wombat712

I would suggest the wipes with Vit E. Very soothing :hurray: Hope you are feeling better today! wombat

I think it just takes a little time to get used to good restriction. I got good restriction on my fill (Last Thursday). I still can't eat breakfast. I drink slimfast or if I wait a couple of hours I can eat maybe 1/4c of something. I have pb'd more in the last week from this fill. It lets me know when I ate too fast or didn't chew enough. If I eat too fast then I can only eat about 3 bites of anything. I can eat more when I do the soft foods but then I'm hungry sooner. Now I can eat about 1/2c at night of solid food. I hope you feel better soon!! wombat

I'm in McKinney - North of Dallas. I LOVE Corpus though - I'm so jealous :rolleyes2: I certainly hope it's warmer there than up here! wombat

Aubrie - have you been squishing my arms?!?!?!! Mine are the same way!! I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and my 14yr old boy walks by and stops suddenly - he says "hold your arm out" which I do like an idiot. He starts flapping my arm and tells me I'm just like my 80yr old granma!!!! I wanted to kill the boy :rolleyes2:

Welcome Diva and Augusta!!!! Praise God for this site. I read the praise report earlier and it just put a big smile on my face. I didn't have time to reply at that time (shouldn't have been online at all). I just get a warm fuzzy when I can SEE God at work. Such a blessing! Hugs and Prayers for all :rolleyes2: wombat

My doc does .5 cc at a time. That's fairly aggressive after you've gotten restriction. But he also tests it with fluoro to make sure it goes through right. Good luck on your fill!!! My last one (last week) has been fantastic - it's definitely made me slow down and chew ... or else! wombat

I'm 37 - but about to turn 38. I'm am squeezed into a size 10 today (had to wear spanx). Another 5 # and they should be ok. So I still don't know what my end size will be. I'm an apple shape so my tummy needs a larger size than my butt and thighs.

Woooohoooo!!! Congrats on joining bandland :redface: Every day is an improvement - just take it easy and try to walk when you can. {{hugs}} wombat

I'm gonna start it too!!!!!! I need to kick start this body again :redface: Thanks bigbaby! Starting weight 150 - we'll see where I'm at in 10 days!! wombat

I'm prayin - I'm prayin!! For jaunderwood, Thor for surgery, and Candy's friend {{hugs}} wombat

Aren't you sweet *blush* I only started exercising in the last month. I don't like to sweat and mess up my hair & makeup lol. When I belonged to a gym I would seriously do my hair and put on all my makeup AND jewelry. I try to keep my calories between 600-800. At least once a week (sometimes two) I will get closer to 1000. I don't know why I've convinced myself that I have to get this done in a year. I live this stuff - researching, counting calories, weighing myself - almost obsessed (not good). I should channel that energy into working out :rolleyes2: How close are you to your goal? I know the weight gets harder and harder to get off because each pound packs a bigger punch! You are doing great - when else have we been able to lose weight and NOT put it back on?!?! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this band Hugs wombat

My doc advised me to only lose another 20 pounds instead of the 30+ that I want to lose. They said it would be easier to maintain that. Why is that really? I guess I don't understand unless you absolutely stretched it to get to that goal and it's a constant struggle not to gain. I'm 5'0". My weight can range from 95-128 depending on what chart you read. I chose 120 as my goal - definitely not on the lower end. I don't want to be skinny or bony. Doc says 130 is what I need to shoot for. I guess we'll see when I get there how I look and feel about it. It's just confusing. 50# ago I would have been ecstatic to be where I'm at now. Now I just still see more fat. When will I stop obsessing about my weight?! lol (sorry for all the random thoughts - need to finish my coffee) wombat

I would say the post-op diet is easier because you want to "care" for your band and you don't want to jeapordize that. You CAN do this. Get on here and start posting like mad when you feel tempted or weak! We've all survived it or are currently in the same boat so feel free to vent, cry, rant or whatever you need :frown: {{hugs}} wombat

welcome back Missy!! Moving is such a pain and a stressor! I hope your fill appt goes well; get you to where you can eat right :frown: Jojo - you have done amazing!!! You have lost 100# in 7 months!!! That is FANtastic!!! {{hugs}} hope you continue to heal speedily wombat

welcome back! It seems like a lot of people are on hiatus right now. :frown: I got another fill and am losing again. I squeezed into a size 10 this morning!!! I didn't wear them - too much muffin top but maybe in another week or two I can!!!! I guess I could have pulled out the spanx and made it work - hmmmmm. I sure wish it didn't get harder to lose the closer you get - it's frustrating. My doc says I only need to lose 20#; he clearly has NOT seen me naked!!! I'm sticking with my original goal (I think) Have any of y'all had trouble setting a goal? Do you keep changing it as you reach it? wombat

Woooo hooooo Shandra!!!!! :smile:

God Bless you Cindy!!! You are in my prayers {{hugs}} wombat

I eat between 600 - 800 calories on the average day. Every now and then it will be 800-1000. I track my nutrients on fitday software. I take a good Vitamin that gives me most of the Vitamins and minerals that I need every day. On top of that I also take a Calcium chewable supplement. When I'm on the low end (600-700) then I am generally weak or lightheaded if I move to fast. I'm usually closer to the 800 except right after a fill. wombat

I got a fill every month except for December since I have been banded. If I was hungry between meals, I got a fill. If I quit losing weigh, I got a fill. Below is a graph of my weight loss. My fills are marked with red circles. The horizontal red line represents my goal weight to achieve my final goal after one year. I am currently ahead of where I need to be to hit my goal weight by my 1 year bandversary. Thank God for this band - it has truly been a blessing! :smile: wombat

Isn't that the way it always is? I had them do the blade-free (I think intralase sp?). Because of the horror stories that I had heard - this uses a laser rather than the blade to make the cut. It cost $300 more per eye to have it done back when I did it. wombat

Yeah - I don't think much will change it but maybe time, some good genetics and a little luck :wink2: I'm using a firming cream on my lower tummy - it's in sad shape - looks like I just had triplets. I can't say that it's doing any good though. I had used the firming cream on my tushy a few years ago and it really smoothed out the dimples but I don't think it can handle the stretch marks and excess of what my tummy has to offer. When I finish paying off this surgery (4 1/2 years to go unless I can get it paid off sooner) then I will look into funding some PS if I need it. Right now I would say that I DEFINITELY will need it but who knows after that amount of time what I will look like.

Ok I'm a slacker :Dancing_biggrin: I'm starting back up Saturday - this cold spell is supposed to lift some. I'm going to try a week 3 since I never actually did any. What happened to mild winters in Texas???!?!?! Mindy - I hope you feel better soon!!!! Too funny on the story with your son and the contacts :wink2: Whosya - you and musicalmomma look fabulous!!!! That's cool that you get to do that and hopefully inspire others to get healthy!

I can eat way more of the stuff I shouldn't eat than I can of the good healthy stuff. Even with my latest fill (and it's snug) I can only eat a few bites of meat. However, I was able to eat 5 chicken nuggets last night because I drowned them in sauce - they went right on thru. That's BAD!!! I do feel full - stuffed even - when I eat like I'm supposed to. No more sauces for me :biggrin: wombat

Down almost another pound!! I don't know if I'm going to make the goal but I made it tough. My original personal goal was to be 145 by 2/23 (my b-day) so I'm happy w/ whatever I get :biggrin: name.............starting#......current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 Cagstorm(txarcher).360............357..........345.......12 Candle.............218............213.5........207.......6.5 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............184..........175.......9 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............220..........210.......10 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............268..........260.......8 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............197..........189.......8 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........231..........220.......11 legster............223.5..........216..........199.......17 LessnLess..........172............172..........164.......8 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............179..........175.......4 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............243..........238.......5 Rainer.............264............253..........248.......5 Redtulips3.........248............234.5........226.......8.5 RenewedHope........228............221..........210.......11 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............190..........180.......10 Stacy73............230............223..........222.......1 SueMagoo...........230............224..........220.......4 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............211.5........205.......6.5 Twilight...........206............197..........185.......21 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........150.2........140.......10.2

Here's my update!! Wombat712 ....... 152.8 .... 120 ....... 150.2 ....... 30.2