September 2009 Band Date

[AmandakRangel 0]

Thanks for your response and your encouragement. I wasn't going to do a video but there is so many lapband patients on youtube that have inspired me, I just wanted to inspire other people. Going to keep it up for now. Will see how it goes.!

[nawlinzlady 1]

Thanks for your response and your encouragement. I wasn't going to do a video but there is so many LAP-BAND® patients on youtube that have inspired me, I just wanted to inspire other people. Going to keep it up for now. Will see how it goes.!

Oh Amanda, without a doubt you are huge inspiration to me! I am a bigtime youtubie and I loved yours! When I lose 1/2 my goal weight, I intend to shout it to world as well. But you will need to get a little thick-skinned about the kooks, they are everywhere. Don't let crazy peeps rain on your victory, you have so much to be proud of and you never know, your youtube may be just the thing to encourage someone to get banded that are in the same place we were in the beginning. How kewl would that be!

[AmandakRangel 0]

You couldn't be more right! Thanks for your encouragement!:biggrin: Now Time for some Tae Bo!

[Chapamar 0]

Hi to all. I was banded September 23 in Belgium and am now down 47 lbs. I am so happy.

Have had three fills and had to go back for a small unfill because I was too tight. So, I'm looking for the sweet spot very soon.

Congratulations to everyone.

[AmandakRangel 0]

Hi to all. I was banded September 23 in Belgium and am now down 47 lbs. I am so happy.

Have had three fills and had to go back for a small unfill because I was too tight. So, I'm looking for the sweet spot very soon.

Congratulations to everyone.

That's great! Congratulations! Keep it up!

[nawlinzlady 1]

Hi to all. I was banded September 23 in Belgium and am now down 47 lbs. I am so happy.

Have had three fills and had to go back for a small unfill because I was too tight. So, I'm looking for the sweet spot very soon.

Congratulations to everyone.

47 lbs is awesome, what size band do you have, how much fill? Congrats!

[comet321 0]

Hi All,

I was banded on Sept 1 and am down 40 lbs since Sept 1(hurray!). However, my weight loss has slowed down and I am increasing my appetite for easy-to-eat sweets. I have not yet had a fill - my doctor put in 4.5 cc when she put the lapband in and said that I had lost weight so she thought I was ok without a fill for now. I have trouble with some foods and it seems to be unpredictable when I will have trouble. My problem is - I think I want a fill to keep my weight loss moving but I am afraid my doc will say "no" if I tell her I have had trouble (PBing) occasionally. Anyone else have this dilemma? Thanks!

[hmarko 0]

My doc gave me fills even though I was PB'ing and thats because she recognzied i was PB'ing because of eating too fast so do what I did. take out a stopwatch (online; iphone whereever) and keep yourself honest... chew for 30 seconds; wait 30 seconds then take your next bite... see if you are still pb'ing.

[comet321 0]

Thanks HMARKO - you're exactly right. I do PB when I eat too fast or too big bites. I will try timing myself.

I noticed we had almost the same amount of weight to lose and we have almost the same amount left. I'll keep watching your stats for inspiration! Good luck

[MyBandJourney2009 0]

MelsPage,,, I'm glad that you found this site, it has really helped me a lot through this journey. I was banded on Oct. 21st and last week got my 3rd fill. My doc put's a little in at surgery and says that sometimes that's all someone needs. I wasn't one of those people, lol. I felt JUST like you are,,, I have the band, but can still eat like I always did, with the occasional sticking incident,,, usually caused because I ate bread that I knew I shouldn't, or ate too fast. But now with my 3rd fill,,, I'm feeling what others refer to as their sweet spot. Although I will say, for me, the sweet spot is bitter sweet. Like you, I'm not 100 percent sure if I'm feeling full or if I'm feeling a possible sticking incident coming on. I can only eat a small amount without feeling that feeling. I have asked my doctor in detail how I feel and I know everyone is different, but he did say that it won't feel like the same full feeling that we use to get. So when I have those feelings now that are almost like a stuck feeling,,, I try to imagine where my band is, where the new part of my tummy is and how much food I've eaten. SO, I'm left with thinking the feelings I'm now having are my new full feeling. Does that makes sense?

I have a 10cc band. My weight before the post op diet was 298,,, I lost 17 pounds on the 2 week liquid diet and about 17 to 18 pounds since surgery on Oct. 21st. Not a lot of weight compared to some, but I feel like slow and steady will get me to my goal:-) With that said, I've lost about 4 more pounds since last Tuesday when I got my 3rd fill,,, I now have 7cc's of a 10cc band. I'm definately feeling the band and I now know why they say it's SO important to eat all the Protein first,,, because you can't eat much and like yesterday,,, I think I only got in 20 or so grams of protein,,, I didn't notice till the end of the day that some of what I ate had no protein.

Good Luck in the journey,,, for me, I can tell it's going to be a hard journey, but I have my little lapband friend along for the ride and as hard and frustrating as it's going to be,,, it's so worth it in the end:-)

[nawlinzlady 1]

I think everyone's idea of a sweet spot is different. Mine is when I can eat 1/2-1 cup of food and feel full about 4 hours. That is ideal to me. 3 meals a day without snacking.

[kimberlyann2009 0]

Hi Dee,

Yes that helps alot! Thank you! Right now it feels like I can eat whatever I want. That bothers me and I don't understand why all of you guys seem to have much more in your bands than I do! My surgeon does not fill the band when he does the surgery at all. My first fill was at the end of october and he put 2 cc's in, I had lost 20 lbs by that point. I went back mid december for my 2nd fill, having only lost 1 pound between October and December and he found that 1 cc had stayed in the band?? So he too that out and tried to put 3 cc's in to get me to 4 total but I couldn't get the Water down so he removed 1 cc putting me at a totall of 3 in the band! I'm so confused by that though because, swallowing water at 4 cc's was impossible, yet at 3 cc's the day after my fill I was starving every 2 hours and felt NO restriction! Then I saw the dietician earlier this month and again...only 1 pound since December??? Hmmmm....I think I'm going to talk to him about it at my next appt! Can 1 cc really make that big of a difference?

I am so happy to have found this thread! I really needed to see that I am not as far off the mark as I thought! What a blessing!!

Melissa,

Maybe you have a 10CM 4cc band..like mine. It sounds like it.

[kimberlyann2009 0]

Hi all..

I have been MIA awhile, but have been keeping upwith all of you. I have only lost about 22 pounds since my surgery, most of which, was pre-op and post-op. I feel so discouraged. I have had two fills so far, and after the second fill, I have no restriction. I can eat pretty much anything! I have not had anything "stuck" or had any trouble with any food since the second fill which supooosedly put me at 3.2CC in my 4CC badn. It feels like less than before...Is that possible??? She did draw out the original fill amount and then "re-filled"?? I dunno. Maybe it has slipped?? or stretched??? I thought the weight would come off and its not. If I could diet and excercize on my own, I would not have gotten the band in the first place. Forgive my rant. Any good advice?

Thanks all-

K~

[MyBandJourney2009 0]

Talking about 1cc making a difference,,, after my first 2 fills, my doc will only do a half of a cc at a time. I feel totally different with my 1/2 cc now. I felt nothing with my first 2 fills,,, perhaps only a slight sticking here and there if I didn't chew good or ate too fast. Now,,, I'm having to be SO careful.

[AmandakRangel 0]

Finally the scale is moving again in the right direction. Down another lb! Hope everyone is well. Did a killer workout last night! Jari Love rocks!