IndioGirl55

Denise - when I went in on the 23rd thought I needed just a tad - before that fill I never knew how much was in my band - it really didn't matter to me - but the doc told me he put in 1 cc so that I had a total of 5.8 - it was just too much - He took out .08 so I am at an even 5. This is where I really think fills can become physiological more that physical - the whole placebo effect - I told him he should just pretend to fill and I bet half the people would be content. He does blind fills and after drinking so much water it can be hard to gauge what’s going on – plus I have found that it can take a few days to feel the full effect of the fill – I think I am good right now as I am able to drink without pain and had my whole cup of coffee this morning… Today is my weight day (i only weigh once a week) I loved the results - but I will take a page from your book - I rather lose slower and be able to eat...:biggrin:

Karri - I am suppose to redo the whole post op diet - he is crazy there is no way in H*ll i am doing another week of soup - heck my post op was 10 days liquids and heck for the first few days after surgery you really dont even want food - I'm not doing 14 days of soup... Menu for the evening down below in my response to Phyl - oh - rice vs pasta - I do pasta some times I want to try quiona (sp) it's gluten free - like pasta but has protien - it's suppose to be good for you- but I think I will only find it at trader joes OMG 2.5 hrs exercise - I got my 50 minutes in and was pooped - they didn't have the fans going and I was dripping wet (head) by the time I did my 3 miles I wish I had your energy I wish I had paid attention to my mileage - i maybe would have pushed for 1 more mile then I would have had 50 for the month - cuz hair appt tomorrow night no gym.. Haven't watch biggest loser yet - most likely in the morning - I don't know if I could take Jillian yelling at me - I would go tell her to go.... Jump in a lake to put it nicely - I know that you all think I am this super nice chick - but I can be a big B - I don't take well to people yelling at me... But I like her better than Bob - so I would take her too... but she better not yell at me:mad: Becca - Fills and bands - who and the heck knows - fickle...:tongue: Phyl Congrats on 1.6 and 5 for the month :biggrin::hurray:- I know it might not be as much as you want which i can totally understand - but you are losing and still enjoying life.. It's a whole lot better losing than gaining:rolleyes2: Yogurt went down fine... for dinner I had 3 oz fish which took a little bit and had a quick pb then waited slowed down and finished it and then had 1/2 cup french cut green beans- I AM ONE HAPPY LITTLE CHICKIE:tongue: i have food in my belly and am good. My fish & veggies would be almost mushies super soft - I will have soup for lunch tomorrow - and fish & veggies for dinner Ok I am off to bed - got the kitchen done - doggie duty and now the hitting the hay... Talk to ya'll in the morning - sweet dreams....

Lucy Thank you so much for your kind words - As I have said a million times before - I am just a fat chick - speaking fat chick talk - We are all the same - and I want everyone free of the excess weight and the whole problems that go along with it - We all can do it - I truly beleive that. As to your original question - you can lose your band for a few reasons - slippage (can happen by not following the rules - and your dr's instructions as you heal) also from Pbing - infection - errorison which I think happens if you are too tight plus have read were taking NAISD can be a cause too but am not 100% sure (there are alot more medically smart people here who can give you the tech reason - like wasabubble butt) - Truly - in life sh*t happens even if you follow all the rules - Why does a person who doesn't smoke get lung cancer and a person who has smoked 80 yrs doesn't - I don't really dwelling on the problems & complications - cuz some things are out of our control - like getting an infection during surgery - out of your control - so why worry - I guess I am just not a worrier - I try to do the best that i can do - and that's all I can do so why worry about something that might not happen - we don't know.. Againg thanks for the props....

:tt1: Yes all those Bday wishes had me smiling all day long :tongue: And today too.. You are just the greats group of women I know..

Mango you are absolved (sp) it's really ok - you have me cracking up :tt1: When do you go to the doc about your hives - that has to be miserable... Hugs to you on that...

Wanna - I think you may be a tad tight - our bands are very fickle things - since my aunt flo doesn't visit anymore - i can't help you with that but have read that for alot of women it cause their bands to tighten - my 2nd fill took about 2 weeks to get to it's full potential - If you can't eat regular by now I would call your doc and get a tad taken out.. My 3rd fill was too much - had .08 taken out and it seems a lot better.

