Gibson

tskelli, You are losing so well...I'm so happy for you! I'm hoping to be at 280 by the time school goes out this summer. WOO HOO!!! I'm going to be in here dancing a jig when I finally get back into the 200s!

Hey Lori and Jaime! I had a 3cc fill in a 10cc, Large AP Band. I'm not scheduled to go back until July so I'm praying hard that I can hold out that long for another fill. Otherwise, I'll be harassing the girls at the office again. (I know they hate me but I DON'T CARE! I'm losing weight again!) Muahahahahahah!!!!

"Sure, I'll eat that horse, thank you".

hee hee hee That cracked me up! :biggrin:

While DH and children are busy playing video games, I sneak bites of bacon, telling myself that I am just eating the burnt bits. The dog sits nearby me with a shaming look on his face, which says, "If that was really burnt you'd give it to me....and hey - aren't you on some sort of diet?" I tell the dog to shut up and nibble bacon until my stomach starts to gurgle in protest.

You are so flippin' hilarious!!! I love your posts! And I have to ask...just how big is your church if it has its own coffee bar??? :biggrin:

Hey guys, I'm so glad to be back and I'm ecstatic to actually have restriction for the first time!!!!

I don't want to alarm anyone into thinking bulimia is my goal (based on my thread title!) BUT, I was never so happy to vomit as I was this week. I had my first fill and was a good girl and stayed on liquids for two days, then on the third day I tried to eat the inside of a beef and cheese taco. I ate slowly, everything went down well....or so I thought. :biggrin: The next thing I knew I was sliming and proceeded to hurl my guts out! I was ELATED!!!! Yes, yes, I know that I can't make vomiting a habit or my band will slip but...I HAD RESTRICTION!!!!! I actually, FINALLY, had a physical reaction to being banded! I was beginning to think the whole surgery was a cruel hoax and I was going to be totally on my own with this thing. I cannot tell you how relieved I am now that I feel like I'm a real bandster!!! I'm drinking my three Protein Shakes a day, drinking all my Water, and eating solid food as tolerable (baked fish, veggies, chili.)

As many of you know, my surgeon typically waits eight weeks for the first fill. Well, after gaining back all of the weight I'd lost on my two-week liquid diet the FIRST WEEK I went back on semi-solid foods, I realized I was going to need a fill much sooner. So, I basically begged, pleaded, harassed, and harangued my surgeon's office staff until one of them finally agreed to ask the doctor if I could come in at six weeks for a fill. He agreed and here I am! (Just a note to those of you who have surgeons with very conservative fill practices. Do not take no for an answer! If you can eat anything and everything in sight you NEED A FILL!)

I am delighted to tell you that since my first fill I have lost all the weight I regained and an extra pound to boot! Now I'm just praying that this heavenly restriction lasts and I won't have to white knuckle my weight loss for the next three months.

This optimistic feeling is so new to me. I LOVE BAND LAND!!!!!

I love Water but I'm not so crazy about adding milk to my Protein Shakes. Is there a clear, flavorless Protein supplement that can be added to water or Crystal Light?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. For all the board police out there, yes...I did a search first. =)

Oh gosh, these stories are terrible but hilarious!

I just thought of one...the day of my high school graduation was the hottest day of the summer. We had our graduation ceremony on the football field and our folding chairs were sitting on the asphalt track around the field. I was so heavy that the legs of my chair started melting INTO THE ASPHALT!!!! I was getting shorter and shorter and shorter than the rest of my fellow graduates. It only happened to me and one other poor goober.

Oh gosh, you girls are so sweet. This thread actually made me cry because you missed me!

minock hit the nail on the head. I haven't been coming around because I was getting depressed seeing everyone do so well when my doctor said he wouldn't even give me a fill until 8 weeks out. I know, I know...that's petty of me, and I really am happy for all of you who are doing so well but it makes me feel like a big loser and NOT in a good way. =)

I have gained back 12 of the 20 pounds I lost during the liquid phase of my post-op diet so I have been very depressed. I called my surgeon's office Tuesday and BEGGED to get a fill before 8 weeks. I called my surgeon's office Thursday and PLEADED to get a fill before 8 weeks. FINALLY, today they called me back and said they would do it at six weeks. I guess they figured if they didn't agree I wouldn't stop harassing them and they were right! lol

So, now that I have a little light at the end of my tunnel I was finally able to come back and read the boards. I've missed you girls and hopefully in another couple of weeks I'll have some success stories of my own. *hugs*

I have eaten like a gluttonous hog this weekend. I know how you feel. I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow so I can't EAT ALL DAY!!!!

Here's to work weeks!!!! *clinks glass*

It was the result of.....blissful happiness. That'll get you everytime. Now that you are good and pissed the weight will fall right back off! =)

Yep. How else could I stand all that fresh air? lololol

Those are great tskelli!

I finally had one myself today! My surgeon's office is two hours from my home and the town where it's located also happens to have my favorite restaurant IN THE WORLD. I have planned all my trips to my surgeon's around this restaurant. I was even upset when I found out my surgery was in the afternoon because that meant I wouldn't have an excuse to go and have my last meal there.

Anyway, I was all the way IN TOWN today before I even thought about the restaurant. I realized that maybe food isn't the total center of my thoughts anymore like it used to be. That was a pretty huge NSV for me.

Thank you Jax! You really are a doll!

(And I'm glad you told me that was a hug icon or I would have thought you were sending a zombie after me!) lololol

Yeah, it really makes no sense. When I go back in late April, if I've lost six pounds which surely to goodness I will have!, I'm going to beg. This is so frustrating.

Today was my two week post-op visit to my surgeon.

He walks in, looks at my belly, says everything looks great. Then he looks at my chart and says..."Three smokes a day? Do you smoke?"

"What? No I don't smoke. What are you talking about?" Then he looked at the chart again and said, "Oh, this must say three shakes a day." (A nurse came in and took the preliminary info from me before he saw me and I told her I drink three powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury drinks a day.)

Then he said, "I see you're up and moving. 20 miles a day?" I laughed and said, "Sure, I WALKED here today." (After I'd just mentioned I lived two hours away.) LOL Then he looked embarrassed and said, "Oh, I guess that m. stands for minutes instead of miles." LOLOLOLOL

I told him that his nurse had been hanging around doctors too long. She needed a penmanship class!

losingjusme, encouragement from a success story like you means a lot! Thank you!!

I hope you and your hubby have a great weekend. In AND out of those 1X clothes.

My jeans from preop are now loose. They had 15lbs of baloney in a 5 pound sack and now they fit great.

*snort* That was hilarious! I'm going to use that saying myself!

I am getting pissed.

My doctor won't even consider fills unless you've stopped losing one to two pounds a week. I went to my two week post-op check up today and he told me to come back in six weeks. THEN, he said, if I have lost more than six pounds we'll wait another month, if I haven't lost six he'll consider a fill. What the hell??? Am I going to have to do this on my own?

I'm trying to catch up with all the posts!!!! :banghead:

Seriously though, I am SO GLAD that our forum stays hoppin'! Some of the others are dead most of the time. I hope you all keep coming every day!

Ok girls, I have to tell you...I would be THRILLED if I were at a plateau. I keep gaining every day! And I promise I've been good for a while!!!!

Sassafrassin.

What a wonderful experience for you! I'm still eating mostly soft foods so I haven't been on a veggie run but I think I'm actually looking forward to it for the first time in my life. I've been seeing those Zip-Loc steaming bags on the Biggest Loser and keep thinking how delicious those simple, healthy meals look. I think I've been brainwashed! =)

Yeah, I'm with you in "Bandster Hell". I'm trying to make smart choices but it's not easy when you aren't physically restricted. I can't believe I have to wait TWO MONTHS for a fill. _)&)*^#&%^#%(^(*!^#%(!#%

All this talk about Cadbury eggs....*drools on keyboard*

Some of my best memories of childhood revolve around Cadbury eggs. How sick is that?

I did buy candy I hate for my students this year. I bought gummie eggs and bunnies. I HATE Gummy CANDY. It makes me gag. Of course, that didn't stop me from eating some this morning, even though I envisioned a big, gag-nasty, rubbery bunnie stuck in my stoma. How could I explain THAT to my surgeon?

How's your crew doing now, Angie?

I've never had heartburn before either but when I eat too much I get a tight, almost chest pain feeling that I thought might be gas or heartburn. I'm learning so many new freaky things about my body!