Saraboo

I'm totally with Missy and the others on this. I weigh myself every day, and if it goes down then i'm good, and if it doesn't, well, the body does flucuate, and I don't let it get to me. Of course, I'm going on a 4 day road trip tomorrow and will be away from my scale for that entire time. who know what will happen, lol.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to check in. Today is 5 months since I was banded, and I am down 55.6:thumbup: pounds. I started at a 26, and now i'm wearing 20/22's, depending on the brand. I've had definite restriction since the beginning of February, and 7 weeks after that fill I actually had to get a slight unfill because I got really tight unexpectedly. That wasn't fun. I got to see family on Easter that I hadn't seen since I got banded, and it was great. THey knew I had lost the weight, but they were still suprised at how much you could tell. I really do have a great support system with them:tt1:. I've been lucky witha great support system in general:wub:; out of all of my friends and family(which is a LOT of people-both parents are 1 of 7 with all the cousins to match) I can count on one hand the people who had some concerns, and even they are very supportive. Next week will bring new challenges for me. I haven't worked since Nov. I was off the month after surgery, and then I quit, and have been looking for a job since Dec, and I finally found one:thumbup:. I'm ecstatic about it for a few reasons...1) I didn't have to resort to a fast food job where I would be surrounded by food all day long 2) It will be a lot harder for me to graze through out the day 3) I'll finally be making money which means I will have way more control over what I eat-meaning I can shop for myself, and not have to rely on what the rest of my family is eating. My only concerns are how I"m going to adjust to working again, and finding a good variety of foods taht I can eat easily without fear of getting stuck, or tired of teh same old food every day. Good luck everyone, and I hope all is well!!!!!!

What you're experiencing is absolutely normal. As far as I can tell, just about everyone goes thru this, with the exception of those lucky few who have restriction right from the start. Hopefully you'll start experiencing some restriction at your first fill, but don't expect to be at your "sweet spot" with your first fill. You just have to tough it out, and remember that it's all worth it. What you're experience has been aptly named Bandster Hell. But it will get better. Remember that you have all of us here on the boards for support, and we're here every step of the way.

So, I had a girls night out this past friday, and I had an awesome time. And, with the exceptions of being out for the first time in months and getting to hang with my girls, I am crediting my awesome time to my new found confidence with those 43 pounds gone. I got myself all dolled up-did my makeup, cute outfit, a pair of boots. And I felt pretty awesome when I finished getting ready. So we get to the club, and i go outside to the patio with hone of my friends because the weather is awesome, you can hear way better, and my friend wanted a smoke. Now, normally when we go out, it the guys that talk to her, hit on her and what-not, and generally tend to-well, not ignore me, but you know the feeling. This time they were talking to both of us. We ended up talking to these guys off and on thru out the night. My friend and I ended up staying outside for most of the night. We ended up talking with 2 other girls, and I got hit on by one! Ego boost starting for me, because she was this tiny little blond. With the body I wish I had. While we were talking to these girls, another girl came up thet knew them, and she hit on me too. *shock* A couple hours later, I was coming back from the bathroom with the blond, and we were headed back outside, and we got stopped by this guy at the door. He came out with us, and to my shock, started flirting with me, not the blond. My friend and I ended up hanging with him for the rest of the rest of the night, and giving him a ride to his hotel room because his friends had left him.(He lives 1-2 hours away from where we were at) And he asked for my numbers, then called my phone so that I had his :laugh: To think, what a difference that 4 months can make. Bring on the rest of the weight loss(and hopefully a call or text from him:wink2:)

It's been 7 weeks since my last fill, and in this past week, i've gotten crazy tight. To the point where i'm lucky if i'm getting in 1/4c of food at a time. It's kinda frustrating. I've been trying to get in my protein but it's been next to impossible it seems. Fortunatly I only have a couple more days of this, and then I see my dr on surgery. But until then, anyone have any ideas on how to get my protien in, other than the obvious protein shakes? And has this sudden restriction happened to anyone else?

One of my goal prizes is cutting my hair. I get bored with my hair really quick, so its tough not to cut it. And by bored I mean I have dyed it, streaked it, permed it, cut half of it off, bleached it, dyed it crazy colors(electric blue, fire engine red spikes)grew it back out. But whenever it gets long enough, I donate my hair to Locks Of Love, in memory of my sister that passed away. So far my hair is already halfway down my back-it's really thick, so in the summer it gets really hot, and thats one of the main reasons i like to cut it in the summer. So, by the time I hit goal my hair should be hitting my butt. I know i'll bee getting a tt, breast lift, thigh lift, and brachioplasty, but I don't have to worry about paying for that, because my dad is going to pay for it all. yay!!

