Hi everyone! I'm having surgery on January 10th and created a group in the groups section "January 2012 bandsters". Would love to get some discussions, support going.

Try to wait a few days if you can...mine always seems to relax after a few days.

Jayeedee--I am so sorry you were treated so badly. You are so right, you have the right to know what's in your body, and why the heck wouldnt you wanna know how much is in your band?! And why wouldn't they tell you? Rude. But Congrats on your weight loss,11 lbs in 5 weeks is 2 lbs a week, which is the pattern we should be losing weight by...so they can stick it.

Rockonhan-good luck with the carbs, they are my beast!!

Meredith--you know I love my FitBit too!!!

I have hit my 30 lb lost mark, but had a night out, so am up a few, but I'm in it for the long haul!

Thanks everyone. I know the assistant had RnY, and I am sure he is a smart and wonderful person, but I wonder if he understands that not everyone wants to lose weight quickly, for various reasons, like people with GB do. I chose LB for various reasons, but that was one of them for me. I know I need time to mentally adjust when my body changes. So... yea.

Also, I just had tea with my EFAs in it (I have a fish allergy so I can't get them from there). Neener, neener to him.

Thank you for all the support!!

Oh man, two stucks on two meals. Think I'm going to do mushies for a couple days while my band hopefully relaxes. NOT FUNZIES.

chew chew chew, and don't drink while you eat...it's a learning process!

I am chewing--and it was cheese and lunchmeat so nothing hard. UGH. I'm gurgling hard core when I drink too...Wondering if I got it too tight. I'm at 6.75/10. If I'm not better by Friday, I'll probably see if I can go in for a .25 unfill.

The other 3 times I've been filled, I was tight the day of, but fine the next one. The upside: less than 300 calories and like 15 carbs so far today.

Yah, its a double edged sword, to be tight but not too tight but tight enough, LOL. Keep us posted!!

How many calories is everyone eating? And are you using exercise calories burned to increase over your calorie goal? For example I have a 1000 calorie goal but burn 500 calories so I can eat 1500 calories for the day.

I havent actually gotten "stuck" per se....but have had a few times (im a slow learner) where a triscuit went down reaaaaaal slow and i felt like i was having a heart attack/choking/dying/nausea....but it gurgled its way down....scarrrrry and I dont wish for the real thing to happen...ever!

Does anyone have a lag time from when you feel full to the time your stomach stops growling? It seems like I get to a full point but it takes the lower part of the stomach to get the message? Am I waiting to long to eat?

Just found this app.. Had the surgery on 12/28, so I am almost a January bandster.. I am down 23 lbs, but 18 is from the pre-op diet. So on these 12 Weeks, I have only lost 5 lbs... Until reading the posts,I really felt that I had failed at yet another weight loss attempt.. I go next week for another fill. I am currently at 5.5 cc with no restriction. Hopefully, the third time will be a charm.. Thank you all for sharing your stories and encouraging me..

Appts this morning so jumped up and went to gym and got 545 calories burned before I even started the day! Wool hoop! This has never happened for me.

Shonda, welcome! You're definitely not a failure. It's white knuckling it until you reach restriction, so you're doing great!

Kymie, I have a goal of 1300, and try not to go over that even with exercise. So I look at calories I'm, but not calories out. I used to use exercise as a reason I could eat more, so I'm trying to avoid that. If I do go a smidge over, but have exercised, I don't sweat it.

Ugh, both little kids have lice!!! Never in my life has this happened!! My oldest is 21 so I hadn't even thought of this! Apparently there's a lot going around the elementary school. So I had to leave work and pick up my 4 year old from preschool and deal with him and my 7 year old daughter who has really long hair!!! Aaaargh!! LOL

Oh, Kymie, I forgot to say congrats on getting exercise in early!!

my nsv well i dont get on the scale as a rule except at the dr. office but today i put on a pair of capris frm last summer size 18 well they felt loose in the waist and when i went to take them off yeah did not even undo them....they are jean ones at that !!!!!!!

resptech2band- You might be waiting to long to eat. I sometimes get that weird growling of the lower part of my stomach, it I don't get my normal full feeling right away. shonda225- Your body probably went into shock from losing 18 pounds so quickly. And I agree, the time before the first fill is white knuckling it. Hopefully your next fill will help. You haven't failed, you are still on your journey. kymie9899- Great job on the early morning workout! Way to go! JustDoIt130-Two kiddos with lice, that sucks. Good luck, I hope you don't have to cut your little girls hair! ready for my journey- Size 18 falling off of you, that is great! Aren't NSVs great! As for me, Doctor appt went well. I had my second fill and I am healing well from the port flip surgery. Even better news is that I have offically lost 41 pounds. I am super excited to be to 40 pounds! I am looking forward to 50 pounds gone now!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I am 2 pounds away from weighing less than my DH, I can't wait!