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That's awesome! Go celebrate and buy yourself a pair of 10's and a cute top to match!!! Lucky!!!

I am jealous! I am still on clear liquids 10 days post op. Oh well, a few more days and I can have one egg. Whoop eeee

I was banded on 11/15/10 and have lost 45 lbs with 35 left to go. We will be taking a 7 day cruise May 7 and I admit I am alittle nervous about the food. I have a signifigant about of restriction which always keeps me alert yet as my Dad used to say sometimes " my eyes are bigger than my stomach." I am hoping to replace that with the joy of being on a nice trip with my 92 year old Dad and my sister. We just lost Mother 2 months ago and decided we needed some good times together. The Lap Band was the one good thing I had going for me when Mother was dying. It made me feel I atleast had control over some aspect of my life and the weight loss rather than weight gain kept me positive in a very trying time.

Thanks everyone!! I also think it has to do with being @ home ALL DAY!! It gives me.too much time to think... I'm going back to work today so.hopefully I won't think about it that much!! Now.on the.good.news fort I weight myself yesterday and.I'm.down 19 pounds since.I started the pre-op liquid diet... I still have 1.more.week on liquids and then 2 more.on.mushy foods.so.wish me luck!!!

I I was sleep on June 11 and I am getting three of my protein shakes and 20 g of protein each.. And the Protein shakes are about 10 to 12 ounces each... Plus I have about 24 fat 32 ounces lightly flavored water with light cranberry juice or light apple juice

i have this problem very badly, and my band is by no means to tight,, i drank, 2 iced teas at a party this week end, before the grill was ready then proceded to eat potato salad 1 1/2 hot dogs, beans, and baked ziti, and it all wnet down with no problems,, , yettt, in the am i cant even swallow anything but boiling hot broth, ( dont drink coffe) by noon, about 1/2 the time i can ordere a hot brothy soup and it clears me out and i can eat,, its the middel of the summer, theres not much hot soup around, so i end up trhowing up, the food i eat with mucus, about 10 oz of food and 4-5 ozs of mucus then i can get food down, easily,, some days no matter how much i through up it will not clear.. and i end up wasteing my entier meal. i am always using a spit cup,, to claify, i am not to tight, i chew my food well enough, ( ie soup) i have taken claite d but the pills have a jello like coating that makes them swell and it blocked my up for 2 days, if i had know about my post nasel drip was a problem i would have just opted for the bypass and hopefully had less problems, my wife had her band done, and shes lost like 90 lbs, i lost about 50 on my own to prove i could do the band, but since december i have lost like 5 lbs, my doctor thinks i am cheating the band and discounts my mucus problem and calls me an emigma. i end up eating things that will go through, like soups, shakes, slushies, , i have completely cut out fast food like mc donalds, and bk, now im at wawa, every day looking for soups,, ,, i hate this band?!?!?!?

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Trimming the Fat Well, what can I say. I'm back at work full blast. I see kids before school and a large number of kids after school in order to bring up the number of contacts with the kids, both for their sake and for mine. If they qualify, I can see them 5x a week for math, 5x for reading. But fitting that many contacts into the school day is extremely difficult, especially with a lot of the scheduling changes to accommodate the smaller population at RCS. But my program brings in money based on the number of contacts I have with the kids. Also, the kids really need the extra help. I'm really glad I have the weight off, or I would never be able to handle that many straight periods of teaching. I think I teach for 10 or 11 periods a day. Then I go home and eat and then try over the next 2 hours to get out and walk for at least an hour. I check out Facebook and Lapbandtalk, play a little Mafia Wars while I watch a little TV. I think about writing in my blog--and sometimes I still do--then I go to bed. Food is going well despite loss of restriction. I can't get in to get a fill until Oct. 27. So I'm back dieting until then. That's a royal pain. It was so nice knowing the band wasn't going to let me overeat. Now its hanging on by my fingernails time again. One thing thats actually helping right now is the fact that I've divested myself of all church commitments except for choir. I spend time with my grandchildren, but other than that I haven't much of a life. I'm not a phone person, so spend very little time talking to people. The lack of things to do, instead of always running, actually allows me some structure and predictability in my life--especially my evenings, which is a friend to dealing with food. My days have never been that much of a problem because work has a routine. It's always been evenings and weekends that the food gets out of control because there are no routines to act a external controls. I feel like God is preparing me for something. I just don't know what. I think about getting involved with certain things and then I think--do I really want to? I'm becoming somewhat reclusive, a loner, in my personal life. I think I appear gregarious in public but there's always a certain level of discomfort in a public setting. Will I put my foot in my mouth? Will I talk more than I should? Will I accidentally hurt someone's feelings? Will I get pulled into gossip? Will I express myself poorly and will someone take what I said the wrong way and try to cause trouble for me? Will I unknowingly lose a friendship? Those are the fears of an ADHD adult woman. Fears founded in reality for all those things have happened to me. Frequently. I still chat on lapbandtalk. I've poured out a lot of myself into this blog. I respond to other's comments on Facebook, but have very little to say myself. I'm running out of words for this blog. I've been emptied in some ways. As the food takes more of a back seat in my life, and I run out of words, and the committments to all but family have been dropping away, I'm wondering what's going to replace it. Even my job could end after this year. I can feel myself withdrawing slightly from all the things I did at RCS-letting go of RCS' future. I've planted a lot of seeds, now its in other's hands. I'm seeing the fruit of some of those seeds which makes me feel incredibly humble that God has used and is continuing to use those ideas. God is changing me. Removing baggage. Trimming the fat (LOL) in more ways than one. I'm waiting for the next great passion to hit. The thing that will grab me and motivate me and give me vision and trigger my problem solving ideas. If I could get paid for having ideas, I'd be rich. By the way, I'm up to a 44 lb weight loss. That leaves 26 to go. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

