TracyW2

Ally - I was terrified of how painful it would be also. And actually it wasnt as bad as I had myself psyched up for. You are on so many pain meds right at the beginning that you sleep through the worst pain of it. I had my surgery on friday the 10th and I really dont recall much until the following Thursday. I am 10 days out now and my tummy is still tight and I know when I have over done it, but it isnt painful.

Hip abduction and adduction

Congrats to you!! I had 8.5 in my band pre pregnancy and had 4 taken out because I couldnt keep anything down at 15 weeks. I exclusively breastfed and had a slight fill when baby was 2 weeks and then got more once he was 6 months and starting on solids. I went slow with my fills and when he was finally about a year I was back up to the 8.5. I breastfed him for 18 months and early on I always wanted to make sure I was getting enough calories to produce a suffient amount of milk.

I drink a protein shake before bed.

Only regret I have is not doing it sooner! I dont feel the band at all. I do feel the port esp now that I not longer have any fat covering it. It doesnt hender me from doing anything. I exercise with the best of them. If the kids get to playing rough and hit my port, that does sting a bit. At this point, I go through every day life not even thinking about it being there. Good luck on your journey!

I'm so sorry your mom cant seem to see past the exterior. My dad was that way. Now that I'm the 'thin' daughter, he speaks highly of me and enjoys spending time with me and 'showing' me off. I dont think he understands how much it hurt and his hurtful words are a lot of what led me to using food for comfort.

I tend to also eat a lot of tuna salad for lunch.

2 1/2 Years out and I still have moments where I grieve food. But I have learned not to live my life around food. So if I am really wanting something, I let myself have it. I just have a lot less of it. I remember seeing a quote on here that said something like, That piece of food doesnt taste as good as skinny feels. Its so true!

Thank you! You look fabulous as well! My goal was to be a size 10 also. I am comfortably in 6's now, but I just had a tummy tuck on Friday so who knows what size I will be in once the swelling goes down. I also hear that I am too thin, but right now I am working on putting on muscle and not so much on losing fat.

I picked a goal weight with my dr and once I got there I reassessed. I have had 4 different goals before I finally decided I was happy where I am at.

Im actually in Quincy, so a bit away

Hey Lori. I see we have the same dr. What part of Illinois do you live in?

Just walking is a great way to exercise and you can do it any where. I started out at doing what I could on the elliptical.

Just wanted to give you an update. Surgery went great yesterday. Im actually getting around really well. The pain is tolleable, but i'm also staying on top of the meds. I'm eager to see what is under all this dressing!

I was 330 before surgery and lost 80 pounds in 4 months. Who knows how much I would have lost, but I got pregnant. It took me 2 years to lose 165 pounds and gain a baby!

Wow! That is simply amazing! My avatar pic is me with my old fat jeans. The old jeans are a size 28 and I was in a size 6 in the pic.

I know someone doing it. I dont know much about it, but she said she was only eating 500 calories a day. That is in no way healthy!

Congrats! I got my band when I was 29 too. Actually 2 months shy of turning 30. And I have to say my thirties have been AWESOME!!

I have some before and after pics on my profile!

I had surgery on a Thursday and was back to work as a home daycare on Monday.

Thank you!

It is definitely a learning process! I'm 2 1/2 years out and still learning and adjusting to my new lifestyle.

I will have days where I am tight and can hardly get anything in. Then I will have days where I can eat anything I want. There doesnt seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I have just learned to live with it

Carbs are good about a hour before working out. Gives you the energy you need to really put your all into it. But then again I have read doing cardio on and empty stomach is good that way you are going right into fat burning. If you are doing weights, its good to have carbs before.

I was told you really only need to get a bit unfilled if you are on the tight side.