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just a question, how much Fluid did you have in your band before you fell off the wagon. just wondering, because the band is a tool and me myself am still new to this, i was banded on December 1, 2011 and have had 4 fills and have restriction and i am unable to eat a lot. Is it because you did not reach your sweet spot?

Girl dont worry ...The scale was not moving for me either, And i am 4 months post op, but then i started to notice my clothes getting bigger, it was me loosing inches and not pounds....i have had 4 fills and have 6.6cc in my 10cc band. Hang in there

Ok, so im four months post op....and at first i was getting depressed because after surgery I immediately lost 17-18 pounds.then nothing for weeks! But then i began to notice that my clothes were getting bigger ...BUT no change on the scale (weird) ...anyway at the start of surgery I was a tight 14/16 ...now Im a 12/14 comfortable.....When I went to the store to get a few new things to wear because everything was just too baggy, I was so excited to get into something cute. I have a 10cc band and have a little over 5cc in it now......All I can say is protein protein protein ! It makes you want to keep up the good work when you see results

Some guys dont want to talk about any "female" stuff. i have had uterine fibroids, I had 2 c-sections, and a ovarian cyst.....heck All I had to say was i was going in for them to look at something "on the inside" and he got grossed out......he wanted to come to surgery but i told him not to miss work because it was a dimple procedure and I would be home when he got off work! And thats how i played it off and still got sympathy and soup for having surgery.....

Ok I had my surgery December 1, 2011....The only people that know are my mom and dad, the ex-co worker that had it done, and moved on ...so there is no real communication anymore, and 2 of my current co-workers who were sworn to secrecy. MY OWN HUSBAND DOES NOT KNOW.... Either way I was talking to a coworker about the light progresso soup that I had been eating, and she said oh I tried that I didnt like it because it was bland....and I said thats why its a light soup because it has low sodium and low calories. And then I said "take a look, cant you tell it's workin for me" And out of no where another co-worker turned around and said really loud "Come on Dee, the whole office knows you had gastric bypass" .......Which she was wrong I had lap-band thank you very much! I was taken by surprise and at 33 years old I wanted to run out of the office crying, but I stood there and the first thing that came out of my mouth was "No I didn't" She turned back around with a smirk on her face and I said one or two more things about my eating like the crystal light flavors that i like to add into my water, then I scurried back to my lab area. How did she know, did one of my favorite co-workers spill the beans? I was horrified!! A Little history: I work in a medical office with 2 female doctors and 5 other females EVERYONE of them is on this freakin Paleo diet as of November 2011 They are all caucasian and thin. I did not want to be the only large and black female in the office, ....dont get me wrong i did this for me and so that i can have energy for my 1 and 2 year old sons and my full time job and my husband... but walking into work everyday hearing about this freakin paleo diet and watchin them jump on and off the scale was making me sick...i wanted to show them that I could lose weight too, and mabey faster than them! I guess the jokes on me...I really dont want to go into work tommorow ....how could she be so mean? This really changes the way I feel about her as a person.

ok thanks I will go back to how i use to do things right after surgery.....I have some restriction, which is why im not eating a lot, but you are right i need to eat the right stuff, ...Im gonna be honest I thought if I was not eating alot, the weight would come off. Dont get me wrong im not starving myself, but they say if you are not hungry dont eat! so i dont..... but thanks for getting me back in line .....

Ok eveyone can tell im losing weight. I know for a fact im losing tons of inches and have lost a total of 17 pounds ONLY since my surgery on December 1st ...I have only had 2 fills, I have a little over 4cc in my 10cc band. I try and walk on my lunch breaks, since I have a 1 and a 2 year old at home and I work full time. I have not had sodas or fried foods, I eat m&m's ONLY around that time of month or i will kill someone! i dont eat nearly as much food as i did before the band..... For example I had a protein shake in the morning and a bowl of soup for lunch with a salad and i most of it, but there was still some soup and salad left! When I got home I was not hungry but I had some popcorn Thats it! I have noticed my hair getting thinner.....I do take my vitamin EVERYDAY.....NO WEIGHT GAIN .... I asked my office for more fluid but they only give 1cc per visit ......SAD SAD SAD .....BOO HOO

Yeah i was banded Dec 1st 2011 And After surgery I have only lost 17 pounds! Like you im loosing inches like crazy, and can no longer see back rolls through my shirts, and the scale is slowly moving...gets on my nerve! i nly weigh myself once a week on monday mornings.....

Oh Lord! I was banded on December first and only lost 17 pounds! But lots of inches, clothes are loose and falling, but weight is changing a little I no loner have visable back rolls through shirts (love it) I guess eerybody is diffrent ....Im starting to walk more during the day on my lunches, but I tell you I think the true thing is excersie!!!!! That will give you a big kick .....so im turning mine up a notch

Thank you guys....I do love jack Links beef jerky....I hate slim jim too much grease and fat YUK! i guess I better get a big jar of jerky and more shakes....i just dont do that because most blogs say that your body just gets rid of of the EXTRA protein because it only absorbs certain amounts like 30-35 gr I think

I am starting to get hungry, and look for food! I had surgery on December 1st 2011 ...I had only 1 fill on January 5th....I am hungry....but when i feel that way I just eat a bowl of special k red berries and that usual takes care of it but im getting scared....no weight gain, but no loss either in 2 weeks ???? I am so ready to call pizza hut an order a thin crust veggie pizza right now.... HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had the same problem after surgery trying to find one that i like....I found 2 the first one that my dr suggested was from smoothie King, it ran about $45 in a big tub, called "Gladiator" I got the vanilla because i can add frozen strawberries ... with this one you have to put 2 scoops powder in the blender with Water and ice and whateer else you want......TASTES GREAT THIS shake WILL GIVE YOU 45G OF Protein PER SHAKE! The second was a pre-made EAS lite shakes, they run about $7-8 for a case of four cans ....I got the Cookies and creame flavor or the the vanilla and with this one, although its premade I would still pour this in the blender and add a fat free chocolate pudding cup to it and blend .....SO GOOD! THIS SHAKE WILL GIVE YOU 32G OF PROTEIN PER SHAKE.....

