GoyaChula

congrats, cindy! i'm due dec 13th and we're having a girl too! :thumbup: i haven't had mine un-filled. i'm feeling less and less restriction which i'm a little nervous about. as of july 26th, i'm down 3 lbs this pregnancy, but with my feeling less restriction, i think i've gained at least those 3 back. my dr. also gave me a 15 lb weight gain goal. at 22 weeks with no gain, i'm hoping i'm still ok to meet that goal but we'll see... i'm super excited for my little girl. with the weight loss i was finally able to get myself ready for our little one. i'm trying not to dwell on the weight loss but it is difficult considering hte long journey we've all been through. Good luck mommy's and mommy's to be!

ok so it seems that my experience is exactly opposite from all of you. i've had some restriction in my pregnancy. i was nauseous but i didn't vomit bc of morning sickness, if i ever vomited it was bc i ate too fast or it got stuck. the past 2 weeks, however, have been crazy. i've been able to eat a lot more. during the pregnancy, i had lost 5 lbs and i swear i've gained it all back just in the past 2 weeks. anyone losing restriction? it has been a long time since my last fill (i think it was september) but why suddenly in the past 2 weeks? i'm just concerned...

OK I have one! I went to my cousin's house with a bunch of other ladies in my family. and first they called me "Miss Skinny" which made me laugh. and then i had to take a call - so i walked away from the table- and they were laughing saying that my pants were going to fall at any second! it's soo nice to hear that! especially bc i've been feeling discouraged.....thank goodness for these nsv's

I feel bad reading this bc I do the same thing with the competition. BUT the difference is that I don't say anything. I make sure I downplay what I did- I never ever mention how many calories I burned or how many miles I went. I just have a competitive streak in me- whenever I go to the gym with someone- I make myself do at least a little better than the other person. I KNOW- I'm ashamed. It's good to have a little competition- but the main focus of working out with someone is to have Support. That's what's important. If she's no longer supporting you then you may have to distance yourself a little bit. I know it's a hard situation- I wish you the best!

I haven't lost a whole lot of weight- but some. I can't tell the difference. But I'm getting compliments at work saying they can really tell! I've even had a couple of people say that my face is looking thinner! Not much- but every comment gives me a little push! Good Job Everyone!

I just signed up for Myfitnesspal.com and i love it already! I'm wondering how the site works on cell phones. Has anyone tried? I'm thinking this might be the one flaw I can find for the website, but I'm hoping not. Let me know!

I just signed up for MyFitnessPal.com and I am already in love with it. I was able to put in my weight loss goals and it gave me a custom diet plan according to the goals and my weight. Also, they have a database that has nutritional facts for all the food. I was able to search for the specific oatmeal I had this morning and it pulled it up no problem. You can also enter the exercise (walking, biking). It may be similar to the spark people website, but I love MyFitnessPal!

Congrats, Slinky for beating the diabetes! That's so awesome! 4 members of my fam are diabetic, which is a big reason as to why I decided on the surgery. I really want to do the Couch to 5k program! I'm only 22 days after my surgery date and I'm scared to start so quickly after my surgery. I sometimes have some "pulling" pain on my port side and that's my concern. Any suggestions? Do you all think I should wait? I so want to start today! LOL.

I was just wondering the same thing! As you can tell- I had my surgery 22 days ago and am itching to go to the gym. I feel pain in my port incision sometimes still. And am a little scared to exercise but I know I need to start a routine! When did you all start exercising after your surgery??

Thanks so much, GreenChrysalis and HeatherO. I'm going to (reluctantly) wait. LOL. It seems like i've been reluctantly waiting for 4 1/2 years. haha. I know what ya'll are saying makes sense and is the responsible thing to do - but I can't shake this tendency to cry everytime someone announces their pregnancy. Which seems like every other day! LOL. I'll be good and responsible. I know it's for the best. Thank you so much and I'm so glad we have this outlet to vent and support each other.

HAHA ME TOO! LOL! :wub:

Ok, so I'm torn. I think I need someone to talk some sense into me or reassure me. Please help! I'll give you some background. My husband and I got married 4 1/2 years ago. I was 19. Before we got married, I was saying we'll probably have a baby in 8-9 years - NO rush at all. But something happened after the wedding. I don't know what- I wanted a baby. We got married in December, and I can vividly remember in February, watching "A Baby Story" and balling! LOL. Anyways, I was on the Depo Provera shot for 4 years. I stopped in March, 2008, in the hopes of getting pregnant. I didn't have a cycle until November, 2008 and obviously I'm not pregnant yet. I've gained more and more weight since being married. And in February, I was at my highest weight at 240. That's when I started the LapBand process. My husband and I got banded 3/24/09. Now, I've lost some weight- not a lot- but some. And it seems like everyone and their mom is pregnant around me! I was going to get on the Nuva Ring this month but I still really want to have a baby. I'm almost in tears just writing this reply! Am I crazy to want to continue "trying"? Should I wait until I lose more weight? Please HELP!

I know exactly what you mean! I always thought it was more in the hispanic culture. I was practically raised by my grandma. So in high school when I would go to grandma's house she would say, "Goya, you're really getting fat." and almost in the same breath would be, "I just made some enchiladas you want me to serve you a few?" I mean what am I supposed to do with that! Is this a trick a question? Is it a test!? I feel you!

My husband and I got banded on 03/24/09. Our dr. went over the two bands and said that there's not much difference between the two. I think they said the lapband can hold more cc's- not 100% sure about that- but I remember that one can hold more than the other. Our Dr. said that he would make the decision when he's in surgery as to which one would be better for us UNLESS we preferred one over the other. We didn't have a preference- so I found out at my pre-op last Wednesday that I got the Realize and my hubby got the LapBand. So far I feel like I get full a little faster than before - but other than that I have no restriction. I can eat solids no problem. My hubby is the same. We both found that we can eat solids no problem after the second week. So far, no difference. We'll see after the first fill. Which is May 8th.

My husband and I had the surgery on the same day. We were able to wait until day 9. We had to go slow also, but we couldn't wait! LOL.

I had my post op yesterday. Everything went well. It was with Pam. She briefly looked at my incisions - everything's healing great - her words not mine. lol. We told her about our concern about the appetite- and she said it was normal. She went over what exactly was done during the surgery. for example, Dr. Kim did the hernia repair and the liver biopsy. She also told us what kind of lap band we got. I got the realize band. She gave us restaurant cards and we went on our merry way. So everything went well. I got my first fill scheduled for 05/08/09. I'm soooo looking forward to that! :sad:)

Dr. Kim did my and my husband's surgery on 03/24/09. I truly felt at ease with Dr. Kim. He made us feel totally comfortable. The surgery I was confused bc we were told we would be on liquid only for one week, puree for the next and then we can go on to solids. The book they give you at the university - obviously says something else. We actually have our full appetites back and we can eat solids with no problem. It doesn't get stuck and we don't get full like we did the first week. I was really concerned and talked to Pam and she said that the swelling in our stomachs had to have gone down and it was perfectly normal. But I'm scared to gain back weight that I lost during the liquid only time. :thumbdown: I have my post - op tomorrow and we'll see how we're progressing....

Originally from San Jose, CA now live in Fort Worth, TX woot woot LOL

Haha - I LOVE this thread. I'm excited for when I can post something here! I've lost 29 lbs and the most i have is my pants are feeling really loose. and i can take off my wedding ring without trying! it's not tight anymore.

It was my first surgery. And like you, I only had my well woman exam every year- that's it! I don't go to the dr. ever! It wasn't bad at all. I was waking up and I had to ask the nurse if they had done the surgery yet! It was awful trying to wake up after the anesthesia. It's like waking up for school when you're young- you just want to yell, Let me sleep! LOL. But once youre up, all you have is soreness. You'll do great!

Me and my husband were banded on 03/24/09 - and we feel EXACTLY the same way. We're able to eat a lot more and don't have any problems eating solid food. I'm glad to hear that we aren't the only ones. There are several people at my company who have done the surgery and all of them were complaining that it's hard to keep anything down. So we were feeling pretty down too. My husband and I have to keep each other in check. Sometimes it's good - and I'll talk him out of eating something. Sometimes its bad - and he'll give in to something I'm craving. I know how you feel- but I know we've worked to hard to let the same habits creep back up. We can do it!

Like I said, I'm not too worried about it - because I plan on having a couple of kids in the future but the loose skin on the arms and legs - i'm a little worried about. Hopefully it will bounce back - but I always expect the worse. :tongue_smilie:

I'm a little worried- not too much because I'm going to have children in the future. Is there anything I can do to minimize the loose skin? Please share all the tips!