Georgia83

O wow !!! I miss You guys sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!! I've been locked out of the site for almost 3months. Well I celebrated my 6month surgiversary on March.17, 2011. As of March 16,2011 I celebrated......DRUM ROLL...... My 100lb loss...GO ME GO ME This has truly been a journey I have good days and bad days when it comes to eating and exercise. Me and my band are at a point where we understand each other. I know if I don't drink Water, move my body and eat whatever I like here comes the pounds, If I eat ok move a little and drink about 64 oz of water my weight stays the same, But if I drink at least 100oz of water move my body and stay on my 800-900 calorie diet, BABEY the pounds melt off. Congrats to all the new Bandees and keep trucking to all old Bandees. BEST WISHES TO ALL 14cc band filled with 5.4 cc's (WAY OVER DUE FOR A FILL) Starting weight 366 Current weight 264 Goal 200-175

Congrats everyone on great weight loss!!!! I had my 3rd fill Tuesday, honestly not a big difference , but I am happy to say im in twoderland...Lmao. Started at 366 , now Im at 298.8 as of today.

Congrats everyone on great weight loss!!!! I had my 3rd fill Tuesday, honestly not a big difference , but I am happy to say im in twoderland...Lmao. Started at 366 , now Im at 298.8 as of today.

As we all know the scale can fluctuate between 0-15 lbs a day. My question is what weight do you actually go by? The lowest or average of all? ALL RESPONSES ARE WELCOME ....THXXX

Thxx everyone Great Responses!!!

Thxxxx. I am truly addicted to the scale

Im still new to the band but there is a few things I notice and would like to share. . My stats and story. I started this journey Feb 16 2011 .I was on a 1 month preop diet nothing but Optifast, at the time I was like he has loss his damn mind,lol.. I stuck to that as close as possible and loss 30 lbs in 1 month , Now I wish I wouldve followed it to a tee because I could ve loss more, but YES I cheated on my pre op. I had my surgery 3-17 all went well no pain besides getting up and down out the bed . No gas issues. Had my first fill 4-17 weight loss was slow to me a 7 lb loss . NOW my first fill I did not feel ANY difference in fact I felt hungrier . I gained 10 lbs in 3 weeks and was devastated, then a week before I was scheduled for a 2nd fill I begun to get full quicker . I lost 9 lbs in the week before my fill. My dr did nt want to give me a fill but told him my story and how before last week I could eat more then I could before the band. So I got a small fill. And I am proud to say I have loss about a pound a day since then sometimes a lil more. I cant say im one of the people who actually feel restriction, but I can say I know when I am no longer hungry , at that point I usually stop eating , its also best to fix a smaller plate if ur like me and want to eat until ur plate is clean. I usually fix meat the size of my palm 4tbl spoons of veggies and fruit. I tried many plans with the band .. Atkins.... That did not work for me at all I stayed the same weight for 2 weeks. What I do now and it is working well for me is low carb which I dont count carb onl calories. No Pasta rice potatoes or white bread, I try to eat whole wheat , but I limit that also because I noticed a smaller drop in weight loss when I eat any type of bread. Ex of a menu dinner go lean Kashi Cereal or i egg chopped ham and chopped turkey and cheese all scramble and a piece of fruit some morning I can eat all of that some times I cant ...lunch 2 chicken selects or 5 piece nugget and a yogurt parfait or fruit and walnut salad from Mickey Ds... Dinner tuna or seafood salad with a few special K chips or salad or some type of meat a veggies and fruit. Now this is what I do. I am not saying yeah keep eating fried foods and go to mcdonalds this is just me and whats working at the moment. I can tell you not eating enough is a NO NO after surgery for a week or 2 I was barely eating and I just knew I would loose weight, lol not a pound did I drop. As for exercise I love weight lifting and I walk some times but I definitely move and I have started dancing, and just a lil extra moving while sitting in a chair will help, Im far from a exercise guru but seeing the weight drop quickly has me more motivated to move more. The reason for this topic is to let anyone that is feeling bad and has slow weight loss know its okay , try different think no carb is not for everyone weight watchhers , low carb etc... test the waters but tr ur best to limit calories but dont go to low on calories.. With what ever u try do YOUR best and dont worry about the next person u may lose no weight for 3 weeks straight like myself and the next week u could lose 9 lbs. Good luck everyone Starting weight 366 2-16-2011 Surgery day 330 3-16-2011 1st fill 321 i think 4-16-2011 2nd fill 314 5-16-2011 Today 5-21-2011 307.2 Forgive me for all GRAMMAR AND SPELLING errors.lol

YW Wheeler... I posted because I know it can be so discouraging sometime.

