Teri9672

I'm still hangin in there too

Keep in mind that this is a process...... Right now you are just in a phase of healing from surgery. Your band has little to no restriction right now that is why you are hungry. It may take several months, several fills before you have any real restriction. Keep doing what your Dr.'s tell you and stick with it, it gets much better I promise.

french fies, hamburgers, skin from potato and spaghetti:drool:

Banded 12-19-08, 1 Year ago TODAY.... I have only 10 more lbs to lose to reach my first goal. Feeling fantastic... went from size 18 to current size 10-12

I am so excited!!! Stepped on the scale this morning and I am 10 lbs from goal....... Not sure if I can lose it before my bandiversary date, but I'm gonna try really hard. I cannot tell you how good I feel about myself these days. I love getting up and getting dressed in the morning and I love shopping..... before / 50 lbs gone yesterday..... :biggrin:

you are good.... lol That's Teona. I have two Cairn Terriers (wheaton and brindle)

all my pants are also a size 12..... but last weekend I bought a pair of "skinny jeans" in a size 10! GASP me, in skinny jeans!:biggrin:

I hate to admit I'm not exercising at all It's all the band restricting my eating. I plan to start going to the gym soon to start toning things up. :biggrin:

i'm doing pretty good too :thumbup: Still need to lose 10 more lbs to reach goal of 80lbs hoping to get it off before my bandiversary 12-19-09

here's my halloween before and after..... before (242) now (172)

I wish I could find a local group too. Banded by Dr. Hollis (True Results) 12-19-08 down 65 lbs as of this morning

as of this morning I'm down 60 pounds..... Couldn't be happier with my progress. I only have 20 more to lose. My weight is coming off slower, but it's still going down. I actually upped my calorie intake and it boosted my weight loss this month. I have awesome restriction and haven't had to have a fill since 4/6......

well, here's proof that the band IS WORKING!!!!!!! I feel so much better about myself these days. Only 25lbs to go to goal.

ok, I'm 6 months out...... here's my progress pics First pic was in mid December a week before my surgery Second pic is from today

as of today I'm down 52 lbs I am currently on day 5 of a 7 day liquid diet. I went in Monday for a fill and it showed I had stretched my pouch....... They didn't unfill me, just had me do liquids and come back next Monday to see if it has shrunk. I do admit I have been eating some breads, rice and Pasta. I've had 4 fills since surgery. I'm feeling much better since losing this weight.

I named my band George....... :thumbup: My grandmother that has since past :party: had a colostemy for 15 years and she always called it George. So I thought I'd keep the name George alive for my sweet Granny. :mad:

I'm doing good so far, go in for another fill in two weeks. I have stalled some in my weight loss. Since my lasy fill 2 months ago I've only had 2 experiences with food coming back up, both times I think I too big a bite and didn't chew well. :mad: 47 lbs down......... 35 to go.........:thumbup:

Ok, today I had my first PB incident.........:hurray: at work For Breakfast I tried to eat a scrambled egg, didn't work out so well for me! First few bites went well, then a few more and not so well. I got up from desk and started pacing. A few minutes later I introduced it to the trash can.:sad: I hadn't eaten an egg in about a month. Last time i had one it was uncomfortable going down. .... now I know, no more eggs! :tt2: On a happy note.... I'm doing well, almost 4 months out and I've lost 37lbs

I've eaten a couple halves of deviled eggs since my last fill with no problems. Weird that a scrambeled egg jacked me up. So far I haven't tried to eat anything else today...... went to smoothie king for lunch.....

I've had 3 fills and am felling pretty good restriction now. My last fill was on 3-2 and I had lost 8 lbs since my last fill. Very happy with my progress. I am learning what foods I can and cannot eat.........:lunch:

How are we doing????? Second fill on 2/2..... 1.5cc's added I have lost 5 lbs. since Monday's fill, I feel great! No problems with foods, but getting very full on my 4 ounces. ....60 lbs. to go to goal :biggrin:

Just wondering how normal it is to have 6cc's in a 10 band and still feel no restriction? I got my first fill on 1/16 - 3cc's, going for a second fill Monday 2/2 I felt some restriction for the first few days after the fill, but now nothing. I'm still trying very hard to only eat 4-6 ounces, but the hunger comes back so soon. How normal is this? I just feel like I only have 4cc's left in my band to fill and I'm just over 1 month out....eeeek

Had my first fill on Friday, piece of cake..... I got 3cc's - my band was pretty loose (I could tell because I could eat anything) Today is my first day back on solid foods. I'm surprised that I cannot even finish the 4oz of food per meal. I get totally full before it's all gone.........amazing!!!!!! I also noticed this morning I could button my size 16 pants I haven't worn in 6-8 months!