Hows everyone doing?

[tiffanye 0]

I don't have a ticker yet...I need to get on the ball. But I was banded on the 28th and I was just checking in to see how all you were doing. I haven't needed a fill yet. The doctor said I could cancel my april appointment if I still felt like I didn't need a fill. That is in two weeks and I am still feeling pretty good. As of today I am down 31 pounds! Only 11 pounds away from 199. I am just so excited. I was worried this wouldn't work and everyone would know I had the lap band and I was failing at it but so far so good!

[Peanutband 0]

I too was worried about if this would fail me too. But it isn't so far. I feel real good, just like I did before. I am getting my third full in two weeks also. I have lost about 40 lbs now. No where near my first goal of being in onederland like you but one day I will get there, I hope. I have not updated my ticker as of yet but will soon.

[orcidgrl 0]

I've been doing OK...yet lately I have started eating alot more, and being more hungry. I have a 2nd fill appointment scheduled for this monday, and am looking forward to seeing if I have the same amount in as they put in (no leak?) I keep getting scared that I will either spring a leak or stretch my pouch! Or maybe I just lost some excess fat around my stomach.

I have noticed that even though I don't loose on the scale, my body keeps shrinking...which is a good thing.

Ive also been seeing a therapist to help with work out my "head hunger" issues. Which is difficult but helping.

I still have a long road ahead of me, but I'm chugging (sp?) along.

1st fill: 9 march 09 - 5ml (out of a 11 ml band)

2nd fill: 6 april 09 - ??

[NurseMelly 0]

We must of been around the same weight at banding! I'm now only 10 pounds from onederland! I go in for my second fill on the 28th. Hoping to be under 200 by then. Gotta keep exercising!

[BellaBean 0]

Seems like we all are about 30 some lbs down and close to onderland! I am 10 lbs away and loving it. I plateau there for a bit but upped my Protein and started to lose again. Glad to hear everyone is well!

[Carolina Mom 0]

Hey Everyone!!! I am down about 33 pounds now but I have come to a standstill. I go for my first fill the week after Easter. I have to wait until after 10 am in the morning to try to eat. If I eat before then I get sick. I am just taking my time I did not gain this overnight so I guess we want lose overnight.

[GlenSand 1]

It sure has been quiet on here lately. I am at 38 lbs lost and am so very happy that I did this! I LOVE getting full before my plate is clean. I LOVE never being burdened with hunger and I just LOVE loosing this fat!

After my second fill things started working like they said they would. Before then I could eat way too much way too often. Now it's impossible for me to eat more than 1 cup of food at a time. I get most of my Protein from drinks.

I am wearing a size 16 pants now! WOOHOO! I was wearing size 20 when this started. I am the same size up top though. Which is a good thing, cause I don't really want to loose any boob volume.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful Easter and stay away from the chocolate!

[WorkingMom 0]

So glad to find this thread!

Many of us are really at similar points and weights! I am thrilled with how things are going - there were a few weeks there that I was getting discouraged, but after my second fill and once I really got going to the gym things started happening!

I am now running 3 miles on the treadmill everymorning at an 11 minute mile pace and am feeling GREAT!

My clothing is the real test and wow, I am throwing things away weekly!

I go for another fill this Friday and think it will be the charm!

I am hoping to hit 'onederland' by 4/20. I have 8 pounds to go!

[Jaffa 5]

Doing great. I have really increase my workout time, not really intensity, but time.

I am doing well on the food, but still have to work daily to keep the Water intake up.

People have started to notice and say things....they don't my secret.

[bumble-bee 0]

I got my band on 1/13, and I'm down from 261 to 219. Feeling GREAT about that! I've had only one fill (and two appointments since where we decided I didn't need any more yet). I walk on the treadmill 3 or 4 times a week for 30 minutes. Haven't had much trouble with head hunger yet. I'm still just so excited about it all that I'm in the groove. I think the head hunger will haunt me when the weight loss slows down.

[tiffanye 0]

Well this makes me feel even better that we are all around thirty pounds gone or so. Makes me think I am doing something right if you all are at the same spot as me. I am nine pounds away from onederland and i hope to be there by the end of the month!

[Embrace 11]

Wow. It's great that you're having such a great experience. I continue to gain/lose the same two pounds, which has become extremely frustrating. I got the band on Jan. 27 and go for my second fill in two weeks. I hope that will kick my weight loss into overdrive.

Even without continuing weight loss, I'm so much happier now. I don't feel completely betrayed by food or appetite. I can tie a coat belt and see waist definition again, and I have enough energy to get through a whole day.

[hltwhite 1]

Hi everyone Glad to hear everyone is doing so well!

I just got my second fill today and man did I need it!!

I lost seven pounds in the three weeks since my last fill, but the last week or so I feel like I have been eating everything in sight! Now i have 1.7cc's in a 10cc band and I feel pretty tight right now! Scheduled another fill for 2-3 weeks out, so we will see how it goes!

[colorado.girl80 8]

Hey Everyone,

It sounds like im right around the same loss as everyone else. Ive lost 36lbs. Ive had 2 fills so far and have 4cc's in my 10cc band. My first fill gave me restriction for about a week and this one has been much better. After my second fill (2 weeks ago) I was eating about 2-3 oz which was great. Im up to about a cup of food now so I will be happy to get my 3rd fill in 2 weeks.

[AmyWE 1]

Glad I found this thread. I've hit a plateau for a month now. But everyone here seems to have found a good place after fill number 2.

That is scheduled 4/27, and I hope I get better restriction. I can eat way too much now.

Does anyone feel their port tug a bit when they bounce? i.e. go down the stairs fast or jog. It just feels weird. I've been sticking with the elliptical more since there is no bounce.