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I've lost almost 100 lbs!

marfar7

By marfar7, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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marfar7    1,533

marfar7
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I can hardly believe it! 20 mths ago, I weighed 248 lbs. Today I weigh 151 lbs with about 16 more till goal. The first 5 mths were rough, no restriction at all until my 3rd fill. Then I started losing about 10 lbs a month. I love eating whatever I want to eat (this included Pasta, rice and bread) just really small quantities. In Dec of this last yr, I couldn't keep even Soup down after I started taking antibiotics for a bladder infection and started throwing up. Irritated my band allowing me to not keep anything down. Had to get 2cc taken out. Leaving me with 7.5cc in a 14cc band. I've lost about 5 lbs since Dec. Until 2 weeks ago when I had another fill (after over a yr, my 4th fill lasted a whole yr). I've lost an additional 4 lbs this past 2 weeks! I'm pretty tight, I eat VERY small amts, but I'm happy with it. He put 1cc in. Hopefully this fill will last another yr. The dr told me to call him in Oct and if I wasn't losing, he'd give me another fill.

My fiance and I went to Macy's the other day and I casually decided to try on a pair of size 8 Levi's, wondering how much more I'd have to lose to fit into them. They fit! I can't believe that I fit into a single digit size! Just 2 yrs ago, I was wearing a size 20. I'm so happy with my band. My fiance, who has lost over 80 lbs the past 2 yrs on a lo carb diet is jealous that I can eat anything I want and still lose. If I buy a box of Cookies, I can eat one - while he has to eat the whole box.

So anyone pondering getting the band - do it! It'll be the best thing you've ever done. But don't expect a miracle in the very beginning. For most people it takes several months to get to that "sweet spot" and start losing. I know I won't gain back my weight like every other diet I've been on in the past. I'm looking forward to getting married in Dec weighing 135! It'll be the first time in my entire adult life (and I'm 44) that I've weighed 135. In fact, I weigh less now than I did at my first wedding 23 yrs ago. I'm very happy with my band!

Good luck to everyone!

Marci

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Good work!

You said you were unfilled to 7.5. What level fill do you usually have?

I am at 7.25 in a 14cc band and my doc wont go tighter.

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marfar7    1,533

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Good work!

You said you were unfilled to 7.5. What level fill do you usually have?

I am at 7.25 in a 14cc band and my doc wont go tighter.

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marfar7    1,533

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I had a 9.5 fill prior to Dec. He unfilled me to 7.5 and then just added 1cc 2 weeks ago.

Marci

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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