I'm glad you are doing it because when I knee replacement I had take them for 10 days

The Tapping Technique by Paul McKenna 1. I want you get the biggest desire for a food that you can right now. If you don’t have a big enough craving, put this technique to one side and come back to it when you’re really feeling it. 2. Focus on this craving for a moment, and when you’ve thought of that I’d like you to rate your desire for a food on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest. This is important, because in a moment we want to know how much you’ve reduced it. 3. On a scale of 1- 10, how strong is your craving? Remember, if you’re not really craving a bite (i.e. your craving is not at least a 7), come back to this technique later. 4. Now take two fingers of either hand and tap about ten times under your collarbone while you continue to think about eating. 5. Now tap under your eye ten times. 6. Now tap under your collarbone again. 7. Place your other hand in front of you and tap on the back of it between your ring finger and your little finger. Continue to think about your desire for food as you do this and each of the steps which follow: Close your eyes and open them. Keep your head still, keep tapping and look down to the right then down to the left. Keep tapping and rotate your eyes round 360 degrees clockwise, and now 360 degrees anti-clockwise. Remember to keep thinking about the food you were craving as you do this! Now hum the first few lines of ‘Happy Birthday’ out loud. Count out loud from 1 to 5. Once again hum the first few lines of ‘Happy Birthday’ out loud. 8. Stop and check – on a scale from 1 to 10, what number is your craving at now? If it hasn’t completely gone yet, just repeat this sequence again until it does.

Sorry, but your doctor is a little off his rocker. 10 pounds is awesome!! And progress is progress. You are by no means a failure. I hope you'll be able to reach your Fluid and Protein goals soon.

I was sleeved 9/19 - and I have only lost about 25lbs. 5lbs in the month after I was sleeved. I feel like this is failing too. I literally had my guts rearranged to not have success. Does this really not work for some people? Could I be that small percentage that I destined to remain fat?????

Monique...I am one of those unfortunate people who had a leak...I had my surgery on the 6 of Nov. and on the 12th I was rushed into the hospital because i became septic... The symptoms I had was nausea, irritability, fullness, and the one that put me over top was a temperature of 103... I don't remember much after I went in emerg. but they took it seriously and I could not get comfortable..I was totally out of my head at the time...I laughed got mad demanded a new bed...which they gave me by the way....so sweet!! As they wheeled me to the operating room I talked and asked questions but I remember none of that...After surgery they induced a coma because they said I would never survive the caliber of pain that my body would feel...they intended a coma for 4-5 days but I lasted 19.....

My insurance required a Psych evaluation too. they told me to prepare for at least 4 hours in their office. Which wasn't incorrect. I was required to take about 8 different test. the main theme drugs. They asked it every way possible to see if you have ever abused drugs. I actually met with the Dr. for only 10 minutes. Just relax and you will do fine...

I had my sleeve on Oct 5th, I lost 11 pounds during my 2 week pre-op diet and another 10 pounds the first 8 days after surgery. I have since gained back 4 pounds of the weight lost and I am not sure why. I am eating the smushy/blended foods but have to eat about an ounce or so every hour or hour and a half to get the 50 grams of Protein in. I am basicly eating the same foods I eat and lost the 11 pounds pre-op but have gained 4 pounds eating them. I am open to any and all suggestions.

