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Could be water weight! However, from what I was told by my nutritionist is that it is not abnormal to gain a bit when you start real food from liquids. Just make sure you are doing what you were told and you are fine.

Awesome!!!! I am so close to Onederland I can taste it!! Only 2 lbs to go and I will join you.

This is my new doggie, Molly. She is a Shephard Corgi mix. She joins our 11 year old Greyhound, 11 year old Bengal Cat, and a 4 year old Bengal Cat. All are rescues! Now our fur family is complete- 2 of each.

This weekend was a dozy! First off Thursday night we brought home a new addition to our family- Molly a 1 year old Corgi/Shepard mix. She is a little bundle of energy and cute as a button. We already have an 11 year old Greyhound that is the best dog on the planet (perfectly behaved!) and two bengal cats, one 11 and one 4. The Greyhouse has asserted her alpha dog status and as has the older cat. The younger cat has gone into hiding whenever the little terror is out. Saturday morning I got up early and went shopping with my BFF who had gastric bypass 3 years ago. She understand the difficulty of being big and then losing. She help me pick out clothes and I went into the dreaded dressing room. WOW- a pair of 16 pants (not 16 W, but 16 ladies) slid on with not problem and buttoned!! A large sweater fit perfectly in ladies. What a difference wearing clothes that fit make - I felt better and looked better. I went home and put on my new size 16 jeans with my new sweater and by new boots and walked into my hubby's office- he loved it. We went out that night with friends and I felt awesome struting around the mall. Size 16 isn't small, but it's better than the 20's and 18's I was wearing. Sunday we decided to take our new baby, Molly, and Chloe for a walk. Well, it was more Molly walking us. To be just 30 lbs she can pull 200 lbs like it's nothing. My hubs and I had to take turns dealing with her. Our Greyhound was her usual pefect self- walking right be side you being good. We walked 5.5 miles and the little one never stopped pulling. My arms are sore from holding her back. When we got home my husband, myself and Chloe fell out in the floor and Molly went for the toy box to play. I have a feeling she is my new work out plan. On the down side, she had caused me to fall Saturday night, I wasn't in pain then nor Sunday morning, but after the 5.5 mile walk my knee was killing me and today it still hurts bad. May not be going for a long walk today. For the most part it was a great weekend. My weight hit 202.0, so I should see 201 by next weekend. I may just make my goal of 199 by Thanksgiving!!

Can you find a surgeon will will fix the hernia and then you can start getting fills again and start losing the weight? Many doctors, do hiatal hernia surgery at the same time they do lapband- I had mine repaired at the same time.

This last month has been a wild ride. I started off with the goal of working out daily and eating no more than 1200 calories a day no matter what. The first two weeks I did well and stuck to it even though the scales really didn't move much. Then my grandmother passed away. Not only was I faced with lots of emotion (we were extremely close- she was my friend as well as grandma) and tons of food that wasn't the best foods for me. Being that I was away from home for 5 days in the deep country- finding better food options really weren't possible. I attempted to make the best choices of what I had, but still felt like I was going way over my 1200 allowed calories even though I wasn't counting (no access to my apps). When I returned home from the services, I had a sore throat which balloned into a horrible head cold and then broncitis. So 2 weeks of no excercise and not eating the best in the world, but drinking water and SF hot tea like crazy. I thought for sure that when I went in for my fill my weight would be up and they wouldn't give me a fill. Low and behold - I had the best month since month 1. I lost 8 lbs! My weight is at 202, just 3 lbs from my first major goal- onederland! I did get another fill and an agressive one at that. My doctor is super excited and said for where I started most patients don't hit this point until month 6-8, so she is very happy. Maybe I could increase my weight loss more by cutting out carbs and such, but what I am doing now is sustainable. I am still eating the foods I love (pizza and pasta's) just eating far less of it than I did at one point. I use to think my metabolism was really low because I didn't eat that much so it had to be screwed up for me to weight that much- well I was in denial. I was gorging at times. Food consumed my life rather than fueling it. That has changed - I eat what I like, I am just mindful about how much and how bad it is. I choose to make better choices and that has made all the difference!!

Different surgeons put them in different places. Mine is in the center about 3 in from my navel and two finger tips from the bottom of my sternum. A friend of mind who was banded 3 years ago has hers a half in below her belly button. I have been able to feel mine from the get go. Some people say that it is visable once you loose a lot of weight, but I haven't lost that much, yet!

You could be eating to much or it could be Water weight. Things to look at: 1- do you eat more than the recommended 1 cup per meal? 2- if you count calories are you going over 1200? 3- what time of the month is it? If it is close to your monthly then it could be water weight. 4- Are you working out? Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are working out you could be losing fat and gaining muscle and the weight goes up, but you are healthier. 5- Are you drinking your water? I totally didn't understand the need for all that water in the begining and didn't really believe it, but I figured I would do what the doctor said and see what happens. Well, it's true- the water helps keep your body flushed and hydrates it so the kidneys get rid of all excess- if you don't drink the body holds on to each little bit and water is heavy. 6- Our weight fluctuates hourly, dailey and one day you could be up 3 lbs and the next day down 1, so look at your patterns rather than one crappy day. Try not to stress about it. The other main thing to rememeber is that in the begining it more like the band diet before you have restriction. Once you gain restriction which could be fill 4 or higher for some people it will be easier to follow the rules, until then it's bandster hell.

I believe this is the norm not matter if you had a hernia repaired or not. Like maddy said heat does help ease things off. At the start healing is most important, just make sure you get enough liquid down- you do not want to get dehydrated- you thing you hurt now- dehydration will make you think you are dying. I was told to drink room temp liquids to start with, I ask why and they said it would be easier. I ask what would happen if I drank cold water- they said it might be uncomfortable, but it wouldn't hurt anything. I drank ice cold Water and for me that worked. If you like hot- drink a cup of SF hot tea if you prefer. Just stay hydrated. Once the swelling is down and you are not feeling like crap start trying to make sure you are getting the right amount Protein. (Disclaimer- no I am not a doctor, however, I have questioned both my doctor and nutritionist to the point of exhaustion on their part and this is what I was told)

It's not hard if you use an phone or computer application- it makes it easy. Like Missy I stick to 1200. I hate to admit it, but with a death in the family, me getting sick, and the craziness of this time of year I haven't counted in 2 weeks. I gotta get back to it, thankfully my weight has not gone up.

I don't know if any of you have had this, but I just realized I am scared to go out shopping for new clothes. I had surgery in June and have lost 41 lbs, I feel good and many of my clothes are way to big, but some fit really great now. I have gotten to the point I only have 1 pair of jean that don't fall off and I need to go shopping, but I am scared. I have never had a problem going out in public or shopping before- I love to go out and about. What scares me is trying on clothes. I know some of my clothes I have had to take to good will, but others still fit well. I am scared I will go pick up a pair of jeans and go try them on and they won't fit. I haven't purchased jeans in 2 years. I am scared the ones I had stretched and I will find I am not down as many sizes as I would like to be and that it will discourage me. When I had surgery I had gotten to the point that all the clothes in my closet were getting snug and I refused to go up a size. It's such a mental thing. I want some new things, but I HATE trying on clothes. I know I am smaller, my husband tells me everyday that I am doing great and he is loving my new hour glass shape minus the bumps and lumps. But I still have a long ways to go. 41 lbs down, but 60 plus to go to be at goal. It's not that I am afraid I'm not going to get there, it's just that I don't want to shop yet and see myself in those 360 mirrors. I know I have to, it's getting cold and I must get some long pants that don't sag. Hopefully, I will get the courage this weekend to make the trek.

Low Vit D can make you feel tired- once I got mine up I felt better, as well as getting my Vit. B complex up. I have always been cold natured - freeze all the time, it's just me, the doctors have run every test they can think of and everything is fine.

I find if I don't snack at the times I set for myself that I will find myself in a little while over hungry and then it's hard to get that starving hunger under control. Find what works for you and that keeps your calories low and your intake a cup or less at a time. For me though if I wait until I say ok I am hungry it's bad. It's like my body now has 2 modes not hungry and starving- as long as I eat about 4-5 hours I am ok, if I say ok I'm not hungry at 5 hours I feel like crap and have a hard time eating like I am suppose to, but this is me.

I have had this problem, it can be from water weight gain, regular weight gain or irritation of the band area due to reflux - or at least this is what I was told by my physician.

My plan I set up with my nutritionist is to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks. My meals are breakfast, lunch, dinner and are around 300 calries each. My snacks fall between Breakfast and lunch and then lunch and dinner and I keep them about 150 calories.

Early on you may not be able to see/feel it due to swelling. But it is normal to feel it and eventually see it with weight loss.

It's okay to weigh daily IF you don't allow it to effect your mood. You can't allow it to stress you out, because the stress horomone cortisol will make you gain. I weigh everyday and look at the trend as long as my week long trend is downward it was a good week, if it's up then I look for the cause. Remember to weigh at the same time everyday with about the same about of clothing if you weigh daily. TOM, Water intake, salt intake, carb intake can all cause weight fluctuations from 1-10 lbs. Remember it is physilogically (sp) impossible to gain that much in a day as long as you are under you BMR. A lbs is 3500 calories and unless you ate 3500 calories over what you used in a day you didn't gain. Try to take a deep breath and look at the trends not the dailys.

Yep, you can be. I am allergic to multi's, have been since I was a kid. The problem I have is once they get into my system I start hurling everyday as soon as I wake up, like morning sickness. When my mom tried me on Flinstones as a kid this happened, doctor said I was allergic and I couldn't take the multi. Instead I have to take the most important ones one at a time. I have had my labs checked often and I am doing well with taking my b12 in the morning, calcium chews mid morning, Vit D at night. They just keep a check on all my labs to make sure I am getting everything I need. This sucks, but it's better than living with the side effects.

