Freedom Fighters Weekly Weigh In

[Who'sThere 331]

Well, as of last Tuesday, my band/port is now fixed. Doctor told me he put 3 cc's in the band. So i guess I'm starting all over again with fills.

In any case, here is where I'm at now as I try to get in gear again....

surgery wt: 244.7

todays wt: 233.6

2010 is the year....i had hoped to hit the 40# mark before now...so many of you have so surpassed that (sigh)....but I'm again on my way.

Happy New Year to all!

It's great to hear from you! I'm glad you are doing better. Just think of this as a new year for a new start. Best of luck!

[daqui26 4]

pw-278, cw 276

its been awhile since i posted and im glad i finally have a loss.

[hot tea 0]

Hey guys

sorry I've been missing in action

last time 231.5

this week 223.3 ( -8.2lbs)

last fill was Oct 6th...so, I'm just trying to work my tool to my advantage

[healthy-me-in-Az 0]

Hi everyone!!

I am at a complete standstill! I know exactly why. I have been snacking like crazy. I have an appointment for a much needed fill on January 21st.

[MoxieDO 0]

Preop: 347

Surgery (7/22): 328

Aug?: 319

(8/17): 312

(8/24): 308

(8/31): 306

Second fill October 3

(10/05): 295

(11/2): 291

(11/9): 290

(11/16): 288

(12/7): 285

(1/13): 280

Finally moving along. Went for a fill yesterday. Been ping ponging for the past 6 weeks or so. How's everyone else? Interview season has been deadly for me...to many dinners with dry chicken!

[angelic3432 0]

Hey everyone! Its been awhile. I am currently 209. I havent had a fill since October.

[hot tea 0]

last week 223.3

this week 221.6 ( -1.7lbs)

total 59.9 lbs

[daqui26 4]

prev weight 276

curr weight 274

[healthy-me-in-Az 0]

Hi everyone!

Haven't posted in a while. Got my first fill so I am ready to rock and roll again!

I was up 2 lbs from my ticker weight so I lost 6.2 lbs from my fill. So if you take off the 2 lbs I had gained, it is a net loss of 4.2 lbs! I will take it!

Oh and I adjusted my starting weight. When I was there we were talking about how much I had lost so far and she had my pre-op weight as 242 not 240.

[ocotillo 0]

Haven't posted in weeks and weeks and weeks because I haven't lost any weight....but the scale finally moved in the right direction.

7-20-09 239.5

8-24-09 237.5...had my first fill on Saturday, hope to see this number go down now.

9-17-09 232...2nd fill

10-10-09 226

no control, no weight loss

3rd fill 1-23-10

1-27-10 225.5

Edited January 27, 2010 by ocotillo

[Who'sThere 331]

Well, I've not been very dedicated to this thread, and I really need to do better, but here goes.

Starting weight: 283

Surgery weight: 270

Last post: 228 (1/6/10)

Today: 223

So...this tells me I have lost 5 pounds in about three weeks. While that's not great, I'll still take it.

[healthy-me-in-Az 0]

Hi everyone...

Ok, I get my first fill and I gained 2 lbs this week! grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

On the up side, I can get into my size 12 jeans. wth???? Maybe my inches are catching up to my pounds?? Who knows. I do know I need to add exercise into the mix FAITHFULLY! And I need to do a much better job of getting my Water in.

I did order the body bugg. My weight loss has definately slowed and I want to shorten the reigns so-to-speak and keep this going. I refuse to backslide now. I am not changing my ticker.. will update next week!

Hope everyone did better than I did this week!

[hot tea 0]

last time 221.6 lbs

today 219.2 lns ( -2.4lbs)

I'm happy with it...but, the loss could always be bigger, right? LOL

[ocotillo 0]

2-1-10

7-20-09 239.5

8-24-09 237.5...had my first fill on Saturday, hope to see this number go down now.

9-17-09 232...2nd fill

10-10-09 226

no control, no weight loss

3rd fill 1-23-10

1-27-10 225.5

2-1-10 223

[mary on a mission 0]

I know I have been MIA for a while now. The scales have been making me crazy! Since Christmas, I have been snacking, and not well.

I went for a fill this week, and the doc didn't really want to give me a fill. He gave me about a half cc, and said that I should be getting to my sweet spot. (5.8cc in a 10cc band) I'm just not sure what to think about it. He has been very conservative since day one, and while I am sure he's a good surgeon, he is truly driving me nuts. I have been banded for 7 months, and have only had 3 fills. He made me wait 12 weeks for the first, then another 10, then another 9. Anyway, he said that I had lost 9 pounds since my last fill (9 weeks ago), and that was exactly where he wanted me to be. One pound per week. He said it should take 2 years for me to lose my weight. I looked at him and said "Then we obviously have VERY different expectations." He didn't budge, and said to come back in 3 months. I sure hope this fill gets me to my sweet spot, because I will then be 10 months out from surgery, and I wanted to be closer to my goal by then.

On that note, he also said I had an unrealistic goal weight. He said that I might get to the goal I had earlier (125), but that my goal weight should be to just get within the normal bmi range. That puts me at about 135. I made my goal 133, so I could keep it at 100 pounds. I will aim for that now, and see how I feel then.

I am 1 pound shy of the 50 pound mark. Hopefully I will get there in the next week so I can Celebrate next weekend. I am wearing a size 14, and may be able to move to some 12's pretty soon! :woot: I am very happy with my band, but not so happy with myself. Trying to break these bad habits, and keep up with the good ones. Haven't gotten my lazy butt out of bed for the gym in over 2 weeks...5:30 tomorrow morning -

Hope everyone else is doing better than me. I see at least one 60 pound loss from our freedom fighters, and some other really high numbers. Congratulations! Keep up the good work and keep on fighting the good fight!

Mary:thumbup: