Quick update from Bobbi

[Bobbi]

I have been on this forum everyday. Just haven't had much to say. Was banded on 3-24, went through the healing process quite well. Now I am on the food stage, have been eating for two days, but I have to say I am not hungry at all. I was very lucky, my doctor sent me to a therapist a year ago. I have dealt with the head hunger for sometime now and can honesly say I can tell the difference. I have not heard my tummy rummble in years, I really didn't know what true hunger was, I always had food in my mouth. Now my tummy rummbles and I get excited, sounds funny huh! I have been eating three small meals and that fills me up. But like some of you I just am not hungry at all in the morning. Besides my work gets in the way so I do think I will go back to having a shake in the morning. A friend of mine saw me today and boy was he surprised, couldn't not believe the weight I have lost. I have decided not to weigh myself until the 24th of this month. Just don't want to get myself down with no weight loss, instead I am going by the size of my clothes. Which I can say I have gone down by two sizes since the surgery, my shirts are hanging on me. My lab coat at work is starting to look kind of big on me. Just wanted to let everyone know. I have made the best decision in my life. I love being banded!!! :cheerleader:

[mlgpdx]

Nice to hear from you Bobbi! Keep up the great work.

xoxo

fellow 3/24 bandster.

[MamaMichelle]

I have been on this forum everyday. Just haven't had much to say. Was banded on 3-24, went through the healing process quite well. Now I am on the food stage, have been eating for two days, but I have to say I am not hungry at all. I was very lucky, my doctor sent me to a therapist a year ago. I have dealt with the head hunger for sometime now and can honesly say I can tell the difference. I have not heard my tummy rummble in years, I really didn't know what true hunger was, I always had food in my mouth. Now my tummy rummbles and I get excited, sounds funny huh! I have been eating three small meals and that fills me up. But like some of you I just am not hungry at all in the morning. Besides my work gets in the way so I do think I will go back to having a shake in the morning. A friend of mine saw me today and boy was he surprised, couldn't not believe the weight I have lost. I have decided not to weigh myself until the 24th of this month. Just don't want to get myself down with no weight loss, instead I am going by the size of my clothes. Which I can say I have gone down by two sizes since the surgery, my shirts are hanging on me. My lab coat at work is starting to look kind of big on me. Just wanted to let everyone know. I have made the best decision in my life. I love being banded!!! :cheerleader:

Hey Bobbi-

Congrats on your progress so far! You're so lucky that you were able to speak with a therapist, I can tell your head is really in the right place since you're not obsessing about the numbers on the scale and trusting yourself by how your clothes fit!!!

Isn't it great when you see friends who make it a point to compliment you on the weight loss, sometimes that's better than anything the scale can tell you!!

Keep up the good work, let us know how things go on the 24th! (lol see there I go again, I am a self proclaimed scale junkie grrrrrrrr)

[mona-camille]

Hey Bobbi!! Good to hear from you and glad you are doing so well. 2 sizes already? That is fantastic!! Unfortunately, food is once again in my top most thoughts. Got to get me that fill, but I am not going back until memorial day. So, I forced myself to go back on the liquid protein diet for now.

Hows the kitties? Mine are good, except for Missy, my little liver failure girl. Now she has thyroid problems too. I just dropped her off at the vet today because she is very very ill and not doing well at all. My husband is afraid his 'little shadow' is hiding and trying to find a quiet place to die. God, I hope and pray she doesn't leave us yet.

Anyway, hope you are your crew are all doing good. Say hi to your husband for us also!!!

[Paula Bee]

It is so good hearing about your progress. I, too, have seen a therapist to deal with the head hunger, and it does make a difference. I will have to follow your inspiration and check weight loss by my clothes sizes rather than the scale.

Congratulations! :lb13:

[MamaMichelle]

It is so good hearing about your progress. I, too, have seen a therapist to deal with the head hunger, and it does make a difference. I will have to follow your inspiration and check weight loss by my clothes sizes rather than the scale.

Congratulations! :lb13:

I have always wondered, if you don't mind me asking is your therapist a food/nutrition specialist that only deals with weight issues or are they just a standard shrink that you speak to about your food and diet issues?

[Kim2BSlim]

:cheerleader: Bobbi!

Congrats on your weight loss thus far..you are doing wonderful!

Keep us updated! >

[Bobbi]

I have always wondered, if you don't mind me asking is your therapist a food/nutrition specialist that only deals with weight issues or are they just a standard shrink that you speak to about your food and diet issues?

