rhonda435

When you throw up you can irrate your band. When i eat to fast and throw up i can feel it tighten and can't eat solids for awhile. so i have just went to liquids for the day once i do get stuck. It does sound like you may be a little too full. Take a un-fill and see. But those bad weekends can catch up with ya good luck and stay with it.

i was banded oct 2010. I was 260lbs. I commited to losing weight before i let the doctor cut on me. I got down to 169 within a year. Then my weight loss stalled. i was working out 5 days a week and eating better than i ever had. My goal weight is anywhere in the 150's. The doctor kept filling and filling and still gaining. He decided to empty my band to see if i had a leak. I only had 4cc and was suppose to have 10.5 cc. It took forever to get my insurance to cover the port replacement ( the doc kept using the wrong code). i got really depressed and stopped working out and eating right. I kepy telling myself i will get back to it when i got my port replaced. 20 lbs later (gained and 4 months) i got my port replaced ..( which was a small quick surgery. ) i am back on the down slope.. Many of my friends are going with the sleeve because its becomeing the gold standard. But if you are willing to put the work into it im sure it will be the right decision. All and all i LOVE my band and the will power it has given me. I am up to 7cc's now and this is the 1st time in 18 months that i have felt restriction. It can work!!

Most people are going to tell you to stick to the doctors orders. I didn't and was fine. But everyone is diffrent. If you go to mushies a little early i would make them really runny. The easier you are on your stomach they easier it will be to tolerate solids. mashed potatoes wont keep you full for long. I would try more protien shakes sip them ( they can take up to 30 minutes to give you a full sensation. If you still aren;t sure call your doctors office. Im sure the nurse will give you some good info. Good luck.

My newest favorite snack is oscar meyer smoked turkey slices with light laughing cow cheese. Loads of protien and only 80calories. ( 6 slices of tiurkey and 1 cheese wedge.)

I was banded Nov 19th and i love it. I know everyone is diffrent but i am kind of curious on how much on average everyone is losing weekly. I have lost 2/3 lbs a week since being banded. My doctor has told me at both fills that i should even out and might gain a little and if i do its normal. I REFUSE to gain any..lol. I am extremly happy with my 2 lb weekly average and hope to continue. Is this about everyones average? I don't work out much yet. Too many excuses i guess. I walk a mile twice a week if im lucky. But i track everything i put in my mouth. I havent has anything to drink but water or unsweet tea since surgery ( no liquid calories) and i have been a calorie counter since my journey began Nov 1st. I would love to know howm any lbs a week others are losing.

Those trackers are also not taking into account that you had WLS. The calories are much less for us having had it. I am losing 2/3 lbs a week eating under 1000 calories. It has alot to do with what you are eating for calories. Are the good or bad calories. I do a protien bar for Breakfast ( 2oo calories) high protien lunch lunch meat iwth cream cheese and a fruit (150-200) calories and then i am free to have a "normal" dinner at home with my husband and kids (400-600) calories. I don't excersice much yet. but it is on my to do list. This is working for me. Again i watch everything i eat. Working out the carbs is my biggest struggle but i am happy with losing 2/3 lbs a week.

Short answer is YES. I have learned some much about myself already! I just wish i had this will power without a surgery. I have totatally changed the way i eat now that i am banded. I can eat anything. Nothing gets stuck. But i finally got the mindset that if i went thru surgery i WILL lose this weight. And so far so good I LOVE my Band. And would do it over again in a heartbeat. That said everyone is diffrent. Make this decision because YOU want it. Not because a doctor is tellin you to lose weight or to please someone else. This needs to be your decision. You will be the 1 living with it.

After surgery i couldnt go for over a week. I knew there was stool there but couldnt get it out. My mother in law is a nurse so she came over and said i was impacked. Fleet emema made a week long belly ache go away instantly! Don't wait too long like i did. !!! Good luck,

mine was FOREVER! lol just kidding but it was there for a long while. They tell you not to scrubb it but it looked so dirty all the time after about 2 weeks i scrubbed most of the excess off but the doc will tell you it will wash off over time.

the orientation consit of the doctor talking about the 3 tyler os Weight loss surgerys. Band, sleeve and bypass. It's alot of info that you may already know if oyu have done research already. Recovery time. What to expect from the surgery. I requested my referral in sept and was banded in middle nov. I love it but do your own research and know what you want. good luck

We are all doing awesome thanks for the feedback. I was just curious if 2 lbs was the norm. Keep up the good work. At 2 lbs a week im stoked to see myself at the 1 year mark. Fingers crossed i stay on this roll. It doesn't really feel like a diet to me:) I try new things weekly. This week is a no carb week. next week will be a super high protien week or something. Makes me look up new recipes and keeps m busy.

Productive burping. When you burp up fluid/foam or food. I've only done it once in 2 months. The 1 and only time ive been stuck.. Hopeing ot never do that again

I've had 2 and its not bad. Just a quick pinch/burn. And its done. Feels weird when they do the fill. I could feel the saline going thru the tube. It was warm. But the worst of the pain is over.. Fills are a breeze for most.

