Hello! I am trying to figure out this forum and how it all works so bear with me! I was banded Friday, Dec. 3rd and have about 85 lbs. to lose. Diabetes runs in my family and I felt like a time bomb and have never been able to keep the weight off. It just crept up and up. I am very active and want to be able to exercise without the aches and pains. I am 5' 10" and 55 years old. I would like to stay in touch with those of a similar situation.

I had a great experience so far and had my band done as an out pt. procedure. I was out at SAM's the very next morning and haven't had alot of pain. Today I did laundry and walked at the mall. I plan to return towork for awhile on Monday. I was fortunate to also have had it done laproscopically and had a great surgeon, Dr. David Provost. All I can say is so far so good!

I know some people can't eat in the morning.. but I would think that is a symptom of being too tight... but I guess everybody is different. I eat probably my biggest meal for breakfast usually. I also think it depends how people want to work with their band, some want it SO tight, that they can't really eat.

I'm kinda stalled too, been eating like crap, I just got back from a surprise trip to Vegas.. gotta get back on it!

I agree! I talked to MY doctor today, and she concurred..she said I should be able to eat in the morning, taking in my protein..

She put in .4 cc's. so now I have 3.7 cc's total. On liquids for at least 24 hours. I was down 3.5 pounds in a month. She says I am right on track..

YAY~

Yea, I can't imagine how you can get in all the protein and stuff if you can barely eat ya know?

I finally had my first fill this past Saturday ~ 2 1/2 CC's. There are a couple of reasons why I wasn't able to gett a fill sooner.... 1) my insurance would only cover it if it was at least 90 days after surgery... and 2) I was going on vacation... and my Dr. didn't want me traveling across the country for my first fill (just in case I would be too tight).

So........... this past month I was totally stalled. It was pretty frustrating... plus I found myself to be REALLY hungry. Well, so far the fill seems to be working.. and I'm not hungry. My Dr. has me on liquids for 2 weeks... YES ... 2 weeks. Seems everyone here is only on liquids for a couple of days. Well.... I asked why.. and they told me that they have found it very successful in "jump starting" the weight loss again. I have a hypo-thryroid... so I definately could use a "jump start". I'm gonna give it my best shot. So far.... so good. If a few more days go by and I find myself craving solids... I'll call my Dr. and see what he says.

I also have to admit that prior to my fill, I was able to eat everything and anything. On vacation, I found myself going back to "BAD" habits. So, maybe, if nothing else, the 2 weeks on liquids will get me back on the right track.

Today is a good SV for me. I weighed in at 207.4#. Not a number to be proud of but my highest weight ever was 308# so that means I've officially lost 100#. I'm so happy, with my yo-yoing I've lost more than that, but you know. I am also feeling so close to onederland I can taste it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

Today is a good SV for me. I weighed in at 207.4#. Not a number to be proud of but my highest weight ever was 308# so that means I've officially lost 100#. I'm so happy, with my yo-yoing I've lost more than that, but you know. I am also feeling so close to onederland I can taste it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

Awesome!!!

I finally had my first fill this past Saturday ~ 2 1/2 CC's. There are a couple of reasons why I wasn't able to gett a fill sooner.... 1) my insurance would only cover it if it was at least 90 days after surgery... and 2) I was going on vacation... and my Dr. didn't want me traveling across the country for my first fill (just in case I would be too tight).

So........... this past month I was totally stalled. It was pretty frustrating... plus I found myself to be REALLY hungry. Well, so far the fill seems to be working.. and I'm not hungry. My Dr. has me on liquids for 2 weeks... YES ... 2 weeks. Seems everyone here is only on liquids for a couple of days. Well.... I asked why.. and they told me that they have found it very successful in "jump starting" the weight loss again. I have a hypo-thryroid... so I definately could use a "jump start". I'm gonna give it my best shot. So far.... so good. If a few more days go by and I find myself craving solids... I'll call my Dr. and see what he says.

I also have to admit that prior to my fill, I was able to eat everything and anything. On vacation, I found myself going back to "BAD" habits. So, maybe, if nothing else, the 2 weeks on liquids will get me back on the right track.

Yikes 2 weeks!? I was on liquids for less than 24 hours after my fill. But yea, I can see it as a jumpstart... but that isn't healthy weight loss though.

Today is a good SV for me. I weighed in at 207.4#. Not a number to be proud of but my highest weight ever was 308# so that means I've officially lost 100#. I'm so happy, with my yo-yoing I've lost more than that, but you know. I am also feeling so close to onederland I can taste it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

Are you kidding, Jess?!?! That's definitely a number to be proud of!!!!!!

I know it is, and I feel like 100 times better about myself then I did before the surgery. But you know we all want to be smaller than that

Uggg..gained 7 lbs on vacation. Down 3 lbs in the 3 days I have been home, so I am hoping by the end of the weekend I will be back where I was before I left!

I am starting to panic about the whole "40% of your excess weight" and "50 lbs lost is the norm" generalizations. That is where I am now almost after only 4 months and I am not willing to let it be only this much. The weight gain on vacation really scared me. I know why I gained it - eating bread (for the first time since surgery) and ice cream twice. I KNOW BETTER. I keep repeating to myself "it's done, nothing you can do about it now, move on to today, it's a fresh start".

I didn't get a fill at my last visit a week and a half ago because I was down 10 lbs., and getting stuck once a week or so. Now, I am thinking it is time...good thing I anticipated it and made my appointment for 3 weeks out. So I get to go next week and maybe get a .5 or 1cc fill.

BTW...great job Jess - 100 pounds is AMAZING no matter how you slice it!!!!!

Hey December bandsters! My surgery was Dec 20th and I have lost 37 pounds total and 25 pounds since day of surgery. These numbers dont seem that big to me but then again my highest was 254. I know it's easier for people who are in their high 200s/300s to lose weight faster but is 25 lbs since december 20th a good enough number? *sigh*

I have lost 27.5 in the long run, altho the day of surgery I gained 10, due to fluids, and I had to lose that a second time, which really bummed me, but not a hard 10 to lose..

I have to say that most days this is NOT hard to do..we made this decision to have the surgery..

no one forced us to do this..

we do/did this for US..

becauses we are ...

WORTH it ladies..

so worth it!!

Uggg..gained 7 lbs on vacation. Down 3 lbs in the 3 days I have been home, so I am hoping by the end of the weekend I will be back where I was before I left!

I am starting to panic about the whole "40% of your excess weight" and "50 lbs lost is the norm" generalizations. That is where I am now almost after only 4 months and I am not willing to let it be only this much. The weight gain on vacation really scared me. I know why I gained it - eating bread (for the first time since surgery) and ice cream twice. I KNOW BETTER. I keep repeating to myself "it's done, nothing you can do about it now, move on to today, it's a fresh start".

I didn't get a fill at my last visit a week and a half ago because I was down 10 lbs., and getting stuck once a week or so. Now, I am thinking it is time...good thing I anticipated it and made my appointment for 3 weeks out. So I get to go next week and maybe get a .5 or 1cc fill.

BTW...great job Jess - 100 pounds is AMAZING no matter how you slice it!!!!!

Same, I had an impromptu vacation this weekend, and I didn't eat well, and I drank, definitely didn't help my diet.

Me too I'm at 50 LOL.. and I started being lazy agh. I got back on track today, refusing myself to not eat anything I'm not aloud to eat!

I finally had my first fill this past Saturday ~ 2 1/2 CC's. There are a couple of reasons why I wasn't able to gett a fill sooner.... 1) my insurance would only cover it if it was at least 90 days after surgery... and 2) I was going on vacation... and my Dr. didn't want me traveling across the country for my first fill (just in case I would be too tight).

So........... this past month I was totally stalled. It was pretty frustrating... plus I found myself to be REALLY hungry. Well, so far the fill seems to be working.. and I'm not hungry. My Dr. has me on liquids for 2 weeks... YES ... 2 weeks. Seems everyone here is only on liquids for a couple of days. Well.... I asked why.. and they told me that they have found it very successful in "jump starting" the weight loss again. I have a hypo-thryroid... so I definately could use a "jump start". I'm gonna give it my best shot. So far.... so good. If a few more days go by and I find myself craving solids... I'll call my Dr. and see what he says.

I also have to admit that prior to my fill, I was able to eat everything and anything. On vacation, I found myself going back to "BAD" habits. So, maybe, if nothing else, the 2 weeks on liquids will get me back on the right track.

Glad to hear you were able to get a fill! 2 weeks of a liquid diet does seem excessive. After a fill I have a couple days of liquids.

Today is a good SV for me. I weighed in at 207.4#. Not a number to be proud of but my highest weight ever was 308# so that means I've officially lost 100#. I'm so happy, with my yo-yoing I've lost more than that, but you know. I am also feeling so close to onederland I can taste it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

That is wonderful! You should be so proud of yourself!!

Uggg..gained 7 lbs on vacation. Down 3 lbs in the 3 days I have been home, so I am hoping by the end of the weekend I will be back where I was before I left!

I am starting to panic about the whole "40% of your excess weight" and "50 lbs lost is the norm" generalizations. That is where I am now almost after only 4 months and I am not willing to let it be only this much. The weight gain on vacation really scared me. I know why I gained it - eating bread (for the first time since surgery) and ice cream twice. I KNOW BETTER. I keep repeating to myself "it's done, nothing you can do about it now, move on to today, it's a fresh start".

I didn't get a fill at my last visit a week and a half ago because I was down 10 lbs., and getting stuck once a week or so. Now, I am thinking it is time...good thing I anticipated it and made my appointment for 3 weeks out. So I get to go next week and maybe get a .5 or 1cc fill.

BTW...great job Jess - 100 pounds is AMAZING no matter how you slice it!!!!!

Have you been getting stuck? I think it is time for a fill as long as you're not getting stuck. For me at least, bread does not work when I am restricted!

Hey December bandsters! My surgery was Dec 20th and I have lost 37 pounds total and 25 pounds since day of surgery. These numbers dont seem that big to me but then again my highest was 254. I know it's easier for people who are in their high 200s/300s to lose weight faster but is 25 lbs since december 20th a good enough number? *sigh*

I think you're doing great. Think how happy you'd have been pre band to be losing this fast! I used to dream of losing 4 pounds a month and you've lost faster than that. Comparing ourselves to others is not productive. Be proud of your accomplishmnets!

I am going in for another deflate in the AM. I had the 2 deflates then a small fill, .75cc on Friday, and have had evening stomach pains, some vomiting and reflux each night since Sunday. I have about 4.75cc or 5cc in my band.

Joan

Congratulations to everyone on their weight loss so far!! Last saturday we went out of town to throw a "No More Chemo" party for my 5 year old son. He just finished his last chemo treatment YEAH But I had seen most of our family in mid Feb and have only lost about 10 lbs since but everyone was going on about how much I had lost. I think it was because of the new clothes I had finally bought where before I was still wearing my old clothes. I have went from a size 26 to an 18 which is so exciting. I had another fill today it was a small fill .3 ccs. I am over 5 cc's but not sure exactly how much is in there. I had lost 8.5 lbs in 3 weeks!! I had only lost 2 lbs in the 6 wks prior so I was happy to know I was back on track.

Congratulations to everyone on their weight loss so far!! Last saturday we went out of town to throw a "No More Chemo" party for my 5 year old son. He just finished his last chemo treatment YEAH But I had seen most of our family in mid Feb and have only lost about 10 lbs since but everyone was going on about how much I had lost. I think it was because of the new clothes I had finally bought where before I was still wearing my old clothes. I have went from a size 26 to an 18 which is so exciting. I had another fill today it was a small fill .3 ccs. I am over 5 cc's but not sure exactly how much is in there. I had lost 8.5 lbs in 3 weeks!! I had only lost 2 lbs in the 6 wks prior so I was happy to know I was back on track.

Congrats to YOU and especially to your son..Keep up the great job, you want to be around a LONG time for him..