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BIG OL HUGE CONTRATS TERESITA!!!! THAT IS GREAT! I am doing the happy dance for you while we speak. YOU GO GIRL. You are an inspiration, thanks for posting so often to give us a good example to follow! Sarge- we will miss you, but have fun in getting your R&R.

Great post! I agree 1000% with you on that, it is not a fact of "feeling full" anymore, but just satisfied. I think it was Lovely Leetha who made the statement in another post that it is not to eat until you feel full but to eat the very least amount you can get by with. Nope you don't want to overstuff or ever feel full, that is way to close to pouch packing which over time can lead to slippage of the band or as one doctor puts it prolapse of the stomach up over the band lapping over top of the band. Good advice on using a saucer for portion control and resolving to no seconds. It all depends how bad you want to keep your band as to how you follow the rules. Good luck to all.

Sorry Sarge, I was confused on how to post my weight weekly. It is now updated. Thanks for the reminder. GOOD JOB ON YOUR LOSS!! :huggie: :clap2: My goals this week: Exercise at least 30 minutes EVERY day. Get in 123 oz of water every day, no exceptions. Stay on the Weight watchers points program Stop snacking after supper before going to bed. LBT BOOTCAMP SPRING 2006 - Goal weight for June 30th - 225 pounds 4-10 - Weight 243 lbs 4-17 - Weight 246 :grouphug: 4-24 - Weight 243 :clap2: 5-1 - 5-8 5-15 5-22 5-29 6-5 6-12 6-19 6-26 6-30

Jamie - Woo hoo! 100 pounds gone ! Hang on to something tight while I do the Happy Dance for you!!! That is AWSOME! Keep up the good work.

Morning fellow soliders, just reporting in...well stats for the past week. Even though my weight stats here in my sig line show a gain, here's the lowdown of my week....I was up and down on the scales, Monday last week weigh in was 240, then I was up to 246 by Thursday (YIKES!:angry ) I went to my regular doc and he kicked butt as I assumed he would and gave me a tough-love talk, put me on blood pressure pills and said "it is up to you what happens next" telling me that I can get back off the BP pills if I lose the weight and keep a REGULAR exercise plan in place and he suggested that while I do not have any restriction right now and am waiting on getting my fills started again that I re-join weight watchers for the accountability and support meetings. So....there was a meeting that very night and I went and rejoined and have been sticking to the WW program since Friday and my scales are down 4 pounds!!! :clap2: :clap2: It might be water weight but at least it is a loss! :eekB: I even survived WW over the weekend without cheating! Weekends are hardest for me. So now to revamp my goals for this week they are: Exercise at least 30 minutes EVERY day. Get in 123 oz of water every day, no exceptions. Stay on the Weight watchers points program Stop snacking after supper before going to bed. Get in my 123 oz of water every day, no exceptions.... Did I say that already. I have to keep repeating it in my head maybe it will stick if I say it enough!!! Sorry for the long post, thanks for listening and for your encouragement. Good luck to all of you!! We can do this TOGETHER!! LBT BOOTCAMP SPRING 2006 - Goal weight for June 30th - 225 pounds 4-10 - Weight 243 lbs 4-17 - Weight 243 4-24 - Weight 240 5-1 - Weight 242 (up 2 pounds :faint: :think ) 5-8 5-15 5-22 5-29 6-5 6-12 6-19 6-26 6-30

Well, I went back to my regular doc for a 6-month check up on my migraines yesterday, my blood pressure has been up the last 4 times I have gone to him and he put me on a pill for it. It is so weird when I weighed my highest weight at 365 my blood pressure stayed normal and on the low side, but now that I have lost the weight, it is high?!?! :grouphug: It is in my family history and he said that is part of it. Anyway he said to try to increase my exercise and keep at it, not keep starting and stopping like I have been in the habit of doing, he said I had to make it top priority of I want to lose my last 50 pounds and to get off these pills. So yet another incentive to try harder. He also suggested I re-start weight watchers mainly for the accountability every week and for the support meetings. He said these last 50 lbs will be the hardest to lose ever and that I will need to go to someone once a week and be confronted about my weight:omg: - which is so true. I can't wait till my first fill on May 9th to get started getting my restriction back but in the meantime, I am gonna FOCUS on the exercise and water more. Thanks for listening to me whine and for all your encouargement....

Hey all, long time not talk to..... life gets so busy.... well I got over my allergy symptoms and no more drainage, but as some you already know, I had to go for an emergency complete unfill on April 10th. It has been horrible! I have absolutely no restriction and stay hungry all the time, my scales are up and down, I am so frustrated. I have gained 7 pounds for sure since the unfill. It is amazing how much I depend on the restriction! I am trying to focus on low carb, more water and more exercise, but my work schedule don't allow for much of the exercise part....I get to get my first fill/adjustment week after next. Please pray for me that I don't gain anymore before then! Thanks for all your support!

I scrapbook or rubberstamp. I love all kinds of crafts and now I have a TV in my craft room, so at the end of the day, I try to stay in there scrapbooking or making greeting cards while I watch TV, keeps my hands busy and me away from the kitchen and fridge!

Thanks all for the prayers, advice and encourgment. You are right ONLY I can control over what goes in my mouth I need to burn that in my brain. I go to my regular doc today for a follow up on my migraines, so I am sure he will Kick butt too about my gain. I WILL DRINK MORE WATER..... NO MORE JELLO UNLESS IN THE PRESENCE OF ANOTHER PERSON....I CANNOT BE TRUSTED ALONE WITH IT! I WILL EXERCISE TODAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BUT HOPEFULLY AN HOUR.... Again, thanks.... we can do this together. I have a goal to be under 200 pounds by Christmas....tough goal I know but I have 40 pounds to lose by then....think that is do-able?

Alright ya'll, help me out here, I seem to keep messing up. I do good watching everything all day long then I am pretty busy up until about 9 p.m. and then I sit down to watch a little TV before going to bed and start out eating sugar free Jello and a dollop of FF cool whip but somehow end up binging..... I get so depressed and think I am hopeless, the three pounds I had lost are back with reinforcements, must have been water weight. I know I need to drink more and more water, been not so good on this goal so far.... please pray for me that I get back in the groove soon! I can't wait to get my fills going again as I have no restriction due to my emergency unfill 2 weeks ago.

Hello fellow soliders, just reporting in...we just worked a weekend youth retreat for our church and walked and hiked up mountains Friday and Saturday this weekend and I lost 3 pounds! :clap2: Hopefully, I am now getting past my 6 month plateau! LBT BOOTCAMP SPRING 2006 - Goal weight for June 30th - 225 pounds 4-10 - Weight 243 lbs 4-17 - Weig t 243 4-24 - Weight 240 5-1 5-8 5-15 5-22 5-29 6-5 6-12 6-19 6-26 6-30 My goals for this week are to: Exercise at least 30 minutes per day. Get in 86 oz of water. Track daily food intake on fitday.com Stay on the South beach diet Stop snacking after supper before going to bed.

Just a word of caution - please be careful as you eat and take it slow and minute bites and do not swallow until it is practically liquid..... I am over 2 years out and know how to eat bandster bits but I had the worst PB of my life yesterday. I was in a hurry, and I had ate some pinto Beans and cornbread and I started getting that golfball feeling. Of course, I stopped immediately and thought it would pass. I waited for 2 hours and then tried to drink some hot tea, which did not go down and came back up. I tried for 4 hours and still have excruciting pressure and pain in my chest. Longstory short, I called my surgeon and he met met in the ER for an emergency unfill to allow the food to pass. I had blocked my pouch. Trust me you don't want to ever go through that. I am however gonna start looking for another fill doctor. He was so rude to me and had no sympathy whatsoever and acted like I was stupid for this happening. I was so upset when I got there and he did nothing to reassure me or make me feel better except unfill me. His bedside manner is horrible. I have used this surgeon for 2 years for my fills and I know it bothered him to have to come in afterhours, but he always says call if you have any problems. I know I seem to be whining but he has treated me like this the last time I went in. He either needs a vacation or get out of the lapband business, or get a good dose of compassion somewhere. He made me feel stupid for that happening to me as if I did'nt feel bad enough with the pain and scared feeling of wondering if I had a slip since I have had one before. Just please be careful as you eat and take it slow....Thanks for letting me vent.....

