Sofia Bell

good luck to you, too! OH...and by the way, I forgot the PIN number to my wieght tracker so I cannot update it. But i'm at goal....really!

Hi! Can't believe it's almost 3 years since we were banded. I've met my initial goal of 117 lbs. But, of course, I want to lose more. I'm pretty happy and have no regrets. Although there are times that I get the feeling that I'm over filled. Sometimes the couging can keep me up at night......but......it's the price I pay!

I am at my "sweet spot" and i take a pretty good size vitamin daily without problems. i do have to make sure i have eaten anything recently and drink water with it to make sure it goes down easily. No problems!

Good luck and be careful. Lettuce is not my friend! I've tried to shred the lettuce and chew it up really good. it always comes up....sometimes even 2 hours later. Sorry to disgust you!

Question: You say you were dirnking soft drinks often, but how is that? Didn't it hurt going down? Did you burp often? I'll admit to having a diet soft drink every now and then; i let it go a little flat and then water it down with ice. But even then, it doesn't seem worth it after all the chest discomfort and burping. It sounds to me like your doctor has been through this and has a plan to "fix" it through diet restrictions. Good luck and please keep us updated!

Funny, but wait until you actually have the surgery! Those you told will turn into pros all of a sudden monitoring everything you eat or don't eat and watching your weight loss for you! A friend of mine had surgery 1 month prior to me and she told everyone. I told very few people. So sad how we are treated so differently. I literally watch people watch my friend eat and they judge her for "cheating" or not following the band life. I tell people that i've been really stressed and just don't eat anymore. They leave me alone! Good luck to you!

Hi, i was banded on a Friday and at work on Monday. I'm the GM of a private engineers club and my biggest issue was the pain from the gas in my back and shoulders. It helped being around my friends instead of dwelling on the pain by myself at home. i haven't missed a day since. You should be fine. Good luck!

THat is so good! I just had my 4th fill on Friday the 3rd and I hear you about the water. Now I understand when they say, "don't gulp your water". I've lost 3 lbs since my fill on Friday (can't update my ticker because i forgot my password) I hope this feeling lasts for a long time!

My second fill went much better than my first. I have about 4.86 cc in a 10 cc band. I did a full day yesterday of clear liquids, full day today of "full" liquids, and back to regular food tomorrow, but taking it slow. They said this fill should last much longer and feel really good. Did anyone stop at just 2 fills? I haven't lost any weight in the last 2 weeks. I'm so ready for this thing to take off. When do the hunger pains go away? These liquid days get me feeling really weak during the day.

I hate that you ladies are going through this, but glad you are talking about it. I"m having the same issues. I couldn't keep anything down for 3 days. I was banded on June 13th and had 1 fill on July 16. I don't think that my band is too tight because food doesn't even get that far. I feel it in my throat and chest. A few bites and it's all up. Nothing was working. Today after 2 hours, I finally got 1 scrambled egg to go down. It hurt, but I made it stay in. My family and friends are getting worried since I hadn't had anything stay in since Saturday afternoon when I ate half of a hamburger patty. I was thinking that it could be stress, too. I'm glad to hear that someone else thinks that could be it, too. I'm due for another fill next week. If I'm still having this problem, I'll tell my doctor then.

I had my first fill on July 16th. I think I was told I had 3 cc already in and she added another .8cc. Does that sound right. Not very much. However, my restriction is awesome! They said that restriction would only last a few days and that I would be back to normal eating soon. It's been 3 days and I'm still feeling the fabulous restriction. It seems docotors are very different on the fill guidelines. After my fill I was told liquids for the rest of that day, soft foods the second day and then normal foods after that. I'm scheduled for another fill in 2 1/2 weeks. For those of you Jazzy Junes that are around the 40 lb weight loss, what's your excersize regimen like? I haven't done anything but I'm thinking that's why I've only lost 23 lbs. Although I'm not complaining, I love what I've lost. I'd still like to increase the loss if I can.

Nikki Thank you for your advice. I will try to learn the band way. I guess I should be pretty happy that I've lost 15 lbs in 1 month. I also need to learn patience! When were you banded? It looks like your weight is coming off!