Yvette1026

There's lots of arguments about loose skin, my advise is to join a gym, workout, eat lots of protein and lot lose too fast to make it not be an issue. Just remember it took years for your skin to stretch out that far, it's extremely resilient but without surgery you should expect to see optimum skin results 1-2 years after weightloss, your skin WILL go back to it's normal state without surgery. From your pic it looks like you're more thick than flabby, (I could be wrong) but I would work out and build muscle, that's what burns the fat and helps keep the skin tight.

Congratulations! Here's to a rapid recovery, keep us updating!

Congratulations! Here's to a speedy and rapid recovery!

Congratulations! And that pain.. it's gas.. you'll have gas issues for a few weeks, gas-x strips are your friend! Keep up the great work!

I would suggest adding some therapy into the mix to get to the root of why you're self sabotaging.. you're realizing you're doing it so that's a step in the right direction, but until you deal with the underlying problems this behavior will continue. It's something that could be revealed in one session just by having the right questions asked... for most of us here there's ALWAYS an underlying issue as to how or why we got to be overweight, once we deal with that the weight just melts off.

You can do it.. and the scale is the devil lol.. but you'll be there!

You can do it.. congratulations on getting into ONEderland! :cursing:

Don't be afraid to move back to regular foods... this whole thing is about giving you the tools to lose the weight but restricting the amount you can eat. Not to say that you can't over eat, but it'll be alot harder for you to do so. And I have NO clue who planned that "bandsters meeting" but that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of? Where do the do that at?!?!!?!? lol Buffet?? Are they all getting the kids price? what in the world is going on there?!?!?! lol But back to you, scrambled eggs are a great gateway food. I do a santa barbara scramble with tomato, avocado, turkey sausage and cheese and sometimes a lil' bermuda onion.. but it's what I eat most days and I'm just a few days shy of 5 months post op. Although I have eaten steak, burgers, etc.. I eat all of the same foods just ALOT less of them. Best thing I could have ever done for myself and the scrambled eggs are a God send to me! :cursing: hope that helps!

Congratulations! That first shower feels SOOOOOOOOOO good lol... sorry you're still in pain, we all heal differently.. Are you walking every hour? are you using the gas-x strips? Those are a life saver! Best wishes for you a speedy recovery! Enjoy that shower!

This is great, although it can be hard to admit this is the first step to changing the rest of your life for the better! God bless!

I've eaten more than 4 oz since surgery and I've been fine. You typically don't want to go over 1 cup at a time, although there are days that I can and have.. that's when I know I REALLY need a fill. As we lose weight, we lose fat around our stomach where the band is so our bands loosen allowing us to eat more. Doesn't meant that we SHOULD but we can if we choose to. Can you damage your band? Yes anytime you over stuff the area you have a chance to harm your band but more importantly the nerve endings in the stoma area. As for how much you eat BEFORE a fill, I would not suggest going in just after a big meal, for me I typically eat a bigger meal the night before and then fast until my fill, doing liquids and mushies for the first 24-48 hours after the fill.

Your weight will go up and down throughout your pregnancy and being 22 weeks and only gaining a few pounds is fantastic! All the best to you and baby, such a blessing!

Congrats on your upcoming surgery and as the previous response said, please don't let the actions of one ruin it for you. For the most part those of that are bloggers are a great group of people and we're all here to encourage and be encouraged. All the best to you!

Thanks so much.. yes ma'am I eat bread all the time.. but that was the first time I did the pb&j type of thing.. OUCH

Glad it all worked out for you!

I do believe this is it! I've lost count of fills but I have restriction, I'm not hungry and when I eat I'm literally eating bites of food and I'm satisfied. I feel great, minus the sweet cravings, food is NEVER on my mind....I LOVE IT. No longer am I a slave to food, the drive thru or anything having to do with food. It feels great to eat an orange or apple and be full. To eat half of a sandwich and be done. To be full off of a protein bar or yogurt. Just great great stuff! In other news my craving for sweets got the best of me last night so I decided to go to my old standby Peanut Butter and Jelly.... BIG mistake. BIG BIG BIG mistake.. I now know what you all mean by "STUCK", "SLIME" and "PB'ing" - Ok I'd been stuck one before the first week after surgery but it hadn't happened since.. I got about 3 bites into the sandwich and OMGosh the PAIN.. the PAIN.. The nausea the slime the please just go down.. please just go down, or come up.. oh wait it's peanut butter it's not going any where.. Thankfully the whole episode only lasted about 5 mins but it was the LONGEST 5 minutes of my life... so note to self.. Peanut butter is NOT your friend...

I do believe this is it! I've lost count of fills but I have restriction, I'm not hungry and when I eat I'm literally eating bites of food and I'm satisfied. I feel great, minus the sweet cravings, food is NEVER on my mind....I LOVE IT. No longer am I a slave to food, the drive thru or anything having to do with food. It feels great to eat an orange or apple and be full. To eat half of a sandwich and be done. To be full off of a protein bar or yogurt. Just great great stuff! In other news my craving for sweets got the best of me last night so I decided to go to my old standby Peanut Butter and Jelly.... BIG mistake. BIG BIG BIG mistake.. I now know what you all mean by "STUCK", "SLIME" and "PB'ing" - Ok I'd been stuck one before the first week after surgery but it hadn't happened since.. I got about 3 bites into the sandwich and OMGosh the PAIN.. the PAIN.. The nausea the slime the please just go down.. please just go down, or come up.. oh wait it's peanut butter it's not going any where.. Thankfully the whole episode only lasted about 5 mins but it was the LONGEST 5 minutes of my life... so note to self.. Peanut butter is NOT your friend...

Just shy of 5 months post-op... Down 40lbs, when I was down almost 80... my doctor says "Don't worry Yvette, this is normal. Especially in people with your body type, your weight gain is muscle not fat, don't be upset." Ok so I'm not gonna lie, I'm a lil' upset. I KNOW I build muscle really fast, and I KNOW muscle weighs more than fat.. I get all that.. I KNOW my weight is down and so are my clothing sizes and inches. I'm just I dunno.. a lil' skewed on all of this. I finally got to a fill point where I was almost "too tight" but it was working.. I missed my follow up fill because I was traveling.. and so I went to my month appointment yesterday and although I was down 8.8 pounds which I know I should be happy about and I am.. I'm just like shouldn't it be MORE... I don't even know why I'm complaining.. I shouldn't be. I guess I'm just feeling the pressure of my 6 months and then my year coming up and my own personal goals in there.. relax Yvette...slow and steady wins the race...

Just shy of 5 months post-op... Down 40lbs, when I was down almost 80... my doctor says "Don't worry Yvette, this is normal. Especially in people with your body type, your weight gain is muscle not fat, don't be upset." Ok so I'm not gonna lie, I'm a lil' upset. I KNOW I build muscle really fast, and I KNOW muscle weighs more than fat.. I get all that.. I KNOW my weight is down and so are my clothing sizes and inches. I'm just I dunno.. a lil' skewed on all of this. I finally got to a fill point where I was almost "too tight" but it was working.. I missed my follow up fill because I was traveling.. and so I went to my month appointment yesterday and although I was down 8.8 pounds which I know I should be happy about and I am.. I'm just like shouldn't it be MORE... I don't even know why I'm complaining.. I shouldn't be. I guess I'm just feeling the pressure of my 6 months and then my year coming up and my own personal goals in there.. relax Yvette...slow and steady wins the race... :thumbup:

congratulations!

I'm just going to have to do small portions...it took me all day to eat that sandwich but I ate it lol... And thank you SO much :w00t:

So being banded 12/18/09 I've been doing great, restriction, loosing weight, feeling great and still able to eat bread, rice, etc... My last fill on the 5th I went very aggressive as much as my dr. was willing to put in 1.5 ccs and I FINALLY felt true restriction... They say it takes about 2 weeks to be able to tell what your fill really did... So this morning... I decided to have a turkey sandwich...I eat half of the half of the sandwich and I feel it... the BREAD.. STUCK.. trying to come back up... ICK... say it isn't so? I LOVE my bread.. love love love bread.... I did what we're not supposed to do and drank some water to help it go down but MAN... say it isn't so, what's a girl to do with out her bread?

So being banded 12/18/09 I've been doing great, restriction, loosing weight, feeling great and still able to eat bread, rice, etc... My last fill on the 5th I went very aggressive as much as my dr. was willing to put in 1.5 ccs and I FINALLY felt true restriction... They say it takes about 2 weeks to be able to tell what your fill really did... So this morning... I decided to have a turkey sandwich...I eat half of the half of the sandwich and I feel it... the BREAD.. STUCK.. trying to come back up... ICK... say it isn't so? I LOVE my bread.. love love love bread.... I did what we're not supposed to do and drank some water to help it go down but MAN... say it isn't so, what's a girl to do with out her bread?

Bag and bags of clothes from size 32-22...gone...well will be gone, donating them today!

Feels SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Ok so I still have a ways to go but it feels SO good to KNOW that I'll NEVER be that size again... and I now I have room in my clothes for the new (and smaller) clothes I'll be purchasing along my journey. Feels SO good! :thumbup: