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I "just" walked this 5k...that was goal enough for me! It kept me motivated and set a goal that wasnt weight related. I will probably do a few more before it gets REALLY hot down here. Maybe by next year I will be a runner..or at least a jogger

I left a message on your post about going to liquids. I came to take a look around your profile to see when you were banded compared to how much you've lost. Its barely been 4 weeks girlie - you're doing great. You're averaging more than 4lbs a week. That's AWESOME! Like I said - you should be losing about 1% of your weight a week. which is about 2.5 lbs. You're doing almost double that. Don't feel discouraged!

ooh wow congrats on the banding!!!! & 23lbs!!! thats so great.. Ya I am really excited to get this process going! I can't wait to get this weight off me! I am hoping to get the surgery in may/june. Def keep me updated on your process!! congrats and good luck!!

hey hun

I was assaulted at work and kicked 8 times in the stomach, that combined with swelling and endless throwing up dislodged the band. If you treat her well you iwll be fine surgery scared the crap out of me but the weight loss is sooooooooooo worth it

Hello my name is Tia and I was banded on 3/31/09 , my weight was 317lbs on 3/31/09 today I am @ 301.5. I am here and happy to be apart of this group I wish everyone success and I will do my best to be a support to any and all on this journey. My goal is to reach 135lbs

Hi,

I had my surgery on 2/23. At my pre-op appt I weighed in at 264 and as of today I weight 244. I'm not sure what to expect I have had one fill aready but I feel I still can eat a lot so I 'm in for a second one next week. I would love to know other peoples experiances have been

I would rather eat my calroies than drink them. I run on the treadmil for 2 miles at lunch and then do a 50 min workout at home. I will do 100 sit ups before I go to bed at night. It is all in what you put into it. I had a little trouble when I went in to get a fill. I was 5 months and just going in for my first fill. They found out that my port had flipped and I would have to go back in for surgery to get it stiched back in. After the revision surgery (two weeks later) I was able to get my first fill. After the fill I kept having problems with certain foods. I would have to throw up about every other day. I told my doctor and the suggested that I come in to have some fluid taken out. The doctors weighed me and found out that I was losing 5 lbs a week. Which is great weight loss for me but I told them I would rather not lose it that way. So they took out .10CC of fluid and I have been doing great again! I am on my average 3 lbs weight loss a week and I can eat anything so far.

I know I just left you a message but I just checked out your profile and we are practically the same age. My birthday is in late July. How awesome is that? We'll hopefully be a good gauge for one another since we're the same age, and similiar weight with similiar goals. I want to get down to the 170's. So how tall are you? I'm 5'11.

Thanks!!!! I really try to watch what I eat. I log all my food in sparkpeople.com. I eat very little the week after a fill and then as my restriction goes away, I start to eat more. I get fills every month and that works for me. I usually eat coffee and sf creamer for breakfast and some light/ff yogurt. Lunch is cottage cheese, some deli sliced turkey meat and some fruit. Dinner is a lean cuisine or some type of protein and veggies--think fish or chicken. I don't eat sweets and I try to keep it low carb/low fat/high protein. I also work out 3-6 times per week doing at least 30 min of cardio on the elliptical machine and doing strength training on the weights 2-3 times per week. I've lost 68 pounds since the pre-op diet and surgery on December 1st, 2008. Let me know if I can answer any questions and good luck. You're doing great!

thank u...i had lost 84 pounds in that pic...my skin is in real bad shape...i just know how to hide it...lol...i had my suregery on oct 6th 2008...i weighed 296...as of today i weight 188...so a little less than 6 months

well work out work out my girlfriend in fl she lost about 80% of her weight in 6 months cause she worked out so hard running bleachers and walking a track with a heavy back pack like soldiers. We train like that cause we are around the military its only right lol

Ouch!!! 10 days really HURTS!!! good luck to you!!

My surgery went very well, I love my Dr, now the hospital on the other handis another story, lets just say I was happy to be home (thought my hubby was gonna kill someone LOL).

As far as weight loss....today is day 6 post op and my scales say I'm down 6lbs, I have my follow up Friday morning so I'm looking forward to seeing what the office scales say.

Gas pain didn't start until day 4, but it's still lingering, a heating pad seems to help alot though.

So how was your surgery and how are you surviving thru "Bandster Hell"??

It is sooo nice to have someone to share this experience with!!

im glad you got it that was the day after mine. I can eat anything and everything too. I hate it but my doctor isn't wanting me to get a fill for a month so it sucks. I think ima call him tomorrow though and see what i can do. It's really difficult for me to stop snacking. Man it's killing me. And making feel horrible in my head i feel guilty for eating it. I stopped loosing weight. Im just at a stnad still I hate it.

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Hi Texas - I saw that you wrote a post under "wanna cry". I've been looking for someone with a weight similiar to mind to pal up with and share war stories - Feel like I'm in kindergarten again but . . . will you be my friend?

Hi Mike,

Would you believe until i read your reply i thought i was writing to a girl... lol so sorry.

Anyway now that that little embarrassing miss understanding is out of the way, i'll let you know where i am at

I have lost 16lbs since pre op diet (over 8kgs) However since starting on puree food i haven't lost any weight grr. I am hoping i will be on normal food soon and if the weight still won't shift in another fortnight i guess i might get a fill. I will ask my dietician tomorrow when i see her for my three week post op check up. Hope the weight is still coming off you.

By the way love the huge fish on your profile pic!! Thinking that should of given me a clue you were a guy lol.

Trace.xx

Hey there......that's great that the doc's are optimistic! I'll definitely keep you & your mom in my prayers!Thanks for the sweet compliments,the scale is FINALLY moving again.How about you? We're the same weight! Yaah!! But I'm not fitting into a sz 12 yet,you lucky girl!! Keep up all the hardwork!! Hang in there with everything else to!!

Wow, you look great! I can't belive you lost 150 lbs already! Can I ask you, are you eating healthy and exercising religiously? I am having trouble with that. I just got banded 02-24-09 at Cedars Sinai in L.A. and I am having trouble losing weight.

Hello i am going to have lapband surgery soon .I was just wondering if it is really hard to follow the diet to lose weight, or does the band help far as not having cravings.

me and you have so much in common i lost fighting sports been in martial arts since i was nine... But been out for a few years i hope to pick it back up after surgery.. You loo freaking awsome i would never ever know you were over weight?

hey girl how are u doing? congrats on being banded! I am from lufkin tx, not too far from u. I was banded in june 08 and my port replaced in dec so i just now started to actually loose weight. So hope to hear from u to see how ur doing.

hi all, considering going with the band and have questions of course regarding the procedure. I had gastoric surgery 3 years ago and was cut from the bottom of my chest to pass my belly button. I had nine inches of colon removed and stitched back up. all was well until I went back to work and did heavy lifting. I developed 16 hernias and had to be reopened and have fabric placed across my stomach area. I now have gained alot of weight and worry about tearing muscle from my drooping stomach. Does this sound like insurance would pay for this? thanks Dean

Hi Trace,

I went back to work so I'm only online on weekends now. I lost 16 lbs while I was doing the liquid diet and haven't lost anything since I started the pureed. I'm eating around 1000 calories a day. I'm a little frustrated but I wonder if it's our bodies reacting to the sudden calorie cut and weight loss and if it will pick up again soon. I hope to get a fill at my next appointment on April 30th but we'll see. I haven't been excercising so I know I need to work on that but I'm still feeling really tired. Are you tired? It's so nice to be able to chat with someone who's at the same stage and see we're going through the same things. Hopefully we'll be melting away soon.

Hugs, Sherry

btw...u are very pretty and will be smashing when u drop the weight, ur already gorgeous!

Your pics are awesome! I've been banded for 6 mths now! About a yr out I want to get pregnant too. Were you at your goal weight when you found out you were expecting?