Cherishthepast

I received my 2nd fill last Tuesday 1.2ml, still not feeling any real restriction. The Dr. told me to come back in 8 weeks. Well, I'm taking matters in my own hands now and have scheduled my next appt for 4 weeks. I think that 8wks is a long time to wait. The LAP-BAND®® website says fills should be done every 4-6 wks - needless to say, I'll point this out to the Dr. when I return should he decide to give me any grief. I have a total of 6.2ml in a 14ml band and think that perhaps one more tiny fill may get me to the sweet spot.

Crossing my fingers...

I'm also kinda down and out these days as I've seemed to reach a plateau - I've been averaging 198-199 for the past 3-weeks. Ready to scream. :thumbup: Sorry for venting.

Thanks for sharing. This is just what I needed to hear. Congratulations!!!

I am also a smoker and was banded on Aug 10th. I was told by my surgeon to stop or he wouldn't do the surgery - I tried but didn't succeed. I told him during my preop appt that I would - this was only a few days prior to surgery; wasn't my intent but, I lied.

So far I haven't experienced any problems, I smoke about 7-9 cigs a day, much less on days that I exercise.

I plan to stop; however, if I want to continue on the path of at least eating right, I'll deal with this vice later.

One step at a time...

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Congratulations!!!!

Why did they give you a B12 shot instead of supplements? Is it because the level was so low? My mom has MS and gets B12 shots to ease symptoms. I have nerve pain and numbness issues and in my nuerological workup everything looked good except my B12 has in the slightly low category, so I was just told to take the supplement. How often do you have to get the shot. I go for my 1 year exam soon and will see how that is going.

The shots are part of my Dr's program. Of course the patient can decline taking the shot; however, I want every advantage available to me. Initially, the Dr insists that you take the OTC B12 supplements along with the Multivitamin, and Calcium citrate for the first 3 months after banding - yesterday marked 3 months (few days shy); I'll continue to take the Vitamins and calcium citrate. I feel wonderful - I woke up bright and early this morning w/an actual smile on my face - this coming from someone who's typically not a morning person.

I'm not feeling sluggish - my norm. If this is the result of taking B12, I'm definately going to continue. TMI - between my hormone patch and the B12 I feel like a new me.

Here's the link to the muffin recipe.

Very berry Blueberry Muffins - Recipe | SPLENDA

ENJOY! By the way, I've also substituted the blueberries w/ bananas, cranberries...

The muffins are great. This is the 5th batch I've made since I found the recipe a month or so ago. I actually make them for myself - nice change of pace for Breakfast. However, the family tends to eat them before I get a chance to freeze them - the plan has been to take a muffin to work with me each morning, I'm lucky if I get 3 out of batch (12 muffins).

Also, the doc said it was B12 nothing else. I'm really sensitive to meds, perhaps this is how my weird system is reacting to it.

Okay, I went to see my Dr today - second office visit since surgery. My weight was checked, I'm now at 198 (yippe!) and vitals were done - can't believe my pressure is so low 100/60. Anyway, I received my first B12 shot today and scheduled my second fill for Tuesday 11/10.

The injection was given at 1:30 today and I'm not sure if it's all in my mind but I can't seem to sit still. I went grocery shopping, cooked dinner and now I'm baking blueberry muffins (splenda recipe) and still feel like I could actually run a marathon - weird...

By the way, I've been up since 6:00am and worked a half day.

Okay, is this normal? Should I expect to crash soon?

sounds great. I plan to try this soon.

Thanks for sharing.

No loss or gain this week. Hmmm, I guess I need to change my eating habits (haven't cheated but find myself eating the same stuff) and get my butt to the gym.

First question - I'm sure many of you have or had thighs that rub together - like me . Now that they're not rubbing, will the dark coloring fade over time?

Also, I'm losing weight; however, it all appears to be coming from my bust and behind.

Second question - will the rest of my body finally be in proportion to these shrinking areas? Yes, this may seem like a stupid question to some...

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Hi tripletmomma2000 - Congratulations to you too. Doesn't it feel GREAT!

Thanks Southern...I'm running over to Target this evening.

Thanks so very much for ALL your kind words.

This may not seem like a big deal to many; but, I'm so very excited!!!

I have not been under 200lbs in over 20 years. Always, hovering between 233-227. I can't believe that I'm actually wearing a size 14 pants @ 199lbs - currently I'm averaging a 2 pound loss each week and my goal now is to reach 180 by Christmas.

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No problem w/rice - white, brown, wild...

I make muffins (blueberry, banana...) and freeze them. I grab one each day or days that the thought of Cereal (cold or hot) isn't high on my list. There's a great muffin recipe on splenda's website. I've made them repeatedly and the family doesn't realize that there's no sugar.

I find a muffin w/ an apple, banana or slice of melon is a great change.

I believe this is never ending. Some days are better than others. A good day is when my stomach doesn't rumble so load that the dogs bark:blushing: or my husband doesn't ask if I said something - when it's really my butt doing all the talking:lol:.

The nutritionist suggests taking pepcid ac daily, which I did for awhile - it really didn't help matters. I've also tried soymilk (lactose free) for my Protein shakes and I swear it make it louder.

I guess it could be worse... I don't feel pain and it's not the stinky gas...:thumbup:

you can make crab cakes, turkey chili, use ground turkey to make tacos, spaghetti sauce...

I also eat lots of fish - there are a number of great recipes, most often I use cajun spices and blacken the fish.

Pretty much I eat the same foods, but make substitutions to make it low in both carb and fat.

Hope this helps.

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abbypoo............275..........266........263........261.......

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Ariscus99...........342..........320........317.......313

MaggieGT...........264..........260........253.......252........249

MrsPeterson07....219..........

shouldbeworking 219...........209........206.......205........205

bdbmamaw 226...........218........210.......204.......201

Cherishthepast.....230........216.........213.......211......208...... 206......204.....202

I should have been doing this, so I guess I'll start now.

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formerfatchick....262..........260........252........244.......242.5

abbypoo............275..........266........263........261.......

jennyr1222.........265..........263........260........255......249.... .245.....243.....240

missK................241..........231........228........223.......219. ......217..........217...........216.........215

morphiend..........238..........229........222........

Tripletmomma.....327..........323........319........312.......310..... ..305......307

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Ariscus99...........342..........320........317.......313

MaggieGT...........264..........260........253.......252........249

MrsPeterson07....219..........

shouldbeworking 219...........209........206.......205

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What you're experiencing isn't unusual. It took me almost 3 weeks after surgery to have a movement. I have read on the site that others also experience this problem. Drink lots of Water, easier said than done...

However, now that I'm eating food again and drinking LOTS of Water things are better than they were prior to surgery - like you, I wasn't regular.

Hang in there.

I had my first fill last week 9/15, 5ml in a 14ml band. Everything seems fine, I go back for my second fill the second week of November. I guess I'll eat a lot less turkey for Thanksgiving as result :thumbdown: