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I was banded on March 16th and have lost 33lbs. I wish it was more but I guess slower is better. I have had 4 fills and some times I can't keep anything down and then other times I can eat anything, still not quite sure how to use this thing. My goal is to lose 70-75lbs time will tell. Good luck everyone!! Bernadette

Michelle Im also 5'9" and my goal is to get to 145...Maybe I need to rethink this too. My husband says he does not want me skinny, so I guess I will just have to wait and see what 155 and then 150 look like. I have small bones too so I will have to wait. I have finally broken the 180's and I'm thrilled!!. Good luck to you and stay where you are comfortable and just ignore the people saying that you are too thin. Bernadette

I hope you are feeling better now!! WOW 160's I can only wish for now, maybe in a couple more months. I did not lose any last week, I need to start working harder again. Good luck all!!

Hi All Greg I see you are doing VERY well!!! I wish I was done 70 lbs would be at my goal. That is amazing!! When you had your fill did you do liquids for a couple days after?? I have to do liquids for a day and then mushies for a day. Well I had my 4th fill yesterday and I really hope that this is the last one, I really hope that I will be able to eat when Im off liquids and not have all the problems that I had last time. I need to run to the store to get some more yogurt and some fresh fruit. Have a great weekend, we are off to my home town for our annual family BBQ. Bernadette

Hi I was really starting to worry about you!!! I wondered if all of the stuff you have been going thru had caused you not to post in awhile. Im sorry to hear about the divorce, it is a hard thing to go thru and I speak from experience. You will be fine it just takes awhile to get your feet back under you and get back in the swing of life :bored: I'm also very sorry to hearr about your step brother, what a shock. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Now about the weight thing...I go up and down so much I feel like a yo yo. I have been able to eat anything again so I scheduled hopefully my last fill for this afternoon. That will be my 4th. I just hope it is not like the last time and make it impossible to keep anything down for the first week. Good luck everyone!! Bernadette

Brenda That sounds like what I went thru a couple weeks ago, it was awful. I was not vomiting just pbing it was awful, it just keeps coming and coming. At work I kept spitting into my trash can. I sure hope they can get you back to a better level with the fill so that you don't gain any weight back. As far as meat I only eat chicken and turkey and have had no problem getting those down. I was supposed to get my 4th fill today but did not get it I will be going in next week. Good luck and keep us posted!! Bernadette

Jdeleare, do I have to copy and past it everytime?? I thought it would come up automatically. Well I did not make my fill today so I will have to wait another week...oh well Im still losing just not as fast asw I would like to. Greg, what is the emmersion blender I will have to look it up, and what do you make with it?? Do you still do alot of protein shakes? I like to make them with ice and blend them, but I have not had any in awhile. Keep up the good work everyone, Bernadette :thumbup:

Hey all I see everyone is doing GREAT!! It looks like everyone is happy that they have done this. Im really hitting it hard this week to get back on track. Dani....WOW 60lbs that is amazing, and your sons comment was adorable! Jdelaere, you are doing wonderful too. Keep up the good work! Addelapp5 Your weight loss is great too!! I can't believe some of the amounts of weight people have lost. I find myself saying WOW everytime I get on the scale, I have not seen wonderland in several years and it feels great! I can't wait to see the 170's I will probably faint!! Have a great day everyone!! Bernadette:w00t:

:rolleyes2:Good morning everyone I hope everone had a great weekend. I had a great week off but now it is time to go back to work...UGH. I have decided to get back in the swing of actually watching what I eat again. I have some restriction but not alot, if I eat slow I can still eat a normal size meal. Iam going to schedule what I hope is my last fill for Thursday. Im hoping this will be my "sweet spot" Happy Monday to everyone!! Bernadette Still trying to get this ticker thing to work, I went and updated it and it still says the same amount. Does anyone know how to get it to come up automatically with each post?? I have been copying and pasting.

Hey all!!! Im down 32lbs and Im thrilled!! I have dropped 2 pant sizes and I feel great. I finally have figured out this band and I have not had any PB or vomiting for 2 weeks now. I just have to keep reminding myself small bites and chew. IM SOOOO happy I did this!! Have a great weekend. Bernadette:thumbup:

Thanks Greg I wish my weight loss was as much as yours!!!! I think you are the one doing so well. I think I have learned how to use this tool and that makes a ig difference on how I feel about having it. If everyone would go into this knowing that this is ONLY a tool, and that you still have to work at it the lap band would have an even better reputation. I work everyday at loosing weight and working with the tool the band has given me. In all honesty it is more work than I thought it would be, but worth every ounce of weight I have lost!! Bernadette

Hey everyone Just checkin in with the TEAM16thers... I have been on vacation all week and have been enjoying my time off. I had more time to work on my food choices too. Okay big drum roll>>>>> Im down to 188!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have not seen that weight in soo long, I love it. I have been wearing shorts that did not fit last summer and now they are too big. My size 16's are too big and the 14's are just right. Did I mention that I love having this lap band??? Good luck to all & have a great weekend!! Bernadette

How is everyone doing this week??? I finally got past my being stuck episodes. I have to constantly remindmyself chew, chew, chew. I have tried puting down my fork in between bitesand that has helped alot. I have not had anything stuck in almost a week. I have stayed at about the same weight, lost one more pound, but my clothes are really loose YEAH. Im loving this even with the tough times. Thanks ladies!!

Hey all Pezo, I did not feel restriction until my 3rd fill and then BAM I could not keep anything down for days. I had thought about getting an unfill but decided to work with my band a littl more. That was almost 3 weeks aga and now I have learned soo much more about using this tool. I figured out the majority of my problems were from eating too large a bite and not chewing enough. I can feel good restriction after about a saucer of food, which is really all we should be eating. I feel better and my clothesw are all hanging off of me...LOL it feels great. SHorts that were too tight are now too loose, my work pants won't stay usp at all so I went to the next size smaller, now they are getting loose. Im very happy that I had this surgery!! :ihih: Bernadette

Well said Greg!! I too am guilty of doing this and then I realize all of us are different. It all has alot to do with the amount of weight they have to loose, and their body shape and size. Some people have hundreds to loose and some have only 50 so it only makes since that the one trying to loose hundreds will loose faster. Just try to eat the right things, excersize and get your water in and the weight will come off. Good luck all!! Bernadette PS welcome back Greg I was worried about you.

I feel the same way, I thought the weight loss would be a little faster too. I have lost 30 total and about 22 of that has been since surgery.. The thing that really bothers me is that I go up and down so often, even when I seem to eat the same things everyday. Don't be too hard on yourself we are all learning how to use our new tool. I get frustrated at the fact that I can hardly keep anything down but still am not loosing very much. We have had extream weather too, and that has kept me from walking at night. You are still doing great, just keep up the good work and don't give up. Maybe you just need another fill? I still have no idea if Im over filled or need a little more?? I guess this is all trial and error. Have a great weekend! Bernadette:smile2:

jdelare I still make alot of mistakes, my largest being eating too fast and too large of bites. I have started to learn my "full" level too, if I eat past that I get sick. Im on vacation next week and I will be doing some traveling, I will have to be careful not to overdo my eating. I tend to eat more when I get around my family they are all overweight too so it makes it all that much easier to eat. Have a great weekend! Bernadette

Long2bethin Thanks for updating me, I felt like a looser not having lost anything!! I still have 15lbs to go and I think that is doable, at leat I hope it is LOL. Good luck all!! Bernadette

jdeleare I know what you mean, I keep thinking that it is better and then bam Im right back to sliming everything right back up. Im not sure what to do??? I can eat sometimes and not others, or one day I can eat a certain food and the next day it comes right back up. fatgirlinny Don't give up, I think this is all a game of trial and error. I have been battling with my 3rd fill for 2 weeks and Im still not sure what to do..unfill or fill?? I have lost more weight this way but I don't like that fact that I can't choose what I would like to eat, the band does it for me. I have been doing good sticking to the right food choices but alot of times the good food won't go down. chips go down great...go figure. Good luck to everyone! Bernadette

I feel like I have been losing very slowly too, Im down 30 lbs but some times I go up 5 and down that same 5 in a day or two. I have not lost as much as I have wanted to but still Im happy with the progress. I have had 3 fills and have alot of problems getting anything down. I will eat a bit or two and up it comes, and other times I can eat anything and it is just fine. I wish I knew what sets it off at times. I know that morning eating is all but out, by 11 am I can keep yogert down but that is about it. Good luck to you! Bernadette

I was banded 2 months ago and I have had several drinks since then, Iam not going to roll over and die just because I have the band. I think everything in moderation is fine, although I don't drink pop. I think you were smart to drink it with water. Good luck on your new journey!! Bernadette

Could someone please update my weight Im not sure how to do it?? Im at 190 now. Thanks

I think it would be easier to just use the same thread each week... but whatever everyone wants is good with me. Lapdog, I think that is a good idea about using the Protein shakes for a meal, maybe that would help me too because I can't eat alot. You have lost 41lbs WOW Im down 30 and I was happy with that. I was banded on March 16th. Have a grweat weekend. Bernadette

Hi Everyone Sorry I have not posted in a couple days, been very busy. I did not get an unfill because I have started to be able to keep food down. I still have problems but part of it is that I eat too fast and too large of bites. Wednesday I went to lunch with a couple of my friends and was able to eat 1/4 of my sandwich, I finished the other 1/4 after lunch and kept it all down. I ate dinner with the family I had some mashed potatos and a little turkey and it stayed down too. So I decided to cancel the unfill and try to work with my band. I have started to think that maybe this is my sweet spot??? I can only eat a small abount of food and keep it down, so I have to remember when I feel that first pressure in my chest that it is time to quit. On a good note!!! Iam down to 190....YEAH my ultimate gaol is to reach 145..maybe?? I have not seen that weight in so many years that Iam thinking that it might be too little. Iam 5'8" and I have small bones so that is the only reason I think 145 might be okay. Time will tell. Have a wonderful weekend everyone, we have more sun so Iam going to try and get some of it! Bernadette:thumbup:

Hi again I was up half of the night and trying to get my meds to go down, finally around 1 AM I was able to get unstuck. I will have a tough day today with almost no sleep...ugh. I go to a fill center and they have you drink just a dixie cup of Water and that has always gone done just fine. I sure hope today goes a little better because I can't do anything until tomarrow, they only work Thursday and Saturday. I will keep all of you posted. Bernadette