sweetsoutherngirl

I go in Wednesday for what will be my third fill. I have not gained any weight but no loss this month. I did find I was able to eat quite a bit more than a cup if I was not careful and measured my food. I'm kinds bummed about it. I'm working out four times a week and I eat around 900 to 1100 calories with 60 to 80 grams of Protein.

Its been a while since I checked in. I was banded 2/15 so after three months and two fills I think I am in the green zone. I declined to have a fill this month and will see how I do. I still struggle with getting stucking sometimes especially if I am hungry and I do not slow down to chew. When it happens, I always think to myself, " Slow down!" but of course it is too late then.

I am feeling so good. I have my appointment for a second fill on 4/11 and so far this past month I have lost 7 pounds and I am wondering about another fill. I have found myself snacking in between meals. They are healthy snacks but I am snacking where I was not before. I am in a size 18 which is getting more loose every day, so I guess inches are being lost also. I am back at the gym full time and that is a great feeling. I had to lose a chunk of weight to qualify for my surgery.Before I got approved, I started on my weight loss journey and lost 60 pounds through diet and exercise. Since surgery I have lost 21 pounds. I am going to Vegas in July and would really like to possibly hit the 100 pound mark by June 15th. So we are on the road to 100!!! Weight loss my friends is hard...probably one of the hardest things to do. It is not pretty, it sucks and you have to work hard. No matter which path you choose. I know for me that choosing the band, was choosing to save and improve my quality of life. The physical perks are nice, but it feels good to know that I am able to play with my kids, climb stairs without being winded and to really like the me in the mirror that is looking back instead of getting dressed and only looking from the shoulders up. It is also about learning to love me again... So I hope on this road we can all learn to love ourselves again.

3rd fill coming up this week. I was pretty much stuck in my weight loss until last week and I had no loss. Then I begun to lose again. I have lost 6 pounds in a week. Not sure how to take that but I will take it.

I had the test and it took about a hour, I met the the doc for a little over a hour. The hardest part was getting the results from her.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! This was always a fun day for me and ny hubby! Lots of friends, drinks, and food! Today will still be a fun day with all of the above, but a lot less for me. I have lost 26 pounds since my surgery on 2/15. It has been a slow loss and I an thankful for the gradual loss. However this month seems to been a super slow weight loss. I think the changes in my diet and exercise may be the cause of this. I have loss three pounds and I am hoping for another two before I check in at the doc on 5/9. The bruise I was complaining about last time went away about a week or so ago. I have included Iron with my vitamins to help offset this. I did get in my new vitamins from Celebrate. If you want to try a sample, you can order a great sample kit for 3.00 from them. It included a multi, calcium, iron, B12, etc. So I have been testing out different foods to see how I can handle them. I had some friend chicken and I did okay with it. Just have to remember to chew well. I am still struggling with making sure I do not eat too fast. It is like Palov and the dog. It hurts and sucks to get stuck, but for some reason my brain has not quite gotten this yet. I have not had bread of any kind. The thought of getting stuck with bread scares me! I just want to make sure that I do not do anything that would hurt me or my band. My best friend had her fluid measured to see exactly what she had because she did not think the nurse actually put the correct amount.Turns out she was right. The nurse wrote in the chart that she 5.7 CC and she had only filled her to 5. When they attempted to put all the fluid back in, it was too tight and she is not back at 3.7 until next month. I think I would have been a tiny bit pissed. As I said before I think if I get a fill this time I will request only a small one. I think I may be almost at the sweet spot, but we will see.

Welcome to bandland!! Walk as much as you can to try to ease any gas pains! I am almost three months out and I could not be happier! Good luck!

I am two months out from surgery and two fills down. I had my last fill two weeks ago and since then I have a huge bruise right over my port. I can also see the puncture mark. Does anyone else experience this? I have a appointment scheduled in two weeks and will see my surgeon also at that time. But could it be something that I am missing from my diet? I think I may switch to one of the bariatric vitamins also. Right now I take two centrum chewables, two viactiv for calcium and b12 as needed . I have been checking out the Celebrate website and I think I may go that way. The scale is still in the same place but TOM is over so I guess it will move again soon. But my clothes fit good and I am feeling great.

Seems as though my fills are always the week before TOM and then the scale is stuck for a week and a half. So I had my second fill last wed. and today I still way 240 even thought I have been eating right and exercising 4x a week. I am full time back in the gym and have started to work my core again. I guess I should just be patient, but it is frustrating. I am anxious to see if the .7 CC i got last week will move me to my sweet spot!

I am going through my closet and I have so many things that I can no longer wear. Lots of 3x and 2x tops, size 24-22 in jeans and slacks. I have summer dresses, size 2x and some 3x, a brand new coat that is a 2x. All of the clothes are in nice condtion and I would rather someone who really needs them to have them. I would be willing to ship them ( you pay the shipping) or if you are in Houston, we can meet up. I know how expensive it is to buy new clothes when you are running through the sizes so fast . I will take some pics later today. If you are intrested, please inbox me.

I got a fill last wednesday and I think I may be in my sweet spot,but time will tell. I am staying full from my meals 4.5-5 hours. I have a huge bruise over my port from the fill. Anyone else getting bruised?

Mine was four weeks after my surgery. And my second one was exactly four weeks from there.

Today I had my second fill. I have a 10 CC band and after today I have 6.7 CC's in my band. I had 5 cc's from surgery, got 1 at my first fill and today I got .7CC. I have been able to eat way more than I am comfortable with and I believe my weight loss this past month ( 9 pounds) has been a huge perk to the fact that I am back in the gym full time. I asked her would it be necessary for me to have a fill next month because it seems as though I am on the high side of having fluid in my band and I dont know anyone that really has this much without having hit the green zone. She said no, we would just see how well of a month I have this month. I felt really sick to my stomach after the fill and did not eat until about 2pm today(soup). Seems as though the adjustment today had me really on the full side and I had the hiccups afterwards I am hoping this month will have the same results as last. It seems that the best thing for me to do is take day to day.

I dont want them if I dont need them. It seems to me that it would be a recipe for disaster, inviting complications and such.