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yep, i noticed that too...so i guess we are doing something right...and we are loosing a reasonable amt of weight as well...!!! thanks for the pic comments
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hey lady jane...so what do u do for exercise and often do you exercise??? whats your favorite routine??? i get bored on the machines so ive been getting into raquetball/tennis ive been doing those b/c i need to have a sense of fun to keep it a consistent thing...as far as strength training i havent started that yet...
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awwww im soo happy for you...u look gorgeous!!! -
OMG honey u look DAMN good!!! -
i feel it gettin close i have a had a few vomit episodes...im still trying to get the whole eating slow thing down....i really dont see the 30lbs and im getting frustrated my belly looks the same!!! im only wrking out 4-5xs a week....im still trying to figure out what foods are easiest and best for me that i still enjoy....u look good though...i can tell u really wrked out alot...keep it up girl!
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Just felt like posting today...88 lbs gone forever! Size 12 bottom - M/L tops...never in my life did i ever think I would see this day! Still have about 20 lbs to go but I'm taking it easy now...just taking it as it comes. I'm at my sweet spot too! Life i
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get it girl!!!! u look beautiful....thats a beautiful black woman right there fa real!!!!! -
Is quicker restriction due to having more fat around the stoma?
ahb08 posted a topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Ok well im pushin 3 months out..and i have had 4 fills.....and generous ones at that...im extremely upset b/c im already at 6.3cc's in my 10cc band and im still eating more than i should and as often as i shouldn't.....im wondering if my reason for not being restricted yet is due to the fact that i surprisingly didn't have much fat around my stoma as most obese individuals do...I feel that restriction is near in about the next 1cc or so, but i just can't believe im halfway through the band and not feeling that fullness after a half cup of food....now, i have experienced things getting stuck with dry chicken breast, baked ham (thanksgiving style) and even deli ham...but i have not yet experienced pb'ing or acid reflux, etc. and don't plan on it. But sometimes i feel like those negative symptoms are the only signs that will assure me i am tight. I feel like a straight up pig, b/c this tool is supposed to keep me from wanting to eat, but hell im still hungry and im still thinkin about food at 6.3cc's. the weight loss has been very slow so that doesn't help the situation. Please if there is anyone who has experienced having to be filled at 75% or more until feeling true restriction, i would really appreciate your input and advice. thanks -
the only thing i can advise u is to be confident and beat them in answering the questions before they ask u...just bust out layin it all out to them , how u would handle irate customer, and irate co worker, and overwhelming amt of work, organization..if u beat them and answer before they ask u the questions...u get them confused and all they are trying to do is keep up with u and write down all of ur answers down on the paper...it has wrked all the time for me..i go in there telling them what they want to hear before they even ask, but i know that what im telling them is what they have on the list of things to ask...make sure u laugh and show a sense of humor also...
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40 lbs...yea that isnt much to loose compare to the normal goal of many wls patients...how much did u need to loose before surgery?
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2911, im right there with u....i was banded 6/19, with no fill...and i just started feeling hard core restriction after this last fill of .7 on 9/24 which brought me to 7cc's in my 10cc lap band ap band. i thought i was the only one who didnt really fell restriction half way through the band size...but i see ur experiencing it too...im 3 months out and have lost a total of of like 27-31 lbs since surgery....and believe me i was expecting to loose that in a month or two not 3 months...but im having to really tell myself that it takes time and that im not the same as everyone else....i was just barely at 90lbs overweight when i had surgery so i sometimes wonder if its taking its time b/c i wasnt like 150lbs or more overweight...heck i dont know... i have been working out atleast 4x's a week....and i have noticed my jeans are looser on me...in the waist area...but my damn thighs are what i want to shrink as well...im currently at 223 as of this morning...so my goals are gonna just be 10 at a time...its seems easier that way then lookin at it as needing to drop another 60... As far as my foods i still pretty much eat what i like...before surgery i pretty much ate alot or Protein and veggies, but i over did the portion sizes and i wasnt active at all. i do love sweets....so that has been a struggle trying to juggle...if i do eat a sweet i have to eat it early in the day...i have no problem with shrimp but i do with white meat (chicken) and ham, whether its deli style or thanksgiving style...those things get stuck it hurts soo bad. I was also a fast eater before banding....i blame it on being half asian lol...even though most asians are small..they scarf down their food....i mean they eat at the speed of light....and i have had to really slow down and take the time to chew or else i will get stuck like chuck..and i just don't want to feel those pains anymore....before this last fill i was really starting to regret getting the band b/c i wasnt feeling restriction..but this last fill almost has me at that spot....i even now feel that whole morning tightness that everyone talks about since this last fill...so we just gotta be patient and give it time.....we're not even 6 months out yet...so i think we should give it 6-8 months after banding and if we still haven't lost a sufficient amt...then thats when we can really began to fuss..... :seeya:
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Is quicker restriction due to having more fat around the stoma?
ahb08 replied to ahb08's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Thank you for your encouragement and words of wisdom from your experience....i go for a fill this thursday and hopefully i can get a 1 cc...b/c i start thinkin bout food like after 2-3 hours on most days... -
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ahb08 commented on kgranite79's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
yes like the other person said...u look beautiful girl.....very very good results!!!!! congrats!! -
Almost 2 Months Post-Op - FRUSTRATED!
ahb08 replied to AmyFritcher's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Yes mam, it is possible for you to get a fill every two weeks, but its only if you surgeon allows you to. I myself do get fills every two weeks b/c my surgeon allows it. I'm actually going for my 4th fill this thurs...hopefully i can get a 1cc's im currently at 5.95cc's in my 10cc band, and i feel restriction b/c i have had a few stuck episodes, but i still get hungry and i can still eat a full size meal like 8-9oz of food which is the typical size of a lean cuisine meal. I am too frustrated like u....ive lost about 26lbs since surgery date, but i dont really feel i have lost inches.....i know its due to me not exercise on a consistent basis, but geez why is it that some don't have to lift a finger and can loose 15lbs in a month and some inches...but me....im pushin at around 8-10lbs a month since i had the surgery but dont really see it.... -
benefits start day one with citi and jpmc..and depending on where u located u might have aetna....when i was with jpmc and now with citi i have had aetna the whole way through...but for people who wrk for jpmc in lets say nyc...might have united healthcare...it depends on the state/area..u reside also