tripletmomma2000

Hi everyone! Today is my 1 year bandiversary!! Today I weight: 229.2 I'm down 146.3 pounds!!!!! Woo hoooooooooooo! I have been busting my ass, and I have been eating very responsibly, and still have a treat here and there. I don't eat: white bread, Pasta, soda or any carbonated beverages. I've sworn off roast lamb as well (we can thank a 1-1/2 hour Christmas PB for that one!) I do eat: a lot of salads, whole grains & fish. Most chicken, turkey and other meats I've learned to either eat ground, or chew like crazy before swallowing. I've learned: I can PB on ONE fishy cracker I can PB on ONE baby carrot I can PB on just about anything if I don't chew like crazy That I still have issues with drinking while eating. I'm a big Water drinker, and it's hard for me not to drink while eating. I can do this! I haven't had a fill since the beginning of November, 2009. I have noticed that I can eat more quantity, so I'm planning on getting a fill in September. I have to exercise. HAVE TO. I don't like exercise....... but I've been embracing the sweat. I am DEF. going to have to get these batwings taken care of. Wonder if Plastic Surgeon would do a trade for graphic design? ha! xoxoxoxo to all my fellow Bandsters, and Bandiversary mates! I need to get dinner ready for hubby........ I'm so excited to hit 150 pounds down. I'm so close, I can TASTE it!

That's right..... our ONE YEAR Bandiversaries are coming! How is everyone doing?!? I'll be here to report on August 6th. Will YOU??

AbbyPoo! prgb! Vicki! I've been haunting through here every so often.... and I too was thinking about how everyone was doing now that we're hitting out 1 year bandiversary! I'm currently at 236 ..... I've been losing about 5-6 lb/month, with a big stall in the 260's, and now again in the 230's. I've been sitting steady at 236 for 3 weeks now. However, my measurements have been changing, so I'll assume that the 30min/day elliptical might have something to do with it. I've just started trying to change up my exercise a bit. So I did 20 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes abs, and 10 minutes pilates today. I can already tell that my "core" is sore I started my weight loss journey at 375.5, and lost some before the band as well. So, all told, I'm just about touching 140 pounds down. Not sure where I'll land. I know I want it to be in onederland. Haven't been in the 100's since I was in my first year of college. (cough, cough..... 1986) I remember weighing 185 in my senior year of high school. I also remember weighing 135 when I was a sophomore. I don't think I'll ever be 135 again. My doctor thinks 150. I think I'd be over the moon in the 160s. So..... that's my goal...... 165 So.... I need to lose 71 pounds more. Sounds so much less daunting than the 211 pounds I needed to lose when I started my weight loss journey! Hope all is well with everyone. Vicki..... I'll be interested in hearing about your fill. I plan on getting one in September when the boys go back to school. I've been at 8.5cc since Thanksgiving.... I've been losing, and still having sliming/pain episodes if I'm not careful. ABBY...... great job on the healthy diet, babe! We've done the same thing here, except, we're definitely meat eaters! I suck at getting Protein otherwise. Cottage cheese, and regular cheese tends to put my colon on lock-down..... so I have to be careful with those! Talk to you guys soon! Love, Karen

**ahem** If you take a look at my ticker below... I hit a MAJOR milestone yesterday, on my 6 month bandiversary!!!! I knew I could come here and celebrate!! woo hoo!!!!!!!!!! In 6 meager pounds, I'll be at a weight I haven't seen since COLLEGE! (I graduated college 20 years ago this year!)

Questions, questions, questions..... How many fills have you guys had...... and how many cc do you have? Me (in a 14 cc band): First fill: 3 cc Second fill: 2 cc Third fill: 1.5 cc Total so far: 6.5 cc I still don't feel major restriction. I feel some but not a lot. I can certainly eat 1 - 1-1/2 cups of food per sitting if I wanted to. I am using smaller portions, and a smaller plate.... but I have a hard time not drinking when I am eating. I'm working on it, and if I have to drink, I definitely just use tiny sips... but for how long afterward? I get THIRSY sometimes :thumbup: I have been trying to drink a lot of Water / diet iced tea right before I eat, so that I won't be thirsty, and hopefully fill up the bottom of my stomach so that the pouch empties even slower. I do find that if I'm thirsty, I can still chug-a-lug water, tea or milk. How's everyone else doing?? Karen

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I'm now at 8.5cc I'm not sure if I'm at restriction? I definitely have a sliming episode if I don't chew well enough (since this fill, I've had a LOT of sliming/PB problems.... at least 5-6x/week) I'm still pretty hungry though.... I'm fine during the day, but from 6-10pm, I'm really hungry. Hmmmmmmm.......

I started in a size 30/32, and I currently wear a 22/24, but can wear some 18/20 tops!

I haven't been getting sick... however, I've been eating really well, and taking Vitamins, so perhaps it's just because I've been doing things more healthily that I'm not a sicky? However..... I have noticed hair loss as well. I have exceptionally thick hair, and since I've been growing it longer, I've noticed that I have to clean out the drain every time I take a shower. Right after I gave birth to my children, I had a similar experience. I have a feeling, at least with me, it has a lot to do with hormones. I haven't noticed any hair THINNING..... so if I'm going through a hair-shedding cycle, then I'm trying to stay positive :confused:

Wow Leigh...... losing 114 pounds and not feeling good restriction is quite a feat! It looks like you might have figured out how to eat right despite the band not being tight enough... I would say it's successful :thumbup: Only 30 pounds to go? Wow.... even if you lost 2 pounds a month, you'd be done in just over a year! You can do it!! Maybe bump up the exercise??

