WhirlWinds

Hello all, I think we forget that when lossing weight we also build muscle. That muscle weighs more and that building muscle is not a bad thing either. SuzanneG, that is so great to hear about the weight you have lost! Keep up the good work and good things will happen! Sometimes when I get stuck I just watch more of what I eat and when I eat it. Walk a little more or change up my exercise program. I have made a call to go in for another fill in September. I have about 30 lbs to lose. I will be looking into the PS to remove the pann and a breast reduction in Jan. When I called, I also had Cindy share the percentage of my weight loss with me, which was 33%. So after a year and a half, I feel I am doing great! I for one am not in a rush and am not trying to compare myself self with what others are doing or have done. Since we all lose in different ways and means. Our bodies after all are all different. I like to take my time for the weight lost to give my body time to adjust and for my brain to retrain it self. This I believe gives me the longer lasting change I need for my life time. This weight loss and eating right, to me, is a process and retraining of what I "thought" was right. You all take care, be well, do right! ~Whirlwinds~

Hello All! It sure has been awhile since I posted here. I just want to share some with everyone. Since I was banded I have finished my Associate Degree in Accounting, I graduated with honors in June of 08', and am now working on my Bachelors in Accounting. Now, when I started this process I weighed 224 lbs. on my banding day I was 206 lbs. I am now at 160 lbs.:scared2::thumbup: Wearing size 24 when starting am now wearing size 14 and large in shirts. I went shopping at Victoria Secrets for the first time in Jan. Sure was nice to be able to buy something from there!:bored: I just hope everyone is doing well and eating well! Thanks!

So gald you two are doing very well! Keep up the good work! I know when I stop losing I must kick it up with more exercise..I ride my bike almost 10 miles a week and walk about the same. Good luck in the future and stay on track.

Hello there! I have a few of NSV. I graduated this June from College with a degree in Accounting..I am starting my internship with Goodwill, went shopping for new clothes for this and went from a size 22 to 16. From January to June. I have had my children contact me (23 yrs) since seeing them since my divorce...I just hope that this year of change for me just keeps getting better....Not just for me but for all of us! Have a great one...

The information would be under "My Fills" I believe..check it out

Do you go to the realized band website? I have the same band and I read there alot, they give you info for their band. Dr. schram did mine and I got for the first fill was 2cc I have had 4 fills thus far for a total of 6.5cc's which he says is the spot for most. I can tell you that I felt the restriction by the 3rd fill. I would go the the website for more info if you need.

Hello, I made this decision for me as I wanted to lose my weight slowly. I wanted the control over my food intake too.I also believe that for me it is discipline that is key. I have lost 30 lbs since I began my journey with the band since October 2007 (223 START weight), Banded January 23, 2008(206 surgery weight) and as of April 24 (193 current weight). I also have joined a gym and exercise 3 days a week. I read and researched this for over 3 years before making the Life Changing decision. After all, (for me) I allow the band to work as a tool only and use my mind as the key. I am not in a race to lose this weight as it took over 20 years for me to gain it,lose it and re-gain it. I feel that as the weight is coming off so does the old thinking and then new thinking has to take place. Some of the re-directed thinking needs time for it to sink in and learning to apply the new ways of eating for my life. I am finding in my journey that I was comfortable with the weight on my body, unhealthy as this sounds, it was a protection from others, I didn't want to deal with in my life. Now, I am learning that it is me I need to learn to deal with and allow the inner strength to shine through! Take it slow, research, find facts and then apply what you learn, for YOU because it is YOU that will make YOU happy in the end. Smile and Shine on ~WhirlWinds~

forgot to add I have a realize band holds 9 cc's

I have had two fills. I was banded 1/23/08 6 weeks 2.5 cc 2 weeks 2.0 cc and will have my 3 fill on 3/24/08. lost 31 lbs.

Hello Joy: I am so :thumbup:Happy for you. Hope everything goes Great! Keep us posted. Be Bless! ~WhirlWinds~

Here is a picture of me in October when I started to exercise and following the shake diet..I weighed 221 lbs here. My trainer took it of me...I do not have one taken of me since surgery yet. I am down to 205 lbs now...just waiting til I go to doctors office for another picture...Good luck to all! ~WhirlWinds~

Hello! I did answer this in the Forty Group. Please go there and read it. Thanks:wink2: ~WhirlWinds~

Hello Lee41: I responded with my story in the e-mail here on the board. Please forward a copy to me as you are the first one I ever told it to...:tongue: I was surprised as it just flowed out of me. Never had anyone ask me before either.I want to say Thank YOU! It has help me to understand how and why and just where I want to go! I will be doing the Benefiber that I bought starting tomarrow. I think I knew this was going to happen so I bought it before I had the surgery LOL! Oh well sh$tty subject...:biggrin: But today is much better for me...did house work because of the snow and weather here couldn't go to the gym. I have so much homework it isn't funny:eek: Guess I better get doing it if I want to pass and stay on the Dean's List:cool: Good Luck to all for surgery tomarrow and today! Be Bless ~WhirlWinds~

