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Blog 98380

A blog by kelly111 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by kelly111 on BariatricPal. 32 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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If you are struggling with weight loss- please read

I've been reading a lot of blogs where people are having a hard time with the band and losing weight. I have posted a few other times about this same topic so it may be helpful for people to read those as well. It's been over a year for me and I have been through all of these struggles- from not losing weight, working out ALL the time, to getting filled so tight that I threw up several times a day to eating less than 800 cals...... Ive been there! I went to an X national body builder and lice

Everyone: what I have learned

Ive been meaning to post this for a long time but I decided to wait until my 1 year bandiversary. One year ago today I truly thought the band was the best thing for me. I was working out a lot and eating what I thought was a good diet most days and still I was gaining weight. I was 231 on my surgery day.   I spent the next 10 months doing what my doctor told me. I did not need to be on a liquid pre-op diet because I was paying out of pocket and those diets are primarily for the insurance c

The Mistake of Over-fills

I wanted to post something about all the folks out there getting fills thinking thats what will cause them to drop weight. It's been almost a year for me and I have only lost 45 lbs ( I really only had about 65 to lose). I had fills and fills until I just couldnt keep anything down. I thought I could drop the weight that way and then just have an un-fill after the weight was gone. Boy, was I wrong! After many struggles this year I have learned a few valuable facts that I would like to share

Fills/ Unfills/ no weight loss

Well after 10 months of fills and unfills and only losing 30 lbs I have decided to just have some fluid taken out for good. I work out very hard 5 days a week and I cant get enough calories in for my workout. I am unable to eat anything before 3pm and end up throwing up most of my dinner. Im sick of it. I had a fill expecting to lose more weight but that just isnt the case. Im very conscious about fitness and nutrition and at this rate Im only doing myself harm. Ive been so jealout about

added profile pic

I just had this pic taken last weekend and I wanted to share. Some of you may know I have been struggling with this weight loss. I have only lost 30 lbs in 9 months. I was a size 18 and now Im a 12. I weigh 199 lbs. I think I still need to lose another 30 lbs just to get back to a size 8 where I use to be. What do you think? Please, be honest.

I took your advise

Thank you to those who gave me some advise on whether or not to have another fill. I went in yesterday to talk to my surgeon and see about a fill. He was reluctant to give me a fill but said he would if I really thought I needed it. Its been 8 months and I have only lost about 30 lbs. I am 198 lbs and a size 12. I am a fanatic about my workouts ( I do 2 a day usually, high intensity)...but still I dont lose any weight. Since my unfill 2 months ago I have been able to eat whatever I want, s

I need some advise please

I have replied to several posts lately so some of you may recognize me. I have a questions for everyone who has already been banded. I am struggling with getting another fill or not. Heres my deal: I am 39 and been banded 8 months now. I currently weigh 200 and Im a size 12. I started this process at 230 lbs and a size 18. Im a strong, healthy looking woman. I use to be a model in my 20's and so I put on almost 100 lbs. I look my best at a size 8. I paid 15K for this surgery hoping it

This band has a mind of it's own!

I have been banded 7 months now. I have only lost 30 pound but Im ok with that for now. I have had several fills and one un-fill. I just dont understand this band. I can't seem to make any sense of it. There are days when I throw up ALL day and other days when I eat perfectly fine and eat larger portions than I should. 2 months ago I got something stuck and went 3 days without eating OR being able to get fluid down. I threw up my own saliva ever 20 minutes. The doc did an un-fill. A few

very slow weight loss

Is there anyone else out there who has been banded 6 months or longer and is finding that their weight loss is extremely slow? Its been 6 months for me and I went from 230 to 205. size 16/18 to 12/14. I have had 3 fills and 1 unfill. I lost most of the weight before the unfill... I was just too tight and I could barely get food down. Now, Im eating almost anything I want because a small amount of fluid was taken out. I wish I could find a place where Im not hungry all the time but where I

Where is the sweet spot?

Its been 6 months for me and I have only lost 20 some pounds. Im close to being in onederland. When I got my 3rd fill I felt good restriction. I was only able to eat a little at a time and I was losing about 2-3 lbs a week. I had something get stuck 2 weeks ago, I threw up my own saliva for 3 days and went in for an "unfill". He took out all the fluid allowing the stuck thing to pass and I felt better instantly. He put most of the fluid back in he said. Now, I am HUNGRY and eating all the

sick of throwing up

Well, after 3 full days of throwing up every 20 minutes, no food and no water I demanded to be seen by my doc today. He took all the fluid out of my band and put most of it back in. Ahhhhhh! I was finally able to eat some soup and drink water. All of this from ONE small bit of a cheeseburger ( no bun). Sure, I lost 6 lbs in the past few days but I would rather have a slow and steady weight loss than to have to go through that again. Soooo tired of throwing up my own saliva all the time.

Stuck. HELP!

Is been 5 months and 3 fills. Today I ate one bit of a cheeseburger ( no bun) and felt that it got a little stuck so I stopped eating and waited for it to pass the way it always does. It hasnt passed. Now, 6 hours later, I cant even keep my own saliva down. I throw up every 10 minutes ( just my saliva). I tried drinking hot water and it came up. I feel a pressure in my chest and its uncomfortable. Im so worried that my band has slipped. Ive thrown up before but that would usually resolve

cant eat today

I have had 3 fills. The last one was 5 weeks ago. The past few weeks I have been eating too much! I havent felt as much restriction as I would like. All of a sudden today, I can barely drink let alone eat anything. I take one bit of something and it just sits there. Whats the deal? Has anyone else had this happen?

very slow weight loss

Hi everyone, It has been 5 months since I was banded. I have had 3 fills now. I think Im around 6.5cc in my 9 cc band. I felt restriction when I got the 3rd fill but that wore off after a month. I was 231 on my surgery date ( size 18) and now Im 207 ( size 14). I really expected the weight loss to come a little quicker. I work out hard but now I can see that Im eating too much. Is this normal? Is it normal to have such a slow weight loss?

Question for post-bandsters

Ive been banded 5 months now and although I have minimal weight loss despite all of my hard work I feel thankful that Im no longer able to over eat. Prior to surgery I ate good nutritional food but I ate a lot of it. Now, after my 3rd fill especially, Everything I eat has protein but usually doesnt have much fiber. My bowels dont seem to move the same and its more difficult. Im not able to eat very much and my first choice is protein - it must be that way since I work out very hard. I find

question for all post-opers

Its been 2 month and 2 fills later. I just recently started losing weight. Its only been 3 pounds but Im happy with that. My question is this: Until my second fill I could eat whatever I wanted with no porbs. After this 2nd fill....sometimes I eat a few bites and I feel it getting stuck, it hurts and IM done. Other times I eat normally. I never know what its going to be. Last night my family went out to dinner. I ate 2 bites of fish and spinach and drank a gulp of water and ....blah. I

throwing up

After 2 months of feeling pretty good and being able to eat anything I wanted....I got a fill 2 days ago and today I ate 1/2 piece of toast and 2 bits of egg and ....blah. I sat with it for about 10 minutes until I realized that it wasnt going to go down. I went to the bathroom to throw up. Its different than throwing up before. Now it comes from the chest area , not the belly. I felt better afterwards. Later today I was able to finish my food with out problems. Is it normal for foods to

Does anyone else get jealous?

I am more than 2 months post-op and I find myself feeling very jealous and envious when I read all these blogs. Seems like everyone is losing weight but me. I spoke at length with my doc about this and he said I am doing just fine. Since my surgery date I have only lost 1 lousy pound. I have had 2 fills now and I find that I am eating much less and sometimes I feel restriction and sometimes I dont. I currently lave 4.5 cc in the band. I love workouts so I dont have a problem there. My doc

Had a fill , no different

So I had a fill the day before thanksgiving. He put 4ccs in but took 1 out because I couldnt get the water down. He told me to be very careful because this is still an aggressive fill. I have gained 5lbs since surgery so he really wanted me to feel restriction. Well....I fell no different. I ate a plate of food yesterday ( thanksgiving) including bread and pumpkin pie. I felt no restriction. Now today I woke up and had a cheese sandwich with double protein bread. I feel nothing. Is this

First fill

So I had my first fill today. Its been 6 weeks since I have been banded. I GAINED 5 lbs in that time! Since I am private pay the doc said he was going to fill me aggressivley so I WILL lose weight. He put 4ccs in my band and had me drink a dixie cup of water. I barely got it half way down and I felt it getting stuck. He had me lay back down and he took 1cc out. That seemed perfect. Oh, for all of you nervous about having fills.... its nothing. The needle was the same size as what they u

workouts

Hi everyone. I am 5 weeks post op. I have an appointment with my doc in 2 weeks. My question is: when can I start doing hard core workouts? He told me to hold off for "a little while" but I negled to ask him how long. When is it safe to do pilates and core strengthening? Since I have not lost weight yet and Im able to eat anything I feel like I really need to get back into my hard workouts. I dont want to end up with a hernia ( doc siad that was possible ).

I feel like a jerk

I was banded one month ago today. I have had no weight loss at all. I believe I am doing all the right things with food and exercise, however today......I cant say that is true. I have been limiting carbs and eating protein all the time. I have been so hungry for something sweet and carb loaded. So I had whatever I wanted.... and 1/2 cup of diet pepsi. I feel like such a jerk. I spent A LOT of money on this proceedure and now I feel like maybe it was a waste. Im very hungry and without a

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