df877 I am sorry you have gotten off track - you are a food addict you have just had a relapse - 1st step is admitting you have a problem - now we are going to help you fix. 1st let go of being ashamed - you f'd up now you are taking responsiblity and now we move forward. First why is your appointment not till 4/08 - why not sooner - you need an appointment sooner Your band is only a tool and for that tool to work you need to have proper restriction - I do suggest that you may need a fill The majority of the work is going to be mental - you must understand that this is not a diet that you go off of - this is a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating habits - banders rules - Protein 1st minimum 60 grms - 64 oz Water - veggies - some starches - low fat & sugar free - no drinking 1/2 before or after meals - 3 meals - 2 healthy Snacks - keep your calories around 1000 -1200 - keep a food diary - or log your calories at fitday.com or sparkspeople exercise at least 30 min a day. Have you ever tried weight watchers imho it is the most balanced livable eating plan out there they help teach you about portion sizes etc.. You may want to join a group in your area - this also gives you the weekly accountablity factor (weigh ins) What happend in your life that made you go back to your old eating habits. Your doc is right - you had to have been eating to have gained 10 lbs - this is why keeping a food diary is very important - when you write down everything you put in your mouth you will realize that you are eating more than you think. Did you get comfortable with a candy here or a burger there and pretty soon you are all the way back to square one with you eating You lost a considerable amount of weight - and you may have been rewarding yourself with food. I have done so good this little bit won't hurt. That's why I say that you have to take the word DIET out of your vocabulary - diet's don't work - you go off them and gain all your weight back. Call your doc to see if you can get in sooner than April - and tomorrow make a committment to yourself to eat healthy for the day - then the next day do the same keep repeating it each day - throw out all the junk in your how - go to the store stock up on healthy foods (low fat s/f) - when you need support or something to distract you from wanting to eat - come here talk to us - take it one day at a time and think back to how much better you felt when you lost your weight in the beginning. You can do this - you have done it before - I know it's hard to get back your motivation - but looks like you have cuz you have come here asking for help. Pbing is productive burp - when your food gets stuck and come back up not as bad a throwing up - but almost the same - You are strong - you have proven that - you just have to remind yourself..

Missing email notification - check your spam folder - people in my July group were complaining about the same thing "No Email Notifications" and someone told them to ck spam folder - sure enought that's were they were... Sorry for butting in - but thought you wouldn't mind :tt1:

Hey Gang - Were is everyone :tt1: I just got back from the gym - did my 3 miles - I am beat. but at least i can drink Water without slliming - Mango - a bit of advice it you don't think you need a fill don't get one or just have them add a couple ten's of a cc - I will tell you being to tight is worst than being too lose. Well, I am still trying to get use to these glasses :tongue: I will ck back later...

Ok Silver - take a deep breath - exhale - relax - you are a food addict you have had a relapse - now pick yourself up by your boot straps and move forward. You are stopping you - you need to make the commitment to yourself to get healthy - First you need to go to the doctor and get a fill - your tool is not going to work if you don't use it. You are sabotaging yourself by not getting fills with the excuse you don't want to be to tight - you don't want to give up foods that you might not be able to eat once you have proper restriction. Hey I'm a fat chick too - I know all the excuses - so please don't get pissed - I am giving you tough band love (the operative word being love) Next item on the agenda - Eating healthy - Protein first - veggies then carbs. Keep a food diary count your calories and protien grams - allow your self some carb - I follow weight watchers eating plan - this is not a diet this is a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating habits - diets fail cuz when go off them you regain all your weight cuz you go back to eating normal - which eating normal got you fat in the first place Next item - exercise - you need minimum 30 mins a day - walking at least As you well know the band is only a tool to help you with your portion control 75% of the work is up to you and the other 25% comes from the band You may need to see someone regarding you food issue alot of people do - we eat for comfort - be something as simple as boredom or something as serious as abuse - we soothe our feelling with our drug of choice food. You have to find other ways to soothe yourself... IMHO 75% of the battle to lose weight is in our heads - we make up our minds that we can't do something - well - if you keep telling yourself you can't then you won't - but if you take it just one day at a time telling yourself you can - you will ... You can do this - you just have to get your head in the right place You started by coming here and asking for help - next you need to call your surgeon and making an appointment for a fill and his help. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for - you started this journey to be healthy - you have had a little detour - Now get your butt back in the bandwagon mode. my best to you - beleive in yourself - you can do this..

Ya it was noon time by the time I left his office - that would have been funny me and my doc out driniking - i want food not liquid calories..:tongue:

Mango - It's ok - I don't post every day - Thanks !!!

Hi Annie Sorry that you had complications - What were they if I may ask. I don't know if we have anyone here who had bypass then the band - I know there are people who have lost their band and have had bypass or the sleave.

