Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 You're unable to swallow your saliva, so you are too tight! Please call your doc first thing in the morning, and don't try to even sip anything else tonight. You won't dehydrate overnight. If you were ok all week, what changed? Did you eat something to irritate and swell your stoma? At any rate, you likely need a small unfill before you get into trouble. Sandy RN > I had my 2nd fill last Monday and for the past 2 days I can't stop > spitting!! No vomit, no bleching, just a ton of saliva. This > happens with even 2 sips of water. This doesn't seem normal. Has > anyone else had this? I was fine Monday - Friday. HELP!!! > ~ > 7/16/04 > 204/175.5/135 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 There is at least one person who posts to this list who has stated he's never had any sort of negative reaction to his heterochromia; however i believe most of the rest of us have experienced some negativity in regards to our eyes. Most people, especially little kids, feel a strong need for similarity. Thats why pop stars become icons and everyone has to dress like them or color their hair like them... Anyway...My experience tells me that your child will likely experience teasing from her classmates at some point. Mine started as early as kindergarten and continued throughout grade schoool. Once I started hitting puberty, most people my age saw my eyes as beautiful rather than weird. The best thing you can do for your daughter is to let her know that no matter what her peers say at this point, she is beautiful and has every right to love how she looks. There is nothing wrong with her, she's just different. Love her, and things should be ok. Ok, i'll stop being sappy now. ______________________________________ Kathleen > > > I don't have heterochromia, my daughter has. She will be 5 next > week. She has just started school,we have never encountered anyone > else with different color eyes. I want her to feel special, and so > far so good. Is she likley to meet with any problem/predudice? > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Ha! I just told everyone that I could see better at night than a normal person, and they all just thought I was the coolest. Adam Larsen >From: <amianda@...> >Reply-heterochromia >heterochromia >Subject: Re: Help! >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:40:10 -0800 > >There is at least one person who posts to this list who has stated he's >never >had any sort of negative reaction to his heterochromia; however i believe >most >of the rest of us have experienced some negativity in regards to our eyes. > >Most people, especially little kids, feel a strong need for similarity. >Thats >why pop stars become icons and everyone has to dress like them or color >their >hair like them... > >Anyway...My experience tells me that your child will likely experience >teasing >from her classmates at some point. Mine started as early as kindergarten >and >continued throughout grade schoool. Once I started hitting puberty, most >people my age saw my eyes as beautiful rather than weird. > >The best thing you can do for your daughter is to let her know that no >matter >what her peers say at this point, she is beautiful and has every right to >love >how she looks. There is nothing wrong with her, she's just different. > >Love her, and things should be ok. > >Ok, i'll stop being sappy now. > >______________________________________ > Kathleen > > > > > > > > > I don't have heterochromia, my daughter has. She will be 5 next > > week. She has just started school,we have never encountered anyone > > else with different color eyes. I want her to feel special, and so > > far so good. Is she likley to meet with any problem/predudice? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 I WAS PICKED ON AS A CHILD, BUT AS I GREW OLDER I BEGAN TO GET LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS. I AM NOW 29 AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD. TELL HER TO TELL EVERYONE THAT GOD HAS MADE HER SPECIAL AND THAT IS WHY SHE HAS TWO DIFFERENT COLORED EYES.gwiltjennifer <gwiltjennifer@...> wrote: I don't have heterochromia, my daughter has. She will be 5 next week. She has just started school,we have never encountered anyone else with different color eyes. I want her to feel special, and so far so good. Is she likley to meet with any problem/predudice? __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Meet me in the ADD moms group for reply. Meredith fredkj2003 <keedfred@...> wrote: Ok. I need help. My 14 yr. old daughter, who has epilepsy, was supsended from school the other day for fighting with another girl. Contrary to being upset with her, I am upset with the school system who would suspend a kid with a disability. Her doctor's have yet to clearly define what type of epilepsy she has but as her mother I know that her behavioral problems are associated with her syndrome. I called the school Mon. morning to tell them she was at risk as she had had a seizure on Sun. afternoon. I got a call two hours later to say she had been supsended. I plan on wearing my immunics t-shirt to her parent/teacher conf. Thur. afternoon. I've RIK'd in the shower, on my forest walks, in the car and at the grocery store. Any advice is clearly appreciated and accepted. LOVE, Eileen Immunic taught imperfectly still cures people. Show anybody you can how to do this as best you can, and as soon as possible. And don’t try to explain it. Please forward these e-mails because they find their way around the Web, into the right hands -- you'll save somebody's life. To subscribe go to: http://www.TheCureDrive.org A Not For Profit Yoga Of Immunity http://www.immunics.org Listen to http://www.TheCureShow.org Hear immunics working Join http://www.TheCureDrive.org Sweep disease off the earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Please keep us posted on your results. -- In immunics , " fredkj2003 " <keedfred@n...