stefaniwg

This is a picture I took yesterday at 148 pounds trying on an extra small button up shirt. That's never happened before. The other is me at my highest weight of 218 pounds.

I'm four months post op 5'2 Hw 218 Sw 186 Cw 151

I was banded by Dr. Hollis and have never attended a meeting also due to the drive. I live in West Columbia which is about 45 minutes to an hour away sometimes longer depending on traffic. I stuggle with this journey and could really use a face to face support group but I'm also concerned about making the drive and no one shows.

My doctor said the same as everyone else's did. I went back and forth on this and I wondered if I should wait until I have another baby to get the lapband or lose a good amount of weight prior to having a baby so that I would have less complications than I did with my daughter. My husband and I tried for several months to get pregnant prior to getting banded with no success. So I decided to get the band first and hope for the best. I have been banded for almost 6 months and I will see what happens next. Good luck!

This is awesome! I am need of a challenge. I am a slooowwww loser and feel off the band wagon over Christmas but am now ready to get back to it. Name, real or screen~ Stefani Age~ 27 Weight on January 3rd~ 179 Goal Weight for January 31st~174 Exercise Goal for January~ 3x per week for 1 hour Dietary Goal for January~ chicken, fish, salad, and repeat Personal Goal for January~ Fit into a new pair of jeans I just bought Date Banded~ 7/22/10 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 30 pounds

I do not regret my decision at all. I have very happy with my results thus far. I am one who can become very obsessive. I am one extreme or the other which drive the hubby crazy! lol Right now I am not working as hard as I could to make this band work for me since I am always so busy around the holidays. We have and go to parties almost every weekend from Thursday to Sunday so I do have much time for the gym right now. Prior to Thanksgiving I was doing very well exercising 5 days a week and eating good too but being a slow loser since I have lost only 30 pounds since July 22nd. I have gone from size 18 to 12/14 pant and XL to L-M shirt. I just had my 5th fill last week and my port and band has been very sore/tight feeling every night. Am I too tight? Is this normal? I have never has this prior to this last fill. I only have about 4.5 cc in my 10cc band. Any who I am so glad to hear from everyone and congrats to you all and your success!!! I can't wait until January 2nd and I will be right back on being strick and obsessive!!! Looking for my collarbone!!!

I'm always constipated! lol I find that if I don't take something at least every other day I will go days and days without having a bm. So as of recently I have been drinking sienna laxative tea(I mix with a tsp of honey and it doesn't taste bad at all) at bed time and I will have a bm when I get up in the morning.

I have had bowel problems ever since I was banded. I was suggested to take milk of magnesia but it is disgusting so now I just drink a cup of sienna tea which is a laxative and I usually have a bm within a few hours. Good luck ! Stefani

Congrats on your lost so far! I too am a slow loser and do get frustrated that I am not losing as fast as I think that I should. I have had my husband hide the scale from me since I was very down on myself when I would weigh several times a day. The scale has been gone for a week now and I dont even think about wanting the weigh myself. Just focus on the nsv's and keep your eye on the prize!

I am a July bandster. I was banded on 7/22. Congrats on those 41 pounds!! I have only lost 24 pounds. 15 of them being post op. I have been struggling with my addiction to food. Surprisingly I didn't realize that I had an obession with food until after I was banded. I have a problem eating 3 meals a day and drinking enough fluids. I have to force myself to eat breakfast and most of the time I lose and don't eat until around noon, then dinner around 6 and a snack around 8. With this, I have a problem getting all of my 60 grams of protein and 64 oz of water. I dont have any health problems outside of the fact that I am still obese. I try to exercise at least 4 times a week and I have been at the same weight for 2 weeks now but I go to get my 3rd fill on Wednesday the 13th and am hoping that this will help. I am afraid that I will never get to my goal. I try to make small goals for myself and I have a hard time even coming close to reaching them. I hope that everyone is doing great! Keep up the good work lovinmyband!

This is becoming pretty common for me. The first month post op I was regular. The next month I was 3 days late and this past month I was 5 days late. I too have always been regular. I was worried that I was pregnant too and took a test this past month and it was a negative. Freaked me out! My husband is just enjoying those few extra days!! lol I am thinking that it must be a normal side effect of the rapid weight loss.

One the iPhone when you seach for it you have to type LAP BAND. Not just one word but still in all caps. Let me know which one you choose.

The only way I can stay on track is if I plan everything out that I eat or I will fall off the deep end. I try to do this every Sunday. I've never heard of BJ's, is that like Sam's or costco? The tilapia & lobster sounds really good. I would eat fish just about everyday but my husband isn't crazy about it so I can only have it like once a week.

Which one did you guys choose?