waterlily1072

OK It's time for me to update. After being too tight and getting my unfill and dealing with gall stones I gained back to 282lbs! I still need more restriction but won't get it until next Wednesday. I am back down to 277 but I have a long way to go to get back down to 269 but I'll get there. Let me just say that it is extremely hard to control your eating when unfilled, all the old habits come racing back. This next fill will take me back to where I really feel was my sweet spot. I think it's safe to say I won't make my goal for this challenge but I am going to try my hardest to get as close as possible! July 4th Challenge Week 6 Name...................Starting…...…..Current….…......Goal….......To Go losingjusme............317....................305 ..................295.............10 tann.......................257.................... 239...................232.............07 juliegeraci...............232................... 232...................220.............12 Josette...................340................... 329...................315.............14 Inner_me................306....................298 ..................280.............18 Elisabethsew..........281....................273 ..................260.............13 Waterlily1072........ 278................ ....277 ..................252.............25 Libra..................... .230................. ..222...................205.............17 Lapbandit……… .… 208………....…...206……..…..... .185…… ..….21 RidinMyHDDream.. .281....................274 ..................256..............18 FaithMD................ 341.5.................328...................310.. ...........18

My story hmmm.... Well when I started my size 34 slacks were really tight. I never wore them they were so tight. I lived in sweats and oversized t-shirts. After thinking about surgery for 3 years and lapband for one year I took the plunge and just did it. I was self pay, an inheritance from my aunt paid for it. I lost a lot of weight in the first couple of months then plateaued for a long time due to no restriction and burn out on dieting. It seems 3 mo is the longest I can go at a time with diet mentality. Unfortunately without it I just maintain. Due to my PCOS I expected to lose a little slower than the average but I did hope for a miracle weight loss. Friends around me on this sight have had the kind of first years I wanted but didn't get. It has been really hard for me to come to terms with that. I spent a lot of time at 8.5cc's thinking something had to be wrong with me because surely that was enough. Finally at 10mo out I went for another fill and was perfect at 9.5. Thinking at that point that maybe it could even get better I got another .5 which landed me way too tight for several weeks before I finally went in and had to admit that I was too tight. I know that for me I had to experience that to really know what my sweet spot feels like. I have 2 weeks till my next fill appointment where I will get the .25 necessary to get me back there. I know I've lost, Iknow the scale tells me I've lost a significant amount of weight and that I am in a size 22 but I still look in the mirror and see fat old me. This is something I may struggle with for a long time, I hope one day I can see me as I really am, as others see me. Sadly I am trying to excersize but am having a hard time getting into a routine. I didn't even attempt it till a couple of months ago. So here I am, half way there, but looks to me like I've just begun. Hoping that this next year I can make it to my goal and be able to run again and be an athlete again. Hoping to regain the self confidence necessary to make something of my life instead of hiding in my little house doing laundry and dishes. I will get there. Even though some days it feels like it may never happen, most days I know that it will. There it is, my story for all the world to see. I am real, I don't follow every bandster rule everyday but almost everyday I try. I do have my days where I say screw it, I'm eating the chocolate and no one is going to stop me, lol, thank goodness that isn't every day. There are those on this site who inspire me and those who make me feel normal and I need all those examples. Their strength and persistence whether they are rabbits or turtles helps me know that I am not alone and that I don't have to be perfect to make this work all I have to do is my best.

Hi everyone just checking in :mad: Sigh this is not a good month for me weight loss wise or excersize wise. I've fallen flat on my face, somone smack me or something. I called for a fill and I have to wait for 2 weeks:mad: ! They are really backed up and booked out dang. That means I have to ge tthrough the holiday with less than perfect restriction. OK who am I kidding I can eat a whole big sandwich! Yikes not good. Next week I will excersize, I will!!!

Don't get discouraged your surgeon is WRONG!!!! Most can expect to lose 75% of their excess weight in the first 2years. It never ends with the band. It only ends if you give up and eat junk and go back to old habits. There are people on this board who are still working on those last few pounds 3-5 years later and they are coming off slowly but surely. Stay on plan and excersize you can do it I know you can!

