palmtreegirl70

I haven't had soda since March. I haven't missed it much at all until I got strep throat this week. I miss having 7-Up when I am sick! So....sugar-free kool-aid for me right now!

I was banded on 5/17. I lost 7 lbs the week after surgery, and then the scale stopped moving. It was very discouraging to me to not see the scale move for almost 6 weeks. Although I certainly got discouraged at times, I kept doing what I needed to do. Last Tuesday I had my first fill. My doctor put 5 ccs in my Realize band. WOW! I can't believe the difference in my life since that fill. I definitely know the band is there now. The scale has started moving over the past week, too! I am almost to the 50 lb mark, and I am wearing clothes that I haven't worn in 4 years. I feel stronger each day, and I am so excited to have made this decision for my health. I am feeling restriction and listening to the signals my body is sending me to stop eating. Eating is a much more thought out part of my day, and I am learning the ropes a little more each and every day. I just wanted to share my happy news with people that I know will get it. Thanks to everyone for sharing your ups and downs on this journey.

Congrats on your awesome results! As much as I am scale watching/obsessing these days, I am taking comfort in the fact that every good choice I make in terms of eating and exercising is a positive step in my journey toward better health. Just with the little weight I have lost, my blood pressure is now normal (118/74) and my cholesterol is within normal range as well. Smaller clothes are fabulous, but reclaiming my health is the best! :biggrin:

I am in the same boat that you are! My surgery was 5/17, and my first fill isn't until 7/6. I have lost 7 pounds since surgery, and all of that was the first week post-op. The scale has been stuck. I was doing so well with my eating and exercising until this weekend, and then I fell off the wagon, too. I have absolutely no restriction at this point. My doctor told me to eat until I feel full and doesn't want me measuring anything at this point. I know that I am eating a lot less than what I ate several months ago. Yesterday I was at Six Flags with my family, and I gave in to having a chicken strip and a handful of fries as I was starving! Then we went to have pizza for dinner last night, and I had some cheese pizza. I know these weren't the best food choices, but for me to only have 1 chicken strip instead of 5 and 3 small squares instead of half a pizza was a huge improvement for me. I am back on track today, and while the temptation is there to beat myself up over some poor choices yesterday, I refuse to give in to it. I am trying to keep the big picture in mind, and I know that our fills will be huge in our journey. However, my fill can't get here soon enough! :thumbup:

I was banded 5/17 and do not go for my first fill until July 6th! It can't get here fast enough! :thumbup:

I am 4 weeks post-op, and I have felt absolutely no restriction. I have been very good with my eating and exercising. I am under 1000 calories a day, and I exercise 6 days a week. I lost 7 lbs the first week after surgery, but since then the scale hasn't budged. I still have 3 more weeks until my first fill. I am so crabby right now and do not know what else I could be doing at this point. I am having all sorts of doubts about this working for me no matter how much I try to keep a positive attitude.

Betsy...what do you do to burn that many calories a day? WOW!