Sombra1718

I'm wondering if I'm the only one in my city. It sure feels like it. We have a gastric bypass group at the hospital but that's it.

Was hoping to hear from any members who have been unfilled (or filled) and began eating large enough portions that they stretched their pouches out. What happened? Were you able to shrink it back to a smaller size over time with the correct portions?

This would be an awesome support group topic I think. How to come back from medical complications.

I'm very interested in hearing what other people who have been completely unfilled told themselves to keep motivation without restriction. And what steps you took to keep losing weight. Sometimes it is the little thoughts and baby steps that make a huge difference. I'm stuck in my own head and it's not coming up with much right now so lend me your thoughts.

Yes you have the just of it. I apologist I had planned on giving more information but the post was sent prematurely. I got the band and lost 80lbs in the first 8 months. I had a gym membership and worked out at least four times a week. Then I got sick for a few months and had a very traumatic experience with the hospital. They took my gallbladder out and when they went to take out the stones that were left inside me they refused to call my Lapband surgeon and did not believe I had a band. So while I was awake they shoved tubes down my throat, down my stomach and through my band which was filled to 7ccs. I thought that they were taking the stones out but they were just checking to see if I had a band and if they could fit through it to get the stones. I cried when it was over and the dr was pissed at me because I was crying. After that my band felt different. Possibly slipped. And I never came back from it. I lost hope.

I had to get all of the saline removed from my band yesterday. (I had been extremely tight for the last three months. I thought my band was going to explode inside of me because if the pressure I felt yesterday. The band and pouch are fine luckily. I got so tight because I lost all motivation and gained back fifty lbs. I am slowly gaining motivation back but I'm still feeling very hopeless.) have any if

So this is a bit different, but I was hoping you all might help me out with a school project. I am a grad student in my last semester for social work. We are looking into ways that people can initiate change in their lives just by spending a little time every day doing something that addresses a problem area. My problem area is my band. I originally lost 80lbs and gained back 50lbs while in school. What I am doing to initiate change is searching for new knowledge over the next couple days about the relationship between the band and spirituality (any form of spirituality). How does it affect you? How does it help you? What is the role of spirituality in this weight loss journey?

I thought you couldn't get chicken pox if you had already had them?

Boyfriends can come and go. I would imagine that if you didn't get your surgery and something happened and you broke up with him you would possibly regret not getting the surgery because he didn't want you to. It would be a huge setback.

I just got my second fill today which brings me up to 5.5ccs in a 10cc band. I had no restriction at all before this fill. I will be on liquids a few days so I don't know yet if I have restriction but I sure hope so!

I would really recommend having an extra blanket for yourself in that case I am really looking forward to being able to do hard exercise. It might sound weird coming from a three hundred pound chick but I really like exercise and body building. I was a swimmer when I was a kid and they told me I had potential but that all went out the window. I want to be a bad ass again.

Mine is Sombra1718 feel free to add me.

I have only lost around 40 lbs but it drastically changed how I process alcohol which I figured out the really hard way the other night. I used to have very high tolerance for a lot of hard alcohol and every once in a blue moon I would drink quite a bit. I hadn't drank in many months and decided to try it. I only really remember the first few shots but after that things got pretty ugly. I was really sick to my stomach the next day but I was able to not throw up. I'm glad to hear it won't be the end of my band if I do throw up. But yea alcohol is out.

I just got started with my fitness pal but it is awesome. I was writing everything out by hand before. I would love more friends. Sombra1718.