Jennie1976

name ........ starting# .... current#......goal#.....togo# Rainer..........264............264..........248.......16 wombat712.......154.8..........154.8........140.......14.8 LessnLess.......172............172..........164.......8 metawnny........252............252..........240.......12 Skinny_Jill.....195............195..........180.......15 Candle .........218............218..........207.......11 KarenG..........207............207..........199.......8 Hoppingto.......350............314..........294.......20 SWEETY..........180............180..........170.......10 juliegeraci.....220............220..........210.......8 Trystelle.......219............219..........205.......14 Susan4794.......240............240..........225.......15 rharriet........367............256..........248.......8 nip50...........250............250..........238.......12 keekahari.......220............220..........205.......15 Hollyberries....298............298..........285.......13 Stacy73.........230............230..........222.......8 Irishmae11......233............233..........219.......14 jfran...........187............187..........177.......10 liz_hager.......202............202..........190.......12 SueMagoo........230............229..........220.......9 MJRouse84.......274............233..........218.......15 Cagstorm........360............360..........345.......15 Jsrico..........255............178..........165.......13 kjl315..........237.5..........237.5........220.......17.5 chickatee.......188............188..........175.......13 want2lose.......236............236..........225.......11 Cerrin..........350............350..........325.......25 Twilight........206............206..........185.......21 RenewedHope.....228............228..........210.......18 georgia girl....275............275..........260.......15 Anitak33........245............218..........199.......19 Redtulips3......248............248..........235.......13 cQQlgirl........220............220..........210.......10 Manatee.........188............188..........175.......13 Jennie1976.......290..........251...........235.......16 I have never weighed below 240 in my entire adult life. I can't even imagine getting to 235, but I'm making it my goal!

My three month anniversary was yesterday. I've lost 39 pounds. I'm a bit bitter because three days ago it was 41, but, for some reason, three came back. It's going back down though. My goal is to lose an average of ten pounds per month. I'm not sure if it will work though. I've had three fills. The last one was the day before Thanksgiving. I felt it that day, but I REALLY felt it about two weeks later. I can't even finish a taco anymore! But, that's also why I'm not happy that I'm not losing faster. Oh well. Being at 251 right now, my goal is to be at 240 by February 8th, which, by the way, is the absolute lowest I've ever weighed in my adult life.

I know there are lots of threads about this in other places, but I want to hear from people who were banded about the same time as me. I have had three fills, and am currently at 2.1. I'm feeling good restriction and think I may have found my sweet spot. Yay! However, I have no clue when to stop eating. I don't eat much, but have found that if I eat just one bite too many, I throw up. I don't hiccup, feel full, or have constant burps before hand on any kind of regular basis. I just can't seem to find the pattern yet! So, my question is, do you guys have a soft stop and, if so, what is yours? Thanks so much for the info!!!

I have to chew obsessively, but I can eat anything. SMALL bites and chewing for twenty minutes. Sometimes it's worth it. Sometimes it's not. Unfortunately I also have a disease where I have to eat lots of carbs, so bread is usually "worth it" to me. BTW, I've had three fills (up to 2.1 right now) if that helps

I know this is a very specific thread, but I was wondering if anyone else is 5'6" and, if so, what weight/size you are? Thanks for helping out...I'm just looking for some inspiration.

Wow! Thank you all for replying! It was very interesting to see everyone's weight/size. I think that size is what I obsess on the most. I don't care if I'm 300 pounds if I'm in a size 6!

Jennie1976...................290.........259..........250...........9

Wow! Congratulations! What size were you at 222 and what size are you now? Also, what is your goal weight?

Three month anniversary today and I'm down 30 pounds (but ten are on the last two weeks--since I got my last fill). It's slowed down now and, even though I can only eat 8-10 bites at the most, I'm so afraid it's going to stop! The lowest I've been in my adult life is 240, and right now, at 260, I can't even imagine making it that far.

I just now realized that today is my three-month anniversary. I've lost 30 pounds so far. I'm in kind of a melancholy mood. I'm so happy that the band is working. I feel all kinds of restriction and think I am at my "sweet spot". I can't eat very much at meals (maybe 8-10 bites), and, while I feel hunger in between, it's not too bad. However, I'm SO impatient. I remember when I was on the Atkins diet (before it almost killed me) that I was losing weight almost daily. The pounds literally melted off of me. In the past two weeks (since my last fill), that's been happening to me, but, as of today, has stopped. I know I will continue to lose weight, but it disappoints me that it won't be as fast. I know that the gastric bypass has this happen, and that the band typically loses weight slower, but I'm SO ready for this to happen. I look at others who had their surgery around the same time as me. Many of them have lost so much more weight than me. I know I JUST got restriction two weeks ago, but I feel that I should be so much further along. I'm so afraid of eating too much and this not working. It really is the last resort and, I know it has worked for everyone else and that this is an irrational thought, but just "what if" I'm the only one it won't work for. I know I'll lose a little bit more weight, but what if I stop at 250 or 240? 240 is the lowest I've been in my adult life. And I was only there for a couple of weeks before gaining it all back and more. I'm so scared that I will only stop at 250/240 and that I'll never have what everyone else talks of on here. Jennie

I just now realized that today is my three-month anniversary. I've lost 30 pounds so far. I'm in kind of a melancholy mood. I'm so happy that the band is working. I feel all kinds of restriction and think I am at my "sweet spot". I can't eat very much at meals (maybe 8-10 bites), and, while I feel hunger in between, it's not too bad. However, I'm SO impatient. I remember when I was on the Atkins diet (before it almost killed me) that I was losing weight almost daily. The pounds literally melted off of me. In the past two weeks (since my last fill), that's been happening to me, but, as of today, has stopped. I know I will continue to lose weight, but it disappoints me that it won't be as fast. I know that the gastric bypass has this happen, and that the band typically loses weight slower, but I'm SO ready for this to happen. I look at others who had their surgery around the same time as me. Many of them have lost so much more weight than me. I know I JUST got restriction two weeks ago, but I feel that I should be so much further along. I'm so afraid of eating too much and this not working. It really is the last resort and, I know it has worked for everyone else and that this is an irrational thought, but just "what if" I'm the only one it won't work for. I know I'll lose a little bit more weight, but what if I stop at 250 or 240? 240 is the lowest I've been in my adult life. And I was only there for a couple of weeks before gaining it all back and more. I'm so scared that I will only stop at 250/240 and that I'll never have what everyone else talks of on here. Jennie

I had a couple of revelations today. First of all, the plop feeling. I remember being able to feel that "plop" as the food transfered from my upper stomach to my lower stomach. I finally figured out that it's BAD!!!! I know, I'm not that bright. The whole point of the band is to fill the upper portion of my stomach...not the lower! So, if I feel the plop feeling, I'm eating too much! I thought that I wasn't eating enough. Apparently I am because I don't feel all that hungry (a little, but not bad), and I'm definitely losing weight! Secondly, I'm down 30 pounds! WOW! Last weekend was bad for me. I *tried* to binge. My entire binge included a total of about 6 bites of a strawberry pizza. Some binge. I couldn't do it. It made me re-evaluate a bunch of stuff. Why was I eating? Was it really going to make me feel better? Was it worth it to lose less weight that week? Third, I fit into a size 20! I found that out last night. I'm 260 pounds. The lowest I've ever been in my adult life is 240. The smallest jeans I've had on in my adult life is a size 20. While I'm still 20 pounds from my smallest weight, I thought I'd try on those size 20 jeans, just to see how close (or far) I was. They zipped! My husband thinks I'm nuts. I must be losing weight differently this time for me to be 20 pounds away from my lowest weight, but I still fit in those jeans. And the sweater I have on today is a size 18/20. Both the jeans and the sweater stretch, but I'll take the victory any way I can! Well, that's all for now. I hope everyone's weight loss is going well!

I had a couple of revelations today. First of all, the plop feeling. I remember being able to feel that "plop" as the food transfered from my upper stomach to my lower stomach. I finally figured out that it's BAD!!!! I know, I'm not that bright. The whole point of the band is to fill the upper portion of my stomach...not the lower! So, if I feel the plop feeling, I'm eating too much! I thought that I wasn't eating enough. Apparently I am because I don't feel all that hungry (a little, but not bad), and I'm definitely losing weight! Secondly, I'm down 30 pounds! WOW! Last weekend was bad for me. I *tried* to binge. My entire binge included a total of about 6 bites of a strawberry pizza. Some binge. I couldn't do it. It made me re-evaluate a bunch of stuff. Why was I eating? Was it really going to make me feel better? Was it worth it to lose less weight that week? Third, I fit into a size 20! I found that out last night. I'm 260 pounds. The lowest I've ever been in my adult life is 240. The smallest jeans I've had on in my adult life is a size 20. While I'm still 20 pounds from my smallest weight, I thought I'd try on those size 20 jeans, just to see how close (or far) I was. They zipped! My husband thinks I'm nuts. I must be losing weight differently this time for me to be 20 pounds away from my lowest weight, but I still fit in those jeans. And the sweater I have on today is a size 18/20. Both the jeans and the sweater stretch, but I'll take the victory any way I can! Well, that's all for now. I hope everyone's weight loss is going well!

It never occurred to me that my new acne might be band related!!! I'm going to check my multivitamin as soon as I get home to see if it has iodine. The only problem for me is that I can't have Iron in my mutivitamin, so I'm limited as it is. I use Tea Tree Oil from Trader Joe's and it has cleared it up. It says "oil" in it, but it really doesn't make your skin oily at all. It smells kind of funky, but it REALLY works.

