sKiPpY_C

Hello Everyone!! I've been gone for a while, a lot going on the past few months. My husband & I moved, hubby has a new job, my son started kindergarten & my daughter is going through this attitude stage at age 3! I'm happy to say that finally I am down somewhere around 50lbs...maybe more havent weighed in for a while. I'm loving my band! Shoulda lost more than I have but I havent been exercising I'm kicking myself in the butt thinking about...

Hi everyone...Been a while since I've been on here. I'm down 38 pounds now, but not any weight loss in the past 5 weeks since my last fill I was hoping to be down 50 by now. Anyhow...that's my update...I've posted new face shots of me. I need to get brave and take some full body shots...hehe maybe in time

Hi!! Been a while since I've been on here...I'm not doing so great with my band right now...I had my 2nd fill about 5 weeks ago & have lost nothing since I thought maybe they didnt hit the port?? IDK. Anyhow...I'm at 38 pounds lost...I was hoping to be 50 down by now. Thinking about signing up at curves. How are you doing? Congrats on your surgery How much have you lost??

Aww...i'm so sorry it is getting hard at times. My family all had dominos pizza sunday night...i wanted a slice sooo bad...i did taste a pinch of the cheese and sauce off of my daughters slice and that was all i touched. Hang in there we gonna get thru this

Hey i'm down 23 pounds!!! yay!! I'm doing good....still eating my pintos w/ cheese i'm not blending everything i eat now...just chewing very very very well....and taking baby sized bites. I still dont think i'm getting enough fluids...i'm working on that tho. Any news for you yet??

That sure makes me feel better thanks for the info. I'm down to 310lbs...that's a total of 20pounds down since i started pre-op (started that on jan. 11th...surgery on jan. 16th). I'm starting to lose weight again. How about you?

Thank you i was brave this morning...i'm down to 313!! Yay! 17 pounds down. Not sure about the calories, i didnt think anything about that. I cant eat much...1/2cup 4 to 6 times a day. How many calories should i shoot for?

You have done an amazing job girlie! I hope i can do the same your journey has given me hope

Hahahaha!!! We gotta have the support system thing they say that's good for us. I think the bloodwork is testing you for thyroid, vitamins that you may need, iron...all that good stuff it's no biggie...i'm a needle chicken and i survived

Yeah...i said cravings i gotta lose 13 more pounds to be under 300...i'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've tried the chewing thing too...and had no probs w/ it. I bet spaghetti would taste a lot better that way..haha

Your menu sounds just like mine i found some ground chicken in the grocery store...i tried that in my spaghetti....pretty good i've even had chicken alfrado! That's not so bad in the blender..haha! Yeah...i'm sticking to about a half cup....i'm starting to eye-ball it now. I'm getting full when i eat...i think it's all the protein? I'm finding that i'm craving stuff now...you doing that? I have a big craving for mexican now so the closest thing i can come up with is blended pintos w/ cheese and a tbsp of salsa haha. Close enough to satisfy me for now. I dont think i have anything in my band...they didnt tell me either way. But if i take a bite too much i feel it! And i feel like i had just ate my thanksgiving dinner (when i've only had a little mush). I did get on the scales today and i lost that pound i gained...so i'm hoping im on the down hill slope now. I wanna be under 300 by feb. 1st.

Your gonna be so busy at your consultation you wont even realize it's all day dont forget the blood work...that's tha fun part jk...i hate that! But it is exciting knowing that your that much closer to your band my hubby found me some calcium chews w/ the vitamin d today (they are caramel) yummo! So far no sickness!!! I'm finding that my most favorite meal is blended pinto beans w/ cheese! Whatever i try to eat just dont taste the same when you have to blend it...haha...but the beans just remind me of mexican...and i love me some mexican food!!! Hahaha! Well...keep me posted on your consultation! We gonna cheer eachother on

Hey lady i have a q? For ya....i was banded on january 16th...starting weight 330....well, the first few days i lost down to 316...then i gain a pound. Now i'm scared to get on the scales did you go through this? I came home eating blended foods the day after surgery...and i'm getting 60-70g protein a day. Any advice?

I have not stepped back on the scales...i'm scared!! im gonna message some of the bandsters thats farther out than us and see if they had this issue. Got any good recipes? I've tried several things & my fav is pinto beans blended up w/ shreaded cheese. It's the only thing that taste like it should

Hey well, for me it's not hard to drink in between meals....i was shocked! I thoght there is now way i'm gonna be able to drink enough to stay hydrated. It's neat i drink a lot of crystal light & water. I have had a few sippy cups of the pepsi o...i add crushed ice and swirl it around a bit and take tiny tiny sips...i've done well with it. That's what they gave me when i came out of surgery. So when i want a little bit of pop (as i call it i have a little. Still scared to weigh myself...so i'm gonna wait another week then weigh in. I go back to the dr. In 2 weeks....so i'm hoping i can get under 300 b4 then....or close to it. Have you heard anything from your dr. Yet?

