I would like to hear from some Texarkana Bandsters about their experiences. re: doctors, pre and post surgery, and how things are going for them now. I am considering the lap band.

I feel a little better this morning. I'm going to keep walking. I did not get to sing. The gas was way to bad and i lost my voice anyway from the tubes down my throat. That's ok...there's always next sunday!

Lisa they told me to just taking protein shakes and a slim fast wehn you have to skip.

I know, but you can't find slime fast at just any convience store and they didn't have it at the zoo. lol

lisa

Ugh. I felt like I ate the whole Memorial Day weekend! The scale says the damage is minimal, but I still feel like a big ol' piggy!! Hope everybody else had a great holiday.

hey yall. I do seem to swell if i pb. It is difficult at times to know what the band is doing. I keep losing 2-3 pounds and then gain it back. I think it is time for my body to let go of this weight! LOL. How long has anyone been on a plateau ??? I know this is normal. Just wondering.

I know. drink water, exercise and stay in that box !!!

I've been on one FOREVER! I'm really tired of it too!

ljg

lisa if you figure it out. let me know!

We just have to up the exercise, up the water intake, up the everything else and work our tails off to get off this thing.

I feel like my nose is gonna fall off this morning. I have had a runny nose for two months and NOTHING will stop it. I don't feel like doing anything today. Today is the last day of school, I might just take advantage of that and not do a thing this morning! lol Yeah, right!

Yall take care today, and ......... need I say more?

lisa

Morning everyone. I live in the Prescott area. Anyone else?

I lost below 200, first time in a couple of years, but my stinking scales keeps bouncing from 197 back to 200 even. I walk for exercise, from 30 minutes to 45 at least once a day sometimes twice.

My weight loss has always been slow, even with the band.

Last month I lost 1 1/2 pounds a week. Not much but at least its a loss.

I can't hold up to exercise long with this stupid COPD, I and my pulmonologist are hoping for the breathing to get better with the weight-loss.

Have a great day.

I keep listening, reading the do this and do that to get the wt loss started again! I am mad at my body now, it wont let go ! I ran into another bandster, she said she stopped losing for 3 or 4 months then

it started again. she also added weight lifting. Come on someone find the magic button for us !

I've posted this several times in other threads on LBT, But I'm a huge believer in doing bodyweight exercises (for those of us that have joints in ok condition). The lean muscle added from these exercises will bump up your BMR (so you'll burn more calories while at rest), you can do them in the privacy of your own home, and don't need any special equipment. Of course, you still need to walk to help burn off the fat.

Sorry if I sound like a broken record.

Dear Broken Record,

We all need reminders! lol Thanks! I have built so much muscle in the last few months, that I have gained about 5 pounds. Shoveling dirt and getting fit at the same time. How good can that be? lol

Hey arkie! How are you? Haven't seen you on here in a while. I know what you mean about the joints and the slow loss. I think right now there are a lot of us in the slow loss category. We just have to keep pluggin along and switching things up. Mrs. Betty told us that keeping the body tricked by caloric intake and different exercises is a key element to loss. Keep the protein high and the water going.

Teresa? Are you keeping a journal? I know with your schedule that might be a little hard, but it might help you. Remember, some time ago, I thought I was getting enough calories in, but when I start journaling, I found out that I wasn't even getting 800 calories a day. That explains why I wasn't losing. When I start tricking my body like Mrs. Betty explained, I start losing again. Try it and see. One day get 900 the next try to get 1200, then back to a lower number. Exercise at different times of the day and vary the amounts and kinds of exercise you do. Now, I sound like a broken record. lol

See yall! Stay in the box this weekend. Drink your water!

lisa

Went to check in with Dr. H because I'm having that crazy tightness that can't be explained that I've been experiencing from the beginning.

I was fine the first 4 weeks of this fill and then I ate too quickly and threw up pretty badly . I've progressively been getting tighter each day since. Tuesday and Wednesday were very rough, I could barely drink water. Dr. H suspects a tiny hernia that wasn't detected on my upper GI from November and I will have to have an scope sent down to see what's going on in July. Dr. H took .14 out and I feel MUCH better today. I honestly think my band may have been slightly slipped. I didn't think to tell him how violently I've been throwing up the past two weeks when things have been getting tighter because I was just amazed that as he took the saline out I heard and felt something shift and losen and the immediate relief. When I sat up, the pressure I didn't realize I was feeling relaxed and I could take a deep breath.

This morning, I really do think it was a slight slip now that I look back on when it started happening.

Just wanted to let you all know to keep an eye out for this if you should really heave when throwing up.

Anybody had an endscopy? Tell me what it's like so I can prepare mentally.

Hey guys! I was banded 6 weeks ago today and had my first fill a little over a week ago. At this point I am losing and am worried about the whole plateau thing. I guess I will cross that bridge when I get to it. This site is very informative, I am glad Dr. H told me about it at my fill.

Lo2us.. thanks, i have worried a few times "HAVE I SLIPPED ?" thanks for the post. I know I must swell some when I am bad,.. eat too fast, etc. I can feel so tight for several days. Today was so much

better. I started my day with coffee and then later had cheese. The cheese went down great, then at lunch, I was able to eat a little more solid food. Same tonight! The Protein bar just wasnt working in the morning for me. I also drank just a little bit of coffee before lunch. It must open it up for me.

Lisa... no i stopped again writing it down! I will try to be better!!!!

Jeanna.. come on in here with us. We sometimes gripe and seem negative but that just goes with

the band. Hopefully you will get support too : )

ok! Great news, today ran in to another texarkana bandster, she has lost soooo much weight. She is three years out now. She told me she would email me soon. She actually had the plateau for 3-4 months and then her weight started going down again. She even had to get some out cause she was losing too much. Whew Whoo! Made me inspired again.She looks like she did in high school. So I guess we can do this too. Of course, I havent given up, just frustrated. She said STAY In THE BOX... LOL.

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