Anyone know of Dr De Bruyne Chris

[homecare 0]

I was quite surprised yesterday as I went for my 4th fill and not too happy about weight loss. However I lost another 4lbs this month and Wendy has told me that I have now lost 56 percent of the weight I need to lose,. So Im over the half way mark at 4 and a half months from being banded. Put that way really cheered me up.

Your doing great Bobo.

Flirty youve done brilliantly without restriction but you should have got what you paid for so defo be firm with CDB.

Gary I hope everythings going well for you.

TIN where are you, how you doing, did you go for a fill yesterday? Im going back in Dec at 1.30 would love to catch up. Jx[/QUOT

Hi all, i have been reading your advice to each other and it is brilliantthat you are all so supportive of each other how cool is that.

I am a newbie i was banded on 6th october2009, and i am due for my first fill on 19th november, i have lost around a stone and 1 lb since being banded, which doesnt seem that much :thumbup: to be honest i am struggling to stick to healthy options and low fat food grrrrrr i am pretty hungry is this normal.

maybe you guys could help me out by pointing me in the right direction lol

I have also noticed that some people have had quite a few fills, how many do you get and when, who decides how much fill you get, also how long does this fill carry on go on for God i sound so needy haha i just need to know what to look out for.

Please tell me it isnt painfull getting the first fill done.

thanks so much for letting me vent my fears, yor a brilliant bunch and congratulations on all the weight loss you have all done so well i feel a failure already hahaha.

look forward to hearing from you all and having your support

Moonbeam[/quote

Hi Moonbeam and Susybaby, Yes we were all at the stage of wanting our first fill to start the journey. I personally booked a package with WLS for six months. Its usually £350 pounds for this but I know they are having a special offer in December and January and are charging £275. I cant recommend them enough, Wendy the fill nurse is FAB.

It isnt painful at all and I look forward to going to see the weight loss and fat mass I may have lost.

You are doing great with your weight loss and have lost this weight with willpower just think what a little help with restriction will give you. Please remember your first fill usually doesnt give any restriction. I was lucky enough to start feeling restriction after 3 fills but I still need it tweeked i.e a little put in probably 0.5mls which isnt much but when your near your sweet spot it makes one hell of a difference. If you need any info pm me and I will be happy to help. Jx

Edited November 14, 2009 by homecare

[Carriejess 27]

aw thats a shame, the gym will make a huge difference but please please please give it time, i say to folk that it will take at least a month of going min of 3 times a week before even mentally you feel the benefit and then you will get obsessed, just trust me. Some days you will drive into car park and want to drive right back out but it does change.

gx

Garry

Can you do me a favour and calculate my calorie thing for me? I can easily maintain but i cant lose its driving me mental!! 5'5 and 9 stone 9.

Hi to everyone, crazy busy at the moment but look forward to being able to read posts properly and reply soon.

[flirtylass 0]

Hi the reckiroom its perfectly normal to be starving at this stage and getting hungry after all u have nothing in the band and all of us had the same experience mad to get a fill the fill its self is nothing i describe it as the same as the wee injections u had to do for 5days after the op im terrified of needles but seriously its nothing or id be first to say fred just feels for the port and in he goes nothing to it takes less than a min... No xray or anything is involved usually ur first fill will be 3mls as for restriction i aint best to answer but some people need very few fills others like me need alot more iv had 10or11 now but there aint too many like me thank god lol u decide when u need a fill you'l know by how much u can eat and how ur loss is going fred or whoever will decide on how much fill u will receive but seriously ur weight loss so far is fab can u imagine losing that 15lbs so quick before this but just remember the weight loss can come to a halt every now and agin but give it time and it will soon start again just try mixing up ur calorie intake on different days etc the more weight u lose the more fill u need as the fat around the belly goes the band lossens a bit hope all that has made sense

Susybaby hope the above also answers ur question

[susybaby 0]

Thanks flirtylass. Thats put my mind at ease a bit.. Fingers crossed my first fill gives restriction!! I really need it x

[frostie1 0]

Hi just had op on 7th october.could anyone help with some questions

[frostie1 0]

hi could you help me with a few questions

[bobobaldy 0]

Whats your questions frostie.?

[garrymcfall 0]

Garry

Can you do me a favour and calculate my calorie thing for me? I can easily maintain but i cant lose its driving me mental!! 5'5 and 9 stone 9.

