jandamom

I'm still hanging around. I had my 1 year check up last week. I was feeling pretty defeated, as I wanted to be down 100 pounds by my 1 year anniversary. My doctor called me himself with my lab results because he was so excited: my glucose level is 300% improved; my a1c is a perfect 6; my blood pressure was excellent; my good cholesterol was 48...up from 33 a year ago; no more diabetes meds..haven't taken them since the day before surgery; I'm averaging 7-10 miles of walking per week; weight is down 45+ pounds; have moved from size 32 to size 22-24. Overall, a terrific year! I've set myself some goals for year 2 and am living my new band life. It's nice to see how many of the August bandsters are doing so well. Good luck in year 2!

surgery 8/14/08 Total loss 69 pounds; 12 during 6 month pre-surg program & 57 since surgery Started in size 30-32 Womens size & now wearing mostly 20's Still have a long way to go & have no problem with taking it slow. I'm a very happy bandster so far.

You go Ro!!! Love those big weeks!!! Down 1 lb from last week. 5 Day pouch test went great..lost 7 pounds in past 2 weeks & it really put the carb monster in the closet, at least for a while! Sick with my 2nd cold in 3 weeks & too busy with my boys & all their Holiday functions. My 15 year old is taking a girl to the Winter Formal tomorrow, so we're off to get fitted for a tux. Good God he was just born yesterday! Have a great week everyone!

Down 5lbs from 2 weeks ago, as I missed last weeks weigh in. Doing the 5 day pouch test to get back on track after slipping up during the Thanksgiving weekend. Have a great week!

Down 1 lb this week & happy! I've been keeping up with my food journal & have had a great week with my food choices, total calories, & Protein. Do you think thoughts & smells may have calories? Ha, I'm just kidding, but food...really really good food...is everywhere I go lately with the holidays now upon us! A funny to share. My 13 yr old son (who wears slims) left me a note on the blackboard in our kitchen: WE NEED FOOD! I'd been working hard on keeping a 'proper' amount of food in my house...mostly good healthy food. My family is used to having an EXTREME over abundance of food in the house, especially chips, Cookies, etc.; think serious OCD! Anyways, after the note I did do a bit of grocery shopping, but mostly I rearranged my pantry, put some non-food items on the shelves to take up space, and just basically tried to make it 'appear' fuller. Seems to have worked, 13 year old 'thinks' I stocked up, & he liked some of the new heathier snack choices that I found. Have a great week everyone!!

My employer has a small work out room in the building. It has 2 treadmills, bike, free weights, epiliptical (sp?), a flat screen TV, Water, & towels. It's really nice & I feel so fortunate to have access to such a great place to exercise for just $5 per month. I use the treadmill and it's a really good one that measures heart rate, calories burned, etc. Its been pretty easy to slip in there for 30 minutes every day during the week; & I only live 2 miles from the office, so I've had no problem getting in my Saturday & Sunday exercise either. What's crazy is that I never considered joining before out of aprehension of exercising around my co-workers. Glad that I joined anyways & am keeping it up.

Congrats on your first fill! Of course, you've been doing fantastic without one!!! I've been marveling at how well you've done without a fill. I get my 3rd fill tomorrow. I don't have any restriction and have never pb'd, or got food stuck, but my hunger almost completely disappeared for 10 days or so after each of my first 2 fills. For someone who's been hungry 24/7 since birth it's a strange & wonderful/powerful feeling. Take it easy & keep going...you're a true inspiration!

My weight went up & down & up again for 4+ weeks & I was beyond frustrated. I increased my exercise and joined a weight loss program for some extra support, menu ideas, & anything to help keep my hunger from getting the best of me. It appears that I FINALLY broke thru, as I was able to post a 6lb loss for last Friday's weigh in. I go for my 3rd fill tomorrow...3 weeks ahead of schedule... he agreed to fill earlier if I kept an exercise, food, & weight journal so that he could see that I was completely 'with the program'. Don't give up, try a variety of strategies & maybe you'll find that perfect bit of help to push you past your plateau. I'll be wishing you well!!!!

Down 6 lbs from last week weigh in....hallelujah, I finally broke the plateau I've been on for 4 weeks!!! Exercise..daily 30 minutes on treadmill...this is what most likely did the trick for me. Great job everyone! Keep it up!

No loss No gain for the week....I usually count only whole pounds lost/gained, but if I counted partial pounds, then I think I'm down about 0.7 for the week. Not too bad because I haven't kept up my walking this week & that makes all the difference with me. Great job this week everyone...keep it up!!!

I think it depends upon the person. I know folks that much prefer once monthly, or each physician's visit. I really like the weekly Friday weigh-ins, as they help me to keep myself accountable. I've done daily before, but that really is too often for me. On the other hand, some folks actually prefer a daily weigh-in. The August 2008 bandsters have a couple folks that only post to the the Friday weigh-ins once a month. Just a matter of choice &/or preference. Good luck to you!

Down the 2lbs that I was up last week, so I'm exactly even on where I was 2 weeks ago! My fill kicked in, so maybe I can go in the right direction again for the next few weeks. Good luck everyone!

Judie...ask for some lidocaine next time, as it makes the whole process much more comfortable! I'm probably gonna ask for it to be done under fluro the next time, since they had such a difficult time last week. Hope the next one goes better for you!!

My 2nd fill was last week & it took 7 sticks to hit the port. It was very painful & I was bruised & sore for several days. The Physician Assistant tried 4 times, then the physician tried 2 more times, then we all went over to the hospital & got r done with 1 more stick under fluro. Doc says my port has moved due to the weight loss & was really hard to locate. He says it will get easier as I lose even more weight. If not, then I'm at least going to ask that it be done under fluro. Sorry ya'll had problems, looks like its just a few people that report this type of problem...aren't we lucky!

From start of 6 month supervised diet to today = 62 lbs gone forever! 31 lbs gone since surgery date on 8/14/08. My ticker goes by my first meeting w/the surgeon thru most recent Friday weigh in. 2 fills so far. The first one was a religious experience...first time in my entire life that I was NOT HUNGRY; lasted about 10 days or so. The 2nd one last week gave me no results for first 2 days, but then the next 6 days have been almost hunger free. If I can get a fill a couple days before Thanksgiving, then I'm hoping to be able to enjoy my first ever holiday season without gaining weight! I have no restriction, no food stuck, no pb; just no hunger! Weird, like really good drugs (like I'd know haha)...loving it! Congratulations to everyone!!!