Hi- I have been keeping a food diary on the journal that the Dr gave me. I have getting 600 to 800 cals a day and 40 to 53 grams of protein daily and keeing the fat grams down to 10 or less. I am not getting in but 32 to 48 ozs of water daily. I haven't had a period in over 10 years as I had all my female reproductive organs removed. I will up my water intake and see if that helps (lets hope). Thank you :-)

Don't you hate those last few pounds? My understanding is that shaking it up can often yield results, sort of confusing your body and hitting a reset button. Some ideas to try: Try 5:2 for a few weeks and see if the scale budges Try eating a completely different meal plan, for example, if you eat mostly meats, try vegetarian or vegan for two weeks Try 2 weeks of very, very low carbs, like 20g a day max Talk to your trainer about incorporating some HIIT or interval training into your routine The other thing that could be going on is your training. I started strength training in January. I've lost very little poundage in the last two months but have gone from size 14 to 10. I've gained muscle that has offset my fat loss, so I'm not seeing it on the scale. Have you measured.yourself? Best of luck, let us know your progress.

1-19-07 4:35pm Gave Scott all my new member information from my new card he looked at my chart and said that he would call in the notification requirement to the insurance company. He’s letting them know that I’m ready for surgery he is also going to send in the pre determination letter and clinical information when it is requested. He said I might find out before him if I got approved or not!!! Now im waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From what i understand the approval is good for a year By the time i get the surgery I will have my mind made up for sure!!! love ya Teresita and Btsoph (?)

I've done wraps several times (5-10) times a few years ago when I lost weight through dieting. I think it does help thigten the skin. I plan doing it again at least once a month this time around. I will do anything I can to avoid anymore surgery. I firmly believe it helps to shape the body the way it should be. If you don't go crazy eating junk food afterwards the effects do last. Someone else posted some other tips and tricks on here which includes dry brushing the skin. I've done that before too and I will start that again.

I am 3 weeks post op and was swollen for 2 1/2 weeks. I had lost about 10 pounds but all my clothes were tighter than before surgery. I feel back to normal now.

I am 10 weeks out have only lost about 10 lbs - I had my first fill on 8/8 and it didn't help much - I am not eating much but weight is coming off very very slow. I get another fill today at 3:00 so hope it helps. I definitely look thinner and my clothes are looser even though the scale doesn't show a change from last week - is it possible to lose inches even though it doesn't show up on the scale? Thanks.

I cant speak to Mt. Auburn's program (although i do live about 10 min from there) as im going through the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. Their program is awesome but with my insurance i had to do a 6 month program so its been a long journey. I started back in January and i have a date of 9/5!! Good luck with everything

Just to add on, I did have about 10 RTD shakes in my checked bag. Securely wrapped for leakage. Put my Rx right on top. I never get inspected but when I got to the hotel, there was the infamous disclosure slip and the shakes were not so securely re wrapped. But at least they did not take them!

Well don't worry. I had surgery 4-2-14 and had sex yesterday 4-6-14. It wasn't amazing acrobatic sex but still felt good. We were careful and made sure he didn't put any weight in me. It didn't hurt at all except just a little (scale of 1-10 would've been a 2) when I got there just from tightening my stomach muscles. But the after felt so good I didn't mind the little twinge of pain. In fact I felt better the rest of the day than I had since I left the hospital.

I wouldn't necessarily say I feel vain about the way I look. I always considered myself an attractive person, not beautiful or pretty. But attractive, I dressed nice and carried myself well for a bigger girl. But I have dropped from a size 24 to a 14 since August 2014. I was sleeved on 10/06/14. I have lost a total of 58 pounds. I have had to buy new clothes and such as well. I have donated and sold all my bigger clothes and nothing is over a size 16 or XL in my closet now. I feel more comfortable in new clothes than I do naked. I now have a complex about being naked, where I didn't before. I was comfortable being a bigger girl. Now I hate the way my skin looks, my breasts are hanging lower (and I have never had children). So I feel way more confident IN clothes than OUT of them! lol I am sure I will be more confident the smaller I get and the more weight loss I get. I am just now ok with people complimenting me now. I was extremely upset with compliments at first because I never considered myself "huge" before. Now I see photos and I am like "OMG, I was horrible looking and so FAT!" I am getting better with the mentality of being skinner. My husband can't keep his hands off me and he says I "glow" more now than ever before. He says now I walk with self confidence and how proud he is that I have done this for my health. I think a little vanity is ok; but my momma told me don't let it go to my head or she will be the one to knock me a peg or two down! LOL so I gotta listen to my momma! I agree new clothes are EXPENSIVE!!!! I am wearing from stores I could never ever wear from!!! Thankfully I am getting clothes and gift cards for Christmas! Congrats on your weight loss and size shinking. :-D