Ok all you cooks. Help me out. I am a mom of 3 and i work. I love my crock pot but so far can only make chili and chicken and buscuits in it. Shoot me some good ideas that will be good with the band and yummy for the kiddos to eat. My friend just gave me a good 1 for lasagna. Can't wait ot try it and will post it here if its good

I did the 2 week no sugars no carb diet.. It was ok for me. But it will pay off. You will LOVE your band! Do the pre-op it will get your live good and ready. Are you on a liquid diet? Eat sugar free popcycles fro ma bowl with a spoon trick yourself into thinking its a meal. Worked for me lol but know that it is the hardest part and when you step on the scale you will feel so much better:) I was banded Nov 19th just in time for the holidays. I ate mushies for thanksgiving and didn't regret it 1 bit!! Hang in there.. dont give up! You CAN do it!

The band for me so far has helped me look at food calories, carbs, protien etc.. I now know that what a serving is. I never use to look or even care how much i ate. No2 i prepare a serving of something eat it and i am full. You are right about stopping yourself from eating. You can eat around the band and cheat it. But why? The entire point of the band is to aide us in loseing weight. I think its just as much of a mental thing as a physical thing. We have a candy dish that i use to hit everynight when i was doing dish's now i just look at it still full and smile. I could eat a piece but im happy with my 3 lbs lose a week and don't want a piece of candy turing into 3 lbs gained.! I eat until im content not stuffed! and i am makeing better healther choices. Telling yall its a metal game too

Thats awesome. I have a 11cc bead and got a 6 cc fill then a 2 cc fill. I do feel some restriction which is awesome but think i will get 1 more small fill. I have noticed i am getting hungry between meals. But i i do get full quickly when i eat a meal.

I use myfitnesspal. It was free and simple to use. Lets you track foods, excercise water intake etc. Records weight and all.

Amazing! Great job! Keep it up

Ok so i was banded nov 19, 2010. I am doing awesome. Losing a good steady pace. Had a speedy recovery even have the hubby and kids eating ground turkey in replace of ground beef. So i ask my husband if he needed anything while i ran into the store. He said i miss Brownies. ( use to bake them 3/4 times a week pre-lapband) So me and my will power waked down the aisle and bought a box. Looked at the calorie count and laughed! 170 per square. ( who knew a box made 20 .. ) i use to cut mine into 12 .. Ooops. So i make dinner yesterday. Boneless pork chops ( 3.5oz) and mixed veggies calories totaling 145. then its snack time for the kids before bed. Of course they want brownies. So i cut them to make 20 .. my kids who are 4 and 6 look at me weird and said why are they so small we want 2! i explain mommy use to cut them wrong and we have to eat the correct size! So i put the kids to bed and it hits me. I NEED a brownie. I lost all will power and ate 2 squares my SNACK was more than my dinner and i wasnt even hungry. SO my problem is what can i do since i know brownies are my weekness. I need a lost fat/calorie brownie. Does this even exist? I haven't fell off the wagon since nov 1st! NOt cheated but how am i going to fight the brownies? they are still sitting there and will be for a week or so ... My husband will eat 2 or 3 and be over them. I only allow my kids 2 sweets a week. Any sugestions would be appriciated ps thet were so worth the calories but i WILL NOT let brownies ruin me!

Thanks for all the feed back . I left 4 out ( 3 kids and the hubby 1) then forze the rest. The 2 little 1's noticed and asked where they went. I told them they wre gone until next week. My husband didn't ask where they were but when i told him he said he was proud .. he tohught i fell off the wagon and ate them. I know its ok to eat them every great once in awhile but i wasnt craving them but ate them becauce they were there. Its crazy how i use to crave stuff just because its in the house. I dont buy any junk anymore. I dont even go down the chip aisle. I send my 12 yr old down the aisle to get us veggie straws. ( ps if you like a crunchy snack like chips these are awesome and a better choice!) I have also decided if the hubby is craving brownies again he can buy and make them ( which wont happen) . I'm not making them knowing i wont resist the urge. Again thanks for the feedback. Good luck everyone. Do it for YOU! No one else!

Chilly 40ish here in jacksonville FLORIDA! Missing the sun in the sunshine state!

when i was healing i had a hard marble sized lump that i thought was my port. it was sore and i could feel it with my hands. but later in the healing process the swelling went down and when i went for my 1st fill i was suprised how low they stuck me. Its probably just your incision healing. good luck

He more than likely got your port. My doctor felt for my port then stuck me once and knew he had it becuase he could feel the metal that is in the port. so they cant stick all the way thru. I got 6 cc on my 1st fill. I don't feel much restriction but can feel my food today sitting higher ( almost in my chest) i ate Soup as doc said 2 day liquids and 2 day mushies.