phatkatblue

ive been finding myself jamming out to old school hip hop...and for some reason kanye west has like 10 songs in my "move it"playlist! he gets me going:)

i have not thrown up once since i have been banded, granted it has only been 2 months. i don't think that throwing up is supposed to be a normal part of this deal. although i am not a big salad person i have eaten a few over the past two weeks and have had no issues. drinking and eating at the same time is a no no with the band, and has been something that i would gladly sacrifice to have my diabetes under control (which is after 2 months with the band)...i was also scared to death of going under and cried up until they wheeled me back, so i do understand your fear...please keep doing your research...only you can decide what path is best for you...i think we are all here for you:)

yay for onderland!!! i just got my second fill and i was still nervous...it was a little different without the help of the fluro...i feel really tight right now..hope this adds some restriction:) i am dreaming of 100's!

i have that as well and i also feel that it is a signal of me being full...only happens when i'm eating...

ask away...i was also recently banded..2-15-12...there is a lot of great info here and people willing to tell all...

still have port pain and can't lay on my stomach for long periods...banded in feb 12

Same here:/ couldn't post from my laptop or my mobile app...have been able to post from my desktop and my phone using the full site...this stinks..

i have a long family history of diabetes on both sides...my father died from a stroke before he was 60 and his mother from complications of diabetes. my maternal grandmother has one leg, one eye, a stint in her heart, and is on kidney dialysis. in january the two oral meds i was taking for diabetes were no longer cutting it and my doc was going to put me on insulin. since i was banded in february i am off all meds..my sugars are in control and i no longer have to take meds for blood pressure and high choloesterol. i am 36...i still have strong desires to fit into that summer dress!!! strong...desires...!! congrats to you b-52, i hope i am as successful with this tool as you have been. i have seen you everywhere in the forums giving helpful advice and telling it like it is! keep it up:)

no loss...no gain...212:/

Happy Bandiversary! What a success:)

Congrats! Let us know his you're doing!

i had a few headaches shortly after being banded as well...ho wis your fluid intake...i think i was getting dehydrated...they subsided after i began getting more fluids in...but you should check with your doc if you are really concerned...

phatkatblue...i'm a woman though:)

YIPPEE!!! How great! My primary doctor is banded so she was all about it although she never mentioned it to me until i brought it up! congrats:)

yikes! guess i won't know till i try then:( very scared to get stuck...

yay!!! this is exciting!!! getting some today! high protein wraps you say:) what brand? and what is flat out bread?

congrats on starting your new healthy way of life...i'm off all meds for diabetes since being banded on 2-15-12...i hope you love it as much as i do:) keep us updated!

is this considered a soft doughy bread? has anyone attempted any sort of sandwich wrap since being banded. i have wanted to make a breakfast burrito or sandwich with a wrap for about a week but do not want to get stuck or have any issues...i am totally trying to avoid bread of any kind (my weakness)...any feedback would be helpful...

anyone else experience this? i am not eating more, but i do seem to the get the sensation of hunger more that i remember pre-fill...i got 2 cc's added to the one from surgery as that was all i could manage. i got my first fill friday...i do feel tight in the mornings and don't really get hungry until between 12 and 2...then i am hungry every 3 or so hours after...my band definitely lets me know when i am going to fast or when i've had enough...thoughts anyone?

today makes 7 weeks banded for me...what a journey already! THE NUMBERS & NSVs jan 23-241-before pre-op diet feb 15-233 surgery day apr 4-212 i completed 30 minutes on the elliptical yesterday!!! it was my first time on that evil machine! it works the hell outta you! my pants are really baggy especially in the crouch and thigh areas:) tightly wearing a stretchy cotton XL shirt! THE SCALE-so i decided that i'd weigh in weekly because i was driving myself crazy with the scale. i was banded on a wednesday so my weigh in days are wednesdays. i joined the april weight loss challenge and the weigh in days are sundays so twice a week it is for april! this has been difficult for me because i was weighing multiple times daily! pure torture! FILL-i had my first fill last Friday and i am not sure how i feel about it (see previous post for details on the fill). there are times when i feel hungrier (real hunger) than i did before my fill...weird. i don't think i really needed a fill to begin with as i was not really feeling hungry and was still losing weight. i could only take an additional 2 cc's on top of the one that was added at surgery. i think i was expecting the fill to be some magical thing that would take over my body and create some type of change...and maybe that's what it's supposed to do, not sure yet. and maybe that's what it did, also not sure yet! i do know that the fill has made me think more about the way i am eating and i have been slowed down at least three times by my body telling me "you are eating too fast" and "that's enough". so the fill is working...i just don't understand why i feel physical hunger more now...any ideas? going to see my surgeon next week for my 2 month check-up...i'll see what he has to say about this... FOOD-i have been super consumed with thoughts of food ever since i was given the green light to be on step 4...which is basically the step where you can eat like a normal person...but i feel that i can't really because i don't know what that is. i talked with a fellow band mate that was banded a year ago and she suggested that i go back to eating the way i did before the band as she had. you know, eat regular like we all did before the band!!! NOW WAY! my eating habits pre-band were horrible and there is no way i'm doing that again i don't care how little i can eat...there will be no fried anything, no pizza, no chips, no sweets, and no "bad carbs"...these are all my downfall...as an overweight person i KNOW what to eat, but as an overweight person in recovery i feel lost. i crave the flavor that is crammed into all the bad stuff and i am not much of cook so this has been difficult. i am also one of those folks that eats rather simply, meaning i eat the same stuff over and over and don't do much to expand my menus:/ this is a major goal for me...MAJOR... YUM-i went to starbucks for the first time since january and ordered a skinny decaf vanilla latte--120 cals...can't become a habit, but it was good:) PUPPY-hubby and i were walking with our 2 year old black lab miles and a family was moving and asked us of we wanted another lab...we were like "noooo". they said they couldn't take her to their new place and were going to take her to the pound...they said she was current on her shots and was house broken...so we looked at her and the next thing i know we are walking home with two dogs! she is six months and we named her daisy!! happy spring all...until next week...in weight loss and beyond

wow:/ this is very weird and very confusing to me as well...i hope others can give you feedback on this...it really isn't making much sense...i thought the band was enough of a tool along with proper eating and exercise. if one-two pounds a week is the expectation with the band then it seems that you are doing great...i am no dr but if taking those pills is something you hadn't planned on and there is no medical reason for you to be on them at your next check-up aggressively advocate for what you want...i hope you feel better...please keep us posted...

hope your hubby is doing better...and yikes about the stuck episode...i know my day will be coming soon...i'm still eating way too fast...

My insurance required the test but I already had it...my hubby received the diagnosis during the qualification process;) go figure...

Such a great analogy and response ladies! As a newbie i am hopeful that the passion in this love affair endures all the tribulations that are sure to come:) my band and I are still honeymooning for now!

I took off a month!!!! I was fine in a few days but I had the time so I took it:) i think realistically a week off would have been enough for me. the hubby was being banded 3 weeks after me so I was able to be home with him for a week!