Welcome Back Marcy glad things are going better for you! Katie I didn't feel any restriction for a long time. I didn't feel any until I was at 8.5cc's in my 10cc band I thought for sure something must be wrong with me, but guess what? there wasn't I'm fine and so are you, it will happen. Everyone's body is different and you may need a lot of fill or maybe only a little, time will tell.

Chips go down almost no matter how tight you are. Super crunchy dry things sort of melt down to almost nothing when chewed. As fot the rest yes I'd say you are definitely too tight. A .1 unfill may not be enough, tell them what you can and can't eat and how much, this will tell them volumes as to how much needs to be taken out.

Boo thanks for the pep talk Hang in there Eficka, the dating game is rough, I remember all too well. As for obsession with food, that is a hard thing to break. I admire your working so hard at it with your "shrink". I feel I may never have a healthy relationship with food but I will be thin and I will get my nutrients in even if I obsess about it.

I have never experienced a slip but have asked my surgeons office about them. It requires a complete unfill. Most often the band will go back into place all on it's own once it is unfilled and you have no restriction for a little while (6 weeks) I believe that time is liquids only but not sure. Sometimes it doesn't go back and then it would require a surgical revision. The better "seated" the band is from your initial healing phase and the closer you follow doctors orders with the unfill diet the better your odds at not needing another surgery.

Umm never had a slip but are you in pain? can you swallow and get things down? what are you experiencing that makes you worry/wonder?

I like the atkins advantage bars they vary in protien from like 14 to 19 I think and they are tasty

InnerMe you deserve a standing ovation :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Congrats on Twoterville Ugh Katie I feel for you. Doctors that have conesrvative fill schedules make it really hard to lose in the beginning. On the other hand they probably have fewer complications with their patients. If you are starving fill up with veggies after you eat your protien. My fave thing to do when I have no restriction is big salads of just veggies and ff italian salad dressing. Lots of fiber virtually zero calories and filling! Oh and thanks for the words of encouragement I needed them. PS: the above message got seriously messed up when I tried to add somthing in edit so I deleted it as best I could, hehe :guess

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Julie I am right there with you I am sitting at 279! Yikes 10lbs up it was 12lbs up yesterday. I know that we could not have gained that in fat in a matter of a few days, it's just not possible. Also my measurements haven't changed so I know I did gain that in fat, maybe a couple of pounds but not 10-12. I also know that with a little diligence that quickly gained weight leaves almost as quick. Next week we will be sitting pretty and feeling much better about our past week's endulgences.

I am trying to have some self control without having a huge amount of restriction. It's not easy but I did better today. I logged everything I ate on sparkpeople and stayed within my calories range and got in all my protien. I am afraid of being too tight again but I think I definitely need to go back up to 9.5 it seemes to be a magic number for me. I will not be going any tighter than that though. I got on the scale this morning and I've been in a bad mood all day. I will not even utter aloud how much I've gained because I am spitting mad at myself. It is my own fault for eating chips, cookies and ice cream.

Thanks Katie Actually my DH has been super supportive as have been my kids, I am very fortunate in that respect. Although he did bring home popeyes fried chicken for dinner and I did eat it Your comment about the size 18's reminded me of something my dh said today that cracked me up. When I'm angry I often say so and so can kiss my fat butt and today dh said you can't say that anymore you have to say that they can kiss your ever shrinking butt, lol. He is always calling me his incredible shrinking woman, I love it, hehe. Oh and great job everyone you are all doing great Oh and Katie as an April 06 bandit let me formally invite you to join our April Bandits excersize challenge thread. We 06'ers are mentoring the new class of April 07 not that I am much of a mentor in the excersize department but I try

I'm here, just struggling right now. Trying to get back on the bandwagon. Last week just totally wiped me out and stress over dh's ex and the kids and our oldest is a freshman in hs and is super smart aces all his tests but is getting a d in his block class because he didn't turn in his homework! ARGH! and our second to the oldes our 13yr old daughter informed us last week that she is failing several classes and that she will likely fail the 7th grade. I am beside myself, stressed to the max and feeling out of control. I totally pouch packed today, so tomorrow I will do liquids to try to undo any damage I did by packing it in today and I NEED to get to the gym but every day something comes up and I say I'll go tomorrow. We all know that routine, but dang it's a tough merry-go-round to get off of. Sigh. I have been reading and keeping up with all of you, Kat I am so glad you and Rick got away and had some fun, much deserved and it sounds like you had a blast! Betty I am glad you are feeling better Julie I bet you will love your new job and the new team of peeps you'll be working with, transition is always hard but in the end it's usually worth it! Amourette it was good to hear from you Boo and Delta you both just rock! Keep up the awesome work you are doing. My scale hates me right now and I don't blame it one bit, it's all my fault for sticking crap down my throat but I am down from a size 26 to a 22! So I can't be doing too terrible, lol.

Welcome Katie! Glad you found us :youcandothis: Well I had a major NSV today. I went shopping for some new slacks and I bought a pair of 22's my current fav pair are 26 and the smallest I have other than the 18's I have stashed away. My DH asked me if I was gonna try them on and I said no, they will fit very soon if they don't yet. Took them home and tried them on, they fit!!! I started this journey out wearing size 34's and they were pretty tight! Now I am in 22's I can barely believe it. As for more weight loss I am having a hard time not approaching it casually, I kinda feel like I need to get rid of the diet mentality and just go with the healthy eating mentality. Diet mentality works great for me in spurts but I get burned out really quick. I think that now that I am about half way I am cool with slower weight loss or faster whichever my body decides to do. Despite all the hard work and all the right numbers I cannot make my body shed pounds I just have to go with the flow and let my body shed when it wants to and make healthy choices so that I don't back track at all.

Well it sounds like you have good restriction you just need to chew more and slow down. I know how easy it is to get discouraged but that's what we are here for to help each toher during those times. As for food getting boring, welcome to the club, I think food gets boring for everyone banded or not at some point in their adult life. Only the really yummy things that are bad for us really appeal. It is normal sadly to go thru this. I just try and remind myself that food is fuel for my body, it is not a source of entertainment. I know it's hard sometimes, belive me I know. As for what you can eat, you can eat anything! OK almost anything. Check out recipe websites for some new ideas!

Sorry I haven't posted, life has been crazy and I was having gallbladder issues. I hope they are behind me now, crossing fingers.

LOL omgosh I laughed so hard!!! And Lauren I am sure that nothing would happen to a bandster that ate it. It's a candy bar, they always go down easy.

It can be delayed but it will probably hit while you are still eating. It has been my experience that it is usually one of your first few bites that gets you. The reason for that I think is that you are just sitting down to eat and you are hungry and sometimes don't chew long enough and then wait long enough between the first few bites. I know I always slow down after about bite 3.

Amourette that is great! Another uniform size! YAY Boo thanks for the words of encouragement and the happy mother's day Happy Mother's Day to all the other Mom's I know we are about half and half, hehe. Terri I worry about Kat too, I just keep telling myself "no news is good news". Now for excersize!, Let's all hit the gym or the pavement tomorrow and start this week off right! I have some catching up to do after last week

Well I'd love for it to be somewhere in the Pacific NW but if it can't be then Vegas seems to be the cheapest to fly to from anywhere in the states and has very affordable hotel accomodations as well.

I was "cured" of diet pills after two incidients, one was some dexitrim, they said to take the diet pills then told you to eat under 1200 calories, well duh, the pill sdidn't make you lose weight the eating 1200 calories did and that part was free so why spend the money. The second was some berry trim stuff and the same story there. That was the last time I ever bought diet pills. All they are is a load of crap and mostly filled with ingredients that are very harmful to your body.

Losingjusme you are doing great!!!:clap2: Libra and LapBandit, just keep following the doctors orders about bloodpressure, I have to think that stress might be good for you as it raises blood pressure, so maybe stressing over it and buying a cuff will help? hehe. Ok bad joke. Libra I keep thinking that one day soon I will see it, but honestly you are so close to goal, maybe we won't really see it till we get rid of the excess skin. I keep thinking I still have an apron full of fat but honestly I think it is mostly skin at this point, don't get me wrong I still have plenty of fat too but my apron is primarily skin now. I really hate it. I hate it more now than I did when I was fatter, at least then I had the hope that with weight loss it would go away now I know it will never go away without surgery. Oh and yes I have heard of your band not feeling looser anymore because the stomach lining is now free from fat. It is very normal. I can't wait to get there but alas I am only halfway to goal.