I know it's early, but wondering if there's any one else getting ready to get banded in September? I have one more Ins required weigh in Aug 19 then my paperwork gets submitted for approval!

I was already told I'm on the schedule for September 27! Fingers crossed!

Hey everyone,

I'm still having issues. Finally got the time off work to go to the doctor and he agreed that taking the band out and getting the sleeve was my best option. I'm so excited. I hope that my insurance will approve it so I can get it done between student teaching for early childhood and elementary student teaching in January.

The issues I've been having are only being able to keep certain slider foods down. I'm so sick of only being able to eat Beans, chilli, oatmeal, smoothies, nachos, cheese and crackers, Jello, pudding, and sometimes if I'm really lucky a few bites of chicken breast. I'm scared to eat half the time at work cause I don't have time to be throwing up while trying to watch 8 kids. I have slacked on my exercise the last couple of months, but after not losing for several months I was kind depressed. I was walking/jogging 3 miles 3 times a week plus lifting weights. I haven't lost any since last December, unless you count losing the same 5 pounds on a liquid diet once a month.

I'm so excited!!! I'm getting the sleeve done on December 15!! I start the liquid diet in the morning.

Figured since its been a while Id stop in and say hello. Are any of my favorite ladies still around??

Still here, holidays are killing me, but they will be over soon. Miss you all!!. Merry Christmas everyone!!

I am down 12 pounds since the 15th. I know the sleeve was a good idea. I also lost my mom on the 19th so I'm sure that has contributed to my loss also. This Christmas is hard but I'm sticking to the diet and trying to stay positive. Glad everyone else is doing good. Hang in there we will make it through the holidays.

I'm here, not doing well. I've been stuck for about 8 months. weight going nowhere fast! I'm not exercising much so my husband and I discussed a treadmill over this past weekend. I think having one in the house may help. I don't like gyms and walking \hiking is my best but the weather and time of day are my biggest excuses.

The band doesn't seem to be doing much for me either and it's about full. I am wishing I could afford to get the sleeve or at least the plication with the band. chocolate is still something of a problem for me. However, I think I was eating better before the band just eating too much of stuff.

Hope all is going well with everyone else! I do miss hearing from all of you! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Nice to hear from you all!

Since last year this time I've only lost about 20 lbs, and the summer/fall was particularly bad. However, I made some awesome exercise changes and ran several 5Ks. Running was something I would have never done in my "previous life".

The week after Thanksgiving I found out I am pregnant! A complete surprise, as I've never been able to conceive without medical help in the past. I have had several losses (at my old weight), and I'm 40, so I'm not sure what will happen, but I'm celebrating every moment I have with this baby, and tomorrow I will surprise my daughter with the news. She's gonna be over the moon! So far, I've been eating terribly for a lap bander (normal for a normal person---and I've discovered I can eat a whole bagel, which has got to be the worst thing!!) and the doctor unfilled me completely yesterday (I only had 2ccs in a 10cc band anyway). I met with the nutritionist and she gave me some good things to think about and ideas for lunches and how to handle cravings.

May the new year bring a new motivation and some happiness to you all!!

I never had a regular cycle until I lost my excess weight at age 29. Then at 31 I got pregnant. The weight loss was a factor according to my doctor at the time. You've got this! Good luck !!

puravida37...Congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you! I was just told on christmas day that my oldest son and his wife are expecting again so now both my older children will be giving me new grandbabies in 2015. I have a granddaughter coming in april and now a new little one coming in august.

Sending lots of good wishes your way!!

Congrats puravida. I'm so happy for you.

I'm happy to be on stage 3 foods again. Scrambled eggs for breakfast:)

Well my journey this year hasn't been that accomplished so it seems that most of us are on the same page. I actually had lost about 45 pounds but I went in for a fill in February and then actually gained 10 pounds after the fill. Not sure why because my eating didn't change but it came back on almost over night. I've been the same weight ever since. Changed my habits and diet several different ways but nothing changed. Just the same three to four pound fluctuation. Not sure what the next step needs to be. The good thing is my reflux is absolutely gone which is the original reason I even got the band but it would be nice to have some weight loss. I survived the holidays and contribute that mainly to my band so it does have its positives but I am getting to the point of frustration of constantly trying to figure out a technique that might work to shed some pounds. Aside from hitting the gym for hours a week I'm not sure what other avenues to pursue.

I absolutely understand your feelings junkie. I was sitting pretty level all year, which was tough, my Dr said a fill could reasult in a weight gain, howeve the nutritionist convinced him to do a fill in October, I started losing again and was hopeful again. However I lost my job and the holidays hit and now I am up again. So trying to start fresh again. Im here for you all!!

I am up 10 lbs since the start of my pregnancy, and now that the doc unfilled me I can eat anything and I'm SO hungry. And I hate seeing my belly get bigger again. But I guess it's all for a good cause!!

Just make healthy food choices and you will do awesome puravida. You're growing a human so you have to get bigger but once your pregnancy is over you'll get the excess weight off in no time.

@@PuraVida37 congrats. How is the pregnancy going? I'm 29 weeks. My first baby post lapband. I wasn't sure about getting unfilled and my doctor wasn't pushing it so I left it unfilled. Now that I am this far along, it seems that I am getting stuck more often and am really tight so I decided to get unfilled. I go in tomorrow. I think I will just ask for 1 cc to be taken out. I didn't want to gain too much weight, which I haven't (I think Im at about 3 or 4 pounds gainged) but I am starting to worry about baby's weight gain. My doctor still doesnt seem to be worried about babys weight. But just for my peace of mind and also so that I can keep things down, I will go and get unfilled. I only have 3cc's in there...so that will put me at 2cc's in a 10cc band.

I havent been on much but I have been reading all the updates via emails sent to my every time someone posts on this thread. Sounds like we are/were all on the same page of standing still as far as weight goes. I was stuck at 245 before baby came for about 3 months...and now that I am pregnant I am at about 247, give or take. I hope that I don't gain a whole ton after my unfill tomorrow and I hope that I can get on track after baby gets here and be able to lose weight.

This has most def been a really trying and frustrating journey. With all the stand still on my weight loss and all the getting stuck. I have never been able to eat right after because everything I eat usually gets stuck and so it has kinda forced me to do shakes and chips and other sliders, just so that I feel that I am getting things down. I'm hoping to get a better diet in after i get this cc taken out. And with a regular exercise routine after baby comes, I hope I can get back on track. I'm 17 months post surgery and I have only lost about 1/3 of what I was hoping to lose by now. Anyways, hope all is going well with everyone else. Have a good week