Hello October Bandsters. I thought I would start us a post-op group now that we are getting ready to start out second week of banders. I know we are all going to do GREAT. We will all be loosers this month!!!! If you are having a bad day dont hold it in. This is where we can let it out. If we stick together we will go far. We can do this ladys and gents. I know we can. Set a goal for yourself and let everyone know what it is so we can help each other meet that goal.

My goal is to walk/run a 5k by one year post op. I hope to meet that before then but I am not going to pressure myself to meet a goal that is not realistic. I know myself and if I set goals I cant meet I will give up.

Good luck to all of you.

So yesterday I went ahead an joined Lifetime Fitness! Best decision I've made this week! I will be starting a T.E.A.M. Training bootcamp class next week for a couple months @ 3x's a week with a personal trainer with a small group of other members who have some of the same fitness goals as myself. I will also be attending Aqua-Zumba on Sunday mornings. So excited about Aqua-Zumba!!! I can't wait. The best part about Lifetime Fitness is that it's 24/7 & it's literally less than 7mins from my house. U can't be that!!! They have rock climbing, aquatics, aerobics, hip-hop, volleyball, sauna, full beauty spa, yoga, & open swim with water slides and many activities for kids. Also a healthy restaurant inside the gym. And the best part of it all is it was not too expensive & I got a couple discounts because they have open house going on right now. Yay!!! I'm also excited about the fact that they are 24/7, so by me working nights I can go to the gym right afterwork instead of going home first and having to wait for other exercise options. ♥ So this morning I went to Aqua-Zumba... 60mins of Aqua-Zumba, 20mins in the hot-tub, 20mins of walking laps in the pool & 5mins in the steam room = over 700calories burned & a relaxed body ready for a LONG NAP!!! I enjoyed my first day at Lifetime Fitness!!! ♥ Back tomorrow morning for another 8am aquatic class!!! I have done pretty good the past few weeks. I gained 2#'s after Thanksgiving but the turned around and lost 4.8#'s and the another 4.9#'s this past Friday. Before I joined Lifetime Fitness, I was simply playing games on the Wii, attending Jazzercise, and walking away the pounds with Leslie Sansone. I plan on switching things up in my exercise routine to keep my body guessing. Hopefully this helps. I have had a couple NSV, first fitting a jacket I couldn't even close about 3months ago... My work pants are literally falling off me without a belt... I can see my collarbones... I have some restriction. I am staying under 1400 calories a day and I am satisfied for 3-4hours after eating. So as long as I continue to drop weight, I'm not going in for a fill. I hope everyone else is doing pretty good. Hope everyone has a great Christmas & New Year!!! 2012 is our year!!!

You go Q-tee ! I know what your talking about, and it's a big step up from just walking or doing the Wii. (not knocking it at all)

This is just stempin it up. "YES !" You will see a big difference. I guarantee it.

Keep in touch.

Shirley.

Sarah, I too have some pain around my port area. It comes and goes, but if I lay on my right side too long it really hurts.

Shirley, I'll ask a nearby PT place. My son is having therapy there and they are really nice. They also have a heated pool. Thanks for the idea.

Q-tee, your doing great! Aqua-Zumba sounds like a great class! I took a few Zumba classes but I was so heavy I thought I would pass out before it was over.

Cyndy

Good luck Lisa! I'm having my second fill on Wednesday. I'm ready because I can still eat a lot if I let myself.

Cyndy

i can eat most of the time as much as i want

but on yesterday tried to eat chinese omg ate to fast and my bites were to big

got stuck it took 2 to 3 hours to feel better and i got sick a few times

today stomach is a little irritated but ok

anyone else have this problem

got my first fill today. very informative visit as far as protein, food etc. My PA refused to tell my what size band I have or how much fluid is in it or going in it. She said she wants me to focus on how everything feels rather than how much fluid is in the band. I guess I can see where shes coming from but I really like to know whats going too. Anyway, turns out my doc already put fluid in at the time of surgery. She removed all she put in, then put that back plus a little more. So at least I know it wasnt just the plication that had me feeling restriction. So now its fluids only for 2 days, pureed for 2 and soft for 2. It will be interesting to see how the next couple weeks go.

My wife and I just got our 2nd fills today. Neither of us have felt much restriction lately. I am up to 5.4cc now and my wife is up to 6.7cc. The PA will let us come in again in two weeks for Fill #3, which is kind of cool because I've lost very little weight thus far.

While I haven't been feeling much restriction, I've gotten stuck and handful of times and it has not been fun. My band is just randomly tight sometimes (mainly in the morning, but one time at night) and as soon as I feel a thing, I get majorly stuck (it comes out of nowhere). It takes about 20 painful minutes to get past being stuck. It is so not fun! I haven't thrown up food yet, but I have thrown up the white foam twice - it's a very strange experience.

My PA told me that for guys it may take about 5-6 fills to feel consistent restriction and for women it may only be 3-4 fills, but he also said these things vary a lot. I like how he's letting me get my next fill in only 2 weeks. I have a lot of clothes which will begin to fit me once I've lost 10 more pounds and I'm anxious to fit back into them.

Just wanted to send best wishes to all the October 2011 bandsters!! I'm an October 2008 bandster (my surgery was Oct. 23rd) -- just hit my three year bandiversary and all is well!! I've been under goal for more than a year (I am 5'6 and started at 230 lbs) and maintenance has been easy! I encourage all of you to take your measurements and some "before-ish" photos now if you haven't done that already! Also, I feel like my blog really helped to keep me focused and on track -- it's been a huge source of encouragement and has kept me accountable through the past three years (not to mention that I use it all the time b/c it's a great record of the past 3 years of banded life). I encourage any of you who are interested to start one!

Best wishes for LOTS of success for all of you!!

Catherine

Just a quick check in. Things are going great. I was banded on the 13th and received my 3rd fill today for a total of 6.2cc. So far I am down 35 lbs and going strong. I started running again about 1 month ago. This kept me stagnant for 2 weeks as my body adjusted, but I have started dropping again.

I hope everyone is doing well..

-K

Hello all. I'm an October bandster as well and I'm very excited to have found this forum. I was banded October 18th; and so far am down 50 pounds. This does include 20 pounds of pre-op weight loss that they had me do; so technically, I'm down 30 since the surgery. It's great to hear how everyone is doing. Right around Thanksgiving they let me start back on all healthy foods with no restrictions and it's been going very well so far. I haven't had a fill yet; but my Doctor did say that they did put some fill in during surgery; and that for now it may be enough. Hope to hear more of how everyone is doing; and so glad I have a place to let others know how I'm doing.

Thank you so much for creating this forum!!!! Talk to you all soon.

I too am an October bandster, I am only down 22 pounds, but that is 22 pounds. I am not going to be bummed out because a loss is a loss. I go for my 3rd fill tomorrow. If he thinks I need one not sure yet. Good luck all!!

I am going for my 2nd fill tomorrow. I haven't lost as much this month as I was hoping for. So I wonder what my dr will say. I'm hoping for better restriction after this fill. Although I got stuck last night eating an eggroll. I hate that but it was my fault because I took too big of a bite.

I hope everyone has a good Tuesday!

i also get stuck

also on chinese

i think i ate to fast and to large a bite

it was horrible it took about 2 to 3 hours to pass

and i did throw up yuk

oh and thanks for starting this blog

it is great to see everyones progress that was banded at the same time

i was banded on oct 18 and next week get my 2nd fill

i hope i will feel restricted

Just wanted to send best wishes to all the October 2011 bandsters!! I'm an October 2008 bandster (my surgery was Oct. 23rd) -- just hit my three year bandiversary and all is well!! I've been under goal for more than a year (I am 5'6 and started at 230 lbs) and maintenance has been easy! I encourage all of you to take your measurements and some "before-ish" photos now if you haven't done that already! Also, I feel like my blog really helped to keep me focused and on track -- it's been a huge source of encouragement and has kept me accountable through the past three years (not to mention that I use it all the time b/c it's a great record of the past 3 years of banded life). I encourage any of you who are interested to start one!

Best wishes for LOTS of success for all of you!!

Catherine

you look fabulous and very familar

are you from ny

Hello everyone. I was banded Oct. 4 and had a 1cc fill on Nov.21. I'm discouraged because I gained 3 pounds this week! I was one pound shy of being halfway to my goal, so this is a real setback. I'm back to my old habit of eating a "snack" at night (more like one of my regular meals). I go back for another fill on Monday, sure hoping I get more restriction this time.