3 Month update and Goal

[Cerrin 3]

yOU CAN DO IT!

That

[Cerrin 3]

That is an amazing loss.

I am hoping my next fill will give me some restriction. I would really like to be losing again.

[AlysonRR 0]

I haven't reached my 3 month anniversary yet - that'll be Mar 18th - so I didn't answer the poll, but I'm down just over 50lb right now. I seem to be a little more restricted after my fill last week - nothing stuck yet, but I had a bite of garlic bread and it seemed too bulky.

My next weight loss goal is to total a 62.2lb loss, which I think I should reach by my 4-month bandiversary in April. That number would represent 30% of my excess weight lost!

[reif78 0]

hello all its my 3 month bandiversary and im down from 294 to 230 thats 64 pounds yay me and i feel great!!!!! i just had my 3rd fill 8 days ago she added 1 cc under flouro that was a neat experience. i have now 6 cc in a 10 cc band. I just love it. good luck with you all

[antsmith101 0]

OMG keep up the good work.. I'm still working on loosing but I hope I can loose as much as you soon. Good Luck on loosing more

[Fanny Adams 7]

Bah humbug :thumbup: I waited till got home from site, only to find nothing had changed...zero, zip, de nada... not an ounce gained or lost since I left. I guess that means I've found the perfect food quantities for maintenance, but I'm not ready to stop losing yet!! I've only had the 2 fills and went conservative on those because I've been worried about too much restriction, but I think I'm over that worry now! Tighten me up baby, coz this going nowhere has knobs on it!!

I am back on site and I'm gonna do the best I can with willpower, till my next fill. I figure I still have another 15 days to answer the March poll and my next fill is due on 25th, so I'm hoping to see SOME change before the end of March :blushing:.

[Cerrin 3]

Yeah....That is how I have been feeling. It SUCKS!

I cant wait till the 27th for my next fill. I was hoping for my birthday I would of lost a bunch. but nope! And I doubt that by sunday I would be that much different.

[christasha 0]

Well I had to cancel my fill appointment last week . . . and now have to wait until April 3 . . . ughhhh . . . I'm not going anywhere either . . . and with very little effort I can put lbs back on . . . don't like that at ALL! Hang in there everyone! We have to start moving downward at some point! I also tweeked my hip again . . . turned funny when I was shopping at Walmart this weekend . . . and then had to use my cane yesterday . . . that is SO not cool . . . and SO not good for any exercise plans!

[Cerrin 3]

OH! I hope you get better soon!

Can you do any Water excercise? That is easier on the joints.

It does make me feel a little more normal knowing others are going thru the same thing as myself. I do find myself getting a little pissy at those people who lose weight quick. Sorry. But it is just in my nature. lol

I figure if I stick with what I am doing it has to come off. Right? MAN I hope so.

[Fanny Adams 7]

Well I had to cancel my fill appointment last week . . . and now have to wait until April 3 . . . ughhhh . . . I'm not going anywhere either . . . and with very little effort I can put lbs back on . . . don't like that at ALL! Hang in there everyone! We have to start moving downward at some point! I also tweeked my hip again . . . turned funny when I was shopping at Walmart this weekend . . . and then had to use my cane yesterday . . . that is SO not cool . . . and SO not good for any exercise plans!

I know how you feel but take comfort in the numbers you have racked up so far - 50lb is nothing to sneeze at!! I'd be STOKED if I could claim that.

[christasha 0]

Thank you . . . but to be honest . . . I'm back to 47 right now . . . but I refuse to change my ticker . . . and I don't know if you recall - but 14 of my loss is from my pre-op. I lost it, so I count it :thumbup: I'm just craving sugar and I didn't do that for 2 months! The cafine and nicotine don't bother me (not having them). . . but suddenly the sugar is almost out of control with cravings! Deep breath - and count to 10 . . . and start all over again!

[Fanny Adams 7]

Breathe, Christasha, breathe!! :shades_smile: You are doing fabulously. I count my pre-op too - I lost it, it counts!!

I have found myself rationalising my slow loss over the last month by saying "ooh slow loss is healthier, better for my skin, easier to live with" and so on, but in reality it was just an excuse to be a lazy slackarse and not do any exercise. I kicked myself in the pants 4 nights ago, when I came back to site and have been at the gym every night. Fingers crossed that I see a difference on the scale when I get home on Friday!! I'm gonna vote in that 31-40lb range before the end of March, if it kills me!!

[christasha 0]

Cerrin . . . I was doing Water aerobics . . . but since last week I've been hurting more than usual for a long time . . . I think I'm going tonight . . . I just have to tone it down .. .which I hate because I go at everything full tilt! I'll just work my arms like crazy and my left leg . . . the other will be my science project to show what happens when you move . . .and when you don't move! Fanny . . . you're doing great too! Hang in there!

[Cerrin 3]

I also count my pre op weight loss.

OK I havent droped pounds in like 7 weeks...BUT I am wearing a bra that didnt fit before.

I had been wearing a 44E for a LONG time and the company stoped making E's and I love LOVE that bra. So I have worn the crap out of it. and this morning I grabbed a bra and put it on and It was a little tight, compared to the 44E. So I looked at it...it is a 42DD woo hoo *happy dance* I have more bra's I can wear. It is tight but not horibly so. and I have had it on for 2 hours now and dont have the boob muffin top so that is totaly awsome to me.

Sorry just had to share.

[Twilight 2]

You guys are all doing well. I know it is frustrating to not see the scale move. Just stay positive. It WILL happen. I'm not dropping as fast as I want and today I saw my double chin again. I thought it was gone for good! Concentrate on making good choices and getting your Water in. I wasn't doing either of those things and decided that it wasn't the foods fault that I wasn't losing. I'm making sure I have enough liquid and chewing the hell out of my food. I'm making sure that I feel it, smell it, taste it, and have gotten everything out of it before I swallow....because why eat it otherwise. I don't know if it will help but it can't hurt, can it? I step on the scale to make sure it hasn't gone up from my last appointment and after that I don't even look at the number. I refuse to let that number control me.

I went shopping and bought new underwear and bras. I haven't worn this size unders since high school. My bras are a little snug but 2 inches and 1 cup size smaller....so the differences are there. I bought pants in a 16 thinking I'd wear them in a couple of weeks maybe and they are fitting perfectly now. I was going from a 20 to a 22 at time of surgery. I bought a size 16w swim suit. My scale may not show a HUGE loss like some, but the results are piling up.

Stay positive guys. We can do this....and really, 3 months, in the grand scheme of things, is a blink of an eye. It takes a baby that long to figure out how to roll over....and that's the only thing it's working on. It's going to take us some time to perfect this new living....we've got a ton of other stuff to occupy us.

Hope this wasn't too preachy....most of it was for my benefit so I won't give up either.