KarenFY09

I love my band! Weight loss has been slow, but I have not been hungry. I admit I had a pang of jealousy when my friend had a bypass last week, knowing she will lose so much faster than me, and she won't have to go for fills. But I also didn't want my innards rearranged. I didn't like the mortality rate with GB. And I love that five years from now, if I mess up (I don't intend to but IF) I could get a fill. A bypass patient that stretches out their stomach 5 years later is just out of luck.

I had my fith fill last week, from 4.5 to 6 cc. What a difference! Finally, real restriction. I've been putt-putting along, but I think I will be losing a bit faster from now on. I could eat anything last week, but this week I wouldn't even dare to try bread or pasta. After nine months on the slow track, I'm ready. Good luck everyone!

I've had my gowear fit since Jan 09. I chose Gowear over bodybugg for the sleep tracking. It tells how much time Im actually asleep vs time just laying in bed. Since I've lost weight, I sleep much better and don't wear it to bed anymore. I never used the calorie tracking. I track my calories on Sparkpeople and just input the average number of calories I consume. I'm not sure you can do that with bodybugg. I love that I can upload to Excel, so I have a really good record of how I've been doing over time. I still love my gowear fit and wear it most days. I find it very motivating. One thing that is better about the bugg over gowear fit is that the gowear fit only comes with a medium armband and I believe the bugg comes with a med and a large.

Hi Marge, I'm losing pretty slowly as well. I'm okay with it though. This is more success than I have ever had before. I was banded in Nov 08 and just got filled to 6cc a couple of days ago, so I guess my doc is pretty conservative also. Good Luck!

My surgeon requests I weigh in every day and write it down. He goes over the list every time he does a fill. Any time I have a gain or go 5 days without losing a lb, I'm supposed to go on protein shakes until I lose a lb.

Thank you for keeping up the spreadsheet. I'm at 219 now. I'm glad to see so many Notorious Novembers are doing so well. Karen

I haven't logged in for ages. I've been losing pretty slowly. I just had my 4th fill and now I'm at 230 lbs. It's very inspiring to see so many people doing so well. Thanks for keeping the spreadsheet Sistasassy.

Once my insurance approved, the surgeon's office offered me the next available date, which was only a couple days later. I couldn't go on that short notice, so I had to wait almost 3 weeks.

I agree with the posters above you may need a little unfill, or you may need to chew more slowly and take smaller bites. Not that I'm an expert, I'm only 2 months out and not restricted yet, but that's what I've read here on other posts. For motivation to exercise, check out sparkpeople.com. There are several 10 minute exercise videos on the website. Its all free. Maybe you can commit to 10 minutes a day at home and work your way back up from there.

I lost 14 lbs preop. My diet was 2 protein shakes and a salad with meat every day. Sometimes if I was really hungry in the evening I would have an oz or 2 of meat or an extra shake. My surgeon was pleased with the loss.

I didn't have a psych eval. At my consutation, I told my surgeon I had done a lot of research and he asked me if I was sure in my heart that lap band was the right decision for me. I said yes and that was it. I think it is often insurance that requires the psych eval and I guess mine didn't because they paid.

I'm in the same boat kplant. I'm only losing about a half pound a week since surgery on 11/13/08. I've had only one fill and I still have quite an appetite. I get my 2nd fill on Feb 3rd. I hope I get some restriction then, but if not, I will keep plugging away a half pound at a time until it happens. Good luck,