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Hi Everyone, I haven't been out here in quite awhile and after reading a few of the posts, it appears that a few of us are just now posting again after being off the board for awhile. I had to go back to my surgeon 5 weeks ago for an unfill because I was getting stuck on food 4 to 5 times a week. Since that time, I've put on about 8 pounds. I am hungry all of the time and haven't been able to control my eating habits..... I go back next week for a fill and can't wait. Luckly, during the last 3 1/2 years since the band went in, I've only gained 15 pounds which I'm grateful for, but knowing that 8 of those pounds have come on in the last 5 weeks is very discouraging. I'm hoping to get through the holidays without gaining anymore and try to get back on the bandwagon come the first of the year, you all know how hard it is around the holidays, I know I'm just making excuses but I just can't get my head into the game. I think I will start coming to this board again more regularly maybe that will help. Til next time, everyone have a good Christmas, in case I don't post again by then! Teri

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Hi all, I have to admit some of my old habits are creeping back up on me along with a few extra pounds.... :smile2: I seem to have found ice cream sneaking back into my routine way too often also. I still weigh in once a week so I know I'm up about 5 lbs and need to do something about it, but I can't seem to get my head into it. I don't want to go back to where I was before having the band put in, so I know I need a good kick in the behind!!! Hope your job is going well Special, I'm glad you finally nailed one. I will be starting a new part time job in a couple of weeks at a local casino as a Cage Cashier. This is in addition to my regular full time job, so maybe the extra hours working will keep me from snacking so much and maybe I will see my weight start going down again, keeping my fingers crossed. :thumbup:

Tiger once you've been banded and have the proper restriction after receiving a few fills you won't be hungry like you are now, that's the good thing about the band it helps decrease your hunger, therefore, it helps you stay on track to lose weight. I'm sure you won't have any regrets once you've had it awhile and you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

Hi Tiger, I was banded a little over 2 years ago and have not regretted it at all. I am still about 25 lbs from goal but I'm not in any hurry to reach it, the band has helped me to maintain my current weight loss for the last year, no losses or gains to speak of for awhile, but I still have no regrets and would do it over again in a heartbeat. Nervousness and anxiety are normal, but you'll get over that once surgery is done and you'll be on your way to a slimmer you. :thumbup:

Hi All, Glad to see several of you back on here. Well, I'm glad to report that after having 2 unfills of 2.33 cc's a couple of months ago and a refill of 1.25 cc's about a month ago that I am feeling much better. After going over a year without a fill and getting .5 cc fill a couple of months ago, I would not have dreamed that I would encounter the band tightness that I had, anyway, since the unfill and smaller refill, I am doing much better. I even went on a 4 week vacation right after the refill of 1.25 cc's and only gained 4/10th of a pound, whoohoo, something to Celebrate. :thumbup: I have another appointment next month to go back for another small fill and hope that I won't have any problems with that fill being too tight. I need to start eating better again too, I've fallen back into some of my old habits also, the only good thing is, that at least my band has done it's job of keeping me from gaining a bunch of weight. I did gain 10 or 12 lbs while I had my unfill a couple of months ago, but luckily all but about 5 lbs came back off right after my fill, but I still need to get back on the bandwagon and start eating better and start losing weight again. I need a good kick in the butt I think. :confused: Thanks for hearing me ramble, I think I got that off of my chest.

Update - Well, I'm happy to tell you all that I am feeling MUCH better today. I have not had anything come back up since my unfill on Wednesday and my stomach has settled down today, thank goodness. Now, my appetite is coming back and I have to wait til May 27 to go back to get another fill, so I'll have to be extremely careful of what I eat between now and then so I don't gain back anything. I'm just so thankful that now I'm keeping stuff down and feel almost human again. All of this with just 1/2 cc fill a couple of months ago, I sure hope since he's taken out 2 1/3 cc's in the last 2 weeks that he can put an least 1 1/2 cc back in when I go back 2 weeks from now. I'm going on a month long vacation June 4 and don't want to risk gaining a bunch of weight while I'm gone just because my band isn't tight enough. I know it sounds crazy going from one extreme to the other, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE my band and really depend on it, but you guys know that. :w00t:

Well, it's Thursday, I felt to crappy yesterday I went ahead and called the doctor. They took an x-ray and the band looks good so he took out 2 cc's of fluid from my band to give me some relief. He wants me on liquids thru today, and soft foods thru the weekend. He told me no solids til Monday. Even though I've had quite a bit taken out, my pouch doesn't seem to be emptying very quickly and that concerns me, I'm also getting gas and experiencing stomach aches. The only good thing is I haven't had anything come back up since the unfill, guess this will just take time. :biggrin:

Oh forgot to say, I lost 3.6 lbs this week, liking the weight loss but not the way it's happening!!

Thanks for the well wishes Special, I appreciate it. I'm still not exercising due to my last foot surgery, but right now that's the least of my worries. I'm so tired of getting stuck and pb'g with this latest fill, it is really bringing me down. It will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the unfill and I had a really rough week last week, the weekend was better but had another episode last nite. I have an idea that I'm so swollen from 2 or 3 weeks worth of pb's that I need to go back to basics longer than 1 day, so going to try liquids a couple of days and introduce refried beans and mashed potatoes and gravy into the mix on Thursday. If things aren't better by next Monday, I'm calling for another unfill. :scared2: I hate getting another unfill because that will put me right back where I was before or maybe even have less in my band than before I went for the fill a couple of months ago but I can't live like this. I hesitated before I went in for the fill in the first place, it had been over a year since I had one and I knew I had been eating more but if I had known it would cause this much trouble I would not have gone in for the fill in the first place. Sorry for the rant, but I had to get it out and knew this was the place to do it.

Hi All, I haven't posted for awhile either and have to admit I haven't even lurked around here the last few months, but took time to check out a few posts today. I had foot surgery on my right foot in October and on my left foot in February so I haven't been able to exercise. I was off work 7 weeks for the first foot and gained 15 lbs during that time. It was my own fault, bad eating, and no exercise, NOT GOOD. Second foot in February, I was off work 11 weeks and just went back for a fill a couple of months ago, and that in turn made me too tight, so I went back last week for an unfill. During my fill he only put 1/2 cc in and when I went for the unfill he took out 1/3 cc and I felt instant relief, that was about a week ago and now I'm having pb's again, so back on liquids yesterday and today in hopes that takes care of things. I wouldn't think that little bit of extra in my band would cause this much trouble. :thumbup: Good thing is since my fill I've lost 12 lbs of the 15 lbs that I had gained, so I'm happy about that even though it wasn't pleasant. Well, just wanted to check in and see how you all are doing and let you know what was going on here on my end.

Shamrocks Friday Weight In. I've been battling a stiff/sore neck for the last 5 or 6 days and in the process I managed to lose 8/10ths of a pound. Also, as of today I'm down another 2 lbs, hope it stays that way til Friday's next weighin. :smile: aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 97 pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 67 pounds lost Fenton...........................0 102 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 90 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................+1 64 lbs lost NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 -66 lbs lost Potatie............................0 149 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ +2 175 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-0 116 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 -80 lbs lost Thin2bme...................- .8 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 86 pounds gone!

Re: Shamrocks Friday Weight In. aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ Potatie............................0 140 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ -3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-0 110 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................+1 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 86 pounds gone!! Better late than never, I haven't posted my weight loss or gain since leaving June 6 on our month long vacation. I'm glad to report as of yesterday I've only gained 1 lb, whoohoo. Two more weeks of vacation and so far so good.

June 5, 2009 aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ Potatie............................-3 140 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ -3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-0 110 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................-1 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 84 pounds gone!! Down a whole pound this week, whoohoo. Off on our RV trip tomorrow for 1 month, so hope I can at least hold my own and not gain while we're gone!!

Hi Katie, my husband was banded in March of this year, almost 1 year exactly after my banding last March. I was very excited when he was approved and hoped it would help re-motivate me but I'm still somewhat struggling with the remotivation part, but I'm still losing slowly but surely. What I've found out though is that he does NOT like me telling him that he should not drink with his meals and to tell him he shouldn't be eating so much food. He has had 2 fills since being banded on March 17, 2009 and he is scheduled for fill #3 today. He claims he has no restriction and is not full. He gets defensive when I tell him not to drink with his meals so he will be satisfied, so I'm trying hard not to bring it up now. He knows what he should be doing, I want to support him and stand behind him in decisions but it's hard when I know he's not following the bandster rules. I think you'll just have to find out what triggers your husband after he gets banded. I'm sure everybody is different. On a good note, he has lost 50 lbs since surgery but I know he would have lost more if he would follow the bandster rules. Grrrr!!!!

May 29, 2009 aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................-5 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ Potatie............................0 140 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ +3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 106 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................- .4 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 84 pounds gone!! Down another .4 lbs, not much but I'll take it. Leaving this Saturday for a month long vacation to Nashville and Florida, I'll have to be careful not to put a bunch of weight back on.

Re: Shamrocks Friday Weight In. permalink 5/22 aJoneen.........................1 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. -.4 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ Potatie............................-3 140 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ +2 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-1 106 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................- .4 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4........................... 82 pounds gone!! It's a small loss but it's a loss. Have a great weekend.

Shamrocks Friday Weight In - May 8 permalink aJoneen.........................+1 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................-1 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski......................... -4 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................0 OUCH Potatie............................0 132 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........-7 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 102 GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................- .4 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................- 4 82 pounds gone!! Well, not much of a loss this week, but at least it's going down!!

Re: Shamrocks Friday Weight In. permalink aJoneen.........................+1 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................-1 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski......................... -4 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................0 OUCH Potatie............................0 132 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........-3 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 102 GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme...................+5.8 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 78pounds gone!! Not good this week, gained what I lost the week before plus a little. :thumbdown:

Shamrocks Friday Weigh In - April 24 permalink April 24 aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ +6 OUCH Potatie............................0 120 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend..........0 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................0 100 lost forever! Sugarbean....................0 114 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme....................-4.4 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 75 pounds gone!! Yay me, down 4.4 lbs this week. I finally started walking on my lunch hour so it must have boosted my metabolism.

Friday April 17th aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds LOST! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. -2.8 50 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 Potatie............................0 120 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend..........0 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK.........................0 97 lbs and closing in on 100! Sugarbean....................0 114 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella...................... 0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme.....................-1.8 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-3 78 pounds gone!! Down again this week, I'll take it. Things are moving kind of slow, but at least it's headed downward. It's my own fault that it's not coming off faster since I can't seem to get my backside in gear and get back on the treadmill and stay out of the candy jar....

That was a great article Scrappy, thanks for sharing.

Friday April 10th aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds LOST! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................-2 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. .0 55 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................+2 Yuck! Potatie............................0 120 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend..........0 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK.........................0 97 lbs and closing in on 100! Sugarbean....................-1 114 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................-1.6 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme......................+ .4 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 75 pounds gone!! Up just a smidge this week, .4 pounds. Could be worse, I'll do better next week. Happy Easter weekend all.

Another thing you need to make sure of is to get at least 64 oz of water in on a daily basis. I swear by it and no if I don't get my liquids in that also slows my weight loss down. Keep up the good work, you're doing great.

Down 2.2 lbs this week, whoohoo!! aJoneen..........................0 75 pounds LOST! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 80pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 Fenton...........................0 100 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 85 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 50 pounds lost! Kpodski..........................0 Lynnt1215.....................0 NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................0 Potatie............................0 120 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend..........0 160 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK.........................0 97 lbs and closing in on 100! Sugarbean....................-1 112 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 Thin2bme....................-2.2 100 POUNDS LOST !! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................0 73 pounds gone!!