skinnygirl

When I started experincing pbing and not understanding what was happining or why. There was a time I thought what have I got myself into. I want this thing out! But after alot of hard work and learning a new way to eat that thought has changed. I have had my band four months and lost 41 pounds and I'm tickeled with my progress so far. My weight has just recently started to budge so that gives me hope it will keep going. I hope to reach my small goal of 200 by the start of August. I wouldn't say I love my band yet but I have just started to like it. Me and the band still have alot to learn about each other before I fall in love with it.HE HE!!

Dr allen is my dr he is great. My surgery went great and the after care was good.I love his office staff they are so freindly. I have had my band since nov 23, 2009 and have lost a total of 39 pounds. He told me today to keep doing whatever I was doing cause I'm losing great. I do have episods of pbing if I dont eat slow. slow beans baby bites and let it actually go down before taking more bites. after my fills I have to do liquids sometimes for a week because of the swelling. Then after a week i can go back to solids slowly. I have 5.5cc in my lapband. I exercise everday, I use the treadmill for 1 hour and half. I plan to join a gym hopefully next month so I can use other equipment in the gym. I would like to tone up as I lose more weight. My goal is to lose 40 more pounds by the first of August. I hope to here from others who have dr allen.

I got a fill last week the dr told me to come back on the 24 because he wanted to make sure i didnt have a small leak. I am really tight still, wouldnt i be lose if i had a leak? I called the office and asked but the dr incisted I come tomorrow so he could check make sure. I guess its better to be safe then sorry. Has anyone had a leak before if so what was your experince with that?

As of march 23 I will have had my band 4 months. I have lost 39 pounds as of this morning sure hope i can lose one more pound by morning that will bring me to 40 pounds in four months. I had a fill last week and I think I hit my sweet spot at 5cc. Can someone tell me what the sweet spot feels like. I have to be very careful when I eat because my band is so tight. I have to take bite and weight for it to go down before taking another. staying full for about three four hours depending on what I have to eat. it is so weird to actually feel your food going into your stomach kinda freaky. thanks so much for all your good advice from those on this support group.

finallyncontrol, You have done great 62 pounds since nov 23. Ihad my surgery on the same day and I have only lost 38 pounds. I'm hoping to lose the other two pounds by the 23 that would equal 10 pounds a month since surgery. I did have some medical probems along the way two surgerys so i'm happy with my progress. What are some things you have done to lose the weight. How much are you eating maybe examples o f a dayss food. I have 5 cc in my band. I think its good to here what others are doing.

Went for a fill four days ago started with 3.7 and have total of 5cc today. I am way to tight I have to eat soup for breakfast lunch and supper. I have tried to eat other things like pringles chips they go down good i have had a very thin slice cheese.I tried spaggetti with meat sauce and it kept slimming up and felt the tight feeling in my chest. So then I just stuck with potato soup which goes down just fine. I sure hope it losens up soon. How long do you guys have to wait till you can eat solids after a good fill??

how much was the run keeper app?

Has anyone had a port that leakeed? If so can you tell me how they found the problem and what happened next.Dr gave me a fill and told me to come back next week and he would check to see if i have a small leak in port. How do they check?If he just takes the fluid out and checks how many ccs I have why did he not do that today?

How are you guys doing with your weightloss? How much is in your band? How is your restriction? What is your biggest challenge with the band? I seen someone post this for oct and enjoyed reading it. Its good to see how others are doing with the same month surgery date. It gives you a boost..If they can do that then I need to try harder.. It helps me stay on track. so come on November bandsters how are you doing???

Elfiepoo, I think you have done great! You have lost 45 pounds since nov. thats more than me and I don't do the Protein shakes. I do get my 80 or more protein in though. You are the only one who knows what your body needs. My dr also likes for us to drink Protein Shakes if we don't get our daily protein or if we just want something to keep us full longer. I havent needed them but on my feel days and the next day. But in the future if I need them more I see nothing wrong with them.:thumbup:

thanks for your response. Im going to start weight watchers today. I have lost 100 pounds in the past on weight watchers. I was just wounder how it would work with the band. My point are 30 and thats more calories than i eat at this time just dont want it to cause me to gain. wish me luck.

Does anyone who has the band do weight watchers or have you did it since you got the band? If so can you eat your points worth and do you still lose?

Got an unfill on Friday and a fill on Tuesday. I'm back in the game feel pretty good restriction hope it last. I got me a new treadmill yesterday and I'm loving it. Hopefully I can lose some weight. I want out of the 250s, it seems like this weight lose is such a slow process. I have 3.7cc in my band cause 4cc was to much. Some days I feel like I'm doing great but other days I just get so depressed. I'm not losing one to two pounds a weeks like some people. HOw have some of you nov bandsters been doing? If you don't mind sharing how much weight have you lost just since surgery? Have you lost a pants size yet? I havent lost one yet. What is a day like for you meals maybe calorie intake, exersice. thanks guys. Its one of those days I need reasurance!!!

