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OK so I am here AGAIN for some inspiration. I was banded august 12 2008 and lost just over 80 lbs - now it seems as I have regained I have not been seeing my doctor and I feel bad going to see him - since I have gained and not lost. My eating habits are terrible and i have nto been excercising - someone send me some inspration. PLease

Ok so this is what is up now On easter sunday i hit my 80 lbs mark - wow pants seem to be growing while i am wearing them - even my skinny pants are now too big i now prefer wearing tighter fitting clothing as i feel i look better i started running - ha did youjust read that I STARTED RUNNING i am a fat girl i look in the mirror and I dont even know who i am - I actually enjoy running now keep in mind i walk most of the route but the down hills and when ia m bored i actually like the running - is nuts this august will be my 2 year bandiversary - seems crazy that it was that long ago - my weight loss journey has been slow but steady - i may have said this once or twice before but i feel like i am breaking up with my best boyfriend ever- food - For me I have a real challenge feeling let down. Even though i am a dependable person and a go to girl ALOT of people in my life have left me well less than satisfied. My family - MY mom - My education - My career - boyfriends but food never let me down chocolate cake has never dissapointed me ( or i probably wuld not have made it up to 273 lbs ) people see me out in town i am a hairstylist so they know who i am and they cant believe it's me - I have even had people who have know me a long time not recognize me and i hardly recognize myself. And now with my food fetish breakup i realize how important food was to me in my life - both my mom and gram have recently passed away that is hard for me as they were the only other women in my family and my daughters they are having a tough time with the deaths especially the younger one. At night she was whimpering when i asked her what was wrong she asked me if i was going to die cause all they women in our family have been dying - scary when i 4 year old comprehends this - so now my journey to become healthy is even more intense. I almost cancelled my maitanance appointment for monday cause i know i am losing weight and not hungry - can get sick if i eat too much so i feel at a good point. But I went was glad to see i have lost 18 lbs in the last 2 months - right on target with where the dr wants me to be. Learning things about my diet everyday - for instance - took my kids to mc donalds - i wte a cheeseburger no bread ate slow chewed well - man that burger sat in my stomach and hurt me for hours - was like my body saying no not todaymy friend. I feel better when i am eating veggies fruits not processed foods - i am partial to peanut butter - wish my local market sold cashew butter i think i like that too - hm m mm mm well is great to have a ittle ice cream and not eat the entire carton - learning a little more each day - so isnt that what life is all about '? check in soon Losing in Braintree

Listen if you feel like you can eat anything you really need to see your doctor and work on filling to your sweet spot - you wont even want to eat - i am 19 months post op down 80 lbs and each lb is a struggle but has gotten easier lately weight coming off more consistantly it took me 7 fills along with 1 fill reduction and still 2 more fills think i am at 9 cc and now even a sip of chocolate mile feel heavy in my stomach - get maitanance - see your doctor the sugar thing will fade youw ill want to eat better food more protein less crap - You can do it is hard but you are on the right track dont get frusterated that it is slow it is supposed to be you didnt just wake up one morning 50 lbs heavier and it isnt going to come off like that either - read your literature on lap band maximum results at 3 years post op now sweat make good changes and keep at it !!!!!!

