LeighaMason
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You poor thing, I hope you are able to just relax and get some rest this weekend. We will be thinking of you....
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I got my 3rd fill yesterday, I (naively) thought after the 2nd that I was at my sweet spot but it wore off. So here we go with #3. Let me know how it goes Monday.
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Hey Jennifer, I was in the same boat. I hadn't lost any weight in 10 days so I started logging my food and realized I wasn't getting enough protein and I was eating too many calories. So I got another fill yesterday. I told my nurse that I only wanted .25 cause I didn't want to be too tight but when she did the floro I was a lot looser than we thought so she put in .7. Do you do your fills under floro? That would help answer the too tight or too loose question. Congratulations on the new jeans, denim tells the truth more than the scales! You could wear blue jeans to church on Easter!
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I just went for my 3rd fill. I have been feeling crappy because I haven't lost anything in 10 days. When I went for my fill, the nurse weighed me and was thrilled, I have lost 35 lbs all together, 25 since being banded 10/20/09 (14 lbs since 2nd fill 1/4/10). She said I am doing well, (I thought I was sucking). I guess the inner perspective is different and my expectations are messed up. I had good restriction after my 2nd fill but then last week when I wasn't losing I decided to start journaling and I found that I was getting too many calories and not enough Protein. :confused: So I scheduled a fill, when I got there I told her that I would just need a little, like .25 because I didn't want to be too tight, but when I got under the floro I needed .7 to get good restriction. I didn't realize how much it had loosened. Now back to liquids and mushies and hopefully back to restriction. I do think I will keep journaling this time so I can better predict what is going on. :confused:
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Goal! 165lbs 115lbs Lost Date: Feb. 4, 2010 These are size 10 jeans!!!! Surgery Date: May 21, 2009 Starting Weight: 280lbs Dr. Michael Metz St. Luke - Denver, CO
LeighaMason commented on Lapband LaLa's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
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Me, too. I had my 3rd fill today. I thought I just needed a little but when I was under the floro she had to add .7 for me to get restricion. I should have known, I ate a piece of pizza yesterday! I figured I better do it now while I still could! When did you get your band?
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Hey Jennifer, I just thought I would check in and see how your doing... I hope everything is going well. Leigha
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Katie, You better take some good before pic's while you still can. Your going to be mad if you don't have something to compare to when your at goal! I hope your feeling better. Leigha
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Hey, I was just wondering how you are doing? Hope everything is going great with you. Leigha
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Hey, Liz. I just wanted to check in and see how its going with you. Hope your doing well. Leigha
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Working on the Mental Part of it All?
LeighaMason replied to Wanjiku's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
OK I am going to ask the ever present question, Do you need a fill? I plateaued last week and then when I started journaling I realized that I was eating too much. So I scheduled an appointment for a fill, when I went today I told them I just needed a little because I had been having good restriction until last week. But once under the floro, I needed .7 to get good restriction. I didn't realize how much it had worn off! I was thinking I needed .25 or so. Oh and I know what you mean when you eat without even being conscious of it. I had a head cold Monday so I went to the store and got medicine. ($11, thank you very much.) Came home, opened the package, took out the horse sized pill and was about to put it in my mouth when my brain finally took over and screamed "DON'T TAKE THAT!". Hello? Where was my brain when I was paying $11 for it at the store? Same thing with grazing, if I catch myself before I have swallowed it, I spit it in the trash. Not very ladylike but effective. (Do you think its muscle memory?) Its all a matter of time and training. Keep at it. Dont give up. Start again now. You can do it.:confused: -
Dont worry about 1 day, go back and start over. Plus once you start getting fills it wont be physically possible to eat a whole pizza. I am getting a fill later today so yesterday I decided that I should have a piece of pizza since my band was loose and I wouldnt be able to after my fill. Well I was only able to eat 2 bites of the crust and then my band said STOP, OR ELSE! so I just ate the topping. It gets much easier to follow the rules after the fills start, just hang in there. :thumbdown:
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Lost inches but no pounds
LeighaMason replied to AE09's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had the exact same thing last week I didnt lose a single pound but when I put slacks on to go to work yesterday they were much looser in the thighs so I decided I would take that instead. I dont care what the scales say as long as I am happy with the body I have. (This is what I keep telling myself, anyway.):thumbdown: -
I still haven't figured out what this is, is it me? -
frustrated! Need advice.
LeighaMason replied to lsharpe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I gained weight between my surgery and my first fill. Then I started losing, then plateaued so I went for my second fill, did really well (had good restriction) now I have lost more and the restriction has worn off so I didn't lose any weight last week so back for another fill tomorrow. :thumbdown: Its a process. -
I really feel sorry for you.
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Get real lady! straight from the 70's, I mentioned your chauvinistic remark, then I gave the definition of chauvinism neither can be said to be name calling. First you called me "lady", then you called me a "d*ck" and then called me a "storage place for a d*ck". Classy........
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When in doubt there are signs to let you know
LeighaMason replied to loserbob's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Bob, I think you are 100% right. That is why I did it. I was low BMI but still in my mind, if I continue to gain 10 lbs a year I will be sorry when I am older. I hope you are as happy with your decision as I am with mine. -
You are just embarrassed about your chauvinistic remark. Oh wait, I just remembered the definiton of chauvinism... chau⋅vin⋅ism 1.zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.2.biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.
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Tool shed--A slut (a tool being a male reproductive organ, a shed being a place to put it.--Urbandictionary.com Your right, Patty said name calling was a lack of self esteem. (Patty, I agree with you on something!) I did attribute Patty's quote to you and I am sorry, it was an accident. I am going to take the high road and ignore the "big problem with people who join conversations......." part of your quote because my first post on this thread is #8 which means I was already here when you joined. Maybe you are the one who didn't read all the posts and just "chimed in". ( OK maybe I'm not going to take the high road.)
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ariscus99- I am sorry but I am going to have to point out that it is inappropriate to call someone a slut during a political debate (or prevent her from looking like a slut?) And then expect respect back? Like you said earlier, name calling is a sign of lack of self esteem.
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Obviously the Dr knows you better physically but I have had a plastic surgeon tell me for best results wait until your finished. I would think if you lost another 100 you would have to do it again or it would be loose. And of course, because I am a cynic, my first thought is he is trying to get paid twice. May not be the case, but my motto is never ask the car salesman which car to buy. Ask someone who has no financial gain in their answer.
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Erin, Don't be so hard on yourself. I don't know about you but I have gained at least 10 lbs a year for the last 10 years of my life. If you have gone 2 years at the same weight maybe that isn't what you had in mind but at least you didn't gain! Good luck with the re-commitment.