weightingtolose

Wow, you are doing simply AMAZING! Keep up the great work.

Today was day 1 with my fill and I must admit that I need to relearn a few band rules. For breakfast, I ate a small bowl of oatmeal. Mind you, I did remember that we have to wait up to an hour before drinking. This is where I paid the price for my choices. After finishing my oatmeal, it was time for bootcamp class. Mind you, I couldn't drink for atleast an hour. With that said, I went to bootcamp and after 45 minutes, I felt like passing out. Why, you ask??? Because my lazy butt didn't wake up in time to get breakfast AND water in me so I was dehydrated. Needless to say, I couldn't finish the last two drills she had planned for me. I was dissapointed but it was MY fault. I wanted SO bad to take a big GULP of water but I remember the discomfort I felt when I did that a long time ago. Whew, don't ever want to try that again. Anyhow, I'm going to make it a point to get up earlier, eat small breakfast, and have ample time to get some much needed water in my system.

Today was day 1 with my fill and I must admit that I need to relearn a few band rules. For breakfast, I ate a small bowl of oatmeal. Mind you, I did remember that we have to wait up to an hour before drinking. This is where I paid the price for my choices. After finishing my oatmeal, it was time for bootcamp class. Mind you, I couldn't drink for atleast an hour. With that said, I went to bootcamp and after 45 minutes, I felt like passing out. Why, you ask??? Because my lazy butt didn't wake up in time to get breakfast AND water in me so I was dehydrated. Needless to say, I couldn't finish the last two drills she had planned for me. I was dissapointed but it was MY fault. I wanted SO bad to take a big GULP of water but I remember the discomfort I felt when I did that a long time ago. Whew, don't ever want to try that again. Anyhow, I'm going to make it a point to get up earlier, eat small breakfast, and have ample time to get some much needed water in my system.

It's official, I'm now filled. I was SUPER nervous when getting my fill. I was really worried that I'd hear, "your pouch is STILL stretched, we can't give you a fill today!" When he told me everything looked perfect, a huge sigh of relief came over me. Mind you, I had like a dozen people praying for me so I'm sure that was the ticket. :tounge_smile: The NP injected 4cc in a 10cc band, Whoot Whoot. I was really surprised she gave me so much the first go around. When I was unfilled back in August, she took out 7 cc and it took me 7 fills to get to that point. I'm not complaining though because I'm paying out of pocket now. The more aggressive she is with the fills, the better on my pocket book. Hopefully I'll have good restriction for a while. I gave myself a mini goal of 10 lb. weight loss by May 20th which is exactly a month away. Do you think I can do it??? Well, I'm going to do everything in my power to MAKE IT HAPPEN! Just glad this first fill over with.

Thank you Sandy Beach. I'm totally pumped about my journey.

It's official, I'm now filled. I was SUPER nervous when getting my fill. I was really worried that I'd hear, "your pouch is STILL stretched, we can't give you a fill today!" When he told me everything looked perfect, a huge sigh of relief came over me. Mind you, I had like a dozen people praying for me so I'm sure that was the ticket. :scared2: The NP injected 4cc in a 10cc band, Whoot Whoot. I was really surprised she gave me so much the first go around. When I was unfilled back in August, she took out 7 cc and it took me 7 fills to get to that point. I'm not complaining though because I'm paying out of pocket now. The more aggressive she is with the fills, the better on my pocket book. Hopefully I'll have good restriction for a while. I gave myself a mini goal of 10 lb. weight loss by May 20th which is exactly a month away. Do you think I can do it??? Well, I'm going to do everything in my power to MAKE IT HAPPEN! Just glad this first fill over with.

After a 7 month hiatus, I'm scheduled for a fill. I can not wait for restriction. I will commit to the following. - no fried foods - no chips - no potatoes - no bread - Get plenty of protein in my body before any other food. - drink atleast 64 oz. of water daily. - workout 5-6 days a week (4 of which is bootcamp. Whoo Hoo)

Thank you for the encouragement, much apperciated. :scared2:

Welcome to bandland. Glad to hear you are resisting the temptation. It's such a difficult thing to do but it gets better with time. As for the shoulder pain, more than likely it's gas. Try some Gas-X strips. It helped me tremendously when I got my band almost 2 years ago. Looking forward to hearing your progress.

After a 7 month hiatus, I'm scheduled for a fill. I can not wait for restriction. I will commit to the following. - no fried foods - no chips - no potatoes - no bread - Get plenty of protein in my body before any other food. - drink atleast 64 oz. of water daily. - workout 5-6 days a week (4 of which is bootcamp. Whoo Hoo)

Wow, what a day bootcamp was today. We did intervals of cardio and weight training. Didn't do too bad with the weight training BUT the cardio OMG, I about passed out. The goal of today was to run for 5 minutes, do weight training for 10 minutes, run 5 minutes, etc.. I don't know what in the world I was thinking. Here I am 190 lbs, carry my weight in the middle and have small legs and she expected me to RUN......... C'MON. I could not wait for her to blow that darn whistle so we could move onto something else. Apparently I was not breathing correctly because my side and back started to cramp up. Bright side of today is that it's proof that I need to drop weight and do more cardio aside from bootcamp. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONDAY. FILL DAY! Go back for yet more exercise tomorrow. Oh joy! :smile2:

Thank you for the encouragement. I truly hope to complete this weight battle once and for all. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I repeat this as I'm gasping for air while running. Only thing that keeps me pressing forward. :scared2:

Fill day is 2 days away. Whoot Whoot, can't wait. I'm a little scared. I had a nightmare last night that I went for my fill and they told me I couldn't have one because my pouch is stretched. I woke up crying. Heavenly father, please guide me on this journey and give me the strength to succeed. No workout today. It was a rainy day so I decided to stay in. However, I will do 30 minutes of cardio tomorrow. I can't imagine what's in store at bootcamp on Monday.

Fill day is 2 days away. Whoot Whoot, can't wait. I'm a little scared. I had a nightmare last night that I went for my fill and they told me I couldn't have one because my pouch is stretched. I woke up crying. Heavenly father, please guide me on this journey and give me the strength to succeed. No workout today. It was a rainy day so I decided to stay in. However, I will do 30 minutes of cardio tomorrow. I can't imagine what's in store at bootcamp on Monday.

Went to bootcamp this evening and she made us run AGAIN. Was looking at me gasp for air yesterday not enough for her or what???? I had a cramp below my shins so I stopped and she rode my butt and made me complete the run. I was like, "are you kidding me"? but she was not. Drill sargeant I tell ya. To top things off we had to do suicides for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, weight training for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, etc. I'm heading to the Y tomorrow to start jogging on the treadmill. I'm determined to work my way up to a good run. I WILL finish a RUN in bootcamp even if it kills me!

Went to bootcamp this evening and she made us run AGAIN. Was looking at me gasp for air yesterday not enough for her or what???? I had a cramp below my shins so I stopped and she rode my butt and made me complete the run. I was like, "are you kidding me"? but she was not. Drill sargeant I tell ya. To top things off we had to do suicides for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, weight training for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, etc. I'm heading to the Y tomorrow to start jogging on the treadmill. I'm determined to work my way up to a good run. I WILL finish a RUN in bootcamp even if it kills me!

I hear that phrase, "you have a pretty face" all the darn time from my mom. Uh, just annoys me.

Glad to hear your fill went well. So glad that I ran across your blog. I'm scheduled to have my first fill after a 7 month hiatus on Monday, April 20th. Even though I've been filled before, I'm a little scared about my upcoming fill. I suppose my weight gain that the nurse will most definitely address will overshadow my apprehension for the fill. Congrats on your first fill! :scared2:

Keep up the great work. Sounds like you have the determination to conquer this weight battle. :scared2:

Wow, what a day bootcamp was today. We did intervals of cardio and weight training. Didn't do too bad with the weight training BUT the cardio OMG, I about passed out. The goal of today was to run for 5 minutes, do weight training for 10 minutes, run 5 minutes, etc.. I don't know what in the world I was thinking. Here I am 190 lbs, carry my weight in the middle and have small legs and she expected me to RUN......... C'MON. I could not wait for her to blow that darn whistle so we could move onto something else. Apparently I was not breathing correctly because my side and back started to cramp up. Bright side of today is that it's proof that I need to drop weight and do more cardio aside from bootcamp. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONDAY. FILL DAY! Go back for yet more exercise tomorrow. Oh joy! :scared2:

Love the positive attitude. Keep us updated on your progress.

I did it. Starting on May 4th, I will attend bootcamp 4x a week. Oh joy! My body is starting to adjust to the workouts. It took me atleast 3 days to recover from my initial session with the trainer. I get filled in 5 days, Whoot Whoot. I can't wait. Wish me luck, I'm skeered.