. But I couldn't find proof of it, so I didn't post it.

I didn't expect to be attacked for looking for proof of a statement?

My surgeon didn't say that the Lap band has been banned in NZ. Just that it wasn't offered any more. However, you found a site where it does appear to be being offered, so maybe my surgeon meant it's not offered in the bigger centres. Who knows what he meant. I just believed what he said.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

I ate gelato tonight.

That is all.

[Madam Reverie 2,958]

<gelato envy>

[Sleeved in Seattle 280]

Mmm ... gelato.

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Bariatric patients wet dreams.....

[Steamywindows 39]

Good thread. I always sit on the fence about labeling myself an addict, but whatever you call it (or don't call it) the behaviors were destructive enough to allow me to get up to 300 pounds. I used to say cake is like crack to me, and it still is. I weighed 140 pounds when I met my husband, and he enabled me to gain that weight. He would offer and go get whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it. Now he enables me to lose weight by not doing that, and encouraging me every day to stay on track. I never blamed him for my weight gain - that was all on me. He couldn't stop me from gaining now if I wanted to. So I know I have to monitor myself and my habits and intake all day, every day, forever. I'm not perfect, and don't even care to be, but at least I know what I'm consuming. If I had to point to just one thing that I've learned and feel has contributed to my success so far, I would say that it is tracking and being honest with myself about what I eat - ALWAYS. Even when I don't want to, and even when I've eaten too much, I force myself to face it.

I really relate to the things you have articulated in this post, MC! First, your hesitation regarding the label, i agree the behaviors are destructive. I have never tried crack, but imagine my food, especially simple carbs, are my "crack". I

especially agree that monitoring does make you face it. I have struggled with the win -loss treadmill, but with the last time I lost a big amount of weight, I made a number of lifestyle changes (one was to take up running) which I naively thought would stave off the seemingly inevitable slide /gain. Well, in June, at my annual physical, I faced the scale, for the first time in a year or more, and found I had gained 60 of those "lost" pounds back. How did this happen?....buy not being honest with myself...saying It is "just" a hundred calories etc. I forced myself to face it, but this will always be a struggle for me; to NOT turn a blind eye to my addiction with food. My VSG is tomorrow, I plan on making it another addition to my weight loss tool lit.kit...

[gamergirl 4,610]

I really relate to the things you have articulated in this post, MC! First, your hesitation regarding the label, i agree the behaviors are destructive. I have never tried crack, but imagine my food, especially simple carbs, are my "crack". I especially agree that monitoring does make you face it. I have struggled with the win -loss treadmill, but with the last time I lost a big amount of weight, I made a number of lifestyle changes (one was to take up running) which I naively thought would stave off the seemingly inevitable slide /gain. Well, in June, at my annual physical, I faced the scale, for the first time in a year or more, and found I had gained 60 of those "lost" pounds back. How did this happen?....buy not being honest with myself...saying It is "just" a hundred calories etc. I forced myself to face it, but this will always be a struggle for me; to NOT turn a blind eye to my addiction with food. My VSG is tomorrow, I plan on making it another addition to my weight loss tool lit.kit...

Good luck tomorrow!