tonya66

Planning is one of the keys to success. As the old saying goies "If you don't plan to succeed, you plan to fail" For instance, this week we are going out to eat, my group at work. We have planned to go to "Los Cobos Mexican". I've went out to menu, researched what would be the best protein/low fat that I could eat. I don't want to show up on prepared. I find that when I plan my meals, I dont sway from them, I seem to stay on plan - when I don't plan, lots of things come up and before I know I'm totally off plan. Best wishes to you!

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Hey Pam. To answer your question, I think you can. Have you made another appointment yet? It takes sometimes 4 weeks to get in. So I would make your appointment asap. I doubt you can get in next week. But you can always try. Fill #13 is going better. I have a very sore throat, my entire family is sick, so I haven't been eating much. Not sure if its because of my sore throat or the fill, I guess time will tell. I actually already made my appointment for another fill, but I can always cancel it if I feel I don't need it. Right now, things are pretty good. I firmly believe one of the keys with success is stay on top of your fills. You should not be able to eat more than a cup of food (solid food, good protein), and should not be hungry for 4 hours later. If you are, you need a fill.

My husband and I went thru the same problems. Right about the time we were at 10 yrs of marriage. He said mean and hurtful things. We finally separated, and I moved on with my life. I started focussing on me, he came back with his tail between his legs and begging for me to take him back. I didn't at that time, but I did agree to marriage counselor. We attented this for about a year, and this year we will be celebrating our 20 yr anniversary. Our marriage is the best it has ever been and he tells me how much he loves me and how lucky he is to have me almost everyday. My point is, its your husband that has the problem, not you. Focus on you, try not to let his hurtful stuff hurt you. If he truly loves you he will come around, if not, you will be better off without him. I strongly advice counseling, evenn if he doesn't go, you go by yourself. Mental abuse can do a lot of damage.

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's) Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more! Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the best restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter. Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince UNFILL #1 - 11/23/07 - unfilled to somewhere between 2.5 to 3.0 cc's - NO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital UNFILL #2 - 1/19/08 - Doctor had to unfill me to 3.0 again because of the swelling from all the PBing for being too tight. Again, NO RESTRICTION - Fill #9 - 2/12/08 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc. FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one! FILL #11 - Was scheduled on 6/25/08 - but the doc did not fill me up, I was leaving for a cruise on 6/27 so he didn't want to risk me being too tight, so did not get a fill. FILL #11 - 8/5/08 Went for a fill, this time the doc took all my fill out and all he could get out was 2.4 cc's. Filled me up to 4.0 cc's, I left, had to go right back because I could not drink, he took out a little over .2 cc's, he said I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 3.7 cc's. - I had great restriction for 2 weeks, but It has now loosened some. I feel I might need a tad more. I'm worried I have a very slow leak. UNFILL #3 - 8/5/08 - Took a little over .2 cc's out, had pretty good restriction, but still a tad too lose. FILL #12 - 9/17/08 - Added just 1/10th of a cc - I think I'm somewhere between 3.8 to 3.9 cc in a 4cc band. I am hoping and praying this is the fill that I stop with! I do not have another appointment for another fill, will wait this one out and see. Fill #13 - 10/06/08 - Doc added about 2/10's of a cc. He took everything out and put it all back in and said I was about 3.7 to 3.8cc's. - which is where he said I was last time.

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's) Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more! Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the best restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter. Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince UNFILL #1 - 11/23/07 - unfilled to somewhere between 2.5 to 3.0 cc's - NO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN :cry_smile: Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital UNFILL #2 - 1/19/08 - Doctor had to unfill me to 3.0 again because of the swelling from all the PBing for being too tight. Again, NO RESTRICTION - :thumbup: Fill #9 - 2/12/08 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc. FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one! FILL #11 - Was scheduled on 6/25/08 - but the doc did not fill me up, I was leaving for a cruise on 6/27 so he didn't want to risk me being too tight, so did not get a fill. FILL #11 - 8/5/08 Went for a fill, this time the doc took all my fill out and all he could get out was 2.4 cc's. Filled me up to 4.0 cc's, I left, had to go right back because I could not drink, he took out a little over .2 cc's, he said I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 3.7 cc's. - I had great restriction for 2 weeks, but It has now loosened some. I feel I might need a tad more. I'm worried I have a very slow leak. UNFILL #3 - 8/5/08 - Took a little over .2 cc's out, had pretty good restriction, but still a tad too lose. FILL #12 - 9/17/08 - Added just 1/10th of a cc - I think I'm somewhere between 3.8 to 3.9 cc in a 4cc band. I am hoping and praying this is the fill that I stop with! I do not have another appointment for another fill, will wait this one out and see. Fill #13 - 10/06/08 - Doc added about 2/10's of a cc. He took everything out and put it all back in and said I was about 3.7 to 3.8cc's. - which is where he said I was last time.

I'm just checking in. My weight is STUCK, but I just got my fill #13, so hopefully its the fill that does the trick. I want to update my stats so bad, but the darn scale will not move! Everyone is doing great! Keep up the good work!

Hey all. Just swinging by to check in. scale is stuck at 170. It doesn't want to give me the 160's, but I'm not giving up! My son has been sick with strep and coxsackie virus, and I think I'm going down with it, it hurts to swallow. If I do come down with it, I think I will get to the 160's because you just can't eat - hurts too bad. So, I guess that would be the only good thing about coming down with it. lol. Oh, I went for fill #13, my fill 11 & 12 quit working on me. Fill #13 seems to be doing pretty good. I'm so frustrated, my doc tells me this is Luck #13, so we will see. It seems to being doing pretty good so far. Well, hope all is well and will check in later, unless i'm sick - hehehe

Yes, you need to have a good solid Protein, soups are good, but they are thin and will go thru the band quickly. Try and stick with some of your baked chicken, or fish, or even a tender beef tips would be good. I had fill #13 and I told Dr. Kirk you saw him, he remembered you and he said any time someone brings up the girl with 12 fills, he knows exactly who they are talking about. I hold the record for the most amount of fills. lol.:wub: Anyhow fill #13 seems to be doing pretty good. I might have to go back for 1 more fill, but we are very close to getting it right I think. I went out for lunch today and could only eat 1/2 my enchilada, so I feel satisfied with that. I try and not eat the fattening stuff, but today I had lunch with a friend who drove a long way to see me, so I felt like I had to eat her favorite mexican place.:wub: I met another girl yesterday, she was soooooo skinny, looked so good, and she was having fill #4. She had her band in 2005. She said she was only 12 lbs from her goal, and hadnt had a fill in over 18 months. I was a bit jealous because I'm in the office 1 a month it seems like. grrrrr. Anyhow, I think I'm just a strange genetic freak. lol.

Becuase I has fill #13 yesterday and I want it to work!

Since you have only had 1 fill, you might be experiencing real hunger. Cravings are definitely "head hunger". Head hunger is more of a "want" vs. more of a real stomach growling hunger. I experience head hunger a lot when I'm bored, therefore, I try and read when I'm bored to help with my head hunger. Something very weird happened to me during my last fill, I am actually looser than I was before. It's so frusterating, so I'm going in for fill #13 today. I'm so tired of these darned fills! lol Anyhow, try and stick with lots of Protein, this will also help with head hunger and real hunger. If you can eat chickin, try and munch on some chicken in between meals, this will help. Protein is a life saver when it comes to curbing hunger, even with head hunger it seems to make me feel full and I don't "crave" things. Do you have another fill scheduled?

I'm glad it was a good experience for you. I am scheduled to go back next Monday (the 6th) for my 13th fill. grrrrr. Lets keep in touch!

Maybe I should do a consult? my biggest problem area are my thighs. I'm pear shape. Also, my bat wings on my arm. I had Ulnar nerve surgery so that effected them too, I already have the scars, so getting them removed would be no big deal either, I'm used to the scars. I missed my workout this morning, just had a horrible headache. But I'm planning on going tonight. I will get back on track with the morning exercises in the morning. I decided to take the day off today and switch it for Saturday.

because Damn it, I want to be skinny!

I stepped on the scales this moring and I was up 1 1/2 lbs. grrrr. I was at 173.3, and last week, 171.9. This week, my goals are: 1) Do my cardio in the am 5x (so far, I have done this! Got up at 4:45 and headed to the gym):thumbup: 2) Eat clean ALL WEEK. 3) Strength train 3x 4) Stay off the scales until Monday! 5) Oh & clean my room (I know its not weight related, but its a goal and putting it down in writing helps me to remember).:thumbup:

because today was weigh-in day - it was not pretty.

I just saw your thread about your baby and saw her picture. wow, she is really beautiful! Congratulations on such a wonderful gift!

Oh she is beautiful!!!! Congratulations and what a beautiful name too! I know you must so proud and feel so blessed!

Well, I'm mad at myself. I blew it at the fair, I blew it Friday night (just a little), I blew it Saturday and I blew it Sunday! My weight showed it too! I've got to stay focussed all week and have ZERO cheat days! Wt - 173.3 - this is up 1 1/2 pounds! I did get up and exercise this morning! Yay!

Well, I'm mad at myself. I blew it at the fair, I blew it Friday night (just a little), I blew it Saturday and I blew it Sunday! My weight showed it too! I've got to stay focussed all week and have ZERO cheat days! Wt - 173.3 - this is up 1 1/2 pounds! I did get up and exercise this morning! Yay!

Tracy - have you had your PS consult yet? What did they say? I told my DH that when I get to 155 and I still have a tummy, I'm going for PS, he siad I would deserve it and he had no problem with it. I would take a loan out of my 401K. Anyhow, give me details on your PS.

I am getting between 60 to 80, I have tried to increase that and see if that helps. I think I'm going to start drinking a Protein shake in the afternoon and see if that helps. I just feel like I can eat way too much these days...grrrr. doesn't mean I have to, but sometimes I find myself "testing" the band, like I did last night at the Fair!

I was just trying to get my motivation back, you know the kind we had when we first got the band - I seemed to have lost that somewhere along the way. I noticed EVERYONE has a name, but us. So, I was scrambling around and came up with that. How are you doing, hows the pregnancy? You feeling okay? I noticed that your signature said - getting back after pregnancy? I hope everything went well, tell us how you are doing, we miss ya!

Susie, How are you doing? I think about you often and wonder how you are doing. Regarding the acid reflux, I find that if I don't eat past 7:30 or 8, I don't have it. Lately It seems I can eat up until Midnight and no problems. I feel so loose! I went to the fair last night, ate a corn dog (my favorite), then I had a freid cheese stick - another one of my favs. You would think I would be full, but no, I ate AGAIN. I had fried pickles, and then a fried Jal pepper on a stick - (this was good, but HOT), I then ate 1/2 a container of the pinapple whip - this is when I was full, and I passed it on to my newphew to finish. I did soooooo bad last night. I'm back on track today though! And will have to do double exercise this weekend to make up all the calories! Your doing good Susie, I had the same problem, I went from 167 all the way back up to 187 - 20 LBS. I have started getting back to the basics of eating with the Lap Band (protiens first) etc and it is coming off again. Back down to 171! Also, exercising is helping me too.