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Good morning lapband family, I know that it has been a while since I posted but I have been really busy with the struggles of every day life....On Friday 5/15/09 I had my third fill and now I have 5cc in a 9cc band. As far as restriction goes I do have some but not as much as i would like. I have lost 60 pounds thus far and I have been working out like crazy at least 4 days at the gym. Because I have reached a plateau I had to change up my work out routine...I just started incorporating intervals into my work out routine, we will see if it works as good as they say it does, all I know is that I am sweating like crazy after wards.. well that's my update for now. I am scheduled to have another fill of .5cc's in 6 weeks, so talk to you all then unless i drop 20 pounds b4 then, then you will hear from me sooner lol

Good morning lapband family, I know that it has been a while since I posted but I have been really busy with the struggles of every day life....On Friday 5/15/09 I had my third fill and now I have 5cc in a 9cc band. As far as restriction goes I do have some but not as much as i would like. I have lost 60 pounds thus far and I have been working out like crazy at least 4 days at the gym. Because I have reached a plateau I had to change up my work out routine...I just started incorporating intervals into my work out routine, we will see if it works as good as they say it does, all I know is that I am sweating like crazy after wards.. well that's my update for now. I am scheduled to have another fill of .5cc's in 6 weeks, so talk to you all then unless i drop 20 pounds b4 then, then you will hear from me sooner lol

Good morning lapband family, I know that it has been a while since I posted but I have been really busy with the struggles of every day life....On Friday 5/15/09 I had my third fill and now I have 5cc in a 9cc band. As far as restriction goes I do have some but not as much as i would like. I have lost 60 pounds thus far and I have been working out like crazy at least 4 days at the gym. Because I have reached a plateau I had to change up my work out routine...I just started incorporating intervals into my work out routine, we will see if it works as good as they say it does, all I know is that I am sweating like crazy after wards.. well that's my update for now. I am scheduled to have another fill of .5cc's in 6 weeks, so talk to you all then unless i drop 20 pounds b4 then, then you will hear from me sooner lol

Today I went for my first fill and it was a breeze, no problem. All that I felt was a little pinch and in about 5 seconds it was all over. I was given some water to drink and it went down fine. i was placed on a twenty-four hour liquid diet so I am not sure of how much restriction I have at this point. I was told to come back in 3 weeks for another fill of about 2cc's. I have been very hungry lately and I was told that this would help tremendously. Wewill see, I will keep you all updated. Happy Friday......

Today I went for my first fill and it was a breeze, no problem. All that I felt was a little pinch and in about 5 seconds it was all over. I was given some water to drink and it went down fine. i was placed on a twenty-four hour liquid diet so I am not sure of how much restriction I have at this point. I was told to come back in 3 weeks for another fill of about 2cc's. I have been very hungry lately and I was told that this would help tremendously. Wewill see, I will keep you all updated. Happy Friday......

It is so good to know that your fill went well, i keep thinking what if they fill my band and i still have no restriction, i do not want to go back twenty times to find my sweet spot.

THANK YOU, AND i CAN'T WAIT FOR MY FILL i AM MORE THAN READY..

General: WOW, I can not believe that it has been 5 weeks since I had my lap band surgery. Where has the time gone? I can really say this has been an unique experience and a challenge. Those people that say that bariatric surgery is the easy way out, they are clueless. I think it is more challenging because it forces you into accountability. RECOVERY:Well, as far as my recovery goes, my incisions have completely closed and healed. The incision where my port is, is healed but there is a stitch about an inch long that is sticking out of my skin, my incision healed around it and there are no signs of infection so I decided to address this at my 6 week appointment next week. Has any one ever experience this? DIET: The first two weeks after surgery was very awkward It was a time of "finding myself" or "feeling things out" I think I pretty much know how to listen to my body when it comes to eating. Head hunger -vs- the real thing. I currently feel no restriction at all and I am hungry often (thank God for the protein shakes they help a lot with this problem) but the sweet cravings are still there and stronger than ever. FIRST FILL: Unfortunately I have to be 6 weeks post-op before I can get my first fill. I wonder why some people can get their fills as soon as 2 weeks after and I have to wait 6 weeks? I don't know. I am excited and nervous about my fill but I guess I will be OK after I experience the first fill. I hope I get a lot more restriction than I have now. WEIGHT LOSS: So far I have lost 43 pounds about 24 of those I lost after surgery and about 19 before surgery. I also go to the gym at least 4 times a week. Friday I am going to try a new workout class, belly dancing (picture that) I will let you know how that goes) Well that is all for now, I will post more pictures next week on Thursday or Friday of me slowly deflating LOL, until then GOOD LOOSING!!!

Does any one know why you have to advance from a 2 week liquid diet to puree,to soft, to normal? What happens if you go from a 2 week liquid diet straight to a regular diet? will it stretch the pouch and if so how would you know?

General: WOW, I can not believe that it has been 5 weeks since I had my lap band surgery. Where has the time gone? I can really say this has been an unique experience and a challenge. Those people that say that bariatric surgery is the easy way out, they are clueless. I think it is more challenging because it forces you into accountability. RECOVERY: Well, as far as my recovery goes, my incisions have completely closed and healed. The incision where my port is, is healed but there is a stitch about an inch long that is sticking out of my skin, my incision healed around it and there are no signs of infection so I decided to address this at my 6 week appointment next week. DIET: The first two weeks after surgery was very awkward It was a time of "finding myself" or "feeling things out" I think I pretty much know how to listen to my body when it comes to eating. Head hunger -vs- the real thing. I currently feel no restriction at all and I am hungry often (thank God for the protein shakes they help a lot with this problem) but the sweet cravings are still there and stronger than ever. FIRST FILL: Unfortunately I have to be 6 weeks post-op before I can get my first fill. I wonder why some people can get their fills as soon as 2 weeks after and I have to wait 6 weeks? I don't know. I am excited and nervous about my fill but I guess I will be OK after I experience the first fill. I hope I get a lot more restriction than I have now. WEIGHT LOSS: So far I have lost 43 pounds about 24 of those I lost after surgery and about 19 before surgery. I also go to the gym at least 4 times a week. Friday I am going to try a new workout class, belly dancing (picture that) I will let you know how that goes) Well that is all for now, I will post more pictures next week on Thursday or Friday of me slowly deflating LOL, until then GOOD LOOSING!!!

General: WOW, I can not believe that it has been 5 weeks since I had my lap band surgery. Where has the time gone? I can really say this has been an unique experience and a challenge. Those people that say that bariatric surgery is the easy way out, they are clueless. I think it is more challenging because it forces you into accountability. RECOVERY: Well, as far as my recovery goes, my incisions have completely closed and healed. The incision where my port is, is healed but there is a stitch about an inch long that is sticking out of my skin, my incision healed around it and there are no signs of infection so I decided to address this at my 6 week appointment next week. DIET: The first two weeks after surgery was very awkward It was a time of "finding myself" or "feeling things out" I think I pretty much know how to listen to my body when it comes to eating. Head hunger -vs- the real thing. I currently feel no restriction at all and I am hungry often (thank God for the protein shakes they help a lot with this problem) but the sweet cravings are still there and stronger than ever. FIRST FILL: Unfortunately I have to be 6 weeks post-op before I can get my first fill. I wonder why some people can get their fills as soon as 2 weeks after and I have to wait 6 weeks? I don't know. I am excited and nervous about my fill but I guess I will be OK after I experience the first fill. I hope I get a lot more restriction than I have now. WEIGHT LOSS: So far I have lost 43 pounds about 24 of those I lost after surgery and about 19 before surgery. I also go to the gym at least 4 times a week. Friday I am going to try a new workout class, belly dancing (picture that) I will let you know how that goes) Well that is all for now, I will post more pictures next week on Thursday or Friday of me slowly deflating LOL, until then GOOD LOOSING!!!