bigpapa2

Well all I'm back after a long time not posting. I'm not doing very well, I've gain 25 to 30 lbs back and just had to have surgery on my left knee. I'm still down 125lbs but I havent been doing what it takes to make me lose weight. This is my new start and confessions. Right now I dont really have any restriction and I wont have a fill until Jan. 8. I have had a salad in many months, stopped drinking water, havent had chicken in I dont know how long. I havent had any kind of good eatting routine. Today is my new day and I am going to start coming back to this site again for support. I'm proud of my progress I've made in the last 1 1/2 but its time to get the rest of this weight off. I'm now in PT for my surgery and hope to become more active as my knee improves. I'm very happy to be back on this site.

Ok my 1st. year banded is over and I have stared all over like it is the 1st. day post-op. I changed my ticker to show That I am just starting over. I have 50 more lbs to lose and I gained 9 lbs this last month. It seemed like I was most focused at the begining of this journey so I am starting over day 1. Has anyone else tried this? I really need to be as focused and as desperate as I was when I was 386 lbs. I need to get my edge back. eat like day 1, workout like day 1, need like day 1.

I saw that article also but it said that people workout more and than eat more. They figure oh snce i walked that extra mile i can eat that extra whatever. Exercise is great with an diet as long as you dont take in extra cals because you are exercising. stick to the plain ad workout d you have good results.

I weigh myself every morning after the 1st. trip to the BR.

Today I had my 1 yr. post-op measurements taken. All on the numbers for the arms, ankles and legs are taken from the rt. Side of my body. Upper arm down 5.5 in, wrist down 1 in, chest down 10.5 in, waist down 14 in, hips down 13.5 in, thigh down 4.0 in, calf down 3.0 in, ankle down 1.5 in. Abdominal down 15.5 in, iliac down 14 in, hips down 13.5 in. BMI dropped 20.1, weight dropped 142 lbs. My fat weight was 169.8# now it is 63.7#. 1 yr. ago I exceeded the weight limit on the treadmill and wasn’t able to be test on it, today I walked the treadmill and now my fitness level is HIGH! That is the best news, I went from not being able to walk to high fitness level in 1 yr, my calculating resting metabolic rate assessment is 2232.56 cal/day. So I think that is 68.5 inches lost not including the left side of the body. I am very happy with these numbers and look forward making it to my final goal in the next year.

Yes i am still riding my bike every day, I went out and bought a wider seat. It feels great now..Thank you

Well I made it, my first year is over now and it is time to recommitt myself to the new year. I've been hovering around 150 lbs off total for the last 2 months and yesterday I started my 30 day slim down program. I have another 50 lbs to lose in the next 6 month so it is on! Time to push it! Thank you so much for all the support I have had from you all in the last 14 months. You have made the journey more fun. :thumbup:

Thank you everyone for the information, I bought a wider bike seat and adjusted it a little high than my first ride and that wasthe ticket, I went on a 5 ile ride today with the new seat and it was great. No butt pain at all, it was nice riding the bike an stoping when my legs were tired rather when my butt couldnt take any more. It was the hardest workout i have every done, riding up the hill was hell and amost all of the ride was on rocky dirty road up and down hill. I was so happy to see flat ground...lol... Thanks again for the help

Ok this week was the week that i went out and bought the new bike, now the problems start. I can usually ride my stationary bike for atleast 10 miles. Today i rode my real bike for just 3.5 miles and my butt hurt so much, my hands got numb and It was so much more harder to ride the bike on the road. Is this normal? should it be that much harder?

I had to get a new wedding ring because mine was so big. Being a guy my ring is cheap so ts nothing to just buy a new ring as my body keeps shrinking.

Try changing your workout routine, increase it, try eating afew more cals for a few days and than go back to your normal. If you are walking change it up and ride a bike, if you bike try swimming. Your body is getting use to the routine you have now so change it up in some way and your body will respond by losing weight again. Good luck

ive been hoovering arund the same weight for awhile now and people say they can see that i am still losing weight. What is happening I think is my body shape is changing because of my workout. Muscle and less fat. I figure as long as the clothes keep falling off me i'm doing something right. Keep up the good work

I stared seeing it in my pictures around 50 or more lbs. but even today i hate the mirror, I love what i see in my face but im still seeing such a fat person in the mirror when it comes the rest of my body. I think my stomach would have to be gone before Im happy with the mirror. But that is my hang up, not sure when I will start seeing a skinny person in my head.

It's all good, don't let that kinda thing get to you, you will prob. hear other things from people close to you that might not seem 100% positive to your journey. The thing to remember is that the band does not make you lose the weight, its what you do with the band. During the months I havent lost weight I can go back to my owm behavior that caused it. It ill be the samefor you, watch what you eat, workout, workout a workout and it will all come together. I find that movement is the key.

Im getting close to my 1 yr. banded a I am down 160 lbs as of today. My one year is up 7/23 and i must say i cant wait to get t my goal weight and kinda relax a little. 1 yr on a diet is getting kinda rough.

I think you are doing it the right way, i wish i would of did that before i started my pre-op diet. I went out for one last big dinner and than started my two wk. pre-op diet.

Don't feel bad i went though the same feeligs when I got banded almost one year ago. I started feeling like myself around the 2nd or 3rd week post-op. I have lost around 160 lbs in he last year and ot only is it the best thing I could of done for myself but for me family also. I am no longer taking any of the meds I was taking before the band. I am so much more mobile, I can play more with my kids and my love for life is back after being gone for many years. So hang in there it will get better and you will love your band also. If you ever need someone to chat with just log on to the chatroom, its a great place to find people to talk to.

Congrats!!!!! My 1yr. banded date is 7/23. I'm getting really excited about it and working hard to lose as much as i can by that date. I'm trying t think of how to celabrate it. Did you do anything special for it? I'm looking for ideas.

I was banded july 23, 2008 so I have another 20 something day it my 1 yrs. banded date. I'm hoovering around 160 lbs off with about 15 more lbs to go till my goal weight. Loving my band but finding it a little harder to lose any more weight. I lose the weigh than gain it back.

I agree with what everyone else is saying but i would just like to ask, how long have you been working out doing the same routine? Your body will get used to what you are doing so you need to change it up some. So change what you are doing so you can confuse your body and cause it to start droping weight again. If you are lifting weight try lowering the weight and doing more reps. If you walk than try to swim or increase your distant you are walking. Dont let your body ajust to your workout keep it changing. Hope that helps.

I am almost at 1 year banded now and I need to workout to keep up my weight lose. I'm not sure if I needed to workout that much in the begining but I do think that working was the reason my weight lose happen so quickly. Now if I dont workout the weight just doesnt come off as fast or at all. Now that I'm so much smaller than I was a year ago it takes more movement to burn cals. because I am so much smaller. Plus I find that I am in a better mood when I workout, I feel less stressed out, I sleep better and I dont have as much free time to just sit around and snack when I am on the move all the time. So I guess the exersice is more than just something that helps me lose weight but something that makes me happier and relaxed in life.

I also agree with everyone else that you prob need a fill but if you don't mind I'd like to suggest that maybe you shouldnt be testing your band like that. When I was first banded almost a year ago I never tested my band like that because I didnt wont to know how much I could eat. I never stoped eating when I was full, I always stoped well before that, when I wasnt hungry any more. I hope thats not confusing. I object of eating isnt to become full but to just get in enough to statsify your hunger and have enough in you to keep the weight lose going. Try not to eat until you are full,try not to test your band so much, try to drink enough between meals and get in your protein. Its hard but we have to change our mind set on how and why we eat now with the band. I have great restriction now and with more fills you will get it also, the true test is doing our best to stay with the plan until we acheive real restriction. So our band is can do the job it was put in for. Good luck with you weight lose.

I just got a fill about a week ago and i was about 16 lbs from my goal weight that i set for myself before I got banded. Last month I gained 2 lbs and didnt feel like I had a great restriction. My fill has been great for me and I am back on track with losing weight. i think I am about 10 lbs from my goal now but have since changed my final goal to about 35 more lbs off. I am hitting my one year banded 7/23 and I'm worried because after 1 yr. my insuren. stops paying for my monthly apt. without prior notice from my family doctor. Good luck with making it to your goal

Try to take your multivitium, that will help with getting in the other things you need.