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Hey one month out now!!! Let the countdown begin! Just caught up on your last few blogs...hope the pneumonia clears up...getting the right antibiotic can be tricky! I hope they gave you a breathing tube test to take home...it helps improve and know how you're doing (just one of those plastic things that measures the intake). I've heard beating on your chest can help break things up (DBF?), but that might make you a little sore...urban legend?...who knows. Glad everything else is going well...like you said 'meant to be'.

No Onederland or head lop for me yet...up and down the same 3 pounds for weeks, but I've got my third fill tomorrow so keep your eyes crossed for me!

21lbs in 2 weeks is better than I've ever heard of. You're on your way to ba-kini land!!

Hey Bobbie,

How are you doing???? I am doing very well...I am still on liquids(protein shake,s/f pudding or yogurt, water, crystal light)....I am going to try to last on this for at least a week after surgery, longer if possible....

TTYL

Kim

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Hi, I am sorry I haven't replied before now. I haven't been on this site in so long. Summer, Vacations, Work, issues at work. The gym and family responsibilities have bogged me down lately.

I don't guess I really have any hints, I came here today to get some from others, really. I am at a stand still and have been it seems, forever.

I started out at 247 and this morning the scales showed 217. It sucks. I had lost down to 214 before and I keep going up and down between 214 and 219, this has been going on for six weeks now. (to be cont.)

Hi Bean1980 I guess I am doing good or at least the doctor says so. I have lost a total of 28 pounds but I would like to lose faster LOL. I had my first fill last week it is a little harder to swallow and I somtimes forget and take to big of a bite but I am learning fast LOL. I hope that you are doing well with your band.

Hey Barbara! Thanks for checking on me. We're having DS1's HS Graduation Party tomorrow and I've just been swamped (huge party). It's been one of those weeks where everything that can go wrong has (ie. making him a quilt and the belt on my sewing machine broke...my sis is bringing me a portable today so it's going to be a wild day). Just checking in here to put in my Friday weigh in with the Bunnies. Hope you're doing well...got to run, but I'll check in when this is all over. -BG

I work out 6 days a week some days I go twice. I dont eat pasta or rice I may eat a piece of bread once a week. Im a stickler for following rules.

hEY! Good luck w/ orientation. I'm doing ok but you haven't heard much b/c I am not losing weight. I've been at the same "lbs" since 2 wks ago but I am losing inches, all over. Down like 41 inches total and my work outs have gone from 20 minutes to 90 minutes at a time. I try to do 3-4x a week, so the pounds thing is annoying. Bladder issues right now on my personal site, just working through it daily!!!

Hi, I will be banded in 2 weeks and getting nervous. I really do want and need to do this, but I guess Im looking for all the support and encouragement that I can get. I will be posting pics soon.

Hi Joe! How are you doing? Well I went back to work this week and wish I had taken a little more time off... Oh well, I will make it. My short term disability insurance was denied because Dr. Perez and Ceron didn't get the paperwork filled out completely. Aetna is going to call them and try to get the information they need. I asked then to please have a spanish speaking person talk to the Doctor. They might get further. It was like pulling teeth to get anything filled out once I was back in the states. I have a feeling if all of this hinges on the good Doctor filling the paperwork out that I might be SOL.

Hope you are adjusting. I haven't been able to contact Kimberly . Have you heard from her? Hope she is doing ok.Are you having any problems eating mushy food? I find that I am getting hungry a couple of hours after eating but can't seem to eat much at one time! So I am still losing weight. 35 pounds so far! Yeah! Tell your sweet wife hello for me and let me know how you are doing!

I am doing good today. The first 5 days were rough. I could not get out of bed for a long period of time. I felt like crap but I have been improving ever since. I am excersing again. Just doing the treadmill and eliptical for about 20 mins a day. I am down 15 lbs since surgery. I have a bad problem of weighing everyday sometimes twice a day. I try not to but I cant help it. Its like I want the scale to go down a lb a day but I have to realize that fast weight lost is not good for my body. Slow and steady....I am learning. This is my final week of liquids and I Thank GOD!!! This has been a challenge for me...watching my husband and 2yr old eat spaghetti, pizza, chicken. I am getting thru. Didn't mean to ramble. We are doing it!!!

Hey girl! I love the new avatar pics! You look great! I'm doing OK, not much restriction yet, but I get a third fill next week so hopefully I'll finally feel a difference. I'm down 47 pounds total with pre/post op, but it's been slow the last two months. Summer has been super busy with the three kids at home so I haven't been able to keep up with everything here either. HS Graduation for DS1 this weekend so I'm swamped right now. Hope your summer has been fun for you and I hope that new fill will help you out! -BG

Hey Paulette...hope all is going good. We are two weeks out!!! I feel so much better than last week. Just want to make sure I dont over do it. How are you doing?

hi bobbie...just checking in on ya. how are you doing? I am on my last week of liquids. OMG...i am so ready for something "real." Let me know how ya doing!

I am doing pretty good myself. I am still just a tad sore and I have a hard time sleeping.

Not sure how Dr. Minkin does it but I am still on a full liquid diet I get to move to soft mushy foods this week. My next Dr. appt is not until the end of Aug. which Dr. Wagner told me he would probably do a fill then. I have noticed that liquids really are not a problem for me, but I dont drink enough because I am scared I will take to much in and strech the upper pouch out.

Surgery date scheduled for 8/13!!!!!! OMG.....this is for real now. I had to call again this morning, then someone finally called me back. Had the date set after a two minute phone call. So you're what now, about 3 weeks post-op? how are you feeling? Are you still having hunger pains?

This has been the longest week ever i am measuring my food and takinging in around 100 grams of protien and still no weight loss. I am so frustrated and going to the gym evryday but the scale is still the same. Hope next week is better. I can't wait to start working with my trainer.

I'm scheduled to get my band on the 28th...10 more days, woohoo! I've lost 27 lbs since I started this process...so I'm hoping that I'll reach my goal pretty quickly. So 7 lbs in a week right?

I don't have much experience b/c I was just banded 2 weeks ago, but please: Go back and get the fill! Don't worry about being embarrassed...you only have to worry about what you think, after all this is your weight and your body.

I have a lot of friends who have had gastric bypass and they have lot's of problems. There are nutritional issues. They have hair loss, bone density issues, and often gain the weight back. It is a painful surgery. YOU already have a built in power tool to help you lose but you have not turned it on yet.

How about if you try the preop diet that you went on again. This will kick start your diet and make the fill seem easy. Then go tell your doc that you never came for a fill and you want to really take advantage of the band. If you don't lose that 30 again right away then increase your exercise. I know you can do it. The hard part is already behind you. I'm praying for you. Good luck

How is everything going? I gain about three lbs. I get a fill Monday, July 20. I don't have restriction anymore. It has been 12 weeks since my last fill......I just wanted to check in and see how things are going.

50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!! don't come down on urself...50 pounds is a lot of weight to lose....my exercise routine is all cardio...i need to take my flabby butt to the gym...but have no motivation to go...i have all the motivation in the world to do cardio exercise...but when it comes to the gym...i dont know what my problem is...i power walk/jog for at least an hour and a half to 2 hours 6-7 days a week...i do not count my calories any more...i measure my portion to b a half cup...i do not snack...but i'm not big on counting...i eat what i like...with an exception to rice...pasta and bread...no sweets either...but i don't have a sweet tooth...my motivation is the way i feel...i was absolutely misreable being over weight....i dont think i'll ever 4get that feeling...i'm on a natural high...i cant go back...i look at food as food...it taste good for a minute...but the damage can stay on u for a lifetime

Barbara- I'm really curious about your third fill, since I'll be going in for mine in a week 1/2. Do you feel a lot more restriction this time? I'm nervous they're not going to give me anything either since I've lost weight and now I'm just in that overweight category (even if I dress heavy, I'll be down about 10 pounds since my last visit). Was the nurse telling you to check the calculator to say that you'd lost enough or need to lose more? Yeah, I'm just under 5'9" so my BMI is now 29.9.

Hey there girl! I just happened to stumble across your page and I am now choosing to see it as a sign ! I am supposed to get banded Aug 5th and I was wondering what types of things you did in the first couple of weeks of your surgery?

i started about 4 weeks post op walking. i have a ski machine that i use at home a lot.i dont really weight train but ive got a small set of dumbells that i use to work on my arms. besides my stomach they;re my worst area.

Hey you .... On my gosh my summer has been insane! I went to the River two weekends ago, then on an Oregon road trip last weekend, this weekend the river yet again. I have never had such a fun filled summer. I am enjoying every second of this!!

Enough about me... Regarding your fill I think that is totally normal. I think that they do not want us to the lose the weight too rapidly!! I am in the same boat as you. I too have no restriction at all. I have to be very careful cause I have no problem eating anything. I have not even had anything remotely close to a "close call". I figure that I am pretty safe though since I am still losing two pounds a week consistently. So my final answer is YES you are over thinking all of this!! Sounds like your tool is working wonderful!!