lisafitz

I also know how you felt I am 5'5 and when I had my sugery I weighed in at 214 lbs everyone looked at me like "wow" why are you having this done. Even the nurses and etc when I was laying on the bed waiting to go in next for my surgery....it was weird but I know more people now that have issues with health that are not over 300 lbs and are in the 200's I think it is awesome that we have the help also. Who knows I could have kept going and my health could have worsen ....I had my lapband 6 months ago tomorrow lol Feb 6th will be 6 months I am down 34 lbs losing very slow no skin going to the gym 4 times a week two dance classes and two workouts I love it and learning how to eat right and slow up on chewing and eating too fast....it is a learning process and well worth it good luck to you

I go to the gym now at least 4 times a week two reg workouts one night of Zumba and 1 night of belly dancing....but I know I don't eat right I haven't really dropped any more weight but it's weird I have gone down 2 sizes well just about I am inbetween right now to be 2 sizes down....i just can't seem to drop any more weight

I tell everyone I had lapband surgery I am so proud of this. I struggled for the past ten years and it's nice to know I finally got help. I am so happy that I made the decision to get this done.

I found that there is some food I can eat and then when I go to eat it again the next day I can't it comes back up. I have to really chew my food. I also stick to soups and stews allot and yes I love the food network. But I am at a stand point I can't drop any weight I don't know why. I know well I think I am not eating allot. I have a protein shake for breakfast...then I finish it a few hours later at work. I have something small for lunch like left overs from last nights dinner...which is usually mashed potaotes, tofu, spinach or soup nothing big and then a small dinner and sometimes I can't eat so I have a protein shake. But no weight comes off...I do go to the gym but prob not enough. I just don't know if I am doing something wrong.

I would like to take my weight from before my surgery then it feels like I lost more. But I take my weight from the day I had my surgery. Which is not much weight lose. I am a slow loser too and it's going to take me a long time at least the year. I read everyones things on here and then I figure something must be wrong with me or I am doing something wrong, everyone seems to lose weight so much faster. I can only eat so much, I go to the gym, I drink water. I don't know what else to do. I know at this point with the cookies and baking and dinner's it's been harder but that is over now and i didn't do too bad. If I eat too fast or I don't chew it comes right back up anyway. I just want to see some weight lose.....it's driving me nuts.

I love the Wii fit and sports....if I don't go to the gym I do Wii....at least a half on it and yeah you have to stop and go to the next but it's still moving. I like the advanced step I do that like three times in a row then the just single step fot 10 mins, 30 mins it's cool and I use weights and it really helps. I love Wii....I need the dance one it's just fun and I love the sports we got ours last year and we still use it all the time.

Yeah I can't eat the whole wheat pasta and that's what I really love if and when I do make pasta....it seems like it blows up inside of me. The weird part is I can eat one thing one day and the next time I eat it it comes right back up. I just want to bite into a burger so bad....but every time I tried I can't do it. Right now I just had some ham and it's sitting in my throat I am going to have to bring it back up...now tomorrow I might be able to eat it...I just don't get it some times. I know I put too much in my mouth when I am talking to people and stuff then I get sick...I have to learn how to slow it up. I was banded Aug 5th and I was at the time 216 lbs...the most I weighed right before that was 225 lbs now I think I am 190 lbs. I haven't weighed myself for two weeks...I was weighing everyday and I had to stop. I am losing so very very very slow. Seems like every one else is just dropping weight. I just don't know if it's my age, my menopause or what. lol but I go to the gym I try my best to watch what I eat. I think I am eating right, but I feel like I am not losing weight fast enough. Oh well.

I didn't have to do a liquid diet before my surgery which was Aug 5th. I had to do it after and it was just jello, tea, coffee, for the first week...I can't remember what else then I went on to pudding, yogurt and protein shakes for like almost three weeks after, then mushie food. There are still times now that I will only have pudding, oatmeal, cream of wheat and my protein shake for a few days....I still can't eat like Chicken, Turkey or beef...I try but it gets stuck. Good luck to you it's right around the corner. You are going to be so happy afterwards....it's the best thing I ever did. I am so happy I went for it. Good luck. Bringing the New Year in just right. lol :hurray:

You know why is it so easy for the cookies, cheese cake etc to to go down and not get stuck, but when you eat something good or have your protein shake it's hard to go down. It's just not right lol really. I can't even eat a scrambled egg it gets stuck. Pasta for get it and pizza that takes me like an hour to eat....small bites and I have to wait in between each bite so it's just not worth it sometimes. Tonight I have all seafood for Christmas Eve dinner and shrimp I can not eat. Just the fish and crabs. That will be it. I can eat rice it's easy....somethings are and then I can eat the same thing the next day and it isn't. I dropped another like .02 lbs lol in a week it's just moving soooooooo slow....it drives me nuts. But I haven't been to the gym in over a week and I am sure that is a big part of it. Well Happy Holidays to all

I had made cookies and have been eating a couple everyday and I feel like I gained all my weight back. I also haven't been to the gym since last Monday so I really feel like a fatty. I have stopped as of last night. I can'r be around all that stuff. Having the band didn't stop me from eating the crap...it's all learned. I am trying so hard. I just have another two weeks to get by and it's over but as of last night I had to stop it's not worth it at all. I had to get in my head you know. I really don't want to start gaining weight again. I don't want to stretch my band out either. I still need to mush some of my food too I am restricted but for some reason cookies go straight down.

I was going to the gum and then if I didn't go to the gym I did Wii....Wii isn't like the best thing ever but a half an hour before work was pretty good. But now I am lucky I get there Monday night for Latin class then Saturday morning for an hour. I think this is why I am not losing weight fast like everyone else. I lose to 1 lb to less maybe a week. Had my surgery Aug 5th 2008 and I am only down 24 lbs. Two fills....I can't eat allot but with menopause in full bloom and being 50 yrs old it takes me long time to lose....which means I should be going to the gym at least 4 times a week. I think if I was doing that I would lose faster. Thou my doctor said slow is very good and I am doing good. I don't feel it. I mean my clothes are big on me and you can tell I lost weight, but I feel I should be over 30 lbs by now. Well I guess I answered my own reply lol

I was banded Aug 5th 2008 and before the band I was 224 lbs when I went into have it I was 216 lbs and now I am 192 lbs. which is god 32 lbs. But I feel like it should be more, but slow is better then fast. I really count from the time I had the band so for me it's only 24 lbs. So I feel like I am not getting anywhere at times. I am happy and everyone notices, but it's in my head. My pants are too big and I have jeans that haven't fit me in so long. But congrat's too everyone on there weight loss. I figure when Aug 5th 2009 comes around that will be my weight loss. 1 year!

Good Morning, Okay I had my Christmas Party (Holiday party) last night @my bosses house. I had like 5 jello shots which of course go down nice and easy lol and three Peach Martini's which I was surprised went down pretty easy. In between all that I tried to eat some chicken wings and couldn't so I tried a wrap Turkey sandwich and I was able to eat less then half until I felt it not going down. So I had to stop for a while and wait which made my buzz go away a bit lol seems like you feel your drinks allot faster with the band, lol. Then I had some little shrimp with clams and pasta and that took a while to eat............then water the rest of the way. I find that mixing I think and drinks make my stomach burn and hurt. Does this happen to anyone? I didn't feel like I ate too much but now that I wrote it down I didn't do the right thing. I should have had one drink one jello shot, no wings lol it all was too much I really don't feel too great today.

So is it a good idea every once in a while to do liquids for a day then mushie then back to regular foods? Does this help with the PB's? I just don't know if I can do liquids all day again except when I get a fill I really don't have a choice. I do have acid reflux so I think that is part of it too. Thou when I eat and it takes a while for it to go down I know that's just from the food. I PB allot at that point. I PB so much that sometimes I can be out and I don't even realize I am and then I have to catch myself so I don't sound like a pig. lol

A tiny bit that's all, but what is weird is that one day I can eat like home made chicken soup and the next day it won't go down. The more I get food stuck and vomit will that make my band slip? I am doing allot better chewing and stopping after every bite, I believe when I am at work is when I have more problems....I rush more. Learning to take it slow. But I still can't really chew any kind of meat except pork...seems to be the better of all of them.

I do also PB allot but I did before I have reflux so I don't know. But I do know if I eat too fast and don't chew enough I PB allot. I am also afraid I could stretch my band out....I always think I am going to do something wrong. I have 5cc's in me right now from my 2nd fill and I really have to watch what I eat. Seems meat is very hard to swallow. Certain veggies as well so I juice them instead now so I get them in my system. Spinach is the easiest veggie for me to eat. I do get food stuck at least a few times a week and either it goes thru or I bring it back up.

Brad, You I'm not cutting my foods into small pieces I just take small bites. I think I am doing things wrong. I stopped weighing my food...but I kind of know what a cup looks like...but I am sure I am doing it wrong. I have a Protein shake every morning it's some ice and Water a banana and a scoop of choc Protein Shake. For snack I have a sugar free pudding and then whatever I had for dinner the night before I have for lunch but small....I always freeze half my shake so I have that at night for a snack. Believe me during this holiday i had plenty of cheese cake. lol No Turkey that gets stuck. Sometimes I think I am eating too much then I write it down to see what I ate and it's not that much. Since veggies get stuck I juice them now. There are days when I eat way more then what I just told you, but most of the time it's that's how much. I have had my food get stuck plenty and it comes back up. One day I can eat Soup the next day I can't it's weird. That's with everything...I think I still eat too fast.

