LisaAnnMurray

OK.....My turn to post and then I shall go back and read everyone's success. First of all I FEEL GREAT!! I say that almost every day! I have had four or five fills and I am not sure of the amount because my dr doesn't feel this is important. It is the feeling that is important and believe me I FEEL IT! I have not had a fill since Feburary. Last time I went to the dr. I had lost 40 pounds and I am pretty sure when I go tomorrow I will have lost another 10. I have been going to the gym for quiet some time and I did water aerobics, and then started getting on the treadmill. I did my first 5K in March and finish in 46 minutes. I have hired a trainer and he is working me three days a week. Have I told you I FEEL GOOD! I went to Disney World in March and lost weight on the Deluxe Dining Plan. I had a gym in my hotel and actually used it. I have gone from a very tight 18 to a very loose 14. I still have a lot to do and I am not stopping. I have a lot going on in my home with some local mission work and also 2 new foster daughter. Please continue to pray for my success and I will for you. God bless.

Thanks for the luck. I went to the dr. on Friday for a fill and just as I feared I had gained two pounds. Those two pounds are now gone and will not return. I can feel this fill. I might be back where I was in November. I started Couch 2 5K last Wed. and I am starting with a trainer this Wed. I have got my serious mind set this time and I am going to make a difference or die trying. Please holler at me when you don't see me on MFP or here. I have got to hold myself accountable. Thanks for your support. I have a Disney Trip planned for March 23rd and I want to make a go showing before then. Have a great day!

What an awwesome and inspiring blog!! Today is also my 6 month versary!! Wow! Doesn't seem like that long. I have lost 36 pounds. I feel great. I was using my fitness pal and stopped. Please send me your online name ...would love to add you. I started to the gym then got sick and was out two months. I have started back and promise to start couch to 5k on Monday. I am actually in a 5k in April. I pray I can run some of it. Congrats to all....we have not won the war but winning small battles to get us there. KEEP IT UP!!

Ms. Lady....I went thru this right before my Dec, appt. I want having a tough time with the same things you were but was told by my friends that have had it to at least get a small fill. I did this on the 19th and 24 hours later I could not swallow spit. I threw up all the way to my dr. The nurse was all that was there and she took out more than he put in for some reason. I could tell when she had taken out the right amount. But she said I had probably inflamed my insides and it would be better that way. Well I did ok. I didn't gain or loss any for my next visit. My Dr. added more Fluid but still not where I want to be. If it were me...I would ask for a small fill. Do your 2 days thin liquids, 2 days thicker liquids, mushies and so forth. Just be sure when you start back on things you chew to chew really good and use your measuring cup. I am guilt of not posting. Come on August people we need to start encouraging each other and loose those pounds. We must get those bikini bodies!!!

GG you are in my prayers today! We serve an awesome God and I know he is surrounding you, your family and staff. We will be waiting to hear from you. As for me....I wish I had not had to have any Fluid removed from my band but know I would not have made it without being dehydrated since NOTHING was going down. Looking forward to the 13th and getting a little fluid added back. I am going to really watch my intake and make sure I don't go backward. Like all just about all the bad food is out of the house. I had lunch with high school friends ( 30 years reunion). Out of the 6 of us that met 4 of us had bariatric surgery since high school. We all looked great and we are planning a NYC trip for 2013. Isn't it great to have friends from way back when....and them to be supportive. Happy New Year to each and everyone of my new friends and thank you for your support. There will be no Champange for me this year....bubbles and bands don't match. I will toast with my Water and be proud of where I am. God is so GOOD!!

Well Guys and Gals. I went for my 4th fill appt on the 19th. My doctor asked if I wanted a fill and I told hime "a little". Just a little because I was feeling pretty tight before hand. He did the fill and I drank the "yuck" and watched it go down. I went home prepared to do broth two days and so forth. lunch went down ok. dinner Soup was a no go. I got choked in the middle of the night and from then til after noon the next day I could barely swallow even my own salvia. I got sick several times and was feeling bad. I have a lap band friend that I called and she insisted I call the dr and go back. I did. They took out a little more than they put in on Monday and I go back in three weeks. I still have the tight feeling. My fitness pal is showing I have lost 16 pounds and don't know why. I have lost 29. I had my NSV of going from 18W to a 16 misses and from a 2xl shirt to xl. I am so excited to start seeing a difference in my clothes. I thought Thanksgiving would be hard but I fixed my very small plate and ate slowly, and actually cut a piece of cake and nibbled a little but didn't eat much . Wasn't as good as it use to be. GG, I will be praying for you. I pray that all of us are good during Christmas and don't gain. Merry CHRISTmas to you all.

