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My names is Ty I was banded 7/23/08, I'm 5"9' and at my heaviest i was 386lbs. I was at 285 the last time I checked and will be going in to see the Dr. in the morning to get my new weight. When I started my goal weight was 250lbs. and than i moved it to 225lbs. i would love to be around 200lbs. So I have about another 80 lbs to go. I am hoping to be at 250 by my 43rd. B-day which is may 29th.

So far my journey with my band is going pretty well, i was banded 7/23/08 and i love my band. Willpower was easier for me at the start of my journey because i was too scared to test my band, i knew what i was surpose to eat and not eat and I stayed to my Dr. directions. I started walking a lot and it seemed to burn off the lbs. Now that I've been banded for 5 mos. now i have had somethings i shouldnt of had, but when i do have those this i make sure i work my butt off the next 1 to 2 days. I have never over done it with something I wasnt surpose to have. I'm lucky that I have great restiction and i couldnt eat a lot of anything if i wanted to. I get my water, protien and veggies in, I hardly ever eat any kind of white flour products and i pretty much use only splenda as my sweetner. I'm not sure if this helps you or not but just remember sometimes your willpower will let you down, the question is what will you do when it happens? Dont let it become a habit and try to figure out how many extra cals. you took in and work them suckers off. Good luck.

I started out at 386lbs., I was banded 7/23/08. I was wondering if you still have restriction with your band. I had some time when I was not losing any weight or losing and gaining the same 5lbs. I went in and got another fill from my Dr. I went on clear and full liquids for a few days and it kicked up my weight lose. I dont workout as much as you but i found that when I took it a little easy for a week and let my body get use the weight lose and shock of the big changes my body seemed to start losing and after the rest. I was walking 4 to 5 miles a day. I think it was too much at times and my body needed more recovery time. I'm over 100lbs down now and have a appointment for a fill in the morning. I'm a little concerned because I am still losing weight from my last fill but my restriction isnt as tight as it was. I hope things get better for you and if you dont have restriction right now see if you can get another fill. Have a good one.

Congrats skinnymike, I just hit 100lbs. off myself, but I have a lot of more weight to lose. I was banded 7/23/08 and I hope the next 80 to 100lbs comes off at this same rate. Keep up the good work.

Well I made it! My 1st 100lbs off and still more to go. I cant say that i feel any better and to be truthful I am more scared now the I was and the beginning of my journey. I am so scared to go back to my starting weight and wondering if I will be able to lose another 80lbs. I thought I would start feeling skinner but I dont think my mind has ajusted to weight yet. How long does will it take me to feel skinner in my head? So i guess now that the 1st 100lbs are gone its time to start on the second 100....:wink_smile:

I also love the show, I watch it every week and use it as a way to motivate myself to try and work harder with my workout. I know the more I try to workout the more quicker the weight will come off. the day after they walked that hill for 14 hrs. I tried to walk some smaller hills near my home. I tried to increase my miles just a little more. I always seem to have a better workout on wednesday because of the show.

I love my popcorn, i make sure I eat it slow and wait atleast 1 hr. before trying to drink anything. Enjoy you snack.

I'm very thankful that most of you had a great turkey day. It was my first big holiday with my band and It just didnt go like I thought it would. I loaded up a very small amout of turkey, stuffing and pot. salad on my plate. I decided to try the turkey first. NOT GOOD! The turkey was very moist but i still couldnt handle eatting it. I took two bites and knew If i continued I would slimme. I stop for about 30 minutes and had a little dressing and mac & chez. I must say it wasnt that bad not eatting as much. The cravings werent as bad as I thought they would be. It was so cool to have my family notice to big change in my body. All i heard all day was how nice I looked. I see my wifes family today and i hopefully they will notice the changes also. I wouldnt of thought that having people notice my weight loss and body change would give me such an high, even better than food did. It just made me want to work even harder to get the rest of this fat off. I wore a old pair of pants and shirt that i bought and found out later i couldnt fit them. The pants where almost too big and the shirt was just right. That was soooo cool i almost cried. I just kept looking in the mirror all day long. So i hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy your view.

Ok, first of all I know a lot of you are going to say I am spoiled and should just be happy with my weight loss, I know I am lucky to have loss so much weight so fast but, yes I am very upset at my progress this last week. I have lost around 89 lbs in three months. I hit the 86 lbs level last Saturday which put me at 300 lbs. Since then I have loss another 3 lbs this week, this is not a good week for me. I have been at the same weight since Monday. I have been working my butt off by walking over 13 miles in 3 days this week with taking a 4th day off to recover. I am eating the same, not cheating and have restriction. I am drinking lots of water and following my diet. I am not and have not cheated. As much as I am working out, I am not sweating and my urine output is down. My Dr. took me off my dialectic Meds. Last week for my high blood pressure that has returned to normal now. So now I feel like I am retaining some water weight. I had a fill 1 ½ weeks ago and should not be hitting a plateau. Why am I working so much harder now, getting all my protein in and not cheating and still not losing at the same pace? I have been on an emotional roller coast this week with a death in the family and a lot of depression. I have not let that affect my workouts. Can my emotions affect my weight loss? Am I just being a baby and should be happy with what I am losing so far? I feel like the guy on the show “The Biggest loser” that works he’s butt off all week and during the weigh in only see a big fast 0 on the scale. Bob is looking at me like “what the he_ _ you’re a big guy you should be pulling big numbers” and I didn’t this week. I am really having a bad week and I am sorry if I am upsetting other that has not loss this much weight. I know I should be happy with my progress but I am, just having mental problems right now Sorry!

Congrats on your process....keep up the great work.

Hi, I have lost 83 lbs i think since 7/23/2008. I just had my 3rd. fill today and I'm feeling real restriction for the first time. I have been walking a lot these last few months and I think that is the reason why I have been losing so fast. I also started out very heavy so that could also be a reason why I am losing so fast. I know it will slow down at some time so I want to lose as much as I can, while it is going so well. I still have a long way to go but I cant believe i am now at the weight i thought it would take me 10 to 12 months to get to.

Good luck with your future.

I am having the same problem as you, i started out at 387 and now have hit 315. I was banded 7/23. I have had 2 fills so far and seem to slow down the weight loss just a week before my next fill. I have a 10cc band and now have 8cc added as my fills. i have been walking but not too fast because of my knees and hip pain. i think if you are feeling well and your Doctor is not worried you should be ok. My doctor is not at all worried about my weight, in fact he will prob. not give me another fill until the weight slows down. Good luck with you weight loss and may you enjoy your band.

Dont feel bad I have been in that hell with you the last 2 weeks also. I kept lossing and gaining the same 2 to 3 pounds. I received my band on 7/23/08 a little before you. I just got my second fill yesterday and I can feel a difference already. I have 8cc's in my 10cc band and was very happy to find myself with restristion today. it will get better i promise. i couldnt believe I wasnt lossing weight either with taking in so little cals and also working out. I had a one day pitty party yesterday and i am back on the horse today.

I also didnt gain weight when I changed to real food. I went 2 months before I got a pause in my weight loss progress.

I got a xray the day after my surgery, i also had to drink a barium drink while they xrayed me to make sure fluid was passing through my band well.

OMG! I hated my band the 1st. week, and than the 2nd. week came and it was better, and than on the 3rd. week I was pretty much back to myself. I love my band now, losing weight and loving it. banded 7/23. It might suck now but it does get better, i promise. Hang in there and my thoughts are with you.

yes I recieved 5cc's during surgery and another 2cc's during my 1st. fill. My dr. is kinda agrassive with finding the sweet spot. So far not having any problams eating anything

Howdy, My name is Ty and I was also banded on 7/23/08. I have also had one fill and will be getting my next one on the 19th of this month I think. I have been doing pretty well with my weight loss so far and was wondering if you feel kinda full before you eat as much as you want. I think I could eat more but I stop before I am full. I have not eaten cake, bread, burgers, or fries yet. I guess I have been scared it would hurt or make me sick, I like you am aloud to eat the same food that my family does but i dont because they dont eat so well. I still stay with the diet plan the Doctor gave me. I eat a lot of protien, veggies and fruit. I eat my protien first, than veggies and than fruit. If I am not hungry before i get to the fruit I just stop. I dont stop when I am full but when I am not hungry any more. I have had no real bread, or nuddles yet. The only potatoes I have had is baked and than its a small one. I eat just about every 4 to 5 hours and drink water in between. I have a 10cc band with 7cc in it as of now. I am not sure if I have restriction or not but i get full or not hungry pretty fast. I have not been banded very long so i cant really give advise but you migt have to watch your carb intact and watch or measure how much you are eatting. I have lost around 50 or so pounds so far but I am a man and probally lose a little faster. Are you walking or anything? I try to get out and walk atleast 30 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week. Lost of water seems to help me get from meal to meal. Hope I helped a little

I also had my band on 7/23/08. I was feeling the same way you are feeling now. I am eating a lot of protien and drink water like crazy, it seem to help my through the crazy hunger. If it get real bad I will has a scambled with shreaded chicken and wait 40 mintes and drink more water. i have a 10cc band and got 5cc's during surgery. I have no retrection and get my 1st. fill friday, I do not look at the scale because I know at this stage we are just going to hang in there until we get restriction, i also find it helps to talk in the chatt room, it takes my mind off food to talk to others. Good luck to you and hang in there....you can do this!!!!

Ok, this my problem. I was banded on the 23rd. Of July and I have been on many diets and weight loss plans in my life. I am still well over 300lbs and have been that way for awhile. My problem is, I have lost 40- 50lbs before by watching what I eat and exercising 5 to 6 days a week. After working out that hard I have always seemed to hurt myself and injured my foot, knees and hips. I have been told this is because of my weight and injures I accrued in the military. How can I loss the weight at a good pace so to one day be able to workout again? I see a lot of people here saying they workout 5 days a week. I have no access to a pool which would make thing much easier. I do walk now but usually take the next day off to recover because I don’t want to hurt myself and end up failing again. Have many of you been able to loss a lot of weight without really being able to workout? I really want this to work but don’t want to get hurt and end up on my butt or back again and not being able to move.

I was given 5cc in a 10cc band. I felt tight the first few day but now on my 6th. day I am drinking better and having some cream soup. I seem to be a little hungier but I am trying to drink more fuids in between my meals. My Dr. wants to give me another 2cc in 3 more weeks at my first fill at his office. I hope I have restriction at that time.

Hey all, I just got banded on the 23rd. There was some trouble with the surgery and it took about 5hrs to finish. I stayed in the hospital over night and am home now. I have a 10cc band and it has 5cc in it at surgery. I cant drink more than about 1/2 of a cup of liquids at a time. very unconfortable after drinking. No shoulder pain from gas but just cant drink much. Tried a 1/3 of jello and have pain. Should i be this restricted this soon? My dr. said I would be really swelled from the surgery, is that why I cant drink anything? I am getting in fluids, small amounts at a time. I am burping alot and passing gas alot. This morning I could only get two popsycles down. Is this normal?

I am also getting my band wednesday morning @ 9:00am..I wish you all a good recovery.

Congrats! I was also approved today. I has taken me 3 months to finally get my answer. During that time I didnt know my paper work was lost and once it was fax to them this week it only toke two days to get my approval.