wyldvelia

im down 10 lbs. i was told that the first 6 weeks were all about healing and letting the band settle; and also not being able to eat. thats not all bad considering that i have absolutely no appetite. in the last week, i've had one butternut squash campbells soup (two sittings) with no problem. a day later i tried the roasted pepper soup (yuk). a day later i tried some grits. yup grits. i was craving them. i had 1/4 cup and made them really runny. cream of wheat consistency. tonight... a soft scrambled egg. heaven!!! i ate it soooo slowly. savored every bite. AND IT STAYED DOWN. yeha. inbetween all of that food, i've kept myself well hydrated. reading many of the posts, queries, replys, cries, and goals, i have gleaned lots of tips from bandsters and future bandsters. yesterday i was able to work for one hour before i went home and slept, today i put in 6 hours... tomorrow i must begin working full days. we'll see what tomorrow will brings.

k. well. then. 1lb to my drs goal. but im still 5'2" and im still 171lbs. i feel good and look good. i had my 1 year anniversary appt at my drs. 87% success. i dont want to weigh 171lbs. i was 135 in high school. i may not be shooting for 135... but i certainly want my next goal to be:... ... .. ....... 150lbs. damn breve lattes. :clap2:

k. well. then. 1lb to my drs goal. but im still 5'2" and im still 171lbs. i feel good and look good. i had my 1 year anniversary appt at my drs. 87% success. i dont want to weigh 171lbs. i was 135 in high school. i may not be shooting for 135... but i certainly want my next goal to be:... ... .. ....... 150lbs. damn breve lattes. :clap2:

7lbs to goal. my drs. goal. i would like to lose 30 more. we'll see. k. so i was stagnant for like almost 3 months. last week t-th i went to curves and drank 'skinny' mochas. ok, not as good, but im down 4lbs. gee, imagine, less calories and excercising, who knew? when i was little, i my family used to call me 'flaca' because... well, i was. i was all elbows and knees. an older brother saw me yesterday... flaca he called me. lol. took me back a whole lot of years. i smiled. i look in the mirror and still see a fat girl. though i seem to move funny now. im surprised when i can cross my legs. i mean really cross them. not just the ankles. lol. i stole a pair of size 12 levi jeans from a niece. they were her fat jeans, but they are becoming my too big jeans. now what? what do i do once the weight starts to just be gone. its like i wait for it to strike at me from behind or something. its gonna come back. i know its not. its just weird.

7lbs to goal. my drs. goal. i would like to lose 30 more. we'll see. k. so i was stagnant for like almost 3 months. last week t-th i went to curves and drank 'skinny' mochas. ok, not as good, but im down 4lbs. gee, imagine, less calories and excercising, who knew? when i was little, i my family used to call me 'flaca' because... well, i was. i was all elbows and knees. an older brother saw me yesterday... flaca he called me. lol. took me back a whole lot of years. i smiled. i look in the mirror and still see a fat girl. though i seem to move funny now. im surprised when i can cross my legs. i mean really cross them. not just the ankles. lol. i stole a pair of size 12 levi jeans from a niece. they were her fat jeans, but they are becoming my too big jeans. now what? what do i do once the weight starts to just be gone. its like i wait for it to strike at me from behind or something. its gonna come back. i know its not. its just weird.

8 months post band. 53lbs down. nsv: i have gone from a size 18 in jeans to:... get this: ta da!!!! Levis stretch SIZE 10 jeans. did you read that right? size 10. yeah, i know they are stretch, but i'll take all the slop i can. ha. in regular non stretch jeans, im a 12. thats ok. i'll take that too! of all the things i miss most is my ass. i've always had a rather pretty arse. round. bubble butt some would say. yeah, its sorta flat now. i know going to the gym will lift it some, so im not worried about it.

8 months post band. 53lbs down. nsv: i have gone from a size 18 in jeans to:... get this: ta da!!!! Levis stretch SIZE 10 jeans. did you read that right? size 10. yeah, i know they are stretch, but i'll take all the slop i can. ha. in regular non stretch jeans, im a 12. thats ok. i'll take that too! of all the things i miss most is my ass. i've always had a rather pretty arse. round. bubble butt some would say. yeah, its sorta flat now. i know going to the gym will lift it some, so im not worried about it.

186lbs. ok. 7 more lbs down. im stuck. ive here for about a month or so. i think its cuz of my last aggressive fill. to much pb'ing. i know i know i know. to compensate, i do soups. clam chowder. no excercise yet. must, must must increase the bust. not really. what is this mood im in? geez. 16 more lbs to goal; my dr's goal. i want to lose 30lbs. more. maybe if i went to curves i would? hmmm? the possibilities. lol. -r

186lbs. ok. 7 more lbs down. im stuck. ive here for about a month or so. i think its cuz of my last aggressive fill. to much pb'ing. i know i know i know. to compensate, i do soups. clam chowder. no excercise yet. must, must must increase the bust. not really. what is this mood im in? geez. 16 more lbs to goal; my dr's goal. i want to lose 30lbs. more. maybe if i went to curves i would? hmmm? the possibilities. lol. -r

my scale is always the proverbial 3lb difference from the scale at home, but i ALWAYS take my scales weight. always always always :clap2: . i will take any loss and run with it.

ok. heres the plan, k? i should of done this from the beginning. start to tell people: im so hungry, but im cutting back. every once in a while, just throw in a " geez im hungry". that way, when you start to really drop the lbs, they will already be condtioned to your weight loss. i should of done that. two neices and a close girlfriend know ive been banded. none of my family knows. i have found out that having 'someone' know is good. i really really try not to bore my few confidants, but its hard. like i have to share the daily/weekly successes im going through. good luck to you! -r

OK. NOT WIERD. I GUESS THIS JUST TELLS ME IM ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I WAS 234 PRE-BAND AND A SIZE 18. FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I HAVE BEEN AN 18. ARG. HATED IT. IM NOW AT 190. IM IN SIZE 14 JEANS. I CAN WEAR A BELT OVER MY BLOUSY BLOUSES. NOW PEOPLE ARE NOTICING THE DIFFERENCE IN ME. MY SISTER DOESNT LIKE IT. 'why am i losing weight?' 'what am i on?' I WALK BETTER. I LOOK BETTER IN CLOTHES. I FEEL WIERD. LIKE I DONT DESERVE TO BE THINNER. IS THAT FUNNY OR WHAT? I WAS BANDED 3/24/2006 AND IM DOWN 44LBS. MY NIECES THAT KNOW IVE HAD SURGERY KEEP TELLING ME TO GET RID OF MY 'FAT' CLOTHES. IM EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THEM. I CAN TELL YOU HOW OLD SO MANY OF MY CLOTHES ARE. HOW I WAS FEELING WHEN I BOUGHT THEM, YADA X 3. IM A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. ON THE VERGE OF TEARS TODAY. DONT GET ME WRONG, I LOVE BEING 44LBS LIGHTER. MY DR.S GOAL FOR ME IS TO BE 170LBS. IM WITHIN 20LBS. I HAVE NOT EXCERCISED AT ALL. I START CURVES TONIGHT, SO I KNOW I WILL NOW START TO LOSE INCHES AT A FASTER RATE. GET TONED. BUILD A LITTLE MUSCLE. (THEN I CAN SAY THAT IM LOSING CUZ IM EXCERCISING).

i weigh my self naked. every morning. after going to the bathroom. with no watch. rings. necklace. lol. i dont really car that the dr's scale is different by 2-3lbs. i just go by mine and we are always the same difference. i dont get too frustrated when i see no change for a week or so, then all of a sudden... wham. im down another 2-3-4lbs.

4 months banded I read about alot of bandster nsv's , and would always feel like, oh yippee for that person. 10lbs gone, 20, now im at 30lbs gone. (must update my ticker). 1) well, this morning i had one. actually, ive had more but just had to put my mind to it. this morning i was getting ready for work, red undies call for a red bra, i start rummaging through my lingerie drawer and pull out a red bra. oh yeah, i remember that one. deep plunge in front held together with a little ring. hmmm, let me try it on. i reach behind me and i feel the extender that i had brought because all of my bras hurt, they were too tight. i felt around and unhooked the extender... my bra fit. very well i might add. no extender, no pain, boobies look damn good in my pretty red deep plunge bra!!! 2) i a few weeks ago, i got in my car to go to work and damn... sans cell phone. before the band, i would just go to work, change my msg to say: hey, i forgot my phone at home, call me on my work #... well, this particular time, i got out my car, ran upstairs, got my phone, ran down and got in my car. not winded, no problems. wow. did it w/o thinking about it. those are just two and there are more. im at 204lbs. 5 more to be on OneDerland. i gained 20 some odd lbs in the last two years. where im at right now is only 6-8 lbs lighter than two years ago. nobody has really noticed anything about me. i do. its all uncharted territory now. every lb. will count. i love my band. -r

OK. YESTERDAY I WEIGHED IN AT " 193 " ... BUT THERE ARE THOSE DAMN FLUCTUATING 2LBS. BUT AS ALWAYS... I TAKE THE LOWEST WEIGHT, I GO UP A COUPLE BUT I STILL COUNT MY LOWEST. HA. IM DOWN 41LBS W/ 22 MORE TO GO. WOWZEE WOWZEE WOOZEE. -R

OK. YESTERDAY I WEIGHED IN AT " 193 " ... BUT THERE ARE THOSE DAMN FLUCTUATING 2LBS. BUT AS ALWAYS... I TAKE THE LOWEST WEIGHT, I GO UP A COUPLE BUT I STILL COUNT MY LOWEST. HA. IM DOWN 41LBS W/ 22 MORE TO GO. WOWZEE WOWZEE WOOZEE. -R

my nurse once wrote: THERE ARE TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS, 1) NOT ENOUGH 2) JUST RIGHT AND 3) TOO MUCH. HOW LARGE YOUR BAND AND HOW MANY FILLS IS RELATIVE. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. i guess we just need to get fills when we are not losing 1-2 lbs weekly (uh, i dont lose for a week or two, then all of a sudden, i drop 3lbs or more. who knows).

ha. made it. -r

ha. made it. -r

i am/ was averaging 1.3lbs per week. my fill nurse said to me: you need to step up the weight loss!! hmm. ok ok, im not excercising and if i did i would step it up. but i thought i was doing well. ho hum. -r

I had to respond to this thread; im a 44 y/o woman. most of my entire adult life i have been a size 16. <except for a short stint as a size 12>. i liked my body. i liked me. all was well. UNTIL ABOUT THE AGE OF 42ish. i made new friends. sat at thier kitchen table every friday and/or saturday night. eating good food and drinking ALOT. i figured i was with friends, i wasnt driving and all was well. before i knew it, i was pushing a size 18. my body started to melt. droopy fat where before there was just firm fat <any such thing? lol> i was uncomfortable. i hated it. i had gained 20lbs. that taught me that alcohol did its worst. im 30lbs down, banded 3/23. my 'drinking' days are over. i do have an occasional drink, but if i do i chase it with a glass of water. geez.

4 months banded I read about alot of bandster nsv's , and would always feel like, oh yippee for that person. 10lbs gone, 20, now im at 30lbs gone. (must update my ticker). 1) well, this morning i had one. actually, ive had more but just had to put my mind to it. this morning i was getting ready for work, red undies call for a red bra, i start rummaging through my lingerie drawer and pull out a red bra. oh yeah, i remember that one. deep plunge in front held together with a little ring. hmmm, let me try it on. i reach behind me and i feel the extender that i had brought because all of my bras hurt, they were too tight. i felt around and unhooked the extender... my bra fit. very well i might add. no extender, no pain, boobies look damn good in my pretty red deep plunge bra!!! 2) i a few weeks ago, i got in my car to go to work and damn... sans cell phone. before the band, i would just go to work, change my msg to say: hey, i forgot my phone at home, call me on my work #... well, this particular time, i got out my car, ran upstairs, got my phone, ran down and got in my car. not winded, no problems. wow. did it w/o thinking about it. those are just two and there are more. im at 204lbs. 5 more to be on OneDerland. i gained 20 some odd lbs in the last two years. where im at right now is only 6-8 lbs lighter than two years ago. nobody has really noticed anything about me. i do. its all uncharted territory now. every lb. will count. i love my band. -r

27Lbs. down. i guess im on track for 1 to 1.5 lbs per week. i really like it. i'll take the border slow loss because if i did what i really wanted to id lose at a faster rate. i dont excercise. before it used to be "oh, my hip pain" . then it was, well, once i get down 20lbs i'll feel better and little bit lighter and i'll WANT to excersise. hmmm. logic not working. maybe cuz im not being logical... just lazy. damnit.

27Lbs. down. i guess im on track for 1 to 1.5 lbs per week. i really like it. i'll take the border slow loss because if i did what i really wanted to id lose at a faster rate. i dont excercise. before it used to be "oh, my hip pain" . then it was, well, once i get down 20lbs i'll feel better and little bit lighter and i'll WANT to excersise. hmmm. logic not working. maybe cuz im not being logical... just lazy. damnit.

ok. so the 3rd fill was a little on the aggressive side. i could only take it for one week. ha. i did lose 4lbs that week though. im pretty sure one is not supposed to pb and slime every day, every meal, look longingly at food, and so on and so forth. i had .2 removed and as of today, im 20lbs down. i feel soooo good. last week i worked out 3 times at curves. this week only one so far and today is wednesday. i may have bitten off more than i can chew. damn hip pain. i hope it goes away. i'll take the excercise easy. today we had our staff meeting, i had a latte on the way there, and had a little bit of bacon, a bite or two of potatoes, sneaked in a bite of egg (the dreaded evil, comes from the devil eggs, formerly my most favorite food pre-band), couple bites of watermelon. ok. done. today, for the first time i cant believe i actually feel HUNGER. im thinking about lunch (well, it is lunchtime), but its funny cuz i actually ate breakfast and i normally dont. :cool: