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I am stuck. I would say not the good kindness stuck but there really is none. I'm two months away from being 6 years post op, time sure does fly. Anyway, I managed to work my way out of 140 lbs by 2 years time. I'm at the point now where I've put back on 80 lbs. I plateued and lost motivation. I've since filled my band completely, I've worked out regularly and I've eaten well. Obviously not consistently. I've been considering a revision of some sort but my thoughts are what happens if I end up in the place I'm in now again. I'm only 23, there's only so much stomach I can get rid of or portion out. I wanted to know if anyone had completely emptied their band and slowly filled it again as to simulate the beginning of the process all over again?

I haven't made a post on here in ages. Maybe I've been neglecting my reality, who knows. But I have a problem, the same problem I had almost 3 years ago. I love food. I love the way it tastes, all the different flavors, all that. I've been going HAM on food lately, so much so that I thought of something pink and glazed with pineapples and brown sugar as I typed that. I have no idea why I won't stop. I would say can't but I can. I'm not sick, I just want to eat. Ugh...So I've gained 30 lbs since last May. GREAT! Once upon a time I was 22 lbs away from goal and now I have 50 lbs just sitting on. I will when I want to but when the fuuuuuck will I want to!? I wasn't even bad today, but I think my errors are coming back to get me. I did a nice amount of PB'ing and I guess my body said f**k it let's go all the way. And that is what it did. I vomited for the first time in 3 years. It was miserable. It hurt, stung burned, left me embarrassed the whole shebang. And yet still, all I can think about it what I can eat when I feel better. The amount of money I dish out on food should just invest in a thing I actually want. One day Tiana, but soon please. For your own good.

Also, I guess it would help to say she started out at 330+

Mixed emotions to say the least. I feel like it's great because I've been at a stalemate, yet bad because for the longest time I was able to lose weight doing essentially nothing, bad because I can't eat and because I've been able to go so damn long without a fill :/ and good because this will help me to reach goal..I guess. I think my problem is that I felt I had a handle on my own weight loss. Like I was doing this on my own because I didn't need a fill and now I feel desperate. I feel like I'm failing my band.

Is there anyone who has had a revision surgery after the sleeve because they hadn't lost what they should have? I didn't get the sleeve done but I know someone who has. She goes to the gym religiously 6 days a week and eats fairly well yet after a year and a half has only lost about 85 lbs. The sleeve has worked but considering our doctors statement about how the sleeve will result in the most significant loss of all three procedures yet it hasn't yet yielded such results I wanted to know if anyone had had a surgery after, and if so, what it was. Thanks

It does pass every so often yes, I feel like since I've been busier I've been giving myself excuses to eat out and more often. If I had more time at home I'd be in a better place. Thanks much!

For the first time in my now 2 plus years post op after kicking 140 lbs, I can't seem to shake food, the thought of it, cravings, and the need for it. There was a time when I could eat like I was on the two week pre op diet, even the month post op, and be more than fine and then there's now where every thought revolves around what I could eat. It's kind of scaring me. I got down to being 20 lbs away from my goal weight to climbing back up to 30 lbs away. Anybody have this issue, and how does it pass?? Just a side note because someone is bound to come to the conclusion. I am not expecting.

Im sorry May 11th 2012..I'm way into the future ha

Banded May 11th 2014, lost 138 lbs thus far.

I don't recall having a white tongue. Have you scrubbed it and how long has it been that way? Does it feel numb at all? Is there anything out of the ordinary besides the discoloration?

For the first 8 months I was very strict with the diet and exercising very regularly. Then I slacked off worked out every so often, but still no soda or fast food anything like that. Just not exactly what I should've done. Since September '13 though, I've been pretty good about eating and the gym again. If I didn't go to the gym I very well and if I went to the gym my eating was fair, but could've been better. As of late though, I've been very strict again.

I made it, and it's too big to leave in a blog! Sorry but I am so excited. Someone at work came to me yesterday and said oh you lost weight I didn't notice until they, other coworkers, said it but you look good what did you do? To which I replied with my usual response, I don't drink soda, a little juice and lots of Water, Don't eat fast food, exercise smaller portions yada yada yada. Then the big question: How much did you lose? It seems so hard to come out and say it and expect people to believe me, because I barely believe it. It's just that hard to grasp the reality of it all. But I rounded and told her 130. Going back to my first consultation with my surgeon he asked what my goal weight was I told him 175, to which he was quick to assure me the average weight loss with the band is about 40% of your excess weight. That meaning 40% or the 200 something lbs I was over weight and not 40% or the 331 that I was. That calculated out to me possibly losing some 80 lbs. So far I've beat the odds by 50 lbs. Needless to say I'm very pleased. It's been a while since I've been to the office, I ought to pay them a visit one of these days. My goal is to reach ultimate goal of 165 by my two year surgiversary! 35 lbs? No problem, knock on wood!

I completely forgot about that possibly being an issue, flying to Florida I slept the whole time, coming home I finished 5.5 oz of cranberry juice with no problem. The only extra tightness I feel is in the mornings.

This is quite late but that was my surgeon!

When I started I wasn't wearing jeans because my 24s no longer fit and I refused to venture any further than that. Now I'm in baggy size 12 jeans, from F21 of all places. But I don't understand it. Obviously the way weight loss works is you lose weight and clothes fit differently yadda yadda but, it's just so weird to me. I guess it's an nsv in a way right? I don't feel like I should be in anyones 12 much less them be baggy. What am I to do when the 12 is too big??? It's a great feeling to know that I fit into clothes or that I don't for a good reason. But I still don't feel like I belong in the "skinny:" side. I still have that feeling that an associate will come up to me and point me towards the plus sized section. Mental weight loss is a real b***h!

During my initial meeting with the doctor he asked if I was a volume eater or a sweet eater, and being the type who hates to waste food, I would always have to finish what was on my plate. Volume equaled lap band, sweets equaled gastric bypass. I guess with the dumping syndrome from eating sweets, where small amounts of food with the band would suffice for me.

My mom obviously knew, my siblings found out when I came home. I sent a picture to my then boyfriend, and my two best friends found out when I couldn't stop holding my stomach while laughing. And that's all that needed to know. Because of the reactions I get at work from people having seen my weight loss progress I wouldn't dare tell anyone there. The amount of watching my intake would increase even more I told my roommate because she'd likely wonder why my eating habits are so weird. I haven't told my now boyfriend, with ms I think I've dumped enough on him for a few months time, and extended family knows. I'm not the proudest that I had to end up having the procedure, I guess, so it's not something I like to broadcast. Overall though, I haven't received any negative reactions to my face anyway.

My doctor told me to wait 30 minutes after I eat to drink anything. He, nor my nutritionist, ever said anything about before. For that I drink what I feel I need before I eat. I'm even at a place where if the food I'm eating is too spicy to not eat without drinking something I don't eat it. When I was newly banded I tried helping my food down by taking a huge gulp, horrible idea almost embarrassed myself in a restraunt. I say after don't drink it's just gluten for punishment, but surely drink before you eat.

I told people I had just cut out all fast food and started eating primarily protein and greens, drinking tons of water and exercising 3-4 days a week for an hour and change, which is all true, there's just a bit of extra help . But as I've reached almost -120 lbs that explanation isn't working on everyone so much anymore.

I love the Atkins protein shakes, they're in my grocery store, and they can be found at Sam's Club. 11 oz, I believe 15 gr of protein and 1 gr sugar. Many flavors, yum!