☠carolinagirl☠

to gain you must take in more calories than you burn off. WLS or not...are you eating your allotted amount the dr advised you of? are you eating lean protein/veggies/fruit or eating processed/junk food? are you drinking Water?? are you exercising?? dont wait on a fill to make you lose weight, it will DEF help dont get me wrong but you must help by doing your part... hang in there.

i see NO issue whatsoever if you are LOSING isnt that what it is all about?

well, good for you. just keep following the dr's instructions and you will be at goal in no time.

like the others have said and my dr told me again last week (when i go to the dr, i write down things i read on here and ask him) and he said like TMF said, the water just pushes it on through to make room for more.....best to listen to the dr as they advise us what works best for the band and to have good results..each to their own i guess..i agree with B52, learn your band

you should go to the dr as soon as you can they are the only ones who can answer your questions to the fullest..if you are concerned, and you are by what you wrote, i would go to the dr.....take care and hope it turns out okay for you

I don't have them every night, but sometimes it is like, where is the cold water shower and off go the covers. They can run blood tests on me to find out? really?

I think I experienced my first hot flash yesterday in the afternoon. Kinda came and whoosh. So, I am 47, is it too early for me to start having hot flashes? (hub said I got hot after him being gone 3 days)..men GO figure....I also see (supplements on tv) to help with them, are they worth spending the money on?

i am sorry

sounds like your mind is in the right place. GOOD for you. I know when i was waiting for that last month to go by, it was dragging a** and then bam, it showed up..it will be that way for you. hang in there

i weigh at my dr's in the afternoon in my office clothes (sans flip flops).

no..it gave me my life back

no, I find food even more enjoyable now...i don't rush it down like a pro line back and i can taste it now..def enjoy eating more now then prior.

your doctor would be the one to know and ask if you can or not.

glad you are doing better.

well i would go (to spend time with family/friends) and there are some options you could eat (soft items) or you can bring your own OR you can eat before you go.....but def dont stress over it.....nothing wrong with BBQ's. just make good decisions. PS, i was post op on July 4th and just did what i had to do and realized, it is not about the food...

you will be an inspiration to this forum as well as yourself with this wonderful attitude. Best of luck to you

just having WLS wont make one automatically lose weight...although on some of the others you can and you can on this one....but one must eat better foods and YOU so early out yet...please let your insides heal.....and continue on your doctors post op diet..you will lose if you adhere to that and eat good foods......to gain weight, one must eat more calories than they burn off....i am sure you are not doing that at this point..in my case since i dont own a scale, let me say that if you are losing inches, you are losing weight....YOU lost weight...i see no reason to be discouraged....need to get that attitude thinking good thoughts......or it could harbor you in the future........day by day....do what you can and do the best you can.......and so what if you lose slow.....you didnt gain it all over night.. hang in there.

no matter what WLS one gets, unless they develop better eating habits and also begin to (exercise to help tone/weight loss) it wont work....granted it may work at the beginning...... my dr wanted me to have the bypass because of my starting BMI/weight and i chose not to....i took responsibility for my eating and my moving and made that change.....he now uses me as an example of what (to do)......a year ago i was having trouble wiping my butt......now i am doing step aerobics... comes down to want power... best of luck in whatever you choose. i feel as others do, i chose wisely for me.

you will be fine...you wake up to a new world of better health waiting for you..relax, relax and please SMILE. its YOUR day.....your new YOU.

i like this......NICE

1 yr post op now. i eat lean protein *chicken breast/96% lean beef, fruit, veggies, cheese*, aka good for me foods...i do not eat processed/boxed items...and i choose to not eat potato/rice/pasta.....just try to eat healthier stuff--alot out there to keep anyone happy/content...i control the quality and the band helps me control the quantity.

missy you have never attacked anyone you just cleared up the facts...alot of people thank you for always doing that including me.

why are you posting things like this? let mature people decide to have wls and deal with what happens this sounds very familiar to a former ms maui person who posted BS like this just to start trouble...and this is exactly what you are doing..

no idea about the band loosening but i have lost weight because i am letting my band/plication work and by me following the suggestions the dr/nutritionist said for best results...lean Protein. veggies, fruit, drink alot and exercise...the band gave me the extra umph (along with want power) to finally stop the excuses and BS drama and get on with it.....it works..if the person wants it..how i see it....how i am doing it...so far so good...thanks for asking

sip and sip and then keep on sipping--this is vital i agree with the others, urine should be yellow and dark could mean becoming dehydrated sounds like you are doing great..good attitude