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I had the realize band put in Sept 4, 2012. I have had 2 fills since then. I feel restriction in the office when I get the fills, but about 3 days later, the restriction ‘feel’ is gone. And I am back to normal. Being hungry, wanting to eat. I have 5.5 cc’s so far in my band. How long does it actually take for me to be able to feel the restriction for longer than 3 days, and eat less. My eating habits have changed for the better (healthier). The longer this takes, the less discouraged I get. I just want to see a little bit of results. I am not asking for a miracle weight loss, but I would love to see some. Since my preop diet, I have lost 22 pounds. I don’t feel like I am losing weight. I certainly don’t feel full, and so when I sway from my healthier eating and eat a sweet treat… I feel even worse.
Due to a personal injury I haven’t been able to start walking yet. Walking aggravates my lower back. I need to get some of this weight off before I can actually exercise. That discourages me even more. I don’t know what to do. I know what I want to do… that’s eat! Any advice would be great, good or bad. Help please.
Good Morning Everyone,
Hope everyone is having a amazing week. We ALL have so very much in our lives to be grateful for. Today I am grateful for my family. In the beginning of my WL journey none of my family supported my decision. In fact they were scared I would die. They didn't understand WLS nor did they know anything about it. They just knew that death could and does happen from time to time but then they were not considering that obesity kills many many more than one dying from WLS. Now 7 yrs later they are all very proud of me for not only my decision to take my life and make it better but for the success that I have had with losing my unwanted weight. Now...that being said I am NOT perfect. I make mistakes just like everyone else so please do not think that I am perfect. That's not true. But I try very very hard to stay true to my eating plan but sometimes I eat something that I shouldn't and have a gain. So today I am grateful for my family and my WLS. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed day.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
"The main cause for failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want at the moment."
Author Unknown
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Good Monday Morning Everyone,
Hope everyone is ready to start their workweek and hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and was safe if you did any Black Friday shopping. Today I am SO grateful for everything and everyone in my life. We ALL have things in our life to be grateful for even if you think that you don't. You truly should be grateful for waking everyday.....your computer....electricity.....your arms, legs, eyes, your brain.....those are just some of the things that when we come up with a "grateful list" that are usually not even thought of. If you think about it though...those are very important things that if we didn't have them they could really impact our lives trimendiously. I am so grateful most today for my WLS and that my "tool" of choice still works after 7 yrs. Please share if
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Truly, there is nothing you must do. Stop. Breathe deeply and slowly. Choose to put your own inner peace first. Then choose to work on what is most important to you, rather than that which appears most urgent.
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Good Morning Everyone,
Hope everyone had a amazing Thanksgiving and didn't shop till you dropped last night and today. As for me....I sat in front of Target for 5 hours yesterday to get some much needed retail therapy. LOL Today I am SO grateful for that amazing family that I have been blessed with. I thank God everyday for my wonderful husband., amazing sons and my precious DIL and my wonderful baby granddaughter ( which I am over at her house now babysitting her ). I think at this time of year more than any other we reflect on all the blessings that God has given us and for all the wonderful things in our lives. I am also so Thankful and Grateful to have my middle son drug free for the second Thanksgiving ( 15 mo. sober from heron addiction of over 6 yrs. ). Thank God that he is still drug free and doing wonderful. PLEASE share with us all the things or some at least that you are grateful for today. Oh I almost forgot.....Yesterday was my 7 yr. Surgiversary of my WLS. SO I am also VERY grateful for that and that my "tool of choice" is STILL working for me after all these years. Have a blessed and safe day.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
– Ursula K. Le Guin
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Good Pre-Thanksgiving Morning Everyone,
Hope everyone is ready for the food challenges that are going to be before us tomorrow. I know that I have a plan in place to make my Thanksgiving successful. We ALL have something in our lives to be grateful for. Today I am grateful that I have plans to make tomorrow a great Thanksgiving in spite of being surrounded by fattening high calorie foods for the most part. I am so grateful for WL journey although it has not been perfect and I never reached my goal weight. Tomorrow is my 7 year Surgiversary for my WLS. I am SO grateful for my WLS and all the choices today that others have. I am so grateful for the weight that I have lost and maintained even though I have experienced a re-gain due to mega stress in my life....I am now back in control of my journey. I am grateful that I am not letting this re-gain get me down and make me feel like a failure although sometimes I do feel like one. I am so grateful to God for always being there for me and letting me know that I am not doing this alone. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed pre- Thanksgiving and please make wise food choices this holiday season.
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
- the character Morpheus in the movie The Matrix
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Good Tuesday Morning Everyone,
WOW it is now 2 days till Thanksgiving Day. How quickly this year has passed ( at least for me that is LOL ). We ALL have so many things to be grateful for in our lives no matter what they are or how small they are. Waking up...this morning is something that I am grateful for today. We have no guarantees of another day of living on this earth....as far as that goes...we have no guarantees of another minute or second. I am SO grateful for my life and for all the people who I come in contact with on a daily basis. Grateful for my husband's job and for my family and friends. Grateful that we have food to eat and a warm home. Grateful for all the blessings that God brings my way on a daily basis. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed tuesday.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