Hi to everyone, crazy busy at the moment but look forward to being able to read posts properly and reply soon.

Hi honey i hope your well, are you sitting down for this, at your current weight based upon your normal daily activity ie wlking talking sleeping eating your body needs 1430 cals per day to keep your weight steady. THe rough rule is that to loose 1 pound of body fat per week you need to be minus 3500 calories per week which equtes to you eating 930 which is not a lot, thats why the importance of excercise is crucial to you looosing as you can still loose that pound per week by still eating 1400 cals as long as your burning 3500 per week in excercise which at your low weight is quite a bit of training to give you and idea at your weight an hour of jogging will burn you 600 cals so you would need to add 5 runs per week phewwwwww, i cant emphasise enough about doing weights as well,(it wont get you bigger) this is even more effective in loosing fat than cardio training ask any fitness instructor therefroe if you do a combo of both you will loose that extra bit but more importantly you will be toned.

http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.cfm this is a handy wee site for calculating calories through excercise. Also look up in your area "Bikhram hot yoga" s since i have added this to my training i have toned up a lot and lost weight .I hope this makes sense if not PM me your number and i will call you as its easier to talk through (good try at getting your number eh just a pitty your so far way hahahaha).

gx

[garrymcfall 0]

hi could you help me with a few questions

fire way frostie were all here to hep i am sure we will all have asked the same questions, if you dont get an immediate responce it just means that no one is online in this forum but i will promise you they will get nswered.

g

[flirtylass 0]

Garry how do u work out that calorie thing? Wouldnt mind checkin it out myself see if it would help me...

[garrymcfall 0]

Garry how do u work out that calorie thing? Wouldnt mind checkin it out myself see if it would help me...

send me a pm with height weight and age 25 i think

[Carriejess 27]

Hi honey i hope your well, are you sitting down for this, at your current weight based upon your normal daily activity ie wlking talking sleeping eating your body needs 1430 cals per day to keep your weight steady. THe rough rule is that to loose 1 pound of body fat per week you need to be minus 3500 calories per week which equtes to you eating 930 which is not a lot, thats why the importance of excercise is crucial to you looosing as you can still loose that pound per week by still eating 1400 cals as long as your burning 3500 per week in excercise which at your low weight is quite a bit of training to give you and idea at your weight an hour of jogging will burn you 600 cals so you would need to add 5 runs per week phewwwwww, i cant emphasise enough about doing weights as well,(it wont get you bigger) this is even more effective in loosing fat than cardio training ask any fitness instructor therefroe if you do a combo of both you will loose that extra bit but more importantly you will be toned.

http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.cfm this is a handy wee site for calculating calories through excercise. Also look up in your area "Bikhram hot yoga" s since i have added this to my training i have toned up a lot and lost weight .I hope this makes sense if not PM me your number and i will call you as its easier to talk through (good try at getting your number eh just a pitty your so far way hahahaha).

gx

Thanks Garry, i didnt realise i was eating 1400 calories a day, christ knows how...must be the alcohol! Guess il have to step up the exercise although i am currently cycling alot because we have a charity thing at work where we have to do the same amount as from london to lapland.

[weightogo 2]

Hi all

I registered in Feb 09 but forgot I had!! I've been reading and reading this thread for months but not logged in or posted.

Anyway, I have a conumdrum. My boyfriend has offered to pay for the 4000 euro package for me, as long as it hasnt got to be paid in one lump.

I have emailed frederik today to ask if I can pay in 2x 2000e lumps. Do you think this will be allowed?

It's that or nothing for me :biggrin:

ps I love reading your threads, there's some wonderful words here :tt2:

[flirtylass 0]

Hi weightogo Im near 100% positive that Fred will tell u the money has to be paid in full before the op can u not wait till you have the 4000 together? I cant see him doing it any other way but maybe im wrong

[weightogo 2]

Hi Flirty,

Thanks for your reply.

It's not that we don't have the money, because we do but my partner doesn't want to let his base account drop below a certain amount. It's his 'just in case I get made redundant I can still pay the mortgage' account lol

I did offer to Fred to still pay it in advance so he would still get the money from us, just not in one go.

We did a similar thing last year when he paid for my MSc, instead of paying it in one go we made 2 credit card payments a week apart, that way it showed up over 2 months of statements (he pays it off in full every month ya see).

Oh bugger :biggrin: My hopes may be dashed before they've even begun.