Lapband LaLa

Thanks for sharing....I guess at some point we really do move on and life becomes normal.

Ever since last week when I had to get an unfill due to being stuck, I have been struggling! What's surprising me is that I have never had a bad week since I was banded. (May 21, 2009) I went from 5.9cc's to 4.9cc's and I am hungry! I have not been eating the best this week and I have not been able to exercise due to work. I am a Realtor and I have about five buyers looking at homes before the tax credit ends. My days have been non-stop. 6am-9pm most days. I am trying not to beat myself up but I have been doing so well that this week is freaking me out. I am so close to being under 200. Just six more pounds. I am afraid to weigh myself! I don't think I will this week. I just can't face that scale saying I stayed the same or I weigh a little more. I had to sit back and wonder if i am doing myself in. In the past I have gotten down to 200 before and somehow never went any further. I tried to sit and think over why this is, but I never can figure it out. Maybe I am just thinking too much. I mean I did not mean to get stuck last week. It was not done on purpose and life happens. I have got to get back on track. I go back for my refill next Wednesday. It just can't come soon enough. I know I am always upbeat on here but I have to let you all know that sometimes you hit a bump in the road. I guess mine was this week. I have already started planning my week next week. I have blocked out my time for me. Started to schedule clients around my time and started my weekly food plan. I will not let this get the best of me or set me back! Ladies...it's also been that time of the month so I am sure my hormones have run amock! I feel some tears coming on. :mad: Why now? Can't I just get closer to goal before these ghosts and issues start coming up. *Sigh*

Wow, it's been six weeks and I am so very happy with my decision. I am down 30lbs and feeling fantastic. I really feel that when the scale keeps going down it will be the last time I will see that number. I have had one fill and I am looking forward to my second one on July 14th. I get a little hungry in between meals but nothing that is making me climb the walls. I bought two pair of shorts! Hey I am not at my goal but heck, why not? Haven't been in shorts in about five or six years. I am loving life and marking things off of my bucket list. I have checked into my Harley Davidson Riding class and bellydancing classes. This time next summer...boom chicka boom!:confused3:

This week brought on a new challenge! Had to have 1cc removed from my band. So now I am back to 4.9cc's in my 10cc band. My sweet spot is 5.9cc and I have established that pretty early. I am one of the lucky ones who don't really need too much in my band. Well...here we go. On Friday I had a Real Estate seminar I had to attend. It started at 9am and ended at 1pm. They served breakfast and I knew they had some things that were on my approved list. So I grabbed some soft scrambled eggs, a small piece of melon and a small piece of sausage. There were people who have not seen me in over a year so many were shocked to see me 75lbs lighter. I was quite the buzz, I might say...giggle.:wub: Well, I sat down, started to eat, chewed and chewed and chewed then BAM! I took a small bite of sausage, someone walked up behind me and said...OMG LAURA IS THAT YOU? It startled me and so immediately I swallowed!!!!!!!! HUGE HUGE MISTAKE! I knew when that bite went down I was doomed. I had not chewed that bite at all. So as the seminar went on I got sick, sicker then OMG :ohmy: I was throwing up every 15 minutes...just slime. After the seminar I called my doctor immediately and they had me come in. At every single stoplight I prayed it would turn red so I could lean my head out the door and toss my cookies! Oh...and the pain...it was horrible and hurt so bad. I was praying, crying, driving and throwing up.:confused: So I walked into the doctors office and they did not wait...I was ushered into a room and they unfilled me immediately. OH WHAT A RELIEF! Thank God! So now, they want me to to stay at my 4.9cc's until two more weeks because I was throwing up so much I had to have irritated my tummy! Five more pounds and I will be 200lbs. I can almost taste it, but with the unfill I don't have much restriction. :mad2: I may be able to keep my portions in check but I dread feeling hungry between meals. So I am a bit sad.:sad: I know in the scheme of things this is not a HUGE issue but being so close to onederland/underland is so exciting and I did not want to slow this down. So right now....liquids for another day then soft foods for three days, then a refill in two weeks. *SIGH* I have to say....if I had to choose between losing slower and being stuck...well I'd take the losing slower. Thank GOD that is over. I wish that on nobody! So there is my crazy story! Until next time.

I have to agree on the calorie thing. Your body may think its starving, give it more fuel. It's holding on for dear life.

Ditto on the empty calories. I have had a drink or two but I tend to like them sweet so I stay away. I was never a huge drinker before and guess even less now. But to answer your question...yes you can drink....the real question is do you really want to?

Happy Happy Joy Joy....I am doing a Happy dance for you! Congrats....feels good!

I like "UNJURY" It tastes good. The price is not too bad either. It's very important to get a good quality protein shake because...hey...it's your health. They have some pretty good flavors too. I wish you MANY MANY BLESSINGS! Happy Losing!

This week brought on a new challenge! Had to have 1cc removed from my band. So now I am back to 4.9cc's in my 10cc band. My sweet spot is 5.9cc and I have established that pretty early. I am one of the lucky ones who don't really need too much in my band. Well...here we go. On Friday I had a Real Estate seminar I had to attend. It started at 9am and ended at 1pm. They served breakfast and I knew they had some things that were on my approved list. So I grabbed some soft scrambled eggs, a small piece of melon and a small piece of sausage. There were people who have not seen me in over a year so many were shocked to see me 75lbs lighter. I was quite the buzz, I might say...giggle.:tt2: Well, I sat down, started to eat, chewed and chewed and chewed then BAM! I took a small bite of sausage, someone walked up behind me and said...OMG LAURA IS THAT YOU? It startled me and so immediately I swallowed!!!!!!!! HUGE HUGE MISTAKE! I knew when that bite went down I was doomed. I had not chewed that bite at all. So as the seminar went on I got sick, sicker then OMG :cursing: I was throwing up every 15 minutes...just slime. After the seminar I called my doctor immediately and they had me come in. At every single stoplight I prayed it would turn red so I could lean my head out the door and toss my cookies! Oh...and the pain...it was horrible and hurt so bad. I was praying, crying, driving and throwing up.:thumbup: So I walked into the doctors office and they did not wait...I was ushered into a room and they unfilled me immediately. OH WHAT A RELIEF! Thank God! So now, they want me to to stay at my 4.9cc's until two more weeks because I was throwing up so much I had to have irritated my tummy! Five more pounds and I will be 200lbs. I can almost taste it, but with the unfill I don't have much restriction. :cursing: I may be able to keep my portions in check but I dread feeling hungry between meals. So I am a bit sad.:sad: I know in the scheme of things this is not a HUGE issue but being so close to onederland/underland is so exciting and I did not want to slow this down. So right now....liquids for another day then soft foods for three days, then a refill in two weeks. *SIGH* I have to say....if I had to choose between losing slower and being stuck...well I'd take the losing slower. Thank GOD that is over. I wish that on nobody! So there is my crazy story! Until next time.

Thanks for the comments on my blog guys. I was banded May 21st, 2009. The clothes situation wasn't bad because I had so many different sizes already in my closet! (giggle) I had stuff I purchased years ago with tags still on it! So I did not have to do too much shopping. But now that I am out of that stuff I am thrift shopping and consignment shopping!

I took a mini-vacation this week with my husband. Went to Lake Navajo on the boarder of New Mexico and Colorado. How relaxing it was! I did not exercise this week -- I SLEPT! And with that being said....I still lost a pound. So now I am down 70lbs.:thumbup: My jeans are loose again and I could not be happier. I had some time to reflect on my journey and I have to say I am one happy woman. I really think I will be under 200 by the end of the year. :mad: Had a little scare this week. Two nights in a row I threw up in my sleep. Scared the HELL out of me! :thumbup: I almost choked! But I was out of town and had no reception on the cell so I had to kinda sleep upright to get myself back together. I know from another bandster that throwing up in your sleep is not a good thing, so I just tried to relax until I got back into town. I thought I was stuck but if I was I am not now. While on the road we stopped at a little roadside BBQ place. I got pulled pork but within five minutes it was coming back up! It was the first time I have had that happen. It wasn't bad, just freaky. So hubby ended up having my dinner and I relaxed my tummy! (giggle) I think if something was stuck, it came up because after that I was back to normal. When I returned I went to the doctor but since I was feeling fine they decided to not do an unfill. So this weekend I reverted to soft foods to let my tummy heal. My hubby took a lot of footage of our trip and for once in my life, I did not mind being in front of the camera. What a WONDERFUL feeling! Our band photographer wants to take photos just of me because in the past I would not go to the photo shoots. (yes I am a singer) I am feeling so skinny and sexy! Let's just say I am putting a little pep back in my love life. Ooohh La La! I am gathering all my clothes that are too big and getting ready for a trip to the consignment store. I gotta finance my new wardrobe somehow! I am doing it ya'll ..... DOING IT!