I was banded Aug 5th weight 216 lbs first fill Oct 3rd I had only dropped 20 lbs at that point. I didn't need to diet before hand. Went for 2nd fill three weeks ago and I am down 4 more lbs at this time. My pants are baggy, which I love but not in next size at this point, like I am in between. So down 24 lbs as of today Nov 29th

Hello everyone, I am on my 2nd fill and go back in two months. I believe he said it was 5cc's I do have to watch how fast I drink and if I drink to fast after taking a bite of something it will come back up. Chicken gets stuck, turkey, beef. I sometimes don't know what to eat. I eat cheese allot but that gets stuck sometimes to. I have a juicer so I juice my veggies so I will get them because they get stuck. I have to eat really slow slower then I every could eat in my life before.. I figure since I reached my 40's and now going to be 51 yrs I had all those years of not eating right. It's going to take me well I am giving myself a year of training. I have to learn to pick the right foods and chew them slowly and eat slow....never did this before ever so it's going to be a long time of training myself from years of bad habits. I do good for awhile then I don't...but with this 2nd fill has really helped. I lost 20 lbs in the first 3 months then just stopped. Now I am down another 4 lbs. So I guess it's about 1 lb a week...I have to except that as good. I feel I should be down more...but it's okay. I am learning to eat small and slow and less. This is one of the hardest things I ever had to do.

Yeah I eat too fast and I hate it. I eat way slower then I did before but it's still too fast. I am always paying attention to what I am doing now and it's only 4 mons since I have been banded so I figure it's going to take awhile for myself to get use to everything....I have had bad habbits for all my life even though I never had a weight problem until I was in my late 30's and early 40's so I figure it will take me a year at least. I am down 22 lbs so far and just losing 1 lb about a week. But I do eat too fast always.

I do drink right before and right after I eat sometimes during. I will stop that. That's right protein first...I forgot thanks I still don't get "the sweet spot" but I might once I know that's were I am at. lol Oh well I can leave work finally lol

Hmmmm I do PBing almost three to four days out of the week. I catch myself eating too fast. Or not chewing all the way. It feels better when it just comes back up. So Marjon9 how are you doing? how is your weight? OKay so I was banded Aug 5th had first fill Oct 3rd and the week before Oct 3rd I was 20 lbs and as of today I have lost inches but still down 20 lbs. When did your weight start to move? Or did it take awhile?

OKay what is "the sweet spot" ? What does that mean? that once you get to a certain point you start losing weight or you stop PB. I don't think I will ever lose weight. I have been down 20 lbs since the week before Oct 3rd. I made spaghetti and meatballs yesterday and I can eat less then a cup of pasta and one meatball. I have no problem, but I took a drink before my bite went down and O that hurt...but the only thing that came back up was my water. Does it take every one at least a half to 40 mins to eat something? It takes me I have to put my plate down and wait. If I don't I get slime and then I have to spit it up. I see my doctor Wednesday morning...I have to tell him everything. I hope I am not screwing my band up by eating too fast at times and bring it back up. I do get nervous that that will happen

Oh my we all have the same story lol it's great. lol Well it's not great getting food stuck, but with all our stories. How about going out to dinner and really really watching how you eat. Tonight I went out and I had to go to the bathroom because the one small bite of salad I took was stuck. I do the same I slime and spit that out then bend over the toilet and push my stomach muscles in and it comes right out. I can't eat scrabbled eggs they get stuck all the time. Beef and chicken get stuck...but then sometimes I can eat chicken but super small. But some things get stuck and some don't. It's weird. But I am afraid of hurting my pouch...I would really be upset if I did something wrong....at least I know I am not alone and everybody else is doing the same thing. I just hate that feeling when something gets stuck...everyone in my family and work now knows the look on my face. I walk around and do the same thing put my hands in the air, my head back. But I feel it helps some times lol

I'm learning that I can't take to small bites in a row I have to stop and wait after one bite then I can take another bite. I have been trying to do this as much as possible. It's when I am around other people and talking I just don't pay attention and that's when I think I run into problems. Last night I went to see my girlfriend in from NC and she made homemade chicken soup...I was just taking bites and not paying attention and I got a carrot stuck and had to spit it out. This is were I have to learn. Lisa