Wow Leigh...... losing 114 pounds and not feeling good restriction is quite a feat! It looks like you might have figured out how to eat right despite the band not being tight enough... I would say it's successful :thumbup: Only 30 pounds to go? Wow.... even if you lost 2 pounds a month, you'd be done in just over a year! You can do it!! Maybe bump up the exercise??

I just got bumped up another cc...... I have 8.5cc's in a 14cc band To mention again.... my Dr. will push 16cc in a 14cc band if necessary. He has a few bandsters at 16cc..... I do NOT plan on being on that list!) My "weigh" time is coming in about an hour and 20 minutes (I try to weigh every day at around 3PM EST) and am VERY hopeful that I hit a milestone today...... you guys will be the first to know! xxoo K

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Jenny.... I lost 35 pounds pre-op, and the rest post-op :scared2: I got another fill on Friday, so now I am at 7.5cc. I now have to eat ALL my words about restriction. I was saying that I never had any problems with any foods, and could eat as much as 2 cups per meal. Not anymore. I had my fill Friday morning, went to Old Navy for the big stuff n' save event, then picked up the kids, stood in line at the H1N1 clinic so the boys and I could be vaccinated, and then went to McDonalds, got them all their regular meals, and I got a cheeseburger and a small fry. I ate one bite of cheeseburger, and 3 smallish fries..... and suddenly, I was in agony. My mouth filled up with saliva (thick... gooey saliva... nasty) and for about 1/2 hour, I was in fairly serious pain. It came in waves, and then with a hiccup, I was fine again. I looked at my mom who was with me.... and she said I looked horrified. I tried to eat another french fry to be sure that I just didn't have an "episode" and it happened again. I gave my fries to one of the kids, and put the burger in the fridge for my husband. Later I ate yogurt, no problem. I also have cottage cheese a few hours after that, no problem. Then I had a few cheddar cheese slices..... one got stuck for about 15 seconds... then I hiccuped, and I was fine. The next day I essentially lived on liquids, yogurt and cottage cheese. We took the kids out trick or treating, and while having a small glass of wine, I opened a snack size bag of Sun chips that the kids got, and ate those. For one entire hour, I was in the bathroom, my saliva coming out like a faucet, and these waves of agonizing pain. They came faster and faster... almost like labor pains.... and then finally, I hiccuped. I think I can't PB because of the fundoplication surgery that I had in tandem with the Lap Band. I hate to say that I've joined the "PB" club... since I can't really PB, but I certainly have all the other symptoms. I also hate to say, that I appreciate that it happens now... there's no better way of policing what I eat, than be faced with the fact that I will be in agonizing pain for up to an hour afterwards. BTW...... once this whole episode passed, I was so exhausted, I fell asleep a few minutes later on the couch. WOW.

Congrats on the 35 pounds down!!!! I always think about weight in terms of what it is equal to.... so 35 pounds is about the size of a three year old :thumbup: How many cc do you have in your band that you are feeling so tight?

well deserved bitch-slap...... ROFL! Too funny Xavier!

You know.... I have no idea if Pasta would agree with my band... pasta and I don't really get along so well, so I generally get brown rice "pasta" instead of wheat, because I've had so many times in the past that I've eaten regular pasta and within 15-20 minutes of eating it, I feel like I was run over by a truck.. I ache all over, and suddenly am EXHAUSTED. About 1-1/2 years ago, I made a delicious baked ziti, and had about a 4" square of it (large serving) for dinner at about 5:00... by 5:30 I was on the couch, and could barely move. It was like I had the flu. The next morning I was fine, but about 5 pounds heavier. The weight flushed back off, but I obviously has some type of issue with pasta. I can have a small serving of white bread (biscuit, crescent roll, slice of white bread, or the like) and not have the same reaction.... so it has something to do with either the type of flour they use for pasta, or something in the process. So I generally eat "gluten-free" pasta...... Tinkiyada lasagna noodles make a really nice vegetable lasagna, and would probably make a nice regular lasagna as well. I've also used Boles corn or brown rice pasta.... with some parmesan cheese, it's delish. I feel guilty.... I haven't had any problems with any foods and my band. Perhaps now that I've "said" it out loud, and I'm getting another fill in 2 days, I'll rue this Kate..... thanks for the encouragement!! I'm feeling better everyday! :thumbup:

DH and I went to the movies this past Saturday night.... usually, I have to lift the armrest between us, so that the seat and armrest don't pinch me! Sometimes I could put the armrest back down.... but not usually. I wasn't even thinking, and I sat right down, took my coat off, wrapped it around the front of me.... drank some Water..... and then about 1 hour into the movie I realized..... I didn't have to do ANYTHING to accommodate my body into the seat. AND..... I had my arms NEXT to me, inside of the armrests. WOW. Very, very nice!

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I currently have 6.5 cc in a 14 cc band (however, my dr said they have a few patients with 16 cc in that band) I have some restriction.... but I don't think I've hit that sweet spot yet. I go for another fill this Friday. Hoping I'm getting closer :cursing:

Cherishthepast..... congrats on getting into Onederland!!!!! I skipped on down to Twotown as well........ nice to see!! Everyone's doing great!!!

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