ThinDolphin3

ty everyone for your encouragement..i really do appreciate it...ya'll are so kind and help me alot when I'm feeling down....hope all is going well with all my friends.. blessings

K I want to say right off the bat that I know this isnt a miracle cure and that the weight wont drop off overnite. But I never expected it to be this damn hard to lose this weight.:redface: I go to the gym, I eat right, I try to remember to drink alot of Water and crystal light. I am probably hurting myself sleeping til noon and that might be messing up my metabolism and not going to the gym until afternoon when to speed the metabolism I've read you need to go to the gym in the morning. But still I didnt expect it to be this damn hard to lose this weight. I am losing weight in my neck, my arms, my legs, even my boobs..but there is NOTHING COMING off of my stomach. I cant even squeeze my ass into a size 24 pair of jeans and I had the surgery over 2 months ago. What the hell did I do this for..right now I'm stuck since my 2nd fill at 235 lbs.. the scale wont move.:thumbdown: I believe I am doing everything right and yet I'm not making any flippin progress. I went through all the pain and the 10 day preop diet and followed all the damn rules and still i'm this big fat slob.:crying::mad2: What the hell is this band really gonna do for me. I have pcos and insulin resistance and I think that it's making it even harder to lose this damn weight. I know everyone is different but come on there is ppl over 3 months out that have lost over 50 flippin lbs. K I feel better knowing that this is out and hopefully it will make other ppl realize they arent alone in their frustrations about this band. peace and love to all dolphin

I just wanted to ask you all if there is any any hope at all that this weight will come off..because right now I dont see any. We took pics of new stuff that we bought with me in the pics and all I see is this DISGUSTING HUGE FAT CHICK that has been busting her butt for 8 months now and still no change. I still have ONLY LOST 39 LBS THAT'S IT!!! :cursing:And 13 lbs of that was the pre-op flippin diet!!!! :huh2: I stuck all those pics at the fridge and the pantry so I would see them so I wouldnt eat. I'm starting to believe that this whole lap band surgery was a HUGE MISTAKE. I'm a failure at everything I try to do and now weight is just another thing to add to my huge list of failures. They made it sound so easy, that I would lose the weight with hardly any problems. I try to eat right and exercise and what do I have to show for it NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHIIIINNNGGGG!!! I am still wearing the same pants I did before surgery, I still have this huge stomach that wont go away...I go for my 6th fill on tuesday..and I cant wait to tell the doc that I'm one of his failures..that no matter what he does..it's not gonna work..this fat is stuck on my body forever.:tt2: I'm gonna die an early age because I let myself get this big on this small frame body of mine and the fat is staying no matter what I do. :glare::drool: Yea I'm gonna die sooner than I wanted to because I cant lose any weight and it's gonna kill me and then my family is gonna have to pay huge for a big casket for my fat ass. :tongue: k I'm crying so hard I cant see the screen anymore so I'm gonna go good luck to you all in trying to lose weight..but for me I believe I'm done. blessings dolphin Yea all this pain and suffering I went through to get this surgery and what do I have to show for it nothing but SCARS!!! :glare::glare:

Believe me you are in good company here...I go for my next fill on Tuesday and I am gonna ask for another cc instead of half a cc the last time I was there 2 months ago. I barely get restriction and the scale definitely aint moving. so I know exactly how you feel.. I am losing in my arms, my thighs, my breasts but my stomach is stubborn as all hell. I was looking into body wraps and sauna belts today to see if there is someway to heat up this fat in my stomach so it starts to go away..but I dont know if I trust any of it..I sit in the sauna at the gym and I do sweat because I find it hard to sweat when I'm working out. but I dont think the sauna is reaching my stomach and I dont want to lay down because I dont wanna risk falling asleep in there. I have pcos and insulin resistance so I'm am climbing a very steep up hill battle!! or should I say downhill battle...lol I dont know I'm tired I probably aint makin sense...lol blessings to all dolphin

Well I havent gotten as lucky as all of your with the NSV's. The only things I notice is I'm losing everywhere but my midsection and IT SUCKS!!! Bra cups are lose on me I went from a DD to a D size now..it snug around my body but the boobies are shrinking and starting to sag:thumbdown:. My pants are lose on the legs,but when I get to my stomach it's still snug :grouphug: so I havent bought any smaller clothes yet. congrats to all on their NSV's and their weight loss. blessed be dolphin

Well I am going on 8 months of having the lap band and I'm not getting anywhere. My huge flippin stomach wont go anywhere. I started back to exercising this week after not exercising for 2 months and I've gaind 3 lbs:angry:...WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. I thought working out you were suppose to lose weight NOT GAIN IT BACK. I havent had a fill since Nov 4th and I have 7 cc's in me so far. I can eat almost anything after the band loosens in the morning. I have fallen of the damn wagon and I dont know how to get back on it. I guess I keep eating slider foods, i dont know. I'm trying to be good, but I crave Cereal late at night and I eat salad and I am able to get down a WHOLE BOWL :scared2:of salad with all kinds of veggies, cheese, bacon bits etc. I should NOT be able to eat a whole damn bowl of salad. What the hell is wrong with me???:cool2: I dont have any diet plan laid out, I just try to watch what I eat and nothing seems to work. I dont get hungry at times I should be and I get hungry at times I shouldnt be getting hungry like at 8 or 9 pm while watching dvd's or reading. :grouphug: I'm at the end of my rope and I'm seriously thinking that this lap band was the wrong way to go..because I have so many things working AGAINST ME IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY...I have PCOS, INSULIN RESISTANCE and I'm FAT! I workout 4 times a week and I'm starting to think that if my body is gonna be stubborn then maybe I should be too and exercise for hrs EVERY DAY..but wont I be risking gaining muscle weight and not really losing any weight? I'm so confused and pissed off!! HHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP PLEASE!!!! LOVE DOLPHIN:wub:

Well lets see...I have to be honest with myself..I haven't been following the rules very well lately and that's probably why I haven't lost the weight I need to lose. Hubby went to Iraq, my son got expelled from school and my in-laws are a pain in my ass. I am not on a very good sleep schedule because I miss my hubby being in bed with me. I cant trust my son at home alone to do his online schooling so I have to sit at the computer and watch him the WHOLE time. I haven't been to the gym in about 2 months since hubby left and my son got into trouble with the law again and violated probation. The gym is my sanctuary where I can think and be alone and just relax and taking my son to the gym would not be relaxing..he stresses me to the max. He lies to cops and filed a false felony statement and he was only 3 wks away from being off probation when he got expelled. So I have to take him to court in two different counties because he was going to school in another county (I drove him to/from high school everyday so he had better educ.)where he got into trouble and then our county where he violated probation. So I haven't been really motivated to do anything but lay around and just veg out. I did go to the doc and he prescribed me the little metformin pills that I can swallow and they arent ER so if you have ever been on metformin you know what it does to your body..so I'm running to the bathroom alot as well. I not only have pcos but insulin resistance too REALLY BAD!!! I want to get motivated again but it's so hard. I'm thinking about recommiting after the 1st of the yr. Since hubby changed employers to go overseas we had to change insurance and this insurance doesn't cover fills so have to shell out $150 a fill..thankfully I'm close to my sweet spot. I've been pbing alot and it comes with ALOT of pain. So i'm here looking for encouragement AND see if anyone else has dealt with the motivation issue since being banded??? blessings to all dolphin

ty for your replies I really appreciate the understanding and nice kind words that you have given me...and it's nice to know I'm not the only one that has dealt with this kind of shit...ty again and blessings to y'all. dolphin

Now I know why I stopped threading on here...I pour my heart out to you and you view it but dont comment on it or give me any encouragement. yea this place is REALLY for comfort and support NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT LATER:thumbup:

Well lets see...I have to be honest with myself..I haven't been following the rules very well lately and that's probably why I haven't lost the weight I need to lose. Hubby went to Iraq, my son got expelled from school and my in-laws are a pain in my ass. I am not on a very good sleep schedule because I miss my hubby being in bed with me. I cant trust my son at home alone to do his online schooling so I have to sit at the computer and watch him the WHOLE time. I haven't been to the gym in about 2 months since hubby left and my son got into trouble with the law again and violated probation. The gym is my sanctuary where I can think and be alone and just relax and taking my son to the gym would not be relaxing..he stresses me to the max. He lies to cops and filed a false felony statement and he was only 3 wks away from being off probation when he got expelled. So I have to take him to court in two different counties because he was going to school in another county (I drove him to/from high school everyday so he had better educ.)where he got into trouble and then our county where he violated probation. So I haven't been really motivated to do anything but lay around and just veg out. I did go to the doc and he prescribed me the little metformin pills that I can swallow and they arent ER so if you have ever been on metformin you know what it does to your body..so I'm running to the bathroom alot as well. I not only have pcos but insulin resistance too REALLY BAD!!! :tongue: I want to get motivated again but it's so hard.:tongue_smilie: I'm thinking about recommiting after the 1st of the yr. Since hubby changed employers to go overseas we had to change insurance and this insurance doesn't cover fills so have to shell out $150 a fill..thankfully I'm close to my sweet spot. I've been pbing alot and it comes with ALOT of pain. So i'm here looking for encouragement AND see if anyone else has dealt with the motivation issue since being banded??? blessings to all dolphin:redface:

Howdy ladies how is everyone doing? I have been stuck at 220 for about 2 wks now so I know what ya'll mean about the plateau..I also have issues with that...it seems I plateau after a fill then a few wks later start losing again. Its frustrating as hell. I have found that raw cookie dough makes me sick and I cant eat Cookies..but I can eat other things..since aunt flow arrived this month my band has been super tight..hope it lasts since flow left...Just tonite I had to take sinus pills and that was about 2 hrs ago and they are making me sick now..I couldnt take them both at once becuz the one I took first got stuck..so i had to drink and drink to get it to go down and then take the other one. I havent been able to get to the gym since hubby left for Iraq becuz i cant trust my son to be home by himself to do his schoolwork since he got expelled from high school.I dont want to take him to the gym with me becuz that is MY TIME!!! My sanctuary...my time to relax and enjoy myself and feel good...cant do that with him becuz he stresses me out to the max and angers the hell outta me...so anyway good luck over the holiday season and we'll kick our butts into gear after the new yr... blessings dolphin :tongue_smilie:

doing okay...my fill went great...but lately i've noticed I have more restriction over the past two wks though..it's weird..just had aunt flow and got on the scale and i lost 2 lbs since last week..so something is different

I'll join ya sweetie...I had surgery may 8th and I've only lost 31 lbs. I have pcos and insulin resistance so I'm having a heck of a hard time losing my weight. I weighd 259 lbs when I started my journey and now I'm down to 225 lbs...I want to get to ONEderland so bad it's not even funny..I'm tired of seeing this huge stomach.

Wow I havent had the problems you ladies are describing but aunt flow showed up the day before my surgery on May 8th and then disappeared til July.:biggrin: Now she just finally decided to come back around on Sunday and it was heavy at first but now it's tapering off. I usually only have it for about 4 to 5 days (thats WHEN I have it):biggrin:. I am just wondering if it will ever get regular month after month instead of just showing up when she feels like it:cursing: and I would like to know that I can ovulate without having to take a pill that makes you gain weight because your woman parts dont want to work like they should (was on clomid for a while a few yrs ago and it made me gain alot of weight) it makes me feel like I'm not a proper woman because I cant have normal cycles like everyone else. I HATE PCOS AND INSULIN RESISTANCE! BLESSINGS, dolphin

Mine is a love/hate relationship also and money has also been an issue so I couldnt buy the fish and stuff I need to eat. Instead I've been having to nibble on the food I make for the rest of the family and cant even afford protein shakes right now. I have 7 cc's in my band now(had 5th fill yesterday) and I'm going to do a 2 wk liquid diet with this fill because my weight loss is at a screeching halt and I want to get to ONEderland by New Year's. I havent bought any new clothes for several reasons :blushing:1. my stomach isnt shrinking enough to justify new jeans but I am down from 26/28 to 18 by stretch jeans from walmart that I tried on in the dressing room but didnt buy :eek: was just curious and bored and had time to kill. :w00t: 2. I like my shirts big on me not constricting me.:biggrin: 3. I dont see I've lost enough weight to buy new clothes even if I did have the money:cursing:. Self image is sometimes a real pain in the butt :sad: everyone is telling me that they can see it in my face..well I DONT!!! :biggrin: I still see that huge woman that let herself go this long and let food rule her life and how she deals with things.