BarbaraG

Checking in at 213. Down 1 lb. Pretty good considering I was at a picnic yesterday with lots of tempting food... sigh!

Checking in at 213. Down 1 lb. Pretty good considering I was at a picnic yesterday with lots of tempting food... sigh!

Name, real or screen~ BarbaraG
Goal weight for July 31st~ 209
Weight on July 1st~ 215
Age~ 57
Dietary goal for July~ Portion control - Just because I can doesn't mean I should!
Exercise goal for July~ Walk, walk, walk
Personal goal for July~ Organize!
Date banded~ 6/21/11
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 70lbs
What is your favorite 4th of July activity~ spending the day with my hubby!

I thought this thread was stopped because the excel wasn't being created. Haha. I haven't been checking in.... Anyhow.
ONDERLAND happened!!! As of 6/21. 199.8 that day. 198.0 today

Checking in @ 215 = up one lb but not unhappy at all. DH and I celebrated our anniversary and Mothers day/Father's Day in Philadelphia (for 3 days) compliments of our wonderful daughter and son-in-law. Our son, daughter-in-law & grand daughter joined us for dinner one night so we had the whole family together.
NSV - I was able to walk a huge amount for those 3 days, using public transportation so I was on my feet a lot. This past Thursday was my 1 year bandiversary and I can promise you, a year ago this was not possible. I am 70 lbs lighter and my life only gets better and better!

Checking in @ 215 = up one lb but not unhappy at all. DH and I celebrated our anniversary and Mothers day/Father's Day in Philadelphia (for 3 days) compliments of our wonderful daughter and son-in-law. Our son, daughter-in-law & grand daughter joined us for dinner one night so we had the whole family together.
NSV - I was able to walk a huge amount for those 3 days, using public transportation so I was on my feet a lot. This past Thursday was my 1 year bandiversary and I can promise you, a year ago this was not possible. I am 70 lbs lighter and my life only gets better and better!

Checking in - 214. Same as last week. But since I lost 4 lbs last week, I'm fine with this

You are doing FANTASTIC!
I think there is a general misconception that the weight will "simply melt off in enormous quantities" like in gastric bypass. It doesn't. Period. We are considered a success when we loose 1-2 lbs a week.
You selected banding, which is MUCH healthier in the long run. And statistics have shown that while GB's will loose faster in the beginning, by year 3, bandsters have caught up AND are more successful at keeping the weight off long term. Plus we get the added advantages of:
1) No digestive issues - we do not loose any of our stomach!
2) We can have 'tune-ups' or a fill. GB have no such recourse.
3) Band is adjustable - no "one size fits all". It can be unfilled if necessary and re-filled as needed.
4) We learn to eat correctly long term as we journey to the Green Zone and IF WE CHOOSE to comply with our required eating plans, have a greater chance of long term success than GB's
My Gastroenterologist told me he wanted to tell people who wanted GB to consider the number of new cases he got each year of people who had had GB and now were in serious or life threatening gastric situations (like cancer) and who seriously complicated his ability to help them. He was totally anti bypass, but very supportive of LapBand.
All this to say, give yourself a break - you're doing fabulous!

Checking in - down to 216 - 1lb this week. I'll happily take it!

Sigh - up 1 lb. 220. Gotta get my head back in the game!

I so understand what you are saying. I had the very same thing happen to me. I was banded June 21 and had exactly the same results. I lost 14 lbs the 1st week after banding and then nothing for the next 3 weeks! EEK! Finally I began to loose very, very slowly. I have my 3 month anniversary tomorrow and I've lost 25 lbs total since then. That may not be as fast as I'd like it to be, but that combined with what I lost before the surgery is a total of 40 lbs. I have had to learn to take it easy on me and work the eating program I've been given no matter what the scale says. If I am faithful, eventually, the scale will go down again. But in the meantime, my body is adjusting to the lbs already lost. And considering this time last year I had so much pain it was hard to walk, get up and down stairs and go grocery shopping and now I can do all if it without pain and I'm off my BP meds , I'm in a much better place.
So all this to say, be good to yourself and keep your eyes on the prize. Get your fills when you are scheduled. It'll all work out if you choose to do it all - One Day at a Time.
Good for you for coming to the group for support - that's what we are all here for!
<<<HUGS>>>