kelly75

Name, real or screen~ Kelly Goal weight for Febuary 29th~220 Weight on Febuary 1st~ Age~36 Dietary goal for Febuary~Cut back on coffee/sugar Exercise goal for Febuary~get back to walking 2-3 miles a day Personal goal for Febuary~being able to zip size 14 pants Date banded~march 23rd 2011 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~92 Do you have any Valentines day plans (How do you plan to handle Valentines dinner)~no plans as of yet, but a nice healthy meal with my husband and 3 boys would be great...

I would love to find others on FB that has had the surgery, my only problem is, only a small handful of people know about my surgery, and I cant risk it getting out to some family members on FB, so i have not spoke openely on FB about it, some day i hope i will be able to do that..its just complicated in why i can not speak about my surgery to some family..

Banded march 23rd 2011..Only problem for me started 2 weeks ago when i could not even swallow water..I let this stay in hopes of it just being a stuck issue..but after a week i decided to go in in fear i have slipped the band..come to find out i just had gotten a to big a fill in sept..so doc took small amount out of band and alls well so far..few weeks i will go back in to replace some more fluid in band..i have lost total of 92lbs went from size 26 to a 16-18 pants...I have learned that i worry constantly about damaging my band (im self-pay) that im ovetly causious about anything I eat..i hope that this little problem i had with being over-filled will only happen this one time..

I can not eat any type of bread at all..I have had 2 fills and am up to 5cc..I believe i am to tight, I do have several sliming episodes if I try to eat certain things..Im self pay, so Im careful with going in for fills and unfills..I would love to be able to eat just a bite or 2 of a piece of pizza..our bodies are all different, but if u had a GOOD fill im sure u would not be able to eat the pizza

YAY!! im so happy for you, I jusr recently fit comfortable into a size 18 after losing 80lbs..started at a 26..keep it up girl!!

explaining to others my weightloss............(only a few people know about my lap-band surgery..so trying to be as honest as I possible can be has been hard for me)

Im having the same thing happening to me now..had my 2nd fill end of aug this year, and I do believe im to tight..i have gone to some sliders just to get something down, i have not gained any weight as of yet, and i have lost 15 lbs since that fill, but now im just at a stand still..i wish i would of went in for a slight unfill, but im self pay and it is 250$ for that..im dealing with it the best i can now by pretty much eating the same foods that WILL go down..fish..oatmeal..string cheese..protein shakes..i have noticed that its finally loosing up for me some days..but i will make sure i do not get overfilled in the future..

Had mine on march 23rd this year..last friday was my 6month and i hit -70lbs exaclty on that day..i never thought i would lose half that much in just 6 months..another 70 in 6 more months, and im set at my ..

I had my band placed march 23rd this year..I had 1 fill in july..no problems..then i was ready for another one last weds..and boy is my eating habits totally different..i experienced my first sliming/stuck episode..same as u, it was very painful..so all this week i have been trying to find foods that will go down (i know im a little to tight) so far protein shakes..water..coffee..all soups..refried beans..is all that have worked so far..it does get a little better each day, but now im not overeating..and as far as in public when this happens..i have only had this happen once..i ate lunch with my son for his b-day, and i could not just up and run all the way over to the bathroom, so luckly i had tons of napkins, and just pretended to wipe my mouth and got rid of it that way..may be TMI, but that is how i handled that situation..good news is thou i had lost 8 lbs since last weds..

How you felt when you decided to pursue WLS? OVERJOYED How you felt just before surgery? NERVOUS How you felt just after surgery? RELIEVED How you felt 6 months after surgery? EXTATIC How you felt a year after surgery? HOPEFUL (NOT THERE YET) How you felt 2 years after surgery?HOPEFUL (NOT THERE YET) How you feel right now? STRONG

On march 23rd 2011 I weighed 317..wore 44DD..size 26-28 pants..3-4X shirts..size 11 shoes..and was 5'6.... as of today..July 24th 2011 I weigh 259..40DD..size 18-20 pants..x-large..1X shirt..10 1/2 shoes.. Most of my weight was in my belly also (3 kids 1 C-section) It just depends on how your body type is on the size of clothing..i have not been in a 18-20 pants in over 16 years..You should really try to order a few different sizes online and see what size feels right on you, but that does get hard also considering all clothing sizes can be different..

I list 18 lbs on my 10 day liquid diet.. And a total of 47. Lbs since my banding march 23 .. It's different for us all, I started out huge, at 317.. Now down to 271.. I have consistly lost each week until 2 weeks ago.. Kinda at a stand still, so I am walking almost 2 miles on my tread mill and eating between 900-1100 a day seems that should help me a bit.. I only had 1 fill so far which I believe was a big one of 4cc.. I'm due to get another one on July 6 th, bur if I lose 5 more lbs by then, I'm gonna skip that one.. I have to pay 250$ for each fill, so I only get them if I really think I need one

I also passed on my first fill..i was doing fine without it, until last thurs..had to get one finally, and it seems to be working great for me..lost 6 lbs since last week, and feeling great..I am scheduled for another fill on july 5th, so we will see if by then im ready for one:) had my surgery on march 23rd 20011..

I had surgery on march 23 2011, I also turned down my first fill 4 weeks ago, and only lost 4 pounds those weeks, I noticed I was eating more and more often, so on June 2nd ( last Thursday) I did get a good sized fill, and I'm so glad I did, I have lost 6 pounds just in 1 week.. And I would never go in for an un fill for a vacation or for any reason other then medically necessary, I figure I had plenty of vacations and plenty of fatty foods, that is why we all got this surgery is to eat healthy and lose weight right?? This is in my own opinion of course, I'm not speaking for anyone but myself

I do stay satisfied for 3-4 hours.. And I'm still losing.. So I think I'll let doc know I'm not ready for one., but I get the feeling from our last visit that he wants me to get one.. Grrr.. I was self pay, and my first fill was part of the fees, so I think he wants me to hurry up and get it done.. But I do really like him thou, if that makes sense.. Lol..