Roheryn

Got a call from my mum today to tell me that she'd gone into our local Chemist to get a prescription and the lady there started Gushing..."Your daughter came in the other day and I didn't recognise her at first she is looking great!! She is gorgeous!" Then had a friend at work come up to me and say "Mate I just want to say you are looking great, keep it up!!" Today I noticed that the jeans I have on today that I thought would last for a while are becoming loose, i could probably take them off without undoing buttons if I wanted!!

Oh Lellow {{{{HUGS}}}} I am trying to eat slowly but i think at times I am still eating too quickly (after hearing that message from my doc though I have consciously tried to slow down more!! and I think it is working) Some nights, i have started making my meals so I have it over a period of time, ie I eat my salad or vegies 1st while I wait for my meat to cook and then I eat that....or I make myself take a few bites then do something then take a few more then do something....it slows me down

SO mum had her appointment yesterday with the doc (my doc) for her last preop visit! (She gets done next Wednesday) He was telling her he recently went to a conference with docs who have been doing the banding in Australia. He was saying to mum that they have come to the conclusion that a lot of the problems they have had with the band slipping etc stem from people eating TOO QUICKLY!! His message...it is imperative that you eat your meals slowly...over 20-25mins, because eating too quickly means eating too much in one go and you then stretch your stomach, etc Anyone else having trouble slowing down??

I didn't think there'd be any issue with taking OTC cough and cold meds....I went to my doc on Friday coz I wasn't well (I hate that I have to go for the certificate!!) anyway, he told me to take cold and flu tabs. He knows about the band. I just got the ones that are in capsule form! THey went down a treat and I'm feeling much better.

Two months before surgery I was 112kgs (246.4 pound) i was down to 102.2kgs (224.2pounds) on surgery day total loss of 9.8kgs (21.56 pounds). Since surgery I am down to 95.8kgs (210.76 pounds) So 1/07-27/8 - 9.8kgs (21.56 pounds) 27/8-24/10 - 6.4kgs (14.08pounds) so that is a total of 16.2kgs (35.64 pounds)

Welcome to bandster hell!! You are losing the restriction you got from the initial surgery as you heal! It is hard, I know but you are likely to be this way until you move onto the next stage of foods and then you'll most likely get hungry on that too as your stomach heals further. Until we reach the sweet spot you are bound to go through this again. I don't want to discourage you but you need to know the realism of this band. My doc tells me they don't expect much out of you weight loss wise when you have no restriction and not to beat yourself up, make good food choices but don't stress yourself out over it. As for feeling hungry, you may need to drink more or drink things with protein in them, they make you feel fuller for longer! And keep busy, go for walks, watch TV, do things to get your mind off it! And worst case if you are really struggling, call your doc!

I think it is completely normal, especially when you don't have that support. But like everyone here I am sure you've done the weight loss thing before and it DOESN'T work!!! We lose then gain back and usually more than we lost. As for me, I wasn't feeling too bad until they wheeled me into preop..then I started to get really nervous...I am 8 weeks post op and feeling so much better in myself, I KNOW I made the right choice! and though I have had moments of frustration, I know that I will get there in the long run. This band is a journey of ups and downs and you are bound to have some downs again just remember that it is a long process, not a quick fix and at times you may be discouraged (the weeks of plateauing weight, waiting for those fills, gaining back due to no restriction), especially if you have that negativity! Just make sure you come on this site and get your support from here and from co workers if you can! finding that sweet spot will take time so hang in there. we will all get there in the end! I love my band!

My doc said for liquids that I could have anything that fit up those thick Mcdonalds straws. I could add milk to things to make them thin enough to drink but things like Tomato Soup, Apple juice and Big M's were easy! Other Chunky campbells soups I was able to add water or milk to and bamix to thin consistency. You just need to make sure you get fluids down so you need to drink regularly, I felt like I was drinking something all the time. My doc said he didn't care what I was drinking during this stage (well except for fizzy drinks), ie he was happy for me to have Mcdonalds shakes and the fruit juices etc. It was more important for me to heal and get some calories in therefore drink what I could and the healthier choices can come later. As for feeling better, people vary, I was done the same day as my dad and he was up and about the next day and out of the hospital feeling great but I was really blech for about 4 days (I stayed in the hospital 2 nights, it is a bit different here in Australia) until I started to feel somewhat better and by about day 10 I was almost back to normal. General Anaesthetics take a lot out of you so you are bound to be tired but you do need to keep moving!

:wink_smile: I lost half a kilo this week (1.2pounds). Finally some movement!!!! Fill on Monday, restriction waning already...next fill 11 Nov. Been doing the Burlesque class and walking. No excercise the past 3 days because I have a virus and have spent it on the couch and sleeping, just starting to feel a little better tonight!

