mushsbat

A few suggestions..but mostly I am doing doing everything right. Only time will tell.

I'm from Raleigh. Dr. Enoch's did my surgery 12/09

I haven't been to see her in a while b/c I follow the rules she gave me the last time I saw her. High Protein low carb. Maybe I need to go see her again. It has been a while.

I posted this on someone else's post. After rereading it I realized I had my own issues and maybe I needed my own thread. I feel like a failure. My long story as short as I can. I was banded 12/09 I received fills very slowly due to a hernia just above the band which I was told they would fix during surgery. They did not and then couldn't give me fills very fast due to reflux which I never felt but the could see under fluro. Most of my weight loss has been just after fills. Which is 45 pounds in just over a year. I have I think 5.25 ccs and I'm not sure how much it holds b/c I've always been told that does not matter restriction does. At my last fill I received .25 ccs and was told that would probably be all that I would get for a long time. After the fill which has been over a month I feel less restriction than I did before. This does confuse me. Anyway, I can only eat mushies for Breakfast. I eat high Protein. Usually egg and cottage cheese warmed. I know all the rules and follow them. I can eat a healthy lunch. By supper time I am starving. I can usually eat 1 1/2 -2 cups of food. I always eat high protein low carb! I have been slack with exercise in the last month. I am now back on the treadmill doing 20 minutes and will build back up. So why am I a slow looser? I was up to a walk/jog for 30 mins with this same eating pattern before and still not loosing. I can't get satisfied at night. I can't eat solids in the morning and can't eat really dense meat so I know I have restriction. Plus the doctor shows me I do under fluro. Like the previous poster said I am trying to focus on eating pure protein every 2-3 hours and working out. Hopefully something will start working for me soon b/c I feel like a total failure lately

I am in the same boat. I feel like a failure. My long story as short as I can. I was banded 12/09 I received fills very slowly due to a hernia just above the band which I was told they would fix during surgery. They did not and then couldn't give me fills very fast due to reflux which I never felt but the could see under fluro. Most of my weight loss has been just after fills. Which is 45 pounds in just over a year. I have I think 5.25 ccs and I'm not sure how much it holds b/c I've always been told that does not matter restriction does. At my last fill I received .25 ccs and was told that would probably be all that I would get for a long time. After the fill which has been over a month I feel less restriction than I did before. This does confuse me. Anyway, I can only eat mushies for breakfast. I eat high Protein. Usually egg and cottage cheese warmed. I know all the rules and follow them. I can eat a healthy lunch. By supper time I am starving. I can usually eat 1 1/2 -2 cups of food. I always eat high protein low carb! I have been slack with exercise in the last month. I am now back on the treadmill doing 20 minutes and will build back up. So why am I a slow looser? I was up to a walk/jog for 30 mins with this same eating pattern before and still not loosing. I can't get satisfied at night. I can't eat solids in the morning and can't eat really dense meat so I know I have restriction. Plus the doctor shows me I do under fluro. Like the previous poster said I am trying to focus on eating pure protein every 2-3 hours and working out. Hopefully something will start working for me soon b/c I feel like a total failure lately.

Oh yeah work in Raleigh also, old wake forest rd.

I live in Franklinton, would love a buddy. I was banded Dec 09 40 lb loss. I would love to compare notes.

YES I have been so frustrated. I have a hernia just above the band. When I had surgery they were suppose to fix it but decided it wasn't bad enough to. Since every time I go for a fill under flouro they tell me no fill do to reflux. I had 3 cc's at time of surgery and first fill was 1.5. I have lost 32 lbs. All due to dieting, white knuckling, exercising IMHO. I struggle everyday and sometimes have wanted to say f it. I really hope this helps. I got .5 today. He tried to do 1 cc then went down to 3/4. He did try. I don't want to push it and have problems but dang it. I've dieted for years. I had the band for a reason.

I finally got my second fill. I'm so happy! I hope this help with the wl. I've been stalled no matter what I've tried. Just had to share with people who really know my excitement!

8 lbs...went from walking to walking/mostly jogging.

When I was first banded I was told 3 meals but now my surgeon is recommending 4-6 small meals. They say this is the new way of thinking for Lapband. It is hard at first and then you will be able to do it and need fills. Yes, Protein shakes will help a lot at first. Then you will progress to needing to get solid Proteins. Good luck!

I am so embarrassed by all my typos up there..lol After finding out what my dr had prescribed was on backorder I was told to check with different pharmacies and finally found a pharmacist who was familiar with Lapband and told me I could take one pill in the morning and one at night. Therefore eliminating the need for time release. Thanks for the input!

Me and my husband met in a chat room where we had no intentions of ever meeting someone. We were just there to talk about music. It took us 2 years to get together. We have now been married 4 years. We have a rule that there is no chatting what so ever! We know where it can lead. I do read comments and post my own. I need the support. I will not cross that line of chatting. I know where your husband is coming from. Make your rules together and stick to them. Don't make it an arguement, make it a compromise. He needs to see why you need to be on this forum, and that there is no need to personally chat with anyone.

I agree with nortone completely...it's because they do it for the sole purpose of getting benefits.

awesome..i remember doing that so many times before and to think this time you will stay there...great job!!!