marthie66
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary marthie66!
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Help! Okay, this is the deal-----back in June I got to were I could not eat or even drink anything! I went to my doctor and they removed about half of the fluid in my band. At that time I had 6.8 cc's. I gained 14 pounds in one week and was not eating too much of anything, but had no restriction whatsoever! I went back and they put me back to 4.25 cc's and still had no restriction. So, yet another fill, this time to 5.75 cc's. Oh, it is working! I am having a lot of trouble eating again though. I have no problem with salad but I can't eat much of anything else. Please tell me what I might be able to eat, how to prepare it and help me! I have lost about 70 pounds post surgery and 20 pre-op and I am one year out! The weight loss has come to a complete halt and I am very discouraged!
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Well, it's been awhile since I have been on here but I really need some help or advice from some of you that have already been through this. I was banded in August of 2008. I have lost about 60 pounds, not as much as I would like to have lost BUT I am 60 pounds:Dancing_wub: better off than I was this time a year ago. I have lost weight in the past ( 100 pounds) and when I lost it it seemed to come off equally all over my body BUT this time my belly fat is hanging on for dear life! I walk and do crunches and lift some light weights, what can I do that will help BURN OFF this BELLY FAT? My belly is making me crazy!!!!!:wub:
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Well, I haven't been on here in a few months and I knew that I could come here for some help. I had my 4th fill in January. Just a fourth of a cc~~~just needed a little tweeking! Was doing pretty well with my eating and losing some weight, kind of slow but I don't mind as long as it is coming off! I was wanting to know if stress plays a role in the tightness of the band in any way? My dad had a massive heart attack a couple of weeks ago and it seems like ever since then that I am having troble eating. I use a baby spoon and try to eat slowly but it just seems that I can't eat much at all! What I can eat one day I may not be able to the next! And is slimming and PBing different than vomitting? I know I should call my doctor but I thought I would ask some of you that may have had some of the same things going on that I do!
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OK! I'm in! I am going to do 45 minutes on my treadmill at least 5 days out of the week BUT will try to do it 7 days if possible! I go to the gym twice a week and will use those two days to lift weights! Glad I came across this because I need someone to stay on my butt~~~my husband is too nice to push me to exercise! ~LOL~
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Okay, how does this exercise challenge work? I notice y'all are all doing different stuff! Please let me know, I had a good routine going and then came Thanksgiving and I got busy getting ready for that and all the things my son had going on at school. I'm ready to get back on track!
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Don't weigh yourself everyday! Stay off the scales! I felt the same way and even though the weigh loss was slow I was losing inches like crazy! Give your body time to adjust. I was discouraged also but it has been two and a half months since my surgery and I am now very happy with the band. Hang in there. Give it some time and remember it's just a tool! Good Luck!
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Thanks for the comments on my pictures. It is so amazing to look at new pictures and old pictures. I never pictured myself the way that I used to look. I guess you don't face reality until it slaps you in the face. Good luck to you!
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what's the difference in the "realize band" and just "lap band"?
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I'm still laughing! Your post was just too funny! I'm almost two months out and I'm losing slowly but the inches are dropping but I will keep this in mind for the future! Good Luck!
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Bandiversary was last week..what a difference a year makes
marthie66 replied to kagoscuba's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
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Hey, CONGRATULATIONS on your weight loss! I was banded August 18th, 2008 and have lost 28 pounds. We are about the same age and I started out at 300 pounds~~~do you mind telling me what you eat that is causing the weight to drop so fast? I love my doctor and his staff but I have never been really clear on what exactly I am suppose to eat. Whether I am suppose to count calories, count carbs or just what I am to do. I workout daily but I had hoped it would come off a little faster than it is! I would truly apprciate any advice you could share with me! Thanks!
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Are you drinking your required amount of water? My doctor requires at LEAST 64 ounces of water daily~~~~just thought that your urine might be strong if you haven't been drinking enough to flush your system. And, about the hair, I already had thin hair so I have been scared to death of lossing any more so I make darn sure I eat enough protein and take my vitamins!
