spoiltmom

Good Luck! I can't wait to hear how it goes:)

I worry about the same thing. Is it possible to get our bands full and still not have restriction? Does anyone know?

I must admit I'm a bit jealous also:) That is just AWESOME results!

Congratulations!!

Wow! congrats Angela! I've had to go back to Weight Watchers. I'm not losing and I'm fighting back and forth with the same 5 pounds:( I have very little restriction and my surgeon doesn't want to see me again for 3 MONTHS! Sometimes I wish I would have done the sleeve instead:(

What is your BMI? It's more about your BMI than your weight alone. My insurance does allow high cholesterol as a co morbidity but I have normal cholesterol.

Okay ladies I'm back. I've lost all the weight I'm going to lose without putting in maximum effort. When I got my first fill at 4 cc's I could get by on 12 points a day. Now I'm at 5.5 cc's and sadly I don't have much restriction at all. I can easily eat 35 points in a day with no problems. I got my last fill a week ago and my surgeon for some crazy reason would like me to wait 3 months for my next one. So here I am. I have to get recommitted to WW or I'm not going to lose anymore.

When was last your fill? How much is in your band?

Wow! How often does your doc do fills?

I got my third fill on Tuesday. I'm not as restricted as I was with my first fill but I do get full on small amounts of food so I'm good with it for now.

I'm not sure yet. For supper last night I only had a 4 oz pork chop and nothing else. It filled me up. This morning when I woke up I wasnt' hungry so I'm hopeful now:) Maybe my restriction is back again.

I just looked at your ticker. You're doing awesome girl! Congrats!

My surgeon actually told me not to bother with beans/peas/lentils b/c they have very little protein. He says they are a good source of Fiber but I shouldn't use them to replace protein. I'll try cutting things up even smaller and see what that does.

Yes I am and I'm proud of that but I just feel stuck right now. I go back and forth between the same 3 pounds.

My first fill put me at 4 CC's. I had GREAT restriction for 2 weeks then it slowly started to fade. So I got another CC added for a total of 5. After 3 weeks I felt the same with no restriction so I got another 1/2 CC this past Tuesday. I still don't really feel restriction. Will it always be like this or once you get a certain amount of weight/fat off will your restriction be more consistent? Right now I'm discouraged. I really don't have restriction and I'm hungry all the time but I also have problems swallowing certain foods so I'm hungry, with little to no restriction and limited food choices. It's aggravating me right now and I'm feeling really down about it. My surgeon keeps telling me to fill up on Protein but that's hard when the only protein you can eat is pork that's freshly cooked and ground meats. That gets old after a while.

I have no advice for you. I just started this journey myself but once I hit goal I plan on having a tummy tuck. Good Luck to you!

I've seen some of you mention wanting one of these. Have you checked out this site? I got the link at Bariatric Eating. They are very, very pretty. Everyday Medical ID Bracelets for Women | Lauren's Hope

Good Lord! That price alone is depressing! I've added B12 and D3 to my daily Vitamins and I am feeling a bit better day by day.

What can I do with it? By itself I don't really like it. But I hate to waste money. What can I add to it to make it taste better?

Well he added another 1/2 cc yesterday so I'm now at 5 1/2. I've lost 5 pounds in the past 3 weeks which isn't too bad I guess but he just keeps telling me my problem isn't my fills my problem is that I'm not getting enough protein. He says an extra protein shake a day will keep me full and curb my cravings- I've never had a protein shake do that for me though. I'm getting 65-75 grams of protein per day everyday. The most discouraging part for me is that I haven't had restriction in weeks and I've been so hungry, but I can't eat steak or chicken or roast. I can eat pork if it's fresh and hot. It's hard to be starving and limited on food choices you know? Especially when the doctor is pushing me to fill up on protein.

My hypoglycemia symptoms. Dieting used to be so hard for me. When I would cut calories I had a lot of issues with my blood sugar dropping. I would be shaky, tired, weak, sweaty. Since my first fill though I really haven't had problems anymore. I'm assuming that's b/c my food is digesting slower? It sure is nice to be without it!

Congratulations!!!

I too have hypothyroidism. I've had it for 15 years now. I'm losing great. So far I haven't noticed that it's slowing me down at all.

Congratulations! That is amazing:)

I'd just try to swallow them whole. If they are small they should go down no problem.