My weight is still going down, it was up this weekend a bit, but I was taking a lot of cold meds and drinking liquids constantly. This morning I was back down to my 203. I know I am doing well and the weight is still trending down. Up until the last couple weeks I was an avid calorie counter and exercised 3-5 days a week. Since my Grandmother passed away on the 17th and life has been crazy with the services, family from other states visiting and then my catching a killer cold that lead to Bronchitis, I have been in a funk and totally not into counting calories and can't work out because of the bronchits (can barely breath). Being like this scares me. I am afraid that if I become lax now my weight will go back up and I will lose what I have worked so hard for. Yeah, I know my Grandma wouldn't want me to do that. But, it's not just losing her it's everything that has happened in the last 2 weeks. I am exhausted all I want to do is sleep. I don't believe I am depressed (already on Paxil) I think it's just the being sick and not getting enough oxygen from clogged airways. I can't afford to miss work so I am working every day and going home to the couch. I am eating basically whatever is fast and easy to fix because I am to tired to do much else. I gotta get out of this, I want don't want to fail myself or my band.

The last fill I had I was told to stay on liquid for 24 and then for the next 36 do mushy then go to solids. Sometimes band adjustments can causing swelling that will disapate in a few days.

I had surgery in June, I have lost 40 lbs and have had 4 fills. Next week I am scheduled to go get another fill, but I am scared. I had a couple of stuck spells that caused me to PB last weekend. Now I feel pretty good restriction. I have to be very careful to chew well because if I don't I feel pressure when I eat. I do have a cold and a bad sinus drainage that is causing a lot of coughing, I know that could be causing me to feel tighter. What do I do, go in or cancel and reschedule for later? I am just scared to be filled to tight where I can't even get water down.

Water or decaf coffee work for me. When I am craving or wanting that bedtime snack I brew a cup of decaf or fix a ice cold cup of water and sip- once I am done with that I feel full and don't want anything else. If I am really hungry I find a healthy snack- some times it's just a teaspoon of low sodium, low fat peanut butter. It takes a while to eat plan PB and by the time I am finished I don't want anything else.

I almost feel like I have been living in an alternate reality since I began my journey in May. Once I decided I wanted to have lapband surgery I jumped in with both feet and committed myself to doing it. I got a doctors appointment, set up all the pre-op appointments, got scheduled for sugery and had it done June 22nd. Since surgery I have been busy with work and home stuff and then my Grandmother passed away. I feel like time has flown by. I thought I did terrible when my Grandmother died because I ate food that I don't normally eat (fried chicken), granted I didn't eat 3 pieces like I would have at one time, I ate one and didn't eat desert because my band wouldn't allow me to over eat. I still figured I had gained a couple of pounds over that weekend. The day before I left to go up to meet with the family I was 206 that was on a Wed. I returned home on the next week and on Wed of the next week I was at 203 - WOW- I didn't gain I lost! The only thing I can figure is I was drinking water all the time, rather than snacking I was walking around with a cup of water in my hand so I drank that instead of picking at the endless amount of food. I can't believe I have lost 40 lbs in 4 months. In 4 months life has changed a lot. I am eating differently, I am feeling better, I am more focused, I wear smaller clothes, I think differently- I could go on. I know with out surgery I would likely be sitting about 250-260 right now and miserable, instead I am close to Onederland and feeling good. Even though I lost a dear loved one, I am handling it better because of the band. I was down for a little me and ate some things I shouldn't have, but I got back on the wagon, started counting calories again and moving forward. I feel like fat clouded my life for years- it put my mind in a haze and I am coming out now. I hope my drive and clear mind continue and I can get to my goal of losing 100 lbs or a little more I want to know what life is like on the other side- the healthy side.

I don't think the fast food resturants are evil exactly, but we just need to make better choices when we go. I am a calorie counter so if I am really wanting a certain meal I will eat it but count that is my calories knowing that eating a high calorie meal means less later. However, I do not think I will ever eat a big mac or a whopper again because it just doesn't taste 500 calories good or do I think my band would allow it. I, have however, enjoyed a kids chicken nugget and the occasinal MD Grilled Chicken Ceaser salad. I like the fact that resturants are putting calories counts on their menus now so I can make better choices when I do go out. I do see your point, I do not understand how people who are banded can feel like it's ok to gorge at places like they did before. I don't even see how they can do it. At this point it would be impossible for me to eat the quantity that I did at one at one meal, my band just would not allow it. For me it's all about making healthy choices wherever and whenever I eat. I went through surgery and have lost 40 lbs and don't want to go back, so when I do eat at a fast food place I don't get the calorie layden meal, I choose a healthier option.

Weight fluctuates due to many things, which was one of the hardest things for me to learn. But, what they tell you as you prepared to be banded is so true. DRINK, DRINK, DRINK! I use to think the more I drank the more I'd retain, but that isn't true. The Water helps flush your system. Following rules of portion sizes, for me it's all about calorie counts. I count my calories on myfitnesspal to keep be for going over 1200- since the start of that the weight loss has been very steady, maybe a few days of plateau, but then it drops again. I order to be succesful I think each one of us has to try different methods- wheater it's calorie counting, or measing out one cup of food, ect. We have to figure out what works for us. I don't loose if I go under 900 calories a day, my body thinks it's starving- but that might not be the same for you. So I encourage you to journal and see what works for you and stick to that.