burniegal

Hi, How is everyone doing?

Well put. Wow you've done GREAT. I haven't had a fill yet either but I had surgery in May and have lost @32lbs. I live near a very rural area and folks are so nosey. They are doing everything they can to figure me out. It's really frustrating because I just don't care about other folks business like that but oh well.

That is exactly why I only told a few select people. Even some of my closest friends and family because of lack of knowledge would say things like that. I was 205 and 5'3 when I started seeing the lapband Dr. However, my health called for me to lose weight. I was having several health issues that I haven't shared with everybody. Also, just cause you wouldn't do it doesn't mean I shouldn't. The things too is the lap band will not do it all. If you don't do what you need to you will not lose weight. Now that I'm down 30lbs, people are asking me all the time what I did. It's really starting to get on my nerves; however, I start with the hard stuff first. If you can't push away from the table there is no point in me sharing the surgery part. I do sometimes feel like I'm lieing though.

How is it going with everyone? I went for another visit on yesterday and still did not get a fill. I have not had a fill yet. I'm still losing weight and he fills good about my progress. I lost 3 lbs in the last 2 weeks. I'm just afraid though, that all of sudden my weight is going to start back climbing up. However, he assured me that if I started gaining he would do a fill. I'm not scheduled now until another month.

Wow you're doing great. I have not had a fill yet. My doctor doesn't want to give me one because my weight is steady dropping. I went in yesterday and had lost 3lbs in 2 weeks. Before that I lot 4 lbs in a month. He said I just need to keep going what I'm doing. But I'm scared to death that I'm gonna gain a pound.

How is everyone doing? I started exercising. I didn't get my first fill because the doctor was scared I wouldn't be able to eat at all. Now my apetite has increased and I'm not scheduled til July 20th. He told me to call if my apetite increased and they would get me in right away. Well I called the nurse tells me he's on vacation and that he is already double booked for next week and I'll have to wait until my appt. I am not happy.:thumbup:

I'm having a hard time not drinking while I'm eating. I don't drink much but I need a few sips to get my food down. Drinking 30 min before and 30 min after is very difficult. Is anyone else having that problem?

I'm really concerned because I haven't found that anything bothers me. I just fill up very quickly. I ate a slice of pizza and I felt like I had ate 5. I was fine though because I felt full and didn't try to force any more down. However, even a soft piece of bread has been fine. I find that I'm hungry a lot though. That I wasn't expecting to come back so quickly.:tongue_smilie:

Hello, How is everone else doing? I'm hungry alot it seems like. I go for my first fill on Thursday and I'm ready. I have to eat every 2 hours but it doesn't take much to fill me up. I haven't been on the scale since my 2 week visit.

The key is when you fall to get back up again. We all Fall Down but We Get Up. That's the key. You can do it.

I did Clear Liquids first week and then thicker liquids and mushies second week. I went to the doctor today because one of my incisions was not healing and staying moist because it's located so close to my breast. Anyway, I'm down 6lbs since surgery so less than 2 weeks. They now just put me on a regular but soft, low calorie diet. However, I have no appetite.

Hello, If you look at my numbers you and I are very similar. My height is 5' 3". You BMI is considered obese. Anything over 29 is obese and over 39 is morbidly obese. I don't have any health problems. I have had acid reflux and then I started having swelling in my legs and feet. Because I don't have any health problems, they ran all sorts of test and determined that my upper body weight was too much for my legs. BCBS approved me first try.

I'm doing okay. I have been really bloated the last few days. I'm doing some creamier soups and I even did some mash potatoes. I'm sick of liquid. I am dying for veggies and fruit. Thursday can not get here quick enough for me. I haven't been on the scale though since surgery. I'm so bloated I can't tell if I have lost anything.

When were you banded? Have you had a fill yet? Some of this I know is just our own control. Therefore, I guess you will need to try to fill up on other things.

Before surgery I wore them almost everyday. There are so many out there. I have some more expensive that I wear on the weekends and some less restrictive I wear during the weak. I wear the full ones that include the bra, the tank top ones, shorts one that goes up to the bra line. I would suggest you try a cheap one at first to see how you like it. Try Walmart, then JCPenney and Belk. Also, there are several websites. It just makes you look clean and smooth no matter what size you are.

I am typically a secrtive person anyway so it's not in my nature to tell people. However, I did not tell even my closest like my mom because I didn't want to hear a lot of opinions. This was a big decision. I really did not want to discuss with people whether they would give negative or positive advice. Everybodies journey is different. I know that certain people would want to watch me to see if and how much weight I would lose. Also, I know my over causeous mom would think I was crazy and would say you just need to exercise and eat less. I have not shared with her all my health issues cause I don't want her to worry about me but I am a risk taker and it's easier for me because I don't seek acceptance from others.

I was banded on Thursday. I had a lot of pain Thursday and Friday. After Friday, I've had sporadic times when I'm in pain but mostly in the incision areas, mainly the one where the port is. I have had no problems getting down liquids all day long. I actually have not felt any hunger pains until today. I actually think my stomach grawled. However, I have not had a BM since Wednesday. Anyone else had this problem?

I tried the New Whey liquid Protein, tropical punch. I don't like it. My doctor said to spread the protein out into 6 meals. It's not working with this. I'm going today to get the powder. I think I can measure that out in a Slim Fast and drink on that all day alot easier. Has anyone else tried the Liquid Protein?

I was on a 1200 calorie, low carb diet that started 2 weeks leading up to my surgery.