Numbrgirl

Sunshine, My doctor cautioned me when I went for my 3rd fill on 8/5 - He said he didn't want to overfill me because to remedy it - it is almost like backing way off and starting over again. I fill just about right at this moment - I hope everything begins to go better for you!!

This board is so sweet and comforting. What a great group!!!

SanDiegoPhotog ~ I LOVE IT and ITS SO TRUE!!!!! 8-)

You know you're a bandster when.........you sit down to dinner your husband reminds you to chew, chew, chew.........

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to post their progress. Just passing the three month mark since being banded and this feedback really encourages me to stay with this journey and reconfirms that I have made the right decision for ME. Thanks Again!!

I can totally relate to this! I went on vacation to Hawaii for a 10 days and enjoyed every minute of our time there. I came back and was actually two pounds down! It was the first time I have ever gone on vacation and not gained weight. I kept telling my husband during our trip - "this is the last time I come to Hawaii fat..." We go every year and I am looking forward to next year already!!!

Because it works!!

Just wanted to give encouragement to everyone. It has been a while since I posted. I went on vacation to Hawaii for a few weeks and have been bombarded with my schedule since my return. Today I get to celebrate losing 35 pounds in 92 days and I couldn't be more thankful!! A few people have recently noticed and now I am walking around with only 1 1/2 chins instead of 3!!! Thank God for HIS blessings and the advances in medicine to give me a wonderful chance of trying this whole thing over again...........Stay with it ladies, it does work!!!

I haven't tried carrots - thanks for the warning - I have pretty much stayed away from salads since being banded but I have tried cucumbers from a veggie tray - and made sure I chewed and chewed and chewed and they went down ok. I notice that the cucumber is not full of carbs so whenever I want a crunchy good tasting veggie that is what I go for.

It is also nice to have "experts" come in for a talk (i.e. dietician, hair/nail expert, cosmetic surgery options for excess skin, etc.)

NEVER - You have still done really well! I am off to the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday and am going to try to do my best to stay on plan. I am taking my tennis shoes and IPOD so I won't have an excuse not to hit the treadmill everyday!! Pray for me!! 8-)

I am staying on plan today because my husband is starting to notice and "feel" the changes taking place in me......

Isn't it high in carbs or sugar? I can't remember I haven't looked at a bottle in a while

I am staying on plan today because everyday it seems to get easier and easier..........................

I am staying on plan today because I am down 2 more lbs this week!!!!

It is sad when so many suggestions, valuable feedback and valid responses to a myriad of excuses (legitimate or not) is ultimately met with a decison to just disregard it all, make reference to being brought to "tears" and abruptly leave the discussion. I have learned so much by reading through the thread - where every negative has been counteracted with a positive - should I ever find myself on this lap band journey looking for "outs" to destructive behavior that tries to creep in, I can use these interactions as a reference. Thanks to all who stepped up and were willing to tell it like it is.

That first true PB experience is definitely something to be remembered. Mine was at my sister's wedding a few weeks ago. I ate one bite too many and suddenly I sweating, slightly shaking, looking around, trying to be inconspicuous, wondering if I should bolt for the nearest restroom, breath, breath, little sip of water and finally it subsided..........WOW! - definitely don't want to do that everyday!!

Thanks MENDY - that really makes sense - sometimes I am so close to the symptom I can't really think through it properly!! I find that it is much more common with liquid as well. You are a genuis!! 8-)

LEVI - that sounds like almost the same exact PB experience I had recently at my sisters wedding. Fortunately I didn't have anything come up but the sweating and slight shaking and the feeling that I should bolt to the nearest restroom - it passed after a bit. When I went in yesterday for my first fill - the doctor told me he had put 2 cc's in my band at time of surgery - so it sounds like you too are on your way!! 8-)

Can anyone answer for me - I just had my first fill yesterday (up to 4 ccs) and since then I have been experiencing a lot of burping!! No discomfort just some unexpected burps - has anyone else experienced this? Occassionally I feel a light restriction but other times no difference. I am continuing to lose which is good and I go back for another fill July 1. Whoops! There goes another one - excuse me!! Guess it is better from this end than the other............. 8-)

I had my first fill yesterday and ever since then I have been physically burping a lot more - no discomfort - but has anyone else experienced this? At times I only feel a slight restriction and other times nothing.

I am staying on plan today because when I got up this morning my pants were much more loose than they were last week!! 8-)

NEVERB - you have really good loss - is that since you have been banded?

French fries used to be a HUGE TEMPTATION. SUPER SIZE PLEASE Not anymore. I just don't have the craving..........it is the weirdest thing............

Kat - I didn't know they made them that small......... My doctor told me I had the standard size of 10 cc's. Funny how all new terms are introduced into your life when you undergo something like this!