> wrote: > > > Ok. I need help. My 14 yr. old daughter, who has epilepsy, was > supsended from school the other day for fighting with another girl. > Contrary to being upset with her, I am upset with the school system > who would suspend a kid with a disability. Her doctor's have yet to > clearly define what type of epilepsy she has but as her mother I know > that her behavioral problems are associated with her syndrome. I > called the school Mon. morning to tell them she was at risk as she > had had a seizure on Sun. afternoon. I got a call two hours later to > say she had been supsended. I plan on wearing my immunics t-shirt to > her parent/teacher conf. Thur. afternoon. I've RIK'd in the shower, > on my forest walks, in the car and at the grocery store. Any advice > is clearly appreciated and accepted. LOVE, Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Monday, March 28, 2005, 12:04:44 PM, you wrote: l> I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on l> the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have a 4cc l> band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with little l> restriction. Average is one to two pounds a week. You're losing a pound a week. The number of how much fill is in your band is meaningless. It sounds like " a lot " but if you need 3 or 35. or 4, then that's what you need. l> Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do l> not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy and l> don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. What are you eating? Can you give us a totally honest list of the last day or two? Don't leave out anything. Do you consume liquid calories, like sodas or lattes? Do you have junk food in your house? l> WHAT AM I DOING l> WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the boards l> because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I cant l> even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will help? See above for some quick thoughts. Let us know more. How much do you weigh, how old, how much do you want/need to lose, etc? Those are all factors too. dan Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@... www.mylapband.tk Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thank you Dan for caring enough to respond. Here is my stats I turn 40 in August. I started at 220 and want to weight in around 135 or 140. And here is my menu for the last 2 days. Sat Am 2 egg whites one instant oatmeal packet 1 cup coffee with Carb countdown creamer 1 can of Soup in Hand by campbells 4 crackers 1 mini bag of popcorn 2 small pieces of fried catfish w 2 bites salad 1 small package peanuts sunday yogurt and 1 packet oatmeal i cup coffee w carbcount down creamer tuna w egg white 4 crackers 1/2 grilled chicken breast 2 bites potatoe salad 2 bites baked beans 1/2 cup blackberrie cobbler monday 2 egg white w 1 package oatmeal 1 protein bar 1/2 grilled chicken breast 1 cup mixed salad w dressing 1 6oz yogurt Havent had dinner yet but i will be eating 1/2 grilled chicken w salad No junk food in house. only keep water and protein drinks in the fridge > > l> I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > l> the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have a 4cc > l> band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with little > l> restriction. > > Average is one to two pounds a week. You're losing a pound a week. > The number of how much fill is in your band is meaningless. It sounds > like " a lot " but if you need 3 or 35. or 4, then that's what you need. > > l> Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do > l> not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy and > l> don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. > > What are you eating? Can you give us a totally honest list of the > last day or two? Don't leave out anything. Do you consume liquid > calories, like sodas or lattes? Do you have junk food in your house? > > l> WHAT AM I DOING > l> WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the boards > l> because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I cant > l> even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will help? > > See above for some quick thoughts. Let us know more. How much do you > weigh, how old, how much do you want/need to lose, etc? Those are all > factors too. > > dan > > Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@g... www.mylapband.tk > Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 > 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Monday, March 28, 2005, 3:21:47 PM, you wrote: l> Thank you Dan for caring enough to respond. Here is my stats That's why we're all here, to help each other. Plenty of folks helped me, and if I can pass it on, that's good. l> I turn 40 in August. I started at 220 and want to weight in around l> 135 or 140. So guess you're about 205 now. And how tall are you? I'm not a calorie counter, but I've inserted some comments below. l> And here is my menu for the last 2 days. l> Sat Am l> 2 egg whites l> one instant oatmeal packet l> 1 cup coffee with Carb countdown creamer Sounds good. l> 1 can of Soup in Hand by campbells l> 4 crackers Not familiar with that soup, but number of calories can vary widely by kind of soup and size of can. And I can't eat crackers. But again, depending on kind of crackers can be good or bad. l> 1 mini bag of popcorn Airpopped is fine, but if it is regular microwave it might be pretty high calorie. l> 2 small pieces of fried catfish w 2 bites salad Well, the fried isn't great, especially if breaded. I get it grilled instead, but DO love catfish...and most any other fish. l> 1 small package peanuts Again, get in the habit of reading labels. I don't know if this is a hundred calories or five hundred, depending not just on size, but how they're prepared. Oh, and as you probably know, be sure to check the " serving size " that the calories are for. One of those little 75 cent bags of chips is TWO servings. Yeah, sure. Glad I can't eat chips any more. All in all, I'd say that was fairly reasonable, but could be better. l> sunday l> yogurt and 1 packet oatmeal l> i cup coffee w carbcount down creamer Good. And kind of yogurt can vary widely, as can size of container. Above could be only 90 calories, but could be several hundred. l> tuna w egg white 4 crackers What's with the tuna? Mayo? l> 1/2 grilled chicken breast l> 2 bites potatoe salad l> 2 bites baked beans l> 1/2 cup blackberrie cobbler OK until the cobbler. l> monday l> 2 egg white w 1 package oatmeal Assume the oatmeal is in one of those little instant envelopes and doesn't have sugar added in package or by you. Right? l> 1 protein bar 200 to 400 calories depending on brand. l> 1/2 grilled chicken breast l> 1 cup mixed salad w dressing What kind of dressing? That could be five calories or a couple hundred, depending on kind and quantity. l> 1 6oz yogurt l> Havent had dinner yet but i will be eating 1/2 grilled chicken w salad l> No junk food in house. only keep water and protein drinks in the l> fridge Sounds pretty good. All in all, you're doing the right things, with comments above. I find that it is a lot of the " little stuff " that can kill your eating. The cobbler. The salad dressing (I love blue cheese, which is about as fattening as they come). Too many protein drinks. Other thoughts. How much walking or exercise are you doing? An hour a day? Just walking around the house and office? Climbing mountains? Are you doing any muscle building exercise? That would help too, as it'll build muscle which burns more calories than fat. And, no, you won't look like Ahnuld from it. You might check out BandsterWorkout for more on all that. You also have two strikes against you. First, you're over 21, and the older you get the slower your metabolism gets. Second, you're a woman, so you'll almost always lose slower than a man. And, finally, the less you have to lose the harder it is to lose it, since you need fewer calories to maintain your weight. Nope, sure isn't fair. Let us know more....maybe others have better ideas or comments. Mine are mine alone, I'm not a doctor or dietician, just a fairly successful bandster. dan Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@... www.mylapband.tk Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Don't give up! There sre lots of things to try here. First of all, you simply don't have a good fill level yet if you're not feeling some restriction! Please schedule another fill asap. It takes many people at least 3-5 fills to get to " just right " , and then more periodically as they lose weight. The exact amount you have doesn't matteer at all - the only thing that matters is if it is right for you! A good fill level can be anywhere from 0 to 3.8 or even more. Persevere until you get it right!! That's the only way the band will work well. Your doc seems very conservative with fills. 4 to get to 2.7 is pretty slow. I also don't undersatnd 4 fills in les than 3 months - the first cannot be safely given until 6-8 weeks, and then they need to be a month apart for a vsriety of reasons. Is your doc very experienced?If not, you'll need to have a bit more patience than usual, and may need to help him learn several things. Then, let's look at your eating. A good goal for most women is 1200- 1500 cal a day, with 50-55% good carbs (veggies, cereals, dairy, fruit), 20-25% protein, 20-25% fats. Try tracking for a week on FitDay.com to see where you are. Choose mostly solid protein, veggies, and cereals for the fiber. Nonfat milk or other dairy to get in the 1200-1500 mg of calcium a day we all (men and women) need for weight loss and for bone health. Eat the solid protein first, as that will fill you and also leave the pouch much more slowly than other types of food. Then eat veggies, then a bit of salad or fruit. About 4-8 oz max, but that might be hard until you get to a good fill. Be sure you're not eating with meals, or for an hour afterward. Then, how about fluids? Be sure to get in at least 8-10 full glasses a day. Any degree of dehydration (any less fluid than this) causes all kinds of trouble, from varying restriction, to kidney stress. Enough fluid is absolutelt essential for weight loss. These are all basic band needs. You might find Jessie's book useful - it covers all this, and is full of eating tips and other info that is pretty essential to do well. There is a great deal to learn about the band to do well, and it takes time to do this. http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp? & isbn=0-595-31114-8 The book also includes her excellent guide to tell if you are " Perfectly Adjusted " (which you clearly are not!) It's quite normal for serious weight loss to not start until 3-4 months or more out, after a good fill, and after the other needed things are in place. Your weight was on the low end when you started, so you'll need to be especially careful to have all the things neededin place. Try these things, and please let us know how you're doing. Sandy RN > > > Its been along time since i have last posted so here we go: My name > is and I was banded Dec 8, 2004 As of date I have lost 14.5 lbs > and am fully frustrated and ready to pull my hair out for some weight > loss ƒº. Seriously though I am stressed out with the possibility of > yet another failure. I see no difference in my clothes and I think I > could handle the weight loss being so low if I did¡Kbut in my > case..nothing. > I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have a 4cc > band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with little > restriction. Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do > not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy and > don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. WHAT AM I DOING > WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the boards > because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I cant > even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will help? > Not to be rude but I have heard all the ¡§be patients¡¨ and ¡§don¡¦t get > frustrated¡¨ but it is frustrating and I have no patience left. The > only feelings I have left are being let down yet again. > Any suggestions would help > > 220/214.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 , since you asked!, There is lots of room for improvement here - as there always is with any of us! Please don't think I'm " picking " on you. You're only a couple months out, and shouldn't expect to be perfect - either now or later! Instant oatmeal is a poor choice of fiber, and also has lots of useless calories. How about a much better fiber cereal, with fewer cals and better fiber? like Kashi Go Lean or Kashi Good Friends. Your lunchh is liquid calories - which are a basic thing to avoid. You need solid protein to get in the 50-60 grams of protein you need daily. How about lowfat turkey chili with fiber crackers, or tuna on crackers? The microwave popcorn is full of useless oil and calories. Popcorn is a good snack, but only if it is the air-popped, dry kind.100 cal for 3 cups if dry-popped. FRIED catfish? Forget all frying - the oils are extra, uneeded calories. Catfish is delicious broiled or steamed. TRy talapia too! Lots of other delicious fish - low in cal if cooked well, and great protein. Peanuts are also very high in oil and calories, even if good prtoein. you could choose much better. Better snacks would be a piece of low- fat string cheese, or a piece or two of soft beef jerky - both have good protein and few calories. Potatoe salad is also pretty useless - no protein, lots of oils, no vits or really ANYthing useful on a band food plan. The beans are good for protein, but not good swimming in all that brown sugar sauce! The grilled chicken is a great choice, and the cobbler fine as a treat. Try making it with Splenda to reduce the calories. No need at all for protein bars - they are nothing more than candy bars. Try beef jerky or string cheese. Lettuce sald is pretty useless - few vits, no protein, poor fiber. How about some good steamed veggies with a bit of butter? Carrots (good vits, lowcal, good fiber) or many others. Any salad dressing should be the nonfat or lowfat kinds - there are several excellent ones to try. Be sure the yogurt is the nonfat kind - Yopliat Light, nonfat is excellent, and delicious - 100 cal for the whole cup. Good as a snack too, insteaf of nuts and popcorn. All this just takes practice. We all have a lifetime of poor eating habits to change, and this doesn't happen overnight. Calories will always count, so do your best to reduce them to the 1200-1500 we talked about before - and then be sure they are all GOOD, nutritional calories. Again, as I said in my other reply to you, you simply don't have a good fill yet. all this will be much easier when you do. > > > > l> I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > > l> the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have > a 4cc > > l> band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with > little > > l> restriction. > > > > Average is one to two pounds a week. You're losing a pound a week. > > The number of how much fill is in your band is meaningless. It > sounds > > like " a lot " but if you need 3 or 35. or 4, then that's what you > need. > > > > l> Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do > > l> not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy > and > > l> don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. > > > > What are you eating? Can you give us a totally honest list of the > > last day or two? Don't leave out anything. Do you consume liquid > > calories, like sodas or lattes? Do you have junk food in your > house? > > > > l> WHAT AM I DOING > > l> WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the > boards > > l> because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I > cant > > l> even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will > help? > > > > See above for some quick thoughts. Let us know more. How much do > you > > weigh, how old, how much do you want/need to lose, etc? Those are > all > > factors too. > > > > dan > > > > Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@g... www.mylapband.tk > > Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 > > 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 as always, excellent advice. Thank you. > > > > > > Its been along time since i have last posted so here we go: My name > > is and I was banded Dec 8, 2004 As of date I have lost 14.5 > lbs > > and am fully frustrated and ready to pull my hair out for some > weight > > loss ƒº. Seriously though I am stressed out with the possibility > of > > yet another failure. I see no difference in my clothes and I think > I > > could handle the weight loss being so low if I did¡Kbut in my > > case..nothing. > > I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > > the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have a > 4cc > > band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with little > > restriction. Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I > do > > not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy and > > don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. WHAT AM I DOING > > WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the > boards > > because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I > cant > > even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will > help? > > Not to be rude but I have heard all the ¡§be patients¡¨ and > ¡§don¡¦t get > > frustrated¡¨ but it is frustrating and I have no patience left. > The > > only feelings I have left are being let down yet again. > > Any suggestions would help > > > > 220/214.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 yep ,poor choices..and hear i was thinking that if i stayed under 1200 i would lose no matter what. > > > > > > l> I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > > > l> the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I > have > > a 4cc > > > l> band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with > > little > > > l> restriction. > > > > > > Average is one to two pounds a week. You're losing a pound a > week. > > > The number of how much fill is in your band is meaningless. It > > sounds > > > like " a lot " but if you need 3 or 35. or 4, then that's what you > > need. > > > > > > l> Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do > > > l> not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat > healthy > > and > > > l> don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. > > > > > > What are you eating? Can you give us a totally honest list of the > > > last day or two? Don't leave out anything. Do you consume liquid > > > calories, like sodas or lattes? Do you have junk food in your > > house? > > > > > > l> WHAT AM I DOING > > > l> WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on > the > > boards > > > l> because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and > I > > cant > > > l> even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will > > help? > > > > > > See above for some quick thoughts. Let us know more. How much > do > > you > > > weigh, how old, how much do you want/need to lose, etc? Those > are > > all > > > factors too. > > > > > > dan > > > > > > Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@g... www.mylapband.tk > > > Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 > > > 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 OK, the nitty gritty response, here's my advice based on what has worked for me to break out of the exact same torturous stalled weight loss. Take it for what it's worth. Please don't pass judgment on me for the choices I make that you wouldn't make for yourself. Please don't get angry at any of my advice if you feel it's way off base and inappropriate for you. I'm not telling you what you should do, I'm only telling you what works for me. - if you're not doing so already, consider tracking EVERYTHING you eat and drink on fitday.com or any other nutrition & exercise journal. I was shocked at how many calories I was getting even on healthy food choices. I also am able to see a very clear trend that, unlike most bandsters, I have to be below 1200 calories a day to lose weight. It's so damned unfair, but I see that it almost never fails. You might find your weightloss threshold too by tracking. - I don't care how much water you're drinking, drink more. When I up the water intake the weight starts moving FAST. Problem is that I hate drinking the water so I go back and forth on it. - Get a heart rate monitor. I have the kind with a chest strap and wrist watch. I was walking pretty diligently, but it turns out that without the monitor, I'm constantly falling under the fat-burning heart rate zone, which explains why I was exercising hours a week and seeing no results. That watch starts beeping if I go under or over my target hr zone. That way, a half hour or hour of walking is 100% efficient use of my time & energy. It's a lot more motivating to get out and walk when it pays off. I always see a drop in weight the day after I do one of my walks, and that was NEVER the case before. - Go lower carb. It matters. - Cut out caffeiene. That stalls my weight loss every time. - Cut out all milk, even fat free. You might be lactose intolerant without even knowing it, and when I manage to cut the milk entirely, the weight starts coming off again. When I sneak in some milk, I'm dead in the water for days at a time. - Go buy yourself a pair of pants that you can get on, but you can't zip & button comfortably. Hang them in your way, so you have to touch them to get to your other clothes. Try them on every week to 3 days. As soon as they fit, go get another pair of " goal " pants. I'm getting mine from Value Village. It's been a huge motivator. - When you go out to eat, have them bring the box WITH your meal (or as soon as the put it on the table say " wow that's a lot of food. could you go ahead and bring me a box for part