realestwoman71

Well when I'm stuck I feel it all in my chest and can't another bite sometimes I throw up throw it's the worst feeling ever..

Hi I am Esmeralda I was banded in Jan 2005 and I went from 243.5 to currently 152, I had cosmetic surgery in Feb of this year but I am still to reach my goal (I changed it like 3 times), it is so true at this point I need to start all over and get my self motivated to start lossing again, but hey I am glad we are starting to get together again to motivated each other.

Hi there Cindy, Our stats look similar. I started at the 255 range as well. I had lost 90 pounds at one point but over the last year for various reasons some out of my control and some not I've lost some ground and am currently sitting at about the same weight as your signature line states. Surprisingly though I'm still wearing the same size slacks. Sadly a few shirts don't fit as well as I use to think.
Part of the problem for me is I spent nearly a year with a fill that was too full, maybe even longer. I started getting heartburn and reflux pretty bad at night about 1-1/2 years ago and suspect that's when I was first too tight. But instead of getting unfilled I even got one or two small fills over the next year. I never had one of those I can't swallow my own spit moments nor did I PB on any kind of a regular basis but I was living on Tums nearly everynight and sleeping with about 10 pillows propping me up.
The few times I went in to the doc I'd end up with the nurse practitioner. I tell her what I was eating, how I wasn't losing and about the heartburn/reflux and she would give me another small fill and send me home. This last time I finally saw the doc himself and he said he thought I'd streched my esophagus out and took almost my entire fill out to let it "rest". I go back to see him about starting the fill process all over in a few weeks.
Surprisingly, I haven't gained any additional weight these last 3 weeks even though I'm eating 3 times as much as I was before. I only hope I can start losing again soon.

Calling all 2005 and older bandsters....
As a group we have been way to quiet as of late. Where have we all gone? I don't know about the rest of you but at this point in my band journey I think it would be good for me to reconnect with some of my fellow "old-timers".
I love the energy and enthusiasm of the newer bandsters but sometime I would like to have a forum to come talk to others that have been at this as long as I have (or longer).

Donna, I know from experience that stress can also tighten up that bad. I once couldn't hardly eat for 2 days and it was nothing but stress.
Also I agree, do liquids and mushies until it clears.
Once I feel like a lump in my chest, quit. Do not take one more bite, ever.lol js

I would go on liquids only for a few days as your stomach sounds like it is swollen. If your still having problems then you may need a defill. Be careful. If its too tight and you keep eating and throwing up you could cause problems like a slipped band or erosion. If its still this bad after a few days of liquids you should contact your team.

I'm so anxious a waiting on Sunday to come so I can weigh myself to see if I lost alittle weight within 1 week....

Its hard this far out - I'm in the same boat so I can sympathies. I'm at a good weight but don't feel terribly in control of it t the moment, my band is very little help, it just doesn't work like it used to. Menopause has sent my metabolism spinning and carb cravings soaring.
I rely on very heavy exercise to control my weight - and it's exhausting me!
My band is nearly full - I wonde if revision is the way to go. I just want it to be as easy and natural as it was.

What do you mean you can't eat? Put unflavored Fiber powder in your Water each morning, take a stool softener twice a day and to get you back moving take a Senocot pill. Now that your diet has changed you are not getting the fiber you used too. You will need to supplement it.

Last yr I had lost only 70-80 pounds around easter..I saw a new fill Dr that is aggressive and pushes for quick loss by exercise and low-no carbs and supplements........I lost 60 pounds in about 8 weeks....Put my total lost to 140..and girls, those next pounds you lose will make such a difference.......I spent the last yr trying to maintain, gained about 15 over the holidays, but I got back on the low carb plan and supplements and lost it in 2 weeks. I think the hardest part was going from unfilled ( like you had the reflux,needed a break..took a 6 month break..) back to eating like a bandster...I am struggling this time too......That mental part of you that got so used to eating like a bandster is screaming I don't WANT to.......but for me...going from a size 32 to a 12 is a good reminder that it is indeed worth the battle.....WHen i weighed 335, I dieted for 3 years to keep from gaining.....how scarey is that........
Don't give up, don't give up, dont give up!
Cristan
banded 7/04/2005 335+
today 2/23/2008 195
Vangard Band...6.25cc:cool:

Hello ppl I got band yesterday Im home and Im doing fine.Im having alittle pain but Im on my way.

Hello ppl I got band yesterday Im home and Im doing fine.Im having alittle pain but Im on my way.