mommyx2

Hi... i was glad to see a post started for old timers Im still here.. check in every once in while... my surgery was 8/09 and i am down 110 pounds... LOVING IT!!! Best decision i ever made!!!

Hi guys.. i havent posted in awhile.. i am down 34 lbs since surgery .. doing good.. i have about 4cc's in my band..and since last thursday i have been really tight... almost everything i eat... bothers me... other than that... i am losing my hair... oh my god im so scared... i eat protien... i take biotin and now i bought NIOXIN... freakin 25$ a bottle. What do i do?? and when will it stop!!!!

thanks for posting this... i am desperate for a fill!!!! desperate!!! i went to my appt which was about five weeks post op and he said because i was down 21 lbs he wasnt going to adjust me. I was a little upset.. because i feel i am strictly on will power now. My next apt is oct 13th.. i will beg on my hands and knees for one. LOL he said that 4-8 lbs a month is all he is looking for... sllllllllllllllllllloooooooooowwww and steady wins the race!

another NSV for me!!! my mom measured me on august 3 and then again on sept 7... 13 1/2 inches gone... combo of.. neck... chest.. waist.. thighs, upper arms and calves !!!

IM SO JEALOUS!!! i am getting so hungry so frequent now. I really hope i get a fill when i go in on tuesday. I will be over five weeks post op. I am so ready for one!!!!

I started at the gym three weeks post op.. Just 40-45 minutes of cardio... i go five days a week. (i did this pre op too since january) i do elliptical for about ten.. then bike for 20 then treadmill for the remainder. I am going to start lifting weights again after i talk to my surgeon on tuesday... You will feel great... so much energy!!

ugh!!i cant wait for my first fill... i go on tuesday ...but i doubt he will give me one... i feel i am def on will power... :blushing: this is hard... its very hard...definately not the EASY WAY OUT

They are right... you probably have no restriction in your band.. i know i dont... I also know the scale can easily show five pounds weight gain around period time. Once it passes and its over.. the scale will go back down.. I just went through it. Right now i am hungry like i was prior to surgery.. I feel like i am on a diet and strictly on will power. i have no restriction in my band...and honestly i cant wait to get some :mad:

i had one week clear... one week full ( pudding... protien shakes) and then the third week i started mushies. and i stayed on mushies for two weeks.. Now tomorrow is a month out.. starting the fifth week..and i can have almost everything :thumbup: that is a long time.... its hard..

oh my goodness guys.... enough... really... :sneaky: we are all on this journey!!! and all PLAN to be successful...and all are not even banded a month... lets not talk about freakin failing already!!!

oh no..:biggrin: im sorry i even started this thread... I live in reality...and in my reality.. sometimes fast food is the only choice. I just think this forum is a good place to feel comfortable and share ideas whether good or bad. Not to be repremanded. Alot of people are only honest on here. xoxoxo

i agree with your post... but like others explained..sometimes we are in situations that its not avoidable...and i think that some of us should be congratulated for finding healthy foods and making healthier choices. I have never been a fan of fast foods and it can be months before i even visit a fast food joint. I think that eating beans are healthier than mashed potaoes. I want to try my hardest to stay away from as many carbs as i can. ANYWAY... I know way did anything to sabatoge my band... I love the life style change i have made for me and my family :blushing: