angemc

How is everyone going? I have been eating very well and walking on the treadmill everyday. I've promised myself I won't get on the scales until Monday (which is a big deal for me.. I usually jump on once a day) and I'm hoping to see a small change in my numbers after staying the same the last two weeks and getting my first fill last Thursday.

Donna you asked how do I start to fix it? I think you already have! You on the road to better health by losing weight and getting fitter Just take each day at a time, and the numbers will start to come down and your health problems will get better, I'm sure of it. Stay strong. Big hugs

Sounds like you're on the right track.. I hope you can turn your hubby around to wanting to do something about his liver. I had my hub on a diet once and he ate the right stuff at home but outside of the house was a different story! I would find snickers wrappers in his pockets when I was doing the washing lol!

Oh no! The only sleeping problem I had was after surgery when I couldn't sleep on my side. Hope you get some sleep soon

It's great to read more about everyone, where they're from and why they were banded!

Name: angemc/Ange Location: Traralgon Australia Age: 36 Height: 5' 10" Pre-band weight: 399 Surgery date : August 6 Today's weight: 364 Goal for September 30: 352 Reason for banding: to lose weight!! Also to get my blood pressure back to normal and have more energy. Goal weight: 180

20 lbs is a great loss! Congrats

I hope you're feeling better soon Donna..

Ok bandsters.. after a day of needles with dental surgery in the morning and my first fill in the afternoon, I can tell you that I almost didn't feel a thing when the doc put the needle in my port! My port is 1 inch below my largest incision, and he took about 30 seconds to find it. It was the tiniest little pinch as the needle went in, and then I didn't feel a thing! But I do have the say, the needle is HUGE. I started to sweat when I saw it but it really was nothing. And the good news was I am only on liquids for today. Tomorrow I can go back to normal food. Yay!! My doc seemed very surprised though when he asked me if I had been hungry and I said yes.. Hmmm. According to his scales I had lost 3lbs in the two weeks since I saw him last, but according to my scales, I have stayed the same. But I have since realised that his assistant weighed me with the shoes on a fortnight ago, and he weighed me without my shoes. So I'm fairly confident it was my shoes that lost 3lbs!!! I have felt a little less hungry since the fill but I think that could be just my head telling my tummy to do better now I've had a fill

Haha.. you want that band to show that it was worth all that pain and trauma!! I've just had another thought.. have your bowel movements been regular (sorry another personal question lol) because I was told a poo can weigh 2lbs!!

Yay! Getting my first fill today!!

A heating pad is heaven isn't it? It helps so much with the gas. Yep back to baby food for a could of days. Aghhh!

My weight loss has stalled as well. I am exactly the same weight I was two weeks ago at day 11 post-op. I'm certain mine is because I was able to eat more and more as I recovered and the swelling went down. Could it be your cycle? I tend to hold on to a couple of pounds of Fluid at that time of the month. Or sometimes it can take a little while to show on the scales. Give it another couple of days and then jump on the scales again. They reckon you should only weigh yourself once a week but I can't wait that long. I get on everyday or sometimes every second day! I'm sure that well deserved loss of yours will show on the scales soon

Yep I started a couple of days early too and everything was fine. I had enough of liquids and mushies after three weeks!!

I'm back to liquids tomorrow after my fill and mushies for a day after that. Aghh I'm dreading it after 7 weeks of pre-op and post-op liquids!

Yay!!! Good luck. See you on the other side!