She is not a food/nutritionist specialist. She has been my therapist for sometime now over 3 years. My food addiction started when my father's friends would rape me. That's as blunt as I can make it. I was 5 years old the first time, when I hit my teens decided that food was going to be my weapon of choice ate myself up there until no men would look at me. Ever since then food has been my friend. Yes I am married, but the man had to see through the weight for me. And he is truly a remarkable man. Anyway going throught the therapy has helped me tremedously, my therapist even sought out help to get me through this rough time in my life. She is wonderful, and I can pretty much tell her eveything and I know it will not go out of the four wall of her office. I think we need some kind of help every now and then to get us throught the tough spots in our lives. >

[Bobbi]

Hey Bobbi!! Good to hear from you and glad you are doing so well. 2 sizes already? That is fantastic!! Unfortunately, food is once again in my top most thoughts. Got to get me that fill, but I am not going back until memorial day. So, I forced myself to go back on the liquid protein diet for now.

Hows the kitties? Mine are good, except for Missy, my little liver failure girl. Now she has thyroid problems too. I just dropped her off at the vet today because she is very very ill and not doing well at all. My husband is afraid his 'little shadow' is hiding and trying to find a quiet place to die. God, I hope and pray she doesn't leave us yet.

Anyway, hope you are your crew are all doing good. Say hi to your husband for us also!!!

I am so sorry to hear that the food trap has hit you. Just remember that you have to chew chew chew, and take that 20 minutes or so. I do think that does help out a lot.

My kitties are doing great. All has been forgiven now, since we got back from TJ. Noisey has gained another pound though, every time I leave he always seems to put on the weight. I keep telling Larry I need to get a cat treadmill, that way he can get his exercise in the same time I am. Big boy 18 pounds now. Cats do sense their time to go and if she is hiding maybe Bastet wantsw her up there with her on a big feather pillow with all the milk she could want, and all the mice by her feet.My prayers wil be with you and your little Missy.

[Paula Bee]

I have always wondered, if you don't mind me asking is your therapist a food/nutrition specialist that only deals with weight issues or are they just a standard shrink that you speak to about your food and diet issues?

Mine is a standard therapist that works with me on my negative self image and lack of self-worth. Positive steps have been this surgery, and we are working on the issues that caused the weight gain in the first place and positive "self-speak" to replace the negative "recording" that goes round and round in my head." For me, obesity is the symptom of a bigger problem, and I am making positive strides in that area.

Obesity has such a negative impact on our self-worth, and recovering myself is the most valuable thing of all.

[mona-camille]

She is not a food/nutritionist specialist. She has been my therapist for sometime now over 3 years. My food addiction started when my father's friends would rape me. That's as blunt as I can make it. I was 5 years old the first time, when I hit my teens decided that food was going to be my weapon of choice ate myself up there until no men would look at me. Ever since then food has been my friend. Yes I am married, but the man had to see through the weight for me. And he is truly a remarkable man. Anyway going throught the therapy has helped me tremedously, my therapist even sought out help to get me through this rough time in my life. She is wonderful, and I can pretty much tell her eveything and I know it will not go out of the four wall of her office. I think we need some kind of help every now and then to get us throught the tough spots in our lives. >

Bobbi!! My God, I am so sorry to hear this horror you had to experience. How awful! I am so so sorry.

But, I am glad you are able to speak about it rather than hold it in and stew. I think, by talking and not punishing yourself, you are not allowing those B*****ds to win!! I think a lot of people hold it in and then that forces them to think it is so horrible they can't speak of it. But, it isn't you who should have to suffer in silence. It wasn't you fault or doing.

Wow, I am so very sorry, but you know what? You'll beat them, by losing weight and looking fabulous. You have no reason to hide.

And you have a good man there. He sounds like a true gem and I am very glad to have met you both.

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Ramona

[Paula Bee]

She is not a food/nutritionist specialist. She has been my therapist for sometime now over 3 years. My food addiction started when my father's friends would rape me. That's as blunt as I can make it. I was 5 years old the first time, when I hit my teens decided that food was going to be my weapon of choice ate myself up there until no men would look at me. Ever since then food has been my friend. Yes I am married, but the man had to see through the weight for me. And he is truly a remarkable man. Anyway going throught the therapy has helped me tremedously, my therapist even sought out help to get me through this rough time in my life. She is wonderful, and I can pretty much tell her eveything and I know it will not go out of the four wall of her office. I think we need some kind of help every now and then to get us throught the tough spots in our lives. >

HUGSSS >