Miss Meg

Thank you JustWatchMe. I've got butterflies at the thought that I might be there...

Definitely go back on Fluid and please make sure you make that appointment with your surgeon. I am sure there has been no damage done, the main reason we are on fluids post op is for the swelling to settle. Good luck and keep positive..

After 19 .5 weeks, I think I am finally feeling restriction with my band.. I had a Fluid fill on Thursday and I am sitting here on Monday at work eating my chicken and salad for lunch and finding that I need to chew like I've never chewed before. The first couple of bites were a bit difficult to swallow so I'm slowing it down and taking smaller bites which is working well. I am actually at the ever elusive green zone??? I really hope so...

For a girl that had a Fluid fill yesterday, I am quite a bit peckish today... In fact I usually find it can take up to a week to notice the difference. What's with that???

So you take the time penalty... easy...

I have a waist now too ???? and I am waiting for the day I can wrap a towel all the way around me ????????

I am 18 weeks post-op and 100g away from obtaining my first real weight loss numbers goal - the elusive 20kg!!!!!! (44lb) I've been reflecting on my life pre-surgery and what things I have noticed that have changed - the things that I didn't realise were hard to do, until they weren't so hard anymore... Getting in and out of the car is probably the biggest one, getting up off the ground, getting out of bed, the airplane seat belt!!!!! All of those things have become so much easier to do... What have you noticed??

I am so sorry for your loss, and absolutely grief can play a huge role in how we manage things - 40lbs is still a great amount of weight that you are no longer carrying with you - congratulations with your achievement so far. It does sound to me though that your band may be a little too tight?? You shouldn't have difficulty keeping food down. Have you been back to see your Dr?? Good luck with everything and I'm sure your Dad will be so proud of how far you've come.

Good luck for Tuesday. I was banded 17 1/2 weeks ago and have not regretted it for a moment. I'm sure you will feel the same..

Well hello there everyone - long time no see!!! It has been 3 weeks since my last post (that sounds like I'm in confession!!) I've been on a wonderful holiday in Khao Lak and Phuket Thailand. The weather was great, the resorts were amazing and I've come home feeling fully re-charged. On my holiday, although I didn't over-eat, I definitely ate whatever I wanted and didn't think too much at all about the calories - except when it came to cocktails, I couldn't get it out of my head that I was consuming empty calories with no nutritional value. I am so happy to report that I've returned home weighing exactly the same as when I left. I know the goal of this thing is to actually lose weight, but I have never ever in my life come home from a holiday without gaining weight. I really am so thrilled that I've managed to maintain it this time. I even managed a few NSV's on my time away - particularly shopping in stores that I have never found anything in before that would fit my size - yipppeee!!! My band definitely helped in this regard, it let me know whenever enough was enough, so I didn't try to put more food in than I could. I'm now back on my usual eating plan and and feel so much happier and healthier for my time away. I've attached some pictures for your viewing pleasure - I think the smile on my face says it all!!!

Thanks for the advice. I've realised that everything is fine in moderation and I'm pretty sure that what I went through was a result of a big night and believe me those are very few and far between these days. I've been fine ever since and am back to my normal self - although I am on holidays in Thailand at the moment and don't have 100% control over my food, but I am chewing slowly and nit finishing entire meals. I do think I am making the best choices possible...

Thanks for that. I will definitely be a lot more careful from now on. What happened to me this morning really isn't worth it. I've come too far to stuff it up.. Was a really horrible feeling.

Hi all, I have a question about lapband and alcohol. I had a few too many drinks on Saturday night with some girlfriends. Since then I've had some stuck issues and vomited a bit. I am hoping this is all part of my learning curve and learning my new limits. Maybe big nights need to be a thing of the past? Has anyone else experienced this??

Well hi everyone... I have had a fabulous week. I spent a wonderful 4 days away with 5 of my best friends, heading up to Nelson Bay in NSW and heading to an outdoor concert to see Roxette. I definitely did not hold back this week and still managed to lose .5kg bringing my total to 17.6kg lost. As I said, I did not hold back one bit and enjoyed all kinds of food and wine - just a lot less volume than I would've consumed 6 months ago. I think this may be what I love most about the lap-band. There really is no restriction to what you eat just the amount of it. I still need to enjoy life and the band allows me to do this. I had so much energy for the concert and the whole weekend that I had lost, and thought would never get it back again - but I've found it and I am so happy. I am also heading for a little holiday to Thailand on Tuesday of next week so will have an early weigh in and won't have another for 2 weeks - so stay tuned for my next post...

Congratulations!!! I know I am almost there. I have 4ml in 10ml band (I've found out that ml's and cc's are the same). I had my 3rd fill a week and a half ago and there has been a definite shift, but it could be a little better - I'm thinking another .5ml might even get me there. So happy for you that you've made it...

What a great question... Like a lot of others, I clearly was not ready mentally and emotionally for it until recently (I was 41 when I had the surgery in November). I do find myself wishing I had taken the step at around the age of 33-35, and the reason I say that is because I am still single with no children. Being severely overweight really affected my confidence when it came to meeting Men and I really believed that I wasn't worthy of meeting someone. It has taken a bit of maturity for me to realise that isn't the case and there should be no reason for me to meet a partner. I'm now in the position of being 42 and the clock is seriously ticking, and I may not have the time to meet a partner and create a family. So I'm considering options of doing it alone - I'm okay with that because I have an amazing support network and I know it would be okay - but I realise that time may not be on my side. That is really the only reason that I wish I had have made the decision earlier...

Can I just just start by saying that I've worked out that I'll never work out how the human body works. Somehow this week, I've managed to lose 1.9kg bringing my total to 16.4kg lost. How this has happened I'm not quite sure, I haven't really done anything different and I haven't exercised at all this week. Maybe it's .5ml fill I had in my last week coming in to play? Maybe it's my body catching up with the slow couple of weeks previous? Maybe it's a multitude of things? Who knows????? One thing I do know for sure though is that I am beyond thrilled with it. It's just the encouragement I need to continue pushing forward... I hope everyone else is having a great week too... livelovelapband.blogspot.com

The good news is that I am feeling a little more restriction with this third fill, but not enough to get me to the green zone, it'll definitely take a little more to get there and that's okay. The mind is a very powerful thing and sometimes that is for the worse. I'm definitely doing most of the work myself at the moment and you know it's funny because I don't think without the band I would've ever found the willpower even though the band is not doing a great deal of the work right now.

@@Keeper you are right, genetics has a lot to do with it. I have been rubbing bio oil on my upper arms and doing excercises with resistance bands and a few bicep curls with small hand weights. It is working a little - I'm hoping it'll work a lot more. I hope you find what's right for you, would be awful to be in the situation where you may lose your art work... PS.. I love a tattoo too...

@@Keeper - thanks so much for that. I know that I'm doing well, just getting a little frustrated at times. I need to remind myself every now and then of the bigger picture. The support I get on here from fellow bandsters is awesome and it's great to just spew out your feelings sometimes. It took me a long time to get as overweight as I was, so it's going to take time to fix it...

Today is 11 weeks post-op for me. I weighed myself this morning to find a 0 loss. I'm not too concerned about it but I am just a little frustrated because it makes for only a 1kg loss in 3 weeks. I am getting my 3rd fill today which should be .5ml which will make 4ml in my band. I do really think that I am very close to the green zone and am hoping that will happen with this fill. I know that should move things along a little. I know I will get there, it's just hard to not get frustrated at times.

Good for you, it's a great feeling when you can actually see your work start to take shape. You've inspired me to share my before and current photos too. I haven't measured myself again since I started the pre-op diet so will get to that at some stage too.

I think sometimes you need to read between the lines as well - sometimes it doesn't work for people because they don't let the band work for them. I've come across this a bit on this site and also in people that I know or have met that have had it done. Usually the over-whelming factor as to why it didn't work is because they really didn't want it to. By that I mean not wanting to change their day to day eating habits from high fat to nutritional substance. It isn't easy, I know that for sure after 20+ years of yoyo dieting - it just has to come at the right time for you personally.

I had my band put in 10 weeks ago and I can definitely eat what I want in smaller portions. As samcat681 stated it is still up to you to put the right things in your body. Good luck with whatever decision you make.