tabatha lynn
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1 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 1st Anniversary tabatha lynn!
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I feel like i'm doing it wrong
tabatha lynn replied to Snowymtnrn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had to reply to this post because I have been where you are. I was banded Oct. 15 2010. My total weight loss to date is 24 pounds. 18 of that being pr-op. I was planning on being under 200 by now. I had BIG plans.. Well..........it didnt work that way. Let me start off by saying how it does work. It works different for everyone. Do not compare yourself to everyone else. For some it is a quick fix and they start loosing big amounts from the time they get home. But then for some (like me) we take it in small amounts. Even gaining along the way. I have had 3 fills and still have not hit the sweat spot. One thing no one ever told me or I failed to get the information on my own was that it may take you several fills before you get to where you have good restriction. I will say that this month I lost 6 pounds, I am going to the gym 4 times a week. My energy level has sky rocketted. Do not get discouraged. You will get there!!! You do have to change the mind and thats the hardest thing. Good luck and keep us posted. -
Thanks!! It is a bit discouraging to think that I will have to go 4 or 5 months before I really get the restriction I want and need. But there is nothing I can do now but keep positive and watch what I eat. Thanks again.
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.... before I had restriction. But finally in July I had 9.75cc in an 11cc Realize band and I have lost a total of 60 pounds. I had to have an unfill for a medical procedure and gained some weight back, but now that I am at 9.75 again, I have started losing. So, it might take awhile before you get to the right place, but once you do, it will work. Just give it time.
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I was just reading your thread in Post Op msg board about the SB diet and how you werent losing yet... Just wanted to put in my two cents... Hope it comes out the right way and encourages rather than discourages! I was banded just over a year ago, Nov 18, 2009. I didnt lose any weight until July really. I lost about 10 pounds pre op, maybe 5 pounds until July. It took ALOT of fills.
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Well,, here I am again writing another entry looking for suggestions. For the last week I have been doing the South Beach Diet and Iam not having great results at all. I have only had one fill so the restriction is not there.. Hence why I decided to incorparate the South Beach Diet. I did the SB before lapband about 5 years ago I got amazing results but just like every attempt to loose weight, I had no trouble loosing it, it was keeping it off.. So I guess what I am wanting to know are there some of you that maybe started to loose the weight a couple months into this. I DO NOT AND REFUSE to be another nightline story where "she actually gained weight with the lap band" I thought cutting the carbs and adding the Protein would help. I was banded in Oct. but seriously thought I would see better results than this. All that I have lost came from the pre op.. Ugg... Feeling a bit discouraged I guess. Wondering if I am doomed to be fat the rest of my life.
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Lexington, Kentucky Doctors?
tabatha lynn replied to HezTri-s's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I did not go to these doctors but here is some information. I actually had the procedure done by some doctors in Manchester, Ky. Hope this helps!! Center of Excellence ® Designated Bariatric Surgeons in Lexington, Kentucky Dr. George Derek Weiss Rate This Doctor 2716 Old Rosebud Rd Suite 350 Lexington, KY 40509 859-543-1577 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 859-543-1577 end_of_the_skype_highlighting WebsiteDr. John Samuel Oldham Jr. Rate This Doctor 2716 Old Rosebud Rd Suite 350 Lexington, KY 40509 859-543-1577 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 859-543-1577 end_of_the_skype_highlighting WebsiteDr. Joshua Powell Steiner Rate This Doctor 1401 Harrodsburg Rd. Suite C-100 Lexington , KY 40504 859.967.5520 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 859.967.5520 end_of_the_skype_highlighting WebsiteDr. Thomas H Greenlee Rate This Doctor 1401 Harrodsburg Rd. Suite C-100 Lexington , KY 40504 859.967.5520 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 859.967.5520 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Website<BR clear=all> -
To you bandsters with great results
tabatha lynn replied to tabatha lynn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you all for posting! It has been very encouraging to read. Great Great advice and I will say that I will impament them all into my new life style.. I do have a question for you all though.. How long did it take before you started seeing results. I have lost the pre op weight and actually have not lost one pound since surgery. Definatly feel some restriction from the recent fill but nothing major. Just wondering if it took you all several fills before you really started seeing results. Thanks agian for the very inspiring stories and keep up the good work.. -
To you bandsters with great results
tabatha lynn posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Really dont want to be the doom and gloom one on here.. Love to read success stories and I have watched everyone on youtube until I know them by heart.. Those of you that have had really good results please share your stories with us "beginners" so we can rejoice with you and know that there is hope for us. I dont guess I realized it would take a couple of fills before I got to the restriction I need (and highly desire). So therefore that is something I am having to deal with now and get my mind going in the right direction. How long did it take for you to start seeing the weight fall off?? Those of you that have had great results in like 10 months, when did it start for you? Just curious to know. I want so bad to be a success story for the band. I heard of so many horror stories and failures before I had the surgery and dont want to be another. Thanks for reading and cant wait to read your stories.. -
Had to go in for an "unfill" today....
tabatha lynn replied to lauravandal's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
For those of you that have been at this a little longer, I am wondering how long did it take you to start getting the real restriction and start loosing a steady amount of weight?? Also what kind of diet did you follow.. I knew this wasnt the fix all but I really thought it would give me alot more restriction than this.. I am ready to start seeing the pounds drop off.. I was banded the 15th of Oct and got my first fill today.. Only 1.5 cc though..Any advice is welcomed. -
How much fluid for your first fill...and how much do you have now?
tabatha lynn replied to Becca29's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Wow!! I am so jealous of all of you all.. I had surgery on the 15th of Oct. I went today for my first fill and I only got 1.5cc. I thought that was a big jump because I was only expecting to get 1cc.. Ugg, I am sooo ready to fill some major restriction. At this rate it will be spring before I actually see any true restriction. So basically I guess I need to mentally and physically prepare myself to do it on my own until then. -
How are you doing since your first fill.. Feeling any restriction??
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What kind of diet are you following
tabatha lynn replied to tabatha lynn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
How many calories are you consuming??
