March Bandsters: MASTER THREAD

[Fenton 3]

CHRISTINE! You are the Jason Bourne of the March Bandsters!

I'm glad you and the kids (and the new minivan!) are OK! The whole afternoon sounds like a nightmare. I told Fielding they should open up a freestanding institute, so there'd be more people to look after everyone; I imagine it's a question of time before they do something like that, because I think banding is going to continue to explode, particularly when more of the diabetes studies come out.

[Fenton 3]

The binge thing is a hard thing - it's my main reason for being here. For me, it always went hand in hand with the All or None thing - either I was being incredibly disciplined about controlling my eating, or else I'd commit some trivial sin - eat a stick of a Kit Kat bar or something - and the next thing you know, I'd be slamming down whatever I could find, since "I'd already broken my diet anyway".

As Jack says, the band is a tool to help us relearn how to eat right. The fact is, I've had my abdomen cut open and my plumbing altered. I can't let myself mess up - that was a BIG deal.

So I find myself looking at what I'm eating, and asking myself if it was OK. I've had some higher calorie days, but what has worried me more were the higher volume days - I had two beef short rib enchiladas the other evening. The calorie count was, I think, 460, but they seemd large, and I felt overfull and worried that I'd stretched my pouch. And then the next day I felt hungry, which is why I'm back on liquids too.

The thing is, it's hard. It's a hard process, and, for me, a very long one. We have no choice but to keep on going. And temptation isn't going to stop me, even if I yield to it. That was one day, every day is a battle, but the war will take years, and I'm NOT going to lose that.

[Fenton 3]

So, what I'm saying is:

NO REGRETS!!!

If you screw up, you screw up. Just get back up on the damn horse...

[HarleyGirl 1]

So, what I'm saying is:

NO REGRETS!!!

If you screw up, you screw up. Just get back up on the damn horse...

Can I get an AMEN for Fenton??!!??

As much as we'd like to have a rewind button.....there just isn't such a thing....all we can do is move forward.

I've tended to be one of those "F*ck it, I've already blown it" kind of people as well.....but like you say, that just isn't an option anymore....esp for me as a self-pay.....I've got pain, hardware and seriousl cash tied up in my guts......I have no choice but to go forward!

[nycm00 0]

AMEN!!

Moving forward, forgetting the dang baked apples I overloaded on last night. Moving right along.

Christine

[Busy 0]

Diva, I'm doing the happy dance for your and calling it additional exercise. Congrats on seeing the 2's!!

NYCM00, careful with those incisions. Are they red because you are scratching or because they are inflamed? If they itch can you use Benadryl? If they are inflamed call your doctor!!

[Busy 0]

Kerri, you can really see the loss in your neck and face!! You look great!!

Amanda, wow Bermuda, so when do you go?? My DH scheduled Hawaii for May 17th and I am trying to drop 20 lbs b4 the date. I am not excited about the flight but I am excited about the trip!

[hopeinapril 1]

Hi Shamrocks!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I had my first post op dr visit and it went well. I have lost 8 pounds since my surgery. Yeah! I'm not setting any records, but that is OK. I'm not that far from my first minigoal.

My doc is keeping me on mostly liquids. I fessed up that I had eaten some light yogurt and he said that was OK. I'm glad because the hunger is coming back. Bad hunger - go away.

So how is everyone else doing? Any fill stories?

[Fenton 3]

I came off my liquid diet today - one day and I knew I was fine, not hungry at all. I'm supposed to be on solid food now, but I'm sticking with shakes for Breakfast. Today I mixed 1/2 cup of Morello cherries into a French vanilla SFO, and added a little almond Syrup. It was good, but I could still taste the Protein powder. My favourite is still vanilla SFO + Peanut Butter + banana - I think the Peanut Butter conceals the powder.< /p>

For lunch I had a lamb burger with zucchini pickles and spicy Tomato sauce; skipped the roll, stole a french fry or two, it all evened out in the end. And I don't know what I'll have tonight - something, that's for sure.

But, I feel good, not really hungry. Productive, weight loose-y. A good day.

[Fenton 3]

Also, I gave more thought to my longstanding desire and secondary goal: I want to learn to snowboard. I've always thought it looks like fun. At the moment, I'd feel absurd trying to do it, just the notion of myself, like an orange sitting on top of a popsicle stick, schussing down the mountainside. But it's something I'm determined to do.

So I've been reading about snowboarding, and preconditioning. You have to strengthen your "core"; my "core" is actually pretty strong, just very, very well insulated. But I'm going to be doing "core" exercises. I'm going to get a Bosu Ball, and maybe a balance beam, once I can understand what they do.

I guess I should explore the exercise forums.

[lynnt1215 1]

Fenton - learn what you can and then concetrate on those "core" muscles, by next winter we'll be looking for you on the slopes.

I found today my work has exercise classes as well as the free gym. I am gonna start the core exercise class next week and maybe the one for leg/lower body and the one for arms/upperbody. Have to wait and see how I do, gonna work up slowly since next week is 4 weeks post op. But just staying after work for an extra hour will be worth it to get thig body into shape.

I also agree, one slip of choices does not make a failure. WE are all bound to have slip ups, but have the tool to get ourself back on the path.

[mscathyl 0]

My son worked at Mountain Creek in NJ this pasted winter. He was a snowbording instructer .I think he might work there next winter also.

[BrandNewLisa 0]

Thanks for talking me down guys. I was in a bad way last night. I think that I really felt like I had let myself down. I have been doing so good for so long, last night felt like a crash. Oh well, today is another day, I am back on the wagon!!!!

[Busy 0]

Fenton, my DH is trying to talk me into parasailing next month. I can just see the sharks circling down below thinking "LUNCH". I think snowboarding would be a better choice!

[sharona 2]

amen to FEnton.....and the burrito I had 10 days post op!!! I know I know!!!! and I'm fine.....I was scared but went past that and just started complying...my first fill is 4/16...hey we're human....