tripletmomma2000

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I'm now at 8.5cc I'm not sure if I'm at restriction? I definitely have a sliming episode if I don't chew well enough (since this fill, I've had a LOT of sliming/PB problems.... at least 5-6x/week) I'm still pretty hungry though.... I'm fine during the day, but from 6-10pm, I'm really hungry. Hmmmmmmm.......

I started in a size 30/32, and I currently wear a 22/24, but can wear some 18/20 tops!

I am having some fairly serious anxiety with regard to other people mentioning my weight loss. From my highest weight, I am nearly 100 pounds down. But although I feel I can share that with YOU people, I don't like sharing that information with the general population. I don't mind telling my mom, my husband, my BFF how much weight I've lost, but I don't like telling colleagues, my BFF's parents, my cousins, neighbors, etc. And they KEEP asking. I've lost/gained 50-80 pounds quite a few times, and when people start talking to me about my weight loss, I start to get uncomfortable with the conversation, and I generally start gaining weight again..... which then stops all the conversation. But now, it's different. It's not going to happen, so I need to figure out how to know in my heart (like I know in my head) that I am not responsible to other people for my weight... I am only responsible to myself. I guess that was part of the problem, was that when I said "I've lost 60 pounds" it made me feel accountable to who I was telling that number to, and I couldn't handle the pressure. Recently, though, I feel like I've been weighed/measured/evaluated when people ask me how much weight I've lost. I don't like being represented by a number, but it's the question that I get the most, and I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to answer it. When I do answer "I've lost 60 pounds" the next question is "How much more do you want to lose?" It keeps going around and around, and by the time that I can rip myself from the conversation, I just want to dive into a vat of ice cream. So my question is this..... does answering the question like this come off as a lie? : I honestly don't know how much I've lost. I used to be a slave to the scale, and in the end, it was always my demise, and I'd gain back all the weight I've lost. So now, I'm just trying to be healthy, and I'll know once I get to where I'm healthiest what my weight is. Or do I just say something like "I really don't like to talk about numbers" I honestly never thought that one of the biggest struggles I'd have during this journey is with answering questions that I think are prying. I might be a little sensitive to it as well.... being a mother of triplets, the questions/comments when they were babies were incredible! I can't tell you how many times a complete stranger would walk up to me and say "wow... triplets! If it were me, I'd kill myself". Thanks for letting me vent!

I haven't been getting sick... however, I've been eating really well, and taking Vitamins, so perhaps it's just because I've been doing things more healthily that I'm not a sicky? However..... I have noticed hair loss as well. I have exceptionally thick hair, and since I've been growing it longer, I've noticed that I have to clean out the drain every time I take a shower. Right after I gave birth to my children, I had a similar experience. I have a feeling, at least with me, it has a lot to do with hormones. I haven't noticed any hair THINNING..... so if I'm going through a hair-shedding cycle, then I'm trying to stay positive :confused:

Wow Leigh...... losing 114 pounds and not feeling good restriction is quite a feat! It looks like you might have figured out how to eat right despite the band not being tight enough... I would say it's successful :thumbup: Only 30 pounds to go? Wow.... even if you lost 2 pounds a month, you'd be done in just over a year! You can do it!! Maybe bump up the exercise??

Wow Leigh...... losing 114 pounds and not feeling good restriction is quite a feat! It looks like you might have figured out how to eat right despite the band not being tight enough... I would say it's successful :thumbup: Only 30 pounds to go? Wow.... even if you lost 2 pounds a month, you'd be done in just over a year! You can do it!! Maybe bump up the exercise??

I just got bumped up another cc...... I have 8.5cc's in a 14cc band To mention again.... my Dr. will push 16cc in a 14cc band if necessary. He has a few bandsters at 16cc..... I do NOT plan on being on that list!) My "weigh" time is coming in about an hour and 20 minutes (I try to weigh every day at around 3PM EST) and am VERY hopeful that I hit a milestone today...... you guys will be the first to know! xxoo K

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Jenny.... I lost 35 pounds pre-op, and the rest post-op :scared2: I got another fill on Friday, so now I am at 7.5cc. I now have to eat ALL my words about restriction. I was saying that I never had any problems with any foods, and could eat as much as 2 cups per meal. Not anymore. I had my fill Friday morning, went to Old Navy for the big stuff n' save event, then picked up the kids, stood in line at the H1N1 clinic so the boys and I could be vaccinated, and then went to McDonalds, got them all their regular meals, and I got a cheeseburger and a small fry. I ate one bite of cheeseburger, and 3 smallish fries..... and suddenly, I was in agony. My mouth filled up with saliva (thick... gooey saliva... nasty) and for about 1/2 hour, I was in fairly serious pain. It came in waves, and then with a hiccup, I was fine again. I looked at my mom who was with me.... and she said I looked horrified. I tried to eat another french fry to be sure that I just didn't have an "episode" and it happened again. I gave my fries to one of the kids, and put the burger in the fridge for my husband. Later I ate yogurt, no problem. I also have cottage cheese a few hours after that, no problem. Then I had a few cheddar cheese slices..... one got stuck for about 15 seconds... then I hiccuped, and I was fine. The next day I essentially lived on liquids, yogurt and cottage cheese. We took the kids out trick or treating, and while having a small glass of wine, I opened a snack size bag of Sun chips that the kids got, and ate those. For one entire hour, I was in the bathroom, my saliva coming out like a faucet, and these waves of agonizing pain. They came faster and faster... almost like labor pains.... and then finally, I hiccuped. I think I can't PB because of the fundoplication surgery that I had in tandem with the Lap Band. I hate to say that I've joined the "PB" club... since I can't really PB, but I certainly have all the other symptoms. I also hate to say, that I appreciate that it happens now... there's no better way of policing what I eat, than be faced with the fact that I will be in agonizing pain for up to an hour afterwards. BTW...... once this whole episode passed, I was so exhausted, I fell asleep a few minutes later on the couch. WOW.

Questions, questions, questions..... How many fills have you guys had...... and how many cc do you have? Me (in a 14 cc band): First fill: 3 cc Second fill: 2 cc Third fill: 1.5 cc Total so far: 6.5 cc I still don't feel major restriction. I feel some but not a lot. I can certainly eat 1 - 1-1/2 cups of food per sitting if I wanted to. I am using smaller portions, and a smaller plate.... but I have a hard time not drinking when I am eating. I'm working on it, and if I have to drink, I definitely just use tiny sips... but for how long afterward? I get THIRSY sometimes :thumbup: I have been trying to drink a lot of Water / diet iced tea right before I eat, so that I won't be thirsty, and hopefully fill up the bottom of my stomach so that the pouch empties even slower. I do find that if I'm thirsty, I can still chug-a-lug water, tea or milk. How's everyone else doing?? Karen

Congrats on the 35 pounds down!!!! I always think about weight in terms of what it is equal to.... so 35 pounds is about the size of a three year old :thumbup: How many cc do you have in your band that you are feeling so tight?

well deserved bitch-slap...... ROFL! Too funny Xavier!

You know.... I have no idea if Pasta would agree with my band... pasta and I don't really get along so well, so I generally get brown rice "pasta" instead of wheat, because I've had so many times in the past that I've eaten regular pasta and within 15-20 minutes of eating it, I feel like I was run over by a truck.. I ache all over, and suddenly am EXHAUSTED. About 1-1/2 years ago, I made a delicious baked ziti, and had about a 4" square of it (large serving) for dinner at about 5:00... by 5:30 I was on the couch, and could barely move. It was like I had the flu. The next morning I was fine, but about 5 pounds heavier. The weight flushed back off, but I obviously has some type of issue with pasta. I can have a small serving of white bread (biscuit, crescent roll, slice of white bread, or the like) and not have the same reaction.... so it has something to do with either the type of flour they use for pasta, or something in the process. So I generally eat "gluten-free" pasta...... Tinkiyada lasagna noodles make a really nice vegetable lasagna, and would probably make a nice regular lasagna as well. I've also used Boles corn or brown rice pasta.... with some parmesan cheese, it's delish. I feel guilty.... I haven't had any problems with any foods and my band. Perhaps now that I've "said" it out loud, and I'm getting another fill in 2 days, I'll rue this Kate..... thanks for the encouragement!! I'm feeling better everyday! :thumbup:

DH and I went to the movies this past Saturday night.... usually, I have to lift the armrest between us, so that the seat and armrest don't pinch me! Sometimes I could put the armrest back down.... but not usually. I wasn't even thinking, and I sat right down, took my coat off, wrapped it around the front of me.... drank some Water..... and then about 1 hour into the movie I realized..... I didn't have to do ANYTHING to accommodate my body into the seat. AND..... I had my arms NEXT to me, inside of the armrests. WOW. Very, very nice!

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I currently have 6.5 cc in a 14 cc band (however, my dr said they have a few patients with 16 cc in that band) I have some restriction.... but I don't think I've hit that sweet spot yet. I go for another fill this Friday. Hoping I'm getting closer :cursing:

Cherishthepast..... congrats on getting into Onederland!!!!! I skipped on down to Twotown as well........ nice to see!! Everyone's doing great!!!

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I've had two fills so far, and have been eating these since I was able to have solid foods...... love the whole wheat (I also get Arnold brand... never heard of Orowheat.. but the website goes to Arnold Sandwich Thins for me) I've only had the whole wheat... but I think they're YUMMO!

I'm with you... I can certainly use a few more fills. I'm at 5cc right now... think I'll probably be good at about 8cc-10cc.

I'd try and see if you can't get it covered by your insurance first.... panniculectomy (I think that's the name) is also removal of extra tissue... but they don't tighten up the abdominal muscles. I'd research/talk to your doctor first to see if there's any options available to you :thumbup: As a matter of fact.... I think there's a plastic surgery forum here on LBT!

bye-bye nasty nuggets!! so long, carby bagel! When I need a bread fix, I have a slice of nice Jewish Rye... or a Marble Rye. One slice with a schmear of butta does the trick, and fills me up :thumbup: No nasty white carbs either! :sneaky: I used to go to McDonalds and get a 2 cheeseburger meal, which came with large fries and a large diet coke, and I'd get an extra cheeseburger. When we went to a wedding in Canada a few weeks ago, I had a cheeseburger and a small fry, with a bottled Water. I didn't finish the fries. :frown:

I have PCOS.... I have never been regular. I took Metformin (Glucophage) for the last 10 years, and found out that what we thought was Celiac Disease with me (chronic bowel issues) ended up being a sensitivity to Glucophage.... non-resolvable diarrhea. (sorry if TMI) I went off Glucophage this past January. I've had every period since then. It started every 50 days..... then every 40ish..... Had my LB placed in August... now getting my period about every 32 days. I even FELT my egg pop in September. I've also known when I was ovulating, so I was able to fend my husband off (name is tripletmomma for a reason!) Your hormones are starting to shift/normalize, and while they do that, you may experience many things! It's weird.... but isn't it nice getting your body into some sort of rhythm?

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