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I am beginning to think I am insulin resistant. I want to know more about Metformin. Is it working for you? I am at such a loss as to what to do. My weight is stuck. I did not go through surgery to lose this little amount of weight. Somebody help me! I go to see my surgeon on September 14 and want to have something to tell her. I am hypothyroid and been taking Synthroid since 1980. This is really frustrating. With exercise and only eating 3 small meals a day, I should be losing and I am not. I can't get below 206. My weight stays between 206 and 210. My goal is to get to around 155 and I can't seem to get under 200. No sliming incidents lately. I am eating a scrambled egg for breakfast with a strip of bacon. Lunch is a small salad with grilled chicken and low calorie dressing. Dinner is grilled fish or chicken and vegetables. I am drinking between 60 to 80 ounces of water a day. What am I doing wrong? I also have thinning hair in my temples, which may be because of my thyroid issues but also may be because of not eating enough protein. I really want to make it to my goal by next Summer.

Hi September 16th Banders! We are really close to our one year anniversary. I went this morning to get my labs drawn. I have my one year appointment on September 14. I really haven't lost much more weight since last time I checked in. I am still over 20 pounds which is pretty frustrating. I would love to be under 200 by my appointment but I'm not sure that will happen. I have three weeks to lose 8 pounds. I would probably have to go on all liquids from now until then and exercise an hour every day to even come close. I have had a few more sliming incidents. It seems like chicken or fish is what does it. I have to be so careful about chewing my food up well and eating slower. I still eat too many calories. I have southern roots and fried food is still my favorite. I have been trying to eat low carb, but then yesterday, we went to Perkins and I ate part of a muffin. I was in my girlfriend's wedding on August 8. My dress was a size 18 and I had to have it taken in. I have been able to buy regular size clothes which is nice, but I also have size 16W and 14W clothes. My biggest issue is my stomach. I was down to a size 12 in 2001 and loved being that size. I would really like to be size 10 and stay there. I start an exercise competition on September 14 and it goes through Thanksgiving. We are on teams and I will have to do 6 hours of cardio and two classes a week to meet my commitment to the team. That translates to a whole lot of exercise. I have been trying to ease into it but last week was a challenge. I have been staying late at work and really don't feel like working out after working ten hours. This week, I am committing myself to doing two classes (Turbo Kick) and doing three hours of cardio. I am going to keep it up. I still have no regrets about having the surgery because I know that I could not have made it to this point without the surgery. I just want to get to my goal and really thought I would be there or close by now. It is my own fault though. For now, I want to be under 190 by Christmas. How is everyone else doing? Terrilyn, I saw your pictures. You are doing great! Keep it up! Stay encouraged! We will do this!

I had my third fill yesterday. I finally found out I have a 10cc band. I am filled to 4.5cc's. I lost a total of 1 pound in 6 weeks. I always weigh more at the office because I weigh first thing in the morning at home and my appointment is always at 3:10, plus the clothes. I confessed to the dietician and my doctor that I had been everything under the sun that is fried. Although my portions are the right size, I was eating so much fried food, plus a 20 ounce mocha Cappuccino every day. I have now redeemed myself and tomorrow, once I am on solids again, I am behaving myself. I am tired of weighing over 200. I am looking forward to the day I get on the scale and it says 190 anything. It can say 199, I don't care, just no more 2 at the front. I understand the discouragement. I am there. I have a formal event on April 25. I go back to the doctor on April 13. I am hopeful that I will have enough pounds off to fit in a 16. I went to David's Bridal to try on dresses a couple of weeks ago and size 18 fit me comfortably, even a little loose. I have in mind what I want to wear, but I need to have at least another 10 pounds off. I am exercising like crazy to get those inches off. Stay encouraged. We will complete this journey. K-Indy top/surgery day/current/goal 238/233/210/155

Is anyone else struggling to lose weight? I bounce up and down. The largest weight loss I have had is being down 32 pounds. That lasted one day, then my weight went back up. I am now really keeping what I eat in check. I am now at 30 pounds. I go to the doctor on Monday. The last time I went, she said I was on track even though I had lost a little over one pound a week. I just want the weight loss to keep going. Unfortunately for me, I can eat bread. I don't eat it often, but I can do it. From now until Easter, I am staying away from the "white stuff". I have been eating Edamame and a few nuts for Breakfast with a small piece of fruit, Edamame for lunch with a small salad and half an orange and for dinner a small piece of grilled salmon and salad and some sweet potato fries. I hope that I will see a substantial loss by Easter. My goal is to get below 200. I haven't been there since 2003. I really need to see the scale move. I am getting really discouraged. I had that sliming or whatever they call it. I was eating some rotisserie chicken. I kind of knew that I was eating too much and too fast but it was really good. It was also breast meat so it wasn't very moist. I had felt the pain in my chest before when I ate too much and once I burped a few times the feeling went away. This time I was unable to get a good burp up and then I felt like I was going to throw up. Then this slimey, foamy stuff came up. It seemed like a lot. No food ever came up. Once I was done with that, I felt okay. I do not want to experience that feeling again. anyone else ever have that experience? Please check in and let us know how you are doing.

