NewMechelle

Okay now that you know how to do it, help a sister out and show me how you do it and put it at the bottom of your blogs each time and update them.!!!!! Hopefulmechelle

Well yesterday was my third fill. Everything went very well. I cant believe what a blessing this whole experience has been. The surgery (not bad at all) the fills (nothing to them) I have just really been blessed. I know not every one is as fortunate but I just feel very thankful. What also seems strange to me is the varrying cc's that are given from doc to doc in a fill. I now have 7.5 cc's in my band. I am really tight but I dont feel misserable. Of course I am only drinking for a week (no solids) so we will see. I have not seen any one on this sight with that much in their band. Am I a little piggy or what? My surgeon was very sweet. Very complimentary on how I am doing. Yesterday was my four month mark. I was down 43 pounds in the office ( my naked wieght before pigging out over the weekend was 49.5 loss) Any way he says I am doing great. I cant wait to get to goal (155) I am just excited about getting to Onderland right now. Hope everyone else is well. God bless. I am so thankful for for this surgeory.

Well yesterday was my third fill. Everything went very well. I cant believe what a blessing this whole experience has been. The surgery (not bad at all) the fills (nothing to them) I have just really been blessed. I know not every one is as fortunate but I just feel very thankful. What also seems strange to me is the varrying cc's that are given from doc to doc in a fill. I now have 7.5 cc's in my band. I am really tight but I dont feel misserable. Of course I am only drinking for a week (no solids) so we will see. I have not seen any one on this sight with that much in their band. Am I a little piggy or what? My surgeon was very sweet. Very complimentary on how I am doing. Yesterday was my four month mark. I was down 43 pounds in the office ( my naked wieght before pigging out over the weekend was 49.5 loss) Any way he says I am doing great. I cant wait to get to goal (155) I am just excited about getting to Onderland right now. Hope everyone else is well. God bless. I am so thankful for for this surgeory.

I almost cried when I saw your blog. Sometimes a "mild heart attack" or health problem of any kind is God's way of trying to warn you before it is too late. You are sooo young. You can do this. I have no will power and I have had my band since May 28th and though there are days that are tough and I wouldnt trade it for nothing. I am about a half pound away from being down 50. You are so worth it. Good luck and God bless.

This is the only way I know how to do this. Kandi5911, I hope you are still out there. I dont know how to find you, dont know how to do those cool little measuring tapes at the bottom of the screen with every ones starting weight and goal weight. Heck I didnt even know I had a personal message till I accidently came accross your message. I am so sorry to respond back so late. Dr. Shina's number is (812)256-7431. He is extremely bright, knows his stuff, very honest open and even to the point of blunt. I have heard alot of people complain that he doesnt have much of a bedside mannor however I think he is dry but very funny if you pay attention to him. He has offices in Louisville as well if that is more convenient but his Charlstown office can give you the other numbers if needed. I would ( and obviously did)trust him with my life. Good luck and God Bless. Hopefulmechelle:smile:

This is the only way I know how to do this. Kandi5911, I hope you are still out there. I dont know how to find you, dont know how to do those cool little measuring tapes at the bottom of the screen with every ones starting weight and goal weight. Heck I didnt even know I had a personal message till I accidently came accross your message. I am so sorry to respond back so late. Dr. Shina's number is (812)256-7431. He is extremely bright, knows his stuff, very honest open and even to the point of blunt. I have heard alot of people complain that he doesnt have much of a bedside mannor however I think he is dry but very funny if you pay attention to him. He has offices in Louisville as well if that is more convenient but his Charlstown office can give you the other numbers if needed. I would ( and obviously did)trust him with my life. Good luck and God Bless. Hopefulmechelle:smile:

CORRECTION LOLOLOLOL I AM 210.5 DONT I WISH,. I MUST HAVE BEEN DREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPEFULMECHELLE ON MY WAY TO 155 LAP BAND FAMILY SLOW AND STEADY I GO.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Lap Band family. It has been a little while since I have bloged. Hope all is well with everyone. I am doing pretty well. Very hopeful (as my name says lol) that my fill I am getting on Monday does the trick with out giving so much restriction I cant even get my own saliva down. I am down 47.5 pounds. I feel good, am happy with the progress, just starting to be sooo hungry again. It is much harder when you are starved. So when you reach your "sweet spot" is that it? No more fills for good? or in time does it start to losen up? Or does it only losen up if you start to abuse it and eat too much? I have some restriction now, get some stuff stuck if I am not careful, some kinds of breads and other foods i shouldnt have at all. That tells me this thing is working. I am only 4 pounds away from my half way point. I wanted to lost 103 pounds. I am soooooo excited. I am 110.5. Cant wait to get into onederland again. Bye the way I am one of the hard headed ones who was convinced I didnt need the protien shakes. If you have a band you DO need the extra protien and yes it does help you to lose more weight. Each time I am at a stand still, all i gotta do is start the shakes again. I am a believer now. It's a daily shake for me. God bless!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

Hello Lap Band family. It has been a little while since I have bloged. Hope all is well with everyone. I am doing pretty well. Very hopeful (as my name says lol) that my fill I am getting on Monday does the trick with out giving so much restriction I cant even get my own saliva down. I am down 47.5 pounds. I feel good, am happy with the progress, just starting to be sooo hungry again. It is much harder when you are starved. So when you reach your "sweet spot" is that it? No more fills for good? or in time does it start to losen up? Or does it only losen up if you start to abuse it and eat too much? I have some restriction now, get some stuff stuck if I am not careful, some kinds of breads and other foods i shouldnt have at all. That tells me this thing is working. I am only 4 pounds away from my half way point. I wanted to lost 103 pounds. I am soooooo excited. I am 110.5. Cant wait to get into onederland again. Bye the way I am one of the hard headed ones who was convinced I didnt need the protien shakes. If you have a band you DO need the extra protien and yes it does help you to lose more weight. Each time I am at a stand still, all i gotta do is start the shakes again. I am a believer now. It's a daily shake for me. God bless!!!!!!!!!!:tt1:

Hey congrats on your surgery. I had my band placed on May 28th of this year. I am doing well, healed well and am very healthy and my port sight is still very tender to the touch and even sticks out a little. There are times when I will get a sharp pain in that area, I just think where they attach the port it is kinda indefinately sensitive, if the pain gets real bad I wouldnt be worried, if in doubt, call your doctors office, this will be a life long journey and you need to develop a relationship with them there and feel comfortable asking questions. Good luck and God bless.

I always get excited when I see how someone else is doing that was banded about the same time I was. I was also banded in May, the 28th to be exact. Some times I feel like it is taking way too long to get the weight off and other times I am really excited about how things are going. I have lost 47 pounds to date.I have 6 cc's in my 14 cc band. I will get another fill a week from tomorrow. I think you are doing awesome so far. Lets keep it up girl. This is not always easy but we are sooo worth it. Believe it or not, My starting weight was 258 too. I cant wait to see the onehundreds again. Let me know how you are doing. Hopefulmechelle

I love reading your blogs. Every time I see your face on one I smile and know it will either be entertaining/ informative or both. You have been a big help to me in my journey so far. Today was the first time I saw your time line and it made me feel really encouraged. Because the weight is not falling off overnight, i am fearful this will not work for me. I was ten pounds heavier than you at 5 3. Not a little girl at all. I am now 212 and my surgery was on May 28th 2009. You must be so proud and you are such a help and an inspiration to so many. When I ask a lap band question on my blog I can almost bed money you will be one to give me a good answer and I really appreciate that. I feel like I already know you. Great work you look amazing in the pics from the game last week.

I was a stay at home mom in a Lebanon Junction Ky. My kids had just been dropped off at school and I remember the phone ringing and my mom and dad on the other end crying, "sissy are you watching it, have you seen it, do you see what those bastards did?" The only time i had ever heard my daddy cry except for when I was in middle school and they thought I had thyroid cancer. I could not leave the TV. My little boy was only 6 at the time and he was up for days, crying at all the people who had died, sad for the kids that were left and even sad for the "unsaved people who had done those awful things now in hell" Our lives will never be the same. We have no tragic story of loved ones relatives there, no ties to any of those killed except that they were Americans and no matter how bad things get, we are blessed to be in the greatest Country in the world. Bin Laden changed us forever but we still stand and we stand united. God bless those who sacraficed, those who died and those left to mourn. God bless the USA.

i am so sorry for all your troubles. It has to be so frustrating. I have an excellent surgeon. He has done thousands of bariatric surgeries (both lap band and bypass) we are not in Indy but he is close enough he would be worth the trip. we are in Charlestown Indiana. He also goes to hospitals in Louisville Ky. He was one of the first to do this surgery in the area and is really awesome. Very intilligent, straight forward and knowlegable. His name is Dr.Shina. Let me know if you would like to give him a call. Yes he does his fills under fluero. Let me know if i can help. God bless and good luck.

