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I'm still here. I'm down 166.8 pounds and at goal! I met my goal of 150 on 7/14/11.....I'm on youtube ALOT! They have a FANTASTIC support group and you should all come check it out! Just search for "lapband" or "WLS" or whatever and it should bring up a bunch of different people. You can watch videos of everyone's journey and it will motivate you to keep pushing forward! I promise! Congrats to everyone thus far! I can't believe it's been 2 years already!

I am one pound away from 100 pounds lost!! WOOHOO!! I think that breaks down to about 5.2 pounds per month. OR 1.22 pounds per week. I'm happy with that. I don't have any skin "issues" and I feel fantastic!

Moxie, What you are feeling is COMPLETELY normal! After my first 2 fills I had no restriction at all and wondered the same things you're wondering....had I made a huge mistake, was I cheating the band and myself? What was wrong with me that I wasn't feeling this "restriction" that everyone was talking about, and then.....I got my 3rd fill...(everyone kept saying it takes 3 or 4 fills....sometimes more....to get to a point where you have restriction) and after my 3rd fill 3 weeks ago, I definitely had restriction. You will get there...just be patient with yourself and trust the band to work (when you work with it!!!) DO be very careful about eating everything though...try keeping a journal and tracking calories and times you are eating. If you're starving make healthy choices (I KNOW easier said than done) so you don't get to the point of ordering 3 big macs and then feeling guilty afterwards! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!:eek: I promise it's worth it all!!!

Seriously?? Ha dmy 3rd fill on February 5th (I've lost 6 pounds since the fill) and it was GREAT!!! I FINALLY had restriction, my intake was way down, I wasn't hungry for hours....all was right in my banded world! THEN I got a flu bug this week, not feeling so hot, got sick a few times, had a weird waking up in the middle of the night with the urge to throw up but nothing came up episode yesterday and today I can eat whatever.....not getting stuck at all, not feelings of tightness, no hiccups, NOTHING. Is this normal after 3 weeks with a good fill or could I have done something to the band while sick?? Have any of you had really good restriction and done well with it and then it just goes away.....overnight????

Oh I can sympathize! I had the same thing for weeks post op! I wanted to burp soooooo bad but just couldn't....and when I did it was almost like it surprised me! SOOOO loud and drawn out! I am a sweet girl from the south originally and was raised being told ladies don't burp in public and let me tell you, all of that went out the window after this surgery! LOL Once I was able to burp, I felt so much better! The pain in your shoulders and back is most likely gas that's trapped and once you can burp, it will move!

Thank you girls so much! I called the nurse this afternoon and she asked if I had eaten close to bedtime but I hadn't. I had a small snack around 7pm and went to bed at 1130p, so whatever it was took 2 1/2 hours from the time I laid down to try to come back up! I am hoping this is an isolated incident. I love my band and haven't had any real problems since getting it! This forum is such a blessing! Thank you again for responding!! :wink:

That was supposed to say I don't remember COUGHING not couching! LOL

Okay I have heard stories about people who choke and cough during the night and it can lead to vomiting but I always skimmed over it because it has never applied to me, until now! And even now I don't know if it's anything to worry about or if it was something I ate yesterday! So last night (2am) I woke up (don't remember couching or anything) and felt so sick to my stomach, and ended up standing over the toilet heaving but nothing actually came up, though I stood there praying it would so I could get rid of that feeling. This morning I feel fine! So now I'm worried that something could be wrong. Assuming it's not a flu bug what causes this in bandsters???

Happy Monday Everyone!!! Weighed in this morning...I lost 1.8 pounds since last Monday! Down to 219 from 220.8.....total of 5.6 pounds....only 19.4 to go in this challenge!! I need to really ramp up the exercise!!! Good Luck all!

Hey, I lost 20 pounds right after my surgery and then from October until my 3rd fill on February 5th, I had only lost 2 pounds. Since my fill (and this is the only one I have had restriction with) I have lost 5 pounds! Keeping my fingers crossed that this is the right one! It's worth it, we just have to be patient and I know that's not what you want to hear. I know I didn't! LOL But everyone is right about keeping a food journal. I never remember to write it down so I use dailyplate.com too. It figures all the numbers out for you and because I am online so much I find it easier than actually writing it down! Good Luck! You CAN do this!!!

Hi Bill, Okay I am going to offer my 2 cents and please keep in mind that I am not a nutrionist and I have been struggling with getting the weight off too, and at a rate I am happy with (down about 30 pounds since September but I expected more too!)....so with that said I will tell you what my nutritionist said and my opinion! If you want a cookie, eat a cookie! Lapband is NOT about depriving yourself for the rest of your life. Otherwise we would never be successful. I'm not suggesting you eat the entire package but that doesn't sound physically possible anyway. I think that continuing to strive towards improving your diet and exercise are extremely important, but remember it took us a lifetime to develope bad habits and to get to the point of needing a band. Be patient with yourself and try to wake up everyday with a positive attitude towards this process. It's my opinion that if we are giving it our all and constantly trying to work towards the next step then we are succeeding. It is only when you give up that you have failed. I know that I need to get my butt moving....I KNOW that's what's causing slow weight loss, that coupled with not having any restriction until this past friday. But since I have had my 3rd fill, I have been much more concious about what I eat, trying to get the right # of calories and Protein into such small meals and I have been exercising and in the last week I have lost another 4 pounds! I am excited! But I also know that, this is a journey and I want the weight to stay off so avoiding Cookies for the next 50 years is not realistic, we need to learn to stop after one and make sure that we're making good choices about our diets and about exercising. I think you are doing a great job! Keep up the good work and just focus on the success. This is worth it! YOU are worth it! :thumbup:

Oh I can sooooooo relate to this! I absolutely hate my arms...always have!!!! I seem to lose in my face/neck area first then waist.....I have very muscular legs and hips that wont quit and I don't forsee my curves going anywhere. I have always said that I have a super cute shape...under the chub! LOL It will start to reappear about 30 pounds from now and be smoking hot in 50 pounds.....I can't even imagine what I will look like at goal....I haven't been there since I was 17! I'm so excited to find out though! But YES YES YES JensGems I would deal with NO boobs if it meant normal arms! LOL:biggrin: