andrea shoeshine

Hi every one and its been a wee while since I've been on here .. so here is an update . ive had 5 fills lost 30lbs in five months and also put back on 3lbs too.... been sick several times because of eating to fast or the wrong type of food but I know is a work in progress and slowly slowly catches monkey ... main meat is lean mince ( even bought my self a mincer) salads and I love peanuts .... choc when I've had a good week . one small bar and yes I was also confused with the restriction feeling .. but the word satisfied is a much better word ... only down fall is hair loss unfortunately ... this has been an ongoing problem since my adult life but since having the band its got worse an now wearing wigs as im so concise of the loss of hair . take my Vitamins every day and apart from the hair problem im feeling and looking good . long way to go yet but lets see what happens x

well had my first fill on the 30th jan . to discover that I all ready had 1,4 mls in there .. a wee bit painful and the nurse put in 4 mls so now on 5.4 mls .. a little restriction is there and I cant eat anything ... have to be carful in what type of food I eat and energy levels have dropped .. I know its trial and error and next fill on the 27th feb .. started going to the gym twice a week but if I over exercise then I feel the band pulling so mental note to one self . no over doing it . lost a little weight and now down to 16st 1oz ... how is every one else getting on and is any one else feeling tired ? I have also noticed I mustn't go hungry as the band hates the feeling and then I mentally gorge on food which then makes me sick ... bad times so again its just getting the balance right in my busy life style x

is every one drinking coffee using hot milk for the mix or just boiled water ? x

looking forward to my first fill on the 30th ... god knows why and is it sore ? but I've had a really negative day today regarding my band and I know by reading every ones lovely messages and ideas it will get better .. having such a life change and change of routine is difficult but I know im not the only one sailing in this boat x good luck to every one who's going for , post opp and experienced banders,,, its lovely to be able to chat on here with like minded people xx

Hi and im on my 3rd week of post opp , I've lost 1stone up to know and to be truthful I haven't got a clue how as I noticed last night I think im having to many calories ... how many are we supposed to consume in one day ? Im also impatient and expect it to do miracles over night but gave my head a wobble and back down to reality of I hae to do the work and its a tool to help me . first band fill on the 30th ... strangely looking forward to getting it filled . your doing great just persevere and keep on going x oh has any one been on a vibrating plate or wobble plates and if so are they ok to use and good ?

im 3 weeks post opp and could eat a lion , trying so hard to change my habits and that's exactly what it is is bad habits that we didn't even think of before the band ... hopefully you'll get back on track and all the best luck in the world . no one would say it was easy but the out come is fantastic x