♥Amy♥

Well, I'm finally in bandster hell! One, the scale hasn't moved in a week and two, I'm finally getting those horrible hunger pains (no, not pangs...these friggin HURT!) that everyone talks about during this wretched time. I thought for sure I could fight this and as long as I got in enough protein I would be ok. Nope! It did a sneak attack! I'm JONESING for fill #2! June 4th would be a month since my 1st fill but my surgeon doesn't have anything sooner than the 8th. I know this is normal but please, I just need to read it. Tell me that as long as Im exercising and eating right that the scale WILL move again, especially after my next fill. I'm so afraid of becoming one of those people who will come here a year from now and say I haven't lost anything else, or worse, have gained it all back and then some!:biggrin:

I get the cans of Pure Protein at The Vitamin Shoppe. I love them! My favorite is cookies n cream. The cans have 35 grams of protein in them. The vanilla creme has 60 extra calories than the one you buy probably because the can is a larger serving. The banana cream is also pretty yummy. :biggrin: I have 2 a day.

Congratulations!! :tongue2:

I'm 5'5" and I'm shooting for 160 and then I'll see what I can do w/ that number once I reach it.

Thanks for the replies, girls! I too counted my steps and you're right! :thumbup:

Hmmm...Im almost 2 months out and it's been 2 weeks since my first fill and I've noticed some heart palpitations the past couple of days. I guess it could be irritation of my vagus nerve but I was chalking it up to too much sodium intake. I've cut down my sodium starting today so I'll see if it resolves itself or continues. If it continues I'll let you AND my surgeon know. I hope the pain stops for you :thumbup:

There's really no need for name calling. No one said anything negative about the surgeon specifically but if his staff is going to treat people the way they treated Debra and rcruz then they'll never even get in to see the surgeon so to avoid the entire practice completely makes sense to me. If I had those same experiences I would also recommend that people steer clear of that surgeon because of his staff. Theyre the ones who make the 1st impression and if it's not a good one then who wants to even wonder what the surgeon will be like? You shouldn't have to be on top of them to do the job they get paid for. I wish everyone who goes through this could have the same experience with their surgeons and their staff like I did with mine. I had my initial consult on January 7th and I had surgery on March 24th. I didnt have to bug anyone do to anything for me. I did my part and they did theirs quickly and efficiently. It really isn't too much to ask for. I'm glad you had a good experience with him but obviously you didn't have to deal with the same staff that debra and rcruz did so you really shouldn't put them down for being upset. Dr. Selim should really hear about the people who they had to deal with and how they were treated because he could be losing many patients due to their incompetence.

Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test :thumbup:

I started out with nothing in my band. I was banded on 3/24 and I've had one fill 2 weeks ago. I did ok with nothing in my band till my fill, you can be also. Just watch what you eat and how much you eat. Get plenty of protein in and it will help with the hunger. What I do is eat 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 bigger meals. Good luck! You'll be fine :cursing:

It's completely normal for that to happen. You're still healing and now you've gone back to slightly more solid foods than liquids. AND you're on your period? That alone could cause the gain. I wouldn't obsess about it too much. It's going to happen from time to time. Gains that large are never true gains. Theyre almost always water weight. Just worry about healing. Don't focus too much on the weight loss right now. Good luck! You're going to do just fine and don't be so hard on yourself right now!

How the hell could they tell you "they didnt see any red flags"?!! That's not their area of expertise, hence the reason people are sent to professionals for that! What friggin' IDIOTS! :cursing: I'm sorry you're depressed And if I were you I would definitely not hold back about anything. You have a right to say anything you feel when it comes to them. I hope you get everything straightened out and I hope you get to feeling happy again. *HUGS*

How accurate do you think the pedometer is?

PB is a productive burp or belch. It happens when you eat too much and you feel like you need to burp but more than just air comes up. A bit of what you ate will come up with it, along with saliva. Also, usually when you get "stuck" you tend to slime. The slime is mucus and saliva. You try to swallow your saliva but because there's an obstruction it can't go down so it comes back up. As far as your girlfriend and mom go, I really don't know how to answer that because I don't know you or them and I don't hear how they talk about getting skinny. Could it possibly be that you're motivating them to do something about their weight because they see you wanting to be proactive about yours? And when it comes to relationships and weight loss there is always going to be some jealousy. People are afraid of being left behind because their significant other is getting "better looking" and may think they're too good for them or that they can do better. I have read about plenty of people having problems in their relationships due to weight loss and jealousy. And it has caused its fair share of break-ups. In that respect all you can do is reassure your partner that she's the one you want and you don't plan on going anywhere. You can control how you act in the situation and how you treat her but unfortunately you can't control how this whole situation will make her feel and how she reacts to it. You may be able to reassure her enough and you may not. It all depends on how insecure she is. Maybe by encouraging her to lose weight also in her own way you will help boost her self esteem while also showing her you care about her health along with yours. As far as your mom goes? I dont know how to handle that. I have a jealous step-mother who has been jealous all the numerous times I've lost a good amount of weight. To this day I still don't know what to do about her. But I'm sure she's a different story all together compared to your mom. Good luck!! :laugh:

I was banded on 3/24 also. Let me ask you this: What are you eating? How much are you eating? Are you exercising? I count my calories everyday and most of what I eat are lean proteins. I also drink 2 protein shakes a day with 35 grams of protein each in them. I walk for 45 mins/day and 4 to 5 times a week I do a 50 min Walk Away The Pounds video on top of the walking. I'm not eating any pasta or bread except for maybe the occasional chicken noodle soup from Panera. You may be eating too much or too little or it could just be what you're eating. :thumbup: Right now it is definitely 95% willpower. Good luck and don't be too hard on yourself. You lost and haven't gained it back. That in itself is hard enough right now. Also make sure you're getting your water in everyday! Sorry if this post sounds all over the place. I haven't had my coffee yet. :laugh:

I had a hard time believing it at first, also but now I don't. In the past when we use machines that tell us around what we burned that was all we saw but we burn calories every second of the day. It's probably safe to say that in that hour of cardio you probably burned about 600 calories during the activity but your calorie burn/minute doesnt drop down right away after you're done with your cardio so it's a little more than that. And while you were lifting you probably burned about 350, maybe a little more. During 8 hours of sleep you burn about 550 calories. So if you slept for 6 hours you burned roughly 410 calories. And when you're doing other things during your day that you don't consider exercise you're still burning calories. I burn around 2.8 cals/minute just grocery shopping so it all adds up. I burned 3,253 cals yesterday with 50 mins of cardio and 45 mins of walking at work and the rest of my day was mostly sedentary.

I've found this weekend that after only one fill of 1.5ccs in a 10cc band that I cannot eat scrambled eggs dry. I can, however eat egg beaters with no problem. I suppose it's because egg beaters pretty much stay moist unless you over cook them. I can probably eat the scrambled eggs if I were to douse them in ketchup :w00t: Other than "slider foods" and the starchy foods like MsFab mentioned, basically you're going to have to experiment and find the things your band will and won't tolerate because everyone is different. I can eat shrimp but a friend of mine can't.

I agree. I wouldn't worry about it. I make worrying a career :w00t: and I had that thought, also but when I brought it up she was very much for me having WLS and has been very supportive post-op also. I'm sure your PCP will be the same way :wink: Good luck!

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Looks like I didn't challenge myself enough for this one. :w00t: I'm one pound away from my goal. The scale said 249 this morning. :wink:

Ooh Cynthia!! You lucky girl! I'm jealous! That was an AMAZING game last night! We're going to a Yankee game on the 30th. Can't wait!! :thumbup:

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I would have picked #2 And now that I'm 1 1/2 months post-op I am so very happy with my decision. Between my pre-op diet and the surgery I'm down 38 1/2lbs. I know this time I'm going to lose the weight for good and I'm so excited about that. :thumbup:

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I cannot wait for those complications! :thumbup: Very cute post and WTG on your "complications" :biggrin:

Ditto to what everyone said, Especially Besty, as usual :biggrin: If you want to succeed and think you can, you will. If you don't think you will succeed, you won't. It's all up to you.