wanna be fit@40

Hey everyone, It has been a long time since on here early June was the last time. I had band placed 2 -4-10 and am down 30 lbs. I have had 3 fills, but it is soooo slow coming off. I read other peoples weight loss and feel like a big failure...... but must say slow and steady, have done some cheating, so I cant complain. I need to walk more too. Im sooo stressed and that does not help I guess.......Good luck everyone......:party:

I know exactly how you feel. I am 2 1/2 months post op and have only lost 20 pounds. I had 2 fills and am not due for another fill till May. I feel like this is not working as fast as I thought it would. I keep going up and down with the same 1-2 pounds. Sooooo damn angry and wonder wtf???

I have to admit, I have ate a bit more than I should, and some of the wrong things...I get so hungry some times!! I'm glad to read people are having some of the same issues. I want this to happen sooooo much faster than it is. I get frustrated when I read here someone who had surgery around the same time I did and they have lost 40 or more pounds, wtf?????

Please let this work for me, I need to get back on track, or another fill???? Any advice please, best wishes to all...............:thumbup:

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a very nice Easter. I did and feel blessed to be able to spend it with my family! I feel like I ate a bit too much, but no "stuck" issues so.......... Tomorrow I get back on track!!! Bye for now................Laura

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is well. I finally did eat and it was ok. I just feel full faster, kinda short of breath in the sternum area so I know to stop eating. Does that make any sense??

Betsy: Thanks for always having kind and helpful things to say, you are a blessing to have in this journey!! I'm cooking ham , cheesy, potatoes, green rice, a fruit cocktail fluff and carmel pecan pie, and of course, colored hard boiled eggs!!! oh and dinner rolls, cant forget them!! Sounds yummy, but Protein only, I guess.....

Have a Blessed Easter everyone...............Laura:thumbup:

Hello!!! I hope all is well with all of you!! Thanks for the comments and I am ok. I must say I have not ate anything yet....I guess Im kinda afraid, but time will tell.

Betsy: Hugs to you and Mark, I pray daily for your family .

Humming Bird: Im glad to get to know you and hope to get to know the rest of the bunch better!!!

Happy Easter to everyone and Im cooking so I have to get my ass in gear for tomorrow............Laura:w00t:

Had second fill today. Was at 3.7cc and now 6.5 cc. I have a realize-c band. I havent had anything to eat today, just liquids, so we will see how tomorrow goes!!! I was banded on 2-9-10. Good luck everyone!!!:thumbup:

And that dream of running and feeling elated, that's always what I imagined about being thin too. Its the mental image I had in my head all the way into surgery.

I soooo love this comment !!! Thanks and I hope to be like you guys someday!!!!:thumbup:

Hello!! I sooooo think of doing this all the time. Not now since I'm too heavy, but in time I want to be a runner!!! I must say I even have the same dream over and over and Im always running in the dream and it is the most wonderfull feeling in the world!!! Any advice on how to do this???? What did you do to get started?? Thanks in advance.......:thumbup:

Ps; Im about 7 weeks post op and have lost 19 pounds to date.

Hey!! My appt. today went well. I lost 8 pounds since my march 3 appt. Got my second fill today, went from 3.7cc to 6.5cc !!! Doc said wow, you need a fill, looking under floro, so I guess I really didnt have any restriction....... Will see how it goes, I have not ate anything solid yet so...... I sure hope I'm on my way now, or one more fill in a month or 6 weeks and 3 is the charm????? Have a super night friends.......Laura:thumbup:

Hello everyone, Happy friday!!! Im going for a 2nd. fill today, boy I need it. I have NO restriction, so I hope I do after today!!

Thinking of Betsy & Mark and hoping all is well. We will keep you in our prayers...... Have a Blessed Easter everyone and a super weekend.........:thumbup:

Hello. I know how you feel, I had band placed 2-9-10. I am at a 20pound loss so far. I have had 1 fill on 3-3 and am having another this friday 4-2. I have 3.7 cc in an 11 cc realize-c band. I have NO restriction and it has been so hard, but if my scale is correct , I have lost 7 pounds since the last fill. We will see what dr's scale says on friday.

I really hope to have more restriction , I want to feel like I am really going to have success with this band. I have had some good advice come from this site and remember, we did not gain overnight, so we will not lose it overnight. Slow and steady, now I just need to practice what I preach!!!

Have a super day and a super Easter!!!!

Hello every one!! Hope you are all having a great day. Things are a bit better, I am getting more Protein in because of shakes, thanks Betsy for the advice. Im going for my second fill on friday, boy I hope I have more restriction then!!!

If my scale is correct Im down 7 pounds since my last fill march 3rd. Not to shabby I guess.

