2+ years and all i am is fat and GASSY!

Chele, I'm jumping in here late, but I wanted to congratulate you on getting back on the bandwagon! I hope things are going well for you! I would have to agree with one of the previous posters who said to not be afraid of an unfill. Someone I know was upset because she wasn't losing; she went to her doctor and it turns out she was too tight. Once she had an unfill, the pounds dropped.

However, I also agree you need to get rid of the Cheetos.

I also have problems with chicken and oranges. I just keep trying different foods till I find things that work better for me and my band.

Good luck to you!

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6-year breast cancer survivor!


Mini Goal: 100 lbs. gone by New Years!

Hi Chele,
I really indentified with so much of what you said. I too feel like the band failed me having lost only about 25 pounds since being bamded a year ago. BUT as my surgeon recently said to me....you did not gain!

And if I am honest, I could be doing more to help myself. I do walk but need to go to the gym and the band is ONLY a tool. We control what we out into our mouths. For me, I do okay with regular food but have a big addiction to sweets. Very hard.

So, we go on. I love the post wqho said every day we start over it is like we were banded yeterday.

Chele-
Go to Doctor OZ dot com he has an easy 28 day simple way to get rid of your sugar addiction
Please read it, I have not needed it but when I do eat real sugar I am addicted my real problem is salt I could suck that stuff up with a straw
Jollygreen/laura

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all your comments are SO encouraging. I like to think I am a smart capable woman..but my weight is still such a mystery to me...i dont know why I am fat...and i hate it....but I cant seem to get rid of it.....I need to make changes and I think I have over the past couple of weeks...now for the lifestyle changes...that will be harder.... i puked up my omega 3 vitamin the other say...maybe i do need an unfil?

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Chele,
Really enjoyed reading your original post and all the replies, comments, and threads to your post. Your dilemma is common - we all feel that way sometimes - and your pain was genuine. I can relate to your frustration. But what I am most inspired by is your attitude about the responses you have gotten. Often people complain but don't really want to hear any advice and certainly don't want to change. You seem responsive and appreciative to these rather direct replies. It sounds like you've already turned the corner. I admire you and feel encouraged by what you are doing.

I was only banded in July, but I was encouraged by your story and I want to add my own response. First, I suggest you think of your journey as beginning today. Banded 2 years ago with no real weight loss is discouraging, but beginning your weight loss in Oct. '09 with a new plan and watching the success begin now will be more effective.
Second, accept that your band is a tool, and only a tool, but your real goal is to develop discipline in your eating habits. This will be an important training for your daughter as well. Everyone in the family will see that you did not lose weight because of the doctor...you lost it because of your own efforts - they will be proud of you and you will be proud of yourself. Here's the real tool: you have already proven that you have discipline in your life because you worked to become a nurse and are able to handle the difficult career of being an ER nurse. Yay for you! Now it is just a matter of developing that type of discipline in your exercise and eating. You can do this!

I find that I don't have any discipline at home but I have it at the grocery store. So DON'T buy food that you should not eat. No one in your house should be eating cheetos, so that one is easy - just don't buy it. Don't buy red meat for a while. Your husband will survive and may thank you. I have some great fish and chicken recipes that are really easy if you want to write me I will give you some of them. You are working so you need to think when you are at the store "I have to have foods in my fridge that are easy to prepare and easy to eat." You should also think "is this something that gives me any nutrition." If the answer is "no" then why would you waste any calories on it. You MUST get enough protein. I like putting the no calorie protein shots (Costco has them) in my Crystal Light. Finally, when you get an urge for something like cheetos, you might just want something salty or something crunchy. Try getting 5 olives or a dill pickle. Eat it very slowly and chew carefully. Use small plates, take small servings, and never get seconds. I love making a quick soup with sauteed veggies (especially broccoli and zucchini) then add some beef broth (cheapest is with water and bouillon cube). This is very filling...but remember to chew well. Then walk every day. The steady quick walk - work up to fast paced walking 45 min. to one hour every day - is a different exercise than being on your feet all day in the ER. A big difference is the breathing. When you walk for exercise your heart rate and breathing work to help your metabolism shift. Give this plan 2 weeks. Then reward yourself with something new to wear and start again...ramp up. You go girl.

I just wanted to say that this is such an inspirational and informative thread. Chele, the way in which you accepted the great advice you've been given is the biggest reason this thread will be helpful to you and to others who are struggling. It's obvious that you are willing to do the work it takes to be successful. I wish you the best of luck getting back on track. This thread is an excellent example of the best of LBT.

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Hey, Chele, if you are vomiting up a vitamin, you really are too tight. I strongly encourage you to go in to your doctor STAT and get a slight unfill. I ate something two weeks ago that got terribly stuck and I vomited it up. That caused swelling, and everything I ate after that (unless it was yogurt or a protein drink) hurt to eat. I finally called my doc and went in for an unfill. The difference is night and day! I feel SO much better, and in just two days, 2 lbs. dropped off. So, don't think that having an unfill will necessarily cause you to gain weight.

Get back on the bandwagon today by calling your surgeon for an appointment. I think you'll be very glad you did. We're rooting for you, girl!

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Peace, Ann
6-year breast cancer survivor!


Mini Goal: 100 lbs. gone by New Years!

Breeezie,

It was good to hear of your story. Mine right now is EXACTLY the same !!!@!@ I suffered for a year because within one year, I lost my mom, sold two houses and now live with my dad, so lets say stress has been at optimum. I just couldnt take the puking and heartburn anymore and hadnt lost in a year. The dr. tells me that my esophagus is three times as big as it should be from pouch packing and is extremely inflammed. So he did a big defill..:(( and wait one month and go back for another xray. I have already had a great day. Please tell me I can expect some weight loss ??
I appreciate any info or input ??

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If your esophagus is enlarged... give it some soothing aloe vera...either raw or purchase from a health food store... do NOT eat any acidy foods like vinegar and salsa/// test..on your tongue and if it burns.. do not eat... also cinnamon is a very burning herb

I am not a doctor but read and have alot of holistic friends

PLEASE TELL US WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR

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What you have to do is find something you love to do that excerts a lot of energy (calories). I like to dance for my excersize since conventional excersizes is boring to me.
For instance, I like doing Belly-dancing and now i'm learning
Salsa and if I can find a Zumba class, I'm gonna do that!

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Surgery Date: 12/8/8 328lbs
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o seen zumba on Dr. Oz ( i starting watching because of an earlier post)..that looks like so much fun! I am doind a little better...eating small portions...i plan on seeinf my LAP-BAND® dr soom ( have to go for a breast biopsy in an hour)...wish me luck......You all are so nice...thanks

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Good luck with the biopsy and I went thru that already
As for the zumba tapes... there are some great ones on youtube to start
I really enjoy dr oz but for the life of me I have missed those shows but have been lucky and watch parts of his shows on his site

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