Hi November bandsters!

Let's keep this going to support our efforts though out the wonderful we are soon to begin. Let's start with the date we are being banded and where?

Our weight and goal weight...

My date will be November 7

Dr. Aceves

I weighed myself this morning and I have gained!!! :faint:

Starting weight 225 (highest ever!!! )

Goal 150

10/26 Jdru (Jessica) 215/215/125 Dr. Hansen (Honorary Nov Bandster)

11/1 melany72 Dr. Hargroder

11/2 DeniseC (Denise) 226/219/130 Dr. Carbonell

11/2 prbrooksie 252/252/150 Dr. Malley

11/2 Kym828 (Kim) 278/278/175 Dr. Ortiz

11/2 pebbles4388 249/249/150

11/3 Jess333 (Jessica ("Lil" Red)) Dr. Ortiz

11/7 AngelaT (Angela) 225/225/150 Dr. Aceves

11/7 Jackye 225/225/150-45 Dr. Rumbaut

11/8 L8BloomR (Karen) goal: -105 Dr. Francis

11/8 dpingl goal: -92 Dr. Hoehn

11/8 niecyrenee goal: -232, down 8 Dr. Pitt

11/9 Keekahari (Kee) 280/245/175 Dr. Moazzez

11/10 FullofGRACE Dr. Curry

11/10 alix_1 (Alix) 222/222/140 Dr. Garza

11/13 swilborn (Sherrie) Size 22/???/140 Dr. Rodriquez

11/14 ahaizlip (Amy) goal: -129 Dr. Liu

11/17 Asmallerchick (Kelly) goal: -200 Dr. Aceves

11/20 Diana_G 234/234/145 Dr. Huacuz

11/20 Veggestyle 275/?/150 Dr. M

11/20 Laurba

11/21 Jess02 (Jess) Dr. Rumbaut

11/24 aussie_bandit 153kg/153kg/75kg

11/30 Inner_me (Chris) 350/350/200 Dr. Cahill

FullofGrace - You are definitely in my prayers. It's never easy to lose a loved one. If you need to talk, remember we are all here for you.

SORRY I HAE NOT EEN AROUND...I ahve beenin th E.R and having lots of trouble...not with the band,,,,, I hope I am not racting to it...just with long lost MS symoptoms I got rid of years ago and now due too surgery they are back!!!!

Grace.... I do pray and will be keeping you close to my heart in prayer. I am so sorry about your father. You have had a tough year and alot of loss... I am so sad for you and am glad you are not having a fill right now. Please be gentle on yourself and hang in there. We are all here for you....

God bless you and bring you comfort and peace,

Karen

Angela, I am so sorry to hear you have been in the E.R.!! I was getting worried about you and was going to check into your whereabouts today.... thank you for letting us know what is going on. Is there anything I can do for you? Please keep in touch as best you can.... You are and will continue to be in my prayers!

Karen

Since you all are new with the band I have a question? I was banded last Fri 11/24 and every time I try to get soup or anything down I get a very sharp pain in my left shoulder. Is it because when I put something in my stomach it is releasing the gas that went into my body during surgery??

I am not sure what it is? Do you have any info or has anyone else experienced this? Thanks, Vikki

Grace,

I'm so sorry for your loss...I know how it feels to lose a loved one. My prayers are with you and your family... If you need someone to talk to I'm here for you.

Diana G.

I am miserable! My first week after banding...while I was still swollen, I loved the feel of eating tiny amounts and feeling full. Now, 3 weeks after banding, I'm back to my old bad habits.... I haven't gained weight yet but I've stopped losing and the gain can't be far behind! My first fill is in a week and I'm looking forward to it, but I sure hate facing the doctor. This is my old pattern..... just doing it mushy style this time, mostly. Sigh.

I am miserable! My first week after banding...while I was still swollen, I loved the feel of eating tiny amounts and feeling full. Now, 3 weeks after banding, I'm back to my old bad habits.... I haven't gained weight yet but I've stopped losing and the gain can't be far behind! My first fill is in a week and I'm looking forward to it, but I sure hate facing the doctor. This is my old pattern..... just doing it mushy style this time, mostly. Sigh.

I was banded on 11/20 and I haven't lost any more weight since last week... but aleast you can say I haven't gained...I see other people that were banded the same day as I and they seem to lose more weight and I wonder maybe

I'm doing something wrong.

Angela and Grace... Warm Hugs for both of you!

It has been a week and 2 days for me. Today was the first day I didn't lose, so it sounds like this is just the way it works. Your body gets used to a certain way of eating, even if it is less than 500 calories, I guess the challenge is just to keep plugging along.