Tammy, Yes, I had ate cornbread and Beans several times since my surgery 2 years ago, it just got stuck this time. I guess I am too scared to try it again though after my incident. The more fill you have and the tighter your band is, you gotta be more careful ie., things that might have been no problem in the beginning might now get stuck, with the hole smaller it passes through with more fills. That is just what the nurse told me yesterday when we talked. Here are a list of foods I could not tolerate when I had 6 cc in my 10 cc band: white bread, pastas, rice, cheetos, mac and cheese. So I just swore off eating them once I had trouble once with them. Everone is different though....it might not even effect you that way at all. Good luck

Staci, Glad you got yours cleared up and that it was not a slip. Glad also that your UGI looked good. Good luck to you. Babs & TX Lady, I know, I hated the way he talked to me, like I was stupid and had no clue after me being his patient for 2 years. I know he forgets who is who and how long you have been there with him, but don't make me feel stupid is all I ask. AngelU and Tammy - Yes, even 2 years out, you GOT to follow the rules, which I do, but apparently just ate too fast and took to big a bite this time for the blockage. An expensive painful hard lesson learned. He just told me for sure to never eat cornbread ever again or any other kind of bread which I never did any other kind. sunflower - Your insurance should cover fills in US, get some names of band doctors in your area and just call your insurance and ask them if they are on your plan. Thanks for all your support here.

Walter Rose is my current fill doc.

Thanks you all for your responses. I needed to hear those words. His nurse just called me to schedule my next adjustment and was somewhat sympathetic when I told her how he treated me. She aplogized for him, but I have a list of band doctors in my area to call today to see if they take new patients and take my insurance. She said he does it like "tough love" and that he will scare you bad enough that you will be more careful in your eating., etc. But, hey, there was just no call for it if you ask me, hurting patients need sympathy and compassion. Again, thanks for letting me vent and for your compassion and support.

Penny, hey girl, hang in there. I am in the same boat as you, gaining instead of losing. I have gained about 16 pounds over the last 5-6 months and cannot get over this. It is very depressing. But I know what to do and for the most part get tired of exercising and drinking all the Water, etc. I know it is worth it, so I am vowing (again) here on this bootcamp thread to try harder and keep at it. You have done SO good so far. We both need to look forward and stop beating ourselves up over this gain. I know we are both tired of going the wrong way on the scale. We can do this and I am gonna be on this board a lot more for the support I need. I will pray you start losing again and that we both encouarge one another. Take care and HANG IN THERE! You can do this!

Well fellow soldiers, I have had a setback. Please read my problem I had yesterday at this thread: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?p=201338#post201338 Long story short, I had an emergency complete unfill last night. :cry I will have to start over on the fills after four weeks in May. I dread having to start over as I had finally got up to 6 cc in my 10 cc band. I am guessing the tighter it gets the more careful you have to be in how I eat and be more conscious of making sure it is practically liquid before I swallow. Needless to say, I am on Clear liquids for 2 days and then will work my way up to soft foods then solids, you know the eating rules after a fill. I hope I can last 4 weeks with no fill in there, I know it will be very hard as I really depend on my band to keep me full. Please pray for me as I wait out these 4 weeks and going through adjustments to get me back to my 6 cc I was at.:paranoid Thanks for being here to let me vent and for your kind responses and concerns. Have a blessed day.

Here I am reporting for duty, thanks for the PM Sarge. I feel like a HUGE failure, I have gained weight been a horrible bandster and not drinking my water and exercising like I need to lately. Kinda been a little depressed since I have not lost in so long. I was supposed to go for an adjustment last week but my allergies have been a mess and I had too much drainage and they would not do my fill, now have to wait until May 9th. I got all depressed and then thought I would go join weight watchers for their weekly meetings, weigh in and support. My hubby thought it was ridiculous for me to have done that, saying I didn't need support that I had lost over 100 pounds without needing so why start paying for a meeting every week now? I tried to explain to him that I have hit a plateau and have gained a few pounds and that I NEEDED the support and accountabilty. He had been supportive till lately. I feel like a failure. I had lost 140 pounds initially but now that total is only 122 pounds loss, I have gained 22 pounds over a 6 month period of time. I need you guys and this board badly. That is why I am back here at the spring bootcamp, Please pray for me that I can get back on track and get my goals set and try every day for them. Sorry for the poor-old-me pity party, but I am really depressed about my gain and just had a very bad PB episode after lunch and cannot get over it. Usually I drink hot tea an hour after I eat, but it hurts too. I am reporting in for duty now.....Will try, try again. I don't want to go back to the person I was before at my highest weight. I know I can do it and I will commit with you all here (again) and try again.... LBT BOOTCAMP SPRING 2006 - Goal weight for June 30th - 225 pounds 4-10 - Weight 243 lbs 4-17 4-24 5-1 5-8 5-15 5-22 5-29 6-5 6-12 6-19 6-26 6-30

Yes, Kim, these allergies can make us feel all weak and lethargic. I love spring too, but that is the only thing about Spring I don't like. Yes, good luck on your pursuit to get insurance approval. I sure hope they cover it for you! Keep us posted. Take care all, Brenda

You go girl! Hold on to something tight, while I do the happy dance for you!! That is great. It is such a good feeling huh? Our stats are very close it is ironic, as I started at 365 too and my first goal too is to weigh half my highest weight! I am not there yet, but on my way. I am proud of you, keep up the good work!

Welcome to LBT bandland. Congrats on your loss so far! That is GREAT!! You will find the people of this board to be the best means of support for you on your journey. If you have questions, lots of folks here to give their opinions, experiences and suggestions, but the best advice I can offer is always consult your physician for your questions and problems. But it is sure great to have the support here when the doc's office is closed and you are curious about anything. Keep up the good work and please post often, we love to get to know you better and help each other on our journeys.

Penni thanks for the encouragement. Welcome to all those who have recently joined us here. Photonut - you and I have interest in the sam hobby - photography. I love taking pictures and I scrapbook as well. Love my digital camera and hope to have a digital SLR one of these days.... I didn't do too bad over the weekend but my WW (weight watchers) plan was not easy to stick to. I did "okay" but not great or nothing. I have done good so far today in sticking back to the core plan on WW. I am trying to get more Water in than normal as my allergies are giving me a fit and I don't want anything to eat becuase of all the drainage... I know, I know, that is gross huh? This stinks because I was due to have a fill tomorrow but they won't do it now since I have so much drainage. Goals for Today, Monday April 3rd I vow to exercise for at least 30 minutes aiming for an hour a day goal 2 miles walked per day. () I vow to follow the Weightwatchers Core plan. () I vow to drink 64 oz water per day, aiming for 92 oz.:spit: () I will NOT beat myself up when I have not lost yet:boxing: :ohwell: :frusty:(still not good at this yet) I vow to only eat core plan snack between meals.:hungry: () I vow to take my Vitamins daily. (done) I will post later tonight on how I have done on my goals above...

Lisa, Carol and Jen - Welcome to the TN board. Good luck as you persue your weight loss journey and please do post here to keep us updated. Skbishop - Congrats on your weight loss!!! That is great! Keep up the good work. I am dragging slow today, my allergies are messed up and I feel all drugged out. I am gonna still make myself go exercise at least 30 minutes on the treadmill and try to get all my Water in today - I need to flush my system out good to maybe get over this allergy mess. Keep up the good work ya'll and have a good evening.

Today, Saturday April 1st..... WEEKENDS ARE HARD FOR ME PLEASE PRAY I STAY WITH THE PROGRAM AND DRINK ALL MY WATER!! I vow to exercise for at least 30 minutes aiming for an hour a day goal 2 miles walked per day. () I vow to follow the Weightwatchers Core plan. () I vow to drink 64 oz Water per day, aiming for 92 oz.:spit: () I will NOT beat myself up when I have not lost yet:boxing: :ohwell: :frusty:() I vow to only eat core plan snack between meals.:hungry: () I vow to take my Vitamins daily. () Photonut, glad to see you still posted anyway, that is my problem, I don't want to 'fess up when I mess up. I hope this thread and you all here can keep me motivated. I am sure you will miss Mr. Adorable when he leaves. Penni, Glad your shopping trip went well and your meal choices were good. YOU GO GIRL!!! I will pray you get to feeling better real soon. Vegaswildflower - Welcome to our commitment /accountability thread. :eek: