godsgirlnky

WONDERFUL!!! Keep it up!!!

I take a chewable vitamin and a Viactive calcium chew everyday. I also take a 1000 mg Biotin each day. Other than that, I just make sure I am getting plenty of protein.

Pray you are doing well!!!

To answer your question Bear Lake....... I was banded on 12/27/11, so I am just three months into this. Chrissylu, I also still want to snack between meals. I do get 'hungry', but most of the time I have to have gone at least 4 or 5 hours without eating before I start really feeling it. The rest, I think, is just my mental hunger....LOL That's a little more difficult to tame, I think.

Thank you GermaineF....and I surely trying.

Well, I have to say that I am three-months post op and I still get the pain from time to time. I think Butterfly Effect may be on to something......... and I guess the shifts in our bodies may add to this??? I think everybody else's guess is as good as mine.....LOL

This is my third fill.... and Thank you!

I now have 4.5 cc's and I have a 10 cc band. I'm not sure how most people 'know' they are in the green zone. I guess I'll know if my weight loss is steady each month and I am not hungry between meals?

You can doooooooooooooooooooo it!!!!

I'm still in bandster hell and looking for the exit.

Right there with ya..............

My scale hasn't moved in three weeks--I get my first fill on the 25th (2 days)....and am praying that will jump-start a little more loss.............

Working/Waiting toward/on that 'Green Zone'...........

I was banded on 12/27/11, and since I went on mushies the scale has not moved (three weeks). I am now on solids, I have been walking/exercising everyday, taking in plenty of fluids, and making sure I get my protein. I only eat about a cup of food per meal, and no snacking in between (I have not felt hungry at all since surgery)..... I go in for my first fill in two days, and am hoping that will jump start some more weight loss....... trying not to get obsessed to get on the scale every day, but it is getting hard...........

The biggest surprise for me was the pain in my back (I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time). It was excrutiating! I was pretty well prepared for the rest, but that knocked me off of my feet!!!

Congratulations!!!!!....It's a great feeling!!!!

I am right there with ya--week two of no loss (but no gain either). I have had several friends that have advised me that once on mushies this could happen. I am just now starting back on solids, and I have my first fill on the 25th--hoping that will push things along..........

Let me know as you make progress through this plateau.....

Oh Hey!!!, I see Dr. Snow too and I also had my first post op with him yesterday too I was banded on 12/29. I had the Iband and i have no restriction aswell. He started me on redular foods but to take it easy till i come in for my first fill on the 25th.

That is pretty cool!!! Maybe we will be on the same schedule. I go in at 10:15 on the 25th. (I usually pick mid-morning since I live a couple of hours away)

-Workinprogress/Icestorm--I too am so ready to be off of mushies. I am not really hungry yet, but I am ready for something with a little texture. Tuna Salad and Chicken Salad are OK for a little bit....but one can only take so much... And, I have stopped losing since I went on mushies. I have not gained any, but the scale is at a stand-still...............

Caribear--thank you for the well wishes. I hope you are doing good!

You can do this!!!!!!!! I agree with MochaLee--replacing one meal a day with a protein shake really does help. I replaced my evening meal, as I am not too active after supper. Let us know how you are doing!!!

Great job!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

I agree with everyone here. It is not surprising that we all have many of the same fears. I hang on to this verse for dear life:

Phillipians 4-6

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Worry is unhealthy--concern is healthy..........

Be concerned sure, and study and investigate the options....but don't let fear hold you back......

I have to share a story from the lady that first introduced me to the idea of the lap-band. She had lost so much weight that she could no longer wear her pants, so she instead opted for dresses....well.... she was shopping in a department store one day (will not mention which one), when her, uh-hem--undergarment fell down around her ankles..... her story--she just stepped right out of them and kept on a-walkin'.............. I wish I could have been there with a camera!!!!

I am feeling some of that uncomfortableness already and I have not yet had my first fill.

And the picture is beautiful!!!--Even if we can't see your pretty face...................

Congrats on being banded! (I know that sounds so weird)... but I too find that my new best friend is a blessing. And, after a week and a half---I'm still not hungry.................. I hope it remains a constant.......

Many prayers for your continued healing!!!

I know this liquid diet really bites.... but you can do this!!!

I am so excited for you. I was just banded on Dec. 27th, so I am still adjusting to life with the band.--and I'm down 17 lbs already!!! (of course, that is all liquid diet).....

Will be thinking of you tomorrow!!!

Your story sounds very very similar to my own. I was just banded on Dec. 27th, and so I am just adjusting to the band (still on soft foods as well). I finally made the decision because I wanted to grow old...and I wanted to enjoy it. I want to watch my children grow up and have families of their own, and I want to some day bounce my grandchildren on my knee (without it tiring me out-and God willing).

At 310 lbs, I knew that wasn't likely to happen.

This was a decision that took a LOT of prayer, and a LOT of study. I looked into each option and this was the best for me.

My insurance also has a total exclusion, but I found a doctor that had a flat rate for self pay. It turned out that I also had a hiatal hernia that needed repairing before he could place the band. Since my insurance would pay for that part, it took care of the hospital, anesthesiologist, etc.... so the band was the only thing left out of pocket....

I wish you all the best in your decision.

Looking to God and toward the Future-

Nikki

I was banded on 12/27/11, and I have been burping ALOT since. I thought it was still some of the gas from surgery, but from what you all are saying, this is going to be pretty normal?

This is the case after I drink ANYTHING....even water...........

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Beautiful!!!