BLUEZBANDIT

Been a long time since check in but I have now lost 45lb and I am halfway to goal. Had one fill and another due next week. My vibration plate is my best friend and I shake all my fat away! YAY!

Banded 4th Sept, 39lbs down and have refused all fills so far as I was losing nicely on my own without any hunger. I have an appointment on the 23rd Jan to have my first as of late I have been feeling a bit of hunger, not massive just a little. My weight loss has slowed as well, so maybe its time. Hope you all had a great holiday and happy NEW YEAR! bye Deb

WELL DONE Keving,

Hi everyone, just checking in to say I have lost more weight this week and today I am off to the doctors. If he want to give me a fill I will be persuading him against it as I am still losing and never hungry. Why make life difficult? If it aint broken, why fix it? Anyway catch up again next week.

Planning keeps you safe and makes you accountable. I eat what the family is eating but in 1 cup full amounts which has all been weighed and entered into my computer food and exercise database. This way I can make sure I am getting all my nutritional needs, I can look at balance and in doing this it makes me feel safe. I still allow myself treats but instead of gorging on WHOLE pack of fries I am happy with 5. Good luck with it Deb

Simon, try more protein as it more satisfying and leaves you less hungry. Also if you really think your stuck, (I doubt that you really are, because if you are eating only 1 cupful per meal of good healthy food, then you got to lose weight.) you can step up your exercise. I had one week were it seemed I put on half a pound but hey it was only temporary and since then I have lost 3lb a week, and in the last 3 weeks I have done NO exercise as I have had the flu. Hang in there! Deb

Tamihot, Chin up, tits out ready to face the world. You will be fine especially if you continue to check in here to people who care, support and make you feel less alone. Just ask and help will be here for you Best wishes in everything regarding your band, job and family, Take care Deb

Hey I am very concerned that you are putting 2 cups full in at any one meal. in a 3 meal day. Your pouch will be stretched to smithereens and no wonder you will have to eat more and more to satisfy yourself. The band is a tool and will not do the job for you. Some restraint is NEEDED. Deb

Well any guy who wants Chuck Norris to be his minister of defense is just a joke so why would anyone vote for him. Go Obama Go!!!

Hi everyone, I know I am not posting often but still alive and kicking, lost 25 and a half pounds in 7 weeks. Very pleased with trouble free progress. Hope everyone is doing well and thriving, and shrinking. Take care Deb

Hi I haven't checked in for a while but in 6 weeks I have lost 22lb Everything going well!!!!

I think the American doctors or is it the insurance companies are so scared of being sued or being up for a fortune, that they have you jumping through all these hoops. They rely on all the other physicians to say that you are well enough to go under. In Australia I had one meeting with surgeon and could have had op 2 weeks later however it suited me to wait 3 months so I could have op during my school break TWELVE separate items - including - Psych evaluation This could be very important for some Cardiologist w/EKG Had this day before surgery Pulmonologist Dietitian/Nutritionist Would have been interesting to have this Physical Therapy Doppler of legs and carotid arteries Chest x-ray, blood work Some blood tests day before surg. Endoscopy (Gastroenterologist) Diet history w/probably 6-mo supervised diet Primary doctor's note of approval This was necessary Mandatory support group meeting Sleep Apnea studies Meeting with anthetist day before surgery. Just noting the differences in the systems thats all! Very interesting!

Hi Debbie, Great to hear your visit with your doctor was so successful. I'm on mushies as well and can't wait to get onto some texture. My post op visit is on the 3rd Nov so hopefully my surgeon will be as postive as yours about my outcome. bye Deb

Great Ken, I was banded on the same day as you and have lost the same post op as you have. I might be getting a fill in November, it depends on what the doctor wants to do when I see him. Deb

Welcome Bigbloke from Adelaide. Tassie Bandit here been done a month and losing nicely, Hope all goes well with your recovery and weight loss. This is the site for all the info and support that you might need.

Yes Heidib you are right, I apologise, just because I was good to go straight after surgery doesn't mean others were. I take your point and apologise to Terrilyn as well.

Sorry Terrilyn Just re-read my previous post and thought it was a bit harsh. Didn't mean it to come across as such but its the kind of thinking (that junk is OK for kids) that got some of us FAT in the first place. I think its important as a parent and teacher of our kids to set good examples in everything!

Why would you want to feed your precious children junk like that either? They deserve better than junk surely! Deb

Terilyn, Thanks for your suggestion. I will try that!

Wow stiches and glue, I didn't have either, just sterile strips sticking me together. All healed fine too. Good luck to all the banders coming up for your ops late in the month. Hope your recovery is fan-tab-ulous! Deb

OKAY checking in here. 3 weeks today since I was banded and I am still on my liquid diet (docs orders). Coping remarkably well considering. I lost 7kg or 16lb in the first 17 days. I have been getting 60-80gm of protein a day via powders added to shakes and soups. My calorific intake has been aprox 900 per day and I have used up 360 cals per day by the aqua aerobics that I have been doing daily since Moday this week. WHY OH WHY!!! have I put in 1.5 kg or approx 3lb this week! I feel a bit pissed off that I have gone through all this and I am putting weight on!!! Bye DEB

TWINMOMMY13: this site has been my saviour as my doc just treated my like a sausage in a sausage factory, just getting shunted through with only 5 mins consultation to organise surgery in June, didn't even see him before or after the surgery, so basically all the information I received was curtesy of the knowledgable and kind people on here. So hang in there with us and don't be afraid to ask for help. Goodluck with your babies, your study and your weightloss. YOU ARE NOT ALONE HERE! Deb

Hey Bindi and Cakes: Aussie here too! Did you realise that any out of pocket medical expense over $1500 is tax deductable! So you will need to get a statement from your private insurer and medicare and keep it along with your tax papers. My tax agent put me onto that one! Useful info that people don't realise. Take Care Deb

hi Chelle, You are experiencing something we all go thru and I found the best way to deal with the hunger is to use protein powder in your shakes and soups. As for the wind, let it rip! Better out than in. Walking helps shift it!

Sounds like you are better off without them. If your mom was dying and you could give her mouth to mouth to save her, why would you bother! You weren't good enough for her then so you would bother when she needed you most. Thats what I feel anyway!