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I think the point is that most of the people in your life were probably talking about you anyway. You know, "she is such a pretty girl but she has gained so much weight lately', etc. I'm sure we have heard it all. We probably have been guilty ourselves of being judgemental about people bigger then ourselves. I know I find myself wanting to run up and tell complete strangers about how the band can help them. My point is that people are going to talk anyway so why not give them something positive to talk about. It might start out as doubt and concern but as you are successful then they might be inspird by it and look into it themselves. I have people ask me all the time if I can eat that. I think they are curious and really want to know for themselves the process or maybe they are thinking of someone else in their life that might benefit from this surgery. I have to think of myself as an educater about the lap band. My family is learning right a long with me and that is okay. I think we are used to feeling judged by our weight and have built up some defenses and now that people are being more positve and encouraging we don't always trust it. We need people in our life who are our cheerleaders. The more people who know the more cheerleaders you will find to replace the naysayers. Think of all the people you could help by being open about your surgery. We have been kidding ourselves about our weight for a long time but had to face the truth in order to take the step of surgery. Why are we willing to hide back in that secret world again?
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Yea! It's for real! I reached my 40 pounds lost marker this morning! I'm lovin this band!! it doesn't even seem like it is all that hard. Yesterday I started to slime on some fresh rasberries. Guess I didn't chew them well enough or I was eating them to fast. They didn't come back up but I thought they were going to. Earlier in the day I had eaten a salad with some bread and did fine so who knows what will make it plug. It's a mystery to me still.<br /> <br /> Merillee and Sue - My sister is coming into town for a few hous today so I wouldn't be able to walk until around 5pm. Let me know if anyone wants to walk that late.
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I too started with the idea of keeping this on the QT but it was so hard trying to remember what I had said and who I had told that I finally just told everyone who noticed and said i looked like I had lost a lot of weight. it gave me the opportunity to share about the band and explain how hard I had to work to make it happen. I have gotten a lot of support from people who are believers in being healthy and just sort of ignored from those who don't want to deal with their problem eating yet. I'm glad I did it and I like the accountability. Go for it!
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I got through my two days of liquid after the fill and today I started testing my band to see what would stick. Pizza chewed really well in small amounts goes down fine, so do fresh rasberries and a protein balance bar. It will take getting tight enough to PB before I quit eating foods I'm not supposed to.<br /> <br /> On the good news side of things I finally lost those pesty three pounds that were jumping on and off for the last two weeks and broke into a new decade. I haven't changed my ticker yet because I want to make sure it stays there or moves down farther before I put it in writing. Sue guilted me into walking tonight so that is two days in a row. I seem to have a hard time with the 3 shakes, 64 oz. of water, and the walking. Getting all three of them in on one day is proving to be challenging at best. I need to step it up.
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Kaylali - I was on liquid for two days and then on to mushies but I ate a small slice of pizza very slowly with lots of chewing and it went down fine. i'm thinking that won't be the case after the next fill. It's in my nature to test my limits and so I know that until i get tight enough to PB I will continue to eat things I shouldn't.<br /> <br /> I was down another pound today but since it is in a new decade I think I will give it a few days before I put it on my ticker to make sure I didn't jump the gun. It's soooo great to see the needle moving down the scale instead of up for once.
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I'm back from vacation and had my first fill on Monday with Sue. I'm ready to move past the gain and losing of the same three pounds the last two weeks. I definatly feel some restriction so hopefully I am on my way again.
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I tried a few bites of hamburger pattie w/cheese and a spoon of baked beans and it went down fine. I did feel a little preasure for a few minutes but then I was fine. I like tne band being in control because I don't trust myself to eat right yet.
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I'm back from vacation and ate on three pounds . . . . had my first fill on Monday, 2.2cc and the three pounds were gone by Tuesday morning. So for all of you who are in banster hell, the first fill will make a difference. I have to be on liquid for two days and then the same progression as before. Soft then normal. I got a pin stick with the novacane and then didn't feel the needle at all but I do have a small bruise where they put in the fill needle. I could feel the pressure of the saline in the tube and filling the band. My doc says that he determines how much to put in by the back pressure, what ever that means. I had to drink three dixie cups of water before leaving and by the 2nd one I was feeling full and by the third I was feeling nauseous from being to full but no pain at all. Since yesterday I havn't been eating more then shakes, vitamns, and water. I feel full all the time. My doc said not to eat more then 2 oz at a time and to measure it for a few weeks till I get used to the portion size. Hopefully I will start to lose now! I am still sitting at 38 pounds lost but have been gaining and losing the same three pounds for the last 2 weeks. before I was filled I could eat anything so I hope this will work now.
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This was easy to find so I hope all the aMAYzing bandsters can find it and switch over. It might take a while but eventually they will find it. It's the old 'if you build it they will come' thing. I am eating everything I'm not supposed to because I can. i'm four weeks post op with no fill yet. I was supposed to go in Monday for my first but when they found out I was leaving town on Tuesday they decided to make me wait till i get back. I'm going home for a family reunion with lot's of food because we all know that is what families do . . . . they eat! I need a quick kick in the pants to get back on the program, especially since it's strawberry shortcake season.. . . . . . help!
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I wish I could go but I have to go to the class I will miss on Wednesday morning because I'm leaving town. I hate to just not go since I already paid plus I need to finish the project I am working on. have fun! Let me know what they talked about.
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I can walk around 1pm! I have to drop Missy off at noon and then do a fit review on a couple of coats, then I am free before I pick her back up at 2pm. How about the mall?
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Thanks bandmates, it's so nice to know I am not alone in all of this. I know things will be different as soon as I get my first fill. Every morning I start off so determined and on target with my eating. It's just so easy to grab what I am not supposed to have if it's in the house. I wish I had the will power to throw it all out. I'm leaving town for a week tomorrow so at least it won't be a temptation. Hopefully my kids will eat it all before I get back home. I need to do better with the walking but having the kids home from school just interrupts my schedule so much that it seems I never quite get to it before the end of the day. Life is getting in the way of my weight loss! I guess the trick is to figure out how to make this the most important thing in my life right now and let the other stuff work itself out. I think part of why I gained all this weight is because everything else took priority over myself. It's tough to learn to put yourself first.
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Hey may 17th bandmates! I'm eating badly . . . I'm talking strawberry shortcake and cashews! I do real good at breakfast and lunch and then totally lose it at dinner time. I hosted a wedding shower at my house last night and had all the nibbles including cashews and chocolate covered raisins, m&m's, and hot tamalies. I can't keep my fingers out of it!!! I don't have a problem if it's not in the house but if it's here then I can't leave it alone. The rest of my family is celebrating that there is sugar in the house again but it is torture for me. I need a fill but I have a week to go before the first one. Anything goes down with no problem and I am so weak with the willpower thing. How do you get through this part of it. This is hell! I don't want to gain back any of what I lost and I don't want to fail. I need help from you guys!!
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I can't figure out what is up with the double posting! For some reason it won't post the first time and the when I send it again it sends both. oh well!
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I'm posting before I go back and read all I've missed. I've been off for a few days getting ready for a bridal shower for my sons fiance at my house. Also I will be gone for a week starting next Tuesday for a family reunion. This is scarry considering I haven't had my first fill yet and I have no restriction. I'm just praying I don't gain weight while I'm gone.
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I'm posting before I go back and read all I've missed. I've been off for a few days getting ready for a bridal shower for my sons fiance at my house. Also I will be gone for a week starting next Tuesday for a family reunion. This is scarry considering I haven't had my first fill yet and I have no restriction. I'm just praying I don't gain weight while I'm gone.
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I like it because I want to hear mostly from those who are in the same place as me and it gets old, not to mention the amount of time it takes, to sort through those who are newer or past where you are. I like the idea that I could go to the place I want, for what I want, when I want it. Did that just make sense?
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I like it because I want to hear mostly from those who are in the same place as me and it gets old, not to mention the amount of time it takes, to sort through those who are newer or past where you are. I like the idea that I could go to the place I want, for what I want, when I want it. Did that just make sense?
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twinmommy - I hit a plateau for two weeks! I talked to the nutritionist and she said I wasn't eating enough and suggested I eat some more. I dropped one of my protein shakes so I only drink 60gr per day now and added a healthy meal. The scale finally moved again . . . slowly . . .but I'm three pounds down from the plateau. Yea!
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ljuht115 - I am pureeing thicker soups like spit pea and navybean in the bullet, also chili or baked beans. I tried some stroganoff the other night and it was very yummy. Just added water or NF milk to get the consistency I wanted. I also puree fruit so I don't get a big chunck stuck. I've been eating cooked green beans w/o puree. I pretty much take what ever my family is having and puree it first for me. This Thursday I move to mushies so I will try more things w/o pureeing first.
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I have my protein in the morning with hot water. I have chocolate mocha that taste like a hot chocolate in the morning. Love it! The rest of the day I blend my vanilla with fresh fruit and 4 icecubes and a little water. Makes a great shake! Ive been pureeing everything in site and boy does it taste good.
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Dawneb - when your weight stalls then remeasure with the tape. Hopefully you took measurements all over your body before you started your pre-op. When I had a three day stall I got out my tape and found that I had still lost inches. sometimes it's the only thing that keeps me motivated. My last plateau lasted two weeks and that was a real hard thing to deal with but I can tell by my clothes that things are still changing. We all lose weight differently. Some of us drop and hang for a while and others lose slow and steady. I'm feeling somewhat normal again, don't know what the pain was all about but if it comes back I will go see the doc. Thanks for being concerned.
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Finally! after two weeks on the plateau, the scale dropped 2 pounds. Hopefully I will continue on the downward trend a ways before the next plateau. That holding thing is really hard on the psychi. All the old failure tapes start to run again. At least I know with the band that it will go down again sometime.
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Finally!!!! The scale moved 2 pounds and I am off the plateau. I was telling Sur last night that this weird thing happened yesterday while I was at Fred Meyers. I was pushing an empty shopping cart when I felt this bubble come up and burst right at my band, it was very painful and I had little stabbing pains in that area all night. This morning I am feeling a bit nauseus when I drink fluid. I hadn't eaten for about 2 hours when this happened so I know it wasn't related to food. The only thing I can think it could be tied to is some gardening I did earlier in the day. Do you think I could of slipped my band or something? Mer - how is the sewing going? My dog always finds the smelliest thing to roll in. She loves rotten fish and guts that the eagles leave after their feast. It's so gross! I walked on the treadmill at the YMCA this morning and when it reached 215 calories I thought I better stop or I would be negative numbers for the day. JK
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Scale Stuck? Only 2 weeks post-op...
Wenjea replied to RKidder's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am three weeks post op and have been on a plateau for 1 1/2 weeks. I'm on Protein shakes and clear liquids and haven't cheated hardly at all. I figure I am only consuming about 800 calories a day plus I am walking 2 miles/day about 5 times a week. Go figure! I lost weight really fast in the first three weeks ( 2 pre-op & 1 post - op) and then hardly nothing. What gives? I think I am truley weight loss resistent. It's been tough just holding my own and not gaining weight this last week. I wish I had some answers for you.