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It moved it moved it finally moved!!!!!!

i was starting to think that scale would never move. Honestly. I finally am out of the 180's. Now if history repeats itself and I know it will. I will be in and out of it several times before out of it for good but it sure feels nice to see 179 this morning. I am sooo darn excited to just see some change!!!:thumbup: So I am 24 pounds away from goal. When I started it seemed like a completely un attainable goal. 103 pounds. I never in a million years thought I could possibly get here. Now I can actually see it happen. I feel so proud. May even make goal by the 28th of May my bandiversary. Good luck and God bless every one. What a ride!!
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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I am so very close to onederland

well I got on the scake this morning and was 202. SOOO very close, just a few more pounds and I will be out of the two hundreds hopefully for the rest of my life. This has been an amazing journey.There is always the fear for me that (as I have before) I will lose the weight, get where I want and need to be and then in time, little by little see the weight creep back five pounds at a time. This time I have a plan. I will weigh regularly. I didnt even have a scale before. I knew I was fat I was just in denial, not having a scale allowed me to not be accountable, Also once I hit my goal, I will not allow myself to add more than five to ten pounds, regardless of cycle time, holidays whatever. Accountability is the name of the game this time. My first BIG goal was to lose fifty pounds. My second was to get under two hundred, that is three pouns away, then it is the home stretch for me. I love my band. I hope every one else is well.
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Tomorrow is my Bandiverssary!

Hello lapband family. I hope all is well for you out here. I am doing okay. I cant believe it has been a year. It has gone so fast. I wish I had done this years ago. That is my only regret from the year. I have not met my goal. That is a litte dissapointing for me. I am truely happy and feel blessed for the changes in my life despite the fact that I didnt reach my goal of 100 pounds loss. I was a size 22 (bout to explode out of ) when I began my journey and was 258. Today I am generally (notice I say generally because I do fluctuate 2-5 pounds from day to day with fluid) about 173. So I am down about 85 pounds give or take a few. And I am comfortably in a size 12. It has been years and years since I could say that. I feel better about myself now than I have in ten plus years. I no longer take blood pressure meds. My cholesterol was sky high. It is now normal. I was borderline diabetic. Now not even close. I am healthy and happy. I want to lose 20 more pounds and I get really frustrated because these last 20 have hung on for months and wont budge. I cant get another fill. I am so tight now I can barely get regular food down so I think I need to concentrage on the protien and excercise. I walk two miles a night. When i first started, one almost killed me. Now alot of nigts I walk up to four and still feel really good. I know how blessed I am and I am not trying to whine but part of me does feel a little let down because I feel like I let myself down. I didnt quite make it. When I look at the big picture, I did pretty darn good though and this was one of the greatest things I have ever done. If you are debating it, DO IT! It is not easy every day but it is soooo worth it. You are worth it. God bless and good luck. New Mechelle:smile:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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I now know why they call this bandsters hell!!

Well I was banded four weeks ago yesteday. The pre-op diet was tough but I was so excited and determined, I dropped ten pounds. Two weeks later I was down another 20. Realistically, I knew it wouldnt keep falling off like that. I dropped nothing, zip zero this last week. I have not had a fill yet. My doc wanted to wait till week six but when I called yesterday and said "help I am starving to death" he agreed to see me next week. So I know 30 is awesome for me not even having fills yet but this is tough.Every day every one says "well how much have you lost now" I feel like I am sooo being watched. And to top it off, I have always had huge breasts and now that 30 is off my gut it is like they have little beacons on them (breasts that is) because every one men and women look at them. I want to wake up and be down thirty more by the weekend.I dont know how to be patient and I am scared to death this is not gonna work for me, it will take 20 fills for restriction or something crazy. My biggest fear from the get go is that this will not work. I will fail yet one more time. Any body got any advice for a hungry paranoid inpatient "big Girl"? as always, thanks and God bless.:rolleyes2:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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last try

Okay Im fed up I have been playing with this thing forever. This is it for the night. Come on ticker, you can do it you can.!!!!:thumbup::mad:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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computer is going in the garbage

okay so it is two am my time. I am really done this time i think i may have it this time. I just hate to let this stupid ticker thing beat me. one last try and it is off to bed i go. night all. God bless.:thumbup:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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why exactly are you not supposed to drink while eating?