Betsy.. I was wondering what would happen if I took a bite of food... thanks for checking that out for me.. lol I am sorry you are miserable, is it the food you are eating that is making you miserable? Feel like sharing what you eat in a day that makes you feel so bad?

Is anyone writing down everything they eat? I know we all have diffrent guideline, pertaining to liquids or mushies.. but no matter what form it is in, we are just sopposed to have 3-4 ounces 3 times a day with 2 (3-4oz) protien shakes in between. This is the reccomendation given by Lap Band and my Dr. Is everyone on the 3-4 oz restriction?

All my best bandsters!

Misty

Since you all are new with the band I have a question? I was banded last Fri 11/24 and every time I try to get soup or anything down I get a very sharp pain in my left shoulder. Is it because when I put something in my stomach it is releasing the gas that went into my body during surgery??

I am not sure what it is? Do you have any info or has anyone else experienced this? Thanks, Vikki

Sip very slowly and little sips....take your time....eat a Gas x after./

I was told to drink until I fely full. LAso for mushies eat seeral times a day until I felt full...I avg. about 800 clas a dy whix is alot less than 3000 qand I still do not lose weight. MAYBE IT;SAQLSWOBECAUSE I have been sick and unabl eto move muc at all!

I am miserable! My first week after banding...while I was still swollen, I loved the feel of eating tiny amounts and feeling full. Now, 3 weeks after banding, I'm back to my old bad habits.... I haven't gained weight yet but I've stopped losing and the gain can't be far behind! My first fill is in a week and I'm looking forward to it, but I sure hate facing the doctor. This is my old pattern..... just doing it mushy style this time, mostly. Sigh.

BetsyJane,

According to your signature, you are down 15 pounds---your doctor will be impressed!! Don't worry.... you are supposed to slow down at this point. I am also 3 weeks out from surgery... I've lost 18 since surgery, most of it in the first 2 weeks. I am also battling my old eating habits, but if you read the other posts, we really CAN'T eat like we used to and feel OK, and with your fill, you will be really back on track. So hang on and don't feel bad. You are so much better off now than 4 weeks ago!! You are starting the journey, and you will only get better as you go!

Karen

OK. Guess I'm doing OK. It's not so much what I'm eating as that I'm also battling my old eating habits. I'm cheating alot...just lately. It's like I never had a band..... I think I'm just reacting to the old habits being there....The reality is if I hadn't been banded I'd be gaining, and not just struggling to maintain a 15 pound loss. And I'd be eating alot more crappy things than I am. What really cratered me is that I......I....oh, it's hard to say....I bought a piece of Tres Leche cake in the grocery store. Hey, it's mushy....but probably 4 days worth of calories. I've been kicking myself ever since. Then I didn't feel like doing my treadmill workout, and so goes the downward spiral. Tomorrow is another day.

FullofGrace- I am sorry and completely understand what you are going thru. Been there myself...

Vikki- I had the sharp shoulder pain for about the first week too-then it went away :-)

Reading through the posts of those that are getting discouraged, remember that band is NOT a magic wand. It is a tool to help YOU get where you want to be. The fact that you have a band is not going to change old habits. (It may, though, make those old habits VERY uncomfortable!)

Before they would even discuss bariatric surgery with me, I had to complete a 12 week supervised weight management program. (Wasn't allowed to call it a diet.) They wanted to make sure that I had the ability to follow a structured program as we've all found out, we need to be able to do so post-band. The program I went through is the LEARN program. It was presented as a revolutionary new program. (Basically it said to eat less of the right kind of foods and exercise more. Not so sure how revolutionary that is, but it's sound information.) The one underlying theme throughout the program was that you will NOT be 100% successful. You will stumble. You'll make less than ideal food choices. The important thing, though, is that you don't let slight indiscretions spiral out of control to the point you go back to your old habits. If you have a bad day, you have a bad day. You still have 6 other days that week. If you consume 3500 calories in a week less than your body needs, you'll lose a pound. One pound a week is far more than most of us were doing before we got the band or, we probably wouldn't have gotten it.

I didn't think I had lost a lot much when I went for my first follow-up visit but the surgeon and the dietician were elated. You're NOT going to have the same weight loss as if you had the full bypass surgery. You haven't lost the ability to absorb the food, just have a smaller storage vat.

If you have a bad day, dust yourself off and face tomorrow with a new outlook. Just don't let one bad day turn into a whole bad week, a bad week turn into a bad month, etc. :clap2:

Tom