Chiisai

This may have been asked already, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat. I had my surgery on Aug 9th 2007, (Glasgow & Glasgow) and had my first fill of 1 c.c. on Oct. 12th. My next appt. is on Nov. 14th. So far I have not lost any more weight. Is this normal? Shouldn't I have lost a few lbs.? I don't know if I asked my Dr., if he would do another fill so soon. Do they have a schedule, they keep to? At night I seem to be more hungry, during the day, I'm fine. The only time I seem to notice a restriction, is if I don't chew well.

I have been fat since I was about 10, and I just had my band done in Aug., at age 40. I have noticed some very nice, and sometimes funny things about loosing weight. I would love to hear from others, about things they have noticed, and liked, or even didn't like. For example; my wedding rings are getting very loose... my granny undies stick up 3 inches over the waist of my pants.... I had to move the seat up in my car so I could reach the gas pedle..... Mostly I would like to hear what else to expect. Thank you for sharing, your thoughts!

I loved all the things you noticed. Some of them I hadn't thought of. I did particularly relate to, the walking in the room one. When I finished laughing at the nothing to wear one, I realized how true it was. (happy, giddy type, ain't it great, kind of laugh)

Hello, This is my first post. I was banded on Aug. 9 2007, and had my first fill, on Oct. 12 2007. 1 c.c. My surgeons were Glasgow & Glasgow in Walpole, Ma. Most of my weight loss was from the 2 week liquid diet pre-op, and the 2 week liquid diet post-op. I started at 225 lbs., and I am now at 197 lbs. I did notice that I started loosing quite a bit of hair, 1 month after the surgery. So far, if I make sure I get enough Protein, I don't loose any more hair than what is normal shedding. (50g protein) Having tried a Protein Drink my hubby uses, and finding it was disgusting, I now use unjury. I find that if I use the unflavored UNJURY, and the chocolate UNJURY, and mix it with my sugar free CIB's (Carn. Instant breakfast) it tastes just fine! O.K. So now to the totally honest part. :faint: I HATE EXERCISE! :faint: There it is! That being said, I hate death even more. My mom was a insulin dependent diabetic, and had ESRD (end stage renal disease, A.K.A. Kidney disease). She passed away last July, nine days shy of her birthday. YES it was sad, but it was also very sad watching her slowly deteriorate before our eyes. Where do I come in? I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic at 35, and I really didn't see how I was going to be any different than my mom. I was taking 1000 metformin every a.m. And p.m., along with advandia, lipitor, and lisinopryl. The next step was injectable insulin! Even though my mom was never overweight, ( Yep, FAT, call em like I see um) diabetes runs in her family. I sure didn't want to die the way my mom did, if I could help it. Here's the EXCERCISE part! Everything is more difficult the fatter you are, especially exercise. When you have no motivation to exercise, you sure don't do it when you're fat. So now that I have lost some weight, I like the feeling of bending over to tie my shoes. I also joined Curves for a year, and I prepaid, so there are NO EXCUSES! While I still don't really like exercise, I can at least do it. I had my first day at Curves yesterday, even though the owner is a skinny mini, she is encouraging. I was welcomed, and shown how to use the equipment. The people were there to exercise, not to judge, or check out their next Sat. Nite date. My decision wasn't one of should I have the lap-band done, it was WHEN. The answer was ASAP!! I didn't want to inflict the pain of watching another family member die, onto my family, especially if I could do something about it. So, today I don't take any medications, unless I test my blood sugar, and see I need to take a little bit. I now only take 500mg of metformin (glucophage) in the a.m. When my sugar is high. Now, my high readings are 130, not the old high readings of 150 and over! To encourage others; if you think you need help, help yourself. Seek out help, talk to a lap-band surgeon, see if it's right for you. You may think you are the only one hurt by being fat, you're not. Ask many questions, the only stupid question, is the one NOT asked!! This is a journey, we all eventually die, it's how we LIVE that makes us ALIVE. I don't think people die well, I think they LIVE WELL! I like being able to read other peoples posts, get advice, and read about things that have, or could happen. I love to read the honest and real experiences of the posters. I thank them for sharing their stories, so my journey is easier. Thanks!