Hi everyone. I have been banded for almost three weeks.(will be three on thursday) and I was wondering if some one could explain something to me. Of course I havent had any fills yet so I dont know if it makes a difference but why arent you supposed to drink while eating meals? Is it because food can get stuck easier with liquid, Is it because you "wash" the food out of your upper stomach leaving you hungry what? I am just real curious. Thanks and God bless:drool:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Got my second fill

Monday I went to the doc to get my second fill. I was so scared the first time that I didnt watch. This time I did. Not the needle part but the screen as they do it under an x-ray type machine. It was really cool. I had 4cc's put in my band the first fill. He said that is the max recomended. Then Monday he put in 3 cc's to show me why it is not recomended to go past 2cc's after your initian fill. I took a drink of that radioactive barium stuff and could see it sitting at the top of my pouch, it just sat there. he told me to take another sip to see if it would push thru, nothing, then a last sip to make sure, nope, nothing went thru. it just sat there. So he took out one cc and the liquid slowly trickled thru my band to the lower portion of my stomach. It was kinda cool. I could actually see restriction. I am on liquids for a week. He said i needed to be careful and totally respect this fill once I start on mushies as i have much more restriction. I am praying i have restriction with real food. I (out of the blue) picked up 5 pounds:eek::mellow:I have been walking 1-2 miles a day, was eating well about 95% of the time and boom here comes the weight. I am hoping it is water weight, you know how us women can be. All i can do is keep excercising and see what happens once I begin real food in a week. I want this weight off yesterday!!!!!!!! I hope every one is well. I am trying not to get discouraged. I am full after a half a can of soup (the kind you heat and drink out of the can) however it doesnt last longer than an hour or so. With this level of restriction with fluids, does this mean I may have restriction (you know the kind that lasts, the sweet spot) when i start eating solid again? Could use some encouragement. God bless and thanks.:cursing:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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6 cc's and still hungry

:confused:Just a quick overview. I was banded May 28th. I have now lost a total of 42-44 pounds (it varies a pound or two every day) I dont lose a pound for 4-6 weeks at a time (no joke)then in a week will lose 6-8 pounds, then the cycle begins again. I have had two fills. I have a total of 6cc in my band. It was two weeks ago Monday (so now 17 days) that I was last filled. He wont even see me for two more months. So at first I was so tight I thought I would die. Everything solid had a hard time going down. Even the soft pasta type stuff. Now 17 days later, I dont seem to have any restriction or if I do very little. I have to restrain myself from eating because I am really hungry shortly after meals. It's not just head hunger either. I am now fearful I am one of those people who are a bottomless pit and even the band is not going to help me from being hungry and misserable. I would have swore a week ago I had reached that sweet spot. Now I am pretty sure I have not. Is it normal to feel that full after a fill then after a week or two lose that feeling? I thought it was just the opposite, you dont feel it at first but after a few days the fill "kicks in" can I get some encouragement and education here? Thanks!!!!! and God bless you all on your journey.
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Still a little down

Last night i was a little down. I had been doing very well and out of the blue, a pulled calf muscle. Feels more like a torn one. Any way today is about the same. I am still searching for my "sweet spot" may have found it, not sure yet. I had a fill twelve days ago. The only thing I can eat comortably is soup and mashed potatos. I went to dinner with my husband today and tried an omlet.Oh not so good. It felt like I was swallowing gravel. Hurt all the way down. So I tried tiny bits and slowed way down. Still eating gravel. I am not sure if I am too full or if possibly I am just so full that my transition from liquids to mushies to regular is going to be much slower this time. The surgeon said "respect the band, respect the fill this time you got alot in there" I have not thrown up tho I do PB at times. When do I know if I need an unfill? Thanks and God bless.
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Slow and Steady She Goes

Hello Lap Band family. It has been a little while since I have bloged. Hope all is well with everyone. I am doing pretty well. Very hopeful (as my name says lol) that my fill I am getting on Monday does the trick with out giving so much restriction I cant even get my own saliva down. I am down 47.5 pounds. I feel good, am happy with the progress, just starting to be sooo hungry again. It is much harder when you are starved. So when you reach your "sweet spot" is that it? No more fills for good? or in time does it start to losen up? Or does it only losen up if you start to abuse it and eat too much? I have some restriction now, get some stuff stuck if I am not careful, some kinds of breads and other foods i shouldnt have at all. That tells me this thing is working. I am only 4 pounds away from my half way point. I wanted to lost 103 pounds. I am soooooo excited. I am 110.5. Cant wait to get into onederland again. Bye the way I am one of the hard headed ones who was convinced I didnt need the protien shakes. If you have a band you DO need the extra protien and yes it does help you to lose more weight. Each time I am at a stand still, all i gotta do is start the shakes again. I am a believer now. It's a daily shake for me. God bless!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Got my first fill

I was scared to death. I am not real good with the whole pain thing so I was really unsure about getting a fill. He started and was done and I didnt even know he had started. It was awesome. I think I may have had my first glimpse of restriction. I had a head ache from being all stressed out. I tried to take meds, i even broke it in half, thinking ahead you know. WRONG. I felt like it was stuck but in my throat. Then i felt like I was having a heart attack. It was rough for a few minutes. I dont want to repeat that again. He has me on prevacid and i take two blood pressure meds and am afraid to try and take them now. I have not lost any weight in two weeks. I was a little frustrated so I hope and pray that I will have some restriction now. He gave me 4cc's today and said it was the most you could give at the first fill. from here on out, i only get two at a time if i need it. I am to go in 4-6 weeks. So I had surgery, I have had my fist fill and I am on my way to my new life. I am ready to be skinny. Well maybe not skinny but at least healthy. wish me luck. :crying:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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I am soooo computer illiterate!!!!

This is the only way I know how to do this. Kandi5911, I hope you are still out there. I dont know how to find you, dont know how to do those cool little measuring tapes at the bottom of the screen with every ones starting weight and goal weight. Heck I didnt even know I had a personal message till I accidently came accross your message. I am so sorry to respond back so late. Dr. Shina's number is (812)256-7431. He is extremely bright, knows his stuff, very honest open and even to the point of blunt. I have heard alot of people complain that he doesnt have much of a bedside mannor however I think he is dry but very funny if you pay attention to him. He has offices in Louisville as well if that is more convenient but his Charlstown office can give you the other numbers if needed. I would ( and obviously did)trust him with my life. Good luck and God Bless. Hopefulmechelle:smile:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Is there any one out there with a system this crazy?

Before banding, I can honestly say that there were many "diets" that i told myself and others I worked really hard on and could not get why I was not losing the weight. Now that I have done much soul searchng and had a long talk with myself I know for a fact that at many stages of life, i could have done more, could have eaten better, excercised more, tried harder etc. I kid you not my system, body whatever is the craziest thing i have ever seen. I am finally down forty pounds. Thank you Jesus the scale finally moved. Here is the odd thing, I was banded on May 28th and go for six or seven weeks at a time, eating only tablespoons a day of food, walking 2 miles and day and that stupid scale doesnt move, I mean not at all. I KNOW i weigh too much, I KNOW i need to hide it except for once a month but it is so hard for me not to get frustrated. I am not a big fan of the protien shakes, my nurse told me that may be why my weight loss is so unpredictable. She says with out the protein your body freaks out a little and just kinda goes into starvation mode. I hate to say it but when I do start drinking those things, even with the extra calories, i lose. I dont know what else to contribute it too. I have done this twice already, no loss for weeks and weeks then boom several pounds in a few days. Hope this recent two pounds turns into much more. The avg. weight loss is supposed to be 1-2 a week, it makes it very hard to know that when you are doing everything you are told and the scale isnt moving at all. Wish me luck. I cant wait to get to that 50 mark then 9 after that to hit Onederland. (I am 218 now. ) God bless.:thumbdown:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Hope Fill Number Three is the One

Well yesterday was my third fill. Everything went very well. I cant believe what a blessing this whole experience has been. The surgery (not bad at all) the fills (nothing to them) I have just really been blessed. I know not every one is as fortunate but I just feel very thankful. What also seems strange to me is the varrying cc's that are given from doc to doc in a fill. I now have 7.5 cc's in my band. I am really tight but I dont feel misserable. Of course I am only drinking for a week (no solids) so we will see. I have not seen any one on this sight with that much in their band. Am I a little piggy or what? My surgeon was very sweet. Very complimentary on how I am doing. Yesterday was my four month mark. I was down 43 pounds in the office ( my naked wieght before pigging out over the weekend was 49.5 loss) Any way he says I am doing great. I cant wait to get to goal (155) I am just excited about getting to Onderland right now. Hope everyone else is well. God bless. I am so thankful for for this surgeory.
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Celebrating the small things!

:thumbup:You know as you get closer to your goal it is easier to get frustrated because you know you are doing the right things yet the weight loss and slowed WAY down, I am about 76 down and wanna lose about 25-30 more, i talk in "about" and "arounds" because honest to goodness I fluctuate 2-5 pounds with in a few days it makes me so darned mad. But any way the things to celebrate: I now can cross my legs. I can comfortably take a bath and shave my legs and not splash ALL the friggin water out of my tub like a whale LOL. I can shop in the regular stores again. OMG I never though I could do that again. I can wrap a towel around me and it covers me, not a beach towel mind a a regular towel!! I can sit in a movie theatre seat comfortably. When I sit down :thumbup:at a booth with my friends or family, I dont have to be scared to death I may not fit and have the shame of saying "hey can we sit over here, I like this better" I was never turned away from an amusement park ride but I was getting close to "the limit" every time I went on a coaster with my kids, I started to sweat and said "please God dont let them ask me to get off" I no longer avoid people I havent seen for a long time (at Walmart or other places) and hope I dissapear before they see me because I am ashamed of how I look. I no longer out weigh my huge hunk of a 16 year old son. Heck I am no longer neck and neck with my hunk of a sexy 6 foot 1 husband (for weight) lol I dont feel like I have been beat after I go grocery shopping. My rear end is no longer wider than most of my chairs. (you know what I am talking about over hang) and a good friend of mine pointed out to me, my necklace that used to lay high up on my neck is now almost in my clevege (lol) yes it is the little thing we have to celebrate when we start to get frustrated. I am blessed. Yes I want this last little bit off but compared to this time last year, cant even compare, any one who is struggling with the decision to band or not to band? I would do it again in a minute. God has blessed me with an awesome family, friends and now another chance for a healthy life, I was a size 22/24 today 14ish and ......losing Good luck and God bless
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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I think I am getting the hang of this

:rolleyes:Well these last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride. I went for four weeks with out losing a pound. I was active, doing everything I was supposed to, watching my intake but eating enough. NOTHING. I was so frustrated. I refused to give up but I was ticked. So last week, i change nothing, do nothing different, ate no more or less, and i dropped eight pounds in a week. For those that get discouraged with the plautaus, heres what i am figuring out, after you drop several pounds fairly quickly, i think your body freaks out and just stops. I think your body is afraid You have stopped feeding it and just freezes, it gets used to the new wieght and just out of the blue, starts shedding again. I am only 12 pounds away from my first BIG goal which was 50 pounds. I had surgery on May 28th and I am down 38 pounds. I cant wait to get into "onederland" it has been sooooo long. I will be 199 and think I am a stick Lol. Hope this helps someone else. God Bless!:thumbup:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Looking to 2010

Each year I start off New Years Eve with a list of goals that I hope to achieve with in the year. Some of them are met, some are not, some get "partially" met. This year will be different. I have been banded for 7 months. I have 40 pounds to reach my goal. I had truely wanted to be there by the time I hit my one year bandiversary however I am learning with each month that this is not a race or a contest. The goal should be my health. I have lost an average of 10 pounds a month untill December then I found myself upset on the 28th when I realized I had only lost about 4 pounds this month. Most years in the past I would have gained like crazy. How in the world can I be upset? So I am off of most of my bloodpressure medications. I feel better than I have in years, I have lost about four pant sizes, I can breath again. Life is good. So what if i dont reach my goal by May 28th? Will life end? Realistically if I continue to do well, I am healthier all the time and working towards my goals is THAT urgent to get there by a certain day? I believe it is good to have a goal to shoot for but it seems when we put so much pressure on ourselves that failure becomes overwhelming. I am so blessed to have this band. I am 200% better off than I was last year and cant wait to see what the future holds. Watch out 2010, here I come....God bless each of you lap band family. Here we come new year.:biggrin:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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I'm Feeling a little nervous

I am starting to fear something is wrong. When I first had my surgery, I religiously took prevacid each day as my doctor told me I would need to for at least a year. I did so for about two months. It is SOOOO expensive. Even with insurance, it was almost $90. SO I decided to skip it. Maybe not forever but there was just not an extra $100 laying around for this medicine all the time. Any way I also take daily meds for headaches. I have for years. Some over the counter excedrin migraine tylenon, some prescription 800 ibuprofen, Some narcotics etc. Dont get me wrong I am not a crack head but I take something daily. Now out of the blue the last few days, my stomach is absolutely killing me. It burns and hurts so bad. I am scared to death I may have an ulcer or something now. Bad part is I dont have the money or time to take off work to have tests done. I have an appointment with my surgeon in a few weeks for my bi-monthly check up. I am wondering if i get a small fill if he would be able to see any problems (he does it under the flueroscopic machine I think they call it.) I have started taking prilosec OTC in the mean time and hope I have not waited to late. To boot I am under alot of stress personal and work related, the holidays divorcing parents (after 45 years of marriage just insane) on and on. My weight is the same. I am bouncing back and forth from 202 to 203. Have been there several weeks and not moved. How long does it take for an ulcer to develop? I have seen on this site numerous people who have problems and had to have their bands removed. I would die absolutely die. I was private pay for my band and not sure what the heck would happen if I had complications, I am pretty sure my insurance would cover the complications but not to be re-banded. I have lost 56 pounds and do not wanna start going backward. I feel like I need to throw up. My nerves are shot my stomach hurts and I have a head ache. CALGON...TAKE ME AWAY:frown:
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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Feeling great

:thumbup:well, I am 9 days post op and feel a little better every day. I still get tired easy but no pain, no problems. I am 20.5 pounds down, that includes pre surgery diet and after the band combined. I can tell any one who is about to do this, it is such a breeze compared to what i expected. I feel so blessed. I would still love to eat lots of good stuff but I can already look at my face and tell the weighyt is coming off and it is so worth it. A very dear friend of mine recently said "nothing tastes as good as skinny will feel" I think that will be my new motto. I have started eating a few soft foods, no problems. Just cheese soup stuff, all is well. I have tons more to lose and I am afraid I will start getting discouraged when the weight loss slows way down but I am going to try and start walking every day and keep the momentum going. I wish I knew people locally who have this band too. I was so absolutely terrified and even just a few days out I know I am going to be so thankful for this chance to change my life, God bless to all.
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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