phatkatblue

good luck to you all! i'm sitting in the hospital while the hubby is being banded!!!

welcome! it looks like the band has done you well:)

Amazing!!!! How wonderful:)

i felt the same way all the way until they wheeled me back..after giving me "something to help me relax" it was smooth sailing and like readyforchangein2011 i woke up in recovery fine! i think i was also feeling guilty about having elective surgery and i have only ever had surgery once before but realized that that was also elective (tubal ligation)...i have been feeling great since surgery, but i still have creeping thoughts about port revision, band slippage, and erosion:( not to scare anyone...i do feel that i made the right decision and am happy with that choice...

happy 50th and happy lapbandtalk:)

Congrats on getting back on track:) when were you banded?

you are doing so great!

Congrats! That is wonderful...170's is a dream:)

no i haven't been to the doc for the sleep apnea since my original diagnosis in 2005...i have contiuned to use it most nights post-op as i have gotten used to the machine and found it to be helpful on nights when i can't sleep...

looking good!

I hope you feel better soon:) I took a month off work! Just running errands has had me pooped on some days...

I also have sleep apnea...I was diagnosed in 2005 and have had an unused CPAP since then...I had to use my CPAP for 30 days before they would complete my surgery...

I was banded on 2-15! Eating anywhere from 1/4 to a cup per meal! only had gas pain the day of surgery. Have lost 11lbs since surgery...weight loss has been very slow the past two weeks...first fill is on 3-30:)

I am also a scale addict!! I just wish u had a better scale!

amazing accomplishment:)

this is so wonderful:)

i have also felt that way so you are not alone...measuring your progress and success against others is dangerous and self defeating...hang in there...remember your purpose and celebrate each success even if it's a half pound, walking an extra 5 minutes, completing an extra set of bicep curls, or making a better food choice:) best of luck to you!

focus on how far you've come and the reward at the end! you are doing great:)

i am also 3 weeks out and i haven't noticed a gain but haven't been losing either:/

congrats!

Thanks for the support ladies! My husband can also lose weight without thinking about it. i actually took his surgery date because i was afraid that if i saw him in pain i wouldn't go through with it! he didn't have to do a pre-op and has lost 30 pounds since the end of january! he is so excited to have his surgery!

welcome and good luck on your journey:)

you are doing great! such an inspiration:)

Congrats! Good job! Keep up the good work:)

this third week of being banded has been pretty uneventful! i feel that i am continuing to heal and get stronger each day. my eating has fluctuated and is different each day. most days i am not hungry but still try to get in small meals. there were 2-3 days last week when i ate under 600 calories and didn't feel good about that because i know that getting in all my meals helps my metabolism. the weekends, especially friday and saturday tend to be snacky days for me and i find that i have no problem eating although i feel no physical hunger. i spoke with a nurse from my insurance company yesterday who makes calls to check on progress and offer support and advice. she reiterated the importance of me getting in all of my protein and water. i have no problem with the protein piece, but i am still having issues with the water. she suggested that i set a timer to go off every hour and drink 2-4 ounces each time the alarm dings. i tried this for the rest of the day and seemed drinking seemed more manageable. she told me that becoming dehydrated could result in a trip to the ER and slow healing...this info will be my motivator... i started my strength training regimen last week and have been using 5lb weights every other day to work on these arms...i am so afraid that the bat wings will be with me for life. so far i'm doing about 5 different exercises targeting different areas of my arms in 3 sets of 10. i'm still walking about an hour a day, but i am thinking that i'm going to have to step it up soon to get better results... since i last wrote, the scale has moved once...at times i feel inpatient about the process because i feel that i am eating next to nothing and moving daily. i still wonder how it's all going to work out when i start getting fills...although i do not notice a difference in the mirror, i can tell in some of my clothes...there are one pair of jeans in particular that i can now fit comfortably and it feels good! joined mfp yesterday so please feel free to add me. i am still getting used to the site as i have been logging on fitbit...i'm phatkatblue! hubby gets banded next week