Do you mean 2011?

Hey I was banded December 1st 2011 So a month has passed for me as well, the first thing that I noticed was my tummy going down. I was able to start wearing my cute pajama shorts without them falling under the "Roll". The next thing I noticed was that I was losing inches like CRAZY! My clothing was getting loose and baggy but the scale just kept moving slowly. I just had my first fill on January 5th .....So stay positive ....Im still amazed at how much I use to eat before...I eat off this little saucer and Im full. I get on my husbands nerve because Im always cutting stuff in half instead of getting my old "usual" serving

Hey there lady....Did you change your name? Anyway I saw you before and after pic and you look great! You look nice in your profile pic too! (Get it girl!) not sure if you got my other message, but why are you doing liquids again, are you getting back on track? Im still new so Im just trying to gather as much as i can from others experiences ...yes I know everybody is diffrent, but just wondering???? Have a good day and keep of the good work. PS how did that cream of celery taste? Celery itself is blah.... I always see it at the store, but i use cream of chicken or mushroom in my recipes

Ok ..So I was banded December 1, 2011 and i kept talking about how I was not hungry and able to eat only small portions, even a month after surgery...... Well come to find out, I had 2. (something) cc in my band ??? At the time of surgery they said that they did not put anything in my band WRONG! The procedure is that once it is implanted, they put fluid in to make sure it is working properly or something then remove the fluid. BUT i guess they left some in ... Anyway on yesterday they put in 1cc so now I have a little over 3cc. i drank my water and I was fine and I left. I even went home and ate a coffee mug of light low sodium vegetable soup with no problem. I was SO SCARED of what i though was going to be a huge needle.... NOT I layed down on the bed and she started to clean the area with an alcohol swab....At this time I ws sweating bullets and breathing like I was having another kid....i had my eyes closed tight and was biting my bottom lip so hard I think I tasted blood... She said "ok, now pretend you are doing a small situp" i did it and said just tell me when you are gonna do it.....she said I did, I opened one eye and looked at her then I opened the other eye and said is that it ? She said yep, now sit up and sip this water and tell me how you feel (all while this needle thing was still in me (just in case she needed to remove some) I took a few sips and was fine, so she removed it, and told me to go back to the lobby and drink half the bottle if i did with no problems I could go. I had no problems so i left!!! So all you first time fill people dont worry! Well I take that back every facility is diffrent, so I just hope you guys have people that know what the heck they are doing because True Results here in Houston is GREAT!

OK. not to be mean, cause I do not know you, but are your postings just for you? I find them a little boring and not very informative.....PLEASE dont be mad, i have been trying to follow you on your journey, but Im like ok nothing is goin on..it just says what you did ..and no comments about how you are feeling and what your progress is ... These just seem like it should be in your personal journal...

Hey there I was banded by True Results as well here in Houston by Dr. Chistopher Reilly on Dec 1, 2011. I liked the surgery center, it was located by the Relient Stadium, Thats were I will be getting my fills too...... on surgery day I was 215 now I am 198

I read on here .....first back up (everybody is diffrent) but what I was going to say was that somebody said take the amount of weight you have lost and divide it by the weeks since your surgery and that will be YOUR average weekly loss....mine is 4 so I lose 4 pounds a week ......I have lost 16-17 pounds in one month...banded on December 1st 2011

Ok good to know, I have my first fill on tommorrow, Im nervous too...they said that they will give me a numbing shot first then do the fill......I still have some restriction cause I cant eat that much, but now I get a "hungry feeling" Still cant eat that much but I get hungry .....before i did not want to eat or forgot to eat

I had my surgery December 1st 2011 (Thursday) and i went back to work that monday ....The worst part was the gas pain in left shoulder and chest with nausea. OMG! The first 2 days after surgery I looked into the mirror and said "Oh no what did I do to myself" Now a month later I look in the mirror and say "Hey, watch out now" and I start singing Brick House ......

It will be no problem, I got mine the day before, and they told me to just put on a fresh pad before surgery in the bathroom keep on my undies and they had me to put on a hospital gown and i went to surgery.

Nobody knows I got the surgery.....well my parents do because they took me to surgery, I told my husband to go to work it was a "female" thing and that I would be back at home later the same day so that there was no need to take off work...Oh and I told two co-workers just in case something happened at work somebody would know what may be wrong......but thats it! 4 people....and that was a month ago and people are starting to notice and my clothes are getting big and baggy.....So happy I was a size 14-16 at the time of surgery and now 16's are TOO BIG 14's are getting loose I just want to be a good 12 and loose 1 cup size..so that means I want to be a 36 C and not a 40 D

yeah just go and make a dr's appointment so that you dont have to guess...So that you can be sure