Im sad and frustrated

[Ms.Gracie 0]

How are my fellow March 09 Patients? Sad nothing has changed since my last post. Its been 2 years since my last fill. However i have only gained 2lbs since then. But i never reached my goal weight. I am still at 187/186... I fell off the wagon... I couldn't afford to get fills anymore. it was just a bad time. But since i lost my job,, i have nothing but time and decided to focus back on me and my goal 130lbs... i went to get a fill,,,, and low and behold i was too tight... explains the reguritations, hrtburn, pain and no weight loss( plus bad food choices). But i didn't start these issues until after i had my hysterectomy... in which unbeknownst to me... i was supposed to have my Fluid extracted for unrelated surgeries..oopps.. but oh well... moving forward.. i am on a liquid diet for 3 days , today is day 3--- looking forward to soft foods tomorrow...and kinda scared to have solids again... and thats bc when i went for my fill, in the xray, you could see the sausage still stuck.. and believe me i felt it.. i had eatn it 21/2 hours before my visit.. So no more sausage for me.... No more excuses. i have all day to put in at least 30 mintues of exercises.. and i am gonna try to get out there and cut the grass and do more yard work. I need to be more active. i just need motiviation.. hopefully this visit i had and my true results video is pushing me that way... I want it .. i really want it... Thanks for listening have a grt day.

[Laweezmi 0]

Today is my 4 yr bandiversary and I am depressed. I started at 225 and got down to about 180 but now am back at 190. I haven't had a fill in three years but have recently been having more and more reflux. I am thinking about having a revision to the duodenal switch because I seem to have no metabolism. I work out at Curves three or four times a week and also do a two hour Tai Chi class once a week. I still struggle with strong sweet food cravings in the pm. I went crazy over the holidays and gained six lbs....Back to the guilt and still holding on to those six lbs. How are you other March 2009 bandsters doing?

[Momto3redheads 18]

I am struggling too ---- I went from 300 to 210 and then had trouble as when I had a bad sinus infection the phlegm was making me so tight I couldnt eat...so I had to be unfilled for a month (& gained weight)then when I got refilled a few weeks later I could tell it was too tight & had to have some taken out. Now I am back to 225 & frustrated with myself -- am probably too tight as I have all those signs, but no money to go back for an unfill.....its not a fun place to be, for sure!

[Aurelia 2]

My bandiversary is on 3/18 and I'm happy. I've passed my goal weight and I now weigh 125 pounds and I'm continuing to lose. My mom has been so impressed by my results that she got banded last week. Don't give up ladies!!