of this? " . Do NOT start eating until you've put most of the meal into the box, leaving the proper bandster portion. - water load before meals. - My surgeon has given me an appetite suppressant which I take at 2pm rather than in the morning, because my biggest hunger hits me in the evening. The days I remember to take that pill, I eat FAR less in the evening, and the weight starts coming off again. Best regards, a > > > Its been along time since i have last posted so here we go: My name > is and I was banded Dec 8, 2004 As of date I have lost 14.5 lbs > and am fully frustrated and ready to pull my hair out for some weight > loss ƒº. Seriously though I am stressed out with the possibility of > yet another failure. I see no difference in my clothes and I think I > could handle the weight loss being so low if I did¡Kbut in my > case..nothing. > I walk all the time, at work, at home along with bicycling on > the weekends. I just don¡¦t understand why its so slow! I have a 4cc > band and after 4 visits to the dr I am at a 2.7 cc fill with little > restriction. Although I don¡¦t always make the best of choices I do > not load down with empty calories. I always try to eat healthy and > don¡¦t eat a lot. I do not throw up or over eat. WHAT AM I DOING > WRONG? This is so depressing that I haven¡¦t even been on the boards > because its hard for me to read about everyone else losing and I cant > even make my own goals. Does anyone have any advice that will help? > Not to be rude but I have heard all the ¡§be patients¡¨ and ¡§don¡¦t get > frustrated¡¨ but it is frustrating and I have no patience left. The > only feelings I have left are being let down yet again. > Any suggestions would help > > 220/214.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 - Hi!!! Sounds like you are having yourself a pretty good battle going on. I understand the depression and frustration. This too shall pass and you will be on the way to losing as soon as your body learns that you mean business. Sounds to me like you are doing great and have a great routine down. I think it is good that you are allowing yourself " treats " in your meal plan as not to feel deprived. It's funny (not like HA, HA funny) how our bodies like to hold on to the lbs until it realizes that YOU are sticking with it!!! We have ALOT in common...I turn 34 in August. I am 5'2 " , was banded on 10/25/04 and started out at 220lbs. I have been lucky that my 2nd fill on 1/28/05 which put me at 2.25ccs and it working REALLY well, sometime too well (like when I want to eat good stuff). I have alot of allergy/asthma/drainage problems that I battle with. In my limited knowledge...you need more of a fill. I hit a 3wk plateau so I added a protein drink daily on my drive home and now I am back in the game (slow but steady). Stick with it and S-M-I-L-E. You are a beautiful, wonderful and deserving person and this WILL WORK FOR YOU!!! I would love to meet you at a dinner or even at the bash. My cell# is 817/629-1069...call anytime, I would love to chat! Take care- 220/185/136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Girl when i say my bod loves this fat...its LOVES it. I have been overweight all my life and have been on a perpetual diet. I think its like you said..once my body realizes i mean business it will rethink its fat storage issues. You sound like such a sweet person! Dont be surprised if icall you one day reall soon Where do you live? > Stick with it and S-M-I-L-E. You are a beautiful, wonderful and deserving person and this WILL WORK FOR YOU!!! I would love to meet you at a dinner or even at the bash. My cell# is 817/629-1069...call anytime, I would love to chat! > > Take care- > > 220/185/136 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 - My body loves its fat too!!! I live in Weatherford, how about you? Who is you dr? Please do call me, I would love chatting with you!!! Warmest regards- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 -Girl, Weatherford is in my back yard. LOL I live in Lakeside, its on the other side of Lakeworth but before you get to Azle. we are neighbors! My dr is Dr Nicholson out at Baylor. He is very nice and concerned for me at the moment and told me that he would work a little more aggressively. So we will see. -- In , " " <txmom94@y...> wrote: > > > - > My body loves its fat too!!! I live in Weatherford, how about you? > Who is you dr? Please do call me, I would love chatting with you!!! > > Warmest regards- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Tamara, Dr. Fitzpatrick is in Portland and charges $150.00 per fill. Her information is in the database section. Also, if you have insurance, she might be able to charge part of the visit to them, depending on your coverage. Who is your Dr. in Portland that did your surgery and now charges for fills/appointments? Good luck. Martha Elsa > > I am having horrible luck finding places to get a fill! I know this is > a common question, but I never paid any attention to the answer since I > thought my surgeon would always do fills for me at no charge. > Recently, my surgeon decided that she would start charging for all > appointments and fills for her patients and since I live in Renton > (south of Seattle), I am not very interested in driving all the way > down to Portland AND having to pay for it. > > All the places I've contacted so far have given me price quotes like > $350 or even $450!!! Isn't there anything cheaper??? I'm a student > and all my money is already gone to the surgery itself, so I really > don't have that much money to fork over. Please please if anyone has > any ideas, let me know. > > Thanks, > Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 1:11:58 PM, you wrote: i> I am having horrible luck finding places to get a fill! I know this is i> a common question, but I never paid any attention to the answer since I i> thought my surgeon would always do fills for me at no charge. i> Recently, my surgeon decided that she would start charging for all i> appointments and fills for her patients and since I live in Renton i> (south of Seattle), I am not very interested in driving all the way i> down to Portland AND having to pay for it. Well, it seems a bit strange things would be changed " in mid stream " , but unless you had a written agreement that said " free fills for a year " or similar, then you're probably out of luck. i> All the places I've contacted so far have given me price quotes like i> $350 or even $450!!! Isn't there anything cheaper??? Not likely. But you can sure drive to Portland and pay $150 and save some money. i> I'm a student i> and all my money is already gone to the surgery itself, so I really i> don't have that much money to fork over. Please please if anyone has i> any ideas, let me know. I'd say be thankful for what you have available. My nearest fill location is in your area, a day's drive away....or a flight and car rental and then paying. dan Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@... www.mylapband.tk Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03 323/209/199 Age 62 Fair is whatever God decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 //since I live in Renton > (south of Seattle), I am not very interested in driving all the way > down to Portland AND having to pay for it. > > All the places I've contacted so far have given me price quotes like > $350 or even $450!!! // I know you said you don't want to go to Portland and pay for fills, but I went to Fitzpatrick in Portland yesterday for the first time. She was wonderful! I really like her. I paid $150 for the first visit. Subsequent visits will be $90. My hubby went with me and we spent the rest of the day visiting wineries and had a lovely afternoon. For ME, it was worth driving to Portland rather than pay $350 and Tacoma Radiology. Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 , I will be praying for you....estate matters are ugly as they are always emotional for the family. So sorry you are dealing with this, on top of pollen....that stress can't be helping matters. If it helps any, it'll probably be better for you to deal with it quicker than further on as you may dwell on the what-if's far too much....just an observation from my own legal wranglings;o) Hugs, and may all go well from here on out! Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Jello was hard for me to the first week, better just stick with broth, gatorade, water, etc. Tracie B. Help! I took 2 bites of Jell-O this morning, mushed it and melted it in my mouth and it felt like it wouldn't go down... it kinda stayed in there, and I would (not to be gross) burp up Jell-O. What's going on?? This is very uncomfortable! I need to eat something!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 For the first week, Jello did that to me. You may be tighter. I could only take very small bits (like the size of your pinky nail) and then sip water after. If you just can't get it down, skip it for a few more days. Stick with broth, Gatorade, crystal light, Isopure, and sugar free popsicles. In Texas 3/1/05 280/211/160 http://www.tracyslapband.com Help! I took 2 bites of Jell-O this morning, mushed it and melted it in my mouth and it felt like it wouldn't go down... it kinda stayed in there, and I would (not to be gross) burp up Jell-O. What's going on?? This is very uncomfortable! I need to eat something!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Simply put, DO NOT take NO for an answer. Write to the insurance company and appeal until they give in. You can also contact www.letthemhear.org and have them advocate for her. Insurance companies tend to do this in hopes that clients give up which results in them not having to pay anything. Also, have her Dr. write an appeal as well. You should check your state laws regarding this as some states require health care providers to provide coverage for CI's. Check to see whether or not her insurance provider has specifically excluded CI's from coverage. Best of luck to your mother! -Bill ldemarc1 <ldemarc1@...> wrote: Hi all im back regarding my mom's C.I. surgery which may be in jeopardy. I recently posted that my mom's surgery is scheduled for August 23rd, but we just recieved word from our doctor today that our Insurance company did not approve paying for the surgery because they do not think there is sufficient evidence that warrants this surgery for my mom. Hence, they wont pay for the surgery. This is totally absurd because without both BTE hearing aids my mom is completely deaf. She couldnt hear a valcano erupt. THe only reason why she is not considered " legally " deaf is because she can hear a VERY little with hear hearing aids. The bottomline is, if my mom is not qualified for this then NOBODY should be. Which brings me to the doctor. If the insurance company is claiming that there is not enough evidence for my mom that leads to me wonder what my mom's doctor is doing here. The audiograms should clearly prove that my mom should be approved. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated here. WHat could/should we do? Thanks as always. Lou. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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