I would get a little taken out. I felt the same way and caused mine to swell to much had to get a fill AND 1/2 taken out cause i waited four weeks before deciding to go in. If i had of went in as soon as it started he would have taken out just a little. i just kept thinking it will get loose.

That is great you were banded a month before me and i've only lost 36 from the date i was banded. What is your secret . How many ccs do you have in your band?It says you have lost a total of 70 pounds so im assuming you lost some before being banded. How much have you actually lost since your banding date?

I had 3cc I went to the dr this morning and he took out 1cc and 1/2. I go back in two weeks and he said he will put some in then if needed. I feel so much better already. I had lsot 6 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago. I will probably gain when I go back in 2 weeks though cause yesterday I couldn't even eat. So when I start to eat solids i will probably show on the scale hope not though. Elfe I was pbing I guess cause when I would eat it would slowly work its way back out with slim and food Water actually projected back out. Is that what you call that pbing. I'm having homemade potato soup for dinner and supper. Back to solids tomorrow.

I had a fill four weeks ago and I have vomited at least once each day on a good day bad day like today have all day even water. I have had a kidney stone so Havent really felt like eating much anyway. Kidney stones have always made me sick and I should have had an unfill when it started but I thought it wouold pass and the band would loosen up. Called dr made appointment for in the morning I'm going to tell him to take all out so my stomach has time to calm. I did loose a pound today but who wants to loose it that away?have had lots of protein shakes over those weeks. Has anyone experienced kidney stone with the band? If so did you have these problems?? My dr is not in the office tomorrow so I see his under study thats what the office assistant called him. Any support would be good.

I am having the same problem have lost 30 and stopped. Your BMI is low so yes I think yours will slow down but my BMI is high and I have stopped losing too. If you figure out what the problem is let me know. I have good restriction If not to much at some times. I use the treadmill 7 days a week for an hour and half each night. I have 1000 -1200 calories a day.

I think the band is working for me cause if I eat to much it comes back up. sometimes if I just takea bite it comes back up. What is the word for the chest pain and food coming back up. Is that a true stuck feeling. When I'm on my period that happens all week. Does anyone else have that problem? This time I got smart and stuck to mushies like potato soup. Finally today I got to eat real food. Its so sad my four year old said mom be carefull you might puck agian. I guess I was doing that more than I thought. Today I had a egg and cheese stick for breakfast. I still am not seeing a one or two pound loss a week like some say we should. I am eating 1000-1200 calories a day plus using the treadmill 7 days week for three 30 minute sessions a. day.which burns 600 calories day. I feel the weight should be coming off. In about two weeks I can join a gym can't wait. What exercises seem to help some of you? What foods have you guys been eating.

I got my protein shake from walmart after spending a fortune on the unjury the dr recommended and it was gross. Anyway I freeze the choclate just till its frozen enough to eat like frosty and it taste just like wendys frosty. I also got the vanila and i freeze it. it is even good to drink it just keeps me full longer for some reason if I freeze it. I find that very weird, but it works. Are you aloud soups that are creaming as long as thin. I blended a lot of soups like potato soup etc. Hope this helped

i got 4 differant kinds unijury and hated all no matter how I fixed it. I put it in the trash with I had of tired one before spending a fortune. I went to walmart got vanila and choclate and it was 14.00 each it is great. I like to freeze the chacolate it taste like wendys frosty. I mix it with skim milk. Wish I had of found these three months ago it would have really helped. I still have protein dink for breakfast cause i'm to tight in them ornings for any kind of food. Hope this helps

I would love to live in florida.we are going to panama city the west end. We rented a condo on the beach for nine nights. Thanks guys. I think I will be running just as fast as thwm this summer.

So how did you guys feel after your 2nd fill. I am doing the 48 hour liquid/ mushy but shouldnt i still feel some kid restriction. I feel I can eat more than before. He put 1cc in a 10 cc band that equals 4cc. The dr had hard time finding the port this time wounder why? Is that a bad sign? I made some cheesy potato soup for dinnand it was so good. i put potatoes ragu cheese and sour cream onions salt pepper. I had on cup but I made it thin texture. Do you think that was to much? My doctor was very pleased with my weight loss he told me not to rush it. He said you will see inches at first more than pounds on the scale.

I woke up and got on the scale cause i do this every morning to my supprise I lost two more pounds. I am out of the 260's and in the 250's. I also just booked a condo for me and my family at florida in july. My goal is to feel good enough to stroll up down the beach and play with the kids without getting out of breath or tired so quick. My goal is to be under 200 when we go. I have had a rough last month with my weight at a stand still, but thanks to all my bandster freinds support I have started to lose agian. The support from those you are in your shoes helps me so much. thanks to all and I wish you luck in the journey we are taking!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

nI have no restriction and when I eat stuff keeps getting stuck what does that mean??Help! Then I have to drink so the food will come back up! Not sure what to do I go for a fill next week and really need it