grace24ann

I was banded in October 2010 and was stuck at 50lbs or so lost! I stopped trying and got pregnant twice but managed to keep off the 50lbs but I still felt like a failure! 3 weeks after my last daughter was born I went in and got a fill! 1 1/2 CCs added to my already 5ccs so now I have 71/2 CCs in my 10CC band! And since that fill on April 16 I have lost 26lbs! YOU can do this! I agree the band is a tool and you have to change how you eat! I changed everything this past month after my fill! I eat 1200 cal, 50-60g Protein and 80 carbs a day! And I read everything I eat! I worked at it at the beginning but now it's just second nature! Don't get me wrong I have a bad day every now and then where I feel like I can't get full! Yesterday was one and I get upset but I never give up! YOU are NOT a failure! You telling us you don't wanna give up and you wanna know what's wrong means you still wanna try! I would be bitching at my doc or finding a new one! Good Luck!

Yay! Glad you just needed loosened!

Hope everything turns out okay! Didn't know it was a crime to ask a question on a SUPPORT GROUP site! But keep us posted and ignore the bad energy NOT everyone acts like that!

Hi everyone! I am from lilly pa which is close to Johnstown! Dr. Marley did my surgery at windber in October 2010! Does anyone do the support group every third Tuesday? We had one tonight and it was a lot of fun! Just looking for some new friends near me who are going through the same thing!

Thanks I will definitely tell her to join! And I'm gladiator got back at it too! I also see a support group at the hospital where I had my surgery! My mother is doing great she has lost 115lbs so far and looks great! She's literally my rock! Having her take this journey with me is amazing especially to have her pushing me and me pushing her!

Hi my name is Grace and I am 25 years old. I am the mother of 4 beautiful children... 2 of which are band babies! I had my Pre-op in January 2010 with my mother. Her and I decided to do this together. I weighed in at 359 in January! Over the summer I lost 30lbs and then had my surgery on October 25, 2010. I was doing good continued to lose another 15lbs met the love of my life fell in love and bc of a failure with my mirena placement I became pregnant with my third child! She was born a year and 2 days after my band placement! I then lost another 10lbs and was doing great was down to 290lbs and in July of 2012 I found out I was pregnant with my fourth and final child (this one planned). I had her in March of this year and I weighed in at 317lbs two days before her delivery! I have been working my butt off (literally) since then.. Joined a gym went back on my 1200 calorie diet and basically decided that I need to work at this! Got my band adjusted in April and have since lost 22 lbs in a month!! This is something I truly want just didn't know how much it meant to me til I turned 25 and looked at my babies and thought I NEED to be here for their lives, my future grandchildren a lives and my fiancés life! Well that's just a little about me!! Hope to read a lot more stories and make some new friends who know what I'm going through!

Well first of all good luck and the band was the best decision of my life! Secondly you are gonna need to tell him bc you are gonna need his support! It's a lot harder to lose the weight And do good whenever someone is against it and pushing against what you want or need! I would just tell him that he's there are always complications with any surgery but if you don't do something now you are just killing yourself anyway ! That's how I look at it! With every pound I gain I'm just killing myself or setting myself up for an early death! Be honest with him about why you need this and want this and that it is what's best for you and that you would love for him to be a part of this with you and a partner in helping you become healthier for yourself and for him!