MiaHalliwell

I have been hovering between 200 and 199, but I have been at 199 for 2 days straight so I think I made it but I would like to still join and maybe maintain or lose a couple more lbs. I have not had my first fill and have very little if no restriction yet. So, can I join you???? :eek:

Congrats! My post op pain hasn't been that bad. Taking it easy in the first couple of weeks is a must. I was put on mushies when I left the hospital and I am doing good and down 6lbs. Good luck to you!

All I have to say is wow! Because I am 11 days post op and on mushies and I am craving so much. I believe that I have the 10 cc VG band and it is unfilled. I have to wait for my fill for another 4 weeks and I don't even have a set date yet. I can't wait for the restriction that I got the band for. I just ate extremely mushy Ramen soup and it tasted so good, a little weird cooked so much but I ate it all and I am still feeling hunger. I have been doing pretty good, but it is soooo hard to fight the hunger. I feel as if I could down a big fat juicey steak among other things without putting it in the blender. Ok, I'm done now, LOL. Tomorrow is another day but remember even if you screw up in the middle of the day, there is still the rest of the day to change your mind and eat right

I saw this on ebay as well after I saw the thread about someone selling an expired lap band on eBay. I was curious, LOL. I was going to post it but you beat me to it. All I can say is that you can sell anything including your boss on ebay, I have seen it, LOLOLOL. If anything, I just hope she is sincere.

Thank you all so much. Reading your posts did give me a lift me up. I agree with your posts I just thought that maybe I was doing something wrong because as someone said mushies are mostly carbs. My doc did stress that the weight loss would be much slower that a person with a RNY. Well, good news to report, I weighed myself this morning, naked, LOL and I was 200. I did lose a couple of pounds which makes sense for the 1-2 lbs a week. Like I said, I was afraid that I wasn't eating the right things or that I was doing something wrong. I am going to update my meter. Again thank everyone who replied. (((((Huggs)))) to you all!

I am 9 days post op and starting to feel the restriction although my band is not filled at all. I was put on mushy foods the day after I got out of the hospital. I know that most people are on liquids right out of the hospital for a few weeks. My doc put me on 6 weeks of mushy food. I'm ok with that because with no restriction I would be dying of hunger, LOL. Ok, so I went to get my staples out this past tuesday, 4 days post op and I was down 4lbs. I have not been eating half as much as I was before banding, I simply can't. I have been eating cream soups, mashed potatoes and a chicken dish that I made. I also drink lots of flavored water, regular water, diet V8, Crystal lite, slim fast and sugar free carnation instant breakfast. I bought a scale today and I have only lost 7 ounces. I was 202.9 at the docs and my scale says 202.2. I know that it is ounces, but I am so discouraged. Am I doing anything wrong? My doc didn't tell me to restrict anything yet just to grind it. I will be starting gentle excersize next week. I have heard where people have lost so much in the first 2 weeks, I guess maybe I am jelous. OK, I am done I am just feeling a bit discouraged. I am doing everything I can to stay full on a small amount of food and not eat junk and not getting results. I know that I have to watch the carbs and fat and calories but I am not taking in that much. OK, I am really done now, LOL. Thanks for "listening" reading :biggrin1:

Congrats!!!I wish I was able to go home the same day, but they kept me over night. Thats ok. Like everyone says, take it easy on yourself they did mess with your insides a bit, LOL. I am 1 week post op today and still a little sore. It sounds like you are doing great, keep it up!!!

Congrats!!!!! I only lost 4 lbs but 4 lbs is 4lbs right? LOL. Way to go, keep up the great work!!!

Hi I am new to the board and I was banded 3/16/06 and I am excited. I am still sore but not too bad. I look forward to making some new friends who understand. I love to chat and look forward to hearing from all of you. I am a mom of 3 and have been married for almost 14 years. I have been fighting my weight since my 1st child where I gained 65lbs. I weighed 98lbs at 15 yrs old and at 16 right after my son was born I was 149. I lost some but gained it all back plus. All my nurses and docs did during my pregnancy was shake thrie heads when I stepped on the scale. I am very resentful of that. I went fron dancing with my friends 5 hours a day to sitting around while my man worked and we lived miles and miles from anyone I knew. I'm ok with that because we were together. I had 2 more kids and gained the average reccomended amount of weight but I continued to lose and gain. I made it down to 145 on the Atkins diet but hit a plateau and no matter how much I worked out or dieted the weight went no where. So, after more failures I figured that the problem has always been me, I have poor control and the band seemed like a perfect tool for me. I wasn't big enough or brave enough to go for the RNY surgery but I remember seeing the band on one of those medical shows years ago and thought I would research it and thought that it was for me. Anyway, enough of my rambling. I am 1 week post op and doing alright. On tuesday, 5 days post op, I had lost 4 lbs . I have 82 more lbs to go. Ok, I am done rambling. I look forward to chatting with everyone.

Thanks, Glad to meet you:biggrin1: