sherryred73

Hi Trace,

You're doing great. I've lost 47 pounds so far. I started water aerobics twice a week and I think the exercise is helping. I go for a fill on July 17th which is a good thing because I feel myself slipping back into bad habits. I'm excited this week because I lost weight on vacation and that has never happened in my entire life. We went tot Great Wolf Lodge for a few days with the kids. It's an indoor waterpark so I did tons of walking and tons of stairs. Lots of exercise. I'm at 264 and can't wait to be under 200 (seems like a long ways off but maybe by our surgervisary :smile2: ). Take care.

Sherry

Hi Trace,

30 pounds is awesome. Think where we'd be without the band. I have 3.5 ccs and won't have another fill until July 10th. I'm at a stand still again. I started exercising this week and have lost nothing. It's so frustrating. Thanks for the compliments. Take care.

Sherry

Hi Trace,

I'm sorry your having trouble. I feel like I have restriction some days and not other days. I've lost 39 pounds but I seem to gain and loose the same few pounds for a little while and then finally keep it off and start the pattern all over again. I try to follow the eating plan on bariatriceating.com but don't always stick to it. I hope things start going better for you.

Hugs, Sherry

Hi Trace,

I got a nasty virus the day after my fill. Bad nauseau and diarrhea. At first I thought it was the fill and that it would happen everytime but then my husband and son got it too. I felt restriction for a couple days but not so much now. i've lost 30 but again am at a stand still. I'm going to wait a little while longer and then get a fill. I have to miss a half day of work and have someone cover for me so it gets complicated. I hope things get better for you.

Sherry

Hi Trace,

I'm sorry you're not feeling restriction. I had my fill today and it was much easier than I thought. No pain at all. Now a liquid diet for 2 days and I'm supposed to go back in 10 days if I don't feel restriction. He put in 3.5 ccs in a 10-11 cc band.

Sherry

Hi Trace,

I had a nice Easter. I hope you did as well. I also am down a jean size and could "shop" in my own closet. I'm down 23 pounds. I'm very frustrated when the scale doesn't move. It seems like we're going at the same pace so that makes me feel good. Good luck with you fill.

Sherry

Hi Trace,

I've lost 21 pounds and also have no restriction. I am very happy to be eating real food instead of puree but I'm hungry in between meals. Last night I had 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza. I can't wait for my fill on April 30th. It would be the week before but my surgeon is away. I think we'll both be doing better once we start with fills. You shouldn't feel guilty. At least it was a low fat sub not something horrible in fat and calories. I think I'm more scared of the fill than I was for surgery. Are you worried? Happy Easter, Sherry

Hi Trace,

I went back to work so I'm only online on weekends now. I lost 16 lbs while I was doing the liquid diet and haven't lost anything since I started the pureed. I'm eating around 1000 calories a day. I'm a little frustrated but I wonder if it's our bodies reacting to the sudden calorie cut and weight loss and if it will pick up again soon. I hope to get a fill at my next appointment on April 30th but we'll see. I haven't been excercising so I know I need to work on that but I'm still feeling really tired. Are you tired? It's so nice to be able to chat with someone who's at the same stage and see we're going through the same things. Hopefully we'll be melting away soon.

Hugs, Sherry

Hi thanks for the congrats. I don't know what I'd do without all the info from here and bariatriceating.com. I don't know how you did it on your own for 2 months.

I'm allowed very runny grits, cream of wheat or oatmeal on my full liquid diet. I'm not supposed to have my puree's until 2 weeks and I won't see the doctor until one day after that. Today is day nine for me if we count our surgery day so not much longer. I'm glad your feeling better. Sherry

Hey Trace,

We are a week out. How are you doing? I'm very emotional. I think it's the anesthesia but I'm crying over everything. I get one more week of liquids. I keep wanting to lick or chew my family's dinner. I can't wait to get to mushies. I visited work today to get my paycheck and showed everyone my belly(I think I am crazy) and I'm gonna work a half day tommorow. I go back officially on Tuesday. Hope you're doing well.

Sherry