TriciaLN

Congrats! This is just the beginning!

Welcome! Good Luck on your journey!

Wow....this is the first time I am hearing about a doctor putting that much in at surgery. I would think its too much, but you won't really be able to tell until you start eating solids. Good luck to you.

Yes...I think it will help. I began taking them only a month before surgery, but I could tell it was definitely helping after some time. I would recommend taking the highest amount your doctor will allow. Don't worry though....no one even noticed my hair loss...just me... :/

I had some loss as well. I was told to take biotin pills everyday, but they don't start working until about 6 months down the road....lol wish someone would have told me sooner. :/

Wow..you look really good. I hope to have after pics like yours.

Congrats to you!

Wow.....you look amazing!! Great job!!

Hi Loren! Welcome! Your gonna love it here...I sure do.

I have 7cc's in my 14 cc band right now. That's a total of 5 fills. I'm not sure if I've found that sweet spot just yet though. We just need to follow the rules and eventually we'll get there. Good luck!

I have been using it since I started this journey and I absolutely loVe it. Feel free to add me as a friend. TriciaLN

I have been feeling the same way. Holiday foods got me a bit off track too, but I'm regrouping and starting this new year right. Hope things work out for you.

Let me start by saying I'm almost 6 months post surgery and I'm down 50 lbs total. I'm really happy with the amount of weight I've lost, but I seem to be at a stand still. It's been that way for about a month now. I haven't lost anything. The last fill I had was in early November and I struggled just a bit with that. About 2 weeks after getting it I threw up from eating something I shouldn't have (Doritos..I know!) and then the next day I threw up again. I called my doctors office to get an unfill, but they suggested I go on liquids for a couple of days because I probably just irritated the band. I did so and have not thrown up since. Thank goodness! When I eat for the most part everything is normal, but occasionally I have to stop eating and literally wait for the food to pass. It's not like I'm stuck...it just feels like if I take another bite I will be. I can eat pretty much whatever I want. I struggle with taking smaller bites and chewing fully, but besides that I eat pretty good. A little too good! With all the holiday gatherings and such, i know i've been able to eat way more than i should be able to. This is where I get confused.... I'm not losing any weight, but I'm not sure if another fill would be the right answer. I don't want to be too tight and get stuck over every little thing, but I feel like I'm not in the green zone at all. Should I bite the bullet and have one more fill....or just wait a bit longer and see what happens? Make better choices and exercise more? I have honestly been eating way too much and I know I have, but I can't seem to control it at all. Is it just me? Or..do i get a fill and learn to control my bite sizes and chewing a lot better than I have been? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!

No...thank you for replying! It helps so much knowing that someone else is experiencing the same things. Lets do this!

Amazing work! It must be really cool to have your Mom going through this at th same time. Team Work!

I have has a fills with numbing cream (they rub it on a few minutes before they stick ya) and a fill WITHOUT the numbing cream. Let me just say that from now on I will ALWAYS ask for the cream!! It wasn't horrible, but it did hurt a bit. THAT WAS WITHOUT THE NUMBING CREAM. As long as they numb the area I think you'll do fine. My fill visits take no more than 5 minutes and that is it!! Good Luck! Ps.....Ask for the cream or they may forget.

Thank you Line-dancer! My next appointment is suppose to be January 12th, but I may just canel and give myself some time to listen to my body. Thanks!

May I ask what makes you think I'm a little too tight? I am going to be asking myself alot before, during and after I eat from now on. I need to pay attention to my body better. Thanks!

I think I'm eating more for many reasons, but all of which seems to sound like excuses. I do log my food intake on Myfitnesspal, but have been going over my calories more and more. Is it because of the holidays, the stress that comes with it, the feeling of it getting old???? i just can't decide...maybe a little of everything. I want this to work, but find myself wondering why I can't stay motivated in doing it. :/ As far as the waiting for things to pass and continuing to eat, it happens before I've had a cup of food. I believe I'm just eating too fast and taking too big of bites. I will watch the amount I eat though and continue to make better choices. That being said I want to get back up and start this year out right!!! I am going back to the basics and doing all the things I know I need to do. I had this surgery for a reason and whatever is distracting me from reaching my goal is going to stop! This new year I am going to focus on me!!! Getting healthy and finishing this journey!!! Thank you so much!

I think your right on with the changing the eating habits. I struggle with that alot. I find myself trying to hold onto old habits even when I know I need to change them. I think that's half of why I am worried about getting another fill. It will definitely force me to continue to make the changes that I need to. I have never been one to like any kind of change...lol. I want to change....it just scares me to at the same time. Weird...huh?! I will definitely be paying closer attention to how I feel inbetween meals and evaluating how I eat also. Thanks for responding!

Hi Rojasanoll! Thanks for replying. I have a 14 cc band with a total of 7 cc's in it. I couldn't find a place to update the fills, so I added them to my signature under my ticker. I keep track of it all. lol.

Never heard about this.....thanks or sharing.