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Yes I guess I am very lucky. The surgeon is just up the road and he has an open door policy - free fills for 6mths. Just have to make appointment. I am feeling OKAY and am at fill number four I think? but I keep drinking with meals and also drinking wine and then not caring about what I eat. WOE. DEFINITELY A NSV!!! Agree WannaB - I can see a trend here everyone is screeching to a halt - the liquid and the band have given us all a good boost to start with but now its time to work! booo! Hey SDeale, I notice that you weigh in but have only ever given one weight which was 2 weeks ago - if you want to post your current weight when you weigh in on a friday (and tell me your start weight) I can pop you on the biggest loser spreadsheet. No worries if you don't want to - and by all means post whatever you want - just letting you know what you need to do if you do. xx

Hey Guys LAST WEEKS RESULTS ARE IN The biggest loser for the week of 29th May is..... MADDISON with a whopping 3.6lb!!!! Congrats Kaner for hitting the 60lb mark, you are giving Jaytee a run for his money in the Biggest Lost to Date department!!!! ALSO..... WEIGH IN FOR FRIDAY THE 5TH OF JUNE It's friday here, so as well as posting last weeks results, I am weighing in. Woe. Put on 1kg this week. Up to 126.7kg from 125.7kg. Struggling with this - had another fill on Wednesday and that helped but need to realise that the band is only a tool - god you'd think I would have heard it enough on here to make it register!!!!!! Can't wait to hear all about your successes this week !!! xxx:smile2: Friday Doc.doc

Sweet heart you just need to get to your "sweet spot" where you are not even thinking bout food - that will happen for you just keep going back for your fills. I have had 4 now and am finally feeling "alright" However I have been making bad choices - subconsciously thinking to myself, sweet, banded now, dont have to worry. However what happens is the band resets the chemistry which is keeping us fat, and helps us with portions - but the rest is us. Hang in there, we're all in the same boat. Oh, and don't drink with meals - thats what I have been doing and it is baaaaaad!

Melliecat I was banded 2nd of April and I have not regretted it for a split second. I was PETRIFIED of the surgery itself, rather than long term complications - hell, if its that bad you can have it removed - but it won't be - I am sure. I haven't had ANY problems at all - except for losing 25lb in 2 months!!!! It is normal to be scared and apprehensive - but the surgery was a breeze for me, and so has everything else so far - so keep optimistic and get excited, - you're about to get a shot at a normal life!! xxx

Sounds like you just need a tiny unfill. Can take a few days for your body to go "oww, too tight" not sure why - but it does. Give your doc a call and pop in for a tiny unfil.

My doc says that if you start to feel a tickle in the back of your throat when they are filling you that they ease off a bit from there and its perfect. odd huh. Great work on ONDERELAND!! xxx

******************* FRIDAY WEIGH IN 29th MAY 2009 ******************** Hi Guys I weighed in today at 125.7kg. Hitting the 125 barrier was amazing for me, I didn't realise I was looking forward to it so much. Look forward to hearing all about your week and what your weight is looking like this friday!!! GOOD LUCK xx

I love these!! Thanks guys xx

Hey Boykie & kmg365 If you want to, then tell me your height and your goal in lb and I will update those sections of the spreadsheet too! - Oh and Kmg365 tell me your start weight (pre-op) Spreadsheet attached (sorry for delay!) This weeks' biggest loser is ALUV82 with 6.5lb!!!! woooohooo!! Biggest total loss to date is still Jaytee but with Kaner bringing up the rear!! The race is getting close ha aha!! :thumbup: We are all doing so well I'll post my this friday's weight tomorrow morning - sadly I am not optimistic!! xx Friday Doc.doc

I ate too much last night, and I was starting to doubt I had a band, god it was so horrible. Chest pain and so much slime and burping. Wanted to vomit but couldn't. Cleared after a while but all my friends who dont know I am banded were like WHAT IS HAPPENING and thought I was just drunk and vomitting hahahah:laugh:

******************* FRIDAY WEIGH IN 22 MAY 2009 ******************** Hi Guys I weighed in today at 126.2kg. Lost what I gained last week thank goodness. The fill must have helped. Look forward to hearing all about your week and what your weight is looking like this friday!!! GOOD LUCK xx

My restriction has gone now boooooooo hoooo However, it didnt feel like after surgery really. I mean I was full quicker, but I still have been feeling hunger. NEEEDDDD MORE FILL.

I had furry teeth like you wouldnt believe until I started on real solids. I think its from lack of saliva from chewing.

Hi everyone Good work on your losses this week - and hang in there for everyone who did not have a loss (like me!) once we have been filled up to the sweet spot (hopefully I am now after my fill on Saturday) we will find this journey so much easier! - Biggest Loser so far is still Jay-Tee with 59lb overall and he is 42% of the way to achieving his goal! Nearly half way!!! - Biggest Loser of the week is Wanna B with 5.4lb down this week!! Congrats and good luck to everyone for this week! xx Friday Doc.doc

Be honest with your doctor. Please do not lie. They have to adjust the anesthetic if you have been smoking so please tell the truth.

Hey I chose the band over the bypass because 1. There are less serious complications with the band 2. Band is removable if needed 3. Chance of death much lower with band. Mortality rates with RNY are approx 1 percent. I guess higher the more you weigh also. Good luck with your choice.

I find the feeling exactly the same as I used to, but it just happens on smaller amounts. I think that people talk about being OVER FULL and feeling pain is when they have eaten too quick that they have got so much in that they are stuffed. Easier for that to happen as you would only have to eat 1.5 cups of food for that to happen once banded rather than 15 cups like I used to. Keep asking questions its the best way to find out if you want to do this. Good luck

Had my third fill yesterday and finally have restriction, I am so happy. Yay ya yyayay

Hey Yep, third fill tomorrow. Doc has open door policy - because it takes a few fills usually to get to the sweet spot you can just keep going back as often as you want - within reason (eg. you can't go three times in one week but you can go each week) until you have a good restriction. Thank god, I cannot wait. I am chowing down like I used to... boooo.

******************* FRIDAY WEIGH IN 15 MAY 2009 ******************** Its accountability time bunnies!!! I weighed into today at 126.9kg. Up 700g from last week. I need a fill and I need to realise that I am in charge of the type of food that goes in my mouth and that I still need to make an effort and eat properly and healthily. Can't wait to see how you have all done this week!! Good luck - and (advice to self also) remember if the scales have moved in the wrong direction - this is just ONE week, and it is a long journey. The road is long but we WILL get there. Stick at it. xx

I am having my third fill tomorrow - I weighed in this morning and have put on 800g this week (1lb) I am eating the wrong food because I am hungry and I am eating too much. I am tricking myself that because it is "small quantities" I can eat bad food. WRONG. Maybe occassionally but I have rationalised this into every day. Looking forward to my fill tomorrow - and am going to make a big effort to eat my healthy breakfast and healthy lunch rather than seeing if I can go without as not that hungry - and then starving at tea time and making bad choices. I guess this is all about working out how this band works and how we can work with it - and we will get there - as long as we are honest with ourselves - as you can't change what you don't acknowledge!!! hehe!

Word Terrylbel! Am with you there. But it's coming off slowly but surely.. portion control is my friend!

OOh, have discovered new exciting way to measure weightloss!!! Total weight lost divided by total amount wanted to lose = % of the way there we are! Eg. Mine is I wanna lose 144lb and I have lost 24.7lb so far so I am 17.1% of the way there!!! Isnt that a cool way to look at it!! have added to spreadsheet Yeeehaa!

Hey all This weeks results! The biggest loser to date is Jay-Tee with 59lb in total since his journey began, with runner up Kaner with 52lb!! AMAZING!! :frown: This weeks single loss winner is WannaB1/2theWoman with 11.8lb!! and joint runners up JayTee and Band Groupie with 3lb each! :thumbup: CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS!:thumbup: Friday8may.doc

I am eating this sort of thing on a typical day: - 1 cup orange juice @7am - 1 coffee @ 9am - 40g of porridge with 1 scoop Protein powder and 1/2 cup skim milk @10am - 1cup of lasagne, or chicken Pasta or 4 peices sushi @ 1pm - same again for dinner.