LisaM

Hi everyone, I thought I'd update. I had my first fill last week (at 5 weeks post-surgery) and I have restriction. I have a 10cc band, he put 3cc in and said I already had 1cc in following surgery. I can feel the moment I have to stop eating. One more bite and it won't really go down. Definitely a different feeling. I lost 8 lbs. the month I hadn't had a fill. I can't exercise right now, due to a foot surgery I had May 31st, so I'm happy with that loss. Slow and steady wins the race, right? Unfortunately, one trend I have to watch is the tendancy for me to snack. I know I can't eat a big meal, and sometimes it's dissatisfying. The food tastes good, and I want more. For the taste, you know. So I snack a bit later. Of course, if I don't wait long enough, that's trouble, too. I had my first PB the other night, and that will definitely curb my desire to snack between meals. Anyway, so far, I love my band :eek:

Wennjea - this is a hard time for us...not yet filled. My only suggestion is not to weigh yourself. I find that I'm doing ok, so long as I don't weigh too often. We're going to have bad days (that time of the month, social events, etc.) but so long as we're reducing our intake in the long run, we'll lose. If people are weighing daily, that is their choice, but they will naturally see the ups and downs of water retention after salty days, or just the 1 or two pound fluctuations. I've been weighing once a week, and I see steady progress. Not great progress, not fast, but steady. I look back at the week as a whole, and as long as I can feel pretty decent about most of my intake and exercise, it's better than my pre-band days.

Hey, Wenjea, it looks like we really are band-sisters. I had my first BM yesterday, too (Yay!)..and I thought I'd escaped the gas pain pretty easily and then yesterday BAM... some pretty intense pain. Are you still pretty swollen? I still feel pretty swollen in my upper abdomen, and I'm tired a lot, not much energy.

Hi everyone :mad: I was banded on Thursday. Doc said there was a little trouble because I had some scar tissue from having my gall bladder out years ago. I spent Thursday night at the hospital and came home on Friday. Last night I had to call back in because I got a fever of 101. They said I wasn't doing the after surgery breathing thing enough...so I'm trying really hard to do it more consistently. I've hated it, though, because breathing in deeply is a bit painful. I'd planned to go back to work on Monday. As of right now, I'm a little concerned that might not be possible, but we'll see. I'm trying to get some more walking in today and tomorrow. A little gas pain. Some pain in my belly. Pretty bloated around the port scar area. Not hungry at all. That's it for me. Congrats to everyone who got banded this week, and good luck to next week's bandsters.

Hi everyone! I can't believe tomorrow is my day. I haven't had to have a very restrictive diet, just clear liquids today and nothing after midnight. I don't know how you all are doing the lengthy pre-op...although I envy the weight you've already lost. I've read a lot of banders saying stay away from the scales. I'm curious as to how often you all are weighing? And for the newly-banded, please tell me you aren't starving...how's the hunger?

I travel (fly) a great deal for work. I'd been pushing the seat belt limit for a while, but always managed to get it snapped. About a month ago, I got on a plane and the inevitable happened. No dice on the seat belt. I had to request an extender. For me, that did it. Never again. And now I'm here.

My first post. I'll be banded May 17th..I'm so glad to join you. I do have a funny story to share. I went to my doctor appointment on Friday, and saw, in the waiting room, someone who regularly posts here. I've been reading for months, and when I saw her, I immediately knew who she was. It was like seeing a celebrity. I didn't say anything...it felt a bit like stalking. ("Hey, you don't know me, but I know who you are." It was just funny. Anyway, good to be here.