Nykee

I did it because of my 4 children who love me so much and I them.... and I was gonna die of morbid obesity and the comorbidities. I did it cuz I had to lose 100 pounds to have a surgery for three herniated discs in my back and sciatica and that will make me self sufficiantly mobile. I did it cuz I want to look and feel better and DO more.. be in LIFE as I want to be.

it didnt quite happen that way, but I DO want to lose the 100 pounds in one year .. I have till mid FEB. ... good luck to you

I guess my average is 2.08 a week (I used a calculator)

I dont think so you dont have pain and you can keep down liquids.. it will be fine.. imo

Ohhhh, thank you I have a GREAT ONE Bran new.. from last night I can weigh on the scale at the YMCA becasue it only goes to 350 pounds and I am 340 now., I used to have to drive to the next town... to a medical clinic just to weigh myself. Now I can do it at the ymca where I go often... Woo Hoo

I eat alot of sweets and I am loosing... Dont let that stop you! Its worth trying!

what is a nsv? thank you

I think that might of happened autually.. but it hurt to even sip so I didnt do it.. Now I am drinking lots of juice and milk and soup again..(at night) I am alittle unhappy with my level of restriction not being enough right now.. but oh well..I am getting over it.. I MAY have to try that Protein, veggie, carb thing after all. (I dont have another 150$ for a fill until january) I certainly dont want to gain! thanks for the support

Thanks road queen, so much! I think thats gonna be what I am goona have to do.. have small fills more often.. like every 15 pounds or something.. Today I was able to have too much and I wish I was tighter but OH well.. I will try again in January and hope I lose weight in the meantime.. because of not being very tight, I am not all gung ho about my loosing the 100 pounds in one year.. but ya never know... If I went all low carb in January it could happen..lol loves

I hate to NOT be encouraging but my band gives me migranes.. its gave me two and a half since june.. before that I had only had two in the previous year (my first ones) ALL three times was when I was too tight and having some emergency type stress..related all to the band. ALL LAST NIGHT I was fighting one off... I made everyone leave, all lights out, put on two Patches of morphine and was tryinng so hard not to cry becasue I couldnt take my migrane pill... (too tight to even crush it) and if I had to GO to ER to get an injection that would trigger it even worse.. aNYWAY... Thats the first time I had a 1/2 migrane.. I subdued it..(well I did have another half of one nce but that was cuz I took the pill and it didnt blow outta control) and I went for an unfill today and the migrane was a factor.......... I came home feeling great (and allowed everyone to come home) I can suffer ANYTHING but MIGRANES make me suicidal. For those of you who suffer them since you were young or for years... You must be so strong. But I guess it could be like the other pain I have sufferd,and got used to.. but this is new to me and I am so happy the nausia pill they give me helps nip it in the bud, cuz the first times I thought I was gonna die.

wow, That IS amazing.. as I was reading I was thinking " thats the breaks..it happens" and then they appologize in that way.. wow! my fill doctor is also the nicest person I think I have ever met~ I went in today.. I called her around two and she said come when I can.. even though she had a full day .. it was also for a slight unfill.. and I was so sorry for that ya know and she said I was to come ANYTIME.. and NEVER worry about it.. (these unfills are only 25$!) Salvaging the band is her first priority.... AND THATS SO ADMIRABLE I love her

The bliss ended on monday morning.. I woke feeling my band and I hadnt even tried to drink any juice yet. It was clear I was toooooo tight now OH gawd.. I swelled, I ALWAYS DO THAT.. (makes me mad) It was just too much,, I CAN HANDLE sipping liquids for weeks ( instead of days ) BUT I was having chest pain on my own saliva,, I couldnt sip anything starting Monday morning,, and tonight I had some unfill,, So, NOW I am at 1.7 I am one of those people who are gonna have to get small fills at a time cuz I am such a SWELLER! OH WELL.. ................ Pants, My advice is BAD.... so dont listen, there are experts here you shuld listen to.. WHAT I DO, is eat what I can and NOT eat what I cant, avoid any chest pain at all!!!!! And NO gagging.. the band does not work for me either in the way you thought it was gonna be for you and I have adjusted to the fact that I wont be eating the things I used to eat, not even one bite (maybe a bite and spit it out thing once in a while is all) Getting more fill is important to me when I stop losing, more so than the food I am missing out on.. BUT if your gagging and such, you can lose your band, so THATS most important. good luck.. i know its hard, but it gets easier (so they say)

I cant wait to have ny first PB, so allexandrea can say she told me so! I am serious.. I know its gonna happen, It cant not ever happen in all the time. I HAVE PBed on pills once.. thats huge long story... BUT I never done it on food or not in that situation cuz I always stop when I an surpose to, alwayas chew well enough and slow too.. I am not being 'cocky'.. I am just proud of myself.. I have had amazing "restraint" in this area.. its prolly all fear.. BUT I never would of thought any fear could control my eating, I had a fill from 1.6 to 1.9 on saturday and I didnt eat or drink NOT EVEN ONE SIP from the time I woke on Mondy till this evening.. when I went and got an unfill and now only have 1.7.. I did get hungry this time and want something to drink but my chest hurt the whole time and I got a migrane and I ddint even attempt it... knew I nneded an unfill.. I can be tight,, but not so tight I cant get down mny own saliva I am relly sick of this "swelling" thing. I was FINE on sunday! The thickest thing I had was tomatoe Soup.. THEN BAM.. swelling.. WHY??

i been real lucky too.. (since augest) its been great, like you described

So the changes and challanges were that these stupid food cravings and obsessions were coming back alittle.. and I mean just a litle like 20%.. but I didnt like it one bit. Example: Friday night I went to CHINA BUFFET and if you read any of my ramblings from above you would see how thats different that what I had been feeling like doing.. .. I went late and I ate alot (my last meal.. again..cuz I had a fill on saturday) alenandrea said something about it being like a 'honeymoon period' and to be carefull and thats the best I can describe all my feelings as well. BUT.. I went and got a fill..(yesterday) 1.6 to 1.9.. I am tight tight tight again and I feel ELATION and just so glad I am sipping once again and at night I will be able to get in my needs.. I got in 3 ounces of tomatoe Soup and a drink of grape juice so far.. its 1pm.. I open up quite a bit at night.. so I cant wait till tonight to see what happens.. How tight I am.. This control over food.. (restriction) thats the bliss.. it completely overrides any desire or mourning for the food. Its only been a day though.. I will see if the feelings are the same or if the first few months were just easy or something. I hope its all about the restriciton, but I realize it might not be. All night as I slept I was affraid I went too far and would choke on my saliva (thats the fear) BUT I DIDNT!!! Horray.. its right bacK where it was before. She was gonna put in 2.3!! and I had to like tell her ummmm no.. I am toooo tight in the mornings for that.. so she did 2.0 and I gulped Water (she told me to sip and I told her I couldnt figure out where I was unless I gupled a drink.. and she said ok) and I settled on 1.9 and I happened to be RIGHT ON! anyway.. thats whats going on now

I got a fill yesterday.. from 1.6 to 1.9 I am right back where I wanna be I took a drink of grape juice at noon and I FELT IT! I was able to sip three ounces of tomatoe Soup just now with the restriction I have come to be in love with. BLISS. NOW, we will see what happens tonight (I am a person who opens up alot at night) My last fill I lost 31 pounds in 2 months..(ug to oct) then I gained a pound the last month (oct to nov) and NOW I am filled again to that sweet spot for me and I BET I loose a bunch again! I am just so happy.. for a few weeks cravings and such had come back and I wasnt happy.. NOW I am ok again,

theres a fill doctor in portland... 150$... no questions (asked pretty much)

What I know of it.. medicare will pay 8000...and you can find banding in the states for 12,000 to 15,000 and they bill you for the rest.. this is what I WAS gonna do cuz I didnt care if I had a BILL for the rest.. plus there was a 2000$ co-pay.. so all I was gonna need upfront was 2000$.. this was over a year ago.. BUT I never got medicare like they all said I was gonna get when I got my SSI.. I am still on medicade. and I am shocked they even put 800$ to it.. I mean WHY even bother? I say do it and figure it out as you go.. it will work out!

the only way I know of is to go to photobucket.com and upload a pic from your computer... photobucket will give you a link to post here and when you do, your pic shows up..

2 slices pumpkin pie with no crust, cool whip tpp small biscuit and gravy (took 4 diff times of the day to eat it all) 2 cups tomatoe soup (twice today) 1 slice of toast with cheese (twice today) chex mix candy (I NEED A FILL!!)

alex) The important thing is to not eat anything that is at ALL uncomfortable, and stay away from anything that does not pulverize completely in your mouth. nykee) I can do the first one with no problem at all.. but the pulverized food... thats hard to stop.. (for me)

Thank you moonshadow

Actually--you will be able to get the tummy tuck, for medical reasons concerning your incontinence. The hanging skin ect., "pulls" on your bladder causing it to malfunction. Ask your PC--he'll tell ya. Your surgeon can write a letter so that it will be covered by insurance. >>>>>>>>WOW.. THANK YOU SO MUCH>. I never thought of any possibilities and now from everyones posts I do..!!!!! yipee<!-- / message -->

I think about the "what I can't have's", or how I will eat afterwards. I'm afraid that I'll figure out a way to eat things that I shouldn't because they'll go through without any trouble. >>>>I didnt think of this one bit before I was banded.. yet it has became my way now.. I never drank do much Soup in my life. Afraid that I won't lose any weight at all after going through surgery etc. Afraid that I won't succeed, because I haven't succeeded at any weight loss plan I've tried for the past 30 years of my life. >>>NOw that I was affraid of and still am... But I am adapting and finding my way. How does one deal with all these issues? Does every obese person have these fears? I would love to hear from anyone that has....I need help. >>>I have posted alot on this issue.. the thoughts runnign through my mind, I can hardly keep up with.. I think everyone deals in their own way <!-- / message -->

I have never known anything about retaining fluids in my life.. (just something I am left out of, same with yeast infections, I never had one,,) LOL I know what your saying.. but I gained a pound in a month instead of losing cuz I began eating solids.. (LIKE I KNEW would happen) No worries though I have made some adjustments,, here is one.. I replaced chex mix instead of cheetos..lol arg.. frustrations sorry