Lana08

I have had this happen numerous times I will swallow cold water to take pill or something and it will stick there and come up just as cold as it went in. It's weird. And not really considered vomiting.

Ok people out there in lap band world, I have hit a plateau and I'm going insane!! Eating 1000-1200 calories a day tracking with my fitness pal and I can't drop anything significant!! Driving me crazy feeling like a failure, it's been atleast 3 months since I have seen a good change on the scales. I have heard about this 5:2 intermittent fasting and I'm interested in doing it. I have read all I can find about it online but I'm interested to hear about anyone in this forum whose tried it, how it's worked for them and any tips!! ????

I'm trying to find the convo of yours on 5:2 but I can't!! I would really like to hear more about it.

Ok help people I need some tips!! I think I have hit a platuea I'm at about 84 pounds down my goal is another 50. I had my surgery last sept 2013 so it's been well over a year. I'm really frustrated!! I have had quite a few fills, I get stuck regularly so I feel like another fill isn't an option at this time. I eat 1000-1200 calories a day!! I use my fitness pal, and I just can't seem to budge the scales lately! I paid for my surgery out of pocket, and I'm really getting down on myself right now. I feel like a failure! Any ideas or tips to get the loss kick started again???

Yes the exercise is a big thing I know I need to switch it up and do more!!

You bring up some great points!! Learning to chew longer and taking smaller bites is a problem for me and was my New Years resolution lol I know when I get stuck it's usually my fault for swallowing to fast! I get stuck daily so I'm definitely gonna work on that!! I hear about the green zone I can't wait to get there. I feel hungry often only 2-3 hours after eating, especially in the morning. So I may need a fill, I will try wheat I suggest and see if it works.

sorry I mean Sept 2012

It's been 6 mths how is every one doing??? I'm down 56 pounds not as much as I would have liked but I'm down and that's makes me happy!! I have stalled a little this month for the last 2-3 weeks I'm up a pound or two down a pound or two not sure why? Have I plateaued already? I still have 50-70 pounds more to lose so I figured it would be a while before that happened...I dont work out as much as I should but I try to a couple times a week for sure! I have had 3 or 4 fills I still need a small snack in between meals but I track daily on my fitness pal and only eat a max of 1200 calories a day even with snacks. The thing I struggle with the most still is getting stuck I still chew and swallow to fast I thought I would have that under control but I don't I get stuck at least once a day!! So frustrating!! I also have a hard time waiting to drink after I eat I know I should wait half hr but I just always feel thirsty and I want to make sure I get all my water in for the day...anyways that me in a nut shell 6 months later, I was banded Sept 26th. I love my band despite the stuck episodes at least when that happens it reminds me it's still there lol I can't wait to see myself down another 50+ pounds!!!

These pictures were taken almost exactly one year apart first one May 3 2012 second one May 4 2013, down 60 pounds surgery was Sept 26th 2012. I'm wearing the same dress in both pictures but its tied a lot tighter in the second picture

These pictures were taken exactly one year apart to the day first one May 4 th 2012 second one May 4th 2013 60 pounds down so far. Surgery was Sept 26th 2012 I'm earring the same dress in the both pictures but have it tied much tighter in the second one!! Yay!!!

Just over 6 mths (banded Sept 26/12) down 56 pounds and I played tennis with my husband and daughters while we were on our spring break holiday in Fairmont, BC!! I was running back and forth...yes running lol I couldn't believe it! Smacking or trying to smack the ball back and forth it was so much fun I was sad when our hour was up on the court!! Can't wait to do it again:) never thought I'd be able to say that I was running lol still have a ways to go but these little successes make it so much more believable that it really is possible :0)