Hey there...there's a large thread for those of us who were banded Nov of 09. If you look under the Monthly Lap-Band support groups forum, and then go to 2009, you should find november in there. Good Luck!!!!!!!:wub:

So, I hit my 4 month mark yesterday. And i was at 39.6 pounds lost :wink2: And I've gone from a tight 26/loose 28 too a tight 20(depending on the brand).which I wore today, and I was happy to not be pulling up my pants every 10 secs, lol. Averages out to 10lbs a month which I am perfectly happy with. Now if I can keep losing at this rate I will be very ready for my trip to Hawaii at the begining of june.

I've thought in the past that it could be a pinched nerve, but I never got it checked out. When it started happening, i had no insurance, and then when i had insurance, i had bigger things to worry about. I have found that as i lose weight, it gets better. :wink2:

Hey everyone. Wow, what a month. After stalling out during all of jan, i got my 3rd fill at the begining of this month. What a difference it made. I was really tight for the 2 weeks after, and then loosened up to perfect restriction, and the weght has been dropping off. This week I hit a couple of milestones and mini goals. I hit my 30lb mark, I have officially lost 10% of my original weight, and I am no longer morbidly obese :wink2: And beause of my journey, I think that a couple of my family members are now seriously condidering getting banded themselves, which would be awesome. Hope everyone is going good, and no slipped bands, or whatnot.

Just curious, is it your whole thigh or just parts of it? I've had problems with numbness in my upper right thigh for years. Always worse when i've been on my feet for awhile. When i've been on my feet, it feels like something that was asleep is waking up, the paiful tingling, but even with the tingling, i can't feel anything that touches my leg in that spot. It's annoying.

Oh My Gosh that is hilarious!!! I can totally relate.

I started with an empty band, and got my 3rd fill yesterday. I have a total of 4.2 cc and have definite restriction. Remember, everyone is different.

Hi everyone. i need to vent a little, and maybe get some feedback/encouragment/advice, lol.... Here's my situation. Because of circumstances I still live at home(I'm 25) If I could move I would but I am unemployed. Because I am unemployed I am not bringing in an income, and therefore have no control over what food is available to me. that's where one of my biggest problems lies:mad2:. I have no control over what is available to me. You would think that since my step-father is diabetic that we would have healthier food in the house, but he is the worst of them all(them being the other 6 people I live with-Mom, Step-father, 3 younger sisters, and Grandmother). He constantly brings home boxes of Cookies and donuts, ice cream, and cake:cursing:. My mom and I make dinner everynight, but more often than not it's something fried, with white rice, or mashed potatoes. The only fresh fruit that we seem to have is bananas, and I can't eat them because I am allergic and my mouth and esophogus swell when I eat them. If we do have something that isn't so high in calories, or fat, it's super high in sodium, and a slider food. I have been so frustrated because it makes me feel helpless. When I try to suggest something other than what we normally have, my step-father pitches a B-fit because he doesn't like what we're having. It doesn't matter if the rest of us want it, if he doesn't like it/want it, we wont have it. :tongue: I feel like this is what has put me on this plateau I've been on. my weight has stayed the same for the past 4 weeks. It hasn't flucuated even .2 pounds. Any suggestions that anyone has would be great, or words of encouragement, or sympathy.:smile2: lol. But mostly I needed to vent.

My family got fried rice a couple weeks ago, and I discovered that's a big no for me. I tried a bite of the fried rice, and spent the next 10 mins trying to get it back up. After that, I tried some of the orange chicken, and the first couple bites were ok, then bam, back it came. not good. I can do other types of rice though. Right now I can do sushi, but I get another fill in 2 days so we'll see what happens. And steamed rice I can do, just not fried.

If you can find a good pair of thigh highs I'd say go with those. Or else just lotion up really well. I hate to wear nylons so I just stick with lotion.

Thanks for all the feedback:redface: As for the being unemployed, while it was my choice to quit-not the smartest choice in the world financially (the job I was at was taking too much of a toll on both my mental and physical health) staying unemployed is not my choice. By the time I quit I was also only getting 12 hours a week. I have been trying to get another job, I have some prospects, but in my area there aren't many places hiring, and a lot of them I am not qualified for. I've started looking in cities up to 2 hours away. I'm willing to relocate for the right job. Food wise, I do try and keep my portions seperate, I prefer boiled chicken over fried-really good with some california chili's, some chicken bullion and a jalapeno-yummm. Anytime I get extra money, I try and get some healthier stuff for me to eat. I've been trying to eat my protein first, and making sure I chew really well. It's killer holding off on the sweets, but I've had my will power strength renewed. And I've started writing everything down again. I was at the start of my journey, but my surgeon had said I didn't need to. He was wrong. It helps to keep me accountable ad I know that I need that. The home life, i really can't do much to change it at this point. My mom would kick her husband out if she could, but financially she can't right now. We have 7 of us in our house. My mom, her husband, 3 of my sisters, me and my grandmother. My grandmother has Alzheimer's, and my mom takes care of her. The only income my mom gets is to pay for my grandmother's care-medical supplies, various other things- She can't care for herself at all. And the 7 of us live in a double wide mobile home. And for some reason we don't qualify for assistance. We've tried but we're apparently in a weird zone where we make too much to qualify for medicare, but we don't make enough to cover other programs. I try to get out of the house whenever I can, due to a bad relationship with my mother's husband. He isn't a very nice person, and he's responisble for a lot of my low self esteem. So, I try to remove myself from the situation whenever possible. Today I went and busted my butt at the gym, and then came home and took my dog for a mile and a half walk. And I have an appt on wed for my third fill hopefully.So I'me going to hope I get a little more restriction from it, and keep going and busting my butt at the gym.( My mom is nice enough to pay for it-she doesn't have much, but she does what she can) And I still have my personal trainer that was a xmas present. Thank God. Beecause he does bust my butt.

I wish I could say yes, that here is a way for me to get extra fiber, and other low fat options into the food we make. Unfortunatly, like I said before, my stepfather is a crybaby. If it doesn't taste the same as it always does, if he even suspects we put something new nto something, he wont eat it and will pitch a fit. He's teh worst diabetic I know. My mom and I don't bake like we used to, which has it's ups and downs. The ups being the homemade stuff isnt in teh house, the downs being it's theraputic for me, and I like to bake and give it away. But when we do make stuff, he(the stepfather) will say he can't eat it because he's diabetic, and you turn around and he's scarfing on chocolate cake and soda. Makes it kinda difficult to say the least. I'm hoping he won't be around much longer. Mean to say, but he treats us all like crap. I do try to get my Protein first. If we have something with meat, i try to chop it up into little bites first. Mostly because I'll get stuck if I don't, but it helps to slow me down. Thanks for listening.

I named mine. Her name is Luna, because she only talks at night. 130 am hits and all you here is her grumbling in a silent room. It's amusing.

I am one of those people that weighs twice a day. Once in the morning right when I go up, and once at night right before I go to bed. I usually take the average of the two as my weight for the day. But I don't log my weight every day. I only log on Fridays. My scale also measures body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, and water mass. I do those every other week. With those, I don't really pay attention to the numbers so much, as with the directions that they are going. That part is kinda fun to see. But even though I weigh myself multiple times a day, I don't let it get to my head too much. I always take into account whether I've had too much sodium, not enough water, or if I've worked out that day.

Time for a check in. I've been silent on this thread lately. I got my seecond fill this past wednesday. All I can say is thank god! I definitely have more restriction with this second fill, and i'm quickly learning what isn't going to be tolerable anymore. I can manage a peice of bread but only if it's been dunked in soup. like totally soggy. and I can't do rice anymore. but it's a good thing. and I was able to start with a personal trainer two weeks ago and i'm loving it, especially the part where it was a xmas present and my dad said he's pay for as long as i needed it. :thumbup: on an even better note, the number on the scale has dropped dramatically in the past couple day. for weeks I was bouncing between 283.2 and 280. I stepped on teh scale this morning and to my shock and delight it said 272:w00t::w00t::thumbup:. I weight twice a day morning and night, so i know the number will be a little higher tonight, but still, i seem to have shot past that 280, and i not going back!

Mine, too, is fairly simple. combination of my name -Sara- and my family's nick name for me since i was a baby. -Boobear, Sayboo- Hence, Saraboo