Gastric band, My journey, the thruth, the whole thruth and nothing but the thruth

[suebland]

Awww hope you wasn't too injured Hun x

 

[suebland]

I am finding this liquid stage sooo hard now, I have not got any fill in my band, and just want to taste food so much, i have even been sucking Pringles to give me a different taste. Roll on bloody 7 days!!!!!!!!!

 

[JO28172]

stick with it...the end is nigh!! you will so appreciate the solids in a way like you never have before when you get there! I mastered mulching walkers baked crisps...healthier than Pringles lol x

 

[miserable]

No was not too injured just bruises. But as I felt flat on my front I can feel an inside pain just underneath my biggest scar and I can feel it when I bend over just like felt straight after surgery... might ring them just to check. Joey telling my family is a no go zone.... whatsoever they really really don't understand the daily struggle and will understand even less why I had it done. They would call me stupid, foolish etc... don't need my Xmas ruined . Families r a complicated thing!

 

[JO28172]

I unfortunately had to ditch my mum n dad this year due to interference. It's sad but you know what, we are old enough to do what we want with our lives! x

 

[joey80]

aww never i was lucky my mam n dad didnt like it but they supported me, i had a 10ml band n had nothing in it at time of surgery, they put 3ml in first time and said they will go up 1 ml at a time x

 

[miserable]

Quick catch up with my diary. Last week was the first week I did not loose any weight. BUT i did not put any on either so I can't complained... I am really struggling now. I guess I am at a point where, well I have been really good for 3 months, that's enough now... Plus I am back on solid food now and portion have increased, nearly back to normal portion. But I am back to eating without feeling hungry, I am eating just because it is there. Sometimes I am not even really enjoying it but it is because it is there and I still don't have the willpower to say no I don't need it, I don't really need it. So feel a bit beaten down, have i wasted my money? Only time will tell I guess. I am also wondering (lie hoping really) it is TOTM and it is why I am feeling defeated and I will soon bounce back and feel in control of my life. Work is the worse place to be because it is always someone's birthday (so bring cakes) or baking for a charity (so baked and bring some cakes) or we are celebrating something and guess what there is no better way to celebrate than with a box of celebration right!!! Hell plus I am not really enjoying work so snack to make the day better, maybe even goes faster... I am not sure. But then everything else (apart from food still controling my life) is good, so really much prefered having a crappy job than a crappy life... So starting thinking about new years resolution... I want to be running and prove to my OH I can run. I want and really really hoping food will no longer rule my life but that I will be running my life... I also going to take up swimming. I always enjoy the feeling of it afterwards and hopefully will sleep better at night! So i really really hope i can do it am just still not convince I can but if I can't believe in me no one else will so chin up girl and keep going!

 

[miserable]

Ok I m watching biggest looser Australia and crying my eyes out it must be TOTM very soon....

 

[MrsPill]

Awwwww... bloomin' hormones! You'll get there.... don't lose the faith! It's a long haul that's all. Tomorrow you have to chase all that gloominess away & go swimming! And at work, hide the goodies because out of sight, is definitely out of mind. Xx

 

[suebland]

Hi Hun think you will feel better wen you have had your fill, if it makes you feel better I have laid in bed and had Pringles and sucked on a piece of chocolate... Need to exercise myself, you are doing well Hun, don't forget you would have ad your fill by now, think we will be ok after a fill, hope you feel better soon, big hug xxxx

 

[miserable]

Thanks Mrs pill and sue. Need some sleep and hope tomorrow ll be a better day. Thanks again for the support x

 

[joey80]

chin up mis, we all have down days, my weight loss have slowed right down, and if kids have choc then i pick too, once u start having fills all will b fine u'll c xxx

 

[miserable]

Thanks joey, I hope so xxx

 

[suebland]

I need my fill soon cause I am going backwards, I have no restriction at the min and I am going backwards drastically!!!! I am doing well in the day but night time I am eating rubbish my old habits!!! Pringles and chocolate.... I am only 3 weeks post op for god sake I feel I have wasted my money cause I couldn't do longer than 3 weeks on a diet x

 

[JO28172]

Stop buying them!!! If you haven't got them in, you're rid of temptation!!! x

 

[Sophie 124]

I need my fill soon cause I am going backwards, I have no restriction at the min and I am going backwards drastically!!!! I am doing well in the day but night time I am eating rubbish my old habits!!! Pringles and chocolate.... I am only 3 weeks post op for god sake I feel I have wasted my money cause I couldn't do longer than 3 weeks on a diet x

Hi Sue, I am 3.5 weeks post op and have eaten stuffed pasta in sauce twice! I thought this was s soft food but was told yesterday by someone on here that I should not be eating pasta at all! Now I'm getting stressed thinking there are probably a few other things that I possibly should not have eaten at this stage and I really hope I haven't stretched my stomach or anything. I can eat pretty big portions but I started counting my weight watchers points again 3 days ago and my weight loss is going back in the right direction thank god!
I really hope I get to the point where I have as much determination as some of the other people on here because after the liquid stage I just felt like I wanted to eat so much... But like I said, hopefully I'm back on track now.
Also looking forward to my first fill. Xx

 

[suebland]

Sophie the hospital group booklet says soft pasta with tomato sauce as a meal suggestion, I know how you are feeling Hun, I am feeling the same, hungry and I can eat everythin. Wen is your fill Sophie? X

 

[JO28172]

If it helps use my fitness pal to log your food, there's quite a few of us from here using it...you can set your daily calories etc but more importantly track every bit that you eat....including Pringles!! Xx

 

[Sophie 124]

My first fill is not until January unfortunately because there is no one coming to London in December (WLS Group) so I have to try and keep my will power going til then.
I've for the Weight Watchers app on my phone where I can track everything I eat, it's pretty good. Will have to have a look at that fitness pal thing though cos I've heard a lot of people say it's good. Xx

 

[JO28172]

I'm with wls group too! At least on my fitness pal we can view each others diaries etc to support but maybe the ww one does the same job x