July Butterflies Master Thread

[1day at a time 2]

Hi All,

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!:grouphug:

[Mommy 13 0]

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

[Charlene K 1]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

I am so thankful for all my LBT peeps. Thank you for all the advice and encouragement since July. You people keep me going on my Journey.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[crzytchr 3]

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

The best advice I can give is to only put on your plate the foods you really want and only put a reasonable amount of it. Don't go back for seconds!!!! I personally skipped dessert at first and ate it 4 hours after dinner as my next "meal". I am not concentrating on losing this week, just not gaining. Good Luck!

[thelonedaisy 0]

hi all we are having a fantastic Thanksgiving!

i have done very well in the eating department we snack all day and then have our big meal at about 630 i have eaten a tiny bit more today than normal but i will have only a tinmy bit of dinner later.

i am confident that i will stay where i am and not gain.

yeah me

hope you all have a wonderful rest of the day and go shopping tomorrow you will drop 5 pounds just hopping from foot to foot in line hahahahah

[Mommy 13 0]

crzytchr, thanks for the advice. That's what I did, took only what I really wanted. Then later just a small piece of sugar free pie.

[bubbles1026 0]

Hello everyone!! My name is Melissa and I am from Montana. I am happy to find a thread that is for us July 08 bandsters. I am 36 and a single mother of 2 teens. They are both very supportive about this whole picture and excited for when I “get skinny” so we can do things together. It is nice to have teens that still care about that. I was banded on July 27.08. Dr Rohrer in Greatfalls MT did my surgery. He is an awesome surgeon, and has a great bedside manner too. I have lost 30 pounds and it has been an uphill battle. I have had 3 fills, all 3cc’s each. My last fill was in mid November and I noticed a major difference. I started at 284 pounds and am glad to be down the 30 pounds but wish it were more. I will keep trying. I look forward to visiting with you all. Thank you.

[kimaly 57]

welcome Melissa, Happy to have you.

[kimaly 57]

I'm really proud of myself, all that good food and all that cooking and I only ate 5 shrimp and a bite of turkey. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was gonna be and I get to change my ticker today. Boy that's a first for me, losing weight during the holidays

[melaniematters 0]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mommy 13

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

I'd go back to the doctor and demand a fill - take a diary of what your eating and how much exercise you're doing. show him/her you can eat more than a cup of food.

Edited November 29, 2008 by melaniematters
didn't include original post.

[Mommy 13 0]

Melanie, thanks for the support and advice. I will do just that! I keep a daily food log so that should be easy to show. He is just very reserved on the fills and wants you to work just as hard as the band, but I think I am working much hard than the band at this point.

[crzytchr 3]

Wow, it has been a hectic few days for me. Today is my birthday, I am now 41. My DD made me hot fudge sundae cake of which I ate a small piece with one scoop of vanilla icecream. Quite an amazing feat considering it is incredibly tasty and I used to consume 2 pieces with 3 scoops of icecream.

I told my DH to not buy me anything for my birthday (I meant it) because I bought clothes yesterday. Gotta love that Lane Bryant buy one get one free on everything in the store!!!! I am now 4 sizes smaller in my jeans and 2-3 sizes smaller in my tops.

I had my second fill last week and it is now acting up (tight little bugger). I have pbed 3 times in the last 3 days!!!!! I never was sick before this. The first time was on a piece of whole wheat toast, second time on turkey (not dry) and the third was this morning after my second bite of scrambled eggs. Ok, I can understand the turkey and whole wheat toast, but I can't deal with the scrambled eggs. Dangit, if I am going to get sick on eggs, they are gonna have to take some of this out. Sooooo if I get sick again, I will go in to have them take .5 out, because I only had them put 1 in when I went.

Good luck to everyone during this holiday season. May we all keep our composure and make it through the holidays lighter, or at least not heavier.:thumbup:

[kimaly 57]

I was like that after my 2nd fill, now I just can't eat so early in the morning. But things seem to go down much better in the afternoon. If it keeps it up you might want to get a slight unfill.

[Charlene K 1]

Wow, it has been a hectic few days for me. Today is my birthday, I am now 41. My DD made me hot fudge sundae cake of which I ate a small piece with one scoop of vanilla icecream. Quite an amazing feat considering it is incredibly tasty and I used to consume 2 pieces with 3 scoops of icecream.

I told my DH to not buy me anything for my birthday (I meant it) because I bought clothes yesterday. Gotta love that Lane Bryant buy one get one free on everything in the store!!!! I am now 4 sizes smaller in my jeans and 2-3 sizes smaller in my tops.

I had my second fill last week and it is now acting up (tight little bugger). I have pbed 3 times in the last 3 days!!!!! I never was sick before this. The first time was on a piece of whole wheat toast, second time on turkey (not dry) and the third was this morning after my second bite of scrambled eggs. Ok, I can understand the turkey and whole wheat toast, but I can't deal with the scrambled eggs. Dangit, if I am going to get sick on eggs, they are gonna have to take some of this out. Sooooo if I get sick again, I will go in to have them take .5 out, because I only had them put 1 in when I went.

Good luck to everyone during this holiday season. May we all keep our composure and make it through the holidays lighter, or at least not heavier.:thumbup:

Yep, I have been pbing every other day since my last fill. I am calling the doctor tomorrow and see if he will take some out. I pb'd on fish yesterday. It took an hour to get it out before I could burp. It was so painful. I took pepcid today and so far so good. I think I also have a little reflux.

[Donna113 2]

Happy belated birthday Crzytchr! Once you start getting some restriction from the fills, the morning eating seems to be out. Most people can't handle anything but liquids until lunch time.

I got for my 5th fill tomorrow. I hope it gives me some more restriction as I can eat just about anything (nothing gets stuck unless I eat too fast) and I can eat way more than 2 cups of food at a sitting. Although I don't feel I have much restriction and I'm eating way less food than I used to eat, I also don't feel hungry like I used to; in fact I'm rarely hungry these days even if I skip meals. Down side, I am not losing, but at leat I am not gaining. I really think at this point, it's going to have to be exercise for me.