Hey great job. I am the same way. I will lose two or three pounds and be so excited and the next day be up the same two or three and maybe even one more. I think especially as women our bodies vary soooo much from day to day with water wieght plus like band groupie says, it changes when you add muscle. The smartest thing to do is to weigh every week or even two. I cant say much, no joke I weigh 4-6 times a day. Yes I have issues. Good luck and keep up the good work. The excercise will pay off, I have lost 19.5 inches.

Six weeks for me (actually I think I whined and he got me on on week five). I have a love hate relationship with the scale. I hate that thing yet I wiegh every time I go to the bathroom not kidding. Ihave issues and yes I hate the little $%^$&%$$.

Thanks alot. I hate when I get on here to beg for an answer from more "seasoned" banders and get NO response. That help alot. Thanks bunches and God bless.

:confused:I have been banded for three months. I am down 46 pounds (pre-op diet plus after surgery loss) I have said before, I go three to six weeks without losing a pound then in one week I will lose about 7-8 pounds. The thing that bothers me is it seems to happen only when I have a fill. I have 6 cc's in my band. I have lost a few pounds since my last fill but not consistenly each week (which i guess my body is gonna refuse to do anyway) Here is my delima, what do I do the next time I am due for a fill? I dont want to be too tight and make myself sick but here is what I am doing now. Some times I can eat any thing at all and it not seem to bother me, other times (and no it is not only in the am like i have heard people say) I seem to get everything I eat stuck and it is crazy. A fellow lapbander friend of mine said i may have a small piece of food stuck and therefore restricting me at times. So how do I know if i am at the sweet spot and how do i know if I do or do not need a fill? I know the big thing is consistant weight loss and that aint happening. I am taking in protien every day, walking 1-2 miles almost every day and truely sticking to what I am supposed to do 95% of the time. Any feedback out there?

Thanks for the feedback. I dont want to get so "filled" that I throw up and cant keep anything down like I hear of so many doing but honestly, I am able to eat just about as much (amount wise) as I could before. I am just determined to do it this time. I was private pay which was another incintive. It seems so wierd that some people are at the sweet spot at 6 cc's and other now till 10 cc's with the same band. Does that mean I am just a hugry cow or what? lol

:confused:I have been banded for three months. I am down 46 pounds (pre-op diet plus after surgery loss) I have said before, I go three to six weeks without losing a pound then in one week I will lose about 7-8 pounds. The thing that bothers me is it seems to happen only when I have a fill. I have 6 cc's in my band. I have lost a few pounds since my last fill but not consistenly each week (which i guess my body is gonna refuse to do anyway) Here is my delima, what do I do the next time I am due for a fill? I dont want to be too tight and make myself sick but here is what I am doing now. Some times I can eat any thing at all and it not seem to bother me, other times (and no it is not only in the am like i have heard people say) I seem to get everything I eat stuck and it is crazy. A fellow lapbander friend of mine said i may have a small piece of food stuck and therefore restricting me at times. So how do I know if i am at the sweet spot and how do i know if I do or do not need a fill? I know the big thing is consistant weight loss and that aint happening. I am taking in protien every day, walking 1-2 miles almost every day and truely sticking to what I am supposed to do 95% of the time. Any feedback out there?

First of all I would like to say that you are absolutely beautiul. No I dont like girls I am happily married but it's nice to hear that isnt it? You really are. I am so jealous of your weight loss. That is absolutely incredible. I was banded on 5-28-09 and am down 44. I would love love love to be where you are so be very proud of yourself. I believe your parents mean well and worry about you however most of us who are severely over weight have control issues any way and honestly the hounding is not helping. It may be good to be open and honest with them and letting them know it only makes things worse.When ever we have control issues, I think the more we are pressured the more you decide you will do exactly what you want, and then unfortunately do just the oppoisite of what you really want only hurting yourself in the long run. You are doing incredible, stay away from the junk at work, It is very hard I know I work with a bunch of skinny chics too, makes me wanna choke them lol. God bless and good luck.

:confused:Just a quick overview. I was banded May 28th. I have now lost a total of 42-44 pounds (it varies a pound or two every day) I dont lose a pound for 4-6 weeks at a time (no joke)then in a week will lose 6-8 pounds, then the cycle begins again. I have had two fills. I have a total of 6cc in my band. It was two weeks ago Monday (so now 17 days) that I was last filled. He wont even see me for two more months. So at first I was so tight I thought I would die. Everything solid had a hard time going down. Even the soft pasta type stuff. Now 17 days later, I dont seem to have any restriction or if I do very little. I have to restrain myself from eating because I am really hungry shortly after meals. It's not just head hunger either. I am now fearful I am one of those people who are a bottomless pit and even the band is not going to help me from being hungry and misserable. I would have swore a week ago I had reached that sweet spot. Now I am pretty sure I have not. Is it normal to feel that full after a fill then after a week or two lose that feeling? I thought it was just the opposite, you dont feel it at first but after a few days the fill "kicks in" can I get some encouragement and education here? Thanks!!!!! and God bless you all on your journey.

:confused:Just a quick overview. I was banded May 28th. I have now lost a total of 42-44 pounds (it varies a pound or two every day) I dont lose a pound for 4-6 weeks at a time (no joke)then in a week will lose 6-8 pounds, then the cycle begins again. I have had two fills. I have a total of 6cc in my band. It was two weeks ago Monday (so now 17 days) that I was last filled. He wont even see me for two more months. So at first I was so tight I thought I would die. Everything solid had a hard time going down. Even the soft pasta type stuff. Now 17 days later, I dont seem to have any restriction or if I do very little. I have to restrain myself from eating because I am really hungry shortly after meals. It's not just head hunger either. I am now fearful I am one of those people who are a bottomless pit and even the band is not going to help me from being hungry and misserable. I would have swore a week ago I had reached that sweet spot. Now I am pretty sure I have not. Is it normal to feel that full after a fill then after a week or two lose that feeling? I thought it was just the opposite, you dont feel it at first but after a few days the fill "kicks in" can I get some encouragement and education here? Thanks!!!!! and God bless you all on your journey.

Hey most of us go thru that. That is what half my blogs are about. Losing nothing for five to six weeks while really behaving and excercising etc. Then out of the blue 7-8 pounds in a week and then the patern re-starts. for the record, i would give darn near anything to be your weight. contrats on how well you must be doing overall. I am still 214. cant wait till ONEDERLAND!!!! God bless

Before banding, I can honestly say that there were many "diets" that i told myself and others I worked really hard on and could not get why I was not losing the weight. Now that I have done much soul searchng and had a long talk with myself I know for a fact that at many stages of life, i could have done more, could have eaten better, excercised more, tried harder etc. I kid you not my system, body whatever is the craziest thing i have ever seen. I am finally down forty pounds. Thank you Jesus the scale finally moved. Here is the odd thing, I was banded on May 28th and go for six or seven weeks at a time, eating only tablespoons a day of food, walking 2 miles and day and that stupid scale doesnt move, I mean not at all. I KNOW i weigh too much, I KNOW i need to hide it except for once a month but it is so hard for me not to get frustrated. I am not a big fan of the protien shakes, my nurse told me that may be why my weight loss is so unpredictable. She says with out the protein your body freaks out a little and just kinda goes into starvation mode. I hate to say it but when I do start drinking those things, even with the extra calories, i lose. I dont know what else to contribute it too. I have done this twice already, no loss for weeks and weeks then boom several pounds in a few days. Hope this recent two pounds turns into much more. The avg. weight loss is supposed to be 1-2 a week, it makes it very hard to know that when you are doing everything you are told and the scale isnt moving at all. Wish me luck. I cant wait to get to that 50 mark then 9 after that to hit Onederland. (I am 218 now. ) God bless.:thumbdown: