Hungrybetty
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Coilerhead2's Before and After Pics
Hungrybetty added images to a gallery album in Before and After Lap Band Photos
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From the album: Coilerhead2's Before and After Pics
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What frustrates me is not knowing which phone numbers i'm missing until the day comes that I need them and I don't have them!
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So something happened and all of the contacts were deleted from my phone. (Promise I didn't do it!) So if you have my number could you all be so kind as to text me yours? Just include your name
I appretiate it! And if you don't want me to have your number anymore, take this opportunity to snub me lol -
I'm home bored, trying to keep my mind occupied. I think I'll make brutus a fan page, then read for a bit. I'm half way through Rose Madder.
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I just watched a video I took of myself spinning poi and I want to crawl in a hole and die! FMFL
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My mom bought me a new pair of fire poi for my birthday. Can't wait to light them for the first time, might have to do that later tonight. Maybe I post video, maybe not!
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wondering if anyone has heard if this type of drink is ok? I know slimfast is a nono but i've never heard anything about this one. Its H.E.B brand Opti-Meal. Any advice is welcome!
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I got insurance in January, and its the first time I've had any in 7 years, which is why I was able to get my band. I also found out I have PCOS, which causes me to not have a period for sometimes a few years. Now i'm on birthcontrol to regulate my cycle, and I'm having trouble recognizing water retention. So my PCP gave me a script for water pills, and told me to take them if I felt bloated or my rings felt tight. I had neither of these symptoms but after three weeks of no weight loss (I work out 6 days a week as well) I decided to try one. Yesterday my gyms scale read 249lbs, the same its been the last month. I took the diuretic this morning and when I weighed tonight it read 244lbs! Does anyone have any advice about water retention? I've never experienced it really, or maybe I've had it all along and just didn't know. I'm also unsure of how often to take the pills.. any advice is appretiated!
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I'm not worried about slippage anymore, thanks to several xrays at fill appts. My mind is finally at ease. And I'm seeing the scale go down, phew!
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Repost from another topic, but it applies here as well. I was banded 5-19-11I just got my third fill last week, 7ccs in a 10cc band. I felt restriction on the second one but I could still eat about 10oz which was more then I wanted. So now after this last fill I can get full on around 6oz, which is awesome, but the downside is I get stuck ALOT. I'm trying to take small bites and chew really well, but sometimes it doesnt matter, and unless I'm really determined to eat, I can only take a bite or two then give up because it gets stuck really bad. Good news is, I'm using my calorie counter and have stayed under 1200 calories every day since this last fill! I lost a few pounds but now its almost my time of the month so I'm retaining water and have put them back on. At first I was sure I was too tight because liquid would go down VERY VERY slow. Scarily slow. But it goes down and thats what matters, because once you lose a bit of weight and the fat pad around your stomach shrinks, it loosens up a bit. I concidered going in for a slight unfill, but after those couple of lbs dropped I could tell the difference. The moral of the story is...if its still moving through, your good!
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Now THIS is what I signed up for!!
Hungrybetty replied to NJGirl32's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I just got my third fill last week, 7ccs in a 10cc band. I felt restriction on the second one but I could still eat about 10oz which was more then I wanted. So now after this last fill I can get full on around 6oz, which is awesome, but the downside is I get stuck ALOT. I'm trying to take small bites and chew really well, but sometimes it doesnt matter, and unless I'm really determined to eat, I can only take a bite or two then give up because it gets stuck really bad. Good news is, I'm using my calorie counter and have stayed under 1200 calories every day since this last fill! I lost a few pounds but now its almost my time of the month so I'm retaining water and have put them back on. At first I was sure I was too tight because liquid would go down VERY VERY slow. Scarily slow. But it goes down and thats what matters, because once you lose a bit of weight and the fat pad around your stomach shrinks, it loosens up a bit. I concidered going in for a slight unfill, but after those couple of lbs dropped I could tell the difference. The moral of the story is...if its still moving through, your good! -
I was banded May 19th this year and just wondering where everyone was in thier progress from that month? I started at 273, now at 249. Exercise almost everyday for about an hour and just had my second fill last friday July 8th. I think so far my weight loss is decent but I bet some of you have done better! I'd like to hear about it!
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Felt a "pop" and there is mild pain
Hungrybetty replied to karynj's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Oh dear, I think it might have been a stitch holding the port not the band itself. I felt this the other day while doing crunches at the gym but the soreness only lasted a few hours. My appointment for another fill is monday so I won't have any advice til then! Seeing as you are only 1 week post op you should definatly make an appt with your surgeon to check it out. Good luck, and keep us posted! -
Well, this is my greatest fear, and honestly I have not been anywhere near perfect either! I know if it was me I would want a sleeve if I needed another surgery. I couldn't go without anything or I would gain back what little I have lost so far. BTW I was banded on may 19th, 2011. Good luck, and hopefully it will shimmy its way back into place! Please keep us posted on your progress.
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I never have PB or vomiting, I also have little restriction though. 3rd fill next week *crosses fingers*
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Hungrybetty commented on Hungrybetty's gallery image in Before and After Lap Band Photos
March 2011