Thxxxx. i guess u can call it that. No pbing , stuck , coming back up , as of now. I am very happy for that , I guess I just thought I would feel restriction,my dr says thats something that you should not feel, I just should stay full for 4-6 hours, and I do , but I want to not have to stop myself I want that full feeling after a few bites.lol

Kool will try. You can use a cheese skirt for a taco salad instead of a shell.lol

2nd month for me was awful also ... Read my journey under topics ... Im just starting also , but I can relate.

My dr has a poster in his office for good and bad band zone and coughing and food coming back up is under a band being too tight. You may want to have the dr look into this ,,, goodluck

wtg!!!

Hi guys... I hope all is well with everyone. Since my first fill I feel like I have been hungrier thean EVER... Not to mention My birthday was May 2 and my daughter was May 12...Did I have cake you asked.......Yes and it was sooo GOOD but i ate in moderation after my first fill I did not lose for a few days then all of a sudden I started losing ounces then nothing again ... I did not get discourage but I was pissed. Then all of a sudden last week BAM!!! I started dropping weight like crazy... I lost 11 lbs since last sunday, and strange thing about this loss is I actually had a few high calories days due to the birthdays. So overall I am happy with weight loss , 9 get my 2nd fill tomorrow which I need desperately. Be safe and stay motivated guys... Staring weight 366 Current weight 314.6

DID she explain why not to eat and drink at the same time?

Hi Please dont be scared its a breeze. My experience the week and day before,I was petrified out my mind!!! I was scared mainly of the anesthesia and being put to sleep and also having too much belly fat and the dr not being able to comp the procedure. I actually wanted to say forget this. ~~~~~ I went to the hospital at 6 got my gown socks iv etc... up until 8 talk to anesthesiologist for 5 min or less , dr arrived at 830 , they roll me back to OR at 845 im in tears and scared , 3 people in the OR a nurse said let me give you something to relax so im thinking a lil med in the iv . I swear to u she held the mask close to my nose and mouth and told me breath twice and THATS ALL I REMEMBER... I woke up by 930 in the recovery room a lil drowsy but excited I wanted my hubby so I got it together quickly, by 950 and checking my vitals I was sent to my room where I was given juice water and some yuck broth , I tried to sip the water because I had an AWFUL DRY MOUTH !!! My nurse asked if I wanted to walk I was like yeah I think I walked the entire 2nd floor 10x, wnet back to my room use the RR whicjh the were GLAD about walk 10x more while sipping water on a scale of 1-10 pain was 3 . I asked the nurse could I put my clothes because I was ready to DIP!!! lOl she said yes they check vitals again .. all great .. i walked some more and they were like well we will check vitals again and you can go .. cAN U SAY ELATED...LOL I left the hospital by 12:00pm ... I had a 5 hour drive that I could not stay awake for .lol . As for gas this entire experience I have NONE... maybe because I walked soon after IDK , My only pain has been getting in and out of bed ... VERY HI BED, My hubby propped our safe up so I can get in and out a lil better. But after a week and a half that pain was basically gone. Today makes the start of my 4th week post op and my wounds except where the port is located kinda look like small dots. wITH ALL THIS BEING SAID JUST PRAY HUN AND KNOW ALL WILL BE OK!!! GOOD LUCK

WTG U STUD

Since I had my kids in 2003 I have retained water. My ankles are ALWAYS SWOLE AND I HATE IT:~(.... I have lost a littlke over 40lbs since I started my journey,but Im still retaining water. I try to drink at least 64 oz of water a day and most days I do, but the water i still not coming out like it I think it should. Does anyone take Diuretics if so what kind and are they safe? Or is there anything I can naturallyu do to get this water weight gone??? Also what type seasonings are your goes using and do you watch the sodium in them ... Thxxxx for answering my 21 questions.

Good Luck!! You look great Already