babygrl1234

I know 1 pound loss is better than a gain, I was just really hoping to be on the lower side of 250. It is going to happen this week though. I got my three miles in this morning, got my fill yesterday and I am ready to go. Those of you who are farther in than me (pretty much everyone since I seem to be the band-virgin around here) what kind of exercise did you start out doing and what kind are you doing now? Like what type, how often, how long, etc.

Without restriction my portions are definitly smaller than they were pre band but larger than they should be. After my first fill I felt a little bit tighter in the morning. I would have my protien shake which was about 12 oz of milk and the powder and that would damn near stuff me for almost 4 hours. I never had a problem getting it down but it definitly helped me to stay full. After about a week though it could eat fast again, gulp water, and not chew as well. I had maybe one or two time were I chewed so little that the food would not really get stuck, but I could feel it in the upper pouch then squeezing through to the bottom. But I could still eat bread and when I managed to eat almost a whole grilled chicken sandwich (bun included) I called the Dr. for another fill. As for this fill I don't know how it is going to be. I did manage to drink a 16 oz water throughout my 50 minute workout. The working out is one thing that is keeping me going. It is probably the key to any weight I have lost so far. I far from love it but I am getting to the point now where I feel guilty if I don't do it. All I am doing is walking now but I have managed to get myself up to 3 miles a day at a 3.5mph pace. Not too shabby for 250lbs. I would say if you are ahving any problems with overeating before a fill to just get up and walk. At least then you are counteracting against it in a way. Supposedly the real wieght loss isn't supposed to really start until the 6th week and I am there now and ready to go.

I like that theory!!!! I am just in a tizzy after looking in my Feb07 thread and seeing how well people are doing. Makes me feel not so good. I think my biggest problem (though kind of a good thing) is that I don't swell or bruise very easily so I don't think I had very much swelling after my band was put on. Heck I could eat solid food like a week out. So I really need to get some restriction to take care of my eating. I hope the fill today will help me out because this past week I have been able to eat like a normal person and not a bandster.

I was having the same frustrations. I could eat solid food within a week and I was not getting full. It was such trouble to eat super slow because I knew I would be fine. I got my first fill two weeks ago and it helped a little for a few days then back to normal. I just got my second fill today and I am definitly feeling more restriction. I know it is hard and it sucks but just be patient and work with your doctor to get good restriction.

Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........236.................228..............8 Lapbandit.......................231............... .......220………….199.............21 Waterlily........................300.............. .........281.................264.............17 Roiansmom....................299.................. .....299.................270.............29 Libra..............................248............ ...........239.................228.............11 JulieNYC.......................212................ .......199.................185.............14 Elisabethsew................. 282.......................274..................264 .............10 PeaCeJ..........................338............... ........333..................318.............15 RidinMyHDDream.........297.......................2 90 .................281...............9 Babygirl1234.................260.................. ......250................240.............10 eecelove70..................228.................. ......228.................200.............28 Josette...........................351............. ...........347.................335.............12 Seriously one stinking pound? I just got this thing it should be coming off already lol. I did get another fill today for a total of 1.5cc. The .75cc he put in two weeks ago was down to about .3cc so that is why my restriction had completely disappeared. Hopefully this will help jump start things. He also said that now that I am up to 3 miles a day he would like to see my stay at that distance but increase my speed.

Ohh Molly I hope so. It is so hard to not just want the pounds to melt off. I think no matter how quickly I lose it just won't be fast enough

Julie that is so awesome!!!!!!!! I hope one day to be able to take a picture like that too. Tomorrow is my weigh in day. I really really want to drop below 250. I have spent most of my 20's closer to 300 than 200.

I have never been thin. I am 26 and I must have lost about 500 pounds dieting. I did not want to spend the next 26 years of my life doing the same thing. This time it is going to be gone for good. My only regret is not doing it sooner.

Okay Susannah I am in.....lets see if this works. This is all I have since we switched computers and all my pics are still on the other one! stacy.bmp

So yesterday I woke up in a pretty bad mood. It has just been a bad week in general. I got on the treadmill and I was actually pissed that I had to get off after 3 miles because I had to get ready for work. Weird stuff. I have been using my Ipod lately and I think it is working much better than the tv is. I am kind of wanting to leave work and go walk. I hope this lasts.

Thank you flabulous for putting into words my biggest problem with being able to lose weight. I am so scared of not having an excuse to fall back on that I tend to sabatoge all of my efforts.

Okay I am down two more. Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go Juliegeraci......................238.............. . ...... 238.................228.............10 Lapbandit.......................231............... ......225………….199.............26 Waterlily........................300.............. ........286.................264.............22 Roiansmom....................299.................. ....299.................270.............29 Libra...............................248........... ..........241.................228.............13 JulieNYC........................212............... ......202.................185.............17 Elisabethsew...................282................ .....276.................264.............12 PeaCeJ............................338............. .......338.................318.............20 RidinMyHDDream.........297......................29 0 ................281...............9 Babygirl1234..................260................. ....251.................240.............11 Leecelove70....................228................ .....228.................200.............28 Josette.............................351........... ..........351.................335.............16

Molly I hope to get one of those naps later. As of now it is 5:30 am and I have to work until 11. Did I mention I have been awake since 4am Friday. Yeah had to pull and all nighter trying to snake my sewer line because we have roots in the pipe and the rented auger was due back by 9am this morning. Probably high up on the list of grossest things I have ever done. The auger actually broke and we had to pull out and reel the thing in by hand. Yeah about 75 feet of sewage covered steel piping. Sh*t all over me, my husband and the bathroom. Literally. I spent over an hour just scrubbing the bathroom with bleach. And now I am so tired I just want to keel over and die.

I think we should pretend it is true just to make us feel better!

Maybe she is far to busy being superior to us?

If it is the same one I saw before it was some ladies who had a bypass and then replaced their eating addictions with other addictions, I belive one was alcohol and another one was sex.

I remember the first day in my abnormal psyc class the teacher warned us to remember that we did not have any of the problems we were going to be learning about. Even with the warning I think many of us kept wondering if we were crazy.

So because there are people here who disagree with your opinion you are just going to erase your original post and huff off in a tantrum? Maybe you are older than me but you are acting just like my 3 year old. Younger, Banded, Republican and know what I'm talking about.

The first thing I remember is being wheeled from the PACU to my room. I don't remember leaving the OR or being in the PACU. My nurse told me the first thing I did was feel my body (as in to like feel that it was still there) and exclaim "wow I am effing alive" except I actually used the F word.

I probably could have eaten anything. The most I ate at one time was a toasted tuna fish sandwhich. That was the most I was even going to push it. I was very very concerned about over eating which is why I wanted to get my fill.

That is pretty crappy. I mean if they want you to drink a bottle of water before leaving they really should provide it to you.

I do feel really good about actually doing it I am just not happy when I have to do it. lol Now that I am finished for the day I think exercise is great! :heh: Plus I figure that if I make a poor food choice one day I am not going to feel as guilty about it since I am exercising. Skinny people eat cake too, just not the whole thing at once! I already know that my working out is making a difference because even without restriction in the past two weeks I have still lost 5 pounds.

You should get in the habit of not drinking with your meals now. I was lucky enough to get a fill yesterday because like you I had no restriction. For the nest three weeks just do your best to make good food choices. One thing that has been helpful to me has been exercise. This last week my eating was atrocious. I thought for sure I must have gained weight. With my walking I actually lost another 3 pounds. Just try to keep the activity up.

Thanks Molly I will try not to worry too much. I am just grateful he gave me a fill early (he usually won't until 6 weeks) because I could have eaten anything. I was starting to have some old habits slowly slip back in. I need to make better food choices and stop justifying my choices by saying "oh well I can't eat as much as before so I will be ok" Then again i think the PMS has brought on this need to binge on bad food so at least that will pass lol

Well I am down 3 more pounds. I am 28 days out from my surgery and I feel great. I also got my first fill today .75cc. Now I am back on the liquids for two days and I am already really freaked out about eating food again. Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go Juliegeraci......................238............. ...... 238.................228.............10 Lapbandit.......................231............... .....226………….199.............27 Waterlily........................300............. .......287.................264.............23 Roiansmom....................299................. ...299.................270.............29 Libra...............................248........... .........242.................228.............14 JulieNYC........................212............... .....209.................185.............24 Elisabethsew...................282................ .....278.................264.............14 PeaCeJ............................338............. ......338.................318..............20 RidinMyHDDream.........297.....................289 .................281...............8 Babygirl1234..................260................. ....253.................240..............13 Leecelove70...................228................. ....228.................200..............28 Josette.............................351........... .........351..................335..............16 __________________