dare301obx

I was banded on Feb 11 and have lost about 40 pounds overall, from the 1st of Feb. I went to the doc Tuesday and they decided to not do a fill. They said since I wasn't "hungry" in the mornings and with as much weight that I've lost that they didn't want to do a fill. They also said that they consider me to already be where they anticipated I would be in a year post-op. I feel that I've been very strict with myself. I'm worried that I'm going to stretch my pouch and I just won't do that. I haven't been exercising as I should but the weather here has been horrible and there's no where nearby do do any walking (no malls, etc.)

This is a guy speaking... The HELL with him!!! What a jerk!

I don't want someone in the government telling me what I can or can't do to my body. Afterall, "they" could decide that no one should have the lap-band or other weight loss surgeries. "They" could just say that God (and I'm a believer) decided that we should be fat. I firmly believe that it is a decision that should be made by a woman and her physician and that everyone else should "butt out"; it's none of my business. Furthermore, I believe that no woman makes a decision to terminate a pregnancy lightly.

I've found a Starkist "Gourmet Meals" Tuna with Sweetcorn & Mayo in a 3.5 oz. package (small bowel). It doesn't require refrigeration and it even comes with a little "spork" (you know... the combo fork / spoon). It has 14 grams of protein and 170 calories and tastes quite good to me. The corn is kinda soft and I make sure that I chew each kernel to a mush (just to be safe & sure...don't wanna get stuck).

Hi there to everyone. I'm "dare301obx". The "dare301" is my radio call number and the "obx" is for the Outer Banks of NC. "What??????" they ask. Ok.... My name is Charlie Watson and I'm the acting EMS Director for Dare County EMS (the Paramedics) on the Outer Banks of NC. I was banded on Wednesday, Feb 11, in SENTARA Norfolk General Hospital by Dr. Mark Fontana. My weight at my pre-surgery physical exam was 267. I weighted 236 this morning....31 lbs so far!!!:scared2: Still no fills; only the initial "let's make sure it doesn't leak fill" from surgery and so far I've not really been hungry any, not REALLY. There have been some "twinges" but I just let them pass me by. A little more about me... I'm 54, married to a wonderful lady who is really standing by me in this process (she's actually following the same diet that I have to and she's lost over 25 lbs too!... she's not a candidate for WLS due to a number of previous abdominal surgeries... lots of internal scaring) We live on the wonderful Outer Banks of North Carolina... you can't go any farther east without getting your feet wet in the Atlantic. We live in Nags Head, NC and our house is about 1/3 mile from the oceanfront but we try to spend as much time as we can, especailly in the summer, in Rodanthe, NC (that's right... where they filmed the movie "Nights in Rodanthe") about 30 minutes south of our house on Hatteras Island. There we have an old 34' travel trailer on a "permenant" spot in a oceanfront campground. The trailer is about 250 yards from the beach there. Needless to say....we're a couple of real "BEACH BUMS!":Banane30: My goal, besided the "want to be more healthy" BS is actually.... I want to be more healthy... for real. I want to outlive my parents. I want my quality of life to be better than what it's been the last couple of years. I don't want to feel like I'm pulling an anchor around with me all the time. My weight goal is to see 175 again. That will require a lost of just over 90 pounds. But then,,, once I reach that weight, I want to keep it off. That was one of my main questions when I saw my surgero for the first time..... "Slow and steady is fine with me.... I'm more concerned about where I'll be in 5 years.... 10 years after surgery." So.... bear with me and join me as I join you in this journey to bandlandia!