How is everyone doing???? I was banded Sept 26, 2012 so it's been just over 4 months I'm down 40pounds I'm happy with that however I was hoping to be down 50 by now. I'm my own worst enemy though!! I'm pretty good with watching what I eat & portion control (no more then 1cup per meal) but its the liquid calories that are getting me!! My husband and I are very social people on weekends, I never drink during the week but come the Friday all bets are off!! Since carbonation is a no no I usually drink vodka and cranberry juice of course much higher in calories them a diet coke and vodka would be. Anyways I know it's something that I need to stop in order to get the weight loss where I want it to be so that'a what I'm working towards cutting back on!! I have had 3 fills my most recent was on Monday, I find I'm only full in between meals for about 2-2.5 hours so hopefully this fill does the trick!! So 60-95pounds to go depending on where I stop!! I'm so happy I took this step I had to self pay ($18,000) and travel a long ways for this surgery and only 4mths in I would do it again in a heart beat!! Can't wait to look back a year from now!!

How's everyone that was banded in Sept doing!?? I was banded Sept 26th I'm down 40 pounds but the last month has been slow and a lil frustrating I wanted to be down at least 50 by now but I know I'm my own worst enemy! My husband and I are very social and on weekends I consume a lot of liquid calories!! I know I just need to cut that out but it so hard lol anyways I have hard 3 fills about one a month since dec I still find I'm hungry after about 2-2.5 hours so I had a fill on Tuesday hopefully that will help me feel full longer!! Either way I'm so glad I had the surgery because if I didn't I would be down 40pounds right now!! Only 60-95 pounds to go depending on my final goal!! How is everyone else doing??

So I drove 3 hrs for a fill she poked my 8x and the fill was unsuccessful she couldn't find my port I feel like crying!! So frustrating! Can't get me back in till the 3rd of Jan and if they aren't successful then they will have to door under X-ray. Unfortunately they don't have an X-ray on site I would have to go to the hospital for that and can only do that in the docs surgery date:( I'm going to be so bruised in the morning!!

So I'm almost 3 months post op and things have gone really well healing and weight lose wise. Today however I am in such pain and have been all day...it kind of feels like gas pain but I don't know all I know is its so uncomfortable nothing has made it feel better I have barely eaten all day because of the pain I made it through work and am heading home to try some gas x maybe that will help. Any one else ever experienced anything like this? It's just so uncomfortable!!

Pain was in my whole abdominal area!! Seems to be much better eased off a lot by last night I went home took a gas x and tried to get "rid" of as much gas as I could lol it was terrible pain but better now...I just haven't experienced anything like that since the first week of surgery.

I just bought the book last night my goal is to get started with this carb cycling on Monday!! Can't wait to give it a try!!

Haha I'm so glad some one brought this up I'm exactly the same comes out both ends lol it's crazy I was never this gassy before!! I keep telling my family sorry its not my fault...lol they just laugh!!

Stevia is a sugar substitute like Splenda.

Sitting here waiting to see my surgeon Dr. Mitchell to find out if I need a fill. I haven't seem my surgeon since after my surgery I have seen my family doc and she has said that everything looked good at that point. I'm down 28 pounds in total so I'm thrilled about that but I have had a few stuck episodes and that sucks!! So anyways now I will see if I need or get a fill today I'm a lil nervous about it although I hear its not to bad. Guess we will see..

So I had my fill surgeon did the first one it was so painful!! He couldn't find the hole he tried 3x before he got it in!! I was almost ready to say forget it! Only had .2 due to the stuck episodes so I will have my next one in 3-4 weeks hopefully that one won't be so bad!! Getting used to taking small bites and chewing well is definitely one of my biggest challenges!! But I'm working on it!!

One of my favs was pasta and homemade spaghetti sauce with some grated cheese then blended all together...surprisingly good!!! Very flavorful!

What is this "Onederland" some people speak of??

R u getting enough protein?? There isn't much for protein in soups or oatmeal!! I would try to get a few more calories in a really try to up ur protein that's very important. I did have the same problem at the 2-3 week point but I started losing again around week 4 I found that increasing my calories helped.