Hello Fellow September 16th Banders! What is new? I have had two fills so far. I have lost 27 pounds. I am losing slowly, but I am losing inches. I really thought I would have more weight off by now. My problem is that I can eat anything, The only thing I have not tried is steak. I am really afraid to eat it. I was also told that I should not eat bread because it can get "stuck", but I eat bread with no problem. I have lost 4 inches in my waist and 3 inches in my hips. My clothes are too big for me now. I am working out 3 hours a week minimum and I know that is helping. Right now, I just want to be below 200 pounds. How is everyone else doing? 238/233/211/155 top weight/day of surgery/current/goal

Hey September 16 Banders! I just got back from Cancun. My hubby and I celebrated our 25th Anniversary. We had a wonderful time. We did a lot of walking and snorkeling. I ate what I wanted, only small quantities. I tried to eat three meals a day. I got on the scale this morning and I lost 3 pounds while on vacation. I worked out at the health club in the hotel. I was so excited to come back and see I actually lost weight. This new way of eating is really great. I know I am supposed to follow a high protein, low fat diet, but I think I was not getting enough calories in. I am drinking lots of water and sticking to 3 meals a day and the weight is coming off. I was stuck in a plateau for about 4 weeks, so it is a relief to be losing weight again. Even knowing I was losing inches was not much comfort with no pounds dropping off. For a short time, I was a little angry that I had gone through surgery and still could not lose weight. I think my expectation was that I would drop a lot of weight initially and then keep losing every week two pounds or more. That did not happen and even though my doctor told me I was on track, I though I should be losing more. I have my next fill on December 8. I'm not sure if I need one, but I will let my doctor decide. I just want to keep losing. I am in a wedding in August, 2009, so I hope to be at my goal weight by then.

I haven't posted in a long time. I have been stuck at the same weight for 4 weeks. I had my first fill on October 27. I got about 2.2 cc. I was on liquids for 36 hours and drank Atkins Advantage shakes and water. I did not have any problems. I am still not feeling full when I eat. I just eat small quantities. I think I probably needed to post. I need your support and need to know that this is not unusual. I am losing inches. My clothes are getting loose on me. But I really need the scale to move. I am working out about 4 to 5 hours per week. I am doing 2 weight training classes in addition to that. Is anyone else having a problem losing pounds?

Today I had- B-1/2 cup grits and one cheese stick L-1/2 cup cottage cheese and a sf Jello cup D-3 oz talapia fillet and 1/2 cup spinach and mushrooms In between meals, I drink a lo carb slim fast. Tonight, a sf pudding for a snack, although I am really not supposed to have Snacks. I feel it helps with my Calcium and makes me feel like I'm having a treat. That was after I went out and walked for 45 minutes. Tomorrow, I will be having something more substantial for lunch. A couple of hours after the cottage cheese, I was hungry for the first time since the surgery.

I am able to eat anything as long as I chew it up well. I am probably eating more than 2 ounces, but I am probably eating only three per meal I am really careful not to eat between meals and eating only the three meals a day. I get my first fill on 10/27. I lost 13 pounds in two weeks. I was hoping to lose more, but this is good. The key is to keep losing and not regain any of the pounds. Over the years I have lost and gained the same pounds over and over again, usually gaining back even more. Now, I am losing and even though it may be slower than I would like. I just want the numbers to keep going down, even if it is only a pound. I am weighing myself every Tuesday. I am tempted to weigh every day, but I am resisting. high/day of surgery/current/goal 236/233/220/155

So part of my problem is I am having some emotional issues. Yesterday, I had several crying jags over nothing. This morning I asked my DH to get me some Calcium wafers and it was something about the way he answered me that caused me to cry. He said okay, didn't give me a hard time, but I just broke out in tears. I immediately took a Lexipro, which was prescribed for me after surgery but I didn't think I would need it. I guess I was wrong. I was at the gas station just now and I pulled over to the side to talk to my sister. She works for one of the auto companies and they are laying off salaried workers today. She did not get laid off but one of her coworkers did. I am not usually a weepy person, but I start getting weepy. It is really weird. I have to get myself together. I can't go back to work feeling like this. My boss, poor guy, probably would not know what to do if we were in the mddle of a conversation and I started crying. I'm having a Protein shake, then I'm going for a walk.

I am really struggling today. Yesterday was awful. I just felt yucky all day long. It was hard for me to eat anything. I ended up having some cottage cheese, then around 10pm I had some chicken. I drank Water during the day and choked down part of a Protein drink. I had one Vitamin. I just could not get rid of that yucky feeling. I also went to a Newbie support group. It ended a crummy day. All of the talk was about bypass and what you can eat and when. I asked about the class and was told that the first part of the class was everyone together, then you split up with people who had the same procedure. That did not happen. I know there were at least two other people who had Lap Band, but none of us ever got any helpful information. In fact, the majority of the talk was this man complaining that he should have been able to get his prescriptions before surgery so he could get them through mailorder. I am not sure if I will go back to that group. I almost walked out. I am not sure why they don't have a LapBand support, but I will be asking again. So, today, it's almost noon and I have not have anything to eat yet. I have had water and I am currently trying to get this Protein shake down. I added a scoop of whey protein. It isn't bad, but I don't know how much longer I can take drinking these shakes. Yecccch! I am planning to have a meal as soon as I finish this shake. I go back to work next week, so I really need to get myself together. Is anyone else having trouble getting all the food in? I heard at the support group last night that is common.

I think the feeling you had after surgery is perfectly normal. I woke up after surgery thinking the same thing. I had been looking into this surgery for well over a year also and once I actually took all the steps, my approval and surgery was so quick that it made my head spin! Consultation 7/15/08, psych 07/29/08, approval 08/14/08, surgery 09/16/08. I think for me it was the thought of not eating all that stuff that got me in this shape in the first place. food is such a big part of my social life. Every Sunday after church we go to brunch with three other couples. We sit around and talk eat and have a great time. I know now that I can still enjoy Sunday brunch. I will just have to eat differently. I also love to cook. I will still cook all the good stuff I did before. I just have to make sure I cook foods for myself that work for me. I'm sure everyone who has ever made a life changing decision has had second thoughts. When I got on the scale yesterday and was down 10.5 pounds, I knew I did the right thing. high/day of surgery/current/goal 236/233/222.5/155