Well....I am pretty sure it has been a month since I was last here. I went for fill four yesterday. I thought fill three was pretty bad. Well fill four has me TIGHT!! I wll truely have to do the liquid, mush and slow solids. I have lost another 4 pounds but better than that I am in a size 16 jeans. So my NSV is more exciting. Hoping and praying all are doing well and have a very Merry Christmas!!

My doc actually gave me a 1/2 cup measuring cup. Just had fill #3 last week. Cup means more now. 1/2 cup and that is it. Three times a day. Full all day with my water. Good Luck! It will come.

I am right there with you sister. I had my third fill last week and i think every thing has gotten stuck since then. It actually got stuck tonight to the point I had a 45 minute episode also. couch,,,,toliet.....then I head from the living room....are you OKAY? Well heck not I am not ok!! Then after I finally got unclogged and had rested I felt like a little (and I am talking little) ice cream would soothe everything including my feeling. Then I heard....can't eat good food but go for the ice cream....gonna get that rolling pin out and work someone over. Doing liquids tomorrow and gonna give it all a rest. Good Luck to you!

I got a fill last week and I to have had the stuck problem today. This is fill three and I have had no problems before this fill...or should I say no bad problems. Today I was going to eat a couple of chicken nuggets with my Daughter at McD's. I always chew these well, and did today but today was the day that my body didn't like them. I stopped....they went down. Tonight at dinner we had leftover chicken fingers from last night. The first couple of bites and I was up. I walked...bent over....groaned....and foamed like a mad dog. Or actually slimed. and slimed and slimed and got sick and got sick....each with a episode of thinks i was over it. The last time....I think I saw toe nails in it. I am going to hit liquids for a few days and rest my body. Just wasn't a good day....put I can bare it!!

Good Morning My August bander Friends, Did you think I had fallen of the edge of the earth? Well no....just been a very busy time for me. My weight was stuck and I was just in a heck of a yucky mood. When I went for a fill in October I had lost 4 pounds but rather than celebrating a personal victory...I was mad. I had to beg for a fill and let me tell you I GOT ONE!! I have felt this one. Who knows how many cc I got. When I ask my doctor pats me ans says that is not important! I guess it is not. I am dropping a few pounds this time..I hope. My scale is never the same as theirs. I go back in about a week for an appt. Not sure I will get a fill or not. I have experienced a little of the getting stuck this time. The last episode was this morning and it was a piece of bacon. I chewed well and only took small bites, so I am not sure the problem. As on eof my church friends told me....one day you can eat something and the next day you can't. Breads are a no no anytime for me. I foamed this morning until I felt like a mad dog. Finally I think it has come up and I can get on with my day. I will take it easy the rest of the day. I am excerising at least three times a week at the gym while my three year old is at school. i do a couple miles walking the track and an hour of water aerobics. i am thinking of uping at least one more day. I want the wonderland before Christmas and I am gonna bust my butt to get there. have a blessed day and if the sun is shining in your area get out and enjoy it. Water is my one and only drink of choice (protein shakes don't count). Praying all have a great day and your pounds go flying off!

I find it easier to drink my water out of the plastic bottle. i usually open one and then refill throughout the day. I put five rubber bands on the bottle (16.9 size) . i take one off for each bottle completed and when they are gone I am done. I have added a lot of exercise to my plan. Walking from 1-2 miles every other day and also at least an hour of water aerobics every other day. I also to exercises during commericals. This use to be the time I ran to the kitchen. Just don't be critical of yourself. Praise yourself for what you have done.

Ms. Lady if you like tuna and Tilapia those are great proteins. I have tuna in water with a touch of mayo and pickle relish....it goes down good and great for you. At Dinner I bake or grill Tilapia I use lemon juice on it and pico de gallo. It is yummy. I add a very small baked potato to that and I am plenty full. I use flavors for my water and never touch anything else to drink. Great Valu brands of flavors, Wylers and MiO are all great. good luck with your fill. Let us know how you do. God Bless!!