Any September bandsters out there???

[poohlvr 0]

Eastxnurse, where did you decide to get your fill done? You are doing so awesome!

I at my one month anniversary was down 21 lbs and 16 1/4 inches! Woohoo - clothes feel great!

[NM Sunshine 1]

VIKKI

You look great!!

LindaE

I was also banded on 9/11/07 but didn't lose 20 pounds. Congradulations. I can feel that I do need a fill badly.

I actually have gained 5 pounds back of my 14 pound loss. I'm due to fly to San Diego and cross the border to TJ for my fill on Thursday the 25th. As of now the airport is still open, but with those fires it may be closed by the 25th. I begin my 300 mile drive to Phoenix to catch a plane to San Diego on Wed. So keeping fingers crossed that those fires stop. Horrible situation down there.

[poohlvr 0]

Good Luck NM sunshine, I will keep my fingers crossed for you! Those fires are horrible - it is a very sad situation!

[Vikki 2]

VIKKI

You look great!!

LindaE

I was also banded on 9/11/07 but didn't lose 20 pounds. Congradulations. I can feel that I do need a fill badly.

I actually have gained 5 pounds back of my 14 pound loss. I'm due to fly to San Diego and cross the border to TJ for my fill on Thursday the 25th. As of now the airport is still open, but with those fires it may be closed by the 25th. I begin my 300 mile drive to Phoenix to catch a plane to San Diego on Wed. So keeping fingers crossed that those fires stop. Horrible situation down there.

Thank you for the compliment. I feel good too. Being off of carbs I think is the biggest thing that has helped me shrink. It took awhile to not crave them anymore. I do crave chips and that is my reward when I am doing so good to have some chips. Now that I have a tight fill it is hard to eat too many so I just eat some and then that is good enough. Before I would down the whole bag no problem. It is too hard to over eat anymore so now I am finally coming to my at peace place of letting the band be the great tool that it is. Eat what your body needs not what you crave. Which was usually a double cheeseburger for me. I have to be very careful what I try to eat so I check all the labels now to make sure it has some health value to it. I am in Orange County and the airports are not closed so you should be fine. It smells like smoke outside and it has a weird tan haze outside. Good luck with your fill. It makes a big difference with cheating and eating too much. This tool is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I just want to go up to everyone I know that has eating problems and weight struggles and share my story. I don't but wish I could. You have to be careful because they could actually take it the wrong way. I have kept mine a secret to my circle of friends but want to come out of the closet soon.

[WooWoo 0]

Thanks! I will have to remember that. Oh, anyone had a problem with milkshakes or icecream? I had a vanilla frosty, well half of one and I thought I would asolutely die from the discomfort. COuldnt throw it up, just felt like pain in upper stomach, took gasx and it got better after an hour or so.

[PrettyBrownEyez 0]

i'm having my first fill day after tomorrow (friday). i'm exercising my butt off literally. LOL i walk, swim, bike and walk my dogs (not all at the same time). This morning I walked 44 blocks, then after work hubby and i rode our bikes for a half hour. Tomorrow is our swim day; we swim laps for a half hour every other day.

The scales stayed stuck for about 2 weeks but I was getting in clothes I hadn't worn in YEARS. Then this week, the needle began moving to the left again!!!!!

A lady I work with had the surgery a week ago today and she's in the hospital with abdominal pain. It turns out it's gas and she had bread sunday and egg drop Soup yesterday and God knows what all. She's probably using a straw too for all I know. I was on liquids for 10 days then soft food (mushies) for a couple of weeks then moved to regular food... but I still haven't eaten bread or used a straw, or had salads, soda that's carbonated... i let my sprite go flat so i can drink it.

So I told her we went to the same classes and got the same info and you have to do what you're supposed to or it's just not going to work. She's 25 and I'm 51. I guess that's it.

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Whats wrong with eating salads? I do not recall reading anything about not eating salads.

[jelbel 0]

My date is November 5th with Dr. Dimarco in Harrisburg.

