New and don't know how to proceed with posts

[Dolphina3 1]

New and don't know how to proceed with posts

Aloha!

I was banded on Nov. 14 at Castle, by Dr. Fowler. I have done well in all ways, except I am not getting restriction from my band yet and I have gotten discouraged. I have had two fills. I am up to 6cc. Things just didn't move as I had read about. I went through the first 4 stages after surgery within a few days. My healing was very rapid. No complaints there! I just get worried about not losing more weight. I stopped losing about 2 weeks after surgery and I have even added back some pounds. Has anyone else experienced this?

[make33 2]

Have you gauged what you are eating through the use of a food Log? Check out the calories, Protein, and carbs you are intaking daily.

Not drinking with your meals, are you? For the 6 months before I had surgery, I read everything I could find out about the Band and came across one woman's blog about her post-op experiences from Nov 06 through June of 07. It made interesting reading, but I did wonder how she could eat some of the foods she did (i.e. Christmas of 2006)

Turns out she divulged in June of 2007 that she had started out by "sipping" with her meals and progressed to actually drinking with them!(h-h-h-e-e-l-l-l-o-o-o, washing the food right out of the pouch!)

Are you exercising? If not, you may want to join a good gym or Curves near you--it's great for the psyche too!

If you are only eating 1/2 cup of food three times a day (with a Protein shake or two interspersed) and watching everything that goes in, I'd say just bide your time and you're bound to begin losing again!

[Dolphina3 1]

Hi make 33,Thanks for your reply. I was keeping a food record, logging all my calories, fats, carbs and all my exercise.I just lost my place when everything changed so fast and I got discouraged. I am swimming 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a week. I know I should do more. I am eating a cup or more at each meal.It is challenging for me to drink an hour after eating or 30 minutes before meals. With two sncks inbetween meals it there is such a short window for drinking. How do you manage it?Thanks for your comments. It helps.

[Dolphina3 1]

How do I get a 'ticker'? They are so inspiring.:confused:

[make33 2]

It took me so long to figure it out, I've got a Word doc on it (and I've given it out so many times here!) So here goes:

Go into the website Trying To Conceive Ticker and create your own ticker (be sure to remember your password!)

At the end, highlight everything in the top box (the bb: box), right click and hit Copy.

Then come into this site and go to UserCP in the Menu Bar. Go to Edit Signature on the left. Left click in the big box. Then right click and hit Paste. You should see your ticker appear.

Be sure to go to the bottom of the page and click on Save Signature.

When it comes back, you'll see your ticker at the top of the page. (Then to change it, all you have to do is to double click on the one at the top of the page)...

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Hope this helps! (I'm a trainer at work!) :biggrin1: