Did anyone see fat march last monday?

I had all my hopes up that this fat march reality TV show was gonna be more positive kinda like welcome home series positive rather than just showing whinning pathtic morbid obese people who r not active and only form of exercise they got was walking to the refrigerator. I was saying to my self I am obese but heck I work as a emt and I do more than walk to the refrigerator and eat and whine .. I am out there saving lives at 241 lbs and was doing that at 295 lbs in fact. I was so shocked that anyone could think a man that was 500 plus pounds could walk 575 miles let only 13 miles in 2 days? ends up getting stress fractures Was so sad.. and I cried .. I was so mad that accomindations were tents and sleeping on the ground? that is SO cruel .. I could not get up in am and rush off to work if I was sleeping on the cold hard ground .. but then I am 48 and I feel my age .. Proper rest is just important to weight loss along with a proper diet /exercise but heck what do I know I had to have weight loss surgery hence my lap band.. Anyone else have comments on the show? Lisa

Lisa, I didn't see the show, buit I am glad to see you back on the boards. I haven't seen you for a while. How are you feeling? Shar

Hey shar, Been pretty depressed and ashamed to even show up and post my results and I am pretty sure people r getting tired of me whinning about not losing I have not lost a single pound in about 15 weeks and I am keeping a steady 242 and still vomiting almost every day.. seems after the oral surgery I have yet to recover with my stomach I see the doc soon...how can I not lose and keep vomiting? I can vomit even drinking protien and even eating jello Was put on IV 2 weeks ago and seemed to help but heck each bag has 1000 calories is all i could think of LOL I could be worse off like our fellow A team member allie I keep telling my self could be worse.. I am having alot of pain and kinda worried I maybe having band slippage now or maybe because I vomit so much. Just sometimes my esophogus just spasm which is common for lap banders and was told this will pass as I lose weight. Just the tighter the band the more esphogeal spasm u seem to have and some reason it makes me vomit most do not vomit but I do been like this for 3 weeks ugh.. My surgery is failure and hence I failed Lisa

Whoa Lisa! Stop right there. Your surgery failed you. Your surgeon has failed you so far. YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE!!! You have done so much work and have reached very deep in this process. We have all learned from you and your experiences. It is a bummer that the weight has not come off. However, that is through no fault of you own. Can't they revise your lap band into RNY? Seems like the least they could do after all the hell you've gone through. Hang in there. When you are depressed, do not retreat. Come to the A team, that's what we are here for. Sending hugs your way......

Thanks sharra and shar for your caring support.. Very hard comming here week after week when u see everyone losing and making great strides and even my fellow lap banders r doing great .. and I am just soooooooooooooo embaressed.. frustrated and want to cry .. I am pass the pep talks to my self right now as they r not working .. I have given this enought time to work .. I have done my part but why is my body refusing to let go of this fat woman???????? However I am not saying this to loud for fear I am gonna jinx my self but I got on scale this am and it read 240.8 but aunt flow is comming soon and I gain 5-6 lbs every time so I am hoping this time I can sneck pass aunt flow UNNOTICED ha ha and will not gain weight..and have to relose 5-6 lbs all over again. I am just wanting to get to 239 .. and hang in that range for a bit.. tired of the 240 something.. so so tired of this WLS night mare hugs Lisa

I wholeheartedly agree with Sharra. Lisa, you are not the failure, your surgery/surgeon failed you. You've tried hard and perhaps lapband wasn't the right choice for you. When you feel stronger, perhaps you might want to think about revision to RNY? with a different surgeon maybe? I think I would see someone else and discuss your situation. Please don't go feel bad posting, the A-Team is here through thick thighs and thin thighs, and all it takes to get there, good and bad. Hugs, Inky

Hey Lis, I was wondering where you were! I was worried you weren't posting for exactly this reason. It sounds like you are having a complication that is not your fault. Definitely get it checked out by your surgeon! Please don't abandon the forum because you're feeling like a failure-at times like this you need more support than ever! You are doing everything right, and it sounds like a mechanical failure. Hang in there and please keep us posted. I'm sending you happy vibes from the Pacific NW!

I agree with the last poster, Hang in there Sherri

Sending lots of love your way and my heart goes out to you with the way you feel. There is no shame in having blue days. I agree with everyone else and believe your surgeon needs to propose some sort of new strategy. There is a woman from my monthly support group that had a Lap / RNY conversion. Maybe this is something worth pondering... Lots of hugs to you.

Thanks everyone for your awesome support .. I think I am on losing track again and I hope and pray I will be 239 by sunday, So werid but I had a carb and water day and it seems to get something going.. the two things I been lacking... in my diet I do not drink enough water but I been forcing my self to drink water and nothing else not even flavored water and I also had bread rice carbs all the stuff I been avoiding and some fat in my diet .. so werid .. So i been eating a diet that is more balanced For breckfast 1 pkg of oatmeal peaches and cream grapes for snack lunch 1 taco and or beans and cheese depends if i am hungry or cheese for a snack dinner 3 oz of protien veggies and a starch 1 /2 cup seems like a good balance for me right now see how it goes .. but aunt flow showed up and I did not gain yipeeeeeeeeeee opps better be quiet ,, LOL hugs to my A team Lisa