YAY!!! Your a Bandster Congratulations!!! Try using sippy cups so you wont be tempted to gulp works wonders! I bought the cute little plastic take alongs...perfect!

YAY!! Mushies hahah! I'm stuck at 14 pounds too!!! I'm getting angry cause I dont eat any more than a child! My dr. wants me to push 60-70g protein each day....that is a task. I dont feel like all that protein is allowing me to lose the weight...but i'm gonna keep on it cause thats' what the dr. ordered I'm hoping I will wake up and hop on the scales and be down another 10lbs It was falling off like magic the first few days...are you having this problem??

So I think its' the calcium pills that are making me sick I gotta find a replacement now. I didnt take them yesterday or today and I didnt get sick. I'm stuck at 14 pounds it's making me angry!!! My dr. wants me to take in 60-70g protein each day...but i'm scared i'm not gonna lose the weight. I need to exercise but I cant push myself just yet (just a week after surgery). I am walking...but guess it's just not enough.....need that wii hha. My name is April...Skippy, Skip, Skipper was a high school name that stuck w/ me Isnt it great that our spouses are supportive? I just feel so lucky! Some people dont have that support at all. High five to tha wife

I am eating more now...since I gotta get the protein in. But no more than 1/2 a cup at a time. 4 to 6 times a day. and at least 64oz fluids N Between. It's a chore! Well...keep me posted on your surgery I'm excited for you!!

HI MIKE STILL NOT GETTING HUNGRY!! I DID GET KINDA SICK THIS MORNING...I WASNT HYDRATED ENOUGH AND I WASNT GETTING THE PROTEIN THAT I NEED SO...I AM PUSHING 60-70G. PROTEIN EACH DAY AND AT LEAST 64oz FLUIDS. I FELT SO BAD...DIDNT VOMIT...BUT GOT REAL SHAKY AND BROKE OUT IN A COLD SWEAT...VERY WEAK AND BAD HEADACHE. BUT ALL IS WELL NOW...I'M NOT GONNA GET MYSELF IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN!!

MY HUBBY IS NOT BANDED...HE IS ONE OF THOSE "GIFTED" PEOPLE THAT CAN EAT WHATEVER HE WANTS AND NEVER GAINS AN OUNCE HAHA! BUT HE IS WALKING RIGHT BY ME THROUGH IT ALL...VERY GOOD SUPPORT

Girl...you are gonna be just fine i am the biggest cry baby out there! I was so scared of surgery...had never been put to sleep til i got my band...but all in all...the going to sleep part was nothing. I was scared when i woke up...but girlie...it's over with before you know it you are gonna do great!!! Tell them you are scared and they will fix that keep me posted.

Yeah...i will have to try that. Glad to hear that i'm not the only one w/ the burp problem it's really not a biggy...just different. How much longer you have on liquids? I bet that's getting tuff hugh? But at the same time i bet you have lost more weight

Hey nope...dont hurt at all! It's crazy cool!! Tonight i tried blended chicken w/ rice and gravy...i couldnt eat much of that at all...it just felt heavy if that makes sense? And i'm having a tuff time burping...it's like i have to burp...but it just rolls up and sometimes dosent come out when i want it to. Exercise....i'm walking when i can now...not far, just maybe to the mailbox and back or a few laps around the house. I go back for my visit in a few weeks. So i'll find out more then about when i can start pushing myself. My hubby is gonna buy me a wii fit we thought that would get more use than a machine.

I go back for my check up in 3 weeks...i dont think i have anything in my band at this point. I do feel full tho...kinda like b4 the band i would over eat and get that feeling that food was just setting there...i kinda feel like that. I'm only taking in about a 1/2 cup of mush 3x's a day. I'm so blown away how the band is working. I am having a lot of back pain tho...and a bad cough...dont know if i have a bug or if it's from being put to sleep. Oh...and i'm having a hard time burping...it's like it rolls up and sometimes it dont come out right away have you had that problem?

For the most part i'm eating whatever my family is eating...i'm just blending it up yesterday was my 1st day i had 1 egg and a few bites of potatoes for breakfast...scaloped potatos, fish & green beans for lunch, and scaloped potatos for supper. Today i had a carnation breakfast shake...they are pretty good

Hey i was banded on the 16th...i'm pretty sore today. I tried to lay down in bed last night to rest...it didnt work out very well...i just couldnt get comfortable. I am down 12 pounds this morning yippie!! My goal is 175...and i started at 330. Long journey...but i'm ready for it best of luck to you...how are you feeling??

Hey everyone i'm so excited this morning!! I got on the scales and i'm down 12 pounds!!! Yay!!!!