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Congrats on deciding to be banded! The 27th will be here before you know it.

You will be fine I think. You went on vacation and you probably weren't able to exercise as much or eat as healthy. Some might be water weight if you ate a lot of sodium. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you need to lose a certain amount of weight.

You probably need a small unfill. I'd go back to your surgeon to have a tiny unfill; it doesn't have to be anything massive.

Definitely water weight. Give it time, it will come off. You just had a very drastic surgery and your body needs to heal. Stay off the scale and just remember your end goal. Allow your body to adjust to your band before you worry about losing. You will be dropping lbs soon, just wait. :smile:

Water or Crystal Light. No juice, soda, etc.

Congrats! Amazing that you've been able to stay off the scale; I've gotta be on it once a week.

Definitely common and it may be something you want to get used to. Many times when you hit a plateau you'll lose inches and not weight. Be sure to take your measurements and even some pictures and compare when the scale is being a bit stubborn. It helps to keep you motivated. Sadly I'm on the other side of this. Scale is moving yet I can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that I'm much smaller. :smile:

All I have to say is: Yaaaaaay!!! :bored: :w00t: :smile:

Dad: African-American/Cherokee Indian Mom: German and some other stuff; I call her a white mutt. Me: "Bi-racial" though I've been thought to be anything from Hawaiian to Mexican. Odd.

In for 20; that will put me in the 150s range, though I will be on vacation in Vegas for 5 days, should be interesting!

I haven't had a fill yet and I've lost almost 70lbs in about 4 months; not at my goal but I'm expecting to get there without a fill. I somehow have perfect restriction from surgery and I've been losing a steady 2-3lbs a week. The second check-up I had with my surgeon he said that I didn't need a fill and that I was doing better than a gastric bypass patient. Pretty exciting!

Woo hoo!!! Congrats! Such an awesome victory. I have 30lbs+ until I see that number but I cannot wait!

Congrats on deciding to get banded and best of luck!

You'll be fine; best of luck!

You look great!! You have a lot of reasons to be giddy; look how far you've come. You can definitely tell that you've dropped weight. Pictures are always a great way to really see the improvement that you've made. Congrats and keep on pushing!

You may need an unfill, but a combination of getting unfilled and vomitting may have really irritated your stomach. Stick to liquids for a few days and see if things calm down. If they don't of course call your surgeon.

It's very normal to be a little up in the air, though, if you're doubting this WLS as well, you may want to take some time to really decide what you want before you go through with it. It seems like you're looking for the "easy" surgery, which doesn't exist, honestly. I can't say I considered any other type of WLS besides the band; and honestly it isn't as hard as it seems. You eat right, you exercise, you drink your water, and the scale usually cooperates. While with gastric many say the weight does fly off, you still have to follow the same principles: eat right, drink your water, and exercise. It's not going to just come off without hard effort on your part. You didn't put all of your weight on overnight and it's not going to come off overnight, no matter what type of surgery you choose. Gastric still requires work on your part as well. All of the surgeries are tools, not quick fixes.

I was given Dilaudid (good stuff, btw LOL) and used it for 4 days and then I was fine. So out of a bottle of 50 pills I took 4 I believe. I only used them at night when I had some discomfort laying down to go to sleep; other than that the pain is very bearable. I'd say a 2 or 3.

Welcome and congrats on deciding to get banded! December will come quickly.

To me, bypass is the most invasive WLS and I don't think that it was suitablr for me. I didn't like the malabsorption part of it and it scared me to know that 1. people have died from the surgery 2. the whole "dumping syndrome" and 3. that i'd have my insides cut out/re-routed. I also really like that with the band the weight loss is slower which gives your body the chance to adjust. I'd never steer someone away from Lapband or bypass simply because some surgeries are better for some people than others.

Definitely exercise, without a doubt. I used to be the laziest person out there. I'd walk for a week, stop, and maybe walk again in a few months. Now I exercise for 45 minutes each day and I will purposefully schedule things around my exercise. It's crazy how I've made a complete 180. Exercising is something I love doing now. Even though it can be a pain sometimes, especially with a busy schedule or if you're just feeling lazy that day, it really does help with weight-loss. The good thing is that you can start off with small exercises that don't take up too much time. Go outside and walk for 15 minutes twice a day. Or buy small 2-3lb dumbbells and walk for 15 minutes using them and then do another 15 minutes of weight-lifting. You don't have to start off running a marathon or doing some insane workout video that lasts an hour. Start little and work your way up. It really does help improve your body overall. You feel so much better after doing it and you also improve your health internally. Of course the external benefits are great too!

I don't think anyone has started one. It would make sense to wait until this Sunday to start it so that we have an even 8 weeks for the challenge.

I keep myself on a schedule each day (meals, exercise, etc.)and try to stay as busy as possible. If I'm not doing anything, I get bored, I wander to the kitchen, and then it goes downhill; or I just start to think about food, but this was really only in the beginning. I can't say head hunger is a huge issue nowadays.

Fingers crossed that this is where you need to be!

Well, congrats on your loss! That is truly an amazing amount. I stalled when I did nothing but walk. I guess it can work for some, but I need to do cardio/weight-lifting to get my body into the shape it needs to be. I was pretty out of shape and doing the exercise that I do has really improved my energy levels and I can do more for longer.