Banded on 12/30/2009 and need support

[Dachsygirl 0]

Hi All! I was banded on 12/30/2009 and have been struggling to lose weight since then. It has been pretty frustrating. I lost 16 pounds before I was banded. Lost 10 pounds before my first fill, then only lost 4 pounds in the 6 weeks following the first fill. I was beginning to wonder if the doctor had actually filled me at all. I was able to eat without much restriction at all. I just had my 2nd fill on Monday. I have lost 3 pounds since then. So, hopefully I will see the weight start coming off! I haven't been able to do much exercising due to a ruptured ovarian cyst. I can't even claim to be making the best food choices. What I need is for people who are going through this, to cheer me on. Will you help?? I look forward to talking to you all!:thumbup:

[CASSIEME1 1]

hang in there girl, this to shall pass.you're not alone I too am a s-l-o-w!loooseer! everyone says slpwer is better it sure doesn't feel that way.i was banded 12/23/08.and down 56lbs.in a size 10 goal size 8.my medical dr. is thrilled,he has taken me off my diabetes medication.when told his nuse,"she this lady she is half the size she was,in a minute i won't recognize her"yet i still feel fat as the back of a hippopotmus a$$.we'll all journey together!

[Dachsygirl 0]

Thank you so much for replying! I know everything will turn out right. I am just feeling a little down about it right now.

On a completely different subject...how did you get the weight loss ticker into your signature? I can't get mine to load. It keeps telling me "Invalid file."

[curiousinoh 0]

Thank you so much for replying! I know everything will turn out right. I am just feeling a little down about it right now.

On a completely different subject...how did you get the weight loss ticker into your signature? I can't get mine to load. It keeps telling me "Invalid file."

I too was banded on 12/30. I have only lost 13 pounds. I have had three fills. I have restriction to the point I can't eat FAST or BIG bites but I can still eat about anything if I take an hour to do so. ha

I am getting another fill next week. It will have to be a small one or I wont be able to eat at all but I never feel full so I am sure I am not at any type of sweet spot.

[thefigtree 0]

Hey, I'm a slow loser too. I was banded on 12-30-09. I lost 15 lbs the first 2 weeks while I was on liquids, but only lost 3 lbs in the next 4 weeks waiting for my first fill. I returned 3 weeks later for my second fill and had only lost 3 more lbs. I can eat anything I want and fairly large amts. I hope my next fill makes a greater difference.!! My Dr. seems to be ok with my loses but I'm not.

[CASSIEME1 1]

Go to tickerfactory.com follow the directions and copy to your signature edit

[ethelinga 0]

Hi Ladies, a word of encouragement.

I was banded for the first time in 2003. It took me almost 2 years to loose 110 pounds. Remember, it took me a lifetime to gain all that weight. I kept it off for 5 years until a sudden illness and steroids caused me to regain 50 pounds over 2 years, not the whole 110, that band was still working hard.

I was re-banded on 3/23/10 after having hiatal hernia surgery, so I am starting all over again.

Something I learned is "Don't watch the scales!". In fact, I don't own one! I weigh at the doctor and at the Bariatric Center. I judge my weight loss by how my clothing feels. scale watching can drive you crazy and can frustrate you to no end.

If you are cutting your portions and eating the right stuff, your band will help you take the pounds off. Trust me, I know and I am going to get rid of that 50 pounds and try for 50 more.

Have a Good Day

Effie

[stargate713 0]

It should not be as much about what you CAN eat, as what you should be eating. Unfortunately until you have the appropriate restriction you have to be careful to control your portion sizes. Are you journaling your food intake? are you sticking to 800-1200 cal per day and getting enough Protein? Are You drinking enough Water? Having an illness can certainly be a set back, but you did say in your post that you are not making the best food choices. Perhaps you can call your dietician to help you get back on track? You were only banded 3 months ago......your journey is just beginning...... Don't be hard on yourself......"care" for yourself and things will fall into place!

[curiousinoh 0]

Thanks so much.

I did get my 4th fill last week and have lost 6 pounds already. I'm happy about that but am having a very hard time eating anything but a hamburger patty I make myself at home.

Im worried I may be too tight but I'm going to wait at least three weeks to see if things loosen up.

[annabella592002 0]

Hi, I had my band on Jan 30 '10 and am similar to you in that I can eat anything so far. Initially lost 11lb from surgery to first fill but have lost nothing since. I have had a second fill and am now going for a third one. I don't have any restriction and am eating as I used to but I am exercising a lot. I am hoping I will feel restriction soon. I have been told patience is required as some people don't lose/restrict until their 3rd/4th/5th fill. So, we must be patient and take each fill as it comes. I am so looking forward to weight loss and wish you good luck with your band. Keep in touch.

[thefigtree 0]

I am getting very frustrated!! hope this next fill does the trick. I had so much hope for this to help me to get control. Let me know how you are doing.

[curiousinoh 0]

Annabell and Fig:

Hang in there. I felt exactly like you until two weeks ago when I got my 4th fill. I am not not able to eat a lot of things which is what I wanted but it is still a shock when you realize you CAN'T eat the stuff you've been eating the last couple of months. So enjoy this because it IS coming to and end. You will freak the first few days but then you'll start losing and be like... Wow... I can do this. No matter how tight the band you can still eat snack stuff it goes right down so stay away from that junk or you wont lose. Today I had ONE bite of chocolate pie and I moved on. Since my 4th fill two weeks ago I have lost 9 pounds. That's amazing to me. So I am finally there I guess and it kinda sucks not being able to eat the good stuff but that's what we paid for I guess. But what I am realizing is.... I do not need all that food I was eating. I'm eating 1/4 of what I ate before IF that and I'm really never hungry unless I just forget to eat at lunch.

Once you get there you will actually feel like something is WRONG at least I did but then the scale went down and down and I was like... Ah ha... maybe nothings wrong maybe this is the band actually doing what it's suppose to do.

Email me any time.

[thefigtree 0]

thanks for the motivation!! I was getting quite discouraged. I have an appt Apr. 28 for my 3rd fill. I hope this is it!! I'll let you know. Thanks again for the encouragement.

[thefigtree 0]

Edited April 23, 2010 by thefigtree