Oh no!!! Glad to hear you could get back and get relief relatively quickly Claudine!! Hope you are doing ok!

Well I do feel a little restriction today though being on liquids this time and actually feeling ok in myself I think I am getting hungrier quicker...then I don't know if it is in my head!...I can't wait to eat something a little more solid! :thumbup: The nurse did my fill. She asked if I minded, I replied "So long as you are a good shot I don't mind!!" It didnt' hurt and was over very quick! She then said book in for your next fill between 3-4 weeks. I booked in at the 3 week mark :biggrin: Doc was in a long consult and they usually do a quick face time and a hi how are you going on your first fill....they said you can do it next time if you don't want to wait...I was like great! out of there and off to work! I got 2cc's put in my 10cc band! Oh and a NSV today...one of the guys at work has been sick and off for the past 8 weeks. He came in today and when I walked in he said hey you're looking great you've lost a bit of weight *Really loudly* I said yes I have...then some of the other guys start saying "oh yeah I guess because I see you every day it isn't as obvious!!" then my friend who knows what I have had done said and your pants are getting SO LOOSE!! hehe maybe it is time I raided the wardrobe again!

So wish me luck people's I am FINALLY going in for my first fill tomorrow morning!! I cannot believe it has been 7.5 weeks since my surgery and I have managed to last this long without gnawing on my arm!!! Please little Kaylee (my band) give me some relief and work for a period of time to give me restriction for a while!!:w00t: I need to get this thing kickstarted again....it has been too long between losses!!

I put on 400g (nearly a pound) this week :rolleyes2: but on a positive note after weeks of not losing and staying the same then losing 1 kilo last week I am still under what I was on those plateau weeks and didnt gain much during this whole lack of restriction phase!! it is only 400g.... But on a positive note, I GET MY FILL MONDAY!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I feel like I am the last of us to get one! I am hoping I get at least some restriction! Good thing is though i have a wedding tomorrow so I can eat

I went in June before the official opening and loved it too!! I love how the street is lit up green!

It is from the Healthier Choice Menu Options here. They have a few different roll versions with a certain amount of fat that get the Heart Foundation tick of approval...you can also get Cereal in the Breakfast menu and less fattening choices. But that roll was HELL!!

They have a shop together and couldn't take the time off together. Also she wanted to be free to look after dad and subsequently me :thumbup:

My doc says to only use Benefibre as it doesn't congeal into that gelatinous mass like metamucil and a lot of the other fibre additives!

The class was fun! and I did feel the muscles being used I didn't know I had Then came home to babysit a friends kids and mum and dad came over too to help me get some stuff out for the hard rubbish collection this week! Then for lunch I had a Deli Choice Wholemeal roll from McDonalds.....BIG mistake!! The roll I thought would be ok but I think it was still a bit doughy and it got REALLY stuck I nearly PB'd and I slimed though!!! OMG!! YUCK!!! I felt crap...Luckily it took only 4 mins or so to clear and then I was ok....I avoided the roll and just ate the filling....won't be doing that again I hope!

We are about to become a family of bandsters...well except for my freak of a brother. Mum is getting banded on November 5th!! I am excited for her! I hope it helps her medical probs!

I'd call your doc and have a chat with them. Possible that you may be swollen still...also possible they may have put some fill in at surgery and that is why you are getting so much restriction. Is it just the meat??

Great post Claudine!! And congrats on the dress sizes! I think that what you have raised will be the hard things to break...I mean we've lived with these behaviours for so long now it has to be a conscious effort to change them at the moment! I just hope we can all adjust and move forward with our lives!

Congrats to those who lost and to those who haven't I FEEL YOUR Pain! My scales didn't move for 3 weeks!! And I have no restriction and am yet to have a fill!!! Just keep telling yourselves it's a journey and will have it's ups and downs and until we hit that sweet spot it's going to be tough. Even when we reach that I am sure we'll have weeks where we don't lose as our bodies decide to hold onto everything or for us girls when we have the period bloat/cravings/issues!

FINALLY!!!!! My scales saw movement this week!! I lost a kilo (2.2 pound) this week YAY! And the weekend weather is going to be gorgeous! Going to a Burlesque class tomorrow with a fellow Bandster....should be HILARIOUS! (this is my teacher [ame=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WwiX34sbzUk&watch_response]YouTube - Burlesque Beat TM Dress Up Class Part 2[/ame])

Hey Lellow!! Congratulations on the loss!! Glad to hear you are on track! I hear you on the rice!! I am struggling a little with it now and I haven't even had a fill yet otherwise no restriction,, Don't be a stranger :tt1:

Nothing again ....I SO NEED A FILL!!!! 17sleeps....