WilliamK
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What are some dreams or goals you have for yourself
WilliamK replied to Thewall26's topic in The Guys’ Room
Have set a few tbh:- 1.To get into "normal cloths shopping!" 2.To climb triglav mountain in Slovenia 3.To fit into all the rides in Florida next year 4.Run 16kms with backpack in less than 2hrs Point 1 will take time but i have lost 4" off my waist already and have to buy new jeans this week. Point 2 i am starting already. I have climbed to Krvavec(1800meters) and Triglav is (2,900meters) so i have some way to get used to it yet. Point 3 i am sure i will be fine on the few rides that i had to walk ashamed away from. The Mummy ride was worst..lol WALKING THE MILE as my wife said "get off fatty no matter how much you breath in or move seat you aint getting in"..LOL this was infact my turning point and reason i started looking at the band. Point 4 i will have to build up to and work hard on. This again will come in time as i get fitter i think. The more weight i get off the better i will get. 2hrs is my magic figure, i did it faster when i was in the armed forces but thats an ok target to aim for. -
Just be positive about your progress, keep the exercise up daily be that gym or housework, anything, you will see the benefits of your weight going and then this in turn boosts you again..its great!!
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How did you get on? Thing is you can still have cheese just not in the quantities you had it before. I have a little cheese with the salmon/tuna meals i make. We all go off the rails, the thing is when you have the band it does help. a Good example...
I went to a friends leaving party. I got drunk on 4x250 wine + 1 sambuka and 1 B52. Walking back i did my usual thing and bought a kebab not thinking as i was worse for ware. I got home and had 1 tiny bite of the meat and felt pain where i hadnt chewed it or it just didnt agree. I put it straight in the bin and went to bed. The moral is i still lost weight that week, had a lovely time socially with my friends and the best thing was I DIDNT PUT WEIGHT ON.
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Hi William
Many thanks for your reply. I think you have done tremendously well, and in such a short time. I am full of admiration! I don't snack on sweet stuff, just occasionally go off the rails with cheese! So, inspired by you I am going to go ahead with the EasyBand if the surgeon will agree. I'll not lose the weight any other way.
Regards Rowley
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Sorry i didnt see this post. I had the easyband on May16th 2009. As per the rest of you TAGB guys had a quick recovery, Flew up from bristol to Manchester on the Friday night, had op on Saturday and then flew back to Bristol a day later. Was working from home on Tuesday and flew back to work in europe on the sunday. Not had any issues with the band, didnt have any restriction until 16th July 2009 and its still only specific food i get it with. Am 3lbs short of 4 stone weight loss so far, pretty much based on a lifestyle change and some SELF ASS KICKING when i need it. I have a simple diet regeme which i stick to and some food buying things that i do, so that i do not cheat/over eat or tempt myself. The most important thing over the diet and band and anything else is EXERCISE. You just need to do a small amount every day, be that walking, housework, cleaning the car, anything that has you on your feet and active will provide results. The bottom line with any of the bands is this, eat less calories than you burn each day and you will loose weight 100%. I keep a diary and blog over at fathappends but if you want to ask anything just PM me or post here i don't mind either way.
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Hi Rowley,
Well this is a hard question tbh. I decided myself without consultation that the easyband was for me. Then i went to Dr Ashton and he asked had i considered the Bypass.
I said no and that i wanted just the band.
The bypass and sleeve are more drastic surgery due to there being more "possible" complications. Mine was a simple operation with fast recovery.
What this boils down to is you. If you are a grazer, ie you eat pretty much most of the day with a sweet tooth then you will probebly cheat the band unless you work at changing your lifestyle and go into it 100%.
I am 3lbs short of loosing 4stone since May2009.Its not easy but as i am getting more restriction with the band its getting easier.
The difference is this. At my goal weight i can decide to reduce the restirction as i want depending on my eating progress. With the bypass or sleeve there is no option to choose as its permanent. It will boils down to your commitment to change.
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For me i didnt want a bypass or anything else where body parts are cut out or not used. Reference to the ports/infection etc i had the TAGB band fitted which does not have any ports or injections to be done. Its a telemetric signal that opens or closes the band. Thus i dont have any Fluid in the band and dont get any effect from pressure increases(bubbles in the fluid) ie flights/swimming in deep Water etc etc. For me my issues were bad routines and not changing my lifestyle enough and the band helped that. I think having bypass which has a much higher mortality rate than banding is a no brainer either. My friend has a bypass and the lady in the next bed to her died the night before her OP so as you can imagine she was in a state about what to do. Its all a personal choice but dont think the bypass is something to compare to the band. Its a massively different operation with different side effects and possible complications internally. 45min op with 5 almost invisible scars has done me good so far. Same goes for the gastric Sleeve, cutting things off a stomach is not the same as restricting what goes into a full stomach.
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Cheers kevin will do. Got a gym today thats close to my work which i took out a membership for. Am gonna try doing the 7-8am workout as i can then get showered and just go to work. Will stick to far burning first anyways, wont try to many situps t start with anyways as been 2yrs since i really last trained hard enough to feel shattered. Bought some Protein shake mix(tastless)to help with shorterm burnable energy as the diet wont provide enough i think as i am being quite strict on the calorie count, i should know if i get tired or my workout starts to drop off at the end of 1hour. Will start and see how it goes, at the time i am going there from what i understand the posers are still in BED...lol Poser gym time is after 4pm there. They also got a pool so i will start on that after the renovation(2months). Will be in touch m8 thanks.
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Well done Keving its really nice to see your back playing rugby. I think i am at the start of that exact same process. I was same played rugby since Mini rugby(8) up till i was 28(RAF). Over time i just put it on and being a happily married man i didnt give a hoot about it until i found enough was enough(Disney florida holiday). Any tips on the exercise front? Especially from a blokes prospective? I am starting back this week with mainly fat burning for first 2-3 weeks(cycle, treadmill,rowing) then will work on toning, as long as i can stop myself adding weight to the machines... Anyways well done and i look forwards to anything near your success. rgds William
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When i chatted with my Doc He said to wait until i had got to my goal weight and then decide. He said that most people on their way to goal think about it but that only 30% go through with it due to the size of the operation and the possible complications after the operation. He said 20% of people regret having it. It all boils down to your self esteem/age/skin elasticity and if you want another op with months of recovery? There are some that recover quick while others dont. Check out Tummy tuck: is it worth it? Cost & results from 281 reviews, it has some pictures and some not so nice pictures of TT's that went well and those that didnt.
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HELP!!! Someone please reassure me!!!
WilliamK replied to Agnes's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Good luck Agnes, keep in touch and make sure the hubby gives you lots of time and space to recover.
