bobbiezhere

Fill #2 on Wednesday! I hope this helps! I'm glad that i did have a loss this week tho! Woohoo!

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 228.1

this week: 226.7

I think i'm happy to see my "total" as 36 lbs. Its been a struggle the last few weeks...but maybe i'm on my way again....I can hope anyway!

Hey, ladies! I have lost a total of 41 pounds, but 13 of those were preop. I've lost 28 since my 7/7 surgery.

Your doing great Amy! And your right..that job will let you buy some great new clothes - good for you!!! Congrats on the 41 lbs. - thats a great loss!

Well, another week of teetering up and down...

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 229.5

this week: 228.1

Tho...this HAS been my absolute lowest in the last few weeks...course, it'll probably be up again tomorrow, lol!

Hope my 2nd fill next Wednesday helps!

Bobbie,

Not IF if you get there... WHEN you get there!

You can do it!

Thanks Lisa..i can HOPE...but dang..i keep going back and forth between 228/230 and i'm just so darn frustrated!!! Heck, I'll be THRILLED to hit 220 at this rate!

Ok i just posted a similar SOS on another thread (before i saw this)...i can tell i'm in the same boat as manyof you are....i had thought that wonderful loss would continue..but i found myself able to eat more and more and not being satified...

And now, I still am living on a very limited diet..and finding that struggle to lose..and even having gains that throw me for a loop...apparently its all a part of this huh?

I just felt frustrated having to wait 6 weeks for fill #2...so i just called my dr. office and asked if i coudl reschedule a week early. I didnt say any particular reason..and they did move me from 9/30 to 9/23.....so hopefully that 2nd fill will help.

Wouldnt you think tho that 5cc's in an 11cc band would cause SOME restriction? I dont really feel it!

Hi everyone!

I step on the scale every single day. I only record my weight on Mondays. But today I got on and the scale said 199.4! That was my labor day goal. I didn't think there was ANY way I could possibly make that but... there it was!

YAY! It's been two years since I have seen ONEderland and it was only a brief visit! :mad:

That is AWESOME Lisa - congrats!!! I cant remember the last time i was in ONEderland..it was years and years ago...I will be soooo happy if i reach that! Good for you!!!

Well... ok..another week basically the same....people at work keep saying they can reallyyyyy see my loss..guess it must be inches cuz the scale sure hasnt changed, lol.

I've been walking almost every night with my daughters....I've moved my mynext fill appt from 9/30 to 9/23. Hopefully the 2nd fill will restrict me more.

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 228.9

this week: 229.5

There were several of us that were banded on 7/7...i'm just curious - can i ask how much your weight loss as been (from pre op to now? I have been staying the same or up and down by 1-2 lbs for weeks it seems. I had hoped my first fill would help..b ut i'm still wavering back and forth...

I'm going to have my 2nd fill on 9/23.

I think i'm at about a 33 lb loss (i need to go update my ticker to be sure...)...just wondered how that compares to by 7/7 band buddies?

I know everyone is different...just wondering if i'm average...:mad:

Well, i hope to feel "restriction" soon..I got an 11cc band..and went for my first fill on 8/19, which was 5cc's. (He started with 6, but i had trouble getting Water down, so he unfilled 1cc). Now..i still feel like i eat too much..i never feel a "full" feeling....and i'm only having basically Soups and cottage cheese...and i'l playing up and down with the same 2 to 3 lbs. If i ate more solid food..i know it would go up up up. I'll admit, i'm frustrated already. I have to wait 4 more weeks for another fill....and be "in limbo" ....I have lost about 33 lbs since my pre op (6/23) - so thats 33 lbs in 11 weeks, but...i guess i thought after my first solid fill, i would feel SOMETHING.

I have had 3 instances of food getting stuck...so i do know a least there IS a band there....

Ok..ive been playing with the same few pounds for the last couple of weeks...its crazy....oh well....maybe my 2nd fill on 9/30 will help....but thats still a month away! This morning was my lowest ever tho....i'll just hope tomorrow doesnt bounce back up! Seems to have been doing that lately!

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 229.4

this week: 228.9

Wow..i hope my 2nd fill is better. I have an 11cc band...my first fill was 5cc's. I still feel i can eat way too much--dont feel much restriction. I have to wait 6 weeks before my next fill...i hope that one does the trick. Havent really lost anything lately..playing with the same 1-2 lbs up and down for a couple of weeks now!

Darn vacation..and darn that i'm eating too much i guess. Not of the wrong foods, just to much of the allowed foods I guess. I was at a 31 lb loss...now only 28.1. Sucks!:ohmy:

Hang in there, Bobbie! It does suck but this is a lifetime solution... not a quick fix! (I am telling myself this as much as you because my scale is not moving this week!) We can do this!

Your right Lisa - we CAN do this! :biggrin:

Bobbie

Ok..i was majorily bummed last week because my numbers were up (after a weekend away at the beach). I since have had my first fill..and tho i dont know that i feel any restriction, my numbers are much better today!

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 234.6

this week: 229.4

I'm so jazzed to have broken out of the 230's! Finally!

Woohoo!

I just had my first fill. I was banded 7/7 with an 11 cc band. The doctor started with 6cc's...had me drink water....it ddidnt go down too smooth..he unfilled to 4.5....drank more water--no problem...he ended up putting another .5 in - so he filled me 5cc's total.

I am to do 2 days of liquids..followed by 2 days of mushies. After that they said i can just slowly proceed with making wise choices....

I'm sooo excited to have finally gotten a fill. Although now that i'm back on liquids...they did mention Protein drinks..and i guess creamy or clear Soups are ok (he didnt say clear liquids..just liquids to mushy...).

I'm just looking forward to losing..because i had no fill or no restriction..i was starting to eat larger quantities.---of the right foods still - just too much of 'em. Hopefully this is the beginning of good solid weight loss...

well, hell...

surgery wt: 244.7

last week: 232.5

this week: 234.6

Darn vacation..and darn that i'm eating too much i guess. Not of the wrong foods, just to much of the allowed foods I guess. I was at a 31 lb loss...now only 28.1. Sucks!:sad:

The only 14 cc band (so far) is the lap band. Realize just comes in one size, like lap band used to!

My doctor uses the realize band..he said there was a 10, 11 and 15cc band. He used the 11 cc band in me...

Hmm i have 3 small .... well i guess they're holes...one small incision and the larger incision above where the port is.

first pb episode last night..very unpleasant...ate chicken that was too dry and either didnt chew enough, ate too fast or ate to big a piece...didnt stay down too long. I dont want to experience that again...so hopefully I'll do better - and you can bet dry meants - NO MORE! LOL.

I have an 11cc band..and on Wed i get my first fill. My doctor says he typically fills about 5cc. I am anxious for this because i feel i can eat more than i should...I truly hope i feel some type of restriction after that fill. I would think i would feel something! I'll let ya'll know!

I confess to purposly staying off the scale and not weighing in..but i will tomorrow. (see other post for my sob story lol)....

Will post my results tomorrow..congrats to all of you losers! (said sweetly!).

I didnt weight this morning..purposely... Actually for the past week or so I've been 'playing" around with the same 1 to 2 lbs..down up down up....its like down .8 up .7 down .5 up .6 etc. It was making me crazy. I've been eating a bit more, still on plan, but since i have no restriction..i find my quantity sneaking up.

Friday I went to the beach/vacation for a few days...and I found myself eating differently because of being out of my normal routine. I didnt eat junk or sugar ...just things like an omelet...or larger qty foods. I feel "heavy" today....and i just didnt feel like starting my day yucky. Also, had my first bout of PB'ing yesterday - yuck! Dont want to do that again.

I have been walking with my girls nightly - so while i'm see-sawing with weight....i do feel that I'm losing "inches".

Loss of inches are a good thing..but i'd sure like to see that stupid scale moving! Pre and post op diet got me in "losing" mode - and i want that! Why did i think after the surgery it was all downhill from here???

Looking forward to my first fill wednesday. I have an 11 cc band..and the doctor says he fills about 5cc. I sure hope i feel restriction so i can not be so hungry and not need so much food!

Well, i was unlucky enough to experience this for the first time last night! I am 6 weeks post op and have not had a fill yet (first one scheduled for Wed!)....so I dont really have any restriction....or so i thought.

I sat down to have some Soup and a small few pieces of chicken...well...i guess the chicken was too dry, i ate too much and/or I didnt chew properly....I felt it struggling to go down...and omg i could feel it "stuck"....i kept belching..alot....small ones but numerous ones...finally i went to the sink, and thankfully the chicken came up. I was about to panic because man, it was sure not a pleasant feeling when it was stuck! I immediately felt better and then totally understood the "sliming" content.

The chicken WAS very dry..you can bet, especially after my fill on wed..i will be very very careful with ANY kind of dry meat!

Surgery date 7/7: 244.7

Last Week: 232.4

Today: 232.5

Up .1? Sheesh! I get my first fill on the 18th...i can hardly wait.

Good morning!

Here's my update:

Surgery date 7/7: 244.7

Last Week: 237.5

Today: 232.4

Loss to date: 30.3

Question...im going on 4 weeks post op. I have no fill, and therefore no real restriction. Thursday I'm going to a mexican restaurant for lunch. I know i can probably do Beans....is rice out? I was trying to think of what i could have with the beans....

A chili rellano - is that out of the question?

Just trying to plan ahead... Any suggestions. This restaurant doesnt have Soup.