dohair2013

Yes give it time....and I cant agree more...drink drink drink and chart chart chart !!!It will work....hang tough

Hello.. well its been 24 hours since I have gotten home from hospital. My lap bad surgery went well everything is going good so far. I tolerated the Clear Liquids last night, so I moved on to cream Soup today. I can eat about a half a cup at a time, no real pain =) I also have some left shoulder pain from the gas they used, I have been walking as much as I can. I have stari-strips on 4 of the 5 incision but the 5th by port has a gauze pad and huge adhesive clear pad on it. I am bruised by port. If you have any questions lemme know I will try to answer. -- Debbi

I'm on day 3 post-op and everything went well, but today I'm fighting head hunger! Good grief, how many food commercials can they play in an hour? I know we all have to go thru this so I've just been staying on here reading most of the day just to distract my mind! Keeping the big picture in my mind!

This sounds like you actually did pretty good! You're being concious of your decisions, way to go!

Yeah!!!!!!!!

go into your profile and you can add current weight or BMI and current weight loss etc...

what weight did you start at if you don't mind me asking?

Everything is relative. Most of us are/were obese and being just overweight is a success.

Pinky,
I lost 50 lbs w/ the band before getting pregnant than getting into a MVA that put me into rehab for 8 months. I never gained the 50 back but I was at a standstill because I was not even trying to eat correctly (stress and diet don't mix well with me). In Jan 2013 when my symptoms started to resolve I felt motivated to start losing again because 190 lbs was not my ideal.
First thing I did was review the rules and get back to basics. I made a grocery list of lapband friendly foods and started focusing on minimizing calories and upping Proteins. I also came back to this site and come on here daily for support and to keep my eye on the prize, if you will.
Additionally, I started to get fills again. It had been 3 years since my last fill. Well with 50 lb loss, a pregnancy and 30 more lbs lost since Jan I got a fill in May. Just got another one few weeks ago to tweak me back to green. It has helped incredibly.
With time, my habits became second nature and less about mental will.
I am at goal and getting cosmetic surgery to finish the job in October.
It's just about recommitting, refreshing yourself on the rules, and getting support to rally you through. And get to green if you are not there!

I got to feeling this way too. In fact struggled with it for about a year. Except I got a fill that was to tight and I didn't go back. I kept getting sick and I felt like you, tired of it. So I ended up just eating whatever I wanted to and I gained 30lbs. I don't recommend that at all. I am just now, this week in fact getting back into it. So while I don't know the "fix" I have shared your feelings and at least you know you're not alone. Getting back to this site helped encourage me. I I I I

i don't feel I can really help as I am only 3 weeks post op.
But looking at your stats you have done so well, losing 79lbs is amazing, its a huge achievement, and I am assuming your band has helped you do it.
Try and think positively about it now and how it has really helped you achieve your goals. You have only 35lbs to go and you have achieved so much so far.
Think back to when you started your journey and how you felt then and why you made the decision to have a band in the first space and you will soon get your mojo back

Well had my band placed 1 month ago today and I'm down 19.2 lbs. My bmi for the first time in years was 29. Its sad that I was excited to be considered overweight and not obese. NSV.

You start big, generally. The same thing is happening to me on the pre-op diet.
Or you can get the flu.

Add your tickers...they are good for inspiring people, even yourself sometimes!
Also take your measurements, they are as important as pounds on this journey.