Yeah!!!

[stacy73 2]

I had my first fill last week and I had a salad today-no problems.

[TheGh0st 9]

Soft Serve Ice Cream - I have no idea what the deal is but I've heard of many that have a problem with this. For me it has actually caused me to "foam" at the mouth. A PB I guess but with absolutely NO effort not even a hiccup.

salad - I've hated them my entire life and actually latched onto the tidbit that they might not be good for a band as a great excuse for never having to feel bad about not eating them in the future. However, ironically I felt forced to nibble on one a few months back at a restaurant with my boss and now I LOVE them. But seriously, the issue is that if you don't chew the lettuce well enough which is really hard to do at times you are at a risk of the lettuce becoming a flap closing off the hole in your band. A much undesired effect, supposedly even more difficult to remedy than a piece of stuck bread or meat. Though I've personally had no problem with it. I just cut or shred my lettuce up very well and add a lot of nuts to give it a more crunchy texture that seems to help me chew it more thoroughly.

[boylesk4 0]

I had my second fill today....very different feeling than the first one. It feels much tighter...Yah!!! I was getting a little worried...after the first one I could eat just about any amount and I had a lot of hunger pains. The weight was fluctuating 2 or 3 lbs back and forth. Good luck this week everyone and keep giving those helpful hints...they're great!

[NM Sunshine 1]

Hi All, I'm back from my first fill. I was given 4cc's in the new Lapband AP small band that holds 10cc's. Felt a lot of restriction the first few days. Don't feel so much now. Will get 2'nd fill in November.

WOO WOO I get that pain you mention when I eat too much or too fast and not chew as well. I think it is something getting stuck because it doesn't come until sometime after I ate. Get Prilosec otc 20mg/acid reducer from the drug store. Take two tablets instead of one. (2 is the prescription dose) and your pain will go away within a short time.

VIKKI

Wishing you guys :rain: San Diago and TJ had that tan haze to the sky like you mentioned and it looked very foggy (which was smoke). I saw some of the fires from the airplane. Do you live in an area that is threatened?

[juliacleone 1]

Hi! I was banded 9-28-07. I am loosing steadily and have a fill scheduled for 11-16 in Roswell Ga. 118 miles away. I am really stuggeling, I can't remember to eat slowly. I get that tight feeling once or twice a day. I have slimed about 4 times and had my first official pb yesterday. Gross!! I am getting my fill at US fill centers. They are so nice. They call and check on me one time per month. It made me feel really comfortable. When I go, I will get a 200 page book about lapband diet and stuff. I will be glad to get that. I really love being part of the Finer Niners. It is great to have a community for this journey. Thanks to all

Cleone

[WooWoo 0]

juliacleone......which book? WOuld like to read it.

I had my first fill yesterday, got 4cc's, have had slight nausea at times but nothing major. It is soooo hard going back to liquids after eating, I THINK I need to eat buut no real hunger.....habits are so hard to lose.

[eastxnurse 0]

Hi! I was banded 9-28-07. I am loosing steadily and have a fill scheduled for 11-16 in Roswell Ga. 118 miles away. I am really stuggeling, I can't remember to eat slowly. I get that tight feeling once or twice a day. I have slimed about 4 times and had my first official pb yesterday. Gross!! I am getting my fill at US fill centers. They are so nice. They call and check on me one time per month. It made me feel really comfortable. When I go, I will get a 200 page book about lapband diet and stuff. I will be glad to get that. I really love being part of the Finer Niners. It is great to have a community for this journey. Thanks to all

Cleone

juliacleone , I too was banded by Dr.Rodriguez in Acuna....I just loved the whole trip and the hospital was great and the people were great....I was banded 9/19/07

[BigBoyinTX 0]

Got my first fill last week 2cc..firt couple a days was tough but now everytihgn seems normal..i get full alittle quicker but other than some slime the first few days its back to normal.

I hope the second fill gets me closer to the "sweet Spot"