Hi! New to this whole thing. I was banded September 6th in California. I enjoy reading about all of your successes and what you're going through! It's good to know that I'm relatively normal!!!

Well, I had my third fill on November 21st. The doctor took out all of my fluid, then filled it up to where I couldn't drink water. Then he took some out. I couldn't drink anything at 2.6 ccs. He brought it down to 2.1 to stay. I feel quite a bit of restriction. I'm still hungry between meals, but not as much as before. I have no idea if this means I need another fill or not. It's only been a few days and, in the past, it seems I get a bit more restriction as time goes by for the first couple of weeks. I hope this is the case. I immediately began losing weight again though. Five pounds since last Wednesday. It's hard not to overdo it. You get in the habit of eating! I'm doing MUCH better on taking smaller bites though. Less sliming and throwing up recently. YAY! Finally! I want to add exercise soon, but I live in the mountains and am only home when it's dark and unsafe to be outside. Our treadmill has a loose belt (can you replace just the belt or do you need a new treadmill??), so I can't use it. I'm finding it hard to DO something. Hopefully I'll get an exercise bike soon and I can use it in the afternoons. Good Luck to all!

Well, I had my third fill on November 21st. The doctor took out all of my fluid, then filled it up to where I couldn't drink water. Then he took some out. I couldn't drink anything at 2.6 ccs. He brought it down to 2.1 to stay. I feel quite a bit of restriction. I'm still hungry between meals, but not as much as before. I have no idea if this means I need another fill or not. It's only been a few days and, in the past, it seems I get a bit more restriction as time goes by for the first couple of weeks. I hope this is the case. I immediately began losing weight again though. Five pounds since last Wednesday. It's hard not to overdo it. You get in the habit of eating! I'm doing MUCH better on taking smaller bites though. Less sliming and throwing up recently. YAY! Finally! I want to add exercise soon, but I live in the mountains and am only home when it's dark and unsafe to be outside. Our treadmill has a loose belt (can you replace just the belt or do you need a new treadmill??), so I can't use it. I'm finding it hard to DO something. Hopefully I'll get an exercise bike soon and I can use it in the afternoons. Good Luck to all!

Since beginning reading this board, I have often read of "sliming". Well, I experienced it for the first time today. NOT something I want to repeat. That being said, I'm not sure if I need more restriction or not. I'm hungry constantly, but I don't eat a lot. My soft stop changes so it's hard to tell. Sometimes I hiccup. Sometimes it's small burps. But that one is hard to differentiate between when I'm choking because I took too big a bite. I find myself constantly having PBs because of that. I go in on Wednesday for another fill. I hope that it provides the right amount of restriction, and doesn't go overboard. I'll let you know! Jennie

Since beginning reading this board, I have often read of "sliming". Well, I experienced it for the first time today. NOT something I want to repeat. That being said, I'm not sure if I need more restriction or not. I'm hungry constantly, but I don't eat a lot. My soft stop changes so it's hard to tell. Sometimes I hiccup. Sometimes it's small burps. But that one is hard to differentiate between when I'm choking because I took too big a bite. I find myself constantly having PBs because of that. I go in on Wednesday for another fill. I hope that it provides the right amount of restriction, and doesn't go overboard. I'll let you know! Jennie

Hi all! I'm new to this board. I had my surgery on September 6th and, to date, have had two fills and lost 18 pounds. I'm a little concerned because I can't each much during meals, but I am hungry constantly. I'm wondering if I need another fill. I have an appointment next week, and am hoping that solves the problem. I look forward to reading all the great information on these boards!

Hi all! I'm new here. Start weight: 290 Current weight: 272 (but it fluctuates between 168 and 272) Goal weight: 180 I have a fill scheduled for next Wednesday. I can't eat a lot, but I'm hungry all the time. Hopefully another fill (my third) will help.

...that I would lose weight more quickly. I've only gotten two fills (surgery was on September 6th) totalling 1.5ccs. I had a doctor say (there are two doctors in my building) that he was going to have me sit up with the needle in me and fill me up until I couldn't drink any more Water. Then he was going to take out a bit and that should be my sweet spot. However, I saw the other doctor that day and I think I accidentally got into the middle of a power struggle. He told me that HE was the one in charge (rather than the other guy) and that wasn't how they do things. So he put in just 1cc. I don't feel very much restriction at all, but have PBs all the time. I guess I'm just not used to eating slowly yet. I have an appointment for another fill on 11-21, so we'll see how it goes!!

I had my Lap-Band Surgery on September 6, 2007. Since then, I have had two fills. The first one was supposed to be 1cc. When I went for my second fill, I found out that my first was actually only .5cc. Both fills now total 1.5cc. I don't feel much restriction and my weight loss has stalemated. I chose "Day 7665" as my title for this first entry because I have been dieting since I was about ten years old. I am now 31. I went in for surgery at 288 lbs. I had to spend the night in the hospital because of a very rare disease I have (Porphyria), but, other than that, everything went well. I had a liquid diet for the day before the surgery. I don't know about you, but I gained six pounds before my surgery! I kept looking at every meal as my last! When I came home after the surgery, I was hoping to have lost a pound or two, considering it was now day three of my wonderful liquid diet. NO SUCH LUCK! I actually GAINED two pounds, making my official highest weight 290. I was a little disheartened, but still excited. I had my first fill on October 17th. I was supposed to get 1cc, but guess he didn't get all the air out of the band, and I only got .5cc. However, he asked if I thought I could sit up with the needle in my stomach. I figured I could do anything to get this weight off, so he said to come back in two weeks. He would have me sit up and drink water while he filled in the band. When I couldn't drink any more, he would take some out so that I would have a good amount in my band. I called back in two weeks, but the appointment was with the other doctor in the office. I think I accidentally got in the middle of a power struggle between the two of them because he told me that he was the one in charge and that was NOT how they did it. So he gave me one more cc. That was on November 2nd. My next apointment is on December 17th. I'm really looking forward to it! My biggest problem is that I am eating less at meals, but I am hungry between meals. I also have problems recognizing when I am full. I know I will get better at it, but I'm so used to eating until I feel slightly sick (not so good I guess!). Right now, it's a matter of I THINK I need more food than I actually do. Another thing that surprises me is the peer pressure to eat. I don't want to eat so much, but when I eat lunch with my coworkers, I feel like I need to eat a normal (for an average person) amount of food. After throwing up a few times from eating too quickly, I am eating a lot more slowly and hoping that solves my problem. I still eat way too quickly a lot. That's another habit I have to break. I know that throwing up is NOT good for the band. It's not actually throwing up, and the food just comes back up. Pretty gross. It's especially embarassing when I have to leave the table when I'm with people who don't know about my surgery (most of the people I know). Well, my weight keeps fluctuating right now. I go between 268.8 and 272.2. This morning, I was 271.2. After looking at many of the before and after pictures on this website, I feel a lot more motivated to eat less, regardless of the amount of restriction I feel. Here's to a great day!

I had my Lap-Band Surgery on September 6, 2007. Since then, I have had two fills. The first one was supposed to be 1cc. When I went for my second fill, I found out that my first was actually only .5cc. Both fills now total 1.5cc. I don't feel much restriction and my weight loss has stalemated. I chose "Day 7665" as my title for this first entry because I have been dieting since I was about ten years old. I am now 31. I went in for surgery at 288 lbs. I had to spend the night in the hospital because of a very rare disease I have (Porphyria), but, other than that, everything went well. I had a liquid diet for the day before the surgery. I don't know about you, but I gained six pounds before my surgery! I kept looking at every meal as my last! When I came home after the surgery, I was hoping to have lost a pound or two, considering it was now day three of my wonderful liquid diet. NO SUCH LUCK! I actually GAINED two pounds, making my official highest weight 290. I was a little disheartened, but still excited. I had my first fill on October 17th. I was supposed to get 1cc, but guess he didn't get all the air out of the band, and I only got .5cc. However, he asked if I thought I could sit up with the needle in my stomach. I figured I could do anything to get this weight off, so he said to come back in two weeks. He would have me sit up and drink water while he filled in the band. When I couldn't drink any more, he would take some out so that I would have a good amount in my band. I called back in two weeks, but the appointment was with the other doctor in the office. I think I accidentally got in the middle of a power struggle between the two of them because he told me that he was the one in charge and that was NOT how they did it. So he gave me one more cc. That was on November 2nd. My next apointment is on December 17th. I'm really looking forward to it! My biggest problem is that I am eating less at meals, but I am hungry between meals. I also have problems recognizing when I am full. I know I will get better at it, but I'm so used to eating until I feel slightly sick (not so good I guess!). Right now, it's a matter of I THINK I need more food than I actually do. Another thing that surprises me is the peer pressure to eat. I don't want to eat so much, but when I eat lunch with my coworkers, I feel like I need to eat a normal (for an average person) amount of food. After throwing up a few times from eating too quickly, I am eating a lot more slowly and hoping that solves my problem. I still eat way too quickly a lot. That's another habit I have to break. I know that throwing up is NOT good for the band. It's not actually throwing up, and the food just comes back up. Pretty gross. It's especially embarassing when I have to leave the table when I'm with people who don't know about my surgery (most of the people I know). Well, my weight keeps fluctuating right now. I go between 268.8 and 272.2. This morning, I was 271.2. After looking at many of the before and after pictures on this website, I feel a lot more motivated to eat less, regardless of the amount of restriction I feel. Here's to a great day!