lharper

Hi everyone! I'm new on here and am trying this out for the first time. I'm 43 years old and I had a lap band put in five years ago. My goal set by my doctor was 70 lbs. I lost from 227 (Height is 5'6 and weight was 227 when starting) to 184 but slowly crept back up to 198. I yo yo'd for years. Juggling my 4 kids (homeschooling), home business and my husband in kidney rejection and deaths of several friends and family members sort of put me in an imbalanced state emotionally, quite often. During that time, my husband needed a kidney transplant and I was a perfect match and donated one of my kidneys to him. I didn't go into see my surgeon as often due to embarrassment about my weight going up and down often. My surgeon happens to be a family friend (not too close but we go to their house for get togethers with friends occasionally)and I didn't realize how that later would become a little awkward and to where I don't go in as much as I should. Last year, I had to have my lap band removed due to a kink in the band which was actually discovered a few weeks after the first lap band surgery. We monitored it closely through the years and it was working as it should but in 2010, it got to where it wouldn't hold anything. Insurance paid to have it redone last summer (2011) and I had a plication done while they already had me opened up. A suggestion by my surgeon that I decided I would like. It's been doing great but I hit another bump in the road in our lives this past year and the weight I lost after this past surgery started to slowly come back on during the winter. I'm back to 195. I wasn't exercising but started exercising two weeks ago about 5 days a week with aerobics and stationary biking. I'm up to a 60 minute aerobic workout and tracking my weight, calories, carbs and proteins. Haven't lost a pound yet but am attributing that to two Starbucks Frappacino Lights over the past week that I used in place of lunch. I'm bad about substituting protein drinks or bars as well in place of a regular food meals when I'm on the run (running the kids places,etc) due to not being as organized. This summer I've done some reorganizing of my life and priorities. Can anyone relate to my situation out there and have any advice? Thanks for listening.

Thank you mila86!! Sorry for the late reply! I

Very good ideas...thank you so much Tara! I hope you have much success!

That sounds really good. I like the Southwestern Egg Beaters as well. Will try that. Your medical history sounds a little familiar to mine. I had the gallbladder removed many years before the lapband surgery. I also had a port replacement due to a kink in the port (and a plication with it). Thankfully didn't experience a hernia though. Bless you!

I love scallops!! That's some great advice. I like this forum. I should have been using it for years. Thank you so much. Tara, what kind of b'fast do you put in containers? I love ideas and great meal ideas for on the go.

Hi, I just posted for the first time on: Help! I'm Stuck In A Rut After 5 years. I had a lap band removal and then a new one put in with a plication done as well, a year ago. It's been fine but I slowly got off my plan this past winter and am now having to relose what I gained during that time. After the surgery, it was quite hard the first few days. I threw up a lot a day or two after I came home (something I had not done with just the lap band) but if I had planned ahead and had the anti nausea medicine and phenergren as I felt it coming on, it would have helped before it got bad. I was throwing up some of the blood from the surgery but that subsided after the meds. It was definitely different for me that time around and had LOTS of heartburn. Your surgeon will want you taking Prilosec during that time for the first month or so most likely. You'll be on liquids the first week or so but by two to three weeks, you should be adjusting a lot better. It was worth it to me. Just follow what you doctor says and you should do fine. You may not throw up as I did. Everyone is different. Hope all goes well for you!

Thank you so much. That's great you should suggest that about the nutritionist. I tried calling her twice in the last week and missed her. I felt like I would be comfortable with telling her my history. Well, she can look at my chart and see that for sure...lol. I believe accountability with her might help. No, Í haven't been planning out my meals consistently and that has to be a big key to success (along with writing it down). I found myfitnesspal.com very helpful. Just started that two weeks ago as well. Thank you again for the encouragement.