NewMechelle

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.:thumbup: 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.:eek:

So I went to the doctor on Monday for a fill (my second one) and while I was there he had new pictures of the things that can go wrong. Yes actual pictures, :eek:SCAREY! He had a picture of an eroded band and of slippage of a band. It made me a little queasy. SO here is my question. How does that happen? How do you get an eroded band and/ or slippage? is it from over eating? Is it from drinking with food? Is it just the luck of the draw and any of us are at risk? I guess I am a little paranoid because I was private pay and there is no way I could now afford to have a problem "fixed" I also hear of people whose band is leaking and they have to re-do that. How the heck do you know when that has happened? Thanks and God bless.:frown:

My doctor wants me to be on liquids for two full weeks after a fill. Last time I did liquids for a week then the second week added apple sauce, pudding etc. I am starved (on liquids as we speak) but I try to do what he tells me to do. I If you are so "tight" that you can't keep anything down, that is dangerous. My doc said it can land me in the ER. He took one cc out of my band before I even left Monday because he tried three and though I swallowed, you could see the liquid sitting in the pouch. It was not going thru. He took one cc out and you could see a small thin line of liquids moving thru. thats what you want. If you end up really sick from not being able to eat you will be in a mess. God bless and good luck.

So I went to the doctor on Monday for a fill (my second one) and while I was there he had new pictures of the things that can go wrong. Yes actual pictures, :eek:SCAREY! He had a picture of an eroded band and of slippage of a band. It made me a little queasy. SO here is my question. How does that happen? How do you get an eroded band and/ or slippage? is it from over eating? Is it from drinking with food? Is it just the luck of the draw and any of us are at risk? I guess I am a little paranoid because I was private pay and there is no way I could now afford to have a problem "fixed" I also hear of people whose band is leaking and they have to re-do that. How the heck do you know when that has happened? Thanks and God bless.:thumbup::eek:

congrats that is awesome. Can I ask what or how do you get a slippage, as a fairly new bander I cant help to be paranoid especially since I was private pay. would you share your experience?

Monday I went to the doc to get my second fill. I was so scared the first time that I didnt watch. This time I did. Not the needle part but the screen as they do it under an x-ray type machine. It was really cool. I had 4cc's put in my band the first fill. He said that is the max recomended. Then Monday he put in 3 cc's to show me why it is not recomended to go past 2cc's after your initian fill. I took a drink of that radioactive barium stuff and could see it sitting at the top of my pouch, it just sat there. he told me to take another sip to see if it would push thru, nothing, then a last sip to make sure, nope, nothing went thru. it just sat there. So he took out one cc and the liquid slowly trickled thru my band to the lower portion of my stomach. It was kinda cool. I could actually see restriction. I am on liquids for a week. He said i needed to be careful and totally respect this fill once I start on mushies as i have much more restriction. I am praying i have restriction with real food. I (out of the blue) picked up 5 pounds:eek::mellow:I have been walking 1-2 miles a day, was eating well about 95% of the time and boom here comes the weight. I am hoping it is water weight, you know how us women can be. All i can do is keep excercising and see what happens once I begin real food in a week. I want this weight off yesterday!!!!!!!! I hope every one is well. I am trying not to get discouraged. I am full after a half a can of soup (the kind you heat and drink out of the can) however it doesnt last longer than an hour or so. With this level of restriction with fluids, does this mean I may have restriction (you know the kind that lasts, the sweet spot) when i start eating solid again? Could use some encouragement. God bless and thanks.:cursing:

Monday I went to the doc to get my second fill. I was so scared the first time that I didnt watch. This time I did. Not the needle part but the screen as they do it under an x-ray type machine. It was really cool. I had 4cc's put in my band the first fill. He said that is the max recomended. Then Monday he put in 3 cc's to show me why it is not recomended to go past 2cc's after your initian fill. I took a drink of that radioactive barium stuff and could see it sitting at the top of my pouch, it just sat there. he told me to take another sip to see if it would push thru, nothing, then a last sip to make sure, nope, nothing went thru. it just sat there. So he took out one cc and the liquid slowly trickled thru my band to the lower portion of my stomach. It was kinda cool. I could actually see restriction. I am on liquids for a week. He said i needed to be careful and totally respect this fill once I start on mushies as i have much more restriction. I am praying i have restriction with real food. I (out of the blue) picked up 5 pounds:eek::mellow:I have been walking 1-2 miles a day, was eating well about 95% of the time and boom here comes the weight. I am hoping it is water weight, you know how us women can be. All i can do is keep excercising and see what happens once I begin real food in a week. I want this weight off yesterday!!!!!!!! I hope every one is well. I am trying not to get discouraged. I am full after a half a can of soup (the kind you heat and drink out of the can) however it doesnt last longer than an hour or so. With this level of restriction with fluids, does this mean I may have restriction (you know the kind that lasts, the sweet spot) when i start eating solid again? Could use some encouragement. God bless and thanks.:thumbup:

