TracyW2

Congrats!! I just got under 40 this morning too and it feels great!

I was banded the same day. My dr does fills every 3-4 weeks. I go in for my third fill on Monday. I exercise 6 days a week for at least a hour at a time, plus I am constantly watching what I eat. This is a lifestyle change and the band is only a tool. Congrats on your weight loss and just think that is 22 pounds you will never see again!

An Elephant's penis....lovely. LOL

Thank you! I am excited to have lost that much already. It definitely helps keeping me motivated!

I can't believe they are making you wait 6 weeks. That seems crazy and then to only give you 1cc. I would defintely call your doctor! illuminationlady = thank you. I have been working really hard at dropping the weight. I had my wisdom teeth taken out during my period of hell, so that helped a lot with not gaining any weight back.

I was banded on 12/17 and I have lost 55lbs and that includes my pre-op diet.

How is everyone doing with restriction? So far I have 7ccs in my 11cc band. I felt restriction for a few days after the second fill. Now I will feel full and within an hour I am feeling hungry again. I think they only thing that has been keeping me losing weight is the fact that I go to the gym six days a week and I work out any where from a hour to a hour and a half. I feel great that I am to my first goal. I wanted to get to that before my 30th and I accomplished that because my bday is on Wed.

Finally hit my first goal today!

I have had no problems what so ever with my band. I just had my second fill and I am starting to feel some restriction. I have lost almost 50 pounds since the beginning of December when I started my 2 week pre-op diet. Good luck!

Just checking in. It has been forever since I posted. I just got my second fill today. I am starting to feel some restriction finally. The only problem is that my heads tells me I'm hungry, but my pouch says I am not. It is difficult because I am use to eating a certain amount of food and I still want to do that. I am so close to losing 50 pounds that it is killing me because the scale has been stuck for over a week. It didn't help with super bowl yesterday and I did not eat the way i was suppose to. Do you guys find that you enjoy exercising now? I find that if I miss a day, I am actually upset over it. I go 5/6 days a week at an hour each time and really enjoy going.

Congrats!! I am so close to that mark that I can taste it. But, like you, I have been dealing with a couple pounds that just don't want to move.

The c/s was worse. My first c/s was horrible, but my second was pretty easy. Being banded was a breeze!

Mine has been all over the place, but then it was never exactly regular before because I have PCOS. I just had it two weeks ago and low and behold it started again. I don't know if it is from the weight loss or all the exercising I have been doing lately.

Best of luck to you with the breastfeeding when that time comes. I successfully breastfed both my boys, although I was not banded when I had them. My first son was bf till he was 12months and the second was bf till he was 16months. It was the greatest experience.

I know how you feel because I just had my first fill yesterday and no restriction. I'm praying that my second fill will give me some kind of restriction.

I had my first fill yesterday and that is such a weird and crazy experiece! I now know that I have a 11cc band and they put in 4cc's. I still don't feel restriction on it, but I do go in 3 weeks for another fill. They are really happy with my weight loss and so am I.

I lost 0 pounds, but I didn't gain any either. I'll admit it, I didn't really diet. I did exercise like my ins required, but I didn't really watch what I ate.

Just wondering what everyone is doing for exercise? I am doing 4 times a week. I do the elliptical for 30 mins and then a few mins of cool down. I just started this because of my wisdom tooth surgery 2 weeks ago. I finally felt like getting back into it. Just wondering what is working for you.

I was told I could have milk too. Hello all....just checking in. I have officially lost 40 pounds and I am so excited to say that. I had a few pounds set back last week because I went out to eat and just enjoyed myself and didn't worry about what I ate. The biggest loser at the Y started yesterday and me and a friend signed up for that. They took my total body fat and it said 45% and that was pretty sad. I have 5 more weeks till my first goal. I wanted to be down 50 pounds by my 30th bday and I know I can do it! I hope everyone is doing well in band land!

WOW, You look like a completely different and new woman. Congrats!!

I'm curious about the drinking too. My 30th is next month and I don't plan on getting drunk, but I would like to be able to have a few.

I was banded the same day as you and I have the same issue. Two of my sites that have scabs, I also have a stitch coming out. I just snipped it a little and have left it alone. My sites seem to be healing well, so I figure the stitches will go away on their own.

I finally made my way over to this December thread. I just had my wisdom teeth taken out last Wednesday and the band is nothing compared to this. I have lost 10 pounds since Wednesday because of it. How is everyone doing with their band?

I mourned food. The night before I started my liquid diet I actually broke down crying and tried to eat as much of my favorite food as possible. It did get better, but those first 3 days are the worst. Best of luck to you.

I had my wisdom teeth surgically removed on Wednesday and I am still feeling like crap. I maybe get a protein shake and a bowl of soup down a day. I have lost nearly 7 pounds in 4 days. This was not what I had in mind when I wanted to lose weight. My band surgery was a piece of cake, this is killing me.