June 2007 Bandsters

[Suzzzie. 3]

Good Morning Bandsters!

April....I have lived in Houston for 15 years, but before here, I lived in Traverse City, and I'm from Saugatuck, Michigan! Good to meet you!!!!!

Toni! You live in Houston!? My best friend lives down there, I try to make it down at least once a year... this year I'm planning on late September. What part of Houston? My friend lives just inside Houston, near Missouri City. I would love the chance to meet you when I'm there.

[Pippz 0]

Question - is anyone else really nervous about starting back on regular foods.

Yes, for many reasons. Today is my 2nd day of "regular foods". Yesterday at lunch I got a piece of sushi stuck and ended up not having dinner while I waited for it to clear. Today I'm trying a wrap, hopefully that works out better than yesterday!

It's easy to lose weight on liquids and avoid temptation "because of surgery". But being back on normal foods has had me stressed out for the same reason I"m sure everyone is. Will I make the right decisions? Will I eat small amounts and not make myself sick? I'm just taking it one day at a time and seeing where it goes. I'm going to stop myself from worrying because that's what brought on my food issues before. Worrying about eating too much always made me eat too much. I know now that I CAN lose weight and that I will if I just make healthy choices. I hope you find the same thing is true for you too!

[toniteach 0]

Toni! You live in Houston!? My best friend lives down there, I try to make it down at least once a year... this year I'm planning on late September. What part of Houston? My friend lives just inside Houston, near Missouri City. I would love the chance to meet you when I'm there.

Suzzzzie!!!!! I want to meet with you and your friend when you're here!!!! I live right in the city, so it's easy for me to get around and meet up with you wherever.

BTW...I'm soooooo proud of you for procrastinating on the exercise and then ACTUALLY doing it! I procrastinate and then DON'T do it. Ugggggh!

See you in Sept!

Toni

[Suzzzie. 3]

Suzzzzie!!!!! I want to meet with you and your friend when you're here!!!! I live right in the city, so it's easy for me to get around and meet up with you wherever.

BTW...I'm soooooo proud of you for procrastinating on the exercise and then ACTUALLY doing it! I procrastinate and then DON'T do it. Ugggggh!

See you in Sept!

Toni

Sounds like a plan, Stan. You and I will both be skinnier by then too.:whoo:

[mvr 0]

Suzzzie that's so funny, I got this mental pic of you agonizing on the couch all evening (like I do) Oh tell me this food thing will be better. I'm 2 weeks post op and now that all the pain is almost gone I feel like nothing happened. I know the fill will change everything but what will I do till then. I am SOOOO pathetic. Why can't I just stick to the rules without the band's help for three weeks. I will be so embarassed if I go for the fill appointment and I've put on weight. Do you all do the three meals no Snacks thing? I'm starving but trying not to eat very much at a time because of stretching etc so then I am hungry an hour later. I have been fighting with my weight since I was 7, will this time be any different? SORRY to be such a cold shower, I am full of fear and doubt today.

[ja9va 0]

Toni, glad to see your humor is still with us!

Vance welcome to a great thread!!

Suzzzie You are amazing. Once I am home I can't see myself going back out again. I am truly impressed. I really need to get back to the gym. My last weight loss success and for a while after I went 4-5 times a week. I enjoyed it, really. But once you fall off the horse, the motivation just stops! I know many of the instructors and the regulars and I am afraid when I go back, they will be saying, " what happened to her!" But I know I need to do it.

Pippz Hang in there about the Portion Control and eating to much. try to let the worry go. I know this is so hard. I was so hungry today after my work, I had to go to the mall to return some things and I walked past to many food places, but I did not buy.

Marga My meals today were: Breakfast: yoplait lowfat yogurt, fruit; Lunch: Lean Quisine, Dinner: pork barbeque ( tons left over from the wedding) and a tablespoon of coleslaw on top. I am not sure that is enough or to much. I know I was hungry at 6. My son's wedding left lots of food around and I am staying away from the bad stuff, but it is hard!

Great work, Nina, Toni, Heather, Insub, dan and all I missed !

[Suzzzie. 3]

Suzzzie that's so funny, I got this mental pic of you agonizing on the couch all evening (like I do) Oh tell me this food thing will be better. I'm 2 weeks post op and now that all the pain is almost gone I feel like nothing happened. I know the fill will change everything but what will I do till then. I am SOOOO pathetic. Why can't I just stick to the rules without the band's help for three weeks. I will be so embarassed if I go for the fill appointment and I've put on weight. Do you all do the three meals no Snacks thing? I'm starving but trying not to eat very much at a time because of stretching etc so then I am hungry an hour later. I have been fighting with my weight since I was 7, will this time be any different? SORRY to be such a cold shower, I am full of fear and doubt today.

I'm totally back to eating TOOOOO much. Went out for Mexican tonight. chips and Salsa? No problem. Haha. Everything goes down fine. I will say that I brought home about 1/3 of my dinner - which never happened from there before. And I'm stuffed. So I guess my band is helping me a little bit. I get my first fill in a little over a week... I can't wait!

And as for me 'procrastinating' before going to the gym at night: Its just the ONLY way I can do it! I can't go right after work cause I lift, tug, push, pull, roll, etc... on human beings all day. I walk all day at work and I'm just generally too tired to even think about going right after work. I just wanna come home and kick off my shoes and cuddle with my fat cat. One I've had a chance to relax a bit I will get up and throw on my work out clothes and go to the gym. Its only about 3 miles from me, and I prefer it at night when no one else is there. I'm still very uncomfortable with the idea of being in a crowded gym and having people see my fat giggle around.

[LadyHR 0]

Hi, everyone:

I love reading all the posts - it's my new relaxation tool!

I'm back on solid food now but cannot just eat 1/2 cup of food three times a day - I'm starving and my thoughts turn to the "no-no" foods. So I'm having something mid-morning, and mid-afternoon to get me through - like a smoothie with added Protein or one of the Liquid Protein vials I have bought, or can of Slim-Fast. It really helps.

I have an appointment for my first fill next Thursday and cannot wait.

Count me in the group that does not really enjoy exercising. My DH is being so supportive. Last week we decided we didn't need two guest bedrooms so we sold all the furniture in one and while I am on the road this week he is going to convert it to an exercise room for me - stationary bike, elliptical and home gym as well as a big flat screen HD TV mounted on the wall to entertain me. I guess I will really have to use it now!!! So wish me luck.

Have a great week...

[hottytoddy 0]

Toni!!! I KNEW I friggin loved you too!! I am SHOCKED that you are a (now outed) closet Zombie fan... but I love it!! He has been my number one for over 10 years now! I CANNOT do the treadmill in front of the tv. I get sooooo bored. I can watch tv all day in the recliner just fine, but cannot exercise!! However, listening to some music that really fires me up helps a lot! Cause you can kinda dance while you walk... or in my case, dance and fall off :guess Anyway, Exercising is going to be my biggest challenge... CAUSE I HATE IT WITH A PASSION!!! Rob just makes it somewhat tolerable...:tired

This is kinda weird...

I had sushi tonight. That makes the second time since my banding. I've been to 2 different places (i have frequently visited both of them pre-banding) and ordered different things at each place (but nothing I haven't had before). WELL.. it tastes different. I have no idea why, but it's not the same... and it's not as good. :cry

[cbm818 0]

Heather-I think my tastebuds have totally changed...it is a bummer. But, I am glad to know I am not the only one.

Question to any/all-how do you know you are stretching your band? I know this probably sounds stupid. Would you feel sick/nausea?

[TexasFire 84]

When I had a c-section a couple of years ago, my disolveable stitches stuck out at the ends like y'all's are. My Doc too tweezers and pulled them out at my 6 week check up. You might call your docs and see if it okay to do that too!

It worked! Did it myself! Now they aren't driving me nuts anymore. It was kind of creepy, had to tug a little, but they came right out.

[mvr 0]

Stuff tastes different to me too... weird huh.

cbm I don't think the band stretches I think the stomach pouch above the band stretches hence feeling of too full,pain and nausea, vomiting etc That stretching of the pouch puts you at risk for slipping the band down as it gets pushed by the too full stomach above it. Correct me if I'm wrong someone but that's what I understood from my surgeon. I am going to stick to 3 meals today, if I don't I am going to tell you all the extra things I ate and I really don't want to do that:o

[cbm818 0]

Stefanie-good deal! they would have driven me crazy, but i would have been too chickend to pull them out.

glad it worked out!

[Suzzzie. 3]

It worked! Did it myself! Now they aren't driving me nuts anymore. It was kind of creepy, had to tug a little, but they came right out.

I pulled mine out from one incision, but the other one the stitch is down really close to the skin. I can feel it, just can't get the tweezers to it! Grrr!

[dawneb 0]

Hello all,

thanks for the words of encouragement regarding the pureed stage. I've found that I really like chilli.

Last night I realized that I still have to battle the "head" munchies. I'm not sure what else to call it. My hubby and I got into a little tiff, well I thought it was a tiff, he seemed to think everything was fine. Anyways, what do I do, I march right down to the kitchen and eat some graham crackers!!!!! YIKES!!!! I had forgotten all about emotional eating til then. It wasn't until I was done with 2 of them that I even realized what I was doing. Another scary thing was that they went down just fine and I wasn't eating slow. I guess I don't have any restriction yet. I guess I'm going to have to try to find something else to do when I get upset, which is better for me anyway.