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Status Updates posted by Gorda123
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hello, Well its going very slow.
I got my 5th fill last week and i started eating solid food yeaserday and i dont really feel any different... strange? the Dr did say it may take me a little longer to feel that restriction and fullness others get with just a few fills.
It doesnt help that i have twins that i am potty trainning and are constantly asking for treats... so i give them M&Ms and i give myself a treat too...its a bunch of empty calories.
How are thinks with you?
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Hello.. how are you??
Well i am 4 days post op and it has not been easy since the moment i woke up from surgery. The surgeon found a Hernia that he had to repair before even starting the LAbabd part.. I was in a lot of pain and supper bloated. Once home i had to deal with 3 very curious kids wanting to see my Boo Boos and hating that i can not lift them up or let them sit on my lap. SO for tha last 2 days have been in my room...Oh and all 3 kids have a cold!!
My pain right now is a 5...with meds. what bothers me the most how bloated i feel and the pain/pressure i feel on my back and shoulder area.
I do not regret anything... in 4 days i have lost 4 lbs. So far i dont miss food, i am trying my best to drink what i need and to walk.
I need all the support i can get..
Thanks
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HI I just read the post you placed on jkpenny and i am in the same boat. I was banded on Sept 30th and in the 1st 2 weeks i lost about 15lbs but once they gave me go ahead to eat solids/mushy food, and i healed; the weight loss has practically stopped and i am feeling hungry faster. I have my fist fill on the 19th. So i am trying to take it easy on the food, drinking lots of water and staying away from halloween candy and breads especially since i have heared that those came really cause problems once you have a fill. So now am waiting and counting down the days till the fill.
Good luck with your journey!
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hi Kimma, i have not logged in for while. I guess since nothing much has changed... The scale is still stuck between 230 and 234. I cannot blame the band...i have been eating alot of crappy snacks and slaking of on the work out. Just last week i went back to the gym and now plan on going 2 times a week...hopefully when the warmer weather comes i will increase the workouts.
Anyways thabks ...
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hi,
I just read a post where you were suggesting to someone to get an agressive fill.
I am in Band Hell... had a 2nd fill last month and i dont feel any restriction. In total i have 5cc in a 10 cc band. i am so fustrated... i have to wait till the end of March to get my 3rd fill and i am so afraid i will walk into that office without loosing any weight. In almost 5 months i have lost about 30lbs...but i still dont feel it or see it.
Anyways, i think i will be asking for a agrerssive fill in March.
Hope thinks are going well for you.
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hi, I also have straight hair i have been taking Biotin for the last 2 months i have to say that i am not loosing as much hair as i was before i started taking it. i am also just noticing new growth so i would recommend it. The first month i did not see much change but in the second month i did.
it is a small bill so its easy to swallow. I bought it at Target.
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hi, i have not been on this site for a while... maybe in hidding, or maybe i dont want to admit that i have been slacking off and that is why i have not lost much weight in the last 4 months... i dad my last fill in dec and i am up to 9CC... and still dont have the Sweetspot.. have you gotten there?
I need to get back on track but the horrible winter we are having in MAss id not helping....
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Hi, thanks so much for your pic comments. It was really hard to put those pics online but i wanted to have a complete and honest pic journal...so that hopefully soon i will look back and be proud of what i have acomplished.
you look great!!
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hi, thanks so much for your nice words about motherhood. I am trying to be strong and ask for help.
I got the band to get myself healthy but also so that my kids can be proud and i can be actively involved in their lifes.
Cant wait to get my 3rd fill, hopefully it will get me closer to the "sweet spot"
thanks again.
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hi.. i know exacly what you mean!!
My husband was hesitant at fisrt but now 5 months post op he sees that even wit the Band it is not a quick fix. its hard work and it is something i will be working at for the rest of my life. I have now lost 32 lbs since Sept and it is going slow. I have not been prefect but everyday i start new and tell myself that the weight that is comng off will be gove for ever. I have more energy and that changes my attitude.
I hope you get your Husband on board, he cannot relate and that makes it hard. Good luck.
your kids are adorable.
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hi...how are you? not seen any updated pics. You are doing so well just wanted to chck in.
hope all is well
vic
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hi...just read you most recent blogs and i loved them. I know what you mean about the "poop weighing"" dry dry chicken" and "slime=shower".
I have been stuck at the same weight for the last 4 months... not the bands fault. Lack of motivation and a little saobotage on my part.... i have a new goal for this year. loose 33lbs by my sept Bday.
How is you new veigan diet going?
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Hola Amy, I just read your Once apon a time... blog, and i LOVE it. I can relate to so many of your expecienses. I am just starting this process and it is going slow for me. my goal right now is to be under 200lbs by this Xmas.That means i have to work on getting about 45lbs off.
I love your sence of humor and i will keep reading along to get motivated.
GRACIAS!!
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how are you?? have you recovered from your trip to Italy? enyoing the summer?
For me it is going slow... just yesterday i had my 5th fill and i hope this gives me some restriction and gets me closer to the sweet spot.
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VERY SLOW
Ok so it has been a week since my sciatica appeared and on Tues it will be a week since i have been on the anti-inflamatories (celebrex) and the Vicodin...wich i can only take after my husband gets home since it makes em loopy :lol:and i really cant stay awake. So i take Tylenol during the day.
I still have pain, i can not go more that 15 mins without feeling the pinch/shock go down my left leg. it is really fustrating because i want to get back to doing my workout at 6am but i get up very lame and i know i have a full day ahead of me with the kids.
To TOP it off...i have gained 3 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!:crying: i am still not feeing any restriction and i have 5 more weeks before my next fill.
i am bumming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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well it had been 20 days and i am so happy that i can eat mushy/wet food now. the liquid dieat was very hard for me since 80% on it was on the sweet (shakes, jello, pudding...ect) i eas craving salty so bad!! I have really noticed a difference in my eating..I am so scare of having something stuck that i i chewing like crazy and keeping a journal . i am "trying" to get the protein in but i think it is an inpossible goal to get 70-80 grams of it a day. I was also told to keep my calorie intoke in the rage of 800-1200 per day. SO far i am ranging about 900 and i have lost a total of 13lbs.
how are you doing???
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wow i am so glad to hear that you have not given up. Sept will be my 2 yeays anniv. I have lost 50 lbs and it has been a struggle...mostly because of my habbits and my grazing.
I hope you had a good visit with your Dr. I have littel restriction but i am determined not go back for a fill till i reach the 220's.
Anyway good luck!!!
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wow 25 lbs that is great!!! i have noticed that one week i will loose and the next nothing... i have tried hard not to become obsessed with the scale. i look more to how my clothes are fitting. i have not excesised at all..well i am not counting running behind 3 small kids
keep it up!!
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100 lbs that is great!!! that is my goal. Im stuck at 50lbs and i know why. I just can get myself to stop grazing during the afternoons. I will not give up. YOu look wonderful and its an inspiration for me . Enjoy the new you!
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does anyone understand the Weight Watches new "point PLuss" versus the Old Point system? does it help?
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great to hear you so Up beat...congrats with the contracts!!! If you dont mind me asking, what type of music are you in to?
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hello, its been a while since i have logged in. you are lucking good. when is your due date...i can remember that in my last month i was counting the days..and ten all of the sudden my boys came early... i forgot to pack my bag .