CallyeJane

Surgery date: 11-07-08 Highest weight: 237 Pre-op Diet Start: 237 Surgery weight: 229 Current weight: 217 Goal weight: 135 Thanks!

Hi everyone! Just checking in. I've lost 20 lbs since beginning my journey! WOOHOO! I've lost 12 lbs post-op. Even though I'm still losing, I feel like I have no restriction. My band is empty and I have to really concentrate or I will eat way too much. I go for my first post-op visit on the 22nd (6 week post-op) and I HOPE that I get my first fill. I've been working out 4-5 times a week and sometimes twice a day. I really, really want this to work but still have that nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me this will be just like "all the other diets." Anyone else feel that way? I'm sure I'm not alone. That's why I love coming to this forum. I may not post much, but I'm here reading and soaking up the encouragement! Banded 11-07-08 237/217/135

Hi all! I didn't check in over Thanksgiving. But I was the ONLY one in my family to LOSE weight!!! I lost two lbs the week after Thanksgiving. How great is that?!?!?! But I have been soooo much hungrier. I don't even see my doc for the first time until Dec. 22. Hopefully I will get a fill that day. I'm able to eat more and it's scaring me. I'm trying so hard to control it. And I have been working out. That has really made a difference. Well, I just wanted to check in. Hope everyone is doing well! And I know someone has told me this already, but I can't find the right post- How do you keep from having to copy and paste the HTML code for the ticker every time you post? I can't find the signature button!!! Thanks! Banded 11-07-08!

WTH is an ass-hose??? :wub: And I'm sooooo there with the protein! I've been eating lots of chicken and tuna, carnation instant breakfast with skim milk, and I even found some oatmeal that had 8g of protein a whack. So I'm averaging 35-40g of protein daily. All the while my huge container of protein shake stuff sits in the pantry. No one warned me of that! As for pain in the port site, I'm still having some pain, too. I noticed today while working out (yes working out!) that it hurt when I made certain moves. And for the ticker, I just copy and paste the code into my message each time. Is there an easier way?? Banded 11-07-08! :wub:

Hi all! I'm new to the forum but SO glad I found it! We don't have a support group in my area so I feel all alone... I was banded on November 7th. I'm only down 13 pounds. I thought I would be down more than that. But I only lost 1 pound last week. That also happened to be the week I started on mushies. So I'm sure there's a correlation. I started working out again on Friday. Hopefully that will move things along. I'm SO glad I did this and so far have NO regrets. Looking forward to a healthier, skinnier me! Banded 11-07-08!:thumbup:

I was banded on 11/07. I had all the gas in the beginning but that had since subsided. I've been on mush for about a week. Since yesterday afternoon I've had a tight, gas-bubbly feeling in my chest. It seems like if I could belch really good, I'd feel SO much better! Could this be from eating something wrong? I ate a piece of my daughter's roll yesterday without thinking! :laugh: I've been hurting ever since. I don't feel like I need to vomit or anything. I just feel really tight and uncomfortable in my chest. By the way, I'm new around here. I'm so glad to have people to talk to about this experience!

Hi! I'm kind of in the middle of the approval process. I've done everything on the surgeon's end of things. Now everything is off to insurance (Anthem BCBS-TN) and I'm awaiting official approval. Then comes surgery date! I'm hoping November (just in time for the holidays! :thumbup:) I'm 26 yo and weigh 235 (I'm also 5'0!!!) I take meds for depression, hypertension, and tachycardia. Hopefully ALL of these issues will be resolved with weight loss. I'm really nervous, scared, excited, etc! I look forward to learning and sharing with all of you!