Finally

[scorpiolady 83]

Hey Springers!

Sorry I've been hiding out lately. Not because I don't care about how you all are doing, just in a bit of a funk with my weight loss. Also busy with work and my new house. So much has been going on it's hard to keep up.

Back to the topic.... My first fill was in May which put me up to 3cc in my 11cc band. I was excited and looking forward to losing weight but this didn't happen. I spent my whole summer bouncing up and down with 3 or 4 lbs. Just like I put on the weight, lose a lb, gain 2, lose gain lose gain... Very frustrating when I felt I should have been losing steadily. As many of you know, I got my surgery in Mexico so getting a fill involves a road trip, over night stay and standing in long lines at the border. NOT that I'm complaining, just not a quick trip to the doc. It was hard for me to come on here and see everyone getting results while I was stuck and I didn't want to sound whiny.

So last week I finally got back into Mexico to get my next fill. I was told that I shouldn't expect fast weight loss because I started out with a low BMI compared to most who get WLS. DUH! Would have been nice to know this before! My doc does things a little differently than here in the states. They only expect to give me 2 or 3 fills in my life time. Fine with me if I lose the weight. My second fill was a little more aggressive, I figure I'm up to about 7 cc's now. THANK GOODNESS. Now I seem to be where everyone else is in this journey. Can't eat more than 4 oz at a time and that's if I eat slowly and nothing too dense. I actually feel restriction this time even when I drink too much Water. I have to take it slow and wait for things to pass before I take another sip or bite of anything. Good news is I've lost almost 5 lbs since my fill!!! wooohooo for me. Yes that would be me tooting my own horn.

I miss my connection with my fellow springs but realize life can't always be focused on a website and weight loss. I hope many of you have been living life to it's fullest with a new spring in your step. If you want to connect with me on Facebook I will be happy to add anyone interested. Just shoot me a message on here and I'll give you my connection information. Not that I won't be following along here from time to time, but it would be great to get to stay connected on more than just the weight loss journey.

Big Hugs,

julie~