To All my fellow Sept 2010 Bandsters -Welcome !

Since we had a pretty big Post in the Pre-Op section with over 23,000 views I thought since it is now October we should switchover here and continue our journey here.

WELCOME ! I hope to see all my fellow Sept. 2010 Bandsters like Cathy, Joanny, Cece, Debbie, Lyla, etc etc all here.

-Brian :smile2:

Well... I am on the same yo-yo ride that a lot of others seem to be on.. I have continually managed to lose weight each time I weigh in - but my weigh-ins are fewer and far between and not quite hitting that 1-2lb per week quota that they say is the norm... I have found, as silly as this seems - that on the week before I weigh in, I drink 1.5-2 gals of water a day.. and wear high heels to work.. Haha! I think maybe if I would pull out all of my pre-op information, and actually used their sample menu, that maybe I could "jump start" my metabolism again.. but stress and a 2 year old (some times they are one in the same) tend to make things that one would think would be simple - quite difficult. (sigh)

But on the up side of things.. My weigh in on Thursday resulted in a 7 pound loss.. which brings me to 90 POUNDS!!! (Yay!!) Which brought me to my next goal of getting down to the weight I was when I met my husband... Now.. the next goal is another 10 pounds to meet the "100 Pounds Down".. then the goal after that is to finally hit "Onederland"!! (whoop! whoop!)

I started this thing at 327 pounds, size 26 jeans and a 3x top.. Now I am 237 pounds, size 18/20 jeans (depending on the cut) and I bought my first XL shirt Friday (not a 1X, but an XL - dont ask me the difference, cause I dont know - but the fact there is a standard size printed on the inside of my shirt?!? Man, that feels good!! Now its a matter of getting this skin to tighten up.. I keep a thigh-master under my desk at work..LOL.. luckily no one sees me.. All in time, right??

Hope all is well with my fellow-band-rock-stars!!!

OMG Tiffany, that is so awesome, that doesn''t sound like much of a yoyo. You are rocking it. All of you are. I am still stuck at 60lbs loss. started 296. I've been here now for 2 months. ugg. I have an appt for a fill but not for 2 weeks, and I go on vacation between now and then. I am feeling like the bottom of the heap with weight loss here. at least I have some inspiration. Funny a few months ago I felt like I was at the top. I need to snap out of it. starting today I am tracking everything that goes in my mouth. I did the 5 day text thing, it did tighten me up a bit, but now I feel that I'm hungry all the time.

Tiffany how much do you have in your band now? I also feel like I have more in my band then any of you awesome losers. Makes me nervous that I'm on the wrong track.

I wonder what Ms Joany is up to, If her infection and all that cleared up. I hope she is alright.

Lisa

I just wanted to report I have reached "ONEDERLAND"

I just wanted to report I have reached "ONEDERLAND"

I hit the wrong button. Let me finish. So I have reached ONEDERLAND. I had my surgery on 9/22/10. This a.m. I have lost 100.5 lbs. Yippee Yippee. I have never felt so good in my life. I can not believe it. Without this lapband I never would have reached this point. I have 30 more to get to my goal. So hopefully I will reach it before my year anniversary. After my last fill on June 7 of .20 I am never hungry I have to make myself eat. I have 5.0 in my band. I just have to exercise more.

I just want to thank you all for your ups and downs. By reading what everyone is going through helped me a lot. It helped me to realize that we all plateau at some point in this venture. So good luck to me.

Congratulations papoose on reaching 'ONDERLAND". I have reached it as well but have once again been stuck. I have lost 65lbs, and I am starting to get frustrated because I am stuck again. I have set goals for my self and have reached all of them except the last one. Not sure what I am doing wrong at this point. I really dont have much to complain about since I have lost 65lbs, and I work hard at it. I bought my first size Medium top in years! That felt great. I think maybe I need to kick it up again with my workouts.

Hi, Lisa!

You will have to let me get back to you on how many cc's are in my band... I will have to ask at my next appointment. Does everyone seem to be given this information at their appointments? My surgeon has never told me the amount of how much he puts in with each fill.. But I am sure he would tell me if I asked, it just never occurred to me, or mattered much as long as the results were showing through.

I am the one who decides as to whether I need a fill or not.. He has had the table prepped for me, and I have told him I am happy where I am, and want to wait it out a little more - or I am quick to lay down and pull my shirt up and tell him to give me the juice! I am thankful that I have a good relationship with my surgeon. He is supportive, but there is no b.s. with him..

Lisa, 60 pounds is an amazing accomplishment.. dont lose sight of that, or dismiss it in any way.. I had 30 more pounds to lose than you to start off.. so you and I are probably running just about even.

My daily menu is nothing to brag about, because I dont think it is quite right. I usually dont eat Breakfast (bad, I know) sometimes I will drink a Protein shake - but not the ones that are bariatric-surgery approved, I dont believe.. (I drink a sugar free 100 calorie Muscle Milk) lunch I typically eat 2-3 slices of deli cut turkey and 3-4 slices of sharp cheddar (block style) I keep these in my fridge at work... If later on I am still hungry, I keep a jar of Planters Peanuts at my desk and will pour a capful out onto a paperplate, and snack on that - which is bad - because I usually snack blindly.. When I get home, I cook dinner - still trying to appeal to my husband and son.. so its usually a Pasta, grilled chicken, and a veggie.. I eat off the same size plate that I serve my two year old on, and try to invision a "cups" worth of food. Some meals are more dense than others - to where I dont finish, other times I want 2nds.. if thats the case, I try to make the extra helping strictly Protein. I also try to include a bread with my meal - because I know I dont handle "breads" well.. Tonight was Soup & grilled cheese for dinner (we have all managed to be stricken with Strep Throat). So, I had 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich (made on the George Forman - no oil, no butter) and chicken noodle soup.. I didnt get too far on the soup as far as eating it. Just enough to dampen the bread to allow me to keep it down, but not so much that it would make it a slider food.

So, I certainly think my meal planning is in need of a much fresher look and re-vamp.. and I have got to get back to working out.. Whew!

I just wanted to report I have reached "ONEDERLAND"

Yay yay yay! Good work, papoose

Lisa,

I have the answer...3.7cc's. Just so happened that my surgeons office called today, and they were able to give me the info.. So now we know!

Well the 5 day test proved a loss of 2 lb...and once again, I'm stuck...starting to get VERY discouraged.

Pooky , I sure understand your frustration, i was banded on sept 17 and to date have only loss 30 and i read on here that others have lost way more and then i read what they are eating and i cannot believe i am not losing better! I also ordered the 5 day pouch test, i have not started it yet till my 5 yr old granddaughter leaves. I had a fluro done 2 months ago and everything looks good and i lost 6 lbs right off but now not able to lose any! So disappointing! I pretty much feel like a failure again at weight loss\

yeah it's funny, I tracked my food the last 3 days, my calories are under 1000, I'm going to try to to get it up to 1200 at least a few days a week, just to mix things up. like 1200 and then a couple days at like 800 and the other 3 1000 which is what i am averaging. But I was surprised, I thought if I tracked I would see that something I was doing was really jacking my calories up. But I believe you can do too small on food - plus tooo much the same too. your body settles in and defends it's fat.

still stuck

course I also have real issues with enough water, and more excercise, right now I am sort of jog/ running for 4 days a week for about 5 miles total, and then walking another 2 miles with my family (not very aerobic) but I need to kick it up a bit. at least move my body everyday, which I am not doing now.

to clarify, I meant walk/ jogging, LOL, and 5miles for the whole week. don't want to inflate my exercise. I also feel that my carbs are so low that I wonder if my fiber is lower then it should be.

hey does anyone here know about using the fitday food diary, I just wonder about the percentages etc, it's all based in 2000 calories / day, I'm closer to 1000, so I wonder about if I can change that. do any of you calculate your nutrients based on calories today instead of using the RDA percentages.

Yep, I feel like a failure...I'm sitting at 32 lb gone, many others are at least twice that...I just don't get it.