I am so very happy for you. I feel like it was ME doing the dancing. Hubby and I will start SALSA classes soon. I am so excited!

And you will see that scale move! I am so happy and excited for you! I am loving life.

Congrats! It's a wonderful feeling isn't it!

I took a mini-vacation this week with my husband. Went to Lake Navajo on the boarder of New Mexico and Colorado. How relaxing it was! I did not exercise this week -- I SLEPT! And with that being said....I still lost a pound. So now I am down 70lbs. My jeans are loose again and I could not be happier. I had some time to reflect on my journey and I have to say I am one happy woman. I really think I will be under 200 by the end of the year. :tongue: Had a little scare this week. Two nights in a row I threw up in my sleep. Scared the HELL out of me! :thumbup: I almost choked! But I was out of town and had no reception on the cell so I had to kinda sleep upright to get myself back together. I know from another bandster that throwing up in your sleep is not a good thing, so I just tried to relax until I got back into town. I thought I was stuck but if I was I am not now. While on the road we stopped at a little roadside BBQ place. I got pulled pork but within five minutes it was coming back up! It was the first time I have had that happen. It wasn't bad, just freaky. So hubby ended up having my dinner and I relaxed my tummy! (giggle) I think if something was stuck, it came up because after that I was back to normal. When I returned I went to the doctor but since I was feeling fine they decided to not do an unfill. So this weekend I reverted to soft foods to let my tummy heal. My hubby took a lot of footage of our trip and for once in my life, I did not mind being in front of the camera. What a WONDERFUL feeling! Our band photographer wants to take photos just of me because in the past I would not go to the photo shoots. (yes I am a singer) I am feeling so skinny and sexy! Let's just say I am putting a little pep back in my love life. Ooohh La La! I am gathering all my clothes that are too big and getting ready for a trip to the consignment store. I gotta finance my new wardrobe somehow! I am doing it ya'll ..... DOING IT!

It's week 18 post-op! Still feeling quite the fine lady! It's starting to get cold here in Denver and so I picked up a couple of sweaters. It's the first time I have worn a sweater and not felt like a "pig in a blanket". I had a rough night last night. Did not sleep much at all. I ate a hard boiled egg for breakfast that morning and it all went crazy downhill after that. It did not get stuck or cause me slime, but everything else the rest of the day just felt like it was sitting like a rock in my stomach. And the burping...EWWHHH:scared2: So last night I tossed and turned and turned and tossed but slept mostly sitting up which is not fun! This morning I still felt a little off so I skipped breakfast and had soup for lunch. After that I felt fine. But, here is what cracks me up about myself now. My body makes the weirdest noises through my throat. I can just be sitting there and all of a sudden an alien starts to growl. It's the most weirdest sound. When I go to bed at night it's really noticeable. Double Double Boil and trouble! Anybody else get this?:thumbup: It's not something I can't deal with but it sometimes happens when I really don't need it to, like a quiet meeting or a romantic moment with hubby! :crying: I have not weighed yet. I think I am going to wait until Oct. 3rd. After all that body weirdness I think I just want to wait. My jeans are starting to feel loose again. I am wearing some 16's now. And might I digress a bit....why don't the clothing makers make a standard size? I have Levi's in 18, Just My Size in 16, Cato's in 14 and Lane Bryant across the board with that new single size and color method! Really people..I am not a twister board..Get it together! I am looking forward to my Hawaii trip in between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Can't wait for my family who has not seen me to see me. It will be a great "Ta-Da" moment! I am still exercising, still belly dancing, water aerobicing (is that a word?) and doing weights. I am getting stronger each week. So there you have it family....my weekly progress!

After my surgery and for about a week after, I'd fall asleep mid-sentence! HA! I am happy for you and want you to enjoy the journey my friend. It's really greener on this side...at least it has been for me!

I know the feeling!

I am so glad to hear someone else say that too. I see those commercials now and laugh. I use to listen to see if there was any hope of them saying something different, but all I heard was the safe false hope...blah blah blah.:tt1: If it was not for my husband and friends this would be a very lonely journey! Congrats and keep moving forward!

I am so glad to hear someone else say that too. I see those commercials now and laugh. I use to listen to see if there was any hope of them saying something different, but all I heard was the safe false hope...blah blah blah.:tt1: If it was not for my husband and friends this would be a very lonely journey! Congrats and keep moving forward!