Amoud

For the past few days my stomach hurts. I feel it when I take a deep breath or push on it. It doesn't matter if my stomach is empty or full but it does seem more uncomfortable when I eat something. I haven't gotten stuck in the past few days or vomitted, and I am sure my band hasnt slipped as I am having no issue with eating. I did do a great deal of heavy lifting moving around furniture but thats about it. Should I be concerned? Has this happened to anyone else?

I feel you, I gained 8 on our last cruise (a pound for each day).

I am at exactly this stage, but I let it go on far too long. I havent lost a pound since July last year but had no difficulty gaining 10 back. I blamed our summer cruise, then the Xmas holidays. I am so unmotivated I could cry and to top it all off I am having a hard time squeezing into my lovely new post 50lb clothing. I am scared of my Dr, my nutritionist and just about anyone else I have to tell I gained 10 lbs. After I could barely sit down today in one of my favorite skirts, and spent a very uncomfortable day out with friends I have decided to come back to LB talk and get back on "the bandwagon" Hello everyone, my name is Amanda and I am a self-destruction addict:) food and laziness being my favorite forms of abuse.

I must say I have fallen off the "band wagon" as I have not been to this site since August. I am at 6.5 CC in a 10 CC band and have very little restriction (occassionally if I swallow my food whole I get stuck :wink:) This can indeed be frustrating, I have gained back 10 lbs of my 50 lbs weight gain and completely hate myself. I am taking the initiative to go for another fill on monday but hate that I have let it get this far. I am embarrased that I havent been committing to my band the way I should and this shame has put me into the mindset that I want to loose what I gained before I go back to my Dr and admit failure (it sounds so stupid as I type it). Hang in there and I hope you hit your spot soon. It is frustrating past the point of tears to go through all this to only feel you will never acheive your goal.

I tried to call already, but this is the start of the weekend here, thanks for the info, I will give it a few days (cant hurt right)

Oh my.... Congrats on the pregnancy, you must be ohhh so excited. I loove your blogs (I emailed you a while back and said so :biggrin:

I got my second fill today, another 2 cc (yeah!!). I went to another Dr for my second fill as my surgeon was not aggressive enough with fills and I was feeling defeated. My first Dr said 24 hours, this one said nothing (he had to rush out of the office after the fill and when he asked if I had any questions it didnt cross my mind). Whats the average time after a fill to start eating again?

Perfectly normal, I didnt feel hungry either until about 2-3 weeks out (I was on liquids a month). I wouldnt worry about your vitamin and nutrient intake and such, you are taking your vitamins, drinking your shakes. It is ohhh so important to follow your post op diet. You have probably read it a million times but your tummy needs to heal. You dont want to possibly damage your band, or start off with poor eating habits right from the get-go. I know it is only a bit of mashed potato and gravy, but eventually your appetite will come back, and you will start eating more and more of these kinds of things which will only set you up for dissapointment. Also, if you are not really hungry.... why eat? As you mentioned you are getting your requirements.

I just got back from a month long vacation (11 days cruise and 3 weeks back home at Mom's) and did not step on a scale the whole time. I must admit I ate anything in front of me but am now dealing with the reality of gaining almost 9 pounds and feeling remorse for all the hard work it took me to get that 9 pounds off (I still have no restriction). Just a bit of ranting, I can't believe I did this but oh well, hind-sight surely is 20-20.

.....correction, my fill date was June 10th..... My 4 month bandiversary

Hey everyone, As of June 10th, my 4 month Bandiversary, I have lost 47pounds. I have had 1 fill on June 18th, with 2.5ccs in a 10 cc band. I don't feel any restriction, and have no problems eating anything. I could swallow a chicken leg without chewing hehe. I won't go for my next fill until sometime in September. I can't wait for my band to help me out a bit more.

I love this post!!!!! Everyone has something to add which is all the more motivating. Here are some things I wont miss about being fat: 1 - People asking me if I am pregnant 2 - Everyone assuming I can eat half the buffet, and the sneers and under the breath comments as I approach a buffet 3 - Snarky comments from my in-laws 4 - Not being able to shave my legs in the tub without pulling something 5 - Getting winded from climbing a flight of stairs 6 - Obsessing about what and where I am going to eat next There are so many to list !!

Mine has gone up substantially as well. Here in Qatar we have major inflation, and any of he low fat, sugar free, organic, and foods imported from Europe or the US foods I have started to eat are at least 3 times more expensive. I havent had a fill yet so I can still eat a pretty good lot of food, I just have to make sure the quality is good. Imagine, I pay about 8 dollars for a box of weight control or lower sugar oatmeal, and about 8 dollars for a 20 pack of the splenda water bottle juice packets. I couldnt bring myself to buy it first, but after being deprived of just about everything I liked I felt I should splurge a bit as I think without the luxury healthy alternatives I would have never lost a single pound.

Onederland is wonderful!! It is when you get down under 200 pounds (in the 100's).

You will feel alone in the weeks after the band, but you are not. Trust me coming here realy helps. Days after my surgery I was literally considering outtin my hand down my throat and tearing the band out (I know it is physically impossible but trust me I was not rational at the time). It is true, I was on 4 weeks liquid post-op and never felt better in my life. I have lost great, but hit a plateau in March and list nothing for a month and am now at another plateau and the scale hasnt moved for 2 weeks. I must admit I am lazy and havent been exercising so to not put the weight back on before my first fill has been a challenge. We are here for you, chin up, if I can do this you can to. So many of us have self doubt, times of weakness and days you just want to throw your hands up and quit but you will be motivated by your initial loss, and remember... loss is loss, no matter how fast or slow it may be.