I am 6 days out and doing great! I walked my first full mile today....I am getting all my protein and water down. I still have a tad of gas and potty pains..poo...I am going to the bathroom but it feels like it is stuck there but moving nevertheless. I think that the walking is the big help! I get hunger smells for things I wish I could eat lol but being a good girl here. I see my Doc on 2/8 for follow up. I tried those gas-x strips no such luck for me...I just lay on my belly and heating pad(over my feather pillows)that seems to work the best..I still have some pain but not as bad as the first day out.Weighed myself for the first time today 205lbs. Wish you all the best of luck! ~WhirlWinds~

Oh yeah, on the pre-test day you will be very busy, they will give you a book for the surgery you will have done. I read it everyday and check what I need to do to remind me! Good luck! let us all know when your surgery is. Be Bless! ~WhirlWinds~

They will call with your pre-test day, then in a week they will call with your surgery date and time to be there. I had my pre-test on 1/9/08 then my surgery on 1/23/08. Be happy! and try to stay calm. I had friends take me out for my last meal(lol) on the 21st, I had steak, baked potato and some green beans...I have to admit it was three meals for me! I have been doing the full liquids for the 2 weeks prior to see if I could handle it. Which I could and lost weight. I weighed 215 at pre-testing, 206 at surgery!:rolleyes2: So, just try to relax and be good to yourself! Remeber why you are doing this and what the result can be. I also pray everyday and say thank you to GOD. I am doing good and feeling great everyday! Be Bless! ~WhirlWinds~

Good Morning Dazzle! Thank You! I thought I was going nuts lol! Well, I have had my Decaf Coffee everyday so far and had no problems. I would love to suck gravy off of turkey breast,,wanting something hot and not protein powder:wink2:But will do as told Full liquids only :closedeyes:I have had very little to no problems thus far into 5th day post-op. Gas is not to bad, I agree with the thing about the more I drink the more gas I have. But not everything can be rosey. ROFLMA (rolling on floor laughting my a$$ off) Have a Great Day! Be Bless ~WhirlWinds~

Hello All! I was banded on the 23rd also. This is my 4th day. I am doing ok the pain isn't to bad. The rumbling of my tummy is so loud...I am doing good with my protein. I was wondering: Does anyone else smell things they liked the most even when they are the only ones home and no one else is cooking? I smell toast and sometimes brewed coffee or spaggetti sauce...my mind playing games....well good luck to all Be Bless ~WhirlWinds~

Hello Mamajava! Yes they do! I just love they way they try to help you do the things you want. I also very much love Dr. Schram! Best Doc I ever saw. I wouldn't want any other Doc...they worked very hard to get me in there asap. The insurance was great, the nurses were the best! I just wished they had WI-FI I would have been speaking to all of you here for support while I was there....I had a three hour trip that took us 5 hours to get home on the 23rd. Due to the weather between Ypsilanti and Newaygo. But I made it and was so glad of returnning to my bed! giggles...I was afraid to take my shower today but I did and removed the bandages(thats what I was afraid to do) I am loving the recipes in my book also. They are really good! I had and Protein Power Orange frostie today, what a great way to get my oj in lol. Am going to have the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup for lunch...:redface: My neighbor lady is upset because I can have things she couldn't:ohmy: but thats life..she is learning from me...( she had the RNY)well be kind to yourself today! ~WhirlWinds~

Hello all! I did it! I was banded on Wednesday at Forest Health Medical Center. I feel pretty good. Am following the Full liquid diet. The only thing I have bothering me is standing straight but as the days go by I am sure this will be better...I do have back problems...so I just have to force myself to stand straight...I am hovering because of the back issues... I am doing my protein, did about 395 calories today. hugs to All!

Hello All! I am going to be 48 on Feb. 10th. I was banded on January 23, 2008. I am excited to say I will be a graduate of Baker College in June...have been offered to teach 2 classes at Baker!:redface: To think that I might be in front of a class teaching???lol I am well on my way to a really good and new life now. I just hope things keep going this way, although the bumps in the road makes life interesting...and meeting others makes it even a better life for me...teaching would open up a lot of new doors for me. If someone would have told me 5years ago this would be my path I travel I would have laugh at them. Well, be kind to yourself and you will be Bless!~WhirlWinds~

Hello All! I am now a banded person! This is my first full day and am doing pretty good...Tired but doing ok...Good Luck to all January Dates! ~WhirlWinds~

Hello All! way to go for all who have been banded:thumbup: I have 7 days til mine is done. Been very busy . With school work and getting everything ready. DH is going to spend 10 days on a mini vacation,my doggie is also:frown5: I am going to miss both of them but it is best. I do not do well under stress, or sick....I getting more nervous as the days come and go so fast...Well good luck to all! Have a Great night! ~WhirlWinds~

Hello CJV! Well that is very good to know! I had a hard time going to sleep last night...My husband is going to go away for 10 days and the dog too...I am not so good under stress and to give them a break I have givien them a mini vaction...I let the flooring job good til Fall and instead gave them both some pamper time..I do have a neighbor who has had the bypass done and is almost a year out...she has stepped up and will be here to help me through it..we walk together share ideas and food when we make large meals...Buddies is what I call it..we encourage each other...well I need to get some sleep 4 hours is not enought for me...have a Great night all and you too CJV

I hope everyone is doing good from past days of surgeries...and a very big HOPE everything turns out for those tomarrow surgeries...