Thanks - I was so tight from my fill last week that I couldn't even eat 4 bites of soupy potatoes and gravy (I have to be on full liquids for a week after a fill) that I pb'd last night - So today got .08 taken out - So I will celebrate on Friday when I go to see Stevie Nicks I will have some wine (OMG my doc didn't know who she or Fleetwood Mac was - I told him you aren't that young - I guess he's 35 - 40 ish) = Talk about making me feel old - but he did agree that the 50's was the new 30's :tongue:

Teresa... Ah Shucks Thanks .... You guys are too kind to me - I am just me - I tell it like I see it - I am not afraid to speak my mind - it's all the years of dieting that I have come across all this knowledges - just too bad I never put it to use before - I made all the same excuses that we read her - but with my interior motivator I am doing the work - and I an no different than anyone else here - I am a fat chick and if I can do this - there is no reason everyone else can't either... I want us all to become recovering food addicts - we can and we will.... Thanks again - it turly means alot to me ....

Dianne You can join us - we have Salsa who is August and Twilight who is Dec (I think) We dont discriminate... We are a big happy family - no we don't fight we support - but you gotta watch out for me & salsa - we are the food cop or as we like to call ourselves Food Angels of this group - but it's totally with love.. You are welcome anytime...

Ok gang - I am back from my unfill - I had 5.8 now I have 5 even - he had added 1 cc last Weds - took out .08 cc today - I can drink water with no problems - BUT he said I had to stay on liquids for another week - cuz i am swollen - well we will see about that not going to go eat a steak but will try something mushie - cuz i am sick of soup...... And he told me I could have come in Monday - so next time I am tight I will call his cell # -he even felt sorry for me cuz i couldn't eat on my Bday :tongue: he is going to talk to the new girls up front - I told him I thought that was his policy - but figured I could wait til wed - he said he doesn't even go on vacations and if he does - it's close so he can fly home if a patient needs him. Isn't that so cool - he called his patients his family.. But he is training some to take over when he is on vacation .. I am going to try some yogurt for lunch but that is considered liquid with him :biggrin: Ok just wanted to give you an update and celebrate that I can drink water without sliming,.....

Linda - I'm 5'4 - unofficially 180. My weight is pretty much well distributed too. (Except 70 lbs ago my tummy stuck out past my boobs) I would say I am small to medium frame. All 12's are not created equal... I have a pair j.c. Pennys Worthington brand I think and Ralph Lauren jeans - but that same weekend went to stein mart and got a pair of 14's that fit the same as the 12s. I even have a top I got at Macys’s that's a 2 x and fits fine (well got it 2 months ago it is a tad bigger but wearable). Sizes aren't equal - I would say that size 11 shoe you are large frame and that's what's coming into play - I am still wearing my 14's from the avenue but the are real baggy in the legs by the end of the day - but truly the waist isn't too bad - infact as I sit here I still have a muffin top with these pants when I am sitting. So it depends on the style of pant and who makes them. On all the fashion shows I watch - they say don't be bothered by the size what is most important is the fit and this is the rule I live by. Don’t get to hung up about the # - I know that's easy for me to say - but heck - Karri is 5 lbs lighter than me now and says she fit in a 10 & 8 OMG - I wouldn't even try.... It sound like we have the exact same eyesight - Yes I will work with them for a week and see how they go - This is my first time wearing glasses - I just got so sick of readers on my nose 24/7 or on top of my head - I may try the mono vision lasic (sp) one eye distant the other for reading. Jackie's right with who knows - you are losing and that's all that really counts

Donna I agree 110% going to the gym is a big part of our weight loss - now they have proven that people who exercise have younger cells...

Thanks Brenda !!!:tongue: I appreciate you wishes and kind thoughts Denise - Thanks !!!! - you and Michelle are about the only ones from when I started this journey that still post ... Also - I agree with you 110% about not wanting to be so tight that you can't eat - I have been that way for a week now - go today to get some taken out... I can barely drink water.. CN Thanks for the BDay wishes ! My port hurt the longest - it's ok to have a pity party - I have been too tight for the last week - thankfully I go in today to get a small unfill - I can barely eat - I pb's on soupy mashed potatoes last night after 4 bites - great bday dinner - so had a little pity party myself - but like I always say it's not about the food - Give it time we all heal at a diff pace - just keep doing what you are suppose to and you will feel better soon I hope. Again Gang - Thanks for the Bday wishes - it means alot that you all took the time to wish me a happy day...

Karri I have pb'd a few times- heck yesterday after a sallow of water I was sliming - one good thing is that my eyes aren't swollen in the morning.. After I pb i usually don't try again for a while - got up mid of nite and ate top of cup cake - 3/4 of it i think - then i said stupid you are tight you are now going to get sick - but thank God I didn't - Biggest Loser - I tivo'd it watched a tad this morning - I don't like the yellow team cuz they voted off the pink team and I related to the mom :biggrin: - they were working hard - but stopped when they were about to pick the new teams - will watch tonite - Oh ya my fav show Lost is coming back - can't wait. Thanks for pouting with me :party: - but you know like I always say - It' not about the food - gotta pratice with I preach... My Son finally showed up and brought me a nice card - that's something I did right with him - he does look and read cards and picks the best one for the person... He always gets me cards that are meaningfull and makes me cry... I am such a big sentimental baby... Thanks Marcy - I think I would like the sauage too - Seal Meat what does that taste like - and don't say chicken - Don't think I would want to eat seal - but heck I am the kind of person who would try anything once. Congrats on the NSV a regular towel :frown:- and how sweet your hubby is for kissing you in public...:eek: Well gang I'm at work - better get started - trying these glasses - I think I wasted my $$ - may just have to get some for reading and computer - or heck maybe I will try the mono vision contact... Ck with ya'll later

Ok Karri & Phyl Thanks for permission - I tried - i just pb'd after 4 bites and we are talking small bites from a condintment spoon and very slow... Now I am really sad - can't friggin eat - I am hungry it's my bday and I can't eat... :party: I can't wait until 10:30 a.m tomorrow... Then I can drink & eat... On the glasses - I will give it a week and see... I hope i will adjust cuz they look better than bio-focals... I am vain :frown:

I do treadmill - I started out doing a 20 minute mile - now am up to a 16 minute mile and punch it up to 4.0 for a couple of song - (IPod) started out doing only a mile - but now am up to 3 miles a day - in 47 - 51 minutes 4 or 5 times a week I go to the gym and listen to my music and people watch - and when a good song comes on - punch it - slow song I decrease the speed but increase the incline - but keep it ususllay at mini level one. If you have your treadmill at home you can by dvd's that has you walking throught the country side or italy etc..

You are swollen and I think the new bands come with a little fill in them. I know my doc said it has some in it when he installed it - I don't keep track so I can't tell you how many cc - Popcicle - 5 minutes - I never timed myself - Soup 15 minutes - small sip... you are healing - CALL YOUR DOCTOR ... Have you called your doctor... This is what you need to do...

Ok Where is everyone - I thought we were suppose to be having a party.. I was told that Phyl bringing the wine - Peaches bringing the cake.... I am ready - can't friggin eat - so guess what my bday dinner is going to be... It's really bad - I mean really bad - I might change my mind - but I have fried the bacon added the flour - all I need is the milk and potatoes - that's right my most favorite comfort food - cream (white) gravy over soupy mashed potatoes (usually rice but don't dare try rice right now),... But I got on the scale when I got home and it said 180.5 - that's 69.50 lbs gone in 6 and 1 1/2 weeks - do I really want to mess with that. But nothing is offical until Thursday my weigh in day... I pickup up my new glasses after work today - I can't read with out readers and have a very slight distant problem - well they are progressive lens - omg I have a headach and have to keep moving my head to keep things in focus. I don't know if I am going to get use to them - well - I wear them to work and see how they are on that computer - I am so use to seeing the whole picture with my readers - with these it's just a couple of sentences and not the whole text without moving my head all around to focus.. I am dizzy - ya it's ok call me a dizzy blond... cuz right now I am - sort of sick to my tummy.. Well, since i wrote down my menu - I am feeling bad about it - come on now Janet - Cream Gravy - I have had 290 calories today - 3/4 pt drink and almost 1 c of soup for lunch (a gf took me to lunch and called me nicole richie and said she got off easy) - that's 710 calories left - Tatoes - 200 - gravey 300 max and 1/4 cup cake - 140 - oh ya - Kari said calories don't count today.. so I guess I will have my 1/2 cup tatoes & gravey for dinner and 1/4 of a cupcake ... My GS came home and gave me a beautiful card... It made me cry - and one of my insured's - called and wished me happy bday - I told him that was so sweet - we have a great relationship (he loves my voice on the phone - he says I have a 900 # kind of voice:redface:) and we have never met in person - it keeps the mystery - he has a gf - it's not like that but was soo sweet for him to call and i don't know how he knew today was my b-day - I have his info since I write his insurance and I always send him a happy bday email or call.. Well, that's been my day so far ... it's 7:20 - going to go fix me something to eat - i guess - feeling pretty bad about my choice right now - may just can the whole gravy thing... Will ck back in a bit.. But really gang - thanks for all the birthday wishes - The really meant alot to me today... I Love you all.....