spoiltmom

WTG girl!! I hope your surgery goes smoothly!

I'm doing pretty good now but I'm stuck at 191. I bought a heart rate monitor and I've been exercising every day. Wow what a difference it makes! My legs are so sore:) I start back to college next month and I don't want to be that frumpy overweight old person you know?

Okay I got my last fill December 7th. It took me up to 6 cc's total. I felt a lot of restriction for the first 3 days and then nothing. I was hungry all the time and able to eat anything again. It was like the fill did nothing for me. Now on Dec 16th my family doc started me on Wellbutrin. Well with the Wellbutrin my appetite is curbed and I'm losing weight again, although I can't seem to get below 190. Here's the thing though: My surgeon thinks that at 6 cc's I should have my perfect Sweet Spot. If he sees that I'm losing weight he may be reluctant to do another fill but at the same time if the effects of the Wellbutrin wear off and my appetite comes back then I'm afraid I'll gain. I stop eating early now and I don't eat that much but it's b/c I don't have a much of appetite. It's not b/c I'm feeling any restriction. Does that make since? I can still eat more than I should be able to but it's still less than I was eating last month so the weight is moving now. So if you were in my shoes would you fill or not fill? I'd love to get into the 180's, that's my next goal but right now I can't get below 191.

Wow I got a Heart rate monitor to use with my workouts. I just thought I was killing myself on the treadmill- Now I really am. What a workout!

Thanks guys. I ended up ordering a Rum Runner. It was huge and it really tasted mostly of rum. I have an 8 month old so I haven't had any alcohol in oh 18 months or so. Needless to say that one was enough. I was great until I stood up from the table then things started to move a little. LOL We had a great night though.

Just try some tiny sips every 15 minutes or so. I was told to try warm liquids rather than cold stuff.

Good Luck to you! I hope all goes well!

Yes Gas X helps and yes that patch is why you aren't nauseated. Just an FYI b/c noone told me this until after I was freaked out- a side effect of that patch is that it can dilate your pupils and cause blurry vision. I wasn't told that and I went in to have my tubes tied. The next morning I couldn't see out of one eye. I kept thinking WTF? WTF? I was freaked out. LOL It went away on it's own within 24 hours though. Just keeping sipping on your fluids. That patch will last for 72 hours so I say keep it on for a while longer.

Dh and I are going out tomorrow night for our wedding anniversary. I rarely ever drink, in fact it's been over a year now since I've had anything but I'd like to have something tomorrow night. I don't like beer or wine. My favorite thing to drink was always rum or vodka mixed with diet coke. Any recs for a good drink I could try?

I agree. Most kids meals aren't healthy so I order a regular meal instead. I eat a small portion of it and take the rest home.

I have the Zumba Videos but not the Wii game. My latest buy for my Wii is...don't laugh... Dance Dance Revolution. That's a fun game to play and definitely a workout. Not my only form of exercise but a fun way to add in extra.

I was taking it but I switched to Flexeril b/c the Flexeril is so much smaller and easier to swallow. It's also on the $4.00 list at Wal Mart. LOL

I'm a little late to this post but for me abuse is never, ever acceptable. If I were you I would leave him. I know it's a hard choice but once you leave him and get settled in with your kiddos you will be in a much happier state. ((HUGS))

Have they checked to make sure you really have 9cc's in there and you don't have a leak? I'm finally losing again. I've always had depression and for me a big part of weight loss is mental/emotional. I'm at 6 cc's now and I don't have restriction and I've been gaining and not losing. My family doc finally added Wellbutrin to the Prozac I'm already taking and now my mind is better, I'm happy, energetic and focused again. I'm still hungry I just don't eat now where I was eating constantly.

Oh wow! You really are doing awesome then! I hope your port replacement goes well and doesn't hurt.

((HUGS)) I have no advice but a stomach virus worries me b/c I wonder just how terrible it would be. So far since being banded I've only gotten bronchitis.

I use Natural Calm. It's a magnesium supplement. I take it every night before bed.

sorry

sorry my phone is having issues.

I've been there too. after my first fill I had 2 blissful weeks and then it left me. last week I got my 4th fill. The first 3 days were great and now nothing. its discouraging but its great to see that it's normal and I'm not alone.

I'm at 6 right now. I'm hoping he'll take me up to 6.5 nextmonth. hopefully that will make it better.

Too much. Seriously some days I get as much as 90 grams and I'm still starving.

I don't know what to think anymore. I'm so discouraged. I'm going to keep on going though. I was hoping to reach my goal weight by August- my 1 year bandiversary but at this rate that's not going to happen at all.

Did any of you get the Lindora TLC program offer? The literature itself was free from the My Lap Band journey website. I didn't pay much attention to it until now. I'm struggling big time! My last fill was last Tuesday. I had awesome restriction Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then nothing ever since Friday. I'm hungry all the time and I'm not losing at all so I'm going to give the program a try. Have any of you tried it out?

I'm eating a cup of food and I'm hungry again within 3 hours and I mean really hungry not just a little bit hungry. I'm getting really discouraged:(