therylme

My story is so similiar to others it is uncanny. I do judge myself by others success because I honestly have no idea what my body is going to do. i look at the you tubers that have lost 88 lbs in 5 months and I get frustrated that I cant do what they do. The mind hunger is my down fall but i know that since I am aware of it... it is just a matter of time before I am able to overcome it. I was 278 lbs in february 2009 this was three months before I had my surgery. On surgery day I was 264.5 and today I am 254 with clothes... But last friday with clothes off I was 249. I went out had and had several drinks... some taco cabana... and I believe a half a bag ( family sized )of hot cheetos puffs. On saturday morning I weighed 258. i had a 9 lbs weight gain overnight. I TOTALLY WANTED TO CRY. But I just picked myself back up and I have lost roughly 4 lbs in 3days. i go for a fill today and at my last fill 3 weeks ago I was 257 so ... THE BAND WORKS. I will never say it doesnt BUT it is just a tool. We still have to do the work. We still have to make the effort and until I do this my weight will NOT come off like those You tubers with 88 in 5 months. They were committed. They wanted it BAD. I mean I want it but I tend to reward myself when I loose a pound and in this case I gained 9 ouch .... So the question is how do we do it... there is no secret pill... no magic way... but there is an answer ... . Be committed, remember even when you f-up get back up, and remember you are not alone. We are banders and this is a journey that we decided we wanted to take. We are not a lone and we can help each other!

im back on target. ive lost 9 lbs in my first two weeks almost and I go for my first official fill next wednesday. i need the restriction to move forward. My head is back on target. this week i will move to aerobics 4 times a week and eventually i want to move to 5 times a week but that will take a few months im sure. i dont want to wear myself out and then not do it all. the lapband is a tool and I am eager to loose weight and I believe that is what keeps me motivated. i know you can do it and I know I can do it... HECK, We all can.

i was banded on 05-06-09 and already had an unfill. I got food stuck. I ate food i had no business eating. when I went to get my unfill i had lost 9 lbs. since the unfil ive gained 3 back...ugh i get my first fill at the end of this month. I dont want to be a failure. I really am glad to see that I am not out here alone. And we are not failures we just made BAD choices. We have to remember the band is a tool and we paid lots of money and should use it....

IM much better today. I can actually drink the water I need to and I am really trying to stay focused on just drinking the liquids and not straying. I had soup yesterday and it went down well but I was able to eat more than I would have liked.

I had mind hunger, if that makes since. I knew I shouldnt have done it but i did it anyways. I have learned my lesson and will not do that again. So before you got your first fill, how much had you lost? Thank you.

i just came back from the doctor's office from where I had the 3cc's that were put in my band at the time of surgery removed. Last night was a nightmare. I had regurgitation all night and couldnt even keep Water down. I will admit that I did try to eat a piece soft turkey meat and I believe it got stuck. So this morning I had to get the band emptitied and immediately I was okay. before the incident I did notice that i would burp after each sip of my Protein shakes and sometimes my Jello would even get stuck so maybe this was the best for me at the moment. I go back in 3 weeks for a fill and so we will try this again but I did loose 9 lbs this week...YEAH

I got banded on the 6th. I thought I was the only feeling hungry. Im not starving but I am hungry. The day after surgery I was starving. I can even digest some soft foods. I am so worried. Worried about the port flipping and just freaking out! The upside is I know the band is a tool that I have to learn how to use. I sometimes think that my hunger is more mental than physical. Just remember we shouldnt consume more than 800-1200 a day. When you feel hungry drink a glass of water or get one of your 10 calorie jellos. We just need to work through it. Remember Satan is a liar and a thief. God allowed you to take this journey and will not leave your side. Dont let hunger(satan) win. Dont forget your water.

that is amazing. I am so happy for you. I just got banded on 05/06

I was not told by insurance. What I told exactly was... If I gain too much weight the insurance will say that I am not committed to a change. If I loose too much weight the insurance will say see you can do this without the lapband. Is that not true?

Just came from my 2nd month weigh in and have 4 weigh in months to go. As I go through the process questions arise, am I going to succeed. I have never been skinny. I want to know what it will be like to be healthty and not tired all the time. This month I actually gained 1.5 pounds from my original weigh-in. I was told to try and maintain my weight otherwise my insurance wont pay. Dont people know that is the problem? Weight loss. Weight stability. My lowest weight in the past 12 years was 238lbs. I was actually that same weight in 7th grade, so sad. My current weight is 264.5 with my highest weight in the past 15 years being 281. The past month I was enjoying the crutch of the upcoming surgery. I am now back on the band wagon. Stability is the mantra. Does anyone have advice? Did anyone else take my same journey. It would be nice to have a mentor. All the people around me are either heavy and dealing with their own struggles or thin and not understanding how it is not simple ... JUST STOP THE SWEETS. HELP