June 2007 Bandsters

[mjsafari 0]

Wow Stef - I would be happy if your in progess was my after! You are doing great :-)

[TexasFire 84]

Thank you both! It seems we are all settling in, though, huh? The spirits are picking up and the weight loss is starting to flow with the increased fills...I'm so glad to see it!

[ja9va 0]

Pam, Pipppz and Stef ..You all look FANTASTIC!!! I did not take before pics specifically for this, should have! Stef, how did you do that slide show thing,that was cool.

pipppz you need to tell us about this DATE????

mj I am hoping when I am in Myrtle Beach, SC, next week I will have access to the net. we rented a house on the beach, but it does not have net connection. But I may be able to sneak on someone elses. My dh has a net thingie from work???

toni, suzzzie and stef thanks about the scale info. I do belong to costco, we are big shoppers there! Stef, your scale looks complicated, is it?

toni great to see you again!!! you lost 3 lbs too, Celebrate every step of the way.

[faithmd 14]

I'm plateaued, still plateaued, stuck in the same 6-8lbs for a month now. I haven't been filled yet and certainly am hungry. I'm really trying to do as much of this on my own as I can. I lost 40 lbs or so on my own before the band, I should be able to continue that now, right? At least that's what I keep telling myself. I am eating less than before though. But on the days I stay around 1000-1400 calories, I don't lose weight. The days I eat waaaaay more than I should and take in 1800-2200 calories I lose weight. I should be happy about being able to eat more, but I worry that when I get filled and can't take in the calories that I'll stop losing. Weird place to be, huh?

Glad to see we are all doing so well!

I don't check in as often as I had been, I'll try to be better.

[TexasFire 84]

Pam, Pipppz and Stef ..You all look FANTASTIC!!! I did not take before pics specifically for this, should have! Stef, how did you do that slide show thing,that was cool.

Stef, your scale looks complicated, is it?

Thank you! You can make slideshows on many sites. That was the first time I've used Photobucket.com. Either I don't know enough about it yet, or it doesn't have much functionality...the jury is still out. My favorite slide show sites are RockYou.com and Slide.com.

No the scale is not complicated at all. It asked a couple questions in the beginning and now all I do is step on....just like a rotary scale. It's great.

[Suzzzie. 3]

faithmd - sorry you're scale is stuck! Thats the worst feeling! I'd suggest that you go get a fill, it really does help!!

[Pippz 0]

Faith - I was stuck for what felt like forever, too. I started using the eliptical machine for 25-30 minutes a day for almost two weeks now and the scale has started moving again. Have you been working out?

[o2bthin 0]

I got my fill today. I need to get back on my eliptical trainer too. Anyone up for a workout challenge? Put me on the list for it.

[hottytoddy 0]

My workouts are going great. My band is weird! It seems tight but i don't get it. I have to eat very slowly. If i don't there's hell to pay. I have a lot of painful, stuck episodes. however, i don't feel full easily. i'm counting calories now and making myself stop eating, but i was hoping with the band being tight that I would have restriction and feel full more easily??!! i'll never get this thing!

[beardpa 0]

I am scheduled for another attempt at a fill on Sept.7th. I am really nervous because of all the problems I had last time. Is it normal to have a hard time swallowing (feels like your being choked and burns) when you get a fill? I was Okay at first, but by the next morning, I felt terrible. Please help me understand what is normal so that I don't over-react and have it removed again.

[o2bthin 0]

Me either Hotty. I've got 6.0 cc now and I can still eat without getting restriction. I'll give it some time to settle though. This fill feels differently though, burping is different. I wish I could get my mind off of it and onto other things. Getting good restriction is becoming my obsession and I'm starting to drive myself crazy. I think if you're getting stuck feelings, you have to take smaller bites and chew more. I'm starting to make an effort to only load my spoon 1/3.

Patty I don't get a burning or choking feeling. I did have a lot of uncomfortable burping after my second fill though. Btw, I met two Kuri patients today when I got my fill.

[bcrazy7 0]

My workouts are going great. My band is weird! It seems tight but i don't get it. I have to eat very slowly. If i don't there's hell to pay. I have a lot of painful, stuck episodes. however, i don't feel full easily. i'm counting calories now and making myself stop eating, but i was hoping with the band being tight that I would have restriction and feel full more easily??!! i'll never get this thing!

I feel the same way! I can't hardly eat without something feeling stuck, or it goes down real slow. It takes me forever to eat a cup of food, but I'm hungry all of the time, I'm not getting the full feeling. I don't get it either, anyone have any thoughts??

[TexasFire 84]

I'm having the same issues after my third fill. I think that we are being forced to eat slower, and I also think that we are not supposed to feel full...just not hungry. Anyhow, this is what I am experiencing. I'm trying to convince myself that this is a good thing to not feel full...just not hungry. I'm hard to convince!

[insubordination 0]

Maybe you are confusing getting stuck with restriction. Your bite size should be half a teaspoon and you need to chew a lot. You can eat more that way but it does take half an hour.

I think a plateau is normal Faith. It will pass soon. Get a fill if you think it will help. That's what the band is for.

[bcrazy7 0]

I wondered if that might be the case. It is just going to take some getting used to. Does everybody else's food get cold by the time your getting done? So I am supposed to be eating 1/2-1cup of food 1/2 tsp at a time, and take 30 min to do so. Do you get a full feeling? Thanks