I don't even feel like I have a band!!!!

[lisawach 0]

Indigogirl-

Your words are so true and so inspirational! I was banded on 11-19, have lost 36 pounds, just had my first fill 1-3 and am doing great! I was surprised that I didn't feel a whole lot different but I do get full easier. I am making good food choices and exercising regularly. I'm working on the head And the body-I feel so much better already. Thanks for a great message and good luck to all of us!!

Lisa

[IndioGirl55 32]

Indigogirl-

Your words are so true and so inspirational! I was banded on 11-19, have lost 36 pounds, just had my first fill 1-3 and am doing great! I was surprised that I didn't feel a whole lot different but I do get full easier. I am making good food choices and exercising regularly. I'm working on the head And the body-I feel so much better already. Thanks for a great message and good luck to all of us!!

Lisa

Lisa

You are doing all the right things and the HEAD work is the most important part imho - that's where most of our problems lies :eek:

As to not feeling a whole lot diff - I think we all want that first fill so badly and that we think we are going to physically feel it

I felt my first fill for about 2 - 3 weeks (9/5) but was back to doc's on 10/24 for a 2nd and than one had me at my sweet spot - but i feel it loosing up a bit - I like being able to eat about 1 1/2 cup of food per meal - imho anything less than that isn't very healthy and it also spurs more head hunger issues (OMG i only ate 1/2 cup of food - yes I feel full but - I need more you can't live on that) Even skinny people eat more than 1/4 cup of food per meal -

i go back to the dr on the 23rd and think I can use a tad - but will see he wouldnt give me one when I went in Dec cuz i was loosing so well.

But with the holidays I have only lost 1 lb in 2 weeks - but I guess thats a whole lot better than gaining - and i did have a few (5 Cookies & 4 tamales) and didn't get much exercise in..

We just get so impatient sometime... :biggrin1:

Keep up the good work :clap2: - We are here for each other...

[gkeyt 0]

hi everybody,

It's me, the who swore she didn't even have a band. Now I said that granted I hadn't had a fill yet, I had no idea how naieve those words were back then. Since then I have had one fill and what a difference this has made. I am extremley aware that I have a band. Things are much better (2 months later)

I go to the doc next week for hopefully another fill. The best news is that I have lost 28lbs so far in this journey. Even though in my opinion this is slower than some people, I am very happy with this progress. My BF has recently turned the garage into a workout room so I looking forward to getting my butt in gear. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when I was feeling soooo low. God Bless all of you.

:eek:

That is great! You had surgery in October? Your weight loss is great. It's easy to lose sight of your progress, but I found that tracking my weight frequently (I use FitDay) and then going back and looking at the weight loss trends helps me keep perspective when I think my weight loss is too slow. Remember, that's one of the benefits of the band is the slow, healthy weight loss. And 28 lbs in 3 months is awesome! Good job and keep up the good work.

[mrskrzyz 1]

CIndy... I just posted the same exact message on Dec.07 Bandsters! It is so frustrating that I want to eat, and worse yet, CAN!

I pray the fill works... mine is not even being offered until 8 weeks after surgery!!!!!!!!

[Helen 1]

you are not alone:). I had to wait a while for my 1st fill due to me being on hoilday and then my surgeon and then when I did have my 1st fill NOTHING!!! I could eat anything and I would. Anyway I phone my hospital and booked for my 2nd fill only 3 weeks after my 1st.:rolleyes

My surgeon was honest and said did I want the band to lose it for me, he said you have to work with it!! :embarassed: I felt like shouting yes I do want it to lose it for me it cost enough.... but I didnt:speechles

Anyway I did joke with him about if he had really put a band in me or just made lines on my stomach for the fun of it and took my money.....

So he laid me on the bed and gave me a 2nd fill, he then sat me out side his office with some Water and a little yogurt, my god what a difference,:sick 3mins later I was back in there and he was taking some back out, I have only had the 2 fills and am 4 stone down, when you are tight you will know:nervous go back and have a fill.:eek:

[lisawach 0]

Hi-

How much saline for your 2nd fill? I just had my first-2cc's. I could eat a pretty good amount but I'm watching myself and really not eating all that much-lots of Protein and that keeps me pretty full. The dr. also said he didn't want me eating more than an ounce at a time and not at all if I'm not hungry but I can certainly down more than an ounce! I'm also real sore where my doc stuck me for the fill-is that normal? He did it day before yesterday and I must say, it's pretty ouchy still.

It's nice having everyone to go through this with!

Lisa