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Thanks! I have a quick question for you all. What is or will be your next goal once you reach onderland? Now that i'm finally there, my next big goal is to reach 160. I am 5'7" so i'm fairly tall, and I don't think I want to go any lower than that. At least for now. So that's my next step. Yours?

i finally arrived to onederland! i am 199.0 as of today. i know it will fluctuate, but i don't care, as of this second i am in onderland. the next step it to really be in onderland and stay there!

I am now 200.8. Can't believe i've lost 2 lbs. since yesterday. It usually takes me a week to lose one pound. I know my weight will fluctuate a couple of pounds, but for now, it's exciting to see 200.8 on the scale.

202 lb. right now. I don't even remember the last time i was under 200. I was probably a kid!

Today I weigh 203.0. So close. :wink:

5 lbs left. The kitkat bar I had tonight probably wont help any. Opps.

It took me awhile to eat solid food after my last fill. I would say it took me almost a week of just liquids and solids. Now i'm able to eat solids as long as it's in small bites of course.

6 pounds until onederland, and i'm on my period right now. I usually gain two pounds around this time.

i'm still at 208. doh!

awesome! 8 lbs away myself.

i'm 10 lbs. away from onderland. i can't wait!

i was banded in april of this year. i have 7cc's in my band, and have been doing pretty well with restriction since i have 7ccs. but sometime last week all of a sudden i had no restriction whatsoever. i just feel weird like my band slipped. i already set up an appointment for the 25th, but i just need to vent. i was self-pay, so i'm keeping myself up at night worried that my band slipped and i will have no money to pay for another one. also, that i am still paying for this one. how heartbreaking would it be to pay for something i no longer have. maybe it's just my me being too worried, but it's almost like i can tell something is wrong. i hope it's not the case, but it's killing me waiting like this. anyway, thanks for reading if you did.

well i just got back from my appointment. they said my band is fine, and i got a 1cc fill, bringing me to a total of 8cc in a 10cc band. sheesh. the nurse said the barium went down fine, but to come back in a month to make sure my pouch hasn't expanded. i guess she wasn't able to tell then? so i guess i'm not as scared anymore. i do know that i will be very conscious of what i eat and how fast i eat. i can't seem to get that down still. i still have a weird pain in my chest, and i've also lost 8 pounds in two weeks. weird! i've been on liquids for four days, and since i had a fill, i will be on liquids for another 2, then mushies for the following two days. anyway, thanks for listening.

I heard that a complete loss of restriction could be a sign too. The weird thing is i've lost more weight now that I have less restriction. Today I ate something way too fast and felt restriction, but no pb'ing. So i'm not sure what is going on. Usually when i would eat something too fast I would be throwing it back up right away. I'm still leaning more towards a slip, it's just what my mind is telling me. :Dancing_sorry:

thank you for your comment. i'm working on not stressing right now. also, i'm feeling a dull chest pain when i breathe in deeply. so that's also scaring me. it's just strange from going from restriction and then the next day i could eat two chicken enchiladas, and a side order of rice and Beans, as well as chips and guacamole. i didn't eat the entire meal, but i ate a good portion of each. of course that wasn't the healthiest of meals, but i rarely eat like that. it was just a stressful day. thanks again! i wish my appointment were sooner.

i just met with my surgeon on wednesday, and next wednesday is surgery. so soon! i was told to go on a pre-op diet for two weeks, and i messed up big time. i went in panic mode or something and started eating all the things i would never be able to eat again, at least not a full meal of it. yeah, i failed already, but i'm not discouraged just yet. i know i can stick to "the rules" when i'm banded, even when i already messed up. anyway, i'm excited for next week!

i'm trying to schedule my first post-op appointment and hopefully they'll give me a fill. i'm already starting to feel hungry between meals, and i don't want to overeat. i haven't checked the scale and i don't plan to. i don't think i've lost much which is ok with me, as long as i start losing once i have a fill and when i'm able to do some serious workout.

Tomorrow I have a diagnostics appointment. I was just so excited when I made my appointment on the phone that I forgot to ask questions. What exactly goes on during these appointments? What should I expect? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but thanks for taking the time to read!

$40k? yikes, are you sure they weren't giving you the price for bypass? i went to true results center in houston and the price for self pay is 12,900, but a lady who works there gave me a card called the true vip card and basically i got a free diagnostics appointment which would have cost me about $400, and also the card knocks $500 dollars off the cost of your surgery so you only pay 12,400. since i have the card, i was given another card to give out to anybody else who is looking to have the surgery and pay self-pay. i would be more than happy to give it to you if you want it. i know there are different locations in texas and i'm pretty sure you can use the card at any of them, but i would call just to make sure. send me a private message so i can give you my email address.

i too have that feeling of why did i do this, but hopefully once the pain is gone and i can finally eat different food i'll feel better. i feel tired a lot during the day. today i had bad diarreah, i don't know if bthats normal or not. i can eat purred foods starting tuesday then mushies next week. i ca't eat much eiether. it took me three whole days to finish on of my sugar free Jello things. i'vw already lost 5 lbs since surgery so thats kind of cool. sorry if this post is full of typos, but it's hard to type on your side in bed with one hand!!!!

these first couple of weeks is going to be tough for us, but i know we can get through it. i am feeling a bit better today. at first i was only able to sleep on my right side, but now i can sleep on my left. i still can't sleep comfortably but i am sleeping. the same goes for sitting up. i still feel groggy so i can't really walk much. i've had a headache since the day of surgery, that is bothersome. i kind of had an emotional breakdown today because i can't do much. i've been pretty lucky with gas pain though. i only burp and you know what. it's tough seeing everyone being able to eat normally but me, but i have lost two lbs since surgery so that's good i guess. hope everyone is doing good.

how's everyone doing? i'm in pain and ca't really do much but lie down or walk around a bit. i'll post more of my experience later when i feel better. hope everyone's surgery went well!

oh jeez. now my arrival time is at 10am. so from 4:50pm to 8:30am and now 10am. i hope that's the last change they give me!

well my surgery time went from 4:50pm to 8:30am. i'm usually still asleep at that time.

i'm only taking off wed-fri. and back to work on monday. my surgeon said that would be enough time and just to get up and walk if i feel discomfort. i have a desk job so i think it will be ok.