TracyinKS

CONGRATS! 110 lbs lost is AWESOME! Ground meat works best for me unless the meat is super tender (like stew beef or crock pot tender) Revisit the RULES... I consider myself a newbie at 5 months... but I try to focus on my protien and water! GOOD LUCK! and keep posting

sherilyn: I'm not a Jan bandster but I wanted to pop in here and say that you are not alone.... fills 2 & 3 I had restriction for 3 weeks.. then BAM a 3-5 days before my next scheduled appointment I would lose it....... fill #4 for me was the trick.... and I've been holding it for 5 weeks! GOOD LUCK!

I am somewhere near 4cc's in my 4cc band... (Doc says he doesn't have anyone with a small band that has over 5cc's) According to my fills I have 4cc's but we don't know for sure since we've never drawn it out to check... I have been holding tight since my last fill 08/27........ I cancelled my 9/24 appointment because I knew I didn't need one..... over the weekend I think it has loosened up a tad bit... which may just be my SWEET spot...... we will see.... my next fill appointment is pre booked for 10/22! I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have roughly 4cc's in my 4cc band...... we don't know for sure but we have put 4cc's in and never drawn it out to see how much is still in there..... I am at my sweet spot.. FOR ME! Some would probably think I'm too tight for their liking..... meaning... ANYTHING gooey or gummy is OUT! NO Bread, NO crust, NO Pasta, NO rice, NO super gooey cheese that would glump up and act as a cork..... Ground meat of all type works the best for me..... I did have some lovely chunks of beef in a stew over the weekend and had no problem with it...... My last fill was August 27th, and I may be losening up a TINY bit, but if I hold this level of fullness I will not have another fill until Novemember. I eat Weight Control oatmeal w/milk every morning with no problem........ Crunchy Crumbly goes through just fine..... My firsts thought would be to evaluate where you want to be with your band and then get your fill level adjusted accordingly... (for me.. if I COULD EAT pizza...... I would, I can't so I don't) GOOD LUCK!

CONGRATS TAMMYJ!!!!!!!!!:whoo::Banane20:

BEST WISHES!!!!!!! Keep the updates coming.....

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Welcome To Bandland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am the HR Benefits/Payroll person in a CONVENT... (no the nuns don't get paid.. LOL )

WOW Laura!!!!!!!!! Interesting! Can I join? 1K a months sound a whole lot better than the pineconeresearch surveys I do every month or so! Although I LOVE MY PINECONE RESEARCH!!!!!!!!

I would get a consult from another doctor.... I am not well versed in the swedish band, but at my last fill appointment I asked my doctor exactly how much would fit into MY band... (I have the SMALL band that is marketed to hold 4cc's of saline) He told me that he doesn't have any patients with the small band that has over 5cc's of Fluid He did say those with the LARGE ap band..... the ones that get fills every two weeks.. he said the Large band will hold over 120cc before it busts...... so unless your band is designed a lot different than these.. I would say your doc is maybe misinformed about how much it could hold......... For instance my doc had never even heard of the thick Omnipaque fluid.......... and I've seen MANY people have it put in their bands all around this board, because it is thicker and holds better than saline.... Doctors are human.... get a second opinion. GOOD LUCK! You are NOT a failure... you just need to revisit the RULES and get that baby turned ON!

bbgray: WELCOME TO BANDSTER HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure you tell your doc at your first fill appointment! It wasn't until my 2nd fill that they promised I would start to be "clamped down" (I've had 4 pretty aggressive fills) and am holding my sweet spot for over a month now.

Aim for at least 64g of Protein and your Water.. (I aim for at least 100 oz) Every morning I've been eating that Weight Control oatmeal, making it with milk... leave it soupy while your on mushies and healing... its filling, combined protien count is 17g.... it keeps me REALLY full till lunch. Like Wendell said.. consult your nutritionist or doc..... always smart...... in my case I was pretty much on my own because my doc is very easy.... and the nutrtionist and I don't agree on carbs...... so I go my own way... and focus on the protein and water.. low carb comes naturally with this which is what works for me (and always has). GOOD LUCK

LOL Laura! I also bought some of the ones you have.. but haven't tried them out for taste yet.... I going to split those into two servings..... (that is complete CRAP about your hospital) Michelle: I got tired just READING your post!

I just went to GNC.com and stocked up on the Protein slams and the OhYeah wafers...... it's Gold Card discount time... and I got free shipping. Now that I know its SUPPOSED to tingle I'm not so freaked out...

WOW.... that explains it! Thanks Denise.. it is WIERD....

I GOT UP AND WENT TO THE GYM THIS MORNING! (figured I'd start October out on a good note) A few things....... 1) Laura: Do those Protein bullets make your body all tingly after about 30 minutes?.... tingly like your skin is super winter dry and or like you've used the tingly tanner lotion at the fakebake place. I SWEAR the stuff is doing it to me... yesterday and this morning.. WIERD 2) I think my restriction is loosening up a tiny bit because I noticed I could eat more than a few bites last night. 3) I can tell that my fat is deflating and getting saggy.... WIERD (all the more reason to keep up with my workouts) 4) TracyK: Those OHYeah wafers are 210 calories So far today I've had 1 27g Protein Slam @100cal (GNC had two types and I bought both the 42g and the 27g) 2 LARGE cups of coffee w/ sf creamer 1 bottle of Water Just now... I had my WC oatmeal w/ milk......... making it 160+120 calories and 7+10g of protien.... 380calories (not counting coffee) 44 g protein and it's just now 8 a.m.

GOOD MORNING! Lunasa: sooooooooooooooooo good to see you around here again! I am trying to piece together a pc for the kids to play their games on and I TOTALY screwed it up just now.. .so I'm ticked at myself............ uggggg... I'm going to make the chicken soup today and clean my kitchen........ have a great Sunday!

I just had stew for dinner tonight... YUM!!!!!!! Pretty much since I am at my sweet spot (and tighter than some others like to be) I eat soup a lot....... we went to dinner last night and I had a very delish creamy bacon potatoe soup... it is something that I know I CAN ALWAYS eat. truthfully since I eat so little now... the calories from creamy Soups that I love are a non issue. Today: OHYeah pB wafers Bowl of stew for lunch Bowl of stew for dinner I have also graized on some chips which is not good.... but I'm still very low for the day...... Soup is good!

thanks Andrea!

Cheer UP VIOLETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be here with the rest of the dust bunnies! TracyK: YOU LOOK SO GREAT! and Laura I love the artsy fartsty pic too! I am so proud of all of us............. we are doing great.... there will be fast and slow losers but it doesn't matter.. we are all banded and bonded as violets! I love that we all have diverse backgrounds and lives yet we still are on the same path. We ALL have our skinny and our fat days.......... days that we look in the mirror and think we look great and then we make the mistake of taking a pic where we THINK we look like a blimp..... I've been there and done that too Michelle...... happens to us all. Denise you know that you are just bouncing ... drink some water and up your protein and you will be 209 before you know it! My hair is thinning big time which is why I'm going to try those bullets.......... ohhhhh and I gotta tell you guys.. The OHYeah Chocholate Peanut butter WAFERS (kind of like kit kats) is really delish.. especially for something with 14 g of protien!!!!!!!!!!! It is far more tasty than the SBD protien bars I've been eating which are pretty good to.... but I have to admit it seemed more like candy than filling. Have a great evening................ and know that I'll be here posting till I'm talking to myself... and then I'll be forced to go find another home thread........ (I've been a regular on LCF since 1999) and although I mainly hang out here now.. I still have buds over there

Happy Saturday!~!!!! OMG......... I just got back from THE MALL and my credit card is tired......... Started out simple enough... I've been on a Quest for the OhYeah wafers and the Protein Bullets that Laura uses............. 4 GNC stores with no luck so I went to a large mall.................. lets see.............. first stop was the Clinique Counter (because its the only makeup I can wear these days) The outlet hasn't had my shade either.... SO ANYWAY I went in with a bare face and had EVERYTHING DONE up to my eyes.......... $180.00 of skin care and pore putty and yes foundation.... (and two of the FREE bonus gifts) I left Clinique.... on to Victoria Secret to get sized for a new bra............... One IPEX full coverage shaper, 5 pair of cotton high leg briefs later I left the secret............ on to GNC's..... apparently the highest volume store in KC... they had EVERYTHING....... so one BOX of chocolate pb OhYeah Wafers and 6 bullets later............... I left GNC.............. back through Dillards because that is where I parked............ Clearance racks everywhere........... so ONE pair of chocholate brown slacks later (size large) later I left Dillards....... (normal $89.00 marked down to $15.00).................. oh what a day... OH and what set me off on this quest.. and day of Tracy spending............ 215.8 lbs on the scale this morning! 16lbs to ONEderland!

MS_Jen: Do you realized that you could very easily hit ONEderland by your next appointment!!!!!!!!!!!! The fact that you are now a lower BMI bandster tells me that the nurse has NO CLUE! You have done great and now that you have restriction you will have to FORCE yourself to watch your protien... (I am there as well) Today: Coffee w/sf creamer B: WC oatmeal w/milk L: 1 pc of provalone cheeze (7 grams protein) L: 1 SBD protien bar (10 gram protien) Sn: NOW as I type this.... Sweet Freedom Yogurt (9 protien) We are going out to dinner but I am either getting a baked potatoe or soup (depending where we go) restraunt cooked meat is a waste of money for me right now.

WHOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO indeed!

Whooooooohooooooooooo!!!!! :confused: