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I just had a fill yesterday and I'm now at 7 cc's in a 10 cc Realize Band. I'm going to do liquids for two wks because my weight loss has come to a screeching HALT. So this fill should help me do that. congrats on losing 77 lbs.

I was wondering what is the best online food diary I could use to track my calories etc each day.. I really need to start a food diary..i need some kind of help becuz i'm feeling like such a damn failure. :cool2::tongue::cursing::tt2::wink:

First time writing in this slow losers forum. but I've been a lbt member since dec 2007. I had surgery may 8th 2008 and I have only lost 34 lbs. I just took some 5 month out pics and I dont see one lick of a difference in me. I am in the same outfit I was in when I took the before pics. I still have issues with the drinking with meals, and not chewing properly enough. I've had 4 fills and I have 6cc's in a 10 cc band. I have the realize band and I have pcos and insulin resistance. I have issues with willpower and control. I cant even get myself motivated enough to do a liquid diet even for a darn week. how sad is that? :wink: I hate being fat and I thought I was doing okay and then financial crisis strikes and we are now broker than broke and I cant even afford fish and poultry to get my protein and have to be EXTREMELY frugal at the grocery store so the rest of the family can eat..so I'm gonna have to go on the liquid diet so they have food to eat. I feel like such a failure. I got the lapband to help me with control and losing the weight but it's just not working. I cant even afford my next fill because I cant afford the gas to drive there and my insurance changes 4 days before my appt. so now I gotta reschedule my fill which sux. :tongue: As you can tell I'm having a really really bad day, since I took those pics. love and light, dolphin

well i pb alot more now if i dont chew properly. so I do have some restriction but not the kind I would like. Unfortunately I have to reschedule my next fill appt that is scheduled for nov 4th becuz I dont have the cash to pay for it since we are changing insurance since hubby is taking a job to work in Iraq for a year. I have started going back to the gym and I'm concentrating alot on the crossramp, treadmill, eliptical and the weight room. Not doing any swimming right now. I just took some 5 month out pics and guess what I dont see a dang bit of difference in me at all. Ppl keep telling me they can see it well guess what I dont see it. I have found out when I went to walmart and tried on jeans that I can fit snug into a size 18 stretch jeans, but jeans I have at the house that arent stretch and size 20 and 22 I cant fit my fat butt in. I dont understand that at all. So today I'm having a really crappy day.

I did some situps the other day and OMGS I think the muscle that my port is clamped to was spazing it hurt so bad...I had to lay down and put heat on my stomach to make it calm down....has anyone else had this problem with the muscle ur port is attached to spazzing after sit ups?

No I still havent gotten reg periods yet...I got one the day before surgery in May and then the next one showed up in July and now still nothing since July..it's frustrating....I am extremely slow weight loss too.

Yea I dont feel that my realize is helping me one dang bit:mad:. I mean I cant eat like I used to, but I'm just like alot of these ppl in here that will power isnt going to cut it with me...If I had will power I wouldnt have needed the damn band. I'm 4 months out and only have lost a total of with pre-op diet 29 lbs. THAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!:embaressed_smile: I'm starting to wonder if I should have gone with the bypass. I exercise and it's not helping at all. I also have pcos and insulin resistance so I'M SCREWED!! so far I have had 3 fills and I'm up to 5 cc's in my band. Guess from the sounds of it I need to get a larger fill and NOW!!! love and light to all

I'm stuck at not losing any weight since my 3rd fill on aug. 15th. Of course I was not able to get to the gym for 2 wks straight. I am following the rules and still not losing weight. congrats to other may bandsters that have lost over 50 lbs that is so great..wish I was one of them. love and light dolphin

I started exercising my butt off and it still isnt coming off any faster than anyone else. I see ppl that got banded the same month as me that dont have pcos that are losing like 60 lbs already. was banded may 8th and i've only lost 29 lbs. that isnt enough for me...I want to lose like regular ppl.

yea i dont own a scale. it discourages me too damn much and with pcos..not losing hardly anything and i've been banded since may 8th

I have no idea what is going on with me. I cant seem to lose as much weight as everyone else. its taking forever to lose so little. I know I shouldnt compare myself to anyone else but it's nutz...there is ppl that got banded same month as me and they are already down 50 and 60 lbs. I guess i dont have enough restriction.

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.:mad: 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:rolleyes:

Well ladies it's good to know I'm not the only one that isnt losing weight with this band. My 3rd fill is scheduled on aug. 11th. I'm hoping I'll get good restriction from that but I'm not sure. I can say how disgusted I am with myself...I actually pulled out a pair of jeans from my closet that I havent been able to fit in a long time and guess what my fat butt STILL CANT FIT THEM....they are a size 24. I go to the gym 4 times a week and swim swim swim and elliptical and some weights and I'm losing everywhere but my damn stomach. AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH my body hates me is the conclusion I've come up with. MY BODY HATES ME!!!

I had my band surgery may 8th and I started my period the day before surgery...it just finally showed back up on july 17th.

WTG on ur diet sweetie. I just got done watching The Cleaner too. I like the show and Ben Bratt is doing really good on it so far. If you ask me he's getting better looking. Keep ur chin up you are almost to bandland!!

Thank you so much for your replies I really appreciate it. I was hoping for a bigger response..but I do believe I'm going to call my doc and ask him for the flourscope thing to see if it really is stretched out or if I'm just being paranoid.

Well not sure where to start with this. I had my surgery on May 8th and I just had my second fill on Friday of 1cc. The doc said that I seem to be in a good tight place with my band. I am losing about 2 lbs a week. At least this past month anyway. Now I have tried things like soda which I cant drink anymore and I tried Pasta which I DEFINITELY cant eat anymore. I took a few bites and I was hurting so I stopped eating it. Now there has only been a few times where I have felt pain after eating and it's only been about 3 times. Not extreme pain just extremely uncomfortable, but I have a few burps and I'm better. :party: Now the whole point of this post is to find out if anyone has stretched their new pouch and how do you find out if you have. Becuz there is times that I can eat just about anything and then times I can only eat a few bites. Not sure if it's becuz I sometimes dont drink before meals and sometimes I do because I drink and then my stomach starts growling. I asked the doc how I would tell if I stretched my new pouch if I would be in extreme pain..and he said "not necessarily" I thought to myself..shit that means I have stretched it out, so that surgery was for nothing now.:tt1: So I am freaking out...has anyone thought they stretched their new pouch and had it tested? :confused2: PLEASE HELP I AM FREAKING OUT OVER HERE!! DOLPHIN:crying:

I had a period the day before surgery on May 7th and I havent seen one since!!! I'm starting to wonder why aunt flow hasnt shown back up since surgery because I am losing weight and exercising etc.

Well I talked to my doc and and told him that after I stopped drinking the protein shakes I started to go down in the bloating etc. He said "yeah I dont really like the protein shakes, they are just empty calories and dont give you any restriction"

Realize bandit here May 8th. I had my second fill on Friday and I asked him how big my band is and he said "well there is only one size, I think it's 10 or 11cc" So right now I'm sitting at 4 cc in my realize. there are times I feel restriction and other times I dont. Wish there was a forum on realize site that way I can talk to others that have that band. I am so far with going to the gym and everything losing 2 lbs a week. I just wish I would be losing more, I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing it better losing slowly instead of gastric bypass patients. I sometimes just get so impatient with the weight loss. I am swimming, biking, elliptical and treadmill and weight room.

Well with preop diet included I have a lost a total of 24 lbs. I see that other ppl are losing a heck of alot more than me. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...I have been going to the gym and swimming and watching my weight etc. I was banded on May 8th.