Gorda123

take it easy... i Have been stuck at 240lbs for the last 4 months!!! I have had 4 fills and i still have little restriction, but im sure i will get to the sweet spot. It just takes time for some. YOu will get your 1st fill and u will feel a difference. My 1 year anniv is Sept 30th and my goal is to loose 10lbs by then so that my total loss will be 50lbs!. doesnt sound like much but it is when you look at "50 lbs bags of rice"...lol best of luck!

i had a similar experience with my 6 year old last year... we got on the ride and since the chain/belt could not be buckled we were told to get off...i felt terrible, thankfully her daddy was there and she got to ride. I have not gone back to the park, but i think i would fit now. I still have about 60lbs to loose but i really want to get there so that i NEVER have to get off a ride because i dont fit.

i Just got a epipsode last weelend wehile eating a slice of ham. it lasted 15-20 mins. My chest got tighght, so i got up and started walking... that wasnt working. I could feel the saliva accumilating in my mouth and i was told it was better to spit it out that to swallow. Yes, you feel like you cant breath and talk, but breathing slow and trying to burp helps. i have never had to vomit...and i hope i never do. I dont have much restriction so i know that idid not chew that ham enough. Another thing i noticed is that i get tight when i am stressing or if im sitting at the table with my kids and i am paying attention to them and not my food.

read my blogs... It had been 10 months for me and my fustration has been with not having much restriction, feeling hungry between meals and the scale not moving. I still dont regret it and i know that it may take me longer but i WILL get to my Goal. 10 months = 40lbs loss

do what you NEED to do to be happy with your self and a good mother to your son. That is the most important thing! I set out to loose 100lbs.. this after it took me over 10 years to gain it....so now that i have only lost 40lbs in almost one year it seems like i have failed. BUt i have to remind myself that i am doing it slowly and safely and now i feel healthier that i have in years. I remember when i weighed 170lbs i was considered the big one, since everyone else in my family had no weight issues....so now that i am obese my family really have not been able to understand why it is taking my time to loose it. You need to sort out who you want to be in your head, just because you used to be the "fat girl" before did not make u any less worthy.... you deserve the best and give yourself credit for seeing your errors and fixing them/ That takes courage. Best of luck to you. you are strong and dare i say beautiful!!!

what is JAX?

pickles.... i feel fustrated too. I was banded in SEPT 30th 2009. Since then i have had 6 fills and still very little restriction. I have lost 40 lbs and that makes me happy. But to be honest with all the changes i have made in my daily life i thought i would be much closer to my goal ( -100 lbs) I think the band is a Tool that compliments a DIET. I try not to dreprive myself of nothing, becuase from experiance that is how past diets haved failed!! I have a lot of support from my family and it helps that my 6 year old daughter tell me that i am "melting" One thing i want to stop doing is getting on the scale so much... in the last 3 months i have been stuck. I want to focus on how my clothes fit. I am not going to give up... I have 3 young kids that depend on me to be healthy so that i can take care of them. Best of luck with your new band!

What was the date of your surgery?sept 30 2009 How healthy did you/do you eat? eating well 80% of the time How much do you exercise? on average 3 times a week. elliptical for 40-60 min or untill it tells me i have burned 500 + calories How much have you lost? 40 lbs Are you happy with your results? im fustrated but hopefull, since i know i am not at my sweet spot. i have very little restriction. My Goal right now is to loose a total of 50 lbs by sept 30 2010!!!

anyone know of support groups in the NorthShore/Merrimack area?

elliptical for me!! I have Sciatica and the treadmill makes me ache all over...and it doesnt get my hear rate going as fast as teh elliptical.

Im in HAVERHILL. been banded for 10 months and have lost just over 40lbs....been going slow. but getting there. would love to loose a total of 50lbs by my 1 year anniv