Ok so this is what is up now On easter sunday i hit my 80 lbs mark - wow pants seem to be growing while i am wearing them - even my skinny pants are now too big i now prefer wearing tighter fitting clothing as i feel i look better i started running - ha did youjust read that I STARTED RUNNING i am a fat girl i look in the mirror and I dont even know who i am - I actually enjoy running now keep in mind i walk most of the route but the down hills and when ia m bored i actually like the running - is nuts this august will be my 2 year bandiversary - seems crazy that it was that long ago - my weight loss journey has been slow but steady - i may have said this once or twice before but i feel like i am breaking up with my best boyfriend ever- food - For me I have a real challenge feeling let down. Even though i am a dependable person and a go to girl ALOT of people in my life have left me well less than satisfied. My family - MY mom - My education - My career - boyfriends but food never let me down chocolate cake has never dissapointed me ( or i probably wuld not have made it up to 273 lbs ) people see me out in town i am a hairstylist so they know who i am and they cant believe it's me - I have even had people who have know me a long time not recognize me and i hardly recognize myself. And now with my food fetish breakup i realize how important food was to me in my life - both my mom and gram have recently passed away that is hard for me as they were the only other women in my family and my daughters they are having a tough time with the deaths especially the younger one. At night she was whimpering when i asked her what was wrong she asked me if i was going to die cause all they women in our family have been dying - scary when i 4 year old comprehends this - so now my journey to become healthy is even more intense. I almost cancelled my maitanance appointment for monday cause i know i am losing weight and not hungry - can get sick if i eat too much so i feel at a good point. But I went was glad to see i have lost 18 lbs in the last 2 months - right on target with where the dr wants me to be. Learning things about my diet everyday - for instance - took my kids to mc donalds - i wte a cheeseburger no bread ate slow chewed well - man that burger sat in my stomach and hurt me for hours - was like my body saying no not todaymy friend. I feel better when i am eating veggies fruits not processed foods - i am partial to peanut butter - wish my local market sold cashew butter i think i like that too - hm m mm mm well is great to have a ittle ice cream and not eat the entire carton - learning a little more each day - so isnt that what life is all about '? check in soon Losing in Braintree

I believe it depends on if you are losing or not ? When you lose the weight from your lapband you do need regular fills - if you are not losing. If you can eat comfortably and are losing weight you are doing fine but if your weight loss has stalled and you feel like you can eat anything then you are ready for a fill - you should definately feel some restriction - only able to eat small amounts - If you are continuously losing dont worry - but if the scale wont budge go visit your doctor. I myself have had several fills including 1 unfill when i was too tight. My band got filled pretty much once a month for 5 months every other month. I am now consistantly losing 1-2 lbs per week have lost 75 lbs and have 50 lbs to go till goal keep going for maintenance it works !

I have a busy life and have a crazy nutty schedule that rules my life 1 baby daddy, 2 beautiful children, 1 house to run, 1 building to operate , 1 spa to run, 9 employees sometimes varies love interests and a partridge in a pear tree. But anyway i am not 19 months post op. HAVE LOST 74 lbs !!!!! Holy crap - i know i havent blogged in a long time but i now wear a regular ladies pant size 16 comfortably sometime a 14w still having bosy issues and eating issues - think my band is about half full and i am down to only eating about 2-3 oz at a time some funnie things that have changed for me I really cant eat rice or bread without feeling uncomfortable. White heavy foods are very hard to digest so after a while i really dont even want them at all !!! imagine a fat girl not into mashed potatoes. I have to stay very conscious of what i am eating and how much. I can eat anything i really want however the volume is so small i never thought this little food would fill me but it does. After losing 8 pants sizes i find myself wanting to excercise. I bought myself a gazelle excercize machine for christmas. Is great to do 30 minutes makes it a couple miles easy workout but effecient at getting up my heart rate. I am also finding out that i have way more endurance and energy. been working like a dog doing outdoor work - cleaning taking down walls in my house never a dull moment. People have told me how thin my face looks this is where things get strange for me even though i knwo my clothes are smaller and the number on the scale has dropped when i look in the mirror i still see myself as a fat girl. I mean i am actually less than 200 lbs for the first time in like 10 years maybe more - I have never been this thin as an adult. Is great get lots of attention from guys i feel sexy - still curvy i have a big ol butt. thinkin i always will but not that i am at 199 lbs my goal is 150 that means goal is only 49 lbs away at my current rate i am losing about 1-2 lbs a week 49 lbs will be here before 2011 and we all know how fast the years can fly by have even been looking at vacations bathing suits things that just might have made my skin crawl for a while i am now embracing. Is nuts the fat girl still lives in my head though she talks to me - :eat the cake" take one more bite- save that for a little while you will eat more again soon - aaauuuggghhh ! SHut Up already i have more wilpower have thrown away great dinners with moutheatering flavors - just trying my best to listen to my body and when i do that first deep breath at dinner I STOP EATING- is such a novel thing for me i will checkin more often and keep updates current watch out bathing suits stores i am coming in ! :thumbup:

Megan great post - you are truly an inspiration. My lossses have come in spurts fueled but emotional upheavals in my life. They are slow but consistent. 1 lb per week I think working on a whole new you is difficult. I had my surgery 19 months ago have lost 74 lbs still have 50 lbs to go - during which i got divorrced lost both my mother and grandmother so much of me is lost and i feel myself struggling to try to regain me or rebuild a new me i really dont know which but the fact that i am not alone and that i am trying i think counts for something - thanks for sharing your story ! :wink2:

I too have to admit i am doing well not at goal yet but comfot=rtable with my losses down 75 lbs. 19 months post op now and each lb is a battle. Not consuming much food and learning where that compfrtable spot stays. have had several fills and believe my band is about half full. have 49 lbs more to go till goal my dr is very happy and from a size 24w now wear a normal 16 no stretch just trousers for work. That is a big deal for me ia m now thinner than i have ever been as an adult so from here on out the sky is the limit hopeing to reach goal this year before 2011 comes along but inching along every day !!!! great to hear that losing is slow for more then just me and keep up the great work everyone !!! 8/12/08 banded !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never going back again !!!!!:wink2:

I have a busy life and have a crazy nutty schedule that rules my life 1 baby daddy, 2 beautiful children, 1 house to run, 1 building to operate , 1 spa to run, 9 employees sometimes varies love interests and a partridge in a pear tree. But anyway i am not 19 months post op. HAVE LOST 74 lbs !!!!! Holy crap - i know i havent blogged in a long time but i now wear a regular ladies pant size 16 comfortably sometime a 14w still having bosy issues and eating issues - think my band is about half full and i am down to only eating about 2-3 oz at a time some funnie things that have changed for me I really cant eat rice or bread without feeling uncomfortable. White heavy foods are very hard to digest so after a while i really dont even want them at all !!! imagine a fat girl not into mashed potatoes. I have to stay very conscious of what i am eating and how much. I can eat anything i really want however the volume is so small i never thought this little food would fill me but it does. After losing 8 pants sizes i find myself wanting to excercise. I bought myself a gazelle excercize machine for christmas. Is great to do 30 minutes makes it a couple miles easy workout but effecient at getting up my heart rate. I am also finding out that i have way more endurance and energy. been working like a dog doing outdoor work - cleaning taking down walls in my house never a dull moment. People have told me how thin my face looks this is where things get strange for me even though i knwo my clothes are smaller and the number on the scale has dropped when i look in the mirror i still see myself as a fat girl. I mean i am actually less than 200 lbs for the first time in like 10 years maybe more - I have never been this thin as an adult. Is great get lots of attention from guys i feel sexy - still curvy i have a big ol butt. thinkin i always will but not that i am at 199 lbs my goal is 150 that means goal is only 49 lbs away at my current rate i am losing about 1-2 lbs a week 49 lbs will be here before 2011 and we all know how fast the years can fly by have even been looking at vacations bathing suits things that just might have made my skin crawl for a while i am now embracing. Is nuts the fat girl still lives in my head though she talks to me - :eat the cake" take one more bite- save that for a little while you will eat more again soon - aaauuuggghhh ! SHut Up already i have more wilpower have thrown away great dinners with moutheatering flavors - just trying my best to listen to my body and when i do that first deep breath at dinner I STOP EATING- is such a novel thing for me i will checkin more often and keep updates current watch out bathing suits stores i am coming in !

I was banded by arthur glasgow in august 2008 so now i am post op 19 months- I have seen both adam and arthur they are both wonderful i have lost 75 lbs and am more than half way to my goal - is a great feeling to regain control over your eating and weight . i would highly recommend the weight loss specialists to anyone interested in weight loss surgery - I love them even the office staff is very helpful. Most important is your maintenance visits. Keep going back till you feel "right" - full can be different for everyone so finding your right spot the most difficult part.

hey all just checking in i would love to join up with the support group = i feel like my weight loss is slow yet it is still going down life is really overwhelming for me with other family issues right now and i know my weight would usually go up during these times so as long as things stay down i am ok - have had 3 fills so far i think i have 3 cc in a 14 cc band still need more restriction but i think slow and steady is key as i can notice loss of tone along with loss of weight am down total 33 lbs since augst 2, 08 frusterated at how slow things are but what can you do - any ideas ? i am a big diet coke addict and i think if i can give up soda it would go faster but ? ????? Happy holidays to all

I feel the same as you i was banded aug 12 and have only lost 26 lbs - most of hich was during the preop diet - eeh i have had 2 fills bt still can eat more than i am supposed to - talked with my dr last monday - he said it is not really a point that you should only be able to consume 2 oz of food but to be able to eat enough that satisfies you and you are still losing weight - that may be 6 or even 8 oz bt need to feel that satiation. hope this helps any support is great you are not alon - the dr did say in prespective losing 26 lbs in 3 months is more than 7 lbs a month - hopeflly 70 lbs in 10 months so keep trying and exercize

hey all i was banded aug 12 and have been a bsy girl only down 26 lbs bt still steady at 26 lost so i will contiue my journey has been slow have had 2 fills now at 3 cc feeling restriction and can still eat 9 probably still more than i should ) my dr said to eat your protein first helps to keep you fll and sustain you longer i am a hairdresser and had to weigh in ( ha ha ha ) on the hair thing - you have to remember hair is made from 23 distinct amino acids that accumulate at your hair follicle and then form a hair cell - these 23 amino acids come from the food we eat and diet that is lacking any one of these amino acids will weaken or even put your hair growth into distress - if you are not eating enouugh protein than your body is lacking from those amino acids you can take a biotin supplement _ biotin is one of the amino acids in a hair cell - however biotin is only going to work if that is what youa re lacking !!!!! take a good multi vitamin and eat lots of protein take care and keep up all the great weight loss I am jealous some of you have lost way more than me - I am in this thing for the long run !!! deb

Ok so now at 11 weeks out i have only lost 25 lbs I will say I have been making a true effort at going to the gym - is tough I have to bring my 2 little girls with me most times not to mention my crazy work schedule - I do feel really great i have gone down 3 pants sizes was a 24 now i can wear at 18 - has been a long time for me since i have been anything lower than a size 20 but I do feel like i am shrinking in some weird ways but still feel on the inside like a fat girl - Guess I have always seemed ok with myself but never liked how i looked truly jus accepting of the fat girl thing - I am seeing people who havent seen me since prior to surgery and they seem to notice a big difference I have had one fill and it was uncomfortable 5 needles they were 2 shots of novacaine and 3 injection attempts but deffinatly felt a differrence i got 1 cc making me be more aware of the portions i am eating cause i can get uncomfortable if i eat a bit too much but i still feel like i am eating more then I should . Keep ya posted

Ok so now at 11 weeks out i have only lost 25 lbs I will say I have been making a true effort at going to the gym - is tough I have to bring my 2 little girls with me most times not to mention my crazy work schedule - I do feel really great i have gone down 3 pants sizes was a 24 now i can wear at 18 - has been a long time for me since i have been anything lower than a size 20 but I do feel like i am shrinking in some weird ways but still feel on the inside like a fat girl - Guess I have always seemed ok with myself but never liked how i looked truly jus accepting of the fat girl thing - I am seeing people who havent seen me since prior to surgery and they seem to notice a big difference I have had one fill and it was uncomfortable 5 needles they were 2 shots of novacaine and 3 injection attempts but deffinatly felt a differrence i got 1 cc making me be more aware of the portions i am eating cause i can get uncomfortable if i eat a bit too much but i still feel like i am eating more then I should . Keep ya posted

Hey this is a great post - I am a hairstylist and recent bander 8-12-08 am down 25 lbs and feel great have not experienced hair loss of any kind In addition a few of my clients also had surgery and i havent noticed any change in thier hair either good luck

hey nena my doctor also refused to give me a fill after losing 3 lbs in 2 weeks i eat all types of things also not restricted definatly get fuller faster but not like i expected i was anticipating the feeling similar to immediately post op - i jst keep believeing that this is the process and i keep going to the gym you are not alone !!!!!

ahh yes this bandster hell ? i was banded aug 12 have lost only 17 lbs ( 11 from the preop diet ) things are supposed to go slow think for a moment about extra skin and skins actual elasticity ??? when you lose weight slow it gives your skin time to catch up I went 2 weeks ago for my first fill appt and since i was down 3 lbs my doctor thought it was best to wait another 3 weeks to fill - aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh jeez i am starving all the time searching for food most of which i am not buying to avoid the temptation i am trying to keep calm pay attention to what i am eating - oh and i am killin myself in the gym also so yes to lsing inches but not to lbs - we will all be ok just keep pn hanging in there knowing this is a process

hey chris i did go for a dr visit yesterday i had lost 3 lbs since i saw him to have my staples removed 2 weeks ago so he said i didnt need a fill yet to wait 2 more weeks ugggg i have also been killin myself at the gym trying so hard to live new healthy lifestyle as disapointed not to get a fill i have been hungry and looking for food all the time so i think the next 2 weeks will be hard for me so i digress - will keep p the fight though thouroughly believe it is worth it !

hey i think we were in the hospital together i am deb dark haired girl i had my lap band same day at norwood - did we meet at the xray room the next morning ??? would love to know how you are doing ???? talk soon deb

Hey everyone - i was glad to finally find a mass group - i am deb was recently banded august 12 - have begun to lose to some weight and saw dr glasgow thru norwood hospital - i am on south shore and would love to find some one local to chat with - this is one crazy experience i get my first fill tomorrow - scared of the needle but will deal for the effects - have begun excercising again also went to yoga today and have been walking treadmill few nights a week - thanks for all you do with this site is has been so helpful to me as i experience things this gives me such a great forum to come see if anyone else feels the same - Hope to talk with you all soon deb

i feel the same way thanks for sharing

well here i am almost two weeks post surgery have lost 17 lbs scale stopped moving i think i am still losing or maybe the fat is just repositioning itself i feel more roominess in my clothes but the scale is stuck ugggg . . . . . . i guess it is good that my clothes are getting bigger though i will take it - people have started to notice that my ass is shrinking always a good thing - i get my staples out tomorrow cant wait cause they are tender and sore - keeping you posted tomorrow is my 30 th birthday !!! on a good track to a healthier lifestyle ! :party:

hey yvonne - i had to do 10 days preop liquid diet was not terrible can eat like yogurt Non fat and sugar free popcicles etc some things are ok the liquids are to reduce liver mass and establish your ability to follow liquids - i am back to eating normally pretty much although i am full ALOT faster and it is physically uncomfortable and regret eating too much - i will admit there is a civil war going on inside me - my inner fat girl wants to eat until al the food is gone and my stomach will not allow for that i am hungry in the head but nt in the belly if you can believe that - i have not had any fills the first 6 weeks are for healing - the weight loss has halted but i seem to be losing body mass some how - you can email me and we can talk that way if you like good luck to you !

well here i am almost two weeks post surgery have lost 17 lbs scale stopped moving i think i am still losing or maybe the fat is just repositioning itself i feel more roominess in my clothes but the scale is stuck ugggg . . . . . . i guess it is good that my clothes are getting bigger though i will take it - people have started to notice that my ass is shrinking always a good thing - i get my staples out tomorrow cant wait cause they are tender and sore - keeping you posted tomorrow is my 30 th birthday !!! on a good track to a healthier lifestyle ! :tongue2: