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Hey girl,
I was reading one of your posts about losing motivation and I'm right there with you. I had surgery 7-20-09 and have completely stopped..I've all but kept myself from gaining. well..I gain a few, drop a few. it just bounces back and forth so I totally understand your frusteration. The thing is I put up with pbing and getting food stuck for so so so long it was such a releif when it was no longer happening, because they realized I was too tight. Now I'm not losing a damn thing!
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Oh I had my fair share of issues. Not bad ones but had them. I can tell you theres probably a 98% you will get stuck at some point or another. Its really inevitable. You really have to re-train yourself on how to eat with the band and concentrate on how you are eating in the beginning, and even after a year you will still have times where something just doesn't go right. I have been over filled and un-filled twice now, but now I know I am at my max (5cc's out of 10) and for right now my body won't go allow it any tighter than that. So you too will find your way, thats why they call them adjustments-you have to find what works..and what doesn't bc everyone is different. Are you approvd and ready to go or just considering at this point?
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Hello!! Thanks for the nice comments
I started at 247. I'm down about 50 some (it varies 2-3 lbs daily) I do not regret anything I've done. I can tell you shopping is much more fun these days I just bought my first 12 yesterday. I started at size 22. Most def best thing I've ever done for myself! -
you are the first profile i have looked at on here. i started bawling my eyes out to think that one day this could be me! buying jeans at target! i'm 23, will be 24 in september and I am so excited to see i'm not the only one my age on here. can you post a pic of your scars? thats my biggest fear is big ugly scars.
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Haha well thanks for the compliment but thats another thing when we lose it we don't see it! I look at your pics and think we are about the same size. Your pics in the black dress are so cute and when I saw them I thought jeez I wish I could wear strapless like she can:) Do you have FB? I'd love to chat with you, I am at a HUGE stuck point!
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Thanks babe! I never noticed that in mine untill you posted that. I do look much happier--cuz I am! Thats funny too my best friend who hasn't seen me in months the first thing she said was "OMG you have collarbones!" lol it's the little things ya know? Well I'd love to look like you no doubt-I have a little further to go but you look great!! Congratulations on your success!
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Ahh looking at your pics I would think you are the blonde version of me:) No I don't think we look alike but the happiness that is suddenly obvious in our after pictures makes me giggle. I also love the fact that we both have sudden jawlines and necks! Congrats hon! You LOOK fantastic!
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Feeling like a total failure.
jr64044 replied to scarroll's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am almost exactly one year out and have gone from 244 to 202. I-like you-beat myself up sometimes about it ONLY because I get stressed out when I go to the Dr that they are going to yell at me for not being further along. The truth is this morning I realized that I couldn't have done this, and kept it off without the band, and I am happy. The Dr's are the ones that bring me down by sorta making me feel bad. I am really happy with the weight I am at because I remind myself of where I started. I also struggle with getting down a consistant workout routine. I eat really well during the week, and on the weekends I let loose a little within reason. (I'm 24, I gotta live a lil) So regardless of what anyone says you should be proud, you did this for you after all, no one else. Its funny I just read this post, since I just had a lil heart to heart with myself this morning. You will get there, it just takes some of us more time than others. I wasn't expecting mine to come off overnight, and I'm really trying to just change the way I eat and my habits to something thats maintainable for life. Good luck to you, I hope for the best. :grouphug: -
PLATEAU!!! How many of hit a plateau at approximately 1 year out?
jr64044 replied to ShelleyB's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I am going back to the Dr today. I do eat very slow, since I am a year our I know better than to get pushy with my food esp after a fill. Its not even that half way through my meal I get stuck so its not that I'm eating too fast or too much, it will literally be the first bite. I am finding that I look for things like chips, pretzles, Cereal, salad (slider foods) because I know they aren't going to get stuck. That is where I came to my conclusion to go back in and have the .25 taken out. I don't get my period...ever. I have the Implanon and haven't had a period since 2008. I also don't drink any liquid calories unless I'm going out and then it'll be vodka and Water, otherwise I only drink water, diet tea, crystal light etc. But beleive me I haven't been drinking for weeks-my stomach is pissed enough. What I don't really get is that I was up to 6cc's before, and being two weeks out with 5.25 I can't handle it. I dunno this band can freak me out some days if I think too hard about it. All I know is I can't sit on the bathroom floor crying bc I'm freaked out I will have to do this the rest of my life. There has to be a happy medium.. -
PLATEAU!!! How many of hit a plateau at approximately 1 year out?
jr64044 replied to ShelleyB's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Ok now I am officially confused. I went over a week ago and got a fill. I only had him do .25 cc's because I was afraid to be too tight. I did fine for about 4 days and actually lost 4 lbs. but now everything gets stuck. I can get down oatmeal..or wheat thins if I chew them to mush. Otherwsie its coming right back up. Last night I took one bite of a turkey brat, with no bun and the bite was TINY. It instantly got stuck and I was dry heaving for an hour. And it wasn't just "BP-ing" I literally threw the food up, stomach acid and all (sorry tmi) So I haven't eaten much in the last 2-3 days and I weighted myself this morning and NADA! It still hasn't budged. How is that possible? I know if you don't eat enough calories you will not lose but I thought that was over time. I just don't get it. I'm miserable and I'm still not losing. I don't know if its stress related or whatever reasons behind it all of a sudden getting tight but I don't feel stressed out-and I'm not a person whos terribly prone to stress. So I don't really know what to do but I am back at this awful place that I was at about 4 mos ago. My band is so unpredictable and touchy I am terrified of eating with other people or to go out to eat bc I literally have no idea what its going to do. That is not a normal way to live and I can't keep throwing up. I'm so confused :smile2:
