browneyedgirl84

Hi, I was banded in February 2013. I had been doing pretty good and lost 30 lbs. It seems here lately that I am just not able to lose any weight no matter what I do. I try to make healthy food choices but when I see that I'm not losing weight by doing that, I get discouraged and want to just eat everything in sight. I haven't been able to do very much exercise due to a foot injury. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because I'm so scared that I'm going to end up gaining all of my weight back and I soooo don't want to do that. Thanks!

Thanks everyone! I just need to get back in a routine of doing the right things!

So I was banded 4 months ago and I am down 25 lbs. I started out walking about 30 minutes 3-4 times a week. I have gotten in a rut and I haven't been doing any type of exercise. Does anyone have any recommendations of what I need to do so I can jump start my weight loss again. Also, I have gotten out of the habit of taking my lunch with me to work, and I will just grab something. Can anyone offer any advice for that as well. Any help with these issues is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

So I got my 1st fill today and there was nothing to it! I had worked myself up that it was going to get and I barely felt it! I'm down 18 lbs can't wait for the rest to come off!

yea they told me that i would be on liquids for the rest of today and tomorrow, then i can start food again so if i need an unfill we can do that before the weekend gets here.

I'm sure it will be fine....just getting first time jitters...lol. I will let ya'll know how it goes!

So I'm going in for my first fill today! Wish me luck!!

Thanks! I got it!

@hely88...where are the recipes on your fb page?

I have been having the constipation and water issue. I can barely drink 32 oz a day and that's hard to get in. Because my dr said not to drink 30 mins before a meal and at least an hour after. Sometimes I'm counting down the minutes to where I can drink, and I wanna guzzle the water, but I know that this isn't good for me to do. It's like I don't have enough time to drink inbetween my meals. Anyone have any advice how to get more water in?

i'm browneyedgirl_84....add me!

I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow and I am still having pain around my port site. Has anyone else still experienced pain around the port?

I was banded on February 20 and am scheduled for my first fill on April 1. I'm down 15 lbs since surgery. They told me that if I was still losing between 1-2 lbs a week I may not need the fill. They also told me that I should be eating on a salad plate so I can manage my portions. I can eat the whole salad plate and feel full and I stay full for a while but how do I know if I've had 1/2-1 cup without measuring everything on the plate. Or am I supposed to measure everything and make sure it's not over the 1 cup mark?

Thanks for all of the info! I know this is going to be a learning process too so hopefully I learned something last night. I have to slow down and chew better.

I am two weeks post op and I graduated to mushy foods. Tonight after I ate i feel like my food is still sitting right at my throat. Is that what being stuck is? Im not sure if I ate to fast or if I just didn't chew enough