I was banded on may 28th and it was a breeze. Dont get me wrong, I was sore felt like I had done 1000 crunches but compared to my gallbladder and c-cections it was nothing. I did have ALOT of discomfort from the hunger/gas pains. that was rough for a few days. If you are hurting that bad you may need to contact your doctor. The gas should be the worst part of this surgery, if it is not from horrible gas, you may have somethind else going on. good luck and God bless.

I knew I had a problem. I just didnt know what to call it. I can honestly say I do each one of the above except for the spread sheet. WHY? because I have teen agers and nosey friends and till I am down in Onederland, I wont go there. Yes I weigh not once a day but two to three times, I some times get mad at the pm wieight and strip down to my undies hoping it will at least match my am wieght and think "dang what did i eat/drink today? my daughter has threatened to hide the scales except for a once a week wiegh in. I guess I am official. I am a Scale Whore. I guess it beats what I used to be, My oldest used to tell my husband, "dad mom has been at her brothel again. She is a chic filet whore."

thanks i needed that today. I am tryng not to get frustrated but I am (unfortunately) on the non losing time table again. nothing for three weeks. I am not patient.

Is it normal to go several weeks without losing a pound then lose seven or eight in one week? This crazy lap band has been something else. I have had one fill and due another one next week. It has just been so wierd. I do all the things I am supposed to and the scale doesnt move for weeks at a time, then out of no where it moves SEVEARAL pounds (eight last time) in a week. Is any body else doing this or am i just wierd? Thanks and God bless.

I am sooo jealous and happy for you. I am struggling with no loss for weeks at a time and then out of the blue 6-8 pounds in a week. we are on the slow time right now. I am 222. I cant wait do you hear me CANT WAIT to be back in onderland. I have had one fill, one scheduled next thrusday. Maybe soon. Awesome job girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it normal to go several weeks without losing a pound then lose seven or eight in one week? This crazy lap band has been something else. I have had one fill and due another one next week. It has just been so wierd. I do all the things I am supposed to and the scale doesnt move for weeks at a time, then out of no where it moves SEVEARAL pounds (eight last time) in a week. Is any body else doing this or am i just wierd? Thanks and God bless.

So today, I find out that I will NOT I repeat, will NOT be able to eat chinese food. I went to lunch with the girls. One of my favorite things in the world is Chinese. So I decide I can do this is If I am careful and dont overeat. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt even eat much. I thought I would die with in the hour. :sad:I threw up once and was in the bathroom five times with in the hour and three more times since then. I am not sure why or if my body is just not gonna take certain foods now. I dont have to feel guilty about eating the chinese though, I have been to the bathroom so many times I bet I am down ten pounds. lol. I WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN. God bless to you all. ps, i have been banded almost 8 weeks.:cursing:

The wierd thing is, it did NOT get stuck. I didn't have that feeling, I just cramped like I was dying, had nausea and lived on the potty all afternoon. It was not pretty

:rolleyes:Well these last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride. I went for four weeks with out losing a pound. I was active, doing everything I was supposed to, watching my intake but eating enough. NOTHING. I was so frustrated. I refused to give up but I was ticked. So last week, i change nothing, do nothing different, ate no more or less, and i dropped eight pounds in a week. For those that get discouraged with the plautaus, heres what i am figuring out, after you drop several pounds fairly quickly, i think your body freaks out and just stops. I think your body is afraid You have stopped feeding it and just freezes, it gets used to the new wieght and just out of the blue, starts shedding again. I am only 12 pounds away from my first BIG goal which was 50 pounds. I had surgery on May 28th and I am down 38 pounds. I cant wait to get into "onederland" it has been sooooo long. I will be 199 and think I am a stick Lol. Hope this helps someone else. God Bless!:thumbup:

yes i ate rice but not tons. I have had one fill but it was a big one. 4 cc's, i know one thing if i ever do chinese food again it will be one thing at a time and see how that goes. it was a rough rough day.

So today, I find out that I will NOT I repeat, will NOT be able to eat chinese food. I went to lunch with the girls. One of my favorite things in the world is Chinese. So I decide I can do this is If I am careful and dont overeat. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt even eat much. I thought I would die with in the hour. :sad:I threw up once and was in the bathroom five times with in the hour and three more times since then. I am not sure why or if my body is just not gonna take certain foods now. I dont have to feel guilty about eating the chinese though, I have been to the bathroom so many times I bet I am down ten pounds. lol. I WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN. God bless to you all. ps, i have been banded almost 8 weeks.:smile:

Hey congratulations. It is wonderful in lapbandville. Be warned there are days that stink and you do miss the food but when you look at how much healthier you are each week and how much better you feel, it is so worth it. My surgery was a breeze, not near as bad as gallbladder and Disney land compared to the C-sections. I was so scared I could not sleep for weeks. I have been banded since May 28th, down 38 pounds and feel so blessed to have this tool. You can beat it if you want to , you can eat right around it and find yourself even bigger, you have to decide that you can do this and you want it and the feeling of fullness you get with the band will make this the tool to be successful instead of (like me) dieting over and over and over and failing as most of us have done before. God bless and good luck.

:rolleyes:Well these last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride. I went for four weeks with out losing a pound. I was active, doing everything I was supposed to, watching my intake but eating enough. NOTHING. I was so frustrated. I refused to give up but I was ticked. So last week, i change nothing, do nothing different, ate no more or less, and i dropped eight pounds in a week. For those that get discouraged with the plautaus, heres what i am figuring out, after you drop several pounds fairly quickly, i think your body freaks out and just stops. I think your body is afraid You have stopped feeding it and just freezes, it gets used to the new wieght and just out of the blue, starts shedding again. I am only 12 pounds away from my first BIG goal which was 50 pounds. I had surgery on May 28th and I am down 38 pounds. I cant wait to get into "onederland" it has been sooooo long. I will be 199 and think I am a stick Lol. Hope this helps someone else. God Bless!:smile:

I need to make that same committment (only weighing at the doctor) I am not kidding, i weigh 3-5 times a day. it is insane.How do you handle the hundreds of people who ask you a week how much you have lost over and over and over?

I felt exactly the same way, i couldnt sleep i tossed and turned over and over, was absolutely obsessed with everything you could ever worry about. I promise you it was a breeze compared to what i expected. I have had three c-sections and my gallbladder taken out and the lap band was disney land compared to those. I was sore (which is to be expected of course) felt like i had been punched in the gut and i had uncomfortable gas but nothing was as bad as i expected it to be. you will be fine, God bless.

I dont know who you are but God does. He knows your struggle and pain and he loves you and wants a better life for you. You owe it to youself and your family and friends to be healthier you. It is hard, I know everyone that blogs on this thing knows. DONT GIVE UP. Just committ to one day at a time. get up in the morning and say "today, there will be no ice cream" and make a healthier choice, one day at a time. just like an alcoholic, all of us reach for food for our comfort, for pleasure, it has been like losing a true friend. I chose to make a change now before it is too late. obesity kills more people every year and its getting worse and worse. you dont have to be 125 pounds just tell yourself "one day at a time" Good luck and God bless.

Okay so I know this will sound much like my last blog but I am so agitated. I have been banded 6 weeks today. At first it was awesome. Yes I would like to say I would do it again in a heart beat, am not regreting my decision and consider this a blessing, however,i lost almost thirty pounds immediately, had my first fill last week and nothing, nothing for three or four weeks, not one pound, as a matter of fact i am up and down from 27-30 total lost allthe time, back and fourth. I eat what I am supposed to, cant believe I am not 100 pounds on this diet i eat nothing lol. I drink my protein, for the love of pete what else can i do? I dont expct to wake up 125 pound next week but this is driving me nuts and i am really really getting discouraged.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for letting me vent and God Bless.:biggrin::sad::glare:

thanks to everyone. Honestly just having this to let off steam helps alot. to clarrify, i am eating normal food.the doc wants me to drink protein shakes also for a year to make sure i am getting all the protein in that i need and it is good for boosting matabilism too. i hope that the weight will start coming off soon. i would do this all again and never 0nce second guessed my decision, just feel sad at times that i am trying so hard, being "good" with no results. I wish you all luck as well and God Bless each of you.