I enjoy getting to know all of you and love to read all your posts. Take care, and have a super monday!!!! :thumbup:

Hello all, new here. I must say Im starting to wonder why pb's sliming ect has never happened to me yet. I had band placed on 2-9-10 and have had 1 4cc fill. I go for my 2nd fill next friday. I hate to say it but, I have ate some things I never should and no issues???!!! Why I wonder????

I love getting to know all of you and look forward to learning from you too!! Thanks, and have a super day!!!:tt1:

I feel the same way. I just totally blew it with overeating. I was sooooo hungry and feel NO restriction, and blew it. I get my second fill on 4-2, but feel like a failure!!!! Please help me get back on track!!! I am 6 weeks post op and feel like , did I hurt my pouch or if I can eat anything, without any problem, is something wrong???

Hello all! I am happy to say I got my appt. moved up and I will have a fill on 4-2 instead, of 4-14 !!!! Yea, I called my dr. office explained all that was going on , what I was eating, exercise ect. Im proud to say I go to an office and a dr. who wants me to be successful!!! Hope everyone has a super weekend.........

Had my first fill, 4cc in an 11cc band on March 3rd. I felt restriction for about 1 week or so, and now I feel like if I did not stop at 4oz. of food I could keep eating! I feel like I will NEVER EVER last till April 14th for my next fill. Does anyone else feel like this? I lost 4 more pounds after the fill, but nothing now. My Dr. says 6 weeks in between fills, so??............ Any ideas or comments please. Im very frustrated !!:wink2:

Back in the Phen Phen Diet pill days 1997 or so I lost 45 pounds and developed gall bladder problems. Dr. said when you lose fast it can happen. Was banded 2-9-10 and had large hiatal hernia repaired also. Feeling great and no issues so far. Best of luck to all Feb bandsters!!!

I love it. I always say I am Cleopatra The Jewel of the Nile.....Im on my pyramid !!!! Ha Ha, Ton and Cleo can both go to hell!!!

Well I was banded the 9th and Im not sure how Im feeling. Im not sore anymore , but I can seem to feel full for more than a few hours. I eat and then wait 90 min b/4 I drink like I was told and once I drink, I start to feel hungry again!!! I am not going to the bathroom and feel bloated. I havr gained 4 pounds back from the 20 I lost!!! What is wrong with me???? I am only aloud Protein for meals, today I could start normal food and chew, chew, chew. Am I doing something wrong??? I get my 1st fill march 3rd. Please fill me in on what you guys think!!!!! Thanks......:redface:

Hello all. Best wishes for speedy recoveries!!! I am 7 days post op and feel ok pain wise. Staples came out yesterday, but a few ares are not healed closed all the way. That is really freaking me out! I am afraid I will spit open!!

My real complaint is being tired all the time, when does that end?? I go back to work tomorrow, I hope I make it through the day!! I was so happy to say I am down 22 lbs since the they weighed me on Jan 25 and them yesterday!!!!! Good luck with everyone else, have a super day.......

I was just banded 4 days ago, and I must say all these problems I have read here scare the hell out of me. I will say my dr automatically looks for haital hernias and repairs them on the spot, so I hope that is one thing in my favor. He said I had a large on and it would cause alot of problems down the road.Good luck to everyone and I pray I f]have no problems like I have just read.......

Well, Im home, had my band placed on tuesday the 9th. Feel okay. Tummy is sore , but not terrible. Im always cold tho. Im tired but walk arould as much as I can. I had a shower and took bandages off. The port is where Im the most sore, and it has the most staples, 5 of them. the rest have 1 or 2 staples each, and they come out on monday.

I get to start pureed Protein tommorrow, and Im actually looking forward to it too!! 10 pounds gone on preop diet and lost 3 more since tuesday......Not bad.

Good luck to everyone else, and keep in touch......

Congrats KathyNH!! Best wishes too, I am being banded the same day. Crazy how fast the last few weeks have gone. Im soooo ready. Hope "our surgery day" go just perfect!!:thumbup:

Congrats!!! It is surreal, I felt the same way. I am on day 6 of the pre op diet and have surgery on Feb.9th. I can't believe how fast it is going. I'm soooo excited and nervous too! But remember, things happen for a reason and we are meant to do this and we will be successful too!! Best wishes and lots of luck!!!:thumbup:

Hello everyone. Well today as day 1 on the preop diet. Did ok. I will have no problems at the school where I work, but the weekends are going to be hell. I must say Im afraid to eat the wrong stuff or sneak something because they will be able to tell by looking at my liver .I would just die if I woke up and they did not do the surgery!!!:thumbup: I wish you all well and remember, we FEBURARY BANDSTERS CAN DO THIS!!!!!! PEACE, :thumbup: