Hey there everyone

Just checking in to see how you are all doing, it has been a very long time since I have been online and I have had many life changes since. I have been banded for 2 yrs now this past July and only lost 60 lbs. My goal was 100 but so far that has not happend. But hey only 40 more to go. It would seem that I have a 10cc band and right now I have 8 cc in the band so the doc says. lol

Anyway just touching base to see how your all doing and to catch up.

Peace

Michele

Hi there..I was banded in Oct 09 and ive lost 80 lbs. Im almost at my goal weight..just another 5 lbs to go but as of late i have been feeling major restriction. So much that im having such a hard time keeping anything down let alone taking it in. But overall im very happy with my outcome. Almost 2 yrs and im right where i want to be!

Hopefully you will achieve your goal in the next yr..my first yr i didnt lose much but this second yr ive lost like crazy!

I just the past couple weeks starting haveing an issue with heartburn! I am so afraid of what it could be. Like I said I am I do feel at my sweet spot but now this..I have moved to a new state and have a new doctor so this has been a huge year for me. The heartburn is not a big deal but it is noticeable when I get it. And once I had to take an antacid! **** the one time the new doc gave me a fill I had to have some taken out because he tightened me up so bad I could not drink morning coffee.. now I can drink things and wonder if maybe I might just have something stuck an it is causing a problem you know.. Not sure what to do really a bit scared

Thanks for popping on and if you have any input on this matter please help a girl out with insight..

Thanks

M

Hi there..I was banded in Oct 09 and ive lost 80 lbs. Im almost at my goal weight..just another 5 lbs to go but as of late i have been feeling major restriction. So much that im having such a hard time keeping anything down let alone taking it in. But overall im very happy with my outcome. Almost 2 yrs and im right where i want to be!

Hopefully you will achieve your goal in the next yr..my first yr i didnt lose much but this second yr ive lost like crazy!

As of this yr i began to have some heartburn when i ate certain foods. But the doctor recommended i take Prilosec and i thats what i take before i eat the problem foods. But like i said as of late i havent been able to eat much anything and its getting quite annoying. Im basically starving and thats not good. I just hope my band hasnt slipped. : /

Yep I think I need to scale back a bit on my food intake. Truth is I do eat the wrong stuff! God I eat nuts and I seriously thing one of those might just be stuck! I hope you feel better soon and are able to eat some..baby steps and Liquid Protein. milkshakes..I love ice cream heheheh

keep in touch ok?

Michele

As of this yr i began to have some heartburn when i ate certain foods. But the doctor recommended i take Prilosec and i thats what i take before i eat the problem foods. But like i said as of late i havent been able to eat much anything and its getting quite annoying. Im basically starving and thats not good. I just hope my band hasnt slipped. : /

LOL..Yes i know what ya mean. I eat alot of stuff i shouldnt and unfortunately this may be the reason im having so many problems now : ( and yes i love ice cream too..actually wish i could have some right now. My daughter just had a big bowl full of ice cream.. :'( But thank you..i hope i start feeling normal again and i think i will get some Protein Drink tomorrow morning. And yes i will keep in touch. I new on here as you can see so i dont know anyone. Thank you for talking with me

Tanya

Hi there! I was banded dec 3 of 09. I am 210 lbs down. I am enjoying the physical transformation but have had to work a lot on the mental and emotional aspects of it. Anyhow....just thought I'd chime in.

210 lbs that is AMAZING!!! Congrats to you! So you said you had to work hard on your emotional/mental part of losing so much weight? I am not sure I understand really. Your happy you are down this much right? I am sorry I just did not have that much to lose so I guess I have no idea.

I think that is great that your down so much and I know how much of a change it was for me to curb my love for food. Since I had the surgery I have gone more to flavor then quality! If you know what I mean.

Thanks for chiming in and keep up the great job your doing..

Michele

Hi there! I was banded dec 3 of 09. I am 210 lbs down. I am enjoying the physical transformation but have had to work a lot on the mental and emotional aspects of it. Anyhow....just thought I'd chime in.

Hi there! I was banded dec 3 of 09. I am 210 lbs down. I am enjoying the physical transformation but have had to work a lot on the mental and emotional aspects of it. Anyhow....just thought I'd chime in.

Wow, that's great. You might want to revisit your patient profile. It says that your starting weight was 298. I'm guessing you aren't down to 88 lbs. It also says your out of pocket was a million dollars! Anyway, good job! BTW, I was banded in June, '08. Down 148!

glad you are doing well. I haven't been online in awhile. just off and on briefly. Emailed a few people as well to see how everyone is doing as well. I have been banded since Feb 09. I"ve had my share of trouble off and on, throwing up, slimming and a few months ago had to go into hospital because they found out my band slipped. Its been 2 months since they removed it and put it back. I"m better, no pain and I can eat pretty much everything. Don't have the restriction I would like but have only have had 1 fill so far. I'm hoping in another month I can have another one. I was only able to tolerate before up to 6cc so not sure what this time around is going to be like. I started at 236 in 2009 and before my slip i was 149. I"m back up to 168 and hope to get to 130 in the next year. I'm still very hungry and I can eat alot at one time. I feel my stomach in puffy not able to get it to go down. I hope that weight gain didn't go all to my stomach, but its looking that way. Wish me luck going to try to get on the weightloss wagon again. Good luck to you and feel free to write me back.

Alll the Best

Meri

Hey there everyone

Just checking in to see how you are all doing, it has been a very long time since I have been online and I have had many life changes since. I have been banded for 2 yrs now this past July and only lost 60 lbs. My goal was 100 but so far that has not happend. But hey only 40 more to go. It would seem that I have a 10cc band and right now I have 8 cc in the band so the doc says. lol

Anyway just touching base to see how your all doing and to catch up.

Peace

Michele

Totally wishing you luck honey. I was worried about a slipped band but I have absolutely no trouble keeping anything down. Keep in touch

Michele

glad you are doing well. I haven't been online in awhile. just off and on briefly. Emailed a few people as well to see how everyone is doing as well. I have been banded since Feb 09. I"ve had my share of trouble off and on, throwing up, slimming and a few months ago had to go into hospital because they found out my band slipped. Its been 2 months since they removed it and put it back. I"m better, no pain and I can eat pretty much everything. Don't have the restriction I would like but have only have had 1 fill so far. I'm hoping in another month I can have another one. I was only able to tolerate before up to 6cc so not sure what this time around is going to be like. I started at 236 in 2009 and before my slip i was 149. I"m back up to 168 and hope to get to 130 in the next year. I'm still very hungry and I can eat alot at one time. I feel my stomach in puffy not able to get it to go down. I hope that weight gain didn't go all to my stomach, but its looking that way. Wish me luck going to try to get on the weightloss wagon again. Good luck to you and feel free to write me back.

Alll the Best

Meri

I was banded July 09. I have lost a total of 24kg (53lb) and am now maintaining at between 50 and 51kg. My band is not overly tight. I can eat most things so long as I am careful but sometimes I do have episodes where I eat too fast etc and something gets stuck. I am not a model bandit as I don't exercise. I am happy with where my weight is at. Yes I would be even happier with a flat washboard stomach like all those 20something airbrushed models in the mags but that is not likely to happen. I fit into an Aus size 8 pants(us 4) and 10(6)top. My only issue is it is so hard to buy jeans that fit well as I am between a size 6- 8. If they fit my legs they don't fit the waist and vice versa. See it can be hard buying clothes even when you're not overweight.

I saw one of my neighbours today that i haven't seen for 3 years and at first she didn't recognise me and then she told me how fabulous I looked. She asked what my secret was but I didn't think announcing to someone I don't know well in the middle of our local post office was a particularly good idea so i just told her i eat a lot less!

My only regret is that i didnt do this sooner.

Actually I lied - it was June 2009!

Hello there

Thanks for posting..I to was banded in July 09 and down just about 60lbs and that seems to be it! I don't excersise either and I am no where near a size 8! lol I had a ton of lbs to lose and maybe with this last fill and my sweet spot I can get some more weight off. I do have a gym at my office and for 10 bucks a month I might do it. I might break down and get my sweat on, oh god I so hate the sound of this.

I love food and I totally enjoy cooking, but of course once the band was in place many things on those programs changed. Less food, less cooking and more flavor!

Anyway i keep moving forward and I also do NOT regret doing this at all.

Keep in touch!

Michele

I was banded July 09. I have lost a total of 24kg (53lb) and am now maintaining at between 50 and 51kg. My band is not overly tight. I can eat most things so long as I am careful but sometimes I do have episodes where I eat too fast etc and something gets stuck. I am not a model bandit as I don't exercise. I am happy with where my weight is at. Yes I would be even happier with a flat washboard stomach like all those 20something airbrushed models in the mags but that is not likely to happen. I fit into an Aus size 8 pants(us 4) and 10(6)top. My only issue is it is so hard to buy jeans that fit well as I am between a size 6- 8. If they fit my legs they don't fit the waist and vice versa. See it can be hard buying clothes even when you're not overweight.

I saw one of my neighbours today that i haven't seen for 3 years and at first she didn't recognise me and then she told me how fabulous I looked. She asked what my secret was but I didn't think announcing to someone I don't know well in the middle of our local post office was a particularly good idea so i just told her i eat a lot less!

My only regret is that i didnt do this sooner.

I was banded in July 2009 lost 84 lbs but battle over a few gained back. My Dr doubled my antidepressant about 6 months ago and no matter how I ate or how much I worked out I was still gaining a little every month. until I got up to 10 lbs. My depression is so bad I require a large dose of meds. That med was working for me but I am not going to gain any more. It takes me a long time to lose 10 lbs.

Today I went to Dr and we changed me to another med that he promised would not cause weight gain and will be able to continue to lose if I follow the plan. I started on them today and as with all meds the beginning side effects are killing me. I just want to be heathy and happy at the same time.

All the above posts are amazing, you should be so proud of your weightloss and hard work!!

Cheri