Crystal Z.
Just want to say the Band is a good thing... Especially if you do all you can do to make it happy and it will work for you.. Yes, you can still overeat, yes you can make the wrong decisions, and yes you can gain weight, it takes willpower and knowledge. The band is not a miracle...
Ok, I'm 28 years old. I weigh 216 lbs. I had the lap band surgery in July 2006. Before the band, I lost about 12 lbs, then after I lost 20 lbs. I've been dealing with overeating and emotional eating since I was 8 years old. I'm sure that I could have lost a lot more weigh with the lap band, but it isn't just the band that helps you, it's you and getting the help you need. I struggle every day with food choices, choices the band cannot make for me. The band can limit the amount of food I eat, but if you eat high calorie soft foods, there is no end in sight.
My surgeon is amazing, I"m sure you know him, his name is Dr. Trace Curry, here is Cincinnati, I love Lisa (CNP) and Erin (dietician), they are great.
I'm going through a divorce right now, which is very hard, my husband was always there for me, but because of my depression I pushed him away, and again turned to food. It feels so good to get all of this out, it's hard ot hold all of this inside...
I have no children "yet" but hopefully in the future I will be blessed with one.
I have polycystic ovarian syndrome and have some hormonal issues and weight gain because of that, when I gain, i really gain. I'm bloated most of the time as well
About 2 months ago, I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis, and inflammatory disease, and I'm wondering if this isn't partially to blame for my recent weight gain... I'll have to see what the doc says.
I am in nursing school, I have one more year left, and then I'll be a registered nurse, I hope to either work with newborns, or obese people as myself. To give them the compassion and care that we all deserve. There is so much prejudice about overweight people out there and it makes me sick. People don't have any clue how hard it is to really truly depend on food for happiness, it is an addiction, and an addiction we cannot hide. It shows on my waist line, where as alcoholics can keep it a secret for longer.
Well, I guess thats it, if